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Best Fantasy Movies of the 1950s

This collection ranks 391 fantasy movies released in the 1950s. The list is ranked using a weighted combination of audience ratings, vote volume and popularity data, so movies with only a handful of votes never outrank widely acclaimed films. The #1 film is The Seventh Seal.

391 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  1. 3

    Cinderella

    1950· 1h 14m· en

    7.17.2K
  2. 4

    Ugetsu

    1953· 1h 36m· ja

    8.0648
  3. 6

    Peter Pan

    1953· 1h 17m· en

    7.25.8K
  4. 7

    Scrooge

    1951· 1h 26m· en

    7.4376
  5. 8

    Orpheus

    1950· 1h 35m· fr

    7.6301
  6. 10

    Harvey

    1950· 1h 44m· en

    7.7684
  7. 15

    Mayabazar

    1957· 3h 1m· te

    8.029
  8. 19

    Ulysses

    1954· 1h 40m· it

    6.5252
  9. 38

    Brigadoon

    1954· 1h 48m· en

    6.5169
  10. 43

    Tom Thumb

    1958· 1h 25m· es

    7.125

Frequently asked questions

How many fantasy movies came out in the 1950s?

391 fantasy movies from the 1950s carry real rating data.

How are these fantasy films ranked?

By a weighted score combining audience ratings, vote volume and popularity. Movies with very few votes are statistically shrunk toward the global average, so they cannot dominate the top of the list.

What is the highest-rated fantasy movie of the 1950s?

The Seventh Seal holds the top position in this collection.