Best 25 Fantasy Movies Highly Recommended Released in 1946

A British wartime aviator who cheats death must argue for his life before a celestial court, hoping to prolong his fledgling romance with an American girl. More about A Matter of Life and Death / IMDB / YouTube

The kindly story-teller Uncle Remus tells a young boy stories about trickster Br'er Rabbit, who outwits Br'er Fox and slow-witted Br'er Bear. See more about Song of the South / IMDB / YouTube

A psychiatrist stays in a mansion haunted by prankish ghosts from the Revolutionary War. Get info on The Time of Their Lives / IMDB / YouTube

Animated version of the fairy tale of the Russian boy Peter and his hunt for a raiding wolf, presented to the music of Sergei Prokofiev. Details on Peter and the Wolf / IMDB / YouTube

The Devil arranges for a deceased gangster to return to Earth as a well-respected judge to make up for his previous life. See more about Angel on My Shoulder / IMDB / YouTube

An experiment with editing techniques that distort space and time in order to further contextualize an image. More about Ritual in Transfigured Time / IMDB / YouTube

Con man Johnny Riggs impersonates the guardian angel of a wealthy heiress to swindle her, but unexpectedly falls for her. He returns her money, confessing his love. Their escape gets complicated. Info on Yolanda and the Thief / IMDB / YouTube

A number of swamp land men have died by strangulation and the inhabitants believe that an innocent man they hanged is seeking revenge on all of the male descendants of those responsible for his death. Maria, granddaughter of the guilty ferryman, decides to operate the ferry service. Chris Sanders, a son of one of the men who did the hanging, and Maria fall in love. Th. More about Strangler of the Swamp / IMDB / YouTube

The Metropolitan Opera is looking for the sea monster reported in newspaper headlines, because this monster sings beautifully! The monster is actually Willie, a whale who can sing in several voices simultaneously. A friend of his, a gull called Whitey, tells him about the searching ship, and Willie goes to audition, as it's been his ambition to perform on stage. Unf. Explore The Whale Who Wanted to Sing at the Met / IMDB / YouTube

The adventures of Robert of Nottingham, the son of Robin Hood. Check out The Bandit of Sherwood Forest / IMDB / YouTube

Obsessed with perfecting his craft, young gemcutter Danilo visits the mystical Copper Mountain to uncover the secret behind its infamous attraction - the Stone Flower, a stone carving so captivating that no one can leave after seeing it. Look into The Stone Flower / IMDB / YouTube

Are mysterious killings in Paris of 1896 the work of man or monster? Look into The Catman of Paris / IMDB / YouTube

40 years since Richard, James, and Theodore insulted 'The O'Monahan' and he put a vexing blessing on them, all three have obtained their dreams of grandeur, but they all live in one house as bachelors. Into this grand house comes 7-year-old Sheila with a request that these three become her guardians. But they do not want her, and they let her leave. Then they discover. Check out Three Wise Fools / IMDB / YouTube

A little girl asks her guardians to take her by boat to a nearby swamp believing her older brother, a sailor who recently went M.I.A. in WWII, is somehow there. She finds a grumpy old Crusoe-like hermit, instead, but there's still hope. Details on Wake Up and Dream / IMDB / YouTube

Popeye and Olive enter the city of Badgag and spot Bluto doing magic tricks. He hypnotizes Olive like a snake charmer. Bluto introduces himself as the Great Bourgeois and gives Olive a fancy dress, turns Popeye into a donkey, and sits on a bed of nails. Popeye pounces on the bed and turns it into springs. The boys next compete in snake charming; Popeye blows a hornpip. Get info on The Fistic Mystic / IMDB / YouTube