Top 100 Animated Movies List

#40 Animated Movie

A Bug's Life (1998) G

A misfit ant, looking for "warriors" to save his colony from greedy grasshoppers, recruits a group of bugs that turn out to be an inept circus troupe.

Director:

John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton

Writers:

John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton

Stars:

Kevin Spacey, Dave Foley, Julia Louis-Dreyfus

#39 Animated Movie

Cinderella (1950)

When Cinderella's cruel stepmother prevents her from attending the Royal Ball, she gets some unexpected help from the lovable mice Gus and Jaq, and from her Fairy Godmother.

Director:

Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson

Writers:

Charles Perrault, Bill Peet

Stars:

Ilene Woods, James MacDonald, Eleanor Audley

#38 Animated Movie

Sleeping Beauty (1959)

After being snubbed by the royal family, a malevolent fairy places a curse on a princess which only a prince can break, along with the help of three good fairies.

Director:

Clyde Geronimi

Writers:

Erdman Penner, Charles Perrault

Stars:

Mary Costa, Bill Shirley, Eleanor Audley

#37 Animated Movie

How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966)

A grumpy hermit hatches a plan to steal Christmas from the Whos of Whoville.

Director:

Chuck Jones, Ben Washam

Writers:

Dr. Seuss, Irv Spector

Stars:

Boris Karloff, Thurl Ravenscroft, June Foray

#36 Animated Movie

Coraline (2009) PG

An adventurous girl finds another world that is a strangely idealized version of her frustrating home, but it has sinister secrets.

Director:

Henry Selick

Writers:

Henry Selick, Neil Gaiman

Stars:

Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, John Hodgman

#35 Animated Movie

Bambi (1942)

The story of a young deer growing up in the forest.

Director:

James Algar, Samuel Armstrong

Writers:

Felix Salten, Perce Pearce

Stars:

Hardie Albright, Stan Alexander, Bobette Audrey

#34 Animated Movie

Tangled (2010) PG

The magically long-haired Rapunzel has spent her entire life in a tower, but now that a runaway thief has stumbled upon her, she is about to discover the world for the first time, and who she really is.

Director:

Nathan Greno, Byron Howard

Writers:

Dan Fogelman, Jacob Grimm

Stars:

Mandy Moore, Zachary Levi, Donna Murphy

#33 Animated Movie

Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) PG

A toon-hating detective is a cartoon rabbit's only hope to prove his innocence when he is accused of murder.

Director:

Robert Zemeckis

Writers:

Gary K. Wolf, Jeffrey Price

Stars:

Bob Hoskins, Christopher Lloyd, Joanna Cassidy

#32 Animated Movie

Peter Pan (1953)

Wendy and her brothers are whisked away to the magical world of Neverland with the hero of their stories, Peter Pan.

Director:

Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson

Writers:

J.M. Barrie, Ted Sears

Stars:

Bobby Driscoll, Kathryn Beaumont, Hans Conried

#31 Animated Movie

Zootopia (2016) PG

In a city of anthropomorphic animals, a rookie bunny cop and a cynical con artist fox must work together to uncover a conspiracy.

Director:

Byron Howard, Rich Moore

Writers:

Byron Howard, Rich Moore

Stars:

Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Idris Elba

#30 Animated Movie

Wreck-It Ralph (2012) PG

A video game villain wants to be a hero and sets out to fulfill his dream, but his quest brings havoc to the whole arcade where he lives.

Director:

Rich Moore

Writers:

Rich Moore, Phil Johnston

Stars:

John C. Reilly, Jack McBrayer, Jane Lynch

#29 Animated Movie

A Scanner Darkly (2006) R

An undercover cop in a not-too-distant future becomes involved with a dangerous new drug and begins to lose his own identity as a result.

Director:

Richard Linklater

Writers:

Philip K. Dick, Richard Linklater

Stars:

Keanu Reeves, Winona Ryder, Robert Downey Jr.

#28 Animated Movie

The Cat in the Hat (1971) G

Two children left home alone for a short while one afternoon are visited by a very interesting yet troublesome cat wearing a tall striped hat. The cat succeeds in creating a huge mess in their house - can they get it cleaned up before Mom gets home?

Director:

Hawley Pratt

Writers:

Dr. Seuss

Stars:

Allan Sherman, Daws Butler, Pamelyn Ferdin

#27 Animated Movie

Pinocchio (1940)

A living puppet, with the help of a cricket as his conscience, must prove himself worthy to become a real boy.

Director:

Norman Ferguson, T. Hee

Writers:

Carlo Collodi, Ted Sears

Stars:

Dickie Jones, Christian Rub, Mel Blanc

#26 Animated Movie

Treasure Planet (2002) PG

A Disney animated version of "Treasure Island". The only difference is that the film is set in outer space with alien worlds and other galactic wonders.

Director:

Ron Clements, John Musker

Writers:

Robert Louis Stevenson, Ron Clements

Stars:

Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Emma Thompson, Martin Short

#25 Animated Movie

The Jungle Book (1967)

Bagheera the Panther and Baloo the Bear have a difficult time trying to convince a boy to leave the jungle for human civilization.

Director:

Wolfgang Reitherman

Writers:

Larry Clemmons, Ralph Wright

Stars:

Phil Harris, Sebastian Cabot, Louis Prima

#24 Animated Movie

The Lego Movie (2014) PG

An ordinary Lego construction worker, thought to be the prophesied 'Special', is recruited to join a quest to stop an evil tyrant from gluing the Lego universe into eternal stasis.

Director:

Phil Lord, Christopher Miller

Writers:

Phil Lord, Christopher Miller

Stars:

Chris Pratt, Will Ferrell, Elizabeth Banks

#23 Animated Movie

Alice in Wonderland (1951) G

Alice stumbles into the world of Wonderland. Will she get home? Not if the Queen of Hearts has her way.

Director:

Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson

Writers:

Lewis Carroll, Winston Hibler

Stars:

Kathryn Beaumont, Ed Wynn, Richard Haydn

#22 Animated Movie

The Little Mermaid (1989) G

A mermaid princess makes a Faustian bargain with an unscrupulous sea-witch in order to meet a human prince on land.

Director:

Ron Clements, John Musker

Writers:

John Musker, Ron Clements

Stars:

Jodi Benson, Rene Auberjonois, Christopher Daniel Barnes

#21 Animated Movie

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993) PG

Batman is wrongly implicated in a series of murders of mob bosses actually done by a new vigilante assassin.

Director:

Eric Radomski, Bruce Timm

Writers:

Bob Kane, Alan Burnett

Stars:

Kevin Conroy, Dana Delany, Hart Bochner

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