Fantasy movies from the 80s

A fairy tale about a man who can’t quite touch the world — and the neighbourhood that can’t quite handle him.

A murder mystery disguised as a love story — with a man who won’t stop watching over the person he loves.

A seaside hotel, a grandmother on watch and a boy who discovers the grown-ups are hiding something terrible.

Bookish bravery, an enchanted rose and a ballroom everyone remembers.

Friendship, face-offs with Death and a very silly Battle of the Bands — Bill & Ted do the afterlife, and it’s gloriously daft.

A road trip into Springwood, a therapist with secrets, and Freddy still finding new ways to get under your skin.

A grown man who forgot how to fly — and the long, noisy, sentimental attempt to teach him again.

A messy, tender Grail quest about guilt, friendship and the peculiar power of one damaged man.

A chainsaw, a misplaced modern man and a very silly book — still terrifically watchable.

A winter’s tale of outcasts, double lives and a city that loves its own spectacle.

A love that will not die — even if it has to become a monster to keep going.

Valley-girl shopping trips meet vampire slaying — Buffy Summers learns adulthood arrives with fang marks.

Vanity, vengeance and a potion that refuses to behave.

A frozen caveman, a desperate wish to be cool — and one teenager trying not to lose his mates.

Scrooge, the Muppets and a surprisingly sombre Christmas tale — all in eighty-six minutes.

Laura Palmer at the centre of a town that keeps looking away.

A family that hates the idea of normality — and will ruin a Thanksgiving pageant to prove it.

Three witches, one black flame candle and an alarmingly theatrical leader — Hocus Pocus is still Winifred’s show.

A child’s wish ticket, a self-aware action hero and enough meta mayhem to make the genre look at itself in the mirror.

A stop‑motion holiday mash‑up about a restless skeleton who mistakes enthusiasm for understanding.

A bright-eyed mailroom clerk, a fast-talking reporter and a corporate plot — all dressed up in old-Hollywood pastiche.

A storm, a library and a timid boy who has to learn to open a book — and himself.

A reluctant dad signs a literal contract and ends up signing up for fatherhood — with bells on.

A polite little ghost, a grieving girl and a 1990s effects trick that still feels like movie-magic.

A board game that cheats time — and a man who never stopped waiting for someone to roll the dice.

A Disney musical about curiosity, conflict and a face-off between trees and treasure.

A pull‑string cowboy, a deluded space ranger and a small, very particular war over being loved.

A grumpy knight, a talking dragon and a ridiculous shared-heart problem — and it still somehow feels like a proper adventure.

Michael Jordan, cartoon chaos and a very busy merch table.

Outsiders, spells and the price of getting what you want.

Guilt, ghosts and a conman who actually sees the dead — Peter Jackson's offbeat haunted-house caper that still refuses to be tidy.

A missing princess, a scavenged past and a heroine who refuses to be written for her.

A haunted ship, a pragmatic captain and the kind of scientific mistake that eats people from the inside.

A big-hearted take on myth — loud choruses, louder hair, and a hero who learns that strength isn't the same as belonging.

A father who can't lie for one day — truth, chaos and a very determined five-year-old.

A hellbound soldier, a bargain with the devil and a very complicated return to the living.

A Faustian deal in a pinstripe suit — ambition, rhetoric and a very persuasive boss.

A pop-opera of space, love and chaotic style — and Korben Dallas is the quiet heartbeat in the middle of it all.

A three-hour conversation about mortality, love and family — with Death politely at the table.

A story about duty, disguise and a young woman who refuses to be what everyone expects.

A black‑and‑white town learns to blusher — and a teenager who knows the script is the only person trying to keep order.

A puppeteer, a secret door and the strangest fifteen minutes of celebrity voyeurism you’ll ever watch.

Angels with agendas, a loophole in doctrine and one very disgruntled celestial — religion has rarely been this rude.

A murder mystery with moguls, magic and one very awkward constable.

A boy teaches a giant to be human — and asks the rest of the world to behave like one.

Swashbuckling sand, a stubborn hero and a love that won't stay dead.

A rescue mission, a museum offer and a song that quietly breaks you — Toy Story 2 still knows how to tug at the chest.