Best movies — fantasy on Netflix : our Top 20

2007 · Julie Taymor

A chance reunion with Gwen Stacy propels Brooklyn’s young Spider-Man into the Multiverse, where he encounters the Spider Society — a coalition of spider-powered heroes tasked with defending reality itself. When the group fractures over how to confront a dangerous new threat, Miles finds himself opposed to his fellow Spiders and must strike out on his own to protect the people he loves.

With Evan Rachel Wood, Jim Sturgess, Joe Anderson, Dana Fuchs, Martin Luther McCoy, T.V. Carpio and Spencer Liff

2021 · Zack Snyder

Motivated to honor Superman's sacrifice, Bruce Wayne teams up with Diana Prince to recruit a roster of superpowered individuals charged with protecting the planet from an imminent, world-threatening catastrophe.

With Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Gal Gadot, Ray Fisher, Jason Momoa, Ezra Miller and Ciarán Hinds

2008 · David Fincher

Arriving into the world under strange circumstances—as an elderly infant in a New Orleans nursing home—Benjamin Button begins life aging backward. When he is twelve, he meets Daisy, a youngster who drifts in and out of his life as she grows into a professional dancer. Though his years are filled with many extraordinary episodes, it is his bond with Daisy and the hope that their timelines will one day align that sustains him.

With Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Taraji P. Henson, Julia Ormond, Jason Flemyng, Mahershala Ali and Jared Harris

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

2021 · Sunghoo Park

his childhood friend Rika has become a vengeful spirit that refuses to let him go. Her unusual power catches the eye of Satoru Gojo, a teacher at Jujutsu High—the school where novice exorcists train to face cursed beings. Convinced to join the academy, Yuta must race against time to learn to control his newfound abilities and confront the haunting force tethered to him.

With Megumi Ogata, Kana Hanazawa, Yuichi Nakamura, Takahiro Sakurai, Mikako Komatsu, Koki Uchiyama and Tomokazu Seki

1998 · Gary Ross

A shy, bookish teenager and his effortlessly popular twin sister are pulled into the black-and-white universe of a 1950s TV sitcom where life is uniformly wholesome and predictable. His sister’s outspoken, modern outlook begins to unravel the town’s calm routines, and her influence manifests physically as bursts of color that transform the monochrome world.

With Tobey Maguire, Reese Witherspoon, William H. Macy, Joan Allen, Jeff Daniels, J.T. Walsh and Paul Walker

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

2024 · Robert Eggers

A tormented young woman, haunted by shadows of her past, becomes the object of a relentless vampire's fixation. As his dark devotion tightens around her life, the fragile boundary between salvation and doom collapses, igniting a wave of dread and violence that consumes their world.

With Lily-Rose Depp, Nicholas Hoult, Bill Skarsgård, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Willem Dafoe, Emma Corrin and Ralph Ineson

2009 ·

Andy Stitzer leads a quiet, comfortable life—neat apartment, steady job stamping invoices at an electronics store—and seems content with his predictable routine. When his boisterous, sex-obsessed coworkers learn that he has never been intimate at forty, they make it their personal mission to change his status. Their clumsy schemes and relentless teasing don’t get him very far, though, until he meets Trish, a practical small-business owner and single mother who offers the chance for a real connection and forces Andy to rethink what intimacy and happiness mean to him.

With Zac Efron, Leslie Mann, Thomas Lennon, Michelle Trachtenberg, Sterling Knight, Matthew Perry and Tyler Steelman

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

2023 · Greta Gerwig

Barbie and Ken bask in the bright, picture-perfect world of Barbie Land until an unexpected opportunity sends them into the human realm. There, the pair encounter delightful surprises and unforeseen dangers that force them to rethink what living in the “real” world really means.

With Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, America Ferrera, Kate McKinnon, Ariana Greenblatt, Michael Cera and Will Ferrell

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

2016 · Duncan Jones

Azeroth’s tranquil societies teeter on the verge of war when a fearsome horde of orc warriors—desperate refugees from a dying homeland—arrive bent on claiming new lands. A suddenly opened rift links the two worlds and sets them on a collision course: one army faces obliteration while an entire people risks extinction. From opposite sides, two champions are drawn into a decisive confrontation that will determine the survival of their loved ones, their cultures, and the world they call home.

With Travis Fimmel, Paula Patton, Ben Foster, Dominic Cooper, Ben Schnetzer, Toby Kebbell and Robert Kazinsky

2023 · Andy Muschietti

A desperate attempt to protect his family backfires and fractures time, leaving Barry Allen stranded in an alternate reality where General Zod has returned and the world's heroes are gone. With the fabric of this universe unraveling, Barry must push his speed and courage to their limits to both save the people around him and find a way back to the future he remembers. But as he races against time and mounting peril, even the greatest sacrifice may not be enough to set the cosmos right.

With Ezra Miller, Sasha Calle, Michael Keaton, Michael Shannon, Ron Livingston, Maribel Verdú and Kiersey Clemons

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

2008 · Kim Ki-duk

A short bonus episode presented as an extra feature with the theatrical release of Yes! Precure 5 GoGo!: Okashi no Kuni no Happy Birthday.

With Joe Odagiri, Lee Na-young, Park Ji-a, Jin Tae-hyeon, Chang Mi-hee, Lee Ho-Young and Kim Min-soo

2018 · Andy Serkis

Brought up by a wolf pack, a human boy must confront the deadly tiger Shere Khan and come to terms with the truths of his human heritage.

With Rohan Chand, Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Benedict Cumberbatch, Naomie Harris, Andy Serkis and Peter Mullan

1967 · Carlos Velo

A man returns to a town plagued by violence and the fury of thwarted love to find his father, Pedro Páramo.

With John Gavin, Ignacio López Tarso, Pilar Pellicer, Julissa, Graciela Döring, Carlos Fernández and Augusto Benedico

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