Underrated Fantasy Movies You’ve Probably Missed
Every fantasy film here scores at least 7.0 but has been rated by a fraction of the audience the blockbusters get. These are the ones that never got a marketing budget — Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender, Macario and Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc among them. Statistically, you have not seen most of this page, and that is the point.
20 titles · average score 8.3 ·
The top 5 picks
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Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender (2026)
★ 9.2 · 888 ratingsAvatar Aang, the world's last Airbender, learns of an ancient power that could save his culture from extinction. With the help of his friends, he embarks on a global quest to find it before it falls into the wrong hands…
- 2
Macario (1960)
★ 8.7 · 219 ratingsPoor, hungry peasant Macario longs for just one good meal on the Day of the Dead. After his wife cooks a turkey for him, he meets three apparitions, the Devil, God, and Death. Each asks him to share his turkey, but he…
- 3
Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc (2025)
★ 8.5 · 1,123 ratingsIn a brutal war between devils, hunters, and secret enemies, a mysterious girl named Reze has stepped into Denji's world, and he faces his deadliest battle yet, fueled by love in a world where survival knows no rules.
- 4
DC Showcase: Death (2019)
★ 8.4 · 159 ratingsVincent, an artist with unresolved inner demons, meets a mysterious girl who helps him come to terms with his creative legacy… and eventual death.
- 5
When I'm Young (2022)
★ 8.4 · 284 ratings70-year-old Malena gets a second chance at life when she magically turns into her 22-year-old self. Now, posing as "Maria" to hide her true identity, she becomes the lead singer of her grandson's band and tries to…
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How this list is ranked
Nothing on this page is hand-picked to hit a word count. We pull films matching this list's criteria from TMDB, require a real audience behind each score, and rank by that score — 20 titles averaging 8.3. The page rebuilds daily, so new releases appear here as soon as enough people have rated them.
Frequently asked questions
What counts as an underrated fantasy movie?
On this page: a score of 7.0 or higher from between 150 and 1,200 people. That combination finds films audiences loved but not many found — Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender is the current leader at 9.2.
Are these movies actually any good?
Every one is rated above 7.0 by the people who saw it. They are obscure because of distribution and marketing, not quality — which is exactly why lists like this are worth scrolling.
Is this list updated?
Yes — it rebuilds every day from TMDB, so newly released movies appear as soon as enough people have rated them. You do not need an account to browse it, and there is no paywall on anything at MovieAI.