Best Fantasy Movies & TV Series of the 1940s

3eyedraven's 29 top-rated Fantasy movies and TV series of the 1940s — ordered by how strongly audiences rate them and how many actually voted, so the ranking reflects real consensus. Full details on each.

It's a Wonderful Life 1946 ★ 8.3

A Matter of Life and Death 1946 ★ 7.8

Meshes of the Afternoon 1943 ★ 7.6

Beauty and the Beast 1946 ★ 7.5

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir 1947 ★ 7.5

Fantasia 1940 ★ 7.3

Pinocchio 1940 ★ 7.1

The Picture of Dorian Gray 1945 ★ 7.1

The Thief of Bagdad 1940 ★ 7.1

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Mouse 1947 ★ 7.2

Here Comes Mr. Jordan 1941 ★ 7.0

Blithe Spirit 1945 ★ 7.0

The Time of Their Lives 1946 ★ 7.2

The Uninvited 1944 ★ 6.9

I Married a Witch 1942 ★ 6.9

Superman 1941 ★ 6.9

I Walked with a Zombie 1943 ★ 6.8

Mickey and the Beanstalk 1947 ★ 6.7

The Devil's Envoys 1942 ★ 6.8

The Hunchedback Horse 1947 ★ 6.6

The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad 1949 ★ 6.5

Mighty Joe Young 1949 ★ 6.4

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves 1944 ★ 6.2

Down to Earth 1947 ★ 6.0