There Are 27 Near-Perfect Fantasy Movies According To Metacritic

As stated at the onset, "fantasy" works out to be an extremely broad term. 

Case in point: This list began with "A New Hope" as the 27th-greatest fantasy film, and according to Metacritic's  ranking system, the number one fantasy film ever made is "Fanny and Alexander," a Swedish-language Ingmar Bergman movie the filmmaker originally intended to be his final, career capstone project. 

But perhaps Bergman and George Lucas aren't as far apart as some might assume, and "Fanny and Alexander" should have spawned a hugely-successful line of action figures. 

Released in 1982, "Fanny" is either three or five-and-a-half hours long, depending on which edit you happen to watch. Bergman's autobiographical epic touches upon the joys, horrors, and unique perspectives of childhood, while echoing any number of other stories involving wicked stepparents. 

Is it the most perfect fantasy film ever made? Better than "A New Hope," "ET" and "The Wizard of Oz"? Give the film a try, and you be the judge.