Top Animation Movies


The Top Animation Movies List is calculated by overall movie ratings and members' "Top Animation List". Lists are calculated daily.

41. A Bug's Life

Year of Release: 1998
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Family
MPAA Rating: G
Director: John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton
Actors: Dave Foley, Kevin Spacey, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Hayden Panettiere, Phyllis Diller, Richard Kind
Plot: Each year the ant colony makes "the offering" to the intimidating grasshoppers, until misfit Flik dumps it in the river. The grasshoppers give the ants one more shot, but Flik vows to find other bugs to help stop them... and ends up with a bug circus instead.

42. Kubo and the Two Strings

Year of Release: 2016
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Travis Knight
Actors: Charlize Theron, Art Parkinson, Matthew McConaughey, Ralph Fiennes, Rooney Mara, George Takei
Plot: Kubo is living a quiet, normal life in his village when a vindictive spirit from the past turns his life upside down. Now, the target of monsters and gods alike, Kubo will have to seek out a magic suit of armor, one worn by his late father, a legendary samurai warrior.

43. Big Hero 6

Year of Release: 2014
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Action
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Don Hall, Chris Williams
Actors: Ryan Potter, Scott Adsit, James Cromwell, Daniel Henney, T.J. Miller, Jamie Chung
Plot: The incredibly fast-paced and tech-heavy San Fransokyo is under attack - but robotics expert Hiro Hamada, with his robot Baymax, will team up with some reluctant, novice crime fighters in order to save the city.

44. Cinderella

Year of Release: 1950
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson
Actors: Ilene Woods, Eleanor Audley, Verna Felton, Claire Du Brey, Rhoda Williams, James MacDonald
Plot: A woman, horribly mistreated by her step-family, magically changes into a stunning beauty.

45. Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Year of Release: 1964
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Family
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Kizo Nagashima
Actors: Burl Ives, Billie Mae Richards, Paul Soles, Larry D. Mann, Paul Kligman
Plot: A young reindeer is outcast because of his glowing red nose. He goes to live amongst the misfit toys, only to become a hero when a foggy night threatens Santa's Christmas voyage.

46. The Lego Movie

Year of Release: 2014
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Phil Lord, Chris Miller, Chris McKay
Actors: Will Ferrell, Liam Neeson, Alison Brie, Morgan Freeman, Will Arnett, Elizabeth Banks
Plot: A perfectly ordinary LEGO minifigure is mistaken for the legendary Master Builder and whisked away on a journey to stop a LEGO madman from gluing the world together.

47. The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

Year of Release: 1977
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Family
MPAA Rating: G
Director: John Lounsbery, Wolfgang Reitherman
Actors: Sebastian Cabot, Sterling Holloway, Junius Matthews, John Fiedler, Ralph Wright, Paul Winchell
Plot: Join dear friends Pooh, Piglet, Kanga, Roo, Owl, Rabbit, Tigger and Christopher Robin as they enjoy their days together and sing their way through escapades that include honey, bees, bouncing, balloons, floods, Pooh sticks and more.

48. Zootopia

Year of Release: 2016
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Byron Howard, Rich Moore, Jared Bush
Actors: Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Idris Elba, Alan Tudyk, J.K. Simmons, Octavia Spencer
Plot: In the animal city, Zootopia, a smooth fox looking to make a name for himself, instead finds trouble when he's framed for a crime he didn't commit. The head officer, a no-nonsense rabbit, is close behind but soon finds out there is more to the story and must join forces with the wily fox to bring down the real culprit.

49. Cars

Year of Release: 2006
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Family
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: John Lasseter, Joe Ranft
Actors: Owen Wilson, Bonnie Hunt, Paul Newman, Larry The Cable Guy, Michael Keaton, Cheech Marin
Plot: The leading race car (equipped with a cocky attitude) who is infamous around the country gets sidetracked to a has been town full of older cars and has no sympathy for the hot shot.

50. 101 Dalmatians

Year of Release: 1961
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Family/Animation
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske
Actors: Rod Taylor, Betty Lou Gerson, Cate Bauer, Ben Wright, Frederick Worlock, Lisa Davis
Plot: A pair of dalmatians, Pongo and Perdita, have a litter of 15 puppies but come under the evil gaze of Cruella De Vil, who wants nothing more than a dalmatian-skin coat. When two dull-witted thugs kidnap the puppies, along with 84 other dalmatians, it's up to the parents to save the day.

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