Ranking The Best Animated Movies Of All-Time
“What are the best Animated Movies Of All-Time?” We looked at 234 of the top Animated films, aggregating and ranking them so we could answer that very question!
The top 62 films, all appearing on 6 or more “Best Animated” movie lists, are ranked below by how many times they appear. The remaining 150+ movies, as well as the sources we used, are in alphabetical order on the bottom of the page.
Happy Scrolling!
Top 62 Animated Movies
62 .) Big Hero 6 (2014) directed by Don Hall
Lists It Appears On:
- Flick Chart
- Game Designing
- IMDB
- MSN
- Ranker
- USA Today
The special bond that develops between plus-sized inflatable robot Baymax, and prodigy Hiro Hamada, who team up with a group of friends to form a band of high-tech heroes.
61 .) Castle in the Sky (1986) directed by Hayao Miyazaki
Lists It Appears On:
- Flick Chart
- IMDB
- MSN
- The Best Picks
- Time Out
- USA Today
A young boy and a girl with a magic crystal must race against pirates and foreign agents in a search for a legendary floating castle.
60 .) Cinderella (1950) directed by Clyde Geronimi
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- Flick Chart
- IMDB
- Ranker
- Time Out
- Watch Mojo
- WTOP
Cinderella has faith her dreams of a better life will come true. With help from her loyal mice friends and a wave of her Fairy Godmother’s wand, Cinderella’s rags are magically turned into a glorious gown and off she goes to the Royal Ball. But when the clock strikes midnight, the spell is broken, leaving a single glass slipper… the only key to the ultimate fairy-tale ending!
59 .) Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)
Lists It Appears On:
- Business Insider
- Flick Chart
- Game Designing
- Movie Dash
- MSN
- USA Today
Kubo mesmerizes the people in his village with his magical gift for spinning wild tales with origami. When he accidentally summons an evil spirit seeking vengeance, Kubo is forced to go on a quest to solve the mystery of his fallen samurai father and his mystical weaponry, as well as discover his own magical powers.
58 .) Millennium Actress (2001) directed by Satoshi Kon
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- Game Designing
- IMDB
- MSN
- Time Out
- USA Today
Documentary filmmaker Genya Tachibana has tracked down the legendary actress Chiyoko Fujiwara, who mysteriously vanished at the height of her career. When he presents her with a key she had lost and thought was gone forever, the filmmaker could not have imagined that it would not only unlock the long-held secrets of Chiyoko’s life… but also his own.
57 .) Moana (2016)
Lists It Appears On:
- Business Insider
- Flick Chart
- Game Designing
- MSN
- USA Today
- WTOP
In Ancient Polynesia, when a terrible curse incurred by Maui reaches an impetuous Chieftain’s daughter’s island, she answers the Ocean’s call to seek out the demigod to set things right.
56 .) Mulan (1998) directed by Tony Bancroft
Lists It Appears On:
- Chillopedia
- Flick Chart
- Game Designing
- IMDB
- Nerd Much
- Ranker
A tomboyish girl disguises herself as a young man so she can fight with the Imperial Chinese Army against the invading Huns. With help from wise-cracking dragon Mushu, Mulan just might save her country — and win the heart of handsome Captain Li Shang.
55 .) Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984) directed by Hayao Miyazaki
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- Flick Chart
- IMDB
- MSN
- The Best Picks
- Time Out
- USA Today
After a global war, the seaside kingdom known as the Valley Of The Wind remains one of the last strongholds on Earth untouched by a poisonous jungle and the powerful insects that guard it. Led by the courageous Princess Nausicaä, the people of the Valley engage in an epic struggle to restore the bond between humanity and Earth.
54 .) Only Yesterday (1991)
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- Business Insider
- Flick Chart
- Game Designing
- MSN
- Time Out
- USA Today
It’s 1982, and Taeko is 27 years old, unmarried, and has lived her whole life in Tokyo. She decides to visit her family in the countryside, and as the train travels through the night, memories flood back of her younger years: the first immature stirrings of romance, the onset of puberty, and the frustrations of math and boys. At the station she is met by young farmer Toshio, and the encounters with him begin to reconnect her to forgotten longings. In lyrical switches between the present and the past, Taeko contemplates the arc of her life, and wonders if she has been true to the dreams of her childhood self.
53 .) Rango (2011) directed by Gore Verbinski
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- Game Designing
- IMDB
- MSN
- Rolling Stone
- Time Out
- USA Today
When Rango, a lost family pet, accidentally winds up in the gritty, gun-slinging town of Dirt, the less-than-courageous lizard suddenly finds he stands out. Welcomed as the last hope the town has been waiting for, new Sheriff Rango is forced to play his new role to the hilt.
52 .) Sleeping Beauty (1959) directed by Clyde Geronimi
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- IMDB
- MSN
- Time Out
- USA Today
- WTOP
A beautiful princess born in a faraway kingdom is destined by a terrible curse to prick her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel and fall into a deep sleep that can only be awakened by true love’s first kiss. Determined to protect her, her parents ask three fairies to raise her in hiding. But the evil Maleficent is just as determined to seal the princess’s fate.
51 .) South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999) directed by Trey Parker
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- IMDB
- Mental Floss
- Rolling Stone
- Time
- Time Out
When the four boys see an R-rated movie featuring Canadians Terrance and Philip, they are pronounced “corrupted”, and their parents pressure the United States to wage war against Canada.
50 .) The Jungle Book (1967) directed by Wolfgang Reitherman
Lists It Appears On:
- Chillopedia
- Flick Chart
- IMDB
- Ranker
- Time Out
- WTOP
The boy Mowgli makes his way to the man-village with Bagheera, the wise panther. Along the way he meets jazzy King Louie, the hypnotic snake Kaa and the lovable, happy-go-lucky bear Baloo, who teaches Mowgli “The Bare Necessities” of life and the true meaning of friendship.
49 .) Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
Lists It Appears On:
- Business Insider
- Flick Chart
- Game Designing
- Time
- Time Out
- Variety
Cheese-loving eccentric Wallace and his cunning canine pal, Gromit, investigate a mystery in Nick Park’s animated adventure, in which the lovable inventor and his intrepid pup run a business ridding the town of garden pests. Using only humane methods that turn their home into a halfway house for evicted vermin, the pair stumble upon a mystery involving a voracious vegetarian monster that threatens to ruin the annual veggie-growing contest.
48 .) 101 Dalmatians (1961) directed by Clyde Geronimi
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- Business Insider
- Chillopedia
- Flick Chart
- Game Designing
- IMDB
- Ranker
- Time Out
When a litter of dalmatian puppies are abducted by the minions of Cruella De Vil, the parents must find them before she uses them for a diabolical fashion statement.
47 .) Mary and Max (2009) directed by Adam Elliot
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- Game Designing
- IMDB
- MSN
- The Best Picks
- Time Out
- USA Today
A tale of friendship between two unlikely pen pals: Mary, a lonely, eight-year-old girl living in the suburbs of Melbourne, and Max, a forty-four-year old, severely obese man living in New York. In the mid-1970’s, a homely, friendless Australian girl of 8 picks a name out of a Manhattan phone book and writes to him; she includes a chocolate bar. He writes back, with chocolate. Thus begins a 20-year correspondence. Will the two ever meet face to face?
46 .) Paprika (2006) directed by Satoshi Kon
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- IMDB
- Indie Wire
- MSN
- Time
- Time Out
- USA Today
When a machine that allows therapists to enter their patient’s dreams is stolen, all hell breaks loose. Only a young female therapist can stop it: Paprika.
45 .) Princess Mononoke (1997) directed by Hayao Miyazaki
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- Game Designing
- IMDB
- MSN
- The Best Picks
- Time Out
- USA Today
Ashitaka, a prince of the disappearing Ainu tribe, is cursed by a demonized boar god and must journey to the west to find a cure. Along the way, he encounters San, a young human woman fighting to protect the forest, and Lady Eboshi, who is trying to destroy it. Ashitaka must find a way to bring balance to this conflict.
44 .) Shrek (2001) directed by Andrew Adamson
Lists It Appears On:
- Chillopedia
- Flick Chart
- Game Designing
- IMDB
- Ranker
- The Best Picks
- WTOP
It ain’t easy bein’ green — especially if you’re a likable (albeit smelly) ogre named Shrek. On a mission to retrieve a gorgeous princess from the clutches of a fire-breathing dragon, Shrek teams up with an unlikely compatriot — a wisecracking donkey.
43 .) Waking Life (2001) directed by Richard Linklater
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- Rolling Stone
- Time Out
- USA Today
- Variety
Waking Life is about a young man in a persistent lucid dream-like state. The film follows its protagonist as he initially observes and later participates in philosophical discussions that weave together issues like reality, free will, our relationships with others, and the meaning of life.
42 .) Wreck-It Ralph (2012) directed by Rich Moore
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- Game Designing
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- Ranker
- Time Out
- USA Today
Wreck-It Ralph is the 9-foot-tall, 643-pound villain of an arcade video game named Fix-It Felix Jr., in which the game’s titular hero fixes buildings that Ralph destroys. Wanting to prove he can be a good guy and not just a villain, Ralph escapes his game and lands in Hero’s Duty, a first-person shooter where he helps the game’s hero battle against alien invaders. He later enters Sugar Rush, a kart racing game set on tracks made of candies, cookies and other sweets. There, Ralph meets Vanellope von Schweetz who has learned that her game is faced with a dire threat that could affect the entire arcade, and one that Ralph may have inadvertently started.
41 .) Your Name (2016)
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- Business Insider
- Flick Chart
- Game Designing
- Mental Floss
- MSN
- The Best Picks
- USA Today
High schoolers Mitsuha and Taki are complete strangers living separate lives. But one night, they suddenly switch places. Mitsuha wakes up in Taki’s body, and he in hers. This bizarre occurrence continues to happen randomly, and the two must adjust their lives around each other.
40 .) Zootopia (2016)
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- MSN
- Ranker
- The Best Picks
- USA Today
Determined to prove herself, Officer Judy Hopps, the first bunny on Zootopia’s police force, jumps at the chance to crack her first case – even if it means partnering with scam-artist fox Nick Wilde to solve the mystery.
39 .) Anomalisa (2015)
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- Game Designing
- Indie Wire
- MSN
- Rolling Stone
- USA Today
- Variety
A man crippled by the mundanity of his life experiences something out of the ordinary.
38 .) Frozen (2013) directed by Chris Buck
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- IMDB
- MSN
- Time Out
- USA Today
- WTOP
Young princess Anna of Arendelle dreams about finding true love at her sister Elsa’s coronation. Fate takes her on a dangerous journey in an attempt to end the eternal winter that has fallen over the kingdom. She’s accompanied by ice delivery man Kristoff, his reindeer Sven, and snowman Olaf. On an adventure where she will find out what friendship, courage, family, and true love really means.
37 .) Howl’s Moving Castle (2004) directed by Hayao Miyazaki
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- Game Designing
- IMDB
- Indie Wire
- MSN
- Rolling Stone
- The Best Picks
- USA Today
When Sophie, a shy young woman, is cursed with an old body by a spiteful witch, her only chance of breaking the spell lies with a self-indulgent yet insecure young wizard and his companions in his legged, walking home.
36 .) Kung Fu Panda (2008) directed by Mark Osborne
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- MSN
- Ranker
- Time
- Time Out
- USA Today
When the Valley of Peace is threatened, lazy Po the panda discovers his destiny as the “chosen one” and trains to become a kung fu hero, but transforming the unsleek slacker into a brave warrior won’t be easy. It’s up to Master Shifu and the Furious Five — Tigress, Crane, Mantis, Viper and Monkey — to give it a try.
35 .) Monsters, Inc (2001) directed by Pete Docter
Lists It Appears On:
- Business Insider
- Game Designing
- IMDB
- MSN
- Ranker
- The Best Picks
- Time Out
- USA Today
James Sullivan and Mike Wazowski are monsters, they earn their living scaring children and are the best in the business… even though they’re more afraid of the children than they are of them. When a child accidentally enters their world, James and Mike suddenly find that kids are not to be afraid of and they uncover a conspiracy that could threaten all children across the world.
34 .) Tangled (2010) directed by Nathan Greno
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- Game Designing
- IMDB
- MSN
- Ranker
- Time
- Time Out
- USA Today
When the kingdom’s most wanted-and most charming-bandit Flynn Rider hides out in a mysterious tower, he’s taken hostage by Rapunzel, a beautiful and feisty tower-bound teen with 70 feet of magical, golden hair. Flynn’s curious captor, who’s looking for her ticket out of the tower where she’s been locked away for years, strikes a deal with the handsome thief and the unlikely duo sets off on an action-packed escapade, complete with a super-cop horse, an over-protective chameleon and a gruff gang of pub thugs.
33 .) Toy Story 2 (1999) directed by John Lasseter
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- Business Insider
- Flick Chart
- Game Designing
- IMDB
- MSN
- Ranker
- Time Out
- USA Today
Andy heads off to Cowboy Camp, leaving his toys to their own devices. Things shift into high gear when an obsessive toy collector named Al McWhiggen, owner of Al’s Toy Barn kidnaps Woody. Andy’s toys mount a daring rescue mission, Buzz Lightyear meets his match and Woody has to decide where he and his heart truly belong.
32 .) Coraline (2009) directed by Henry Selick
Lists It Appears On:
- Business Insider
- Flick Chart
- Game Designing
- IMDB
- Indie Wire
- MSN
- Rolling Stone
- Time Out
- USA Today
When Coraline moves to an old house, she feels bored and neglected by her parents. She finds a hidden door with a bricked up passage. During the night, she crosses the passage and finds a parallel world where everybody has buttons instead of eyes, with caring parents and all her dreams coming true. When the Other Mother invites Coraline to stay in her world forever, the girl refuses and finds that the alternate reality where she is trapped is only a trick to lure her.
31 .) Fantasia (1940) directed by James Algar
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- Business Insider
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- Game Designing
- IMDB
- MSN
- Rolling Stone
- Time Out
- USA Today
- WTOP
Walt Disney’s timeless masterpiece is an extravaganza of sight and sound! See the music come to life, hear the pictures burst into song and experience the excitement that is Fantasia over and over again.
30 .) Ghost in the Shell (1995) directed by Mamoru Oshii
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- IMDB
- Movie Dash
- MSN
- The Best Picks
- Time Out
- USA Today
In the year 2029, the barriers of our world have been broken down by the net and by cybernetics, but this brings new vulnerability to humans in the form of brain-hacking. When a highly-wanted hacker known as ‘The Puppetmaster’ begins involving them in politics, Section 9, a group of cybernetically enhanced cops, are called in to investigate and stop the Puppetmaster.
29 .) Grave of the Fireflies (1988) directed by Isao Takahata
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- Rolling Stone
- The Best Picks
- The Cinemaholic
- Time Out
- USA Today
- Variety
In the final months of World War II, 14-year-old Seita and his sister Setsuko are orphaned when their mother is killed during an air raid in Kobe, Japan. After a falling out with their aunt, they move into an abandoned bomb shelter. With no surviving relatives and their emergency rations depleted, Seita and Setsuko struggle to survive.
28 .) Waltz with Bashir (2008) directed by Ari Folman
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- Indie Wire
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- Rolling Stone
- Time Out
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Much awarded animated documentary, in which director and Israeli army veteran Ari Folman interviews friends and former soldiers about their memories of the 1982 Lebanon war and especially the Sabra and Shatila massacre in Beirut. The usage on animation enabled Folman to illustrate their personal memories and dreams.
27 .) Yellow Submarine (1968)
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- Rolling Stone
- Time
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- USA Today
- Variety
The Blue Meanies take over Pepperland, draining it of all its color and music, firing anti-music missiles, bonking people with green apples, and turning the inhabitants to stone by way of the pointed finger of a giant blue glove. As the only survivor, the Lord Admiral escapes in the yellow submarine and goes to Liverpool to enlist the help of the Beatles.
26 .) Akira (1988) directed by Katsuhiro Ôtomo
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- IMDB
- MSN
- Rolling Stone
- The Best Picks
- Time
- Time Out
- USA Today
Childhood friends Tetsuo and Kaneda are pulled into the post-apocalyptic underworld of Neo-Tokyo and forced to fight for their very survival. Kaneda is a bike gang leader, and Tetsuo is a member of a tough motorcycle crew who becomes involved in a covert government project called Akira. But a bloody battle ensues when Kaneda sets out to save his friend.
25 .) Bambi (1942) directed by James Algar
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- Business Insider
- Chillopedia
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- Game Designing
- IMDB
- Ranker
- Rolling Stone
- Time Out
- Watch Mojo
- WTOP
Bambi’s tale unfolds from season to season as the young prince of the forest learns about life, love, and friends.
24 .) How to Train Your Dragon (2010) directed by Dean DeBlois
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- Ranker
- The Best Picks
- Time Out
- USA Today
As the son of a Viking leader on the cusp of manhood, shy Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III faces a rite of passage: he must kill a dragon to prove his warrior mettle. But after downing a feared dragon, he realizes that he no longer wants to destroy it, and instead befriends the beast – which he names Toothless – much to the chagrin of his warrior father
23 .) Persepolis (2007) directed by Vincent Paronnaud
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- IMDB
- Indie Wire
- MSN
- Rolling Stone
- Time Out
- USA Today
- Variety
In 1970s Iran, Marjane ‘Marji’ Statrapi watches events through her young eyes and her idealistic family of a long dream being fulfilled of the hated Shah’s defeat in the Iranian Revolution of 1979. However as Marji grows up, she witnesses first hand how the new Iran, now ruled by Islamic fundamentalists, has become a repressive tyranny on its own.
22 .) The Lego Movie (2014) directed by Phil Lord
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- Indie Wire
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- MSN
- Rolling Stone
- Time Out
- USA Today
An ordinary Lego mini-figure, mistakenly thought to be the extraordinary MasterBuilder, is recruited to join a quest to stop an evil Lego tyrant from gluing the universe together.
21 .) The Incredibles (2004) directed by Brad Bird
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- IMDB
- Movie Dash
- Ranker
- Rolling Stone
- The Best Picks
- Time Out
- WTOP
Bob Parr has given up his superhero days to log in time as an insurance adjuster and raise his three children with his formerly heroic wife in suburbia. But when he receives a mysterious assignment, it’s time to get back into costume.
20 .) Ratatouille (2007) directed by Brad Bird
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- Business Insider
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- IMDB
- Indie Wire
- MSN
- Ranker
- The Best Picks
- Time Out
- USA Today
A rat named Remy dreams of becoming a great French chef despite his family’s wishes and the obvious problem of being a rat in a decidedly rodent-phobic profession. When fate places Remy in the sewers of Paris, he finds himself ideally situated beneath a restaurant made famous by his culinary hero, Auguste Gusteau. Despite the apparent dangers of being an unlikely – and certainly unwanted – visitor in the kitchen of a fine French restaurant, Remy’s passion for cooking soon sets into motion a hilarious and exciting rat race that turns the culinary world of Paris upside down.
19 .) The Triplets of Belleville (2003) directed by Sylvain Chomet
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- Rolling Stone
- Time
- Time Out
- USA Today
When her grandson is kidnapped during the Tour de France, Madame Souza and her beloved pooch Bruno team up with the Belleville Sisters–an aged song-and-dance team from the days of Fred Astaire–to rescue him.
18 .) Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) directed by Robert Zemeckis
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- Mental Floss
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- WTOP
Toon star Roger is worried that his wife Jessica is playing pattycake with someone else, so the studio hires detective Eddie Valiant to snoop on her. But the stakes are quickly raised when Marvin Acme is found dead and Roger is the prime suspect.
17 .) Aladdin (1992) directed by Ron Clements
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- Watch Mojo
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Princess Jasmine grows tired of being forced to remain in the palace, so she sneaks out into the marketplace, in disguise, where she meets street-urchin Aladdin. The couple falls in love, although Jasmine may only marry a prince. After being thrown in jail, Aladdin becomes embroiled in a plot to find a mysterious lamp, with which the evil Jafar hopes to rule the land.
16 .) Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) directed by Wes Anderson
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- Rolling Stone
- Time
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- USA Today
- Variety
The Fantastic Mr. Fox bored with his current life, plans a heist against the three local farmers. The farmers, tired of sharing their chickens with the sly fox, seek revenge against him and his family.
15 .) Inside Out (2015) directed by Pete Docter
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- Rolling Stone
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Growing up can be a bumpy road, and it’s no exception for Riley, who is uprooted from her Midwest life when her father starts a new job in San Francisco. Like all of us, Riley is guided by her emotions – Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness. The emotions live in Headquarters, the control center inside Riley’s mind, where they help advise her through everyday life. As Riley and her emotions struggle to adjust to a new life in San Francisco, turmoil ensues in Headquarters. Although Joy, Riley’s main and most important emotion, tries to keep things positive, the emotions conflict on how best to navigate a new city, house and school.
14 .) The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) directed by Henry Selick
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- Rolling Stone
- The Best Picks
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Tired of scaring humans every October 31 with the same old bag of tricks, Jack Skellington, the spindly king of Halloween Town, kidnaps Santa Claus and plans to deliver shrunken heads and other ghoulish gifts to children on Christmas morning. But as Christmas approaches, Jack’s rag-doll girlfriend, Sally, tries to foil his misguided plans.
13 .) The Little Mermaid (1989) directed by Ron Clements
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This colorful adventure tells the story of an impetuous mermaid princess named Ariel who falls in love with the very human Prince Eric and puts everything on the line for the chance to be with him. Memorable songs and characters — including the villainous sea witch Ursula.
12 .) My Neighbor Totoro (1988) directed by Hayao Miyazaki
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- The Cinemaholic
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Two sisters move to the country with their father in order to be closer to their hospitalized mother, and discover the surrounding trees are inhabited by Totoros, magical spirits of the forest. When the youngest runs away from home, the older sister seeks help from the spirits to find her.
11 .) Beauty and the Beast (1991) directed by Gary Trousdale
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- IMDB
- Mental Floss
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- Ranker
- The Best Picks
- The Cinemaholic
- Time Out
- USA Today
- WTOP
Follow the adventures of Belle, a bright young woman who finds herself in the castle of a prince who’s been turned into a mysterious beast. With the help of the castle’s enchanted staff, Belle soon learns the most important lesson of all — that true beauty comes from within.
10 .) Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) directed by William Cottrell
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- Rolling Stone
- Time
- Time Out
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- Watch Mojo
A beautiful girl, Snow White, takes refuge in the forest in the house of seven dwarfs to hide from her stepmother, the wicked Queen. The Queen is jealous because she wants to be known as “the fairest in the land,” and Snow White’s beauty surpasses her own.
9 .) Toy Story 3 (2010) directed by Lee Unkrich
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- Ranker
- The Best Picks
- The Cinemaholic
- Time
- Time Out
- USA Today
Woody, Buzz, and the rest of Andy’s toys haven’t been played with in years. With Andy about to go to college, the gang find themselves accidentally left at a nefarious day care center. The toys must band together to escape and return home to Andy.
8 .) Pinocchio (1940) directed by Norman Ferguson
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- The Cinemaholic
- Time
- Time Out
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- Watch Mojo
- WTOP
Lonely toymaker Geppetto has his wishes answered when the Blue Fairy arrives to bring his wooden puppet Pinocchio to life. Before becoming a real boy, however, Pinocchio must prove he’s worthy as he sets off on an adventure with his whistling sidekick and conscience, Jiminy Cricket.
7 .) The Iron Giant (1999) directed by Brad Bird
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- Business Insider
- Flick Chart
- Game Designing
- IMDB
- Mental Floss
- MSN
- Nerd Much
- Ranker
- Rolling Stone
- The Best Picks
- The Cinemaholic
- Time Out
- USA Today
In the small town of Rockwell, Maine in October 1957, a giant metal machine befriends a nine-year-old boy and ultimately finds its humanity by unselfishly saving people from their own fears and prejudices.
6 .) Finding Nemo (2003) directed by Andrew Stanton
Lists It Appears On:
- Business Insider
- Chillopedia
- Flick Chart
- Game Designing
- IMDB
- Indie Wire
- MSN
- Ranker
- The Best Picks
- Time
- Time Out
- USA Today
- Watch Mojo
- WTOP
Nemo, an adventurous young clownfish, is unexpectedly taken from his Great Barrier Reef home to a dentist’s office aquarium. It’s up to his worrisome father Marlin and a friendly but forgetful fish Dory to bring Nemo home — meeting vegetarian sharks, surfer dude turtles, hypnotic jellyfish, hungry seagulls, and more along the way.
5 .) The Lion King (1994) directed by Roger Allers
Lists It Appears On:
- Business Insider
- Flick Chart
- Game Designing
- IMDB
- Movie Dash
- MSN
- Ranker
- The Best Picks
- The Cinemaholic
- Time
- Time Out
- USA Today
- Watch Mojo
- WTOP
A young lion cub named Simba can’t wait to be king. But his uncle craves the title for himself and will stop at nothing to get it.
4 .) Toy Story (1995) directed by John Lasseter
Lists It Appears On:
- Business Insider
- Flick Chart
- Game Designing
- IMDB
- Mental Floss
- MSN
- Ranker
- Rolling Stone
- The Best Picks
- Time
- Time Out
- USA Today
- Watch Mojo
- WTOP
Led by Woody, Andy’s toys live happily in his room until Andy’s birthday brings Buzz Lightyear onto the scene. Afraid of losing his place in Andy’s heart, Woody plots against Buzz. But when circumstances separate Buzz and Woody from their owner, the duo eventually learns to put aside their differences.
3 .) WALL-E (2008) directed by Andrew Stanton
Lists It Appears On:
- Business Insider
- Flick Chart
- Game Designing
- IMDB
- Indie Wire
- MSN
- Ranker
- Rolling Stone
- The Best Picks
- The Cinemaholic
- Time
- Time Out
- USA Today
- WTOP
WALL·E is the last robot left on an Earth that has been overrun with garbage and all humans have fled to outer space. For 700 years he has continued to try and clean up the mess, but has developed some rather interesting human-like qualities. When a ship arrives with a sleek new type of robot, WALL·E thinks he’s finally found a friend and stows away on the ship when it leaves.
2 .) Up (2009) directed by Pete Docter
Lists It Appears On:
- Business Insider
- Chillopedia
- Flick Chart
- Game Designing
- IMDB
- Indie Wire
- MSN
- Ranker
- Rolling Stone
- The Best Picks
- The Cinemaholic
- Time
- Time Out
- USA Today
- WTOP
Carl Fredricksen spent his entire life dreaming of exploring the globe and experiencing life to its fullest. But at age 78, life seems to have passed him by, until a twist of fate (and a persistent 8-year old Wilderness Explorer named Russell) gives him a new lease on life.
1 .) Spirited Away (2001) directed by Hayao Miyazaki
Lists It Appears On:
- Business Insider
- Flick Chart
- Game Designing
- IMDB
- Indie Wire
- Mental Floss
- MSN
- Ranker
- Rolling Stone
- The Best Picks
- The Cinemaholic
- Time
- Time Out
- USA Today
- WTOP
A young girl, Chihiro, becomes trapped in a strange new world of spirits. When her parents undergo a mysterious transformation, she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free her family.
The 150+ Additional Best Animated Movies Of All-Time
# | Movies | Directors | Lists |
63 | Chicken Run (2000) | Peter Lord |
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64 | Coco (2017) | Flick Chart | |
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65 | Despicable Me (2010) | Pierre Coffin | IMDB |
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66 | Ernest & Celestine (2012) |
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67 | Fantastic Planet (1973) | Flick Chart | |
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68 | Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989) | Hayao Miyazaki | Flick Chart |
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69 | Lady and the Tramp (1955) | Clyde Geronimi | Flick Chart |
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70 | Perfect Blue (1997) | Satoshi Kon | Flick Chart |
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71 | Ponyo (2008) | Hayao Miyazaki | Flick Chart |
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72 | Porco Rosso (1992) | Hayao Miyazaki | Flick Chart |
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73 |
Shaun the Sheep Movie (2015)
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74 |
The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926)
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75 | The Secret World of Arrietty (2010) | Hiromasa Yonebayashi |
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76 | The Wind Rises (2013) | Flick Chart | |
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77 | Tokyo Godfathers (2003) | Flick Chart | |
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78 | Alice In Wonderland (1951) | Clyde Geronimi | Flick Chart |
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79 | Dumbo (1941) | Samuel Armstrong | Flick Chart |
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80 | Finding Dory (2016) |
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81 | Frankenweenie (2012) | Tim Burton |
Game Designing
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82 | How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) | Dean DeBlois |
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83 | Lilo & Stitch | Dean DeBlois |
Game Designing
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84 | My Life as a Zucchini (2016) |
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85 | Peter Pan (1953) | Clyde Geronimi | Flick Chart |
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86 | Robin Hood (1973) | Wolfgang Reitherman | Flick Chart |
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87 | Song of the Sea (2014) |
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88 | The Illusionist (2010) |
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89 |
The Lego Batman Movie (2017)
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90 | The Red Turtle (2016) |
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91 | Watership Down (1978) | Flick Chart | |
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92 | Whisper of the Heart (1995) | Flick Chart | |
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93 | A Bug’s Life 1998 | Flick Chart | |
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94 | Antz |
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95 | Arthur Christmas (2011) |
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96 | Hercules | Ron Clements | IMDB |
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97 | Ice Age (2002) | Chris Wedge | Chillopedia |
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98 | Madagascar (2005) | Eric Darnell | Chillopedia |
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99 | Ninja Scroll (1993) | Flick Chart | |
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100 | Paddington 2 (2017) |
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101 | Summer Wars (2009) | Flick Chart | |
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102 | Tarzan | Chris Buck |
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103 | The Adventures of Tintin (2011) | Steven Spielberg | IMDB |
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104 |
The Boy and the Beast (2015)
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105 |
The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)
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106 | The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) | Steve Box | IMDB |
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107 | The Emperor’s New Groove | Mark Dindal | Flick Chart |
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108 | The Land Before Time (1988) | Don Bluth | IMDB |
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109 | The Little Prince (2015) |
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110 |
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)
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111 | The Secret of Kells (2009) |
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112 | The Secret of NIMH (1982) | Flick Chart | |
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113 | The Simpsons Movie | David Silverman | Flick Chart |
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114 |
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013)
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115 |
When Marnie Was There (2014)
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116 | Winnie the Pooh (2011) |
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117 | A Monster Calls (2016) | MSN | |
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118 | A Silent Voice (2016) | MSN | |
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119 |
Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010)
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120 |
Bilal: A New Breed of Hero (2015)
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121 | Bolt | Byron Howard |
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122 | Brave | Mark Andrews | IMDB |
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123 | Cars | John Lasseter | IMDB |
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124 | Despicable Me 2 (2013) | MSN | |
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125 | Duck Amuck 1953 | Flick Chart | |
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126 | Fritz the Cat (1972) |
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127 |
From Up on Poppy Hill (2011)
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128 | Happy Feet | Ranker | |
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129 | Heavy Traffic (1973) | Time Out | |
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130 | Isle of Dogs (2018) | MSN | |
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131 |
James and the Giant Peach (1996)
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132 | Kung Fu Panda 3 | Alessandro Carloni |
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133 | Loving Vincent (2017) | MSN | |
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134 |
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (1997)
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135 | Paddington (2014) | MSN | |
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136 | ParaNorman (2012) |
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137 | Shrek 2 | Andrew Adamson |
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138 | Sita Sings the Blues (2008) | Indie Wire | |
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139 |
Team America: World Police (2004)
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140 | Tekkonkinkreet (2006) | MSN | |
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141 | The Book of Life (2014) | MSN | |
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142 |
The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie (1979)
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143 | The Fox and the Hound | Ted Berman | IMDB |
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144 | The Princess and the Frog | Ron Clements |
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145 | The Sword in the Stone | Wolfgang Reitherman | Flick Chart |
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146 | Tower |
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147 | Treasure Planet | Ron Clements | IMDB |
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148 | What’s Opera, Doc?’ (1957) | Flick Chart | |
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149 | Wolf Children (2012) | MSN | |
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150 | World of Tomorrow’ (2015) | Indie Wire | |
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151 |
A Charlie Brown Christmas 1965
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152 | A Goofy Movie | Nerd Much | |
153 | Alice (1988) | Time Out | |
154 | Allegro Non Troppo (1976) | Time Out | |
155 | Anastasia | Don Bluth | IMDB |
156 | Animal Farm (1954) | Time Out | |
157 |
April and the Extraordinary World
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158 | Atlantis: The Lost Empire | Nerd Much | |
159 |
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm 1993
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160 | Bee Movie | Nerd Much | |
161 |
BELLADONNA OF SADNESS (1973)
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162 | Boy and the World |
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163 | Brother Bear | Nerd Much | |
164 |
Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie
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165 | Charlotte’s Web’ (1973) |
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166 | Chico and Rita (2010) | Variety | |
167 |
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
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168 | Consuming Spirits (2012) | Time Out | |
169 | Coonskin (1975) | Time Out | |
170 | Corpse Bride | Tim Burton | IMDB |
171 |
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie 2001
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172 |
Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who!
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173 | Faust (1994) | Time Out | |
174 | Fehérlófia (1981) | Time Out | |
175 |
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004)
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176 | Goodbye Mr. Christie (2011) | Time Out | |
177 | Gulliver’s Travels (1939) | Time Out | |
178 |
Heaven and Earth Magic (1962)
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179 | Hotel Transylvania | Genndy Tartakovsky | IMDB |
180 |
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! 1966
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181 | In This Corner of the World |
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182 | Incredibles 2 2018 | Flick Chart | |
183 |
It’s Such a Beautiful Day (2014)
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184 | It’s the Great Pumpkin | Flick Chart | |
185 |
Jason and the Argonauts (1963)
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186 | King Kong (1933) | Time Out | |
187 | Kirikou and the Sorceress | Time Out | |
188 | Kung Fu Panda 2 | Jennifer Yuh Nelson | IMDB |
189 | Little Otik (2000) | Time Out | |
190 | Long Way North |
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191 |
Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro 1979
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192 | Meet the Robinsons | Nerd Much | |
193 | Megamind | Tom McGrath | IMDB |
194 | Mind Game (2004) | Time Out | |
195 | Minions | Ranker | |
196 | Miss Hokusai |
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197 | Monsters | Flick Chart | |
198 | Monsters University | Dan Scanlon | IMDB |
199 | Monsters vs Aliens | Nerd Much | |
200 | My Dog Tulip |
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201 |
Night on the Galactic Railroad
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202 | Open Season | Nerd Much | |
203 | Over the Hedge | Nerd Much | |
204 | Planet 51 | Nerd Much | |
205 | Pocahontas | Nerd Much | |
206 | Pom Poko (1994) | Time Out | |
207 | Prince of Egypt (1998) | Movie Dash | |
208 | Puss in Boots | Chris Miller | IMDB |
209 | Rio | Carlos Saldanha | IMDB |
210 | Rise of the Guardians | Peter Ramsey | IMDB |
211 | Sausage Party (2016) | Movie Dash | |
212 | Shark Tale | Nerd Much | |
213 |
Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs (1937)
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214 | Space Jam | Nerd Much | |
215 | Steamboat Willie’ (1928) |
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216 | Street of Crocodiles’ (1986) |
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217 | The Animatrix | Peter Chung | IMDB |
218 | The Black Cauldron | Nerd Much | |
219 | The Breadwinner |
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220 | The Croods | Kirk DeMicco | IMDB |
221 | The Dark Crystal | Jim Henson | IMDB |
222 |
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time 2006
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223 |
The Great Mouse Detective 1986
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224 |
The King and the Mockingbird (1980)
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225 | The Lord of the Rings (1978) | Time Out | |
226 | The Peanuts Movie |
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227 | The Pirates! Band of Misfits |
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228 | The Prince of Egypt | Brenda Chapman | IMDB |
229 | The Rugrats Movie | Nerd Much | |
230 | The Tale of the Fox (1930) | Time Out | |
231 |
The Transformers: The Movie 1986
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232 | The Wrong Trousers’ (1993) |
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233 | Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride |
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234 | When the Wind Blows (1986) | Time Out |
20 Best Animation Films Sources/Lists
Source | Article |
Business Insider | The 50 best animated movies of all time, according to critics | Business … |
Chillopedia | 20 Best Animated Movies of All Time – Chillopedia |
Flick Chart | The Top 100 Animation Movies of All Time – Flickchart |
Game Designing | The 100 Best Animated Movies of All Time | 2018 Edition |
IMDB | 100 Best Animated Movies Ever Made – IMDb |
Indie Wire | The Best Animated Movies of the 21st Century | IndieWire |
Mental Floss | The 10 Best Animated Movies Of All Time | Mental Floss |
Movie Dash | Top 10 Greatest Animated Movies Of All Time – Moviedash.com |
MSN | 100 Best Animated Movies of All Time – MSN.com |
Nerd Much | 20 Most Underrated Animated Movies of All-Time (Updated) |
Ranker | Best Animated Movies Ever | List of the Greatest Cartoon Films – Ranker |
Rolling Stone | 40 Greatest Animated Movies Ever – Rolling Stone |
The Best Picks | Best Animated Movies of All Time – The Best Picks.com |
The Cinemaholic | 10 Best Animated Movies of All Time – The Cinemaholic |
Time | The 25 All-TIME Best Animated Films | Time |
Time Out | Best animated movies ever made including Disney and … – Time Out |
USA Today | The 100 best animated movies of all time – USA Today |
Variety | 10 Greatest Animated Films for Adults – Variety |
Watch Mojo | Top 10 Animated Movies: All Time | WatchMojo.com |
WTOP | Best animated movies of all time | WTOP |