A list of fantasy films released in the 1980s.
List
Title Director Cast Country Notes Return of the KingJules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr.Orson Bean, John Huston, Roddy McDowallUnited StatesTelevision movie, animated filmXanaduRobert GreenwaldOlivia Newton-John, Gene Kelly, Michael Beck, Sandahl Bergman United StatesGheorghe Naghi Diana Muscă, Ernest Maftei, Elena Drăgoi RomaniaHawk the SlayerTerry MarcelJack Palance, John Terry, Bernard Bresslaw, Patricia Quinn, W. Morgan SheppardUnited StatesUnited Kingdom The Archer: Fugitive from the EmpireNicholas CoreaLane Caudell, Belinda Bauer, Victor Campos, Kabir Bedi, George KennedyUnited StatesGerman: :de:Der ZauberbogenClash of the TitansDesmond DavisLaurence Olivier, Harry Hamlin, Claire Bloom, Maggie Smith, Burgess Meredith, Ursula Andress, Neil McCarthy, Judi Bowker, Neil McCarthy, Siân PhillipsUnited KingdomUnited StatesDragonslayerMatthew RobbinsPeter MacNicol, Caitlin Clarke, Ian McDiarmid, Ralph Richardson, John Hallam, Peter Eyre, Albert SalmiUnited KingdomExcaliburJohn Boorman Liam Neeson, Patrick Stewart, Gabriel Byrne, Helen Mirren, Nicol Williamson, Nigel Terry, Nicholas Clay, Cherie LunghiUnited KingdomHeavy MetalGerald PottertonJohn Candy, Eugene Levy, John Vernon, Richard RomanusCanadaAnimated filmTime BanditsTerry GilliamJohn Cleese, Sean Connery, Shelley Duvall, Ian Holm, Kenny Baker, Jim Broadbent, Derrick O'Connor, Ralph Richardson, Katherine Helmond, Ralph Richardson, Peter Vaughan, David Rappaport, David WarnerUnited KingdomMaria, MirabelaIon Popescu-Gopo Gilda Manolescu, Medeea Marinescu, Ingrid Celia Romania, Soviet UnionLive-action/animated film Along Unknown Paths (ru)Mikhail YuzovskyTatyana Peltzer, Aleksandr Filippenko, Tatyana Aksyuta Soviet UnionAlong Unknown Paths 1982 ‘Tam, na Nevedomykh Dorozhkakh...’ Directed by Mikhail YuzovskyAtor the Fighting EagleJoe D'AmatoMiles O'Keeffe, Sabrina Siani, Ritza Brown ItalyThe BeastmasterDon CoscarelliMarc Singer, Tanya Roberts, Rip Torn, John Amos, Rod Loomis, Ralph Strait, Billy Jayne, Joshua Milrad United StatesConan the BarbarianJohn MiliusArnold Schwarzenegger, James Earl Jones, Max von Sydow, Sandahl Bergman, Mako, Franco Columbu, Sven-Ole ThorsenUnited StatesThe Dark CrystalJim Henson Frank Oz, Kathryn Mullen, Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire, Louise Gold, Mike QuinnUnited StatesUnited KingdomE.T. the Extra-TerrestrialSteven SpielbergDee Wallace, Peter Coyote, Henry ThomasUnited StatesScience fantasyThe Flight of DragonsJules Bass, John Ritter, James Earl Jones, Arthur Rankin Jr., Victor Buono, Harry Morgan, Larry Storch, Ed Peck, Nellie Bellflower, United StatesTelevision movie, Animated filmForbidden ZoneRichard ElfmanHervé Villechaize, Susan Tyrrell United States Absurdist comedyThe Last UnicornJules Bass Jeff Bridges, Mia Farrow, Angela Lansbury, Alan Arkin, Arthur Rankin Jr., Tammy Grimes, Robert Klein, Christopher Lee, Nellie Bellflower, Keenan Wynn United StatesAnimated filmThe Secret of NIMHDon BluthHermione Baddeley, John Carradine, Tom Hatten, Dom DeLuise, Wil Wheaton, Elizabeth Hartman, Derek Jacobi, Arthur Malet, Shannen Doherty, Paul Shenar, Peter StraussUnited StatesAnimated filmSorceressJack HillLeigh Harris, Lynette Harris, Roberto Harris, David Millbern, Bruno ReyUnited StatesMexicoThe Sword and the SorcererAlbert PyunLee Horsley, Kathleen Beller, Simon MacCorkindale, George Maharis, Richard LynchUnited States ConquestLucio FulciJorge Rivero, Andrea Occhipinti, Sabrina SianiItalyMexicoSpainDeathstalkerJames SbardellatiRichard Hill, Barbi Benton, Richard BrookerUnited StatesFire and IceRalph BakshiRandy Norton, Cynthea LeakeUnited StatesAnimated filmHerculesLuigi CozziLou Ferrigno, Sybil Danning, Brad Harris, Rossana Podesta, Mirella D'Angelo, William Berger, Eva Robin'sItaly, United StatesKrullPeter YatesKen Marshall, Liam Neeson, Lysette Anthony, Freddie Jones, Robbie Coltrane, Bernard BresslawUnited StatesUnited KingdomLegend of the Eight SamuraiKinji Fukasaku Hiroko Yakushimaru, Hiroyuki Sanada, Sonny Chiba Japan The Man Who Wasn't ThereBruce MalmuthSteve Guttenberg, Jeffrey Tambor, Lisa LangloisUnited StatesMary Poppins, GoodbyeLeonid KvinikhidzeNatalya Andrejchenko, Albert Filozov, Lembit Ulfsak Soviet UnionSorcerersKonstantin BrombergAleksandra Yakovleva, Aleksandr Abdulov, Yekaterina Vasilyeva, Valentin Gaft Soviet UnionThor the ConquerorTonino Ricci, Anthony Richmond Conrad Nichols, Christopher Holm, Maria Romano ItalyZu WarriorsTsui HarkYuen BiaoHong Kong All of MeCarl ReinerSteve Martin, Lily Tomlin, Victoria Tennant, Richard LibertiniUnited StatesAtor 2 - L'invincibile OrionJoe D'AmatoMiles O'Keeffe, Lisa Foster, Charles BorromelItalyThe Company of WolvesNeil JordanSarah Patterson, Angela Lansbury, David Warner, Stephen ReaUnited KingdomConan the DestroyerRichard FleischerArnold Schwarzenegger, Grace Jones, Wilt ChamberlainUnited StatesA Fairy Tale of WanderingsAlexander MittaAndrei Mironov, Tatiana AksyutaSoviet UnionSkazka Stranstviy (1984)Formula of LoveMark ZakharovNodar Mgaloblishvili, Aleksandr Abdulov, Semyon FaradaSoviet UnionGhostbustersIvan ReitmanBill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis, Rick MoranisUnited StatesScience fantasy horror comedyGremlinsJoe DanteHoyt Axton, Keye Luke, Don Steele, Scott Brady, Zach GalliganUnited StatesNausicaä of the Valley of the WindHayao Miyazaki JapanAnime filmThe NeverEnding StoryWolfgang PetersenNoah Hathaway, Barret Oliver, Tami StronachWest GermanyUnited KingdomRonia, the Robber's DaughterTage DanielssonHanna Zetterberg, Börje Ahlstedt, Lena Nyman SwedenNorwaySheenaJohn GuillerminTanya Roberts, Ted Wass, Donovan Scott United StatesSplashRon HowardTom Hanks, Daryl Hannah, John Candy, Eugene LevyUnited StatesSupergirlJeannot SzwarcFaye Dunaway, Helen Slater, Hart Bochner, Peter O'Toole United KingdomSword of the ValiantStephen WeeksMiles O'Keeffe, Sean Connery, Cyrielle Clair, Trevor Howard, Peter Cushing, John Rhys-DaviesUnited KingdomThe Tale of Tsar Saltan Ivan Ivanov-Vano, Lev MilchinSoviet UnionAnimatedThe Warrior and the SorceressJohn C. BroderickDavid Carradine, Luke Askew, Maria SocasUnited States The Adventures of HerculesLuigi CozziLou Ferrigno, Milly Carlucci, Sonia Viviani, William Berger, Venantino Venantini, Eva Robin'sItaly, United StatesAfter the Rain, on Thursday (ru)Mikhail YuzovskyOleg Tabakov, Tatyana Peltzer, Semyon Farada, Georgi MillyarSoviet UnionAfter the Rain, on Thursday 1985 ‘После дождичка в четверг’ Directed by Mikhail YuzovskyAsterix Versus CaesarGaëtan Brizzi, Paul Brizzi FranceAnimatedBarbarian QueenHéctor OliveraLana Clarkson, Victor Bo, Dawn DunlapUnited StatesArgentinaThe Black CauldronTed Berman, Richard Rich Grant Bardsley, Susan Sheridan, Nigel Hawthorne, Freddie Jones, Arthur Malet, Phil Fondacaro, John Hurt United StatesAnimated filmThe DungeonmasterVariousJeffrey Byron, Richard Moll, Leslie WingUnited StatesLadyhawkeRichard DonnerMatthew Broderick, Rutger Hauer, Michelle PfeifferUnited StatesLegendRidley ScottTom Cruise, Mia Sara, Tim Curry United StatesThe Peanut Butter SolutionMichael RubboMathew Mackay, Siluck Saysanasy, Alison PodbreyCanadaThe Purple Rose of CairoWoody AllenMia Farrow, Jeff Daniels, Danny AielloUnited StatesRomantic comedyRainbow Brite and the Star StealerKimio Yabuki, Bernard DeyrièsBettina, Patrick Fraley, Peter Cullen, Robbie Lee, Andre Stojka, David Mendenhall, Rhonda Aldrich, Les Tremayne, Mona Marshall, Jonathan Harris, Marissa Mendenhall, Scott Menville, Charles Adler, David WorkmanUnited StatesAnimated filmReturn to OzWalter MurchNicol Williamson, Jean Marsh, Fairuza BalkUnited StatesRed SonjaRichard FleischerBrigitte Nielsen, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sandahl BergmanUnited StatesSanta Claus: The MovieJeannot SzwarcDavid Huddleston, John Lithgow, Dudley Moore United StatesUnited KingdomTravels of Mr. KleksKrzysztof GradowskiPiotr Fronczewski, Sławomir WronkaPolandWeird ScienceJohn HughesAnthony Michael Hall, Ilan Mitchell-Smith, Kelly LeBrockUnited StatesComedyWizards of the Lost KingdomHéctor OliveraBo Svenson, Vidal PetersonUnited States Asterix in BritainPino Van Lamsweerde FranceAnimatedBig Trouble in Little ChinaJohn CarpenterKurt Russell, Kim Cattrall, Dennis Dun, James HongUnited StatesCastle in the Sky Hayao Miyazaki JapanAnime filmDream Lovers Tony AuChow Yun-fat, Cher YeungHong KongThe Golden Child Michael RitchieEddie Murphy, Charles Dance, Charlotte LewisUnited StatesHighlander Russell MulcahyChristopher Lambert, Roxanne Hart, Clancy BrownUnited KingdomUnited StatesLabyrinthJim HensonDavid Bowie, Jennifer Connelly, Toby Froud United KingdomUnited StatesMomoJohannes SchaafRadost Bokel, Mario Adorf, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Sylvester GrothGermanyItalyTrollJohn Carl BuechlerNoah Hathaway, Michael Moriarty, Shelley Hack, Jenny Beck, Sonny Bono, Phil Fondacaro, Anne Lockhart, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Gary Sandy, June LockhartUnited StatesDark fantasyThe Worst WitchRobert YoungFairuza Balk, Diana Rigg, Charlotte Rae, Tim CurryUnited KingdomUnited StatesTelevision movie The BarbariansRuggero Deodato David Paul, Peter Paul, Richard LynchItalyUnited States*batteries not includedMatthew RobbinsHume Cronyn, Jessica TandyUnited StatesScience fantasyA Chinese Ghost StoryChing Siu TungLeslie Cheung, Wong Tsu Hsien, Wu MaHong KongDate with an AngelTom McLoughlinMichael E. Knight, Phoebe Cates, Emmanuelle BéartUnited StatesFantasy comedyGor Fritz Kiersch Jack Palance, United StatesHarry and the HendersonsWilliam DearJohn Lithgow, Melinda Dillon, Don Ameche, David SuchetUnited StatesFantasy comedyKingsizeJuliusz MachulskiJacek Chmielnik, Katarzyna Figura, Jerzy Stuhr, Jan MachulskiPolandMannequinMichael GottliebAndrew McCarthy, Kim Cattrall, Estelle Getty, James SpaderUnited StatesFantasy comedyMasters of the UniverseGary GoddardDolph Lundgren, Courteney Cox, Frank Langella, Meg FosterUnited StatesMio in the Land of FarawayVladimir GrammatikovChristopher Lee, Christian Bale, Nicholas Pickard, Timothy Bottoms, Susannah York SwedenSoviet UnionNorwayThe Princess BrideRob ReinerCary Elwes, Robin Wright, Mandy Patinkin, Chris SarandonUnited StatesRougeStanley KwanAnita Mui, Leslie Cheung, Man Chi Leung Hong KongSnow WhiteMichael BerzDiana Rigg, Billy Barty, Sarah PattersonUnited StatesFairy tale adaptationWicked City Yoshiaki Kawajiri JapanWings of Desire Wim WendersBruno Ganz, Solveig Dommartin, Peter Falk West GermanyFranceThe Witches of Eastwick George MillerJack Nicholson, Cher, Susan Sarandon, Michelle PfeifferUnited StatesFantasy comedy The Adventures of Baron MunchausenTerry GilliamJohn Neville, Sarah Polley, Eric IdleUnited KingdomWest GermanyAliceJan ŠvankmajerKristina KohoutovaCzechoslovakiaSwitzerlandBeetle JuiceTim BurtonAlec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder United StatesHorror comedyBigPenny MarshallTom Hanks, Elizabeth Perkins, John Heard, Robert LoggiaUnited StatesErnest Saves ChristmasJohn CherryJim VarneyUnited StatesChristmas comedyThe Land Before TimeDon BluthGabriel Damon, Candace Huston, Judith Barsi, Will Ryan, Pat Hingle United StatesAnimated filmMy Neighbor Totoro Hayao Miyazaki JapanAnime filmOne, Two - Don't Let It Trouble You! (ru) Mikhail Yuzovsky Oleg Tabakov, Nikolai Karachentsov, Semyon FaradaSoviet UnionSteampunk fantasyTo Kill a DragonMark ZakharovAleksandr Abdulov, Oleg Yankovsky, Yevgeny LeonovSoviet UnionTommy Tricker and the Stamp TravellerMichael RubboCanadaTryumph of Mr. KleksKrzysztof GradowskiPiotr Fronczewski, Sławomir WronkaPoland VibesKen KwapisCyndi Lauper, Jeff Goldblum, Julian Sands, Googy Gress, Peter FalkUnited StatesVice VersaBrian GilbertJudge Reinhold, Fred Savage, Corinne Bohrer United StatesWillowRon HowardVal Kilmer, Joanne Whalley, Warwick DavisUnited StatesWho Framed Roger RabbitRobert ZemeckisBob Hoskins, Christopher Lloyd, Joanna CassidyUnited StatesComedy Asterix and the Big FightPhilippe Grimond FranceAnimatedBill & Ted's Excellent AdventureStephen HerekKeanu Reeves, Alex Winter, George CarlinUnited StatesScience fiction comedyDream a Littl