Collider has published a ranked list of the 15 greatest fantasy films of the 2010s, arguing that the genre took a back seat that decade to the rise of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Disney's live-action remakes, and prestige television such as Game of Thrones, even as strong big-screen fantasy titles continued to appear. The list judges films on execution, plot, performances, legacy and overall quality, tracing the genre's box-office roots back to the early 2000s success of The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter and Shrek.

The extract provided covers the article's introduction and three of the ranked entries: the Chinese animated hit Ne Zha, praised for its visuals and its themes of nature versus nurture; Laika's stop-motion film ParaNorman, a dark family tale about fear and prejudice; and Kubo and the Two Strings, following a boy who sets out with magical allies to find his samurai father's armour. The full ranking of 15 films was not included in the supplied text.