Top 60 Animated Features Never Theatrically Released in the United States
From "The Animated Movie Guide" book, edited by Jerry Beck.
1-20: Top 20 (U.S.-Produced) Direct-to-Video Animated Films
21-40: Top 20 (U.S.-Aired) Made-for-TV Animated Features
41-60: Top 20 Foreign Theatrical Features That Never Opened in the United States
1-20: Top 20 (U.S.-Produced) Direct-to-Video Animated Films
21-40: Top 20 (U.S.-Aired) Made-for-TV Animated Features
41-60: Top 20 Foreign Theatrical Features That Never Opened in the United States
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- DirectorRich AronsKen BoyerKent ButterworthStarsCharlie AdlerTress MacNeilleJoe AlaskeyA direct-to-video feature-length film released on VHS and LaserDisc between the broadcast of Tiny Toon Adventures seasons 2 and 3. Featuring the characters from the Tiny Toon Adventures animated series, the plot follows their summer break.
- DirectorTad StonesStarsScott WeingerRobin WilliamsJohn Rhys-DaviesThe King of Thieves disrupts Aladdin and Jasmine's long-anticipated wedding, looking for an oracle that will lead him to an even bigger treasure. His true identity causes trouble for Aladdin.
- DirectorKarl GeursStarsJim CummingsJohn FiedlerKen SansomWinnie the Pooh and company embark on a quest to rescue Christopher Robin from certain doom in a place called "Skull" after misreading a note he left for them.
- DirectorDarrell RooneyRob LaDucaStarsMatthew BroderickNeve CampbellAndy DickSimba's daughter is the key to a resolution of a bitter feud between Simba's pride and the outcast pride led by the mate of Scar.
- DirectorLynne NaylorStarsKevin SorboLucy LawlessMichael HurstHercules and Xena join forces to save the Gods of Olympus from the all-powerful Titans.
- DirectorBoyd KirklandStarsKevin ConroyMichael AnsaraLoren LesterWhen Mr. Freeze, desperate to save his dying wife, kidnaps Barbara Gordon (Batgirl) as an involuntary organ donor, Batman and Robin must find her before the operation can begin.
- DirectorTom ElleryBradley RaymondStarsIrene BedardDonal GibsonJim CummingsPocahontas sets off on a journey to England with Meeko, Flit, and Percy. Hearing rumors of John Smith's death, Pocahontas tries to prevent war and battle.
- DirectorLiz HolzmanRusty MillsTom RueggerStarsRob PaulsenJess HarnellTress MacNeilleThe Warner Brothers (and the Warner Sister) go on a quest to find a fallen wishing star.
- DirectorDon BluthGary GoldmanStarsHank AzariaKelsey GrammerAndrea MartinThe lovable bat Bartok (Hank Azaria) goes on his own adventure and meets a pink snake, a dapper bear, Prince Ivan Romanov (Phillip Van Dyke), and evil witch Baba Yaga (Andrea Martin) trying to rule all of Russia.
- DirectorDouglas McCarthyJamie ThomasonStarsBill FarmerJason MarsdenJeff BennettMax goes to college, but to his embarassment his father loses his job and goes to his son's campus.
- DirectorKarl ToergeCharles VisserJames T. WalkerStarsJoe AlaskeyJune ForayJulie BernsteinTweety Bird sets out on a journey to collect paw prints from cats around the world, but can only succeed if he makes it back in 80 days.
- DirectorRob LaDucaRobert C. RamirezStarsBen AffleckMark HamillRichard HerdA prophet who has the ability to interpret dreams is sold into slavery in Egypt, where people learn of his gifts.
- DirectorDarrell RooneyJeannine RousselStarsScott WolfAlyssa MilanoChazz PalminteriSeeking the freedom to be a wild dog, the son of Lady and the Tramp runs away to join a gang of junkyard dogs.
- DirectorCurt GedaStarsWill FriedleMark HamillKevin ConroyThe Joker is back with a vengeance, and Gotham's newest Dark Knight needs answers as he stands alone to face Gotham's most infamous Clown Prince of Crime.
- DirectorJames T. WalkerStarsJeff BennettFrank WelkerCharlie SchlatterTom is left in charge of a priceless magical ring by his young wizard master. He is then horrified when the ring gets stuck on Jerry's head, who then runs off into the city.
- CreatorLana WachowskiLilly WachowskiStarsJames Arnold TaylorJulia FletcherDwight SchultzA collection of nine short films featuring stories related to The Matrix (1999).
- DirectorJim KammerudBrian SmithStarsBarry BostwickJason AlexanderMartin ShortBeing one of 101 takes its toll on Patch, who doesn't feel unique. When he's accidentally left behind on moving day, he meets his idol, Thunderbolt, who enlists him on a publicity campaign.
- DirectorBradley RaymondStarsNathan LaneErnie SabellaJulie KavnerTimon the meerkat and Pumbaa the warthog retell the story of The Lion King (1994) from their own perspective.
- DirectorDonovan CookStarsWayne AllwineTony AnselmoBill FarmerMickey, Donald and Goofy are the French three Musketeers.
- DirectorMark BrooksPeter GilstrapStarsMark BrooksPeter GilstrapBernie MacA nine year old boy hustles his ho's around the neighborhood.
- DirectorFred WolfStarsRingo StarrDustin HoffmanPaul FreesA father reads his son a bedtime story about young Oblio, who is banished from the fantastical kingdom of pointed heads and things for having no point.
- DirectorJohn HubleyStarsAlvin EpsteinJudith CoburnRay HubleyShow is an animated tracing of the eight stages of life, from infancy to old age, as they have been described in the works of psychoanalyst Erik H. Erikson.
- DirectorJules BassArthur Rankin Jr.StarsOrson BeanJohn HustonTheodore GottliebA homebody hobbit in Middle Earth gets talked into joining a quest with a group of dwarves to recover their treasure from a dragon.
- DirectorBill MelendezStarsRachel WarrenSusan SokolReg WilliamsFour kids travel through a wardrobe to the land of Narnia and learn of their destiny to free it with the guidance of a lion messiah.
- DirectorSteven LisbergerStarsGilda RadnerBilly CrystalHarry ShearerThe animal kingdom stages its own olympic games.
- DirectorGerry ChiniquyRay PattersonHawley PrattStarsSue AllenJohn Richard BolksDaws ButlerYogi, Boo Boo and Cindy are awakened from hibernation and join their friends' Christmas activities while interfering with two villains' efforts to ruin the holiday.
- DirectorJules BassArthur Rankin Jr.StarsOrson BeanJohn HustonTheodore BikelTwo Hobbits struggle to destroy the Ring in Mount Doom while their friends desperately fight evil Lord Sauron's forces in a final battle.
- DirectorR.O. BlechmanChristian BlackwoodStarsMax von SydowDusan MakavejevGalina PanovaA soldier, returning home from war, chances upon a stranger who offers to buy his violin, the stranger is none other than the devil.
- StarsRobert RidgelyDiane PershingBob HoltFlash Gordon, Dale Arden and Dr. Hans Zarkov travel to the planet Mongo to fight the evil emperor Ming the Merciless.
- DirectorJules BassArthur Rankin Jr.StarsVictor BuonoJames GregoryJames Earl JonesA young Boston writer goes back in time into an era where wizards and dragon reign and science is just barely known.
- DirectorFred WolfStarsMarshall EfronCarl StevenCloyce MorrowA band of dimension hopping humanoid dogs need the help of two kids to return home.
- DirectorJules BassArthur Rankin Jr.StarsCharles Nelson ReillyRoddy McDowallJosé FerrerBadger, Rat and Mole are trying to save Toad Hall and its owner, their rich irresponsible airhead playboy friend Toad, from himself, as well as financial ruin, the court and a gang of conspiratorial weasels who have their eye on the place.
- DirectorDon LuskPaul SommerStarsWill EstesEd GilbertGeorge HearnInvestigating reports of synthetic gold lead Jonny Quest and the Quest Team to a showdown with Dr. Zin!
- DirectorPaul FierlingerStarsPaul FierlingerJan TrískaErik RodgersAn autobiography of Paul Fierlinger.
- DirectorCurt GedaScott JeraldsDan RibaStarsTim DalyDana DelanyClancy BrownThe last survivor of the dead planet Krypton uses his amazing powers to defend people of his adopted world Earth.
- DirectorGenndy TartakovskyStarsChristine CavanaughDavid KaufmanEddie DeezenAfter Dexter is confronted with robots who wish to "destroy the one who saved the future," he uses his time machine to see how he saved it.
- DirectorKaren DisherGuy MooreStarsRachel AntonBrett BarskyCorey BlockThis animated made-for-TV movie, based on MTV's hit "Daria," explores the summer vacation of Daria and her classmates at Lawndale High.
- DirectorChris SavinoDavid P. SmithStarsJeff BergmanTress MacNeilleKevin Michael RichardsonFred and Wilma's marriage is in serious jeopardy, so Barney and Betty decide to take them to Rockapulco for their anniversary.
- StarsMat LucasJames Arnold TaylorAndré SogliuzzoThe events and battles of the Galactic Republic's last major war are recounted.The first 20 episodes were compiled into a feature-length movie, but since that movie has no IMDb entry, I'm listing the series instead.
- DirectorSvend MethlingStarsPoul ReichhardtKirsten HermansenKnud HeglundA soldier who acquires a magic tinderbox capable of summoning three powerful dogs to do his bidding. When the soldier has one of the dogs transport a sleeping princess to his room, he is sentenced to death.
- DirectorAnton Gino DomenighiniStarsStefano SibaldiGermana CalderiniGiulio PanicaliPrincess Zeila must choose a prince from among all the princes in Baghdad, despite the evil plotting of Jafar to thwart her hopes.
- DirectorWan LaimingCheng TangStarsYue-Feng QiuRun-Sheng FuHans AlfredsonSun Wukong, the King of the Monkeys, sets off on his first adventure to gain a worthy weapon. This earns the attention of the Jade Emperor of Heaven.
- DirectorJoy BatchelorStarsJohn ReedDavid PalmerKenneth SandfordFor centuries, the Murgatroyd family, the Baronets of Ruddigore, have been under a witch's curse -- commit a crime every day, or die in agony. Sir Ruthven Murgatroyd, the rightful heir, has run away to live as an innocent peasant ("Robin Oakapple") in the Cornish village of Rederring, sticking his brother Despard with the curse. But on the very day that "Robin" is to marry sweet, beautiful Rose Maybud, it all falls apart. Can Sir Ruthven outwit a picture gallery full of his ancestors' ghosts to save the day?
- DirectorTaiji YabushitaStarsMeiko NakamuraChiharu KuriTetsuko KuroyanagiJack goes for a ride with his animal friends--a bear, a fox and a puppy. He meets a girl who takes them by helicopter to the castle of a witch who turns children into devils.
- DirectorIsao TakahataStarsMikijirô HiraEtsuko IchiharaEijirô TônoA boy with a mythical sword wants to protect a Norse village from an evil ice wizard and his minions, who destroyed his family's village. However, the villagers don't fully trust him and a mysterious girl with a dark secret befriends him.
- DirectorKimio YabukiStarsSusumu IshikawaToshiko FujitaRumi SakakibaraWhile being on the run for saving a mouse, the famous Puss in Boots, Pero, helps a young peasant boy win the heart of a lovely princess, while trying to rescue her from an evil wizard.
- DirectorEiichi YamamotoStarsSachiko ItôHaruko KatôNoboru MitaniAldin, a vagabond water vendor, embarks of a series of fantastical and tragic misadventures through the Middle East in search of love, fortune, and power.
- DirectorBill MelendezStarsVictor SpinettiPeter ReevesGeorge A. CooperAble Seaman Dick Deadeye is charged by Queen Victoria to find the stolen Ultimate Secret. His ugliness means that his life has always been lonely but a buxom barmaid takes a shine to him. Together, they battle pirates and an evil magician before discovering that the Ultimate Secret is nothing but LOVE! Using songs based on the original works of Gilbert and Sullivan (but updated with modern lyrics), this film was created to commemorate the centenary anniversary of the first collaboration of the composers of the Savoy Operas.
- DirectorMarcell JankovicsStarsGyörgy CserhalmiVera PapGyula SzabóIn this dreamlike Hungarian folk myth, a horse goddess gives birth to three powerful brothers who set out into the Underworld to save three princesses from three evil dragons and reclaim their ancestors' lost kingdom.
- DirectorRené LalouxStarsJean ValmontMichel EliasFrédéric LegrosPiel, a 7 or 8 year old boy, is alone on the desert planet Perdide, only survivor of an attack by giant hornets. Calling for help, Piel's father's friend Jaffar keeps contact with the kid and hurries across space toward Perdide.
- DirectorMasami HataStarsTôru FuruyaMami KoyamaIkue SakakibaraA prince of the sea and a child of fire engage in a tragic forbidden romance.
- DirectorAttila DargayStarsJudit PogányJózsef GyabronkaTeri FöldiFamous, great hunters, better stay away, here comes Vuk! (They say he is cunning as a fox!)
- DirectorJózsef GémesStarsAdrienne CsengeryGyula SzabóThe tragic medieval tale of a man of inhuman strength, fierce temper and a desire for noble knighthood. While on the run as a murderer, he finds new life as a knight, only to face disillusionment, the horrors of war and ugly human vices.
- DirectorJannik HastrupStarsJesper KleinHelle HertzPer PallesenSamson is a young whale that doesn't have friends. He spends his time listening to his mother's stories about the legendary whale Moby Dick. Samson becomes fascinated about it and decides to go on a journey to find Moby Dick.
- DirectorIsao TakahataStarsTsutomu TatsumiAyano ShiraishiAkemi YamaguchiA young boy and his little sister struggle to survive in Japan during World War II.
- DirectorHayao MiyazakiStarsKirsten DunstMinami TakayamaRei SakumaA young witch, on her mandatory year of independent life, finds fitting into a new community difficult while she supports herself by running an air courier service.
- DirectorHayao MiyazakiStarsShûichirô MoriyamaTokiko KatôBunshi Katsura VIIn 1930s Italy, a veteran World War I pilot is cursed to look like an anthropomorphic pig.
- DirectorTakashi NakamuraStarsNoriko HidakaHiroaki HiroMitsuo IwataAnthropomorphic cats abduct little kids' dog to use him as a weapon for their Mistress who wants to control the fantastical cat world. Young boy and his sister must travel to this world to save their pet and the cat world.
- DirectorHiroyuki MoritaStarsChizuru IkewakiYoshihiko HakamadaAki MaedaAfter 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.