Best Fantasy movies of 2000s that are award winners or nominees

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King(2003)

Combined Rating:
95
Combined Critics Rating: 93

Gandalf and Aragorn lead the World of Men against Sauron's army to draw his gaze from Frodo and Sam as they approach Mount Doom with the One Ring.



Pan's Labyrinth(2006)

Combined Rating:
95
Combined Critics Rating: 93

In the falangist Spain of 1944, the bookish young stepdaughter of a sadistic army officer escapes into an eerie but captivating fantasy world.



The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring(2001)

Combined Rating:
93
Combined Critics Rating: 90

A meek Hobbit from the Shire and eight companions set out on a journey to destroy the powerful One Ring and save Middle Earth from the Dark Lord Sauron.



Avatar(2009)

Combined Rating:
92
Combined Critics Rating: 88

A paraplegic marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home.



Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban(2004)

Combined Rating:
90
Combined Critics Rating: 86

It's Harry's third year at Hogwarts; not only does he have a new "Defense Against the Dark Arts" teacher, but there is also trouble brewing. Convicted murderer Sirius Black has escaped the Wizards' Prison and is coming after Harry.



Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire(2005)

Combined Rating:
90
Combined Critics Rating: 85

A young wizard finds himself competing in a hazardous tournament between rival schools of magic, but he is distracted by recurring nightmares.



Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince(2009)

Combined Rating:
89
Combined Critics Rating: 85

As Harry Potter begins his sixth year at Hogwarts, he discovers an old book marked as "the property of the Half-Blood Prince" and begins to learn more about Lord Voldemort's dark past.



Coraline(2009)

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Combined Rating:
89
Combined Critics Rating: 85

An adventurous girl finds another world that is a strangely idealized version of her frustrating home, but it has sinister secrets.



The Curious Case of Benjamin Button(2008)

Combined Rating:
86
Combined Critics Rating: 80

Tells the story of Benjamin Button, a man who starts aging backwards with bizarre consequences.



Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone(2001)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 75

Rescued from the outrageous neglect of his aunt and uncle, a young boy with a great destiny proves his worth while attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.



Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl(2003)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 75

Blacksmith Will Turner teams up with eccentric pirate "Captain" Jack Sparrow to save his love, the governor's daughter, from Jack's former pirate allies, who are now undead.



Wanted(2008)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 75

A frustrated office worker learns that he is the son of a professional assassin and that he shares his father's superhuman killing abilities.



Stranger Than Fiction(2006)

Combined Rating:
82
Combined Critics Rating: 75

An IRS auditor suddenly finds himself the subject of narration only he can hear: narration that begins to affect his entire life, from his work, to his love-interest, to his death.



The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus(2009)

Combined Rating:
82
Combined Critics Rating: 75

A traveling theater company gives its audience much more than they were expecting.



Big Fish(2003)

Combined Rating:
81
Combined Critics Rating: 73

A frustrated son tries to determine the fact from fiction in his dying father's life.



Alice in Wonderland(2010)

Combined Rating:
81
Combined Critics Rating: 72

Nineteen-year-old Alice returns to the magical world from her childhood adventure, where she reunites with her old friends and learns of her true destiny: to end the Red Queen's reign of terror.



Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest(2006)

Combined Rating:
80
Combined Critics Rating: 71

Jack Sparrow races to recover the heart of Davy Jones to avoid enslaving his soul to Jones' service, as other friends and foes seek the heart for their own agenda as well.



Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End(2007)

Combined Rating:
79
Combined Critics Rating: 69

Captain Barbossa, Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann must sail off the edge of the map, navigate treachery and betrayal, find Jack Sparrow, and make their final alliances for one last decisive battle.



Hereafter(2010)

Combined Rating:
79
Combined Critics Rating: 72

A drama centered on three people -- a blue-collar American, a French journalist and a London school boy -- who are touched by death in different ways.



The Cooler(2003)

Combined Rating:
78
Combined Critics Rating: 76

In an old school Las Vegas casino, its top gambling jinx breaks his curse when he falls in love, much to his boss' consternation.




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