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Top 30 Animated Movies

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  • Claire Danes and Yuriko Ishida in Princess Mononoke (1997)

    1. Princess Mononoke

    19972h 13mPG-1376Metascore
    8.3 (461K)
    While seeking to cure himself of a curse, young warrior Ashitaka stumbles into a conflict between the people of Iron Town and Princess Mononoke, a girl raised by wolves, who will stop at nothing to prevent the destruction of her home.
    DirectorHayao MiyazakiStarsYôji MatsudaYuriko IshidaYûko Tanaka
  • Spirited Away (2001)

    2. Spirited Away

    20012h 4mPG96Metascore
    8.6 (911K)
    During her family's move to the suburbs, a sullen 10-year-old girl wanders into a world ruled by gods, witches and spirits, and where humans are changed into beasts.
    DirectorHayao MiyazakiStarsDaveigh ChaseSuzanne PleshetteMiyu Irino
  • Castle in the Sky (1986)

    3. Castle in the Sky

    19862h 4mPG78Metascore
    8.0 (191K)
    Pazu's life changes when he meets Sheeta, a girl whom pirates are chasing for her crystal amulet, which has the potential to locate Laputa, a legendary castle floating in the sky.
    DirectorHayao MiyazakiStarsMayumi TanakaKeiko YokozawaKotoe Hatsui
  • Samuel L. Jackson, Holly Hunter, Jason Lee, Craig T. Nelson, Brad Bird, Sarah Vowell, and Spencer Fox in The Incredibles (2004)

    4. The Incredibles

    20041h 55mPG90Metascore
    8.0 (856K)
    While trying to lead a quiet suburban life, a family of undercover superheroes are forced into action to save the world.
    DirectorBrad BirdStarsCraig T. NelsonSamuel L. JacksonHolly Hunter
  • WALL·E (2008)

    5. WALL·E

    20081h 38mG95Metascore
    8.4 (1.3M)
    A robot who is responsible for cleaning a waste-covered Earth meets another robot and falls in love with her. Together, they set out on a journey that will alter the fate of mankind.
    DirectorAndrew StantonStarsBen BurttElissa KnightJeff Garlin
  • Watership Down (1978)

    6. Watership Down

    19781h 32mPG64Metascore
    7.5 (42K)
    Hoping to escape destruction by human developers and save their community, a colony of rabbits, led by Hazel and Fiver, seek out a safe place to set up a new warren.
    DirectorsMartin RosenJohn HubleyStarsJohn HurtRichard BriersRalph Richardson
  • Mel Blanc, Walter Catlett, Frankie Darro, Cliff Edwards, Dickie Jones, Charles Judels, Clarence Nash, Christian Rub, and Evelyn Venable in Pinocchio (1940)

    7. Pinocchio

    19401h 28mApproved99Metascore
    7.5 (167K)
    A living puppet, with the help of a cricket as his conscience, must prove himself worthy to become a real boy.
    DirectorsNorman FergusonT. HeeWilfred JacksonStarsDickie JonesChristian RubMel Blanc
  • Whisper of the Heart (1995)

    8. Whisper of the Heart

    19951h 51mG75Metascore
    7.8 (79K)
    A love story between a girl who loves reading books and a boy who has previously checked out all of the library books she chooses.
    DirectorYoshifumi KondôStarsYoko HonnaIssei TakahashiTakashi Tachibana
  • My Neighbor Totoro (1988)

    9. My Neighbor Totoro

    19881h 26mG87Metascore
    8.1 (408K)
    When two girls move to the country to be near their ailing mother, they have adventures with the wondrous forest spirits who live nearby.
    DirectorHayao MiyazakiStarsHitoshi TakagiNoriko HidakaChika Sakamoto
  • Matthew Broderick in The Lion King (1994)

    10. The Lion King

    19941h 28mG88Metascore
    8.5 (1.2M)
    Lion prince Simba and his father are targeted by his bitter uncle, who wants to ascend the throne himself.
    DirectorsRoger AllersRob MinkoffStarsMatthew BroderickJeremy IronsJames Earl Jones
  • Megumi Hayashibara in Paprika (2006)

    11. Paprika

    20061h 30mR81Metascore
    7.7 (105K)
    When a machine that allows therapists to enter their patients' dreams is stolen, all hell breaks loose. Only a young female therapist, Paprika, can stop it.
    DirectorSatoshi KonStarsMegumi HayashibaraTôru EmoriKatsunosuke Hori
  • Eric Idle, Matt Stone, Isaac Hayes, Trey Parker, Mary Kay Bergman, Franchesca Clifford, Anthony Cross-Thomas, and Jesse Brant Howell in South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999)

    12. South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut

    19991h 21mR73Metascore
    7.7 (220K)
    When Eric Cartman and his friends go see an R-rated movie, they start cursing and their parents think that Canada is to blame.
    DirectorTrey ParkerStarsTrey ParkerMatt StoneMary Kay Bergman
  • Junius Matthews, Rickie Sorensen, Karl Swenson, and Martha Wentworth in The Sword in the Stone (1963)

    13. The Sword in the Stone

    19631h 19mG61Metascore
    7.1 (111K)
    A poor boy named Arthur learns the power of love, kindness, knowledge and bravery with the help of a wizard called Merlin in the path to become one of the most beloved kings in English history.
    DirectorsWolfgang ReithermanClyde GeronimiDavid HandStarsRickie SorensenSebastian CabotKarl Swenson
  • Summer Wars (2009)

    14. Summer Wars

    20091h 54mPG63Metascore
    7.4 (33K)
    A student tries to fix a problem he accidentally caused in OZ, a digital world, while pretending to be the fiancé of his friend at her grandmother's 90th birthday.
    DirectorMamoru HosodaStarsRyûnosuke KamikiNanami SakurabaMitsuki Tanimura
  • George Clooney, Bill Murray, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, Owen Wilson, Eric Chase Anderson, and Wallace Wolodarsky in Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)

    15. Fantastic Mr. Fox

    20091h 27mPG83Metascore
    7.9 (286K)
    An urbane fox cannot resist returning to his farm raiding ways and then must help his community survive the farmers' retaliation.
    DirectorWes AndersonStarsGeorge ClooneyMeryl StreepBill Murray
  • Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)

    16. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

    19841h 57m86Metascore
    8.0 (191K)
    Warrior and pacifist Princess Nausicaä desperately struggles to prevent two warring nations from destroying themselves and their dying planet.
    DirectorHayao MiyazakiStarsSumi ShimamotoMahito TsujimuraHisako Kyôda
  • Millennium Actress (2001)

    17. Millennium Actress

    20011h 27mPG70Metascore
    7.8 (35K)
    A TV interviewer and his cameraman meet a former actress and travel through her memories and career.
    DirectorsSatoshi KonKô MatsuoStarsMiyoko ShôjiShôzô ÎzukaMami Koyama
  • Wil Wheaton, John Carradine, Dom DeLuise, Derek Jacobi, Hermione Baddeley, Elizabeth Hartman, and Arthur Malet in The Secret of NIMH (1982)

    18. The Secret of NIMH

    19821h 22mG76Metascore
    7.5 (48K)
    To save her ill son, a field mouse must seek the aid of a colony of rats, with whom she has a deeper link than she suspected.
    DirectorDon BluthStarsElizabeth HartmanDerek JacobiDom DeLuise
  • Kirsten Dunst in Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)

    19. Kiki's Delivery Service

    19891h 43mG85Metascore
    7.8 (178K)
    Along with her black cat Jiji, Kiki settles in a seaside town and starts a high-flying delivery service. Here begins her magical encounter with independence and responsibility, making lifelong friends and finding her place in the world.
    DirectorHayao MiyazakiStarsKirsten DunstMinami TakayamaRei Sakuma
  • Mel Blanc, Edward Brophy, Cliff Edwards, Verna Felton, Noreen Gammill, Dorothy Scott, Sarah Selby, and Margaret Wright in Dumbo (1941)

    20. Dumbo

    19411h 4mG96Metascore
    7.2 (147K)
    Ridiculed because of his enormous ears, a young circus elephant is assisted by a mouse to achieve his full potential.
    DirectorsSamuel ArmstrongNorman FergusonWilfred JacksonStarsSterling HollowayEdward BrophyJames Baskett
  • Jay Baruchel and Randy Thom in How to Train Your Dragon (2010)

    21. How to Train Your Dragon

    20101h 38mPG75Metascore
    8.1 (844K)
    A hapless young Viking who aspires to hunt dragons becomes the unlikely friend of a young dragon himself, and learns there may be more to the creatures than he assumed.
    DirectorsDean DeBloisChris SandersStarsJay BaruchelGerard ButlerChristopher Mintz-Plasse
  • Jennifer Aniston, Harry Connick Jr., John Mahoney, Christopher McDonald, Vin Diesel, Bob Bergen, and Eli Marienthal in The Iron Giant (1999)

    22. The Iron Giant

    19991h 26mPG85Metascore
    8.1 (245K)
    A young boy befriends a giant robot from outer space that a paranoid government agent wants to destroy.
    DirectorBrad BirdStarsEli MarienthalHarry Connick Jr.Jennifer Aniston
  • Corinne Orr, Ayano Shiraishi, Tsutomu Tatsumi, J. Robert Spencer, Emily Neves, and Adam Gibbs in Grave of the Fireflies (1988)

    23. Grave of the Fireflies

    19881h 28mNot Rated94Metascore
    8.5 (350K)
    A young boy and his little sister struggle to survive in Japan during World War II.
    DirectorIsao TakahataStarsTsutomu TatsumiAyano ShiraishiAkemi Yamaguchi
  • Billy Crystal and John Goodman in Monsters, Inc. (2001)

    24. Monsters, Inc.

    20011h 32mG79Metascore
    8.1 (1M)
    In order to power the city, monsters have to scare children so that they scream. However, the children are toxic to the monsters, and after a child gets through, two monsters realize things may not be what they think.
    DirectorsPete DocterDavid SilvermanLee UnkrichStarsBilly CrystalJohn GoodmanMary Gibbs
  • Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001)

    25. Cowboy Bebop: The Movie

    20011h 55m18+62Metascore
    7.8 (56K)
    A terrorist explosion releases a deadly virus on the masses, and it's up to the bounty-hunting Bebop crew to catch the cold-blooded culprit.
    DirectorsShin'ichirô WatanabeTensai OkamuraHiroyuki OkiuraStarsBeau BillingsleaMelissa FahnNicholas Guest

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