The Best Fantasy Films On Netflix You Haven't Seen

There are many genres to choose from when you want to spend the day on the couch with Netflix. But if you really want to detach from reality and take a binge-watch trip into other worlds, nothing beats the fantasy film genre.
Netflix provides a wide selection of great fantasy movies. You can’t go wrong with movies like Pan’s Labyrinth if you want a little bit of horror and suspense in a fantasy movie, but if you want something lighter, Stardust and Scott Pilgrim vs. The World will not disappoint.
But if you want something out of the ordinary you should catch these lesser-known fantasy films on Netflix.
#Fantasy #Netflix #Movies
Legend of the Naga Pearls | 0:00
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant | 0:57
Dragonheart: Battle for the Heartfire | 2:04
Mojin: The Lost Legend | 3:02
Solomon Kane | 3:41
The Monkey King 2 | 4:12
Psychokinesis | 4:50
Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned | 5:30
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus | 6:16
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[@Looper]

What other fantasy films on Netflix should've made this list?

[@diwashksingh6619]

Looper bahubali 1&2

[@zulu3265]

Looper Hollywood movies are terrible

[@AlexBabbage]

What We Do In the Shadows and He Never Died

[@imartins3299]

A Korean Odyssey.

[@POTATOEMPN]

The Cirque Du Freak movie was absolutely trash. Both as a movie, and as a book adaption movie. It is just a bad movie in any way.

[@CrowFuu]

StarDust is one of the best fantasy movies in years, i thought it was less popular. Guess not, and im happy many people love it like me.

[@penny1799]

Same here! I’ve watched it multiple times. There are a lot of not-so-popular popular movies that are really good!

[@aliceramdom.s]

it is unheard of

[@brettpeacock9116]

"Solomon Kane" was a creation of Robert E Howard - who also created "Conan" and "Kull" Before his premature death at 32 in the 1930s.

[@hotcrazycatladyme168]

Thank you Alex. "Who is Solomon Kane"?

[@dangerdave3727]

"Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant" and "Vanishing Time" isn.t on netflix anymore...

[@raedwulf61]

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is a must see. Brilliant film.

[@daniellewington3417]

I just ordered my how to speak mandarin book on Amazon. Give a few years and I'll be ready to watch half of these movies

[@Jdb63]

For anyone who hasn't read the Cirque du freak book series, I highly recommend it

[@brittanylee6574]

Jimmy Dean Bowl yes ❤️ its still one of my favorite series

[@CertainOverlord]

ok

[@odin4581]

The movie is suck

[@DrkRse0788]

I second that

[@Sercumference]

Movie was awful only thing I liked was I recognized landmarks. The place where they had the circus Darren visited was actually in the heart of downtown New Orleans

[@supergangentertainment5063]

thanks men i just subscribe seriously i like the way u explain things keep on and am looking forward to see more amazing posts

[@krisityyy92]

Vanishing time was amazing!!!! South Korean cinema is on another level seriously. Along with the gods (both parts), I saw the devil, miracle in cell n7, sunny, a taxi driver... every South Korean film I've watched has been awesome

[@BlackBullRising]

2) The Vampire's Assistant was a theatrical release. 5) Solomon Kane (see above).

[@MoniqueSelfCam]

The vanishing time, made me cry for real😭

[@BunnieDM]

You had me at 'Somehow, like the slow creep of a respiratory infection...'

[@xxkhandikidxx]

I remember Dragon Heart! That was one of my favorite movies as a kid. I think I was around 7 or 8 when it came out. I didn't realize there were so many sequels. I'll have to check them out.

[@xxkhandikidxx]

William Phillips Really? That's disappointing. Maybe I'll just rewatch the original. Are any of the movies continuations? Or are they the type where it doesn't matter if you watch them out of order?

[@HMDAE]

Same, thought I was the only one

[@tmtigerlily]

The second Dragon Heart Movie "A New Beginning" Isn't good, but it isn't all bad either. It just comes off cheap and cheesy and tried too hard to be a continuation instead of a stand-alone story. The third movie "The Sorcerer's Curse" was just ok. Not all bad and not all good. The fourth "Battle of the Heartfire" was decent and almost on par with the original in production and acting with a solid story. You can probably skip the movies in between as they aren't memorable, but I found the fourth to be enjoyable. But again all opinions are subjective and you should honestly make the decision for yourself about how good/bad they are.

[@memento81]

Do yourself a favor and don't rewatch it. I too saw the original as a kid and loved it. Should have left it at that. It really didn't age well. Revisiting it will probably only taint a good memory.

[@racineg33]

Seen them. The one mentioned in this video was decent. The others not so much.

[@nttl]

For those who don't know or remember The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus was the last movie from Heat Ledger, they had to finish the movie with Jude Law, Colin Farrel and Johnny Depp instead when Ledger died, and surprisingly they managed to make quite a convincing twist/homage out of that.

[@aliservan7188]

For those not in the US, 1} Not available 2) Not available 3) Not available 4) Not available 5) Not available 6) Not available 7) AVAILABLE! 8) AVAILABLE! 9) Not available

[@PetroicaRodinogaster264]

thanks, I thought as much. Once again, USA thinks it is the only country on the planet.

[@kaira9094]

Yeah I just tried to search for these movies, was terribly disappointed to find we don't have them here.

[@richardharper4637]

Robyn Jones only good artistic one.

[@AZ-is7wn]

Wimbeldon Tennismatch netflix blocked all of them right? or do they still work? if they do pls tell me which cuz all of the ones I've tried do not work.

[@user-neo71665]

You're really not missing much unless you are about 8 years old

[@imartins3299]

Altered carbon, kind of really enjoyed watching it. So I'm voting it in.

[@HardcoreJesus100]

Dude that show was awesome... One of my favorite Netflix shows

[@Fudog1138]

@@HardcoreJesus100 Hey, I recommend the books. Audiobooks are great as well.

[@nathanpalmer2020]

Its talking about movies. Not shows numbnut

[@takeoffyourblinkers]

@@nathanpalmer2020 Were you beaten as a child?

[@mightbejustin7471]

@@nathanpalmer2020 does it really matter? as far as i see your the only one complaining. its a good show and theres no reason to be butthurt that someone recomended it

[@CesarinPillinGaming]

Man.. most of these are not available in my local netflix.

[@AdeptScholar]

Movies + IMDB Rating: Legend of the Naga Pearls [5.5] Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant [5.9] Dragonheart: Battle for the Heartfire [5.2] Mojin: The Lost Legend [6.0] Solomon Kane [6.1] The Monkey King 2 [6.0] Psychokinesis [5.9] Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned [7.3] The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus [6.8]

[@kevinschultz6091]

And the associated RottenTomato scores: Legend of the Naga Pearls (N/A) Cirque du Freak (4.9, 37%) Dragonheart (N/A) Mojin (5.0, 56%) Solomon Kane (5.9, 67%) The Monkey King (7.0, 100%

[@kevinschultz6091]

Eh. I've tested enough "got bad reviews, but looks interesting" movies to know that most movies get bad reviews because they're bad. And I've watched enough "got great reviews, but looks boring" to know that even if I don't personally like it, I can usually appreciate what the critics found in it. Thus, it's not because I don't acknowledge that a movie COULD be good (yet get bad ratings), or that it COULD be bad (yet get good ratings)...but it's statistically unlikely. As such, I don't bother wasting my time any more. If a specific critic (who lays out what they liked and why they liked it) convinces me that I ought to take a look, I might. Otherwise...nah.

[@b8888w]

Yeah, the ratings are mediocre, but go check the ratings on some of YOUR favorite movies. They probably aren't much better. I thought I would love Ready Player One based on the previews, reviews, and director. Sadly, no.

[@JeantheSecond]

William Phillips I ignore IMDB at my own peril. They are just the regular movie going public. They can’t be trusted on certain things, like Christopher Nolan movies, but not bothering to check the ratings has always resulted in me either wasting my time and getting irritated with a terrible movie, or missing something good that sounds worse than it is. Why wouldn’t I use that resource. Rotten Tomatoes doesn’t work as well for me. You just have to know how to translate the scores. You need a few hundred ratings for a clear idea of the quality. Otherwise, you’ll have to seek out more reviews or take a chance. The worst movies could be rated an 8 with only 17 ratings. Horror movies are almost always rated lower so a 6 is a would be a 7-7.5 for another genre, but use caution for anything under 5. TV shows get high reviews, so under 7 probably isn’t that great. Avoid anything of any genre under 4. Always, no matter how interesting the plot sounds. Boy, have I learned that lesson. With Netflix and Amazon (my streaming servicesof choice) streaming everything from indie gems to no-budget catastrophes with no way to tell them apart, IMDB has become indispensable.

[@DevotedDisciple-x]

If IMDB gives it a bad rating, then I'm sure it's great :)

[@neeleen]

I've watched Solomon Kane 3 times. I will watch it again!

[@TurtleRawrrs]

"...just give it a chance" he said

[@sconeindygw]

Great list of movies of which most made really enjoy sitting down and reading a good movie.

[@waynechristopherlineberry4614]

I'm a huge fan of Solomon Kane! Really underrated!!!

[@tonylock4999]

Yes very good film

[@missymaw]

Saw 4 of these already, may look into watching the remainder

[@shadowfox87]

I haven't seen the last two, so you actually found something I haven't seen!

[@casey-j-neercjn7856]

Solomon Kane is one of my absolute favorite movies

[@jaystock9202]

I've seen 3, all of which I liked, so Ima definitely gonna check out the others

[@pershop4950]

i saw Vanishing Time: A Boy who Returned, which is mentioned at @5:30, and I do recommend it also!

[@raedwulf61]

I am an archaeologist, and I really do kung fu fight un-dead demons everyday! On, wait, those are my colleagues at the university...never mind...

[@nalitarose2681]

The first movie listed isn't on netflix anymore 😢 that was one I was most interested in

[@dennissinned6299]

Solomon Cane rocks, for the uninitiated, he was created by Robert E. Howard who also created Kull of Atlantis, Red Sonja and Conan the Barbarian !

[@cpcrouchmendez4275]

Love your choices👍have seen all of them👏👏👏👏many times...❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️Naga Pearls. Solomon Kane🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥰🥰🥰🥰they should name a follow up! ✌️

[@comicfan1023]

psychokinesis and vanishing time a boy who returned were really good.

[@LordDice1]

Thanks. It's tough to find fantasy actually worth watching.

[@UrzRulez]

Very good list!

[@Sweetyhide]

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus and Solomon Kane are great movies!

[@Gustavo-gd9bz]

I get a witcher vibe from solomon

[@ogungou9]

They are very OK.

[@krz0ne1]

Solomon Kane was created by Robert E. Howard, also creator of Conan the Barbarian. So The Witcher is kinda like Solomon Kane

[@josemolina6657]

Poor dude his parents almost named him Pegasus

[@mutantsupremacies]

Glad to see so many foreign films!

[@Dot-hack]

I can confirm Cirque du Freak, and Solomon Kane are both very good movies. Idk about the rest.

[@Nejvyn]

I've seen 3/9 without even owning a Netflix account, do I get a price now? But seriously, go watch Solomon Kane, it's great!

[@Fred_L.]

For the records, and I´m quite underwhelmed that it wasn´t mentioned in the entry: Vampire`s Assistant is based on a novel series named The Saga of Darren Shan; containing material from the first three books (12 books total).

[@hamdanzoghbor345]

I read the entire series of cirque du freak and LOVED IT. I recommended it anyone who loves a very very entertaing kinda "scary" book. BUT IT IS AMAZING

[@charlesnahm6412]

I highly recommend the movie "Along With The Gods" on Netflix but its in korean so you have to turn on the subtitles.

[@amogh3195]

Yea i watched it ....not bad

[@TheScottieMac]

Does Netflix have a different catalogue in different countries? because I just checked and most of these. eg. Mojin: The Lost Legend, Solomon Kane & Search of the Naga Pearls etc are not showing up in search (in Australia).

[@emmyo6678]

Altered Carbon has horrendous graphic violence but, it also has very interesting storyline. Is very traumatic to view.

[@1981stonemonkey]

Dragonheart sequels: Sean Connery's voicing Draco won't be matched, but Patrick Stewart's comes pretty close. Dignity and erudition.

[@elchamber]

The Vampire’s Assistant was pretty fun. I liked it a lot. I still watch it when it’s on TV.

[@fireignitus9767]

I watched Solomon Kane before this and it was pretty good

[@mnArqal93]

Fantasy is one of my favourite genres, but since Lord of the Rings (and the Hobbit) and Harry Potter. And although fantasy has gone over to TV, it seems like people have no interest in fantasy much anymore when it comes to films. Lord of the Rings is great, but it's not the greatest fantasy out there. At least in Asian countries fantasy is still going strong, thank you.

[@jasonbinary8485]

must be a millennial

[@terryfitz7702]

Naga Pearls , I loved it 🍷👊🏿

[@only1kingz]

I wasn't convinced to watch any of these. Damn.

[@prozaque]

I cannot find "Psychokinesis" on Netflix. Sang-ho Yeon's only film listed is "Train to Busan". Can someone post the direct URL to this title?

[@Mangolite]

Off the list, Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned is a very well done fantasy about time and how it affect each individuals. A group of children happened upon an underground egg and by breaking it opened, their lives are ultimately changed. For one child, her world remained the same with the exception of her missing friends until a thirty something years old man has a convincing claim that he was one of the missing children. From the kids to the adults, they gave nuance performances and is one of those rare find gem.

[@Darth__Maul]

Soundtrack?

[@AlexBabbage]

The fact that He Never Died and What We Do In the Shadows aren't on this list is ridiculous.

[@rafaelceballos8433]

The Imaginary of Dr Parnassus is probably in my top 10 best made movies despite the death of Heath Ledger they managed to make it even more interesting.

[@jediisawesome]

Playlist not available on netflix france... as always

[@Luchiop]

Solomon Kane is pretty decent. It even has some Berserk like tones here and there.

[@e.turduckeny630]

You had me at Berserk, now I have to watch it.

[@dpm4351]

Black Dynamite is a masterpiece

[@jasonbourn8811]

Now I watched Soloman Kane. It's official. Very entertaining

[@justinm.791]

I've watched several of the suggestions and agree, they are fantastic! I've added the rest to my watch list on Netflix and look forward to them!!!

[@eurostar0711]

I really like Cirque Du Freak. I believe if they had a sequel it would do much better, the books are really good. Solomon Kane was awesome movie i watched it several years ago, was surprised there was no theater release for it in the US.

[@aliceramdom.s]

I love it

[@Medunsa]

Legend of the naga pearls,mojin, doesnt show up on my searches

[@jeiminma5832]

Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant , is adapted from a manga, even thought like most adaptation they aren't true to the original but still a good mocie to watch

[@VanBurenPhilips]

Just threw Psychokinesis on the watchlist a couple of days ago during a Korean film binge (The Wailing was good, 26 Years ok). The only other one I fancy on this list is Vanishing Time.

[@matannagar]

what movie is played on second 00:09? the girl with fire in her hands

[@cruddddddddddddddd]

I really enjoyed Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus when it was released. Gilliam is a genius. And it has the distinction of being the last film in which Ledger starred. I liked Solomon Kane, too, which I had to watch on a free movie website years ago, because I couldn't find it anywhere else. For a B-movie, it's actually not bad at all--a Robert E. Howard creation (Conan the Barbarian).

[@Tribul936]

I watched the Vampire's Assistant a while back. Good goddamn it sucked, the writing, the acting, the directing. There are zero redeeming qualities. That the movie is filled with excellent actors make it THAT much worse.

[@YTEdy]

I liked it.

[@markt8316]

Books are much better

[@aaronhumphrey2009]

Patrick McSwain really, zero redeeming qualities? Selma Hayek as the bearded psychic was great..

[@YTEdy]

But would you sleep with her with the beard? Much as I love Selma, I don't think I would.

[@micheleashley6022]

Whatcha your mouth , taking the Lords name in vain is not acceptable

[@anidatequila7352]

Naga pearls not available. I don't know why.

[@fleshhack]

Seventh Son massively underrated movie and is on nutflix as of this moment.

[@jujubear6573]

NOT AVAILABLE OUTSIDE OF US...

[@sudsierchamp]

I wonder how much $$ Looper get to keep promoting Netflix's 🤑🙄🤔

[@dianna0307]

Vampires assistant was great...unexpectedly so!

[@FurryVixenAbbey]

I love the vampires assistant and that dragon heart movie

[@marcinczarny9763]

Me too it's a great film

[@xvoidgamer]

Watched most of them before they were added on Netflix and most are great like Solomon Kane,it's such an obscure movie,not many people know about it.

[@mothermayhem3255]

Solomon Kane wasn't released in the U.S. until 2012, 3 years after it's premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2009. US DVD release 2013. I waited over 4 years for this film. That happened only when a friend sent me a bootlegged (?) copy. This is good movie.

[@michaelautrey6641]

the imaginarium of doctor parnassus was heath ledger's last movie and solomon kane is a character from robert e. howard who wrote conan and kull.howard also wrote a character that inspired the red sonja character.

[@tiyopaenguin]

I remember watching imaginarium... i didn't understand it. I watched it again now that im older. Still didn't get it.

[@theanimonkx]

Psychokines has all the ingredients of a good movie... Sci Fi, Comedy, Superhero and action. I recommend you watch it.

[@cash_eye]

I've never heard of any of these 😂

[@TheStabwest]

I know it's not a movie but the television series Ash vs Evil Dead was a pretty good Horror/Fantasy/Comedy series, and Netflix has 2 seasons of it to binge watch.

[@delvis203]

Loved vampire assistant!!!

[@miguelraguirrerojas6275]

the imaginarium... is a great movie

[@nini1957]

All great movies! But why isn’t Mojin coming up on my netflix?

[@jeiminma5832]

Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant is an manga adaptation, the fact they at least 40% of the materials correct made rewatch it, i fucking love that manga, but sadly it got discontinued

[@najmi.d]

what is the title of the manga?

[@najmi.d]

Limau Purut thank you! No wonder i like that movie because it’s really different than the other typical hollywood movies. Friends become rival and each of them has a mentor who also seemed like was once a friend then become rival also. Definitely a manga theme.

[@paintedlady55]

Not on Netflix in the UK. ☹

[@marcello7781]

When will they make a movie or series about the Darkover novels?

[@aaronball621]

Cirque du Freak is such an incredible book series of you haven't read it I recommend itA

[@AnarchoHumanism]

Cirque du freak was awesome!

[@Yasmin-vq9dz]

i can't find dragonheart on netflix :/

[@bayubnp4109]

Still waiting for vampire assistant 2

[@RonRhodesJPN]

The Monkey King movies are cool because they are at least loosely based on a classic Beijing Opera story. It's interesting to see how the film version relates (or doesn't) to the various adventures of the travelers along their journey.

[@agonleed3841]

Ron Rhodes Journey to the fucking West many iterations are my favorites

[@tonyoabe3974]

Vanishing Time is a good one. maybe a 8/10. Kinda slow-paced but good story line.

[@bugzyhardrada3168]

The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus on the last movies Heath made, I dont know a single person who has not seen that film

[@sr-dt3pl]

Just completed watching Russian 'gogol' series of 3 movies.....all movies are damn fantasy and thriller

[@darkeyesforlife]

I've seen Vanishing Time. It's a really good movie.

[@victoriascholl4607]

Some of these shows have great cinematography - but I don't like missing part to story trying to read it. I hate stopping and starting the show to try and keep up.

[@rogerharrison2671]

Nice one

[@h347h]

AKA what to settle for on Netflix after you watched all the good shit.

[@roni_8236]

I like all that movies, I already saw these with boxxy software and with german language ;)

[@snowyalice]

I saw Cirque du Freak in cinemas when it came out and wrote a uni essay on The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. Don't need to watch them on Netflix cause I own both on DVD.

[@marcinczarny9763]

I see every film ... there are very good / must see

[@katiebonderman1818]

You forgot to mention about The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, that it was Heath Ledger's last movie, before he died.