• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
  • Stardust
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  • Brave
  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

They Explore the Fantastical: High Fantasy and Sword & Sorcery Films

PapaMayhem
PapaMayhem 130 films

Movies I have reviewed that are in the Fantasy genre that deal with Sword and Sorcery or High Fantasy.

  • Conan the Barbarian
  • Conan the Destroyer
  • Red Sonja
  • The Beastmaster
  • The Sword and the Sorcerer

Sword and Sorcery, Heroic Fantasy movies that I own on Blu-ray

My Blu-ray collection of Epic Fantasy : Heroic Fantasy, High Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Sword and Sorcery, Greek Mythology

  • The Empire Strikes Back
  • The Secret of NIMH
  • Conan the Barbarian
  • Conan the Destroyer
  • Red Sonja

1980's Fantasy (Ranked)

Between the time when the oceans drank Atlantis and the rise of the sons of Aryas, there was an age…

  • Berserk
  • Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
  • Overlord: The Undead King
  • Devil May Cry 2 Sound DVD Book - Dance With The Devil
  • Legend of Dark Rider
  • Braveheart
  • Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
  • Gladiator
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
  • Conan the Barbarian

SUBGENRES Rank'd - Medieval era / Sword & Sorcery

Cortes Cortes
Cortes Cortes 96 films

Ranking the Films I've seen that take place during the EUROPEAN era of Medieval times, which Wikipedia says took place…

  • The NeverEnding Story
  • Legend
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
  • Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
  • The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
  • The Lord of the Rings
  • Hawk the Slayer
  • Dragonslayer
  • The Sword and the Sorcerer
  • Conan the Barbarian

The Light Fantastic - High Fantasy

Keith Fraser
Keith Fraser 39 films

Part of a group of lists collecting notable films in different fantasy sub-genres.

"High fantasy" is here used to refer…

  • Altar
  • Ator, the Fighting Eagle
  • The Blade Master
  • Iron Warrior
  • Barbarian Queen

30 Essential* Barbarian Movies 🗡️

*Let's face it, the word ‘essential’ doesn’t realistically apply to any of these movies, but for you gluttons for punishment…

  • Conan the Barbarian
  • Dragonslayer
  • Ladyhawke
  • Highlander
  • Hercules

80s Sword and Sorcery Ranked

My ranking of the films I’ve seen that I consider to be a part of the sword and sorcery subgenre

  • Die Nibelungen: Siegfried
  • Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge
  • The Thief of Bagdad
  • The Iron Crown
  • Kashchey the Immortal
  • The Hobbit
  • The Return of the King
  • The Lord of the Rings
  • Wizards
  • Conan the Barbarian
  • Excalibur
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  • Monty Python and the Holy Grail
  • Conan the Barbarian