Best 25 Fantasy Movies Worth Watching Released in 2001

An orphaned boy enrolls in a school of wizardry, where he learns the truth about himself, his family and the terrible evil that haunts the magical world. Look into Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone / IMDB / YouTube

After narrowly escaping a bizarre accident, a troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a man in a large rabbit suit who manipulates him to commit a series of crimes. Look into Donnie Darko / IMDB / YouTube

A mean lord exiles fairytale creatures to the swamp of a grumpy ogre, who must go on a quest and rescue a princess for the lord in order to get his land back. Read about Shrek / IMDB / YouTube

The mummified body of Imhotep is shipped to a museum in London, where he once again wakes and begins his campaign of rage and terror. Get info on The Mummy Returns / IMDB / YouTube

A self-indulgent and vain publishing magnate finds his privileged life upended after a vehicular accident with a resentful lover. Details on Vanilla Sky / IMDB / YouTube

Video game adventurer Lara Croft comes to life in a movie where she races against time and villains to recover powerful ancient artifacts. Find out about Lara Croft: Tomb Raider / IMDB / YouTube

A shallow man falls in love with a 300-pound woman because of her inner beauty. Learn about Shallow Hal / IMDB / YouTube

A young linguist named Milo Thatch joins an intrepid group of explorers to find the mysterious lost continent of Atlantis. Details on Atlantis: The Lost Empire / IMDB / YouTube

When Cyrus Kriticos, a very rich collector of unique things, dies, he leaves his house, fortune, and his prized collection of ghosts. Get info on Thir13en Ghosts / IMDB / YouTube

A young Shaolin follower reunites with his discouraged brothers to form a soccer team using their martial art skills to their advantage. Explore Shaolin Soccer / IMDB / YouTube

An English Duke from 1876 is inadvertently dragged to modern day New York where he falls for a plucky advertising executive. Explore Kate & Leopold / IMDB / YouTube

A scientist makes a last stand on Earth with the help of a ragtag team of soldiers against an invasion of alien phantoms. See more about Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within / IMDB / YouTube

Annabelle Wilson, a woman with psychic abilities, tries to find Jessica King, a young socialite who has mysteriously disappeared. While the search continues, she starts to suspect the townspeople. Find out about The Gift / IMDB / YouTube

After Carlos - a 12-year-old whose father has died in the Spanish Civil War - arrives at an ominous boys' orphanage, he discovers the school is haunted and has many dark secrets which he must uncover. Look into The Devil's Backbone / IMDB / YouTube

A look at the top-secret, high-tech espionage war going on between cats and dogs, of which their human owners are blissfully unaware. See more about Cats & Dogs / IMDB / YouTube

Two guys by the name of Silas and Jamal decided to one day smoke something magical, which eventually helps them to ace their college entrance exam. Learn about How High / IMDB / YouTube

Two death-obsessed sisters, outcasts in their suburban neighborhood, must deal with the tragic consequences when one of them is bitten by a deadly werewolf. Details on Ginger Snaps / IMDB / YouTube

Dolittle must save a forest and a bear's life. Info on Dr. Dolittle 2 / IMDB / YouTube

Martin Lawrence plays Jamal, an employee in Medieval World amusement park. After sustaining a blow to the head, he awakens to find himself in 14th century England. See more about Black Knight / IMDB / YouTube

A legendary dhampir competes with a motley family of bounty hunters to return a young woman, who has been seemingly abducted by a vampire, to her family. More about Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust / IMDB / YouTube

After dying before his time, an aspiring black comic gets a second shot at life - by being placed in the body of a wealthy white businessman. Find out about Down to Earth / IMDB / YouTube

Paris, 1830: Vidocq is killed by a mirror masked man. A thief turned investigator, he was working on a case of men killed by lightning. His biographer tries to solve the case. Explore Vidocq / IMDB / YouTube

A boating accident runs a young man and woman ashore in a decrepit Spanish fishing town which they discover is in the grips of an ancient sea god and its monstrous half human offspring. Find out about Dagon / IMDB / YouTube

A French count is in England to marry the princess. She's killed. A wizard helps him time travel back before the murder - but ends up in Chicago, April 2000. A descendant helps him. Can he return to the 1100s? Details on Just Visiting / IMDB / YouTube

In a coma, a cartoonist finds himself trapped within his own underground creation and must find a way to get back, while racing against his popular but treacherous character, Monkeybone. Info on Monkeybone / IMDB / YouTube