The Worst Animated Films of All Time
by AlexHartsell | created - 30 May 2013 | updated - 16 Nov 2021 | PublicA list that Animation Historians like Howard Lowery, Amid Amidi, Greg Ford, Jerry Beck and John Culhane should look at. The films on here are mostly made for theaters or were originally made for theaters. So direct to DVD or DisneyToon animated films are off this list. I will also exclude live action/animation films as they are their own thing.
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1. Foodfight! (2012)
PG | 91 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The evil Brand X joins a supermarket that becomes a city after closing time.
Director: Lawrence Kasanoff | Stars: Hilary Duff, Haylie Duff, Charlie Sheen, Eva Longoria
Votes: 11,879
2. The Legend of the Titanic (1999)
G | 84 min | Animation, Drama, Family
A grandfather mouse tells his grandchildren the "real" story of the Titanic disaster, including himself, evil sharks, a giant octopus, and an evil whaling scheme.
Directors: Orlando Corradi, Kim Jun Ok | Stars: Gregory Snegoff, Francis Pardeilhan, Jane Alexander, Anna Mazzotti
Votes: 3,640
3. Felix the Cat: The Movie (1988)
G | 82 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
In another dimension, the villainous scientist Duke of Zill, with the help of his mechanical, geometric army, takes over the Land of Oriana, prompting Felix the Cat to save its princess and restore order once again.
Director: Tibor Hernádi | Stars: Chris Phillips, Marbry Steward, Peter Newman, Alice Playten
Votes: 1,578
4. 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
5. The Emoji Movie (2017)
PG | 86 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Gene, a multi-expressional emoji, sets out on a journey to become a normal emoji.
Director: Tony Leondis | Stars: T.J. Miller, James Corden, Anna Faris, Maya Rudolph
Votes: 71,051 | Gross: $86.09M
6. Norm of the North (2016)
PG | 90 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
When a real estate development invades his Arctic home, Norm and his three lemming friends head to New York City, where Norm becomes the mascot of the corporation in an attempt to bring it down from the inside and protect his homeland.
Directors: Trevor Wall, Lisa Ortiz | Stars: Rob Schneider, Heather Graham, Ken Jeong, Bill Nighy
Votes: 10,167 | Gross: $17.02M
7. Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return (2013)
PG | 88 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
Shortly after a tornado rips through her Kansas home, Dorothy returns to Oz to save her friends from a villainous jester.
Directors: Will Finn, Daniel St. Pierre | Stars: Lea Michele, Kelsey Grammer, Dan Aykroyd, Jim Belushi
Votes: 6,262 | Gross: $8.46M
8. The King and I (1999)
G | 88 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
Traveling to the exotic kingdom of Siam, English schoolteacher Anna Leonowens soon discovers that her most difficult challenge is the stubborn, imperious King himself.
Director: Richard Rich | Stars: Miranda Richardson, Martin Vidnovic, Christiane Noll, Ian Richardson
Votes: 4,307 | Gross: $11.96M
9. Doogal (2006)
G | 78 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A talking dog and his friends fight to stop an evil wizard.
Directors: Dave Borthwick, Jean Duval, Frank Passingham | Stars: Jon Stewart, Judi Dench, Daniel Tay, Jimmy Fallon
Votes: 5,403 | Gross: $7.38M
10. In Search of the Titanic (2004)
G | 88 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
A group of friends find themselves inside a bathysphere and awake in Atlantis. With the help of the King of Atlantis, they do their best to recover the Titanic.
Director: Kim Jun Ok | Stars: Jane Alexander, Manfredi Aliquo, Rodolfo Bianchi, Fabio Boccanera
Votes: 1,855
11. The Lion of Judah (2011)
PG | 87 min | Animation
Follow the adventures of a bold lamb (Judah) and his stable friends as they try to avoid the sacrificial alter the week preceding the crucifixion of Christ. It is a heart-warming account of... See full summary »
Directors: Deryck Broom, Roger Hawkins | Stars: Ernest Borgnine, Anupam Kher, Sandi Patty, Michael Madsen
Votes: 700
12. Free Birds (2013)
PG | 91 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A pair of turkeys discover a time machine and decide to use it to travel to the first Thanksgiving, to take turkeys off the menu forever.
Director: Jimmy Hayward | Stars: Woody Harrelson, Owen Wilson, Dan Fogler, Amy Poehler
Votes: 25,996 | Gross: $55.75M
13. 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
14. A Fox's Tale (2008)
85 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
Little Jack is a young fox living happily with his family in the woods, but everything changes when his father is captured by a circus troupe in order to be part of their show. The rest of ... See full summary »
Director: György Gát | Stars: Gábor Csöre, Freddie Highmore, János Gálvölgyi, Miranda Richardson
Votes: 9,047
15. Space Chimps (2008)
G | 81 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Three chimps are sent into space to explore the possibility of alien life when an unmanned space shuttle crash lands on an uncharted planet.
Director: Kirk DeMicco | Stars: Andy Samberg, Stanley Tucci, Jeff Daniels, Cheryl Hines
Votes: 12,487 | Gross: $30.11M
16. Happily N'Ever After (2006)
PG | 87 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
An alliance of evil-doers, led by Frieda, looks to take over Fairy Tale Land. But when Ella realizes her stepmother is out to ruin her storybook existence, she takes a dramatic turn and blossoms into the leader of the resistance effort.
Directors: Paul Bolger, Yvette Kaplan, Greg Tiernan, Dino Athanassiou | Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Patrick Warburton, George Carlin
Votes: 11,131 | Gross: $15.59M
17. Titanic: The Legend Goes On... (2000)
Not Rated | 90 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
A Cinderella meets her Prince Charming on the ill-fated Titanic. Along for the ride are a rapping dog, other talking animals, and an assortment of wacky humans.
Director: Camillo Teti | Stars: Lisa Russo, Mark Thompson-Ashworth, Gisella Mathews, Silva Belton
Votes: 9,630
18. Alpha and Omega (2010)
PG | 90 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Two young wolves at opposite ends of their pack's social order are thrown together into a foreign land and need each other to return home, but love complicates everything.
Directors: Anthony Bell, Ben Gluck | Stars: Hayden Panettiere, Christina Ricci, Justin Long, Dennis Hopper
Votes: 15,207 | Gross: $25.08M
19. Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008)
PG | 98 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
As the Clone Wars sweep the galaxy, Anakin Skywalker and his new Padawan, Ahsoka Tano, embark on a mission to rescue the kidnapped son of Jabba the Hutt. The renegade Count Dooku, however, is determined to ensure that they fail.
Director: Dave Filoni | Stars: Matt Lanter, Nika Futterman, Tom Kane, Ashley Eckstein
Votes: 73,017 | Gross: $35.16M
20. Planes (2013)
PG | 91 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A cropdusting plane with a fear of heights lives his dream of competing in a famous around-the-world aerial race.
Director: Klay Hall | Stars: Carlos Alazraqui, Dane Cook, Stacy Keach, Brad Garrett
Votes: 48,637 | Gross: $90.29M
21. 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
22. Romeo & Juliet: Sealed with a Kiss (2005)
G | 76 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Romeo & Juliet: Sealed With a Kiss is a fully animated feature fantasy about two star crossed seals from warring families that fall in love against their parents' wishes. When Juliet's ... See full summary »
Director: Phil Nibbelink | Stars: Daniel Trippett, Tricia Trippett, Chip Albers, Michael Toland
Votes: 438 | Gross: $0.46M
23. Eight Crazy Nights (2002)
PG-13 | 76 min | Animation, Comedy, Musical
Davey Stone, an alcoholic with a criminal record, is sentenced to community service under the supervision of an elderly referee. Davey is then faced with trying to reform and abandon his bad habits.
Director: Seth Kearsley | Stars: Adam Sandler, Rob Schneider, Jackie Sandler, Austin Stout
Votes: 25,609 | Gross: $23.44M
24. The Nut Job (I) (2014)
PG | 85 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
An incorrigibly self-serving exiled squirrel finds himself helping his former park brethren survive by raiding a nut store, a location that also happens to be a front for a human gang's bank robbery.
Director: Peter Lepeniotis | Stars: Will Arnett, Brendan Fraser, Liam Neeson, Katherine Heigl
Votes: 30,226 | Gross: $64.25M
25. Escape from Planet Earth (2012)
PG | 89 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Astronaut Scorch Supernova finds himself caught in a trap when he responds to an SOS from a notoriously dangerous alien planet, Earth.
Director: Cal Brunker | Stars: Brendan Fraser, Sarah Jessica Parker, Jessica Alba, Rob Corddry
Votes: 26,877 | Gross: $57.01M
26. Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil (2011)
PG | 86 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Red Riding Hood is training in the group of Sister Hoods, when she and the Wolf are called to examine the sudden mysterious disappearance of Hansel and Gretel.
Director: Mike Disa | Stars: Hayden Panettiere, Glenn Close, Patrick Warburton, Joan Cusack
Votes: 13,958 | Gross: $10.14M
27. Walking with Dinosaurs 3D (2013)
PG | 87 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
See and feel what it was like when dinosaurs ruled the Earth, in a story where an underdog dino triumphs to become a hero for the ages.
Directors: Barry Cook, Neil Nightingale | Stars: Charlie Rowe, Karl Urban, Angourie Rice, John Leguizamo
Votes: 11,878 | Gross: $36.08M
28. The Trumpet of the Swan (2001)
G | 75 min | Animation, Drama, Family
It's a high-flying adventure when Louie, a mute trumpeter swan, is given the gift of a trumpet, and finds his voice.
Directors: Terry L. Noss, Richard Rich | Stars: Jason Alexander, Mary Steenburgen, Reese Witherspoon, Seth Green
Votes: 1,294 | Gross: $0.15M
29. The Ten Commandments (2007)
PG | 88 min | Animation, Family, History
In this animated adaptation of the Bible story Moses hears the voice of God from a burning bush, which inspires him to confront Egypt's pharaoh and demand freedom for the Israelite slaves. ... See full summary »
Directors: Bill Boyce, John Stronach | Stars: Ben Kingsley, Christian Slater, Elliott Gould, Alfred Molina
Votes: 2,516 | Gross: $0.95M
30. Planet 51 (2009)
PG | 91 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
An alien civilization is invaded by Astronaut Chuck Baker, who believes that the planet was uninhabited. Wanted by the military, Baker must get back to his ship before it goes into orbit without him.
Directors: Jorge Blanco, Javier Abad, Marcos Martínez | Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Seann William Scott, Jessica Biel, Justin Long
Votes: 58,588 | Gross: $42.09M
31. The Hero of Color City (2014)
G | 77 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
A diverse band of crayons strive to protect not only their magical multihued homeland but the imagination of children everywhere from a terrifying monster.
Director: Frank Gladstone | Stars: Owen Wilson, Christina Ricci, Rosie Perez, Wayne Brady
Votes: 740 | Gross: $0.03M
32. Strange Magic (2015)
PG | 99 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Goblins, elves, fairies and imps, and their misadventures sparked by the battle over a powerful potion.
Director: Gary Rydstrom | Stars: Evan Rachel Wood, Elijah Kelley, Kristin Chenoweth, Maya Rudolph
Votes: 12,199 | Gross: $12.43M
33. Ice Age: Collision Course (2016)
PG | 94 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
When Scrat's acorn sends an asteroid to Earth, the Herd must find a way to stop the asteroid from hitting Earth with the help of a returning friend.
Directors: Michael Thurmeier, Galen T. Chu | Stars: Ray Romano, Denis Leary, John Leguizamo, Chris Wedge
Votes: 74,839 | Gross: $64.06M
34. The Wild Life (2016)
PG | 91 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A daring parrot recounts how Robinson Crusoe came to be stranded on a tropical island.
Directors: Vincent Kesteloot, Mimi Maynard | Stars: Matthias Schweighöfer, Kaya Yanar, Ilka Bessin, Dieter Hallervorden
Votes: 6,644 | Gross: $7.97M
35. Sherlock Gnomes (2018)
PG | 86 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Garden gnomes, Gnomeo and Juliet recruit renowned detective Sherlock Gnomes to investigate the mysterious disappearance of other garden ornaments.
Director: John Stevenson | Stars: Johnny Depp, James McAvoy, Emily Blunt, Kelly Asbury
Votes: 14,049 | Gross: $43.24M
36. Spark: A Space Tail (2016)
PG | 91 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Spark, a teenage monkey and his friends, Chunk and Vix, are on a mission to regain Planet Bana, a kingdom overtaken by the evil overlord Zhong.
Director: Aaron Woodley | Stars: Jace Norman, Jessica Biel, Patrick Stewart, Hilary Swank
Votes: 1,349 | Gross: $0.19M
37. Ratchet & Clank (2016)
PG | 94 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
When the galaxy comes under the threat of a nefarious space captain, a mechanic and his newfound robot ally join an elite squad of combatants to save the universe.
Directors: Kevin Munroe, Jericca Cleland | Stars: James Arnold Taylor, David Kaye, Jim Ward, Sylvester Stallone
Votes: 11,792 | Gross: $8.55M
38. The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature (2017)
PG | 91 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A group of squirrels try to stop a mayor from destroying the park where they live to make way for a dysfunctional amusement park.
Director: Cal Brunker | Stars: Will Arnett, Maya Rudolph, Bobby Cannavale, Bobby Moynihan
Votes: 7,280 | Gross: $28.37M
39. Sir Billi (2012)
Not Rated | 76 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A retired veterinarian living in a remote Scottish village encounters a goat who thinks he's a dog, an Admiral who's afraid of the water, and a beaver who was raised by rabbits.
Director: Sascha Hartmann | Stars: Ford Kiernan, Greg Hemphill, Alana Gray, Valentina Hartmann
Votes: 797
40. Playmobil: The Movie (2019)
PG | 99 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
When her younger brother Charlie unexpectedly disappears into the magical, animated universe of PLAYMOBIL®, unprepared Marla must go on a quest of a lifetime to bring him home, setting off on a fantastic journey across stunning new worlds.
Director: Lino DiSalvo | Stars: Anya Taylor-Joy, Jim Gaffigan, Gabriel Bateman, Adam Lambert
Votes: 4,692
41. UglyDolls (2019)
PG | 87 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
An animated adventure in which the free-spirited UglyDolls confront what it means to be different, struggle with a desire to be loved, and ultimately discover who you truly are is what matters most.
Director: Kelly Asbury | Stars: Kelly Clarkson, Nick Jonas, Janelle Monáe, Blake Shelton
Votes: 7,811 | Gross: $20.15M
42. Arctic Dogs (2019)
PG | 92 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
An Arctic fox works in the mailroom of a package delivery service, but wants to be doing the deliveries.
Director: Aaron Woodley | Stars: Jeremy Renner, Heidi Klum, James Franco, John Cleese
Votes: 2,275
43. 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: 12,084 | Gross: $3.56M
44. The Queen's Corgi (2019)
PG | 85 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
The British monarch's (Dame Julie Walters') favorite dog gets lost from the palace and finds himself at a dog fight club. He then begins his long journey to find his way back home.
Directors: Vincent Kesteloot, Ben Stassen | Stars: Rusty Shackleford, Jo Wyatt, Leo Barakat, Mari Devon
Votes: 7,750
45. America: The Motion Picture (2021)
TV-MA | 98 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A chainsaw-wielding George Washington teams with beer-loving bro Sam Adams to take down the Brits in a tongue-in-cheek riff on the American Revolution.
Director: Matt Thompson | Stars: Channing Tatum, Jason Mantzoukas, Olivia Munn, Bobby Moynihan
Votes: 7,397
46. The Addams Family 2 (2021)
PG | 93 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The Addams get tangled up in more wacky adventures and find themselves involved in hilarious run-ins with all sorts of unsuspecting characters. Sequel to the 2019 animated film, 'The Addams Family'.
Directors: Conrad Vernon, Greg Tiernan, Laura Brousseau, Kevin Pavlovic | Stars: Oscar Isaac, Charlize Theron, Chloë Grace Moretz, Javon 'Wanna' Walton
Votes: 15,576 | Gross: $56.49M
47. The Boss Baby: Family Business (2021)
PG | 107 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The Templeton brothers have become adults and drifted away from each other, but a new boss baby with a cutting-edge approach is about to bring them together again - and inspire a new family business.
Director: Tom McGrath | Stars: Alec Baldwin, James Marsden, Amy Sedaris, Ariana Greenblatt
Votes: 22,490 | Gross: $57.30M
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