The Best Animated and CGI Movies
The best animated films of all time are an assortment of animated movies that rank among the best movies of all time. While the characters might be brightly colored and possess abilities most real people could only wish to ever have, the stories and imagery speak to everyone and have set these movies up to become the best animated films ever.
Far from simply being movie versions of cartoons, these are movies with some of the best characters, most compelling stories, and some of the overall most memorable movies in the history of cinema. With great animated movies, the skys the limit (literally, for characters in movies like The Incredibles and WALL-E) for the story being told. Many of these top animated films are comedies with message (like Toy Story) while others are heartbreaking dramas (like The Lion King). Theres no story that cant be told be these amazing animated films.
What are the best animated movies ever? What makes one animated film better than another? What is the greatest animated film? There are many varied answers to what makes a great animated film (story, characters, animation style), but theres no question that these are some of the best animated movies ever made. If you dont see your favorite animated movie on the list, make sure to add it to the list of the greatest animated films so that it might become someone elses favorite animated film someday.
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6,052 5,143
The Lion King is listed (or ranked) 1 on the list The Best Animated Films Ever
The Lion King
1994
The Lion King is a 1994 American animated musical epic film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the 32nd animated feature in the Walt Disney ...more
2
4,572 4,909
Toy Story is listed (or ranked) 2 on the list The Best Animated Films Ever
Toy Story
1995
Toy Story is a 1995 American computer-animated buddy-comedy adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Directed by John Lasseter, Toy Story was the ...more
3
4,461 4,714
Finding Nemo is listed (or ranked) 3 on the list The Best Animated Films Ever
Finding Nemo
2003
Finding Nemo is a 2003 American computer-animated comedy-drama adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Written and directed by Andrew Stanton, it ...more
6,309 3,716
Despicable Me is listed (or ranked) 4 on the list The Best Animated Films Ever
Despicable Me
2010
Despicable Me is an animation, comedy, crime fiction and family film directed by Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud.
5
4,474 4,663
The Incredibles is listed (or ranked) 5 on the list The Best Animated Films Ever
The Incredibles
2004
The Incredibles is a 2004 American computer-animated comedy superhero film written and directed by Brad Bird and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It was the sixth film produced by Pixar ...more
6
4,486 4,689
Up is listed (or ranked) 6 on the list The Best Animated Films Ever
Up
2009
Up is a 2009 American 3D computer-animated adventure comedy-drama film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Directed by Pete Docter, the film centers on an ...more
7
3,735 4,598
Aladdin is listed (or ranked) 7 on the list The Best Animated Films Ever
Aladdin
1992
Aladdin is a 1992 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Aladdin is the 31st animated feature in the Walt Disney ...more
8
4,072 4,830
WALL-E is listed (or ranked) 8 on the list The Best Animated Films Ever
WALL-E
2008
WALL-E is a 2008 American computer-animated science-fiction comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Directed by Andrew Stanton, the story follows a ...more
9
3,829 4,274
Monsters, Inc. is listed (or ranked) 9 on the list The Best Animated Films Ever
Monsters, Inc.
2001
Monsters, Inc. is a 2001 American computer-animated comedy film directed by Pete Docter, produced by Pixar Animation Studios, and released by Walt Disney Pictures. John Lasseter and Andrew ...more
10
3,391 4,602
Shrek is listed (or ranked) 10 on the list The Best Animated Films Ever
Shrek
2001
Shrek is a 2001 American computer-animated fantasy-comedy film produced by PDI/DreamWorks, released by DreamWorks Pictures, directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson, featuring the voices of ...more
11
3,591 4,644
Spirited Away is listed (or ranked) 11 on the list The Best Animated Films Ever
Sen to Chihiro No Kamikakushi
2001
Spirited Away is a 2001 Japanese animated fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki and produced by Studio Ghibli. The film stars Rumi Hiiragi, Miyu Irino, Mari Natsuki, Takeshi Naito, ...more
12
3,327 4,334
Beauty and the Beast is listed (or ranked) 12 on the list The Best Animated Films Ever
Beauty and the Beast
1991
Beauty and the Beast is a 1991 American animated musical romantic fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 30th film in the Walt Disney ...more
2018
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13
3,299 4,253
Ratatouille is listed (or ranked) 13 on the list The Best Animated Films Ever
Ratatouille
2007
Ratatouille is a 2007 American computer-animated comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the eighth film produced by Pixar, and was co-written ...more
14
3,581 4,195
How to Train Your Dragon is listed (or ranked) 14 on the list The Best Animated Films Ever
How to Train Your Dragon
2010
How to Train Your Dragon is a 2010 American 3D computer-animated action-fantasy film by DreamWorks Animation loosely based on the British book series of the same name by Cressida Cowell. The ...more
15
3,080 3,350
Mulan is listed (or ranked) 15 on the list The Best Animated Films Ever
Mulan
1998
Mulan is a 1998 American animated musical action-comedy-drama film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation based on the Chinese legend of Hua Mulan. The 36th animated feature in the Walt ...more
16
2,600 4,243
Toy Story 3 is listed (or ranked) 16 on the list The Best Animated Films Ever
Toy Story 3
2010
Toy Story 3 is a 2010 American 3D computer-animated comedy film, and the third film in the Toy Story series. It was produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. ...more
17
4,430 2,542
Minions is listed (or ranked) 17 on the list The Best Animated Films Ever
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Minions
2015
Minions is a 2015 American 3D computer-animated comedy film directed by Pierre Coffin and Kyle Balda, and is a spin-off/prequel to the Despicable Me franchise. Minions Stuart, Kevin, and Bob are ...more
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18
2,538 3,985
Ice Age is listed (or ranked) 18 on the list The Best Animated Films Ever
Ice Age
2002
Ice Age is a 2002 American computer-animated comedy adventure film directed by Carlos Saldanha and Chris Wedge from a story by Michael J. Wilson. It was produced by Blue Sky Studios and ...more
19
2,536 2,090
Lady and the Tramp is listed (or ranked) 19 on the list The Best Animated Films Ever
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Lady and the Tramp
1955
Lady and the Tramp is a 1955 American animated romantic musical comedy film produced by Walt Disney and released to theaters on 22 June 1955, by Buena Vista Distribution. The 15th film in the ...more
20
2,724 1,717
Happy Feet is listed (or ranked) 20 on the list The Best Animated Films Ever
Happy Feet
2006
Happy Feet is a 2006 Australian-American computer-animated musical family film, directed, produced and co-written by George Miller. It was produced at Sydney-based visual effects and animation ...more
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21
2,634 3,607
The Nightmare Before Christmas is listed (or ranked) 21 on the list The Best Animated Films Ever
The Nightmare Before Christmas
1993
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2,169 3,659
Toy Story 2 is listed (or ranked) 22 on the list The Best Animated Films Ever
Toy Story 2
1999
Toy Story 2 is a 1999 American computer-animated comedy adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Directed by John Lasseter and co-directed by Lee ...more
WEIRD HISTORY
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2,473 2,317
Wreck-It Ralph is listed (or ranked) 23 on the list The Best Animated Films Ever
Wreck-It Ralph
2012
Wreck-It Ralph is a 2012 comedy animation family film written by Phil Johnston, Jennifer Lee and directed by Rich Moore.
24
2,877 3,138
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Tangled
2010
Tangled is a 2010 American computer animated musical fantasy-comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Loosely based on the German fairy tale ...more
25
1,925 1,983
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Bambi
1942
Bambi is a 1942 American animated drama film directed by David Hand, produced by Walt Disney and based on the book Bambi, A Life in the Woods by Austrian author Felix Salten. The film was ...more
26
2,098 2,012
The Iron Giant is listed (or ranked) 26 on the list The Best Animated Films Ever
The Iron Giant
1999
The Iron Giant is a 1999 American animated science fiction comedy-drama film using both traditional animation and computer animation, produced by Warner Bros. Animation, and based on the 1968 ...more
27
2,048 1,784
The Emperors New Groove is listed (or ranked) 27 on the list The Best Animated Films Ever
The Emperors New Groove
2000
The Emperors New Groove is a 2000 American animated buddy comedy film created by Walt Disney Feature Animation, the 40th film in Disneys animated features canon. It was directed by Mark ...more
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28
1,914 2,295
Snow White and the Seven Dwarf... is listed (or ranked) 28 on the list The Best Animated Films Ever
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1937
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is a 1937 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures. Based on the German fairy tale by the ...more
29
1,680 1,711
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Madagascar
2005
Madagascar is a 2005 American computer-animated comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation, and released in movie theaters on May 27, 2005. The film tells the story of four Central Park Zoo ...more
30
2,171 1,519
Zootopia is listed (or ranked) 30 on the list The Best Animated Films Ever
Zootopia
2016
Zootopia is a 2016 American 3D computer-animated comedy film directed by Byron Howard and Rich Moore. A rabbit police officer (Ginnifer Goodwin) and a red fox con artist (Jason Bateman) form an ...more
FAMILY MOVIES
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31
2,752 3,240
The Little Mermaid is listed (or ranked) 31 on the list The Best Animated Films Ever
The Little Mermaid
1989
The Little Mermaid is a 1989 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Based on the Danish fairy tale by Hans ...more
32
3,074 3,243
Kung Fu Panda is listed (or ranked) 32 on the list The Best Animated Films Ever
Kung Fu Panda
2008
Kung Fu Panda is a 2008 American computer-animated action comedy martial arts film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It was directed by John Stevenson and ...more
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33
1,803 1,686
Peter Pan is listed (or ranked) 33 on the list The Best Animated Films Ever
Peter Pan
1953
Peter Pan is a 1953 American animated fantasy-adventure film produced by Walt Disney and based on the play Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldnt Grow Up by J. M. Barrie. It is the 14th film in the ...more
34
2,044 1,822
Tarzan is listed (or ranked) 34 on the list The Best Animated Films Ever
Tarzan
1999
Tarzan is a 1999 American animated adventure musical film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 37th film in the Walt Disney Animated Classics, it ...more
35
1,850 1,886
Cinderella is listed (or ranked) 35 on the list The Best Animated Films Ever
Cinderella
1950
Cinderella is a 1950 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney and released by RKO Radio Pictures. Based on the fairy tale "Cendrillon" by Charles Perrault, it is ...more
36
2,666 1,994
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Big Hero 6
2014
Big Hero 6 is a 2014 American 3D computer-animated superhero action comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the 54th film in the Walt ...more
37
2,327 3,006
The Jungle Book is listed (or ranked) 37 on the list The Best Animated Films Ever
The Jungle Book
1967
The Jungle Book is a 1967 American animated film produced by Walt Disney Productions. Inspired by the Rudyard Kiplings book of the same name, it is the 19th animated feature in the Walt Disney ...more
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38
2,104 2,054
Inside Out is listed (or ranked) 38 on the list The Best Animated Films Ever
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Inside Out
2015
Inside Out is a 2015 American 3D computer-animated comedy-drama film directed by Pete Docter. In the mind of a young girl, five personified emotions - Joy (Amy Poehler), Sadness (Phyllis Smith), ...more
39
2,381 2,123
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Lilo & Stitch
2002
Lilo & Stitch is a 2002 American animated action-adventure comedy-drama film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures on June 21, 2002. The 42nd ...more
40
1,718 1,681
Cars is listed (or ranked) 40 on the list The Best Animated Films Ever
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Cars
2006
Cars is a 2006 American computer-animated comedy-adventure sports film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Directed and co-written by John Lasseter, it is ...more
BEST MOVIES
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41
1,886 1,439
101 Dalmations is listed (or ranked) 41 on the list The Best Animated Films Ever
101 Dalmations
1961
One Hundred and One Dalmatians, often written 101 Dalmatians, is a 1961 American animated adventure film produced by Walt Disney Productions and adapted from Dodie Smiths 1956 novel of the same ...more
42
1,526 1,294
A Bugs Life is listed (or ranked) 42 on the list The Best Animated Films Ever
A Bugs Life
1998
A Bugs Life is a 1998 American computer-animated comedy adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Directed by John Lasseter and co-directed by ...more
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43
1,645 1,745
Who Framed Roger Rabbit is listed (or ranked) 43 on the list The Best Animated Films Ever
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
1988
Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a 1988 American live-action/animated fantasy-comedy film directed by Robert Zemeckis. The screenplay by Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman is based on Gary K. Wolfs ...more
44
2,169 1,808
Hercules is listed (or ranked) 44 on the list The Best Animated Films Ever
Hercules
1997
Hercules is a 1997 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 35th animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated ...more
45
1,729 1,779
Pinocchio is listed (or ranked) 45 on the list The Best Animated Films Ever
Pinocchio
1940
Pinocchio is a 1940 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and based on the Italian childrens novel The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi. It was the ...more
46
1,528 1,379
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Alice in Wonderland
1951
Alice in Wonderland is a 1951 American animated musical fantasy comedy-adventure film produced by Walt Disney Productions and based primarily on Lewis Carrolls Alices Adventures in Wonderland ...more
47
2,053 1,673
Brave is listed (or ranked) 47 on the list The Best Animated Films Ever
Brave
2012
Brave is a 2012 American computer-animated fantasy comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It was directed by Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman, and ...more
48
1,388 1,149
Robin Hood is listed (or ranked) 48 on the list The Best Animated Films Ever
Robin Hood
1973
Robin Hood is a 1973 American animated film produced by Walt Disney Productions which was first released in the United States on November 8, 1973. The 21st animated feature in the Walt Disney ...more
49
1,728 1,320
The Land Before Time is listed (or ranked) 49 on the list The Best Animated Films Ever
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The Land Before Time
1988
The Land Before Time is a 1988 American-Irish animated adventure drama film directed and co-produced by Don Bluth and executive produced by Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Kathleen Kennedy, and ...more
50
1,812 1,333
Frozen is listed (or ranked) 50 on the list The Best Animated Films Ever
Frozen
2013
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