Midnight Only's 100 Essential Films of the Fantastic

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"An entirely subjective list of 100 essential fantasy films", as compiled by Jeff Kuykendall, editor of MidnightOnly.com.

"First off, this list is entirely personal. You will have 100 of your own. The intention is to draw a broad outline of fantasy films since the start of cinema in hopes that the reader might find some helpful recommendations. It’s an admittedly ludicrous endeavor to define 100 of the most essential of anything, which is why this is just “100 Essential Films of the Fantastic,” not the most essential. To pare this last down to 100, I found myself discarding many acknowledged classics, and holding tight to others for the sake of variety or my own passion for them."

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  1. 32 -

    20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

    1954, in 1 top list Check
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    2001: A Space Odyssey

    1968, in 45 top lists Check
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    The 7th Voyage of Sinbad

    1958, in 4 top lists Check
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    The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

    1988, in 2 top lists Check
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    Akira

    1988, in 22 top lists Check
  6. 70 new

    Alien

    1979, in 30 top lists Check
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    An American Werewolf in London

    1981, in 12 top lists Check
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    Baron Prásil

    1962 — a.k.a. The Fabulous Baron Munchausen, in 1 top list Check
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    La belle et la bête

    1946 — a.k.a. Beauty and the Beast, in 26 top lists Check
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    Big Trouble in Little China

    1986, in 3 top lists Check
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    Bis ans Ende der Welt

    1991 — a.k.a. Until the End of the World, in 1 top list Check
  12. 65 new

    Black Moon

    1975, in 3 top lists Check
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    Blade Runner

    1982, in 36 top lists Check
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    Brazil

    1985, in 23 top lists Check
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    Bride of Frankenstein

    1935, in 19 top lists Check
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    Cat People

    1942, in 15 top lists Check
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    Chandu the Magician

    1932, in 0 top lists Check
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    La cité des enfants perdus

    1995 — a.k.a. The City of Lost Children, in 4 top lists Check
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    Clash of the Titans

    1981, in 3 top lists Check
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    The Company of Wolves

    1984, in 6 top lists Check
  21. 81 new

    Conan the Barbarian

    1982, in 4 top lists Check
  22. 59 new

    Conquest of the Planet of the Apes

    1972, in 0 top lists Check
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    Coraline

    2009, in 3 top lists Check
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    Creature from the Black Lagoon

    1954, in 1 top list Check
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    Dance of the Vampires

    1967 — a.k.a. The Fearless Vampire Killers, in 4 top lists Check
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    Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari

    1920 — a.k.a. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, in 30 top lists Check
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    Det sjunde inseglet

    1957 — a.k.a. The Seventh Seal, in 25 top lists Check
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    The Devil Rides Out

    1968, in 2 top lists Check
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    Die Abenteuer des Prinzen Achmed

    1926 — a.k.a. The Adventures of Prince Achmed, in 13 top lists Check
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    Dracula

    1931, in 11 top lists Check
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    Dracula

    1958 — a.k.a. Horror of Dracula, in 8 top lists Check
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    Dragonslayer

    1981, in 1 top list Check
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    Du bi quan wang da po xue di zi

    1976 — a.k.a. Master of the Flying Guillotine, in 3 top lists Check
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    Duelle (une quarantaine)

    1976 — a.k.a. Duelle, in 2 top lists Check
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    El ángel exterminador

    1962 — a.k.a. The Exterminating Angel, in 19 top lists Check
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    El laberinto del fauno

    2006 — a.k.a. Pan's Labyrinth, in 33 top lists Check
  37. 75 new

    Excalibur

    1981, in 3 top lists Check
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    eXistenZ

    1999, in 3 top lists Check
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    The Fall

    2006, in 6 top lists Check
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    Fantasia

    1940, in 20 top lists Check
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    Faust: Eine deutsche Volkssage

    1926 — a.k.a. Faust, in 15 top lists Check
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    Forbidden Planet

    1956, in 9 top lists Check
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    The Fountain

    2006, in 4 top lists Check
  44. 58 new

    Le frisson des vampires

    1971 — a.k.a. The Shiver of the Vampires, in 0 top lists Check
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    Ginga tetsudô Three-Nine

    1979 — a.k.a. Galaxy Express 999, in 1 top list Check
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    Giulietta degli spiriti

    1965 — a.k.a. Juliet of the Spirits, in 9 top lists Check
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    Gojira

    1954 — a.k.a. Godzilla, in 12 top lists Check
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    The Haunting

    1963, in 6 top lists Check
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    Häxan

    1922, in 17 top lists Check
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    Heavy Metal

    1981, in 2 top lists Check
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