Best 30 Fantasy Movies Fan Favorites from 1981

A young boy accidentally joins a band of time travelling dwarves, as they jump from era to era looking for treasure to steal. Look into Time Bandits / IMDB / YouTube

Merlin the magician helps Arthur Pendragon unite the Britons around the Round Table of Camelot, even as dark forces conspire to tear it apart. Learn about Excalibur / IMDB / YouTube

Perseus must battle Medusa and the Kraken to save the Princess Andromeda. Explore Clash of the Titans / IMDB / YouTube

A glowing green orb that embodies ultimate evil terrorizes a young girl with an anthology of bizarre and fantastic stories. Explore Heavy Metal / IMDB / YouTube

A young wizarding apprentice is sent to kill a dragon which has been devouring girls from a nearby kingdom. Read about Dragonslayer / IMDB / YouTube

Red powder from a nuclear explosion gives a police officer super powers as long as he doesn't see anything red. He is eventually framed for murder and is unsuccessfully executed by many different methods. Learn about Super Fuzz / IMDB / YouTube

A businessman finds himself trapped at a hotel and threatened by women en masse. Details on City of Women / IMDB / YouTube

When a family moves to a country home, the young girls experience strange happenings that have a link to an occult event years past. Get info on The Watcher in the Woods / IMDB / YouTube

Jealous, harried air traffic controller Max Fiedler, recently dumped by his girlfriend, comes into contact with nuclear waste and is granted the power of telekinesis, which he uses not only to win her back, but to gain a little revenge. Find out about Modern Problems / IMDB / YouTube

A family inherits an old mansion which houses the dangerous 'Book of Evil' that has all the monsters of the world trapped inside it. Read about Saturday the 14th / IMDB / YouTube

A pair of Vietnam War POWs return to America carrying a dangerous virus that turns people cannibalistic when bitten, and their cravings spiral into havoc that sweeps the city of Atlanta. Details on Cannibals in the Streets / IMDB / YouTube

Zoologist professor Steel, his small daughter Christine and captain Green leave Earth in search for rare space animals. The journey turns into adventurous and dangerous mission involving space pirates and a missing captain of a ship. Info on The Mystery of the Third Planet / IMDB / YouTube

The adventures of a brave young boy who travels from planet to planet in a determined quest to avenge his mother's death. Learn about Galaxy Express 999 / IMDB / YouTube

A popular high school football player becomes a werewolf after a trip to Romania, and struggles to come to terms with his new reality. Look into Full Moon High / IMDB / YouTube

In 1897, in a castle near the town of Werewolfville in the Carpathians, a slightly deranged Professor Orfanik experiments with his new inventions which include, even at this early date, television and a film camera. Info on The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians / IMDB / YouTube

A woman researches a book that takes her to the black magic cult of Leák in Bali. She meets an evil witch who promises to train her dark arts. But she is tricked and turned into a flying vampire with internal organs hanging from her neck. Get info on Mystics in Bali / IMDB / YouTube

Max, a dead corrupt businessman, makes a Faustian pact with Satan's henchman to drive three people to Hell in exchange for longer life. Soon Max realizes that there still may be good in him. Look into The Devil and Max Devlin / IMDB / YouTube

The amazing Spider-Man goes to China to help a World War II official accused of treachery. Details on Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge / IMDB / YouTube

When an airline pilot survives a crash that kills all 300 passengers, he works with a psychic and a priest to find the culprit behind the incident and pacify the souls of the victims. Explore The Survivor / IMDB / YouTube

When the owner of a wax museum attempts to frame Herman and Grandpa Munster for pulling a jewelry heist, they must both prove their innocence and find out who the true thieves are. Get info on The Munsters' Revenge / IMDB / YouTube

Centuries ago, a samurai survives the massacre of 35,000 Christians and denounces God for ignoring the pleas of the believers. He sells his soul to the devil and receives the power to resurrect the dead to join him on a murderous rampage. Info on Samurai Reincarnation / IMDB / YouTube

When Snoopy turns Charlie Brown invisible in a magic act, he has trouble changing him back. See more about It's Magic, Charlie Brown / IMDB / YouTube

When Unico, a young unicorn, is taken from his family by evil gods, his powers of joy and happiness are put to the test. Can Unico's power triumph the darkness? Get info on The Fantastic Adventures of Unico / IMDB / YouTube

A 1920s playwright meets a beautiful woman who may be the ghost of his patron's deceased wife. More about Kagero-za / IMDB / YouTube

An Irish sailor is stranded on an island full of Leprechauns and soon finds himself aiding them in protecting their gold from a greedy Hag. Get info on The Leprechauns' Christmas Gold / IMDB / YouTube

Swept up in a holiday mood, Alvin gives away his cherished harmonica to a sick little boy. Meanwhile, Dave has booked Alvin to perform a harmonica solo at Carnegie Hall. Alvin keeps the loss of his harmonica a secret from Dave, and with the help of Simon and Theodore, he scrambles to earn enough money to buy another harmonica in time for his Carnegie Hall debut. Along. Check out A Chipmunk Christmas / IMDB / YouTube

Lemuel Gulliver washes ashore on Lilliput and attempts to prevent war between that tiny kingdom and its equally minuscule rival Blefuscu. Check out Gulliver's Travels / IMDB / YouTube

The crew of a space ship confronts an evil galactic ruler out to rule the universe. Info on Escape from Galaxy 3 / IMDB / YouTube

While possessed by an evil spirit, a man murders his daughter. A police detective investigating the case also becomes possessed. A good monk helps fight the evil spirit. More about Bewitched / IMDB / YouTube

Yuka Mitamura (Hiroko Yakushimaru) is a normal shy middle school student that has psychic powers. When a new student with similar powers begins to show her skills by stealing the student government election, Yuka and her friends vow to stop her. The election has uncovered something which will put Yuka's powers to the ultimate test. Read about School in the Crosshairs / IMDB / YouTube