List of high fantasy films and TV series

This is a list of films and TV series in the high fantasy genre. High fantasy is defined by being set in an imaginary fantasy world rather than in ours.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Films

1930s

• The Wizard of Oz (1939)

1970s

• The Hobbit (1977, animated)
• Jabberwocky (1977)
• Wizards (1977)
• The Lord of the Rings (1978, animated)

1980s

• The Return of the King (1980, animated)
• Clash of the Titans (1981)
• Dragonslayer (1981)
• Time Bandits (1981)
• Beastmaster (1982)
• Conan the Barbarian (1982)
• The Last Unicorn (1982, animated)
• Fire and Ice (1983, animated)
• Conan the Destroyer (1984)
• The Dark Crystal (1982)
• The NeverEnding Story (1984)
• The Black Cauldron (1985, animated)
• Legend (1985)
• Red Sonja (1985)
• Labyrinth (1986)
• Willow (1988)

1990s

• The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter (1990)
• The NeverEnding Story III (1994)
• Dragonheart (1996)
• Kull the Conqueror (1997)

2000s

• Dungeons & Dragons (2000)
• Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (2000, animated)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
• Howl's Moving Castle (2004, animated)
• The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
• Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God (2005)
• MirrorMask (2005)
• Arthur and the Invisibles (2006)
• Eragon (2006)
• Tales of Earthsea (2006, animated)
• Beowulf (2007)
• The Golden Compass (2007)
• The Seeker (2007)
• Stardust (2007)
• The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)
• Inkheart (2008)
• Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard (2009)

2010s

• Alice in Wonderland (2010)
• Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds (2010)
• The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010)
• How to Train Your Dragon (2010, animated)
• Dungeons & Dragons: The Book of Vile Darkness (2012)
• The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
• Mirror Mirror (2012)
• Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)
• The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
• Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)
• The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
• How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014, animated)
• Maleficent (2014)
• Seventh Son (2015)
• Warcraft (2016)

Miniseries

1990s

• Merlin (1998)

2000s

• Gormenghast (2000, 4 episodes)
• Earthsea (2004, 2 episodes)
• Terry Pratchett's Hogfather (2006, 2 episodes)
• Terry Pratchett's The Colour of Magic (2008, 2 episodes)
• Knights of Bloodsteel (2009, 2 episodes)

2010s

• Terry Pratchett's Going Postal (2010, 2 episodes)

Television series

1980s

• Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears (1985-1991, animated)

1990s

• The Pirates of Dark Water (1991-1992, animated)
• Berserk (1996-1997, animated)
• Lavender Castle (1999-2000, animated)
• Redwall (1999, animated)

2000s

• Argai: The Prophecy (2000, animated)
• Tales from the Neverending Story (2000-2002)
• Fullmetal Alchemist (2001-2002, animated)
• Naruto (2002-2007, animated)
• Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005-2008, animated)
• Spice and Wolf (2006, animated)
• Legend of the Seeker (2008-2010)
• Merlin (2008-2012)

2010s

• Once Upon a Time (2011–present)
• Game of Thrones (2011–present)
• The Legend of Korra (2012–2014, animated)
• The Shannara Chronicles (2016)
• The Wizards of Aus (2016)

See also

• List of high fantasy fiction
• List of sword and sorcery films

References

1. Brian Stableford, The A to Z of Fantasy Literature, (p. 198), Scarecrow Press, Plymouth. 2005. ISBN 0-8108-6829-6
2. Buss, Kathleen; Karnowski, Lee (2000). Reading and Writing Literary Genres. International Reading Assoc. p. 114. ISBN 978-0-87207-257-2.
3. Perry, Phyllis Jean (2003). Teaching Fantasy Novels. Libraries Unlimited. p. vi. ISBN 978-1-56308-987-9.
4. Gamble, Nikki; Yates, Sally (2008). Exploring Children's Literature. SAGE Publications Ltd. pp. 102–103. ISBN 978-1-4129-3013-0.
5. C.W. Sullivan has a slightly more complex definition in "High Fantasy", chapter 24 of the International Companion Encyclopedia of Children's Literature by Peter Hunt and Sheila G. Bannister Ray (Routledge, 1996 and 2004), chapter 24.