World building: fantasy films that'll take you somewhere new

These fantasy films have been hand picked for their world building. Settle in and relish exploring a new world.

A list by Jeremy Willmott

20

Items on this list

70%

Average Rating

38h 56m

Total Runtime

$5.6B

Total Revenue

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Movie

December 19, 2001

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Movie

November 16, 2001

Pan's Labyrinth

Movie

December 29, 2006

The Green Knight

Movie

July 30, 2021

Stardust

Movie

August 10, 2007

The Shape of Water

Movie

December 1, 2017

The Dark Crystal

Movie

December 17, 1982

Legend

Movie

April 18, 1986

Beasts of the Southern Wild

Movie

June 29, 2012

Errementari: The Blacksmith and the Devil

Movie

March 2, 2018

The City of Lost Children

Movie

December 15, 1995

Ink

Movie

January 23, 2009

Time Bandits

Movie

November 13, 1981

The Man Who Fell to Earth

Movie

May 28, 1976

The Fountain

Movie

November 22, 2006

Dark City

Movie

February 27, 1998

The Brothers Grimm

Movie

August 26, 2005

The Secret of Kells

Movie

December 4, 2009

Avatar

Movie

December 18, 2009

Where the Wild Things Are

Movie

October 16, 2009