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1. The Princess and the Frog (2009)
G | 97 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A waitress, desperate to fulfill her dreams as a restaurant owner, is set on a journey to turn a frog prince back into a human being, but she has to face the same problem after she kisses him.
Directors: Ron Clements, John Musker | Stars: Anika Noni Rose, Keith David, Oprah Winfrey, Bruno Campos
Votes: 166,530 | Gross: $104.40M
2. A Bug's Life (1998)
G | 95 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
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.
Directors: John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton | Stars: Kevin Spacey, David Foley, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Hayden Panettiere
Votes: 314,219 | Gross: $162.80M
3. Captain Avispa (2024)
Not Rated | 88 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Capitán Avispa, hero of Avispatrópolis and the Honey Kingdom, puts to test his nobility, justice and innocence against the evil wasp Jacques Poison and his henchmen.
Directors: Jean Gabriel Guerra, Jonnathan Melendez | Stars: Luis Fonsi, Joy Huerta, Juanes, Karen Martínez
Votes: 60
4. Bee Movie (2007)
PG | 91 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Barry B. Benson, a bee just graduated from college, is disillusioned at his lone career choice: making honey. On a special trip outside the hive, Barry's life is saved by Vanessa, a florist in New York City. As their relationship blossoms, he discovers humans actually eat honey and subsequently decides to sue them.
Directors: Simon J. Smith, Steve Hickner | Stars: Jerry Seinfeld, Renée Zellweger, Matthew Broderick, Patrick Warburton
Votes: 179,642 | Gross: $126.63M
5. Pinocchio (2022)
PG | 105 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A puppet is brought to life by a fairy, who assigns him to lead a virtuous life in order to become a real boy.
Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Tom Hanks, Benjamin Evan Ainsworth, Angus Wright
Votes: 41,994
6. Antz (1998)
PG | 83 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A rather neurotic ant tries to break from his totalitarian society while trying to win the affection of the princess he loves.
Directors: Eric Darnell, Tim Johnson, Lawrence Guterman | Stars: Woody Allen, Sharon Stone, Gene Hackman, Sylvester Stallone
Votes: 163,976 | Gross: $90.76M
7. James and the Giant Peach (1996)
PG | 79 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
An orphan who lives with his two cruel aunts befriends anthropomorphic bugs who live inside a giant peach, and they embark on a journey to New York City.
Director: Henry Selick | Stars: Paul Terry, Joanna Lumley, Pete Postlethwaite, Simon Callow
Votes: 73,962 | Gross: $28.93M
8. Pinocchio (1940)
G | 88 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A living puppet, with the help of a cricket as his conscience, must prove himself worthy to become a real boy.
Directors: Norman Ferguson, T. Hee, Wilfred Jackson, Jack Kinney, Hamilton Luske, Bill Roberts, Ben Sharpsteen | Stars: Dickie Jones, Christian Rub, Mel Blanc, Don Brodie
Votes: 159,713 | Gross: $84.25M
9. The Ant Bully (2006)
PG | 88 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
After Lucas Nickle floods an ant colony with his water gun, he's magically shrunken down to insect size and sentenced to hard labor in the ruins.
Director: John A. Davis | Stars: Paul Giamatti, Nicolas Cage, Julia Roberts, Meryl Streep
Votes: 41,825 | Gross: $28.14M
10. Fly Me to the Moon 3D (2007)
G | 84 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
Three young houseflies stow away aboard the Apollo 11 flight to the moon.
Directors: Ben Stassen, Mimi Maynard | Stars: Trevor Gagnon, Philip Bolden, David Gore, Christopher Lloyd
Votes: 4,791 | Gross: $14.53M
11. Tom and Jerry: The Movie (1992)
G | 84 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Cat and mouse duo Tom and Jerry reluctantly work together to save a young girl from her evil aunt.
Director: Phil Roman | Stars: Richard Kind, Dana Hill, Anndi McAfee, Tony Jay
Votes: 12,081 | Gross: $3.56M
12. Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983)
G | 26 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The classic Disney animated characters play the roles in this animated retelling of the Charles Dickens masterpiece.
Director: Burny Mattinson | Stars: Alan Young, Wayne Allwine, Hal Smith, Will Ryan
Votes: 15,346 | Gross: $21.00M
13. Minuscule - Mandibles from Far Away (2018)
TV-G | 92 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
When the first snow falls in the valley, it is urgent to prepare its reserves for the winter. Alas, during the operation, a small ladybug is trapped in a box - to the Caribbean. One solution: reform the shock team.
Directors: Hélène Giraud, Thomas Szabo | Stars: Bruno Salomone, Thierry Frémont, Stéphane Coulon, Jean Nanga
Votes: 1,780
14. Maya (1975–1980)
TV-Y | 30 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The story of a young bee named Maya and her adventures.
Stars: Doris Jensen, Kurt Zips, Arthur Holden, Michiko Nomura
Votes: 4,573
15. Allegro non troppo (1976)
PG | 75 min | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
An enthusiastic filmmaker thinks he's come up with a totally original idea: animation set to classical music! When he is informed that some American named "Prisney" (or something) has ... See full summary »
Director: Bruno Bozzetto | Stars: Maurizio Nichetti, Maurizio Micheli, Marialuisa Giovannini, Néstor Garay
Votes: 3,209
16. Mr. Bug Goes to Town (1941)
Passed | 78 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
The happy tranquility of Buggsville is shattered when the populace learns that a colossal skyscraper is to be built over their tiny town.
Director: Dave Fleischer | Stars: Kenny Gardner, Jack Mercer, Tedd Pierce, Carl Meyer
Votes: 1,405
17. Bee Movie Game (2007 Video Game)
E | Animation, Action, Adventure
Barry goes on an adventure to save the world from the clutches of his own actions. He must live through the realisation of the horrific results of his close minded an misguided, the he may ... See full summary »
Stars: Jerry Seinfeld, John Goodman, Patrick Warburton, Tress MacNeille
Votes: 314
18. The Bug Diaries (2019–2020)
TV-Y | Animation, Short, Adventure
The Bug Diaries is an animated comedy series for preschoolers based on the witty children's books by best-selling author Doreen Cronin and best-selling Illustrator Harry Bliss. The show ... See full summary »
Stars: Abigail Dylan Harrison, Logan Smith, Nilah Rivera, Jaden Michael
Votes: 76
19. Camping Out (1934)
Approved | 7 min | Comedy, Family, Musical
While out camping, Mickey and friends make battle with a horde of angry mosquitoes.
Director: David Hand | Stars: Alyce Ardell, Pinto Colvig, Walt Disney, Marcellite Garner
Votes: 592
20. The Grasshopper and the Ants (1934)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
When a lazy grasshopper prefers to sing and dance rather than forage like his friends the ants, he learns to regret it when winter approaches. The ants save his life and in return he entertains them with his music.
Director: Wilfred Jackson | Stars: Dorothy Compton, Pinto Colvig
Votes: 1,957
21. Tea for Two Hundred (1948)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Donald is preparing a little picnic when he sees some ants passing by. He decides to tease one, ultimately by piling lots of food onto it. The ant eventually stumbles, but realizes Donald ... See full summary »
Director: Jack Hannah | Stars: Pinto Colvig, Clarence Nash
Votes: 816
22. It's Tough to Be a Bug (1998)
9 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Flick introduces some of his friends to the audience and educates them why bugs shouldn't be seen as pests, but more as friends.
Directors: Chris Bailey, Andrew Schmidt | Stars: David Foley, Andrew Stanton, Cheech Marin, French Stewart
Votes: 791
23. Tales from the Far Side (1994 TV Movie)
23 min | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
A series of Gary Larsen's "Far Side" gags are turned into short animated gags, such as a Frankenstein cow; an insect airline's in-flight movie; deer, hunters, and UFOs; wolf home-movies; egg horror flicks; and cowboys & aliens.
Director: Marv Newland | Stars: Kathleen Barr, Doug Parker, Lee Tockar, Dale Wilson
Votes: 657
24. Peterchens Mondfahrt (1990)
80 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
After Sumsemann the beetle loses one of his arms to a troll, he invites brother and sister Peterchen and Annaliese to join him on a journey to the moon in a quest to retrieve his lost arm.
Director: Wolfgang Urchs | Stars: André Schmidtsdorf, Nathalie del Castillo, Manfred Lichtenfeld, Friedrich W. Bauschulte
Votes: 357
25. Honeymoon Hotel (1934)
TV-G | 7 min | Family, Animation, Musical
After introducing the small town Bugtown, inhabitated by bugs, this short shows what happens to two honeymooning lovebugs at the Honeymoon Hotel in town, due to the fact, that their love is a little bit to hot.
Directors: Earl Duvall, Friz Freleng | Stars: Bernard B. Brown, Shirley Reed, The Rhythmettes, The Varsity Three
Votes: 271
26. Mickey's Garden (1935)
Approved | 9 min | Comedy, Family, Animation
The insects have completely taken over Mickey's garden. He spritzes them with insecticide, but runs out and they keep feasting. He mixes a new batch. Meanwhile, Pluto stalks a bug and gets ... See full summary »
Director: Wilfred Jackson | Stars: Clarence Nash, Pinto Colvig, Walt Disney, Billy Sheets
Votes: 884
27. Moth and the Flame (1938)
8 min | Family, Comedy, Animation
A group of moths invades a costume shop through a badly plugged hole in a window and makes quick work of the contents. A male moth ignores his lady to chow down on a hat and she's soon ... See full summary »
Directors: Burt Gillett, David Hand, Dick Huemer
Votes: 333
28. Fiddlesticks (1930)
6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Flip the Frog is the featured performer at an outdoor nightclub in the forest. His dancing and piano-playing please the crowd of critters.
Director: Ub Iwerks
Votes: 281
29. Woodland Café (1937)
7 min | Comedy, Animation, Family
Insects gather at a night café to watch an Apache dance act and a jazz band with comical results.
Director: Wilfred Jackson | Stars: Elvia Allman, Marie Arbuckle, Barbara Brewster, Gloria Brewster
Votes: 592
30. Basket Fever (1993– )
25 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Hooper the grasshopper arrives in Dog City that he finds is divided into two rival zones -one controlled by The Hawks and the other being the domain of The Dynamics. Acting as a kind of ... See full summary »
Votes: 50
31. Ants in the Plants (1940)
Not Rated | 7 min | Animation, Short
Lots of gags as the little guy fights the bad guy. The insects are living together peacefully, and everybody is going along with their daily business as the evil ant-eater is attacking the ... See full summary »
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Myron Waldman | Stars: Margie Hines, Jack Mercer
Votes: 214
32. The Spider and the Fly (1931)
7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A kitchen is filled with houseflies. A spider wakes up and plays his web like a harp, attracting a pair of them; the female is trapped, and the male summons the cavalry, which arrives ... See full summary »
Director: Wilfred Jackson
Votes: 345
33. Bingo Crosbyana (1936)
G | 8 min | Animation, Family, Short
A characterization of Bing Crosby as a fly, who comes down to woo all the other insects with his singing talent, and aerial skills.
Director: Friz Freleng | Stars: Billy Bletcher, Bernice Hansen, Billy Paye, The Rhythmettes
Votes: 286
34. Cicada Princess (2012)
7 min | Animation, Short, Drama
Cicadas come out of the ground for a party at the end of their lives.
Director: Mauricio Baiocchi | Star: Stephen Fry
Votes: 60
35. Bee at the Beach (1950)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Donald is enjoying a day at the beach, but he's inadvertently staked out a spot right next to a bee. This, of course, means war...
Directors: Jack Hannah, Dick Lundy | Stars: James MacDonald, Clarence Nash
Votes: 574
36. The Early Bird and the Worm (1936)
9 min | Animation, Short
A young worm is chased by the Early Bird, but then two crows and a snake join the chase.
Director: Rudolf Ising | Stars: Marion Darlington, Charles Mack, George Moran, The Rhythmettes
Votes: 230
37. Honey Harvester (1949)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
When Donald is out collecting honey one little bee won't accept that his hard work will end up on top of Donald's pancakes.
Director: Jack Hannah | Stars: James MacDonald, Clarence Nash
Votes: 448
38. Bugs in Love (1932)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Insects have made a playground/carnival out of castoffs, featuring "ice skating" on mirrors. Two love bugs head off to a more private area. But their fun is interrupted when a crow comes by... See full summary »
Director: Burt Gillett
Votes: 291
39. The King's Tailor (1934)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A tailor aides his king, who is threatened by a giant and a swarm of bees.
Directors: Ub Iwerks, Shamus Culhane, Al Eugster
Votes: 96
40. The Soup Song (1931)
7 min | Animation, Short, Family
Flip the Frog is a café employee who performs with the band, makes soup and delivers food to patrons.
Director: Ub Iwerks
Votes: 117
42. Doomsday for Pests (1946)
15 min | Animation, Short
Facing mounting insect deaths, concerned bugs view a documentary film about Sherwin-Williams's lethal new PESTROY pesticide coating.
43.
Monsters (1988–1990)
Episode:
Bug House
(1990)
TV-14 | 21 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A woman comes to an old house to see her estranged sister, only to find her sickly and pregnant with a creepy lothario boyfriend, who seduces her as well. She discovers his real, insectoid nature too late.
Director: Kenny Myers | Stars: Karen Sillas, Robert Kerbeck, Juliette Kurth
Votes: 96