List of fantasy films of the 1980s

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A list of fantasy films released in the 1980s.

List

Title Director Cast Country Notes
1980
Altered StatesKen RussellWilliam Hurt, Francis X. McCarthy, Drew BarrymoreUnited States United Kingdom
Flash GordonMike HodgesMax Von Sydow, Timothy Dalton, Sam J. Jones, Melody Anderson, Kenny Baker, John Hallam, Robbie ColtraneUnited States United Kingdom
Hawk the SlayerTerry MarcelJack Palance, John Terry, Bernard Bresslaw United StatesUnited Kingdom
Return of the KingJules Bass, Arthur Rankin, Jr.Orson Bean, John Huston, Roddy McDowallUnited StatesTelevision movie, Animated film
XanaduRobert GreenwaldOlivia Newton-John, Gene Kelly, Michael Beck, Sandahl Bergman United States
1981
The Archer: Fugitive from the EmpireNicholas CoreaLane Caudell, Belinda Bauer, Victor Campos, Kabir Bedi, George KennedyUnited StatesGerman: de:Der Zauberbogen
Blind ChanceKrzysztof KieslowskiBoguslaw Linda, Tadeusz Lomnicki, Zbigniew ZapasiewiczPoland
Clash of the TitansDesmond DavisLaurence Olivier, Harry Hamlin, Claire Bloom, Maggie Smith, Burgess Meredith, Ursula Andress, Neil McCarthy, Judi Bowker, Neil McCarthy, Siân PhillipsUnited KingdomUnited States
DragonslayerMatthew RobbinsPeter MacNicol, Caitlin Clarke, Ian McDiarmid, Ralph Richardson, John Hallam, Peter Eyre, Albert Salmi, United Kingdom
ExcaliburJohn Boorman Liam Neeson, Patrick Stewart, Gabriel Byrne, Helen Mirren, Paul Geoffrey, Nicol Williamson, Nigel Terry, Nicholas Clay, Cherie Lunghi, United Kingdom
Heavy MetalGerald PottertonJohn Candy, Eugene Levy, John Vernon, Richard Romanus, CanadaAnimated Film
Time BanditsTerry GilliamJohn Cleese, Sean Connery, Shelley Duvall, Ian Holm, Kenny Baker, Jack Purvis, Jim Broadbent, Derrick O'Connor, Ralph Richardson, Katherine Helmond, Ralph Richardson, Peter Vaughan, David Rappaport, David Warner, United Kingdom
1982
Along Unknown Paths (ru)Mikhail YuzovskyTatyana Peltzer, Aleksandr Filippenko, Tatyana Aksyuta Soviet Union [1]
Ator the Fighting EagleJoe D'AmatoMiles O'Keeffe, Sabrina Siani, Ritza Brown Italy
The BeastmasterDon CoscarelliMarc Singer, Tanya Roberts, Rip Torn, John Amos, Joshua Milrad, Rod Loomis, Ben Hammer, Ralph Strait, Billy Jayne, United States
Conan the BarbarianJohn MiliusArnold Schwarzenegger, James Earl Jones, Max von Sydow, Sandahl Bergman, Mako, Franco Columbu, Sven-Ole ThorsenUnited States
The Dark CrystalJim Henson Frank Oz, Kathryn Mullen, Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire, Louise Gold, Mike Quinn, United Kingdom
The Flight of DragonsJules Bass, John Ritter, James Earl Jones, Arthur Rankin, Jr., Victor Buono, Harry Morgan, Larry Storch, Ed Peck, Nellie Bellflower, United StatesTelevision movie, Animated film
The Last UnicornJules Bass Jeff Bridges, Mia Farrow, Angela Lansbury, Alan Arkin, Arthur Rankin, Jr. Tammy Grimes, Robert Klein, Christopher Lee, Nellie Bellflower, Keenan Wynn United StatesUnited KingdomAnimated film
The Secret of NIMHDon BluthHermione Baddeley, John Carradine, Tom Hatten, Dom DeLuise, Wil Wheaton, Elizabeth Hartman, Derek Jacobi, Arthur Malet, Shannen Doherty, Paul Shenar, Peter Strauss United StatesAnimated film
The Sword and the SorcererAlbert PyunLee Horsley, Kathleen Beller, Simon MacCorkindale United States
1983
Academy of Mr. KleksKrzysztof GradowskiPiotr Fronczewski, Sławomir WronkaPoland
ConquestLucio FulciJorge Rivero, Andrea Occhipinti, Sabrina SianiItalyMexicoSpain
The Dead Zone David Cronenberg Christopher Walken, Brooke Adams, Tom SkerrittUnited States Horror
DeathstalkerJames SbardellatiRichard Hill, Barbi Benton, Richard BrookerUnited States
Fire and IceRalph BakshiRandy Norton, Cynthea LeakeUnited StatesAnimated film
KrullPeter YatesKen Marshall, Liam Neeson, Lysette Anthony, Freddie Jones, Robbie Coltrane, Bernard Bresslaw United StatesUnited Kingdom
The Man Who Wasn't ThereBruce MalmuthSteve Guttenberg, Jeffrey Tambor, Lisa Langlois United States
Mary Poppins, GoodbyeLeonid KvinikhidzeNatalya Andrejchenko, Albert Filozov, Lembit Ulfsak Soviet Union
SorcerersKonstantin BrombergAleksandra Yakovleva, Aleksandr Abdulov, Yekaterina Vasilyeva, Valentin Gaft Soviet Union
Thor the ConquerorTonino Ricci, Anthony Richmond Conrad Nichols, Christopher Holm, Maria Romano Italy
VideodromeDavid CronenbergJames Woods, Debbie Harry, Sonja SmitsCanada Horror, Science Fiction
Yor, the Hunter from the FutureAntonio MargheritiReb Brown, Corinne Cléry, John Steiner ItalyFranceTurkey
Zu WarriorsTsui HarkYuen BiaoHong Kong
1984
All of MeCarl ReinerSteve Martin, Lily Tomlin, Victoria Tennant United States
Ator 2 - L'invincibile OrionJoe D'AmatoMiles O'Keeffe, Lisa Foster, Charles BorromelItaly
Caravan of Courage: An Ewok AdventureJohn KortyEric Walker, Warwick Davis, Fionnula FlanaganUnited States[2]
The Company of WolvesNeil JordanAngela Lansbury, David Warner, Stephen ReaUnited Kingdom
Conan the DestroyerRichard FleischerArnold Schwarzenegger, Grace Jones, Wilt ChamberlainUnited States
Esprit D'AmourRingo LamAlan Tam, Ni Shu-chunHong Kong
A Fairy Tale of WanderingsAlexander MittaAndrei Mironov, Tatiana AksyutaSoviet Union[3]
Formula of LoveMark ZakharovNodar Mgaloblishvili, Aleksandr Abdulov, Semyon FaradaSoviet Union
GhostbustersIvan ReitmanBill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis, Rick Moranis United States Horror, Science Fiction
GremlinsJoe DanteHoyt Axton, John Louie, Keye Luke, Don Steele, Susan Burgess, Scott Brady, Zach GalliganUnited States
Nausicaä of the Valley of the WindHayao Miyazaki JapanAnime film
The Neverending StoryWolfgang PetersenNoah Hathaway, Barret Oliver, Tami StronachWest GermanyUnited Kingdom
Ronia, the Robber's DaughterTage DanielssonHanna Zetterberg, Börje Ahlstedt, Lena Nyman SwedenNorway
SheenaJohn GuillerminTanya Roberts, Ted Wass, Donovan Scott United States
SplashRon HowardTom Hanks, Daryl Hannah, John Candy, Eugene LevyUnited States
SupergirlJeannot SzwarcFaye Dunaway, Helen Slater, Peter O'Toole United Kingdom
Sword of the ValiantStephen WeeksMiles O'Keeffe, Sean Connery, Cyrielle Claire, Trevor Howard, Peter Cushing, John Rhys-DaviesUnited Kingdom
The Tale of Tsar Saltan Ivan Ivanov-Vano, Lev MilchinSoviet UnionAnimated
The Warrior and the SorceressJohn C. BroderickDavid Carradine, Luke Askew, Maria SocasUnited States
1985
After the Rain, on Thursday (ru)Mikhail YuzovskyOleg Tabakov, Tatyana Peltzer, Semyon Farada, Georgi MillyarSoviet Union[4]
Asterix Versus CaesarGaëtan Brizzi, Paul Brizzi France Animated
Barbarian QueenHéctor OliveraLana Clarkson, Victor Bo, Dawn DunlapUnited StatesArgentina
The Black CauldronTed Berman, Richard Rich Grant Bardsley, Susan Sheridan, Nigel Hawthorne, Freddie Jones, Arthur Malet, Phil Fondacaro, John Hurt United StatesAnimated film
BrazilTerry GilliamJonathan Pryce, Michael Palin, Kim Greist, Katherine Helmond, Ian Holm, Robert De NiroUnited Kingdom
The DungeonmasterVariousJeffrey Byron, Richard Moll, Leslie WingUnited States
Ewoks: The Battle for EndorJim Wheat, Ken WheatWilford Brimley, Warwick Davis, Aubree MillerUnited States[5]
The Knight of the DragonFernando ColomoHarvey Keitel, Klaus Kinski, Fernando Rey, María Lamor, Miguel Bosé, Julieta SerranoSpain
LadyhawkeRichard DonnerMatthew Broderick, Rutger Hauer, Michelle PfeifferUnited States
LegendRidley ScottTom Cruise, Mia Sara, Tim Curry United KingdomUnited States
The Peanut Butter SolutionMichael RubboMathew Mackay, Siluck Saysanasy, Alison PodbreyCanada
The Purple Rose of CairoWoody AllenMia Farrow, Jeff Daniels, Danny AielloUnited States
Return to OzWalter MurchNicol Williamson, Jean Marsh, Fairuza BalkUnited States
Red SonjaRichard FleischerBrigitte Nielsen, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sandahl BergmanUnited States
Santa Claus: The MovieJeannot SzwarcJohn Lithgow, Dudley Moore United StatesUnited Kingdom
Travels of Mr. KleksKrzysztof GradowskiPiotr Fronczewski, Sławomir WronkaPoland
Wizards of the Lost KingdomHéctor OliveraBo Svenson, Vidal Peterson United States
1986
Asterix Versus CaesarPino Van Lamsweerde FranceAnimated
Big Trouble in Little ChinaJohn CarpenterKurt Russell, Kim Cattrall, Dennis DunUnited States
Castle in the Sky Hayao Miyazaki JapanAnime film
Dream Lovers Tony AuChow Yun-fat, Cher YeungHong Kong
The Golden Child Michael RitchieEddie Murphy, Charles Dance, Charlotte LewisUnited States
Highlander Russell MulcahyChristopher Lambert, Roxanne Hart, Clancy BrownUnited KingdomUnited States
LabyrinthJim HensonDavid Bowie, Jennifer Connelly, Toby Froud United KingdomUnited States
MomoJohannes SchaafRadost Bokel, Mario Adorf, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Sylvester GrothGermanyItaly
Peggy Sue Got Married Francis Ford CoppolaKathleen Turner, Nicolas Cage, Barry MillerUnited States
The Worst WitchRobert YoungFairuza Balk, Diana Rigg, Charlotte Rae, Tim Curry United KingdomUnited States Television movie
1987
The BarbariansRuggero Deodato David Paul, Peter Paul, Richard LynchItalyUnited States
Batteries not includedMatthew RobbinsHume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy, Frank McRae, Elizabeth Peña, Michael Carmine, Dennis BoutsikarisUnited States
A Chinese Ghost StoryChing Siu TungLeslie Cheung, Wong Tsu Hsien, Wu MaHong Kong
Date with an AngelTom McLoughlinMichael E. Knight, Phoebe Cates, Emmanuelle BéartUnited States
KingsizeJuliusz MachulskiJacek Chmielnik, Katarzyna Figura, Jerzy Stuhr, Jan MachulskiPoland
MannequinMichael GottliebAndrew McCarthy, Kim Cattrall, Estelle GettyUnited States
Masters of the UniverseGary GoddardDolph Lundgren, Courteney Cox-Arquette, Frank Langella, Meg Foster United States
Mio in the Land of FarawayVladimir GrammatikovChristopher Lee, Christian Bale, Nicholas Pickard, Timothy Bottoms, Susannah York SwedenSoviet UnionNorway
The Princess BrideRob ReinerCary Elwes, Robin Wright, Chris SarandonUnited States
RougeStanley KwanAnita Mui, Leslie Cheung, Man Chi Leung Hong Kong
Snow WhiteMichael BerzDiana Rigg, Billy Barty, Sarah PattersonUnited States
Wings of Desire Wim WendersBruno Ganz, Solveig Dommartin, Peter Falk West GermanyFrance
The Witches of Eastwick George MillerJack Nicholson, Cher, Susan SarandonUnited States
1988
The Adventures of Baron MunchausenTerry GilliamJohn Neville, Sarah Polley, Eric IdleUnited KingdomWest Germany
AliceJan ŠvankmajerKristina KohoutovaCzechoslovakiaSwitzerland
BeetlejuiceTim BurtonAlec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder United StatesHorror
BigPenny MarshallTom Hanks, Elizabeth Perkins, John HeardUnited States
GandaharRené Laloux France Animated film
The Land Before TimeDon BluthGabriel Damon, Candace Huston, Judith Barsi, Will Ryan, Pat Hingle United StatesAnimated film
My Neighbor Totoro Hayao Miyazaki JapanAnime film
The Lion The Witch And The WardrobeRichard Dempsey, Sophie Cook, Jonathan R. Scott, Sophie WilcoxUnited Kingdom
One, Two - Don't Let It Trouble You! (ru) Mikhail Yuzovsky Oleg Tabakov, Nikolai Karachentsov, Semyon FaradaSoviet UnionSteampunk fantasy
Peacock King Nam Lai ChoiYuen Biao, Gloria Yip, Hiroshi MikamiHong Kong
Portrait of a NymphWu Ma Hong Kong
To Kill a DragonMark ZakharovAleksandr Abdulov, Oleg Yankovsky, Yevgeny LeonovSoviet Union
Tommy Tricker and the Stamp TravellerMichael RubboCanada
Tryumph of Mr. KleksKrzysztof GradowskiPiotr Fronczewski, Sławomir WronkaPoland
Vice VersaBrian Gilbert Judge Reinhold, Fred Savage, Corinne Bohrer United States
WillowRon HowardVal Kilmer, Joanne Whalley, Warwick DavisUnited States
Who Framed Roger RabbitRobert ZemeckisBob Hoskins, Christopher Lloyd, Joanna CassidyUnited StatesComedy
1989
AlwaysSteven SpielbergRichard Dreyfuss, Holly Hunter, Brad JohnsonUnited States
Asterix and the Big FightPhilippe Grimond FranceAnimated
Bill & Ted's Excellent AdventureStephen HerekKeanu Reeves, Alex Winter, George CarlinUnited States
Chances AreEmile Ardolino Cybill Shepherd, Robert Downey, Jr., Ryan O'Neal United States
Dream a Little Dream Marc RoccoCorey Feldman, Meredith Salenger, Jason Robards, Jr. United States
Erik the Viking Terry Jones Tim Robbins, Gary Cady, Mickey Rooney United KingdomUnited States
Ghostbusters II Ivan ReitmanIvan Reitman, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold RamisUnited States
Kiki's Delivery ServiceHayao Miyazaki JapanAnime film
The Little Mermaid Ron Clements, John Musker René Auberjonois, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Jodi Benson, Pat Carroll, Paddi Edwards, Buddy Hackett, Jason Marin, Kenneth Mars, Ben Wright, Samuel E. Wright United StatesAnimated film
Little Monsters Richard GreenbergFred Savage, Howie Mandel, Rick Ducommun United States
Santa Sangre Alejandro Jodorowsky Axel Jodorowsky, Blanca Guerra, Sabrina Dennison ItalyMexico
Prince Caspian/The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (1989 TV Serial)Warwick Davis, Jonathan R. Scott, Sophie Wilcox, David ThwaitesUnited Kingdom
Teen WitchDorian WalkerRobyn Lively, Dan Gauthier, Joshua MillerUnited States

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