Collider has published a ranked list of the ten best fantasy films from the 1980s, spotlighting a decade widely regarded as a golden era for the genre. The list mixes cult favourites and cinema classics, celebrating stories built on magic, monsters and imaginative worlds drawn from fairytale and folklore roots, and highlights how these films remain popular with audiences decades after release.

The lower rungs of the ranking include Highlander (1986), a cheese-laden tale of an immortal Scottish warrior; Legend (1985), Ridley Scott's Tom Cruise-led fable about a demon hunting unicorns, now reassessed as an underappreciated gem; and Dragonslayer (1981), an original dark fantasy about a wizard's apprentice sent to kill a village-terrorising dragon. The full countdown continues up to the number one spot, drawing on both critical acclaim and enduring cult status to make its selections.