Great Animated Films(That kids could enjoy)
by uglypinkmoose | created - 10 Jan 2012 | updated - 06 Aug 2012 | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. The Secret of NIMH (1982)
G | 82 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
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.
Director: Don Bluth | Stars: Elizabeth Hartman, Derek Jacobi, Dom DeLuise, Arthur Malet
Votes: 45,132 | Gross: $10.14M
A touching tale of motherly love.... A mouse is pushed through a long dangerous journey by the love for her sick little mouse baby.... This movie isn't a typical story of animals being used rather than humans......It shows the hardships of being a wild rodent along with a fantasy set up.....the art is beautiful and my attention is held throughout the whole thing... highly recommended!!!!!!!!!!!
2. The Magic Voyage (1992)
G | 82 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
Christopher Columbus decides to go on a journey to prove that the Earth is not flat. His companion is a smart wood worm who's on a quest of his own: to save a beautiful fairy princess from the evil lord Swarm and his insect army.
Director: Michael Schoemann | Stars: Corey Feldman, Irene Cara, Dom DeLuise, Dan Haggerty
Votes: 954
This movie can be redonk goofy and totally makes a joke of history(supposed to be Christopher Columbus) But it holds a ton of charm..... I personally think it's one of the most charming animated movies I've seen but that's just me...
3. The Fox and the Hound (1981)
G | 83 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
A fox named Tod and a hound named Copper vow to be best friends forever. But as Copper grows into a hunting dog, their unlikely friendship faces the ultimate test.
Directors: Ted Berman, Richard Rich, Art Stevens, David Hand, Wolfgang Reitherman | Stars: Mickey Rooney, Kurt Russell, Pearl Bailey, Jack Albertson
Votes: 101,880 | Gross: $63.46M
Pretty much my all time favorite Disney movie.... A tale of friendship and how time changes things...sometimes in ways you would never expect... I get butterflies multiple times throughout...and some people even cry... It's a great heart tickling movie
4. The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
G | 74 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
Basil, the rodent Sherlock Holmes, investigates the kidnapping of a toy maker and uncovers its link to his archenemy, Professor Ratigan.
Directors: Ron Clements, Burny Mattinson, David Michener, John Musker | Stars: Vincent Price, Barrie Ingham, Val Bettin, Susanne Pollatschek
Votes: 54,387 | Gross: $38.60M
5. A Troll in Central Park (1994)
G | 76 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
An evil Queen banishes a flower loving troll named Stanley (Dom DeLuise) to New York City, where he befriends two young children.
Directors: Don Bluth, Gary Goldman | Stars: Dom DeLuise, Cloris Leachman, Charles Nelson Reilly, Jonathan Pryce
Votes: 7,292 | Gross: $0.07M
This movie is extremely wtf and sometimes you question whether or not the troll is a pedo.....HOWEVER! It's awesome ;P
6. Thumbelina (1994)
G | 86 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
This retelling of the Hans Christian Andersen classic fairy tale has the digit-sized heroine evading the clutches of various toads, moles, and beetles before she can proceed with her courtship with her dream lover, Prince Cornelius.
Directors: Don Bluth, Gary Goldman | Stars: Jodi Benson, Gary Imhoff, Gino Conforti, Barbara Cook
Votes: 18,638 | Gross: $11.37M
A little person going on a fast paced journey through the wild n stuff.... Seems legit to me!!!! The animation in this movie is amazing.... the emotions they managed to stuff on the fairies faces is just flat out impressive...They look so human!
7. The Princess and the Goblin (1991)
G | 82 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A naive princess, her beloved cat and a poor mining boy team up to save their kingdom from a nasty underground realm of bad-mannered goblins.
Director: József Gémes | Stars: Claire Bloom, Joss Ackland, Roy Kinnear, Sally Ann Marsh
Votes: 3,146 | Gross: $2.14M
One of my favorite animated films... Tons of charm, hilarious characters, and a good, balanced, exciting plot
8. FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992)
G | 76 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
The magical inhabitants of a rainforest fight to save their home, which is threatened by logging and a polluting force of destruction called Hexxus.
Director: Bill Kroyer | Stars: Samantha Mathis, Christian Slater, Robin Williams, Tim Curry
Votes: 33,911 | Gross: $24.65M
Pretty animation, Good message, Robin Williams, and an awesome villain.......80 thumbs up
9. Alice in Wonderland (1951)
G | 75 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Alice stumbles into the world of Wonderland. Will she get home? Not if the Queen of Hearts has her way.
Directors: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske, Jack Kinney | Stars: Kathryn Beaumont, Ed Wynn, Richard Haydn, Sterling Holloway
Votes: 153,997 | Gross: $1.07M
The best film imagining of the classic book by far imo.... wonderful to look at The oddness and bizarreness is very well captured
10. Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (1989)
G | 85 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Each night, young Nemo goes to Slumberland and has adventures and befriends the king of Slumberland, Morpheus. But one night Nemo discovers Nightmare Land, and the evil nightmare king, throwing Slumberland and Nemo himself into danger.
Directors: Masami Hata, Masanori Hata, William T. Hurtz | Stars: Gabriel Damon, Mickey Rooney, Rene Auberjonois, Danny Mann
Votes: 8,260 | Gross: $1.37M
One of the most amazing animated films of all time! Great epic story, pretty, charming, colorful, and mood rising visuals to depressing, eri, dark, and gloomy visuals(amazing contrast) great character development and a story that puts you in a kids shoes... HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
11. Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003)
PG | 86 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The sailor of legend is framed by the goddess Eris for the theft of the Book of Peace and must travel to her realm at the end of the world to retrieve it and save the life of his childhood friend Prince Proteus.
Directors: Patrick Gilmore, Tim Johnson | Stars: Brad Pitt, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Joseph Fiennes, Michelle Pfeiffer
Votes: 59,444 | Gross: $26.48M
Very stylized and beautiful animation.... In fact some of the best around these days... It does get to that cheesy cartoony CGI point but over all it looks great.....A good sense of humor and a slightly adult story that still is perfect for kids... I recommend it !
12. The Road to El Dorado (2000)
PG | 89 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Two swindlers get their hands on a map to the fabled city of gold, El Dorado.
Directors: Bibo Bergeron, Don Paul, Jeffrey Katzenberg | Stars: Kevin Kline, Kenneth Branagh, Rosie Perez, Armand Assante
Votes: 107,419 | Gross: $50.86M
This movie is amazing.....was my favorite Disney movie when I was little....Then I grew up and realized it's Dreamworks.... and it still holds up as one of my favorite animated films... Pretty animation, great sense of humor, and an interesting plot.....This is a great one for adults and kids....There are some sex references but I don't think a child would even notice
13. All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989)
G | 84 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A canine angel, Charlie, sneaks back to earth from heaven but ends up befriending an orphan girl who can speak to animals. In the process, Charlie learns that friendship is the most heavenly gift of all.
Directors: Don Bluth, Gary Goldman, Dan Kuenster | Stars: Dom DeLuise, Burt Reynolds, Loni Anderson, Judith Barsi
Votes: 46,096 | Gross: $27.10M
A touching story of a "bad" dog that gets screwed over by his business partner and killed..... but he finds his way back from the dead to get revenge and goes on a journey where he learns to be a better dog.... When I was a kid I used to cry because of this movie(in a touching way) it can pull at your heartstrings...
14. The AristoCats (1970)
G | 78 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
With the help of a smooth talking tomcat, a family of Parisian felines set to inherit a fortune from their owner try to make it back home after a jealous butler kidnaps them and leaves them in the country.
Director: Wolfgang Reitherman | Stars: Phil Harris, Eva Gabor, Sterling Holloway, Scatman Crothers
Votes: 114,688 | Gross: $37.68M
A fun journey of finding your way home and the bad guys getting what's coming to them I consider this the cat version of 101 dalmatians It's a classic
15. Castle in the Sky (1986)
PG | 125 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
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.
Director: Hayao Miyazaki | Stars: Mayumi Tanaka, Keiko Yokozawa, Kotoe Hatsui, Minori Terada
Votes: 182,289
Fascinating movie..... My favorite tale from Hayao Miyazaki... A tale of responsibility and saving the world from greed and power... This is a good one for the kids but there is some war-like stuff in it.... a lot of military but not really fighting... maybe see it yourself before showing your kids but I think it's pretty clean
16. One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)
G | 79 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
When a litter of Dalmatian puppies are abducted by the minions of Cruella De Vil, the owners must find them before she uses them for a diabolical fashion statement.
Directors: Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske, Wolfgang Reitherman | Stars: Rod Taylor, Betty Lou Gerson, J. Pat O'Malley, Martha Wentworth
Votes: 182,173 | Gross: $144.88M
A lovely tale about love and family and what they will go through to stay together... It's a classic Love the old school shmancy animation
17. The Pebble and the Penguin (1995)
G | 74 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Hubie (Martin Short) must present his special pebble to Marina (Annie Golden) before the pebble festival is over, or lose his chance forever.
Directors: Don Bluth, Gary Goldman | Stars: Martin Short, Jim Belushi, Annie Golden, Tim Curry
Votes: 5,535 | Gross: $3.98M
A story of being a nobody and rising up to be a somebody! determination is what this movie is all about... has some great action packed suspenseful moments and some pretty neat animation.... The singing is also hilariously professional
18. The Swan Princess (1994)
G | 90 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A power-hungry sorcerer curses a princess to live as a swan by day in this tale of everlasting love.
Director: Richard Rich | Stars: Jack Palance, Howard McGillin, Michelle Nicastro, Liz Callaway
Votes: 27,064 | Gross: $9.77M
Best princess movie....EVER! Disney can go poo itself....Just a flat out good movie for girls and boys
19. Lady and the Tramp (1955)
G | 76 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The romantic tale of a sheltered uptown Cocker Spaniel dog and a streetwise downtown Mutt.
Directors: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske, Jack Cutting | Stars: Barbara Luddy, Larry Roberts, Peggy Lee, Bill Thompson
Votes: 148,413 | Gross: $93.60M
A cute little story about being a dog and the hardship it involves... The need for love by their owners and the confusion they go through in life... And of course a dog romance ;P
20. Dumbo (1941)
G | 64 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Ridiculed because of his enormous ears, a young circus elephant is assisted by a mouse to achieve his full potential.
Directors: Samuel Armstrong, Norman Ferguson, Wilfred Jackson, Jack Kinney, Bill Roberts, Ben Sharpsteen, John Elliotte | Stars: Sterling Holloway, Edward Brophy, Herman Bing, Billy Bletcher
Votes: 142,031 | Gross: $1.60M
AMAZING! dumbo is one of those movies that doesn't even need text.... so much emotion flies off every characters face and the music only improves upon the amazing animation and emotional story
21. The Lion King (1994)
G | 88 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Lion prince Simba and his father are targeted by his bitter uncle, who wants to ascend the throne himself.
Directors: Roger Allers, Rob Minkoff | Stars: Matthew Broderick, Jeremy Irons, James Earl Jones, Whoopi Goldberg
Votes: 1,141,868 | Gross: $422.78M
The king of Disney movies.....rivaled by only a few others.... A great classic with amazing stylized animation, a great sense of humor, and coming of age awesomeness You gadda love it!
22. Beauty and the Beast (1991)
G | 84 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
A prince cursed to spend his days as a hideous monster sets out to regain his humanity by earning a young woman's love.
Directors: Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise | Stars: Paige O'Hara, Robby Benson, Jesse Corti, Rex Everhart
Votes: 479,529 | Gross: $218.97M
One of the greatest concepts for a romance done perfectly... This movie is Touching, funny, exciting, and full of random crap pants worthy moments!
23. Aladdin (1992)
G | 90 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A kind-hearted street urchin and a power-hungry Grand Vizier vie for a magic lamp that has the power to make their deepest wishes come true.
Directors: Ron Clements, John Musker | Stars: Scott Weinger, Robin Williams, Linda Larkin, Jonathan Freeman
Votes: 466,689 | Gross: $217.35M
The series is very good... one of the few series you could say that for... action packed, funny and very very exciting! definitely a need to see
24. The Jungle Book (1967)
G | 78 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
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 | Stars: Phil Harris, Sebastian Cabot, Louis Prima, Bruce Reitherman
Votes: 198,604 | Gross: $141.84M
If Tarzan was a wimp this would have happened! A sweet adventure of a boy that grew up in the wild but needs to be with people due to the "dangers" of the jungle...but the road getting there is filled with many "obstacles" has everything a Disney movie needs
25. The Cat Returns (2002)
G | 75 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
After helping a cat, a seventeen-year-old girl finds herself involuntarily engaged to a cat Prince in a magical world where her only hope of freedom lies with a dapper cat statuette come to life.
Director: Hiroyuki Morita | Stars: Chizuru Ikewaki, Yoshihiko Hakamada, Aki Maeda, Takayuki Yamada
Votes: 64,479
I like the first movie a lot more.... but it could be live action... doesn't seem like the kind of thing a kid could sit through... This one however is more Alice and Wonderland-esk... Could be Disney... just a good fun animated adventure about an journey through a different world
26. Hercules (1997)
G | 93 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The son of Zeus and Hera is stripped of his immortality as an infant and must become a true hero in order to reclaim it.
Directors: Ron Clements, John Musker | Stars: Tate Donovan, Susan Egan, James Woods, Barbara Barrie
Votes: 255,056 | Gross: $99.05M
Great animation that rivals even new stuff in quality... Epic, Spunky, Touching, bad ars crazy plot.....and black.....as in a bunch of African American gospel music...only Disney could make this work haha
27. The Rescuers Down Under (1990)
G | 77 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
R.A.S. agents Miss Bianca and Bernard race to Australia to save a little boy and a rare golden eagle from a murderous poacher.
Directors: Hendel Butoy, Mike Gabriel | Stars: Bob Newhart, Eva Gabor, John Candy, Tristan Rogers
Votes: 47,252 | Gross: $27.93M
28. The Rescuers (1977)
G | 77 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Two mice of the Rescue Aid Society search for a little girl kidnapped by unscrupulous treasure hunters.
Directors: John Lounsbery, Wolfgang Reitherman, Art Stevens | Stars: Bob Newhart, Eva Gabor, Geraldine Page, Joe Flynn
Votes: 69,892 | Gross: $71.22M
29. Tarzan (1999)
G | 88 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A man raised by gorillas must decide where he really belongs when he discovers he is a human.
Directors: Chris Buck, Kevin Lima | Stars: Tony Goldwyn, Minnie Driver, Brian Blessed, Glenn Close
Votes: 247,135 | Gross: $171.09M
This movie! Thers always something awesome going on....whether it's something to look at, something to feel, or something to think about... great action, great drama, great movie
30. We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (1993)
G | 72 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A time traveling scientist goes back to prehistoric times and feeds dinosaurs a magic cereal that increases their intelligence - next they land in modern New York City for a series of comic adventures.
Directors: Phil Nibbelink, Simon Wells, Dick Zondag, Ralph Zondag | Stars: John Goodman, Charles Fleischer, Blaze Berdahl, Rhea Perlman
Votes: 16,070 | Gross: $9.32M
A classic that every kid should see... touching, fun, and freaking awesome dinobadarcness!
31. The Iron Giant (1999)
PG | 86 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A young boy befriends a giant robot from outer space that a paranoid government agent wants to destroy.
Director: Brad Bird | Stars: Eli Marienthal, Harry Connick Jr., Jennifer Aniston, Vin Diesel
Votes: 227,340 | Gross: $23.16M
One of those movies of a powerful dummy and a person that finds them.... A touching tale of friendship and love.... Tugs at the heart and makes you laugh at the same time... amazing film
32. 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: 159,814 | Gross: $84.25M
These days this movie could be taken as (not for kids) due to things like smoking and alcohol...but I think things are to strict these days I'm not a raging smoking alcoholic because I watched this as a kid....in fact I hate smoking...as long as you put good ideas in your kids head a movie like this shouldn't mess em up....this movie is one of the biggest journeys you could go on in an animated film and there is no good reason not to show it to a child...
33. Rock-A-Doodle (1991)
G | 77 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
In order to defeat the wicked Grand Duke of Owls, a young boy, transformed into a cat, teams up with a group of barnyard animals to find the rooster who can raise the sun.
Directors: Don Bluth, Gary Goldman, Dan Kuenster | Stars: Glen Campbell, Christopher Plummer, Sorrell Booke, Eddie Deezen
Votes: 10,531 | Gross: $11.66M
There is some pretty cheesy live action stuff.... but other than that this is a top notch animated film that needed better live action acters ;P
34. An American Tail (1986)
G | 80 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
While emigrating to the United States, a young Russian mouse gets separated from his family and must relocate them while trying to survive in a new country.
Director: Don Bluth | Stars: Dom DeLuise, Christopher Plummer, Erica Yohn, Nehemiah Persoff
Votes: 58,036 | Gross: $47.48M
Great classic looking animation and a cute story.... must see
35. Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)
PG | 95 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A young linguist named Milo Thatch joins an intrepid group of explorers to find the mysterious lost continent of Atlantis.
Directors: Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise | Stars: Michael J. Fox, Jim Varney, Corey Burton, Claudia Christian
Votes: 134,011 | Gross: $84.05M
This is a great movie... good sense of humor and beautiful animation... There is a lot of "death" in this movie though... random soldiers dying and stuff like that...but I think the way it's done kind of goes right over kids heads...doesn't show people straight up dying just vehicles exploding... I think kids can handle it
36. Brother Bear (2003)
G | 85 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
When a young Inuit hunter needlessly kills a bear, he is magically changed into a bear himself as punishment with a talkative cub being his only guide to changing back.
Directors: Aaron Blaise, Robert Walker | Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Jeremy Suarez, Rick Moranis, Jason Raize
Votes: 123,736 | Gross: $85.34M
A beautiful tear jerking heartwarming adventure.... a Disney classic regardless of the date it was released.
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