Best movies — fantasy on Netflix : our Top 20

1999 · Frank Darabont

On death row in a Southern penitentiary, a towering, soft-spoken inmate named John Coffey harbors a baffling ability to lift illness and suffering from others. When Paul Edgecomb, the cell block’s chief guard, witnesses Coffey’s restorative gift, he becomes obsessed with preventing the condemned man’s execution. Battling institutional forces and his own uncertainty, Edgecomb mounts a desperate attempt to save a man whose power challenges everything they thought they knew.

With Tom Hanks, David Morse, Bonnie Hunt, Michael Clarke Duncan, James Cromwell, Michael Jeter and Graham Greene

1984 · Ivan Reitman

After being dismissed from their university positions, three parapsychologists open a paranormal investigation and removal firm in New York City, only to encounter a rising supernatural force whose emergence threatens to engulf the entire world.

With Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis, Rick Moranis, Annie Potts and William Atherton

1989 · Hayao Miyazaki

During a required year of independence, a young witch struggles to find her place in a wary small town while supporting herself by operating a modest air courier service.

With Minami Takayama, Rei Sakuma, Kappei Yamaguchi, Keiko Toda, Mieko Nobusawa, Koichi Miura and Haruko Katō

2026 · Shingo Yamashita

Iroha's quiet life is upended when Kaguya, a carefree runaway from the Moon, arrives to live with her and persuades her to join forces as performers in a dazzling virtual realm.

With Yuko Natsuyoshi, Anna Nagase, Saori Hayami, Miyu Irino, Yuma Uchida, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka and Yoshino Aoyama

2021 · Jon Watts

Exposed and without a secret identity, Peter Parker can no longer keep his ordinary life separate from the dangers of being a superhero. When he enlists Doctor Strange's help, the situation spirals into even greater peril, forcing him to confront what it really means to be Spider-Man.

With Tom Holland, Zendaya, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jacob Batalon, Jon Favreau, Jamie Foxx and Willem Dafoe

2024 · Paolo Sorrentino

Born from the waves off Naples in 1950, Parthenope possesses a striking, mysterious presence and a sharp intellect. Admirers pursue her without restraint, but the privileges her beauty brings come with a steep price.

With Celeste Dalla Porta, Stefania Sandrelli, Gary Oldman, Silvio Orlando, Luisa Ranieri, Peppe Lanzetta and Isabella Ferrari

1990 · Jerry Zucker

A young man’s life is cut short, but his restless spirit remains—teaming up with an unwilling medium to reach out to his beloved and warn her of a dangerous force closing in.

With Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg, Tony Goldwyn, Vincent Schiavelli, Rick Aviles and Martina Deignan

2009 · Christopher Smith

A celebrated supermodel pair accept an invitation aboard an extravagant cruise for the ultra-wealthy, overseen by a dangerously unstable, hard-drinking captain. What begins as a picture-perfect escape collapses into catastrophe, leaving the remaining guests marooned on a deserted island where social masks fall away and a brutal struggle for power and survival takes over.

With Melissa George, Liam Hemsworth, Emma Lung, Rachael Carpani, Michael Dorman, Joshua McIvor and Henry Nixon

1992 · Tim Burton

In Gotham’s underground labyrinth, a grotesque figure called the Penguin rises from the sewers and teams up with corrupt mayoral contender Max Shreck to finally take down Batman. When Shreck’s timid aide Selina Kyle uncovers their scheme and he attempts to silence her, she survives and is reborn as the seductive, dangerous Catwoman. She agrees to join Shreck and the Penguin in their plot against the Dark Knight, but a charged, unexpected attraction flares between her and Batman when they confront one another.

With Michael Keaton, Michelle Pfeiffer, Danny DeVito, Christopher Walken, Michael Gough, Pat Hingle and Michael Murphy

2009 · John Hillcoat

With Viggo Mortensen, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Charlize Theron, Robert Duvall, Guy Pearce, Molly Parker and Michael Kenneth Williams

2006 · M. Night Shyamalan

Young and determined sailor Jessica Watson sets out to become the youngest person to sail solo, nonstop and unassisted around the world. Met with widespread doubt, she leans on the guidance of her coach and mentor, Ben Bryant, and the steadfast support of her parents. Over 210 relentless days at sea she confronts some of the planet’s most treacherous waters, battling storms, isolation and the limits of endurance as she strives to achieve a feat many believed impossible.

With Paul Giamatti, Bryce Dallas Howard, Bob Balaban, Jeffrey Wright, Sarita Choudhury, Freddy Rodríguez and Bill Irwin

1988 · Richard Donner

A high-powered television executive, Frank Cross has let ruthless ambition and a sour disposition cost him the woman he once loved. After he dismisses a staffer on Christmas Eve, a succession of spectral visitors forces him to confront his past, rethink his choices, and seize one last opportunity to make amends.

With Bill Murray, Karen Allen, John Forsythe, John Glover, Bobcat Goldthwait, David Johansen and Carol Kane

2025 · Victoria Mahoney

Andy leads a band of ageless guardians who, their resolve renewed, confront a formidable new adversary whose rise imperils their vow to defend humanity.

With Charlize Theron, KiKi Layne, Matthias Schoenaerts, Marwan Kenzari, Luca Marinelli, Veronica Ngo and Chiwetel Ejiofor

2004 · Guillermo del Toro

In the waning days of World War II, Nazi occultists attempt a desperate ritual that spits forth a demonic infant; Allied soldiers disrupt the ceremony and recover the creature, christening him Hellboy. Sixty years on, Hellboy fights on the side of humanity as an agent of the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense, teaming with Abe Sapien, an enigmatic aquatic telepath, and Liz Sherman, a woman who can conjure fire, to shield America from supernatural menaces.

With Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Doug Jones, John Hurt, Rupert Evans, Jeffrey Tambor and Ladislav Beran

2008 · Frank Miller

Presumed dead, rookie cop Denny Colt reemerges as the masked vigilante known as the Spirit, a shadowy protector who hunts the criminal underworld across Central City. His greatest threat is the Octopus, a merciless mastermind whose very face brings death to anyone who sees it, and who schemes to erase the city entirely — forcing the Spirit into a desperate bid to stop him.

With Gabriel Macht, Scarlett Johansson, Samuel L. Jackson, Eva Mendes, Paz Vega, Jaime King and Dan Lauria

2016 · Makoto Shinkai

Two high-school students who've never met, Mitsuha and Taki, live separate lives until one night they begin inexplicably swapping bodies. Mitsuha wakes up inhabiting Taki’s everyday existence while he finds himself living hers, and the strange exchange keeps occurring at unpredictable times, forcing them to coordinate, leave messages, and rearrange their routines to accommodate each other's world.

With Ryunosuke Kamiki, Mone Kamishiraishi, Ryo Narita, Aoi Yuki, Nobunaga Shimazaki, Kaito Ishikawa and Kanon Tani

1999 · Shim Hyung-rae

When a young real-estate broker is found dead, a world-weary detective plunges into a maze of deceit and shifting truths. His hunt for the killer forces him to confront—and ultimately dismantle—the comforting illusions that have sustained his life.

With Dan Cashman, Bruce Cornwell, Dennis Howard, Matt Landers, Richard Livingston and Donna Philipson

2005 · Mark Waters

After moving into a new San Francisco apartment, David Abbott is startled by the sudden appearance of Elizabeth Masterson — a charming woman who claims the place as her own and then inexplicably disappears. As she begins to manifest and vanish at will, David is convinced she's a ghost, while Elizabeth adamantly believes she is alive.

With Reese Witherspoon, Mark Ruffalo, Donal Logue, Dina Spybey-Waters, Ben Shenkman, Jon Heder and Ivana Miličević

2020 · Tyler MacIntyre

Maggie adopts an emotional-support dog to help soothe her chronic anxiety, and the animal works even better than she hoped — but his way of protecting her is lethal. Oblivious to the fact that anyone who increases her stress mysteriously ends up dead, Maggie basks in a newfound calm as a string of unexplained fatalities circles ever closer.

With Judy Greer, Ellen Wong, McKinley Freeman, Steve Guttenberg, Elise Neal, María Conchita Alonso and Aaron Eisenberg

2006 · Woody Allen

A fictionalized drama based on real events, offering a behind-the-scenes, insider perspective on how the women of Newsnight managed to land the now-infamous interview with Prince Andrew.

With Woody Allen, Hugh Jackman, Scarlett Johansson, Ian McShane, Charles Dance, Romola Garai and Kevin McNally