The best fantasy films of the 1950s
The top 3 according to 1,255 votes from people: Ugetsu (1953) · Orpheus (1950) · Beauty and the Devil (1950). (Updated Mar 17, 2023.)
Ugetsu, Beauty and the Devil, Orpheus, The Incredible Shrinking Man, Night of the Demon, Godzilla and The Seventh Seal: the 1950s fantasy films rated highest by AlloCiné viewers.
Top 15
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1
Ugetsu (1953)
Kenji Mizoguchi.
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2
Orpheus (1950)
Jean Cocteau.
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3
Beauty and the Devil (1950)
René Clair.
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4
The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
Jack Arnold.
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5
Night of the Demon (1957)
Jacques Tourneur.
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6
Cinderella (1950)
Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson and Hamilton Luske.
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7
Godzilla (1954)
Ishirō Honda.
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8
The Seventh Seal (1957)
Ingmar Bergman.
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9
Miracle in Milan (1951)
Vittorio De Sica.
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10
The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
Terence Fisher.
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11
Dracula (1958)
Terence Fisher.
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12
Sleeping Beauty (1959)
Clyde Geronimi.
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13
The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958)
Nathan Juran.
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14
Harvey (1950)
Henry Koster.
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15
Alice in Wonderland (1951)
Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson and Hamilton Luske.
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Comments (6)
Harvey! James Stewart and an invisible six-foot rabbit. Comfort film of all time for me.
The original Godzilla is so much darker than people think. It's basically a film about Hiroshima.
Ugetsu is just stunning. The boat crossing the lake in the fog is one of the most beautiful shots ever filmed.
Night of the Demon is a proper underrated gem. Shame the studio forced the monster in, but it still works.
Funny to see The Seventh Seal filed under fantasy, but I suppose a knight playing chess with Death counts lol
The Hammer Dracula with Christopher Lee still has more atmosphere than most modern horror.