Best 1950s Fantasy Movies

Looking for the best 1950s Fantasy movies? These are the 9 highest-rated 1950s Fantasy titles in our catalogue, led by Has the Film Already Started?, Aladdin and the Magic Lamp and Dracula in Istanbul. The list is ranked by audience score; open any title for its cast, trailer and legal places to watch.

1. Has the Film Already Started? (1951)

★ 7.6/10

“A pink moving screen will stand at the entrance to the theatre, in the night. One hour before the screening a projectionist will show Griffith’s Intolerance on this screen. The start of the film will be announced at…
2. Aladdin and the Magic Lamp (1954)

★ 7.2/10

Aladdin, a poor tailor in Baghdad, discovers a magic lamp with a genie inside. After he uses it to gain wealth and the hand of the caliph's daughter, he must fend off an evil sorcerer who wants the lamp for himself.
3. Dracula in Istanbul (1953)

★ 7.1/10

Azmi has taken on the role of lawyer for a count named Dracula living in Romania. Dracula is a vampire descended from Vlad the Impaler and wants to buy many houses in Istanbul through Azmi. When Azmi learned that…
4. The Caliph Stork (1954)

★ 7.0/10

Wishing to take power for himself, a magician tricks his nephew, The Caliph of Baghdad, into sniffing a powder which turns him into a stork.
5. The Grasshopper and the Ant (1954)

★ 7.0/10

A musical Grasshopper continues to play his violin while the Ant works hard to prepare for the winter. Later as winter arrives Grasshopper realizes he is not ready for winter and falls ill.
6. A Phantasy (1952)

★ 6.2/10

An animated film drawn entirely in pastels. Various fantastical plant-like things "grow" from the ground, eventually launching five spheres. The spheres drift in space while changing shapes and come back down to…
7. The Magic Horse (1953)

★ 6.2/10

Lotte Reiniger returns to the character of Prince Achmed for this “Arabian Nights”–inspired fantasy in which our hero takes off on a flying horse.
8. Knights of the Round Table (1953)

★ 6.0/10

In Camelot, kingdom of Arthur and Merlin, Lancelot is well known for his courage and honor. But one day he must quit Camelot and the Queen Guinevere's love, leaving the Round Table without protection.
9. Snow White and Rose Red (1954)

★ 5.8/10

Snow White and Rose Red give shelter to a bear who reveals himself to be a prince under a spell cast by a wicked dwarf.