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. 56 new

    2001: A Space Odyssey

    1968, in 45 top lists Check
  2. 68 new

    Star Wars

    1977, in 40 top lists Check
  3. 70 new

    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
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