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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2001: A Space Odyssey
1968, in 45 top lists Check -
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Star Wars
1977, in 40 top lists Check -
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Alien
1979, in 30 top lists Check -
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Blade Runner
1982, in 36 top lists Check -
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El laberinto del fauno
2006 — a.k.a. Pan's Labyrinth, in 33 top lists Check -
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Raiders of the Lost Ark
1981 — a.k.a. Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, in 29 top lists Check -
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The Wizard of Oz
1939, in 38 top lists Check -
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Metropolis
1927, in 36 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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Brazil
1985, in 23 top lists Check -
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Mononoke-hime
1997 — a.k.a. Princess Mononoke, in 18 top lists Check -
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Bride of Frankenstein
1935, in 19 top lists Check -
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King Kong
1933, in 26 top lists Check -
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Dracula
1931, in 11 top lists Check -
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Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens
1922 — a.k.a. Nosferatu, in 28 top lists Check -
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Akira
1988, in 22 top lists Check -
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Fantasia
1940, in 20 top lists Check -
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Solyaris
1972 — a.k.a. Solaris, in 27 top lists Check -
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Videodrome
1983, in 18 top lists Check -
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Mad Max 2
1981 — a.k.a. The Road Warrior, in 14 top lists Check -
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Big Trouble in Little China
1986, in 3 top lists Check -
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Coraline
2009, in 3 top lists 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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The Fountain
2006, in 4 top lists Check -
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The Wolf Man
1941, in 2 top lists Check -
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An American Werewolf in London
1981, in 12 top lists Check -
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Creature from the Black Lagoon
1954, in 1 top list 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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Gojira
1954 — a.k.a. Godzilla, in 12 top lists Check -
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Ugetsu monogatari
1953 — a.k.a. Ugetsu, in 25 top lists Check -
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Time Bandits
1981, in 4 top lists Check -
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Cat People
1942, in 15 top lists Check -
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Forbidden Planet
1956, in 9 top lists Check -
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A Matter of Life and Death
1946, in 22 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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El ángel exterminador
1962 — a.k.a. The Exterminating Angel, in 19 top lists Check -
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The Fall
2006, in 6 top lists Check -
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Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1956, in 19 top lists Check -
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Island of Lost Souls
1932, in 5 top lists Check -
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eXistenZ
1999, in 3 top lists Check -
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Orphée
1950 — a.k.a. Orpheus, in 18 top lists Check -
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La jetée
1962 — a.k.a. La Jetée, in 19 top lists Check -
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La planète sauvage
1973 — a.k.a. Fantastic Planet, in 10 top lists Check -
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Le voyage dans la lune
1902 — a.k.a. A Trip to the Moon, in 14 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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Under the Skin
2013, in 10 top lists Check -
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Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
1972, in 0 top lists 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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Häxan
1922, in 17 top lists Check -
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Conan the Barbarian
1982, in 4 top lists Check
Last updated on Apr 23, 2015; source