Many pieces must align to make a great fantasy film. But even within the fantasy genre, you have to match the tone of the specific world you wish to immerse your audience in. Here are 7 fantasy films that perfectly matched the tone needed. Jim Henson was able to tell a deep and complex story within his epic fantasy world, and he achieved his goal of returning to the darkness of original fairy tales. The whimsical fantasy film gives its audiences more of a payoff than in the end than the novel.