Best Fantasy movies of 2000s that are golden globes 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.



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.



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.



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.



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.



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.



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.



Across the Universe(2007)

Combined Rating:
78
Combined Critics Rating: 70

The music of the Beatles and the Vietnam War form the backdrop for the romance between an upper-class American girl and a poor Liverpudlian artist.



Vanilla Sky(2001)

Combined Rating:
75
Combined Critics Rating: 64

A self-indulgent and vain publishing magnate finds his privileged life upended after a vehicular accident with a resentful lover.



What Women Want(2000)

Combined Rating:
73
Combined Critics Rating: 61

After an accident, a chauvinistic executive gains the ability to hear what women are really thinking.



Kate & Leopold(2001)

Combined Rating:
70
Combined Critics Rating: 60

An English Duke from 1876 is inadvertedly dragged to modern day New York where he falls for a plucky advertising executive.



The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe(2005)

Combined Rating:
58
Combined Critics Rating: 38

Four kids travel through a wardrobe to the land of Narnia and learn of their destiny to free it with the guidance of a mystical lion.



The Lovely Bones(2009)

Combined Rating:
46
Combined Critics Rating: 21

Centers on a young girl who has been murdered and watches over her family - and her killer - from purgatory. She must weigh her desire for vengeance against her desire for her family to heal.