Top Animation Movies
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1.
The Lego Movie
(2014)
An ordinary Lego construction worker, thought to be the prophesied 'Special', is recruited to join a quest to stop an evil tyrant from gluing the Lego universe into eternal stasis. (100 mins.)
Director: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller
2.
How to Train Your Dragon
(2010)
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. (98 mins.)
Director: Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders
3.
How to Train Your Dragon 2
(2014)
When Hiccup and Toothless discover an ice cave that is home to hundreds of new wild dragons and the mysterious Dragon Rider, the two friends find themselves at the center of a battle to protect the peace. (102 mins.)
Director: Dean DeBlois
4.
Wrinkles
(2011)
An astonishing cocktail of friendship, resistance and life set among the unexpected landscape of an elderly care facility. (89 mins.)
Director: Ignacio Ferreras
5.
The Little Mermaid
(1989)
A mermaid princess makes a Faustian bargain with an unscrupulous sea-witch in order to meet a human prince on land. (83 mins.)
Director: Ron Clements, John Musker
6.
Despicable Me
(2010)
When a criminal mastermind uses a trio of orphan girls as pawns for a grand scheme, he finds their love is profoundly changing him for the better. (95 mins.)
Director: Pierre Coffin, Chris Renaud
7.
Despicable Me 2
(2013)
When Gru, the world's most super-bad turned super-dad has been recruited by a team of officials to stop lethal muscle and a host of Gru's own, He has to fight back with new gadgetry, cars, and more minion madness. (98 mins.)
Director: Pierre Coffin, Chris Renaud
8.
The Lion King
(1994)
Lion cub and future king Simba searches for his identity. His eagerness to please others and penchant for testing his boundaries sometimes gets him into trouble. (89 mins.)
Director: Roger Allers, Rob Minkoff
9.
Rise of the Guardians
(2012)
When the evil spirit Pitch launches an assault on Earth, the Immortal Guardians team up to protect the innocence of children all around the world. (97 mins.)
Director: Peter Ramsey
10.
Mr. Peabody & Sherman
(2014)
The time-travelling adventures of an advanced canine and his adopted son, as they endeavor to fix a time rift they created. (92 mins.)
Director: Rob Minkoff
11.
The Croods
(2013)
After their cave is destroyed, a caveman family must trek through an unfamiliar fantastical world with the help of an inventive boy. (98 mins.)
Director: Kirk DeMicco, Chris Sanders
12.
Wreck-It Ralph
(2012)
A video game villain wants to be a hero and sets out to fulfill his dream, but his quest brings havoc to the whole arcade where he lives. (101 mins.)
Director: Rich Moore
13.
Monsters, Inc.
(2001)
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. (92 mins.)
Director: Pete Docter, David Silverman
14.
Monsters University
(2013)
A look at the relationship between Mike and Sulley during their days at Monsters University -- when they weren't necessarily the best of friends. (104 mins.)
Director: Dan Scanlon
15.
The Incredibles
(2004)
A family of undercover superheroes, while trying to live the quiet suburban life, are forced into action to save the world. (115 mins.)
Director: Brad Bird
16.
Tangled
(2010)
The magically long-haired Rapunzel has spent her entire life in a tower, but now that a runaway thief has stumbled upon her, she is about to discover the world for the first time, and who she really is. (100 mins.)
Director: Nathan Greno, Byron Howard
17.
Finding Nemo
(2003)
After his son is captured in the Great Barrier Reef and taken to Sydney, a timid clownfish sets out on a journey to bring him home. (100 mins.)
Director: Andrew Stanton, Lee Unkrich
18.
Toy Story
(1995)
A cowboy doll is profoundly threatened and jealous when a new spaceman figure supplants him as top toy in a boy's room. (81 mins.)
Director: John Lasseter
19.
Toy Story 2
(1999)
When Woody is stolen by a toy collector, Buzz and his friends vow to rescue him, but Woody finds the idea of immortality in a museum tempting. (92 mins.)
Director: John Lasseter, Ash Brannon
20.
Toy Story 3
(2010)
The toys are mistakenly delivered to a day-care center instead of the attic right before Andy leaves for college, and it's up to Woody to convince the other toys that they weren't abandoned and to return home. (103 mins.)
Director: Lee Unkrich
21.
Brave
(2012)
Determined to make her own path in life, Princess Merida defies a custom that brings chaos to her kingdom. Granted one wish, Merida must rely on her bravery and her archery skills to undo a beastly curse. (93 mins.)
Director: Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman
22.
Rio
(2011)
When Blu, a domesticated macaw from small-town Minnesota, meets the fiercely independent Jewel, he takes off on an adventure to Rio de Janeiro with the bird of his dreams. (96 mins.)
Director: Carlos Saldanha
23.
Hotel Transylvania
(2012)
Dracula, who operates a high-end resort away from the human world, goes into overprotective mode when a boy discovers the resort and falls for the count's teen-aged daughter. (91 mins.)
Director: Genndy Tartakovsky
24.
Turbo
(2013)
A freak accident might just help an everyday garden snail achieve his biggest dream: winning the Indy 500. (96 mins.)
Director: David Soren
25.
Up
(2009)
Seventy-eight year old Carl Fredricksen travels to Paradise Falls in his home equipped with balloons, inadvertently taking a young stowaway. (96 mins.)
Director: Pete Docter, Bob Peterson
26.
Cars
(2006)
A hot-shot race-car named Lightning McQueen gets waylaid in Radiator Springs, where he finds the true meaning of friendship and family. (117 mins.)
Director: John Lasseter, Joe Ranft
27.
Cars 2
(2011)
Star race car Lightning McQueen and his pal Mater head overseas to compete in the World Grand Prix race. But the road to the championship becomes rocky as Mater gets caught up in an intriguing adventure of his own: international espionage. (106 mins.)
Director: John Lasseter, Brad Lewis
28.
Sleeping Beauty
(1959)
After being snubbed by the royal family, a malevolent fairy places a curse on a princess which only a prince can break, along with the help of three good fairies. (75 mins.)
Director: Clyde Geronimi
29.
Mulan
(1998)
To save her father from death in the army, a young maiden secretly goes in his place and becomes one of China's greatest heroines in the process. (88 mins.)
Director: Tony Bancroft, Barry Cook
30.
Lilo & Stitch
(2002)
A Hawaiian girl adopts an unusual pet who is actually a notorious extra-terrestrial fugitive from the law. (85 mins.)
Director: Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders
31.
Beauty and the Beast
(1991)
Belle, whose father is imprisoned by the Beast, offers herself instead, unaware her captor to be an enchanted prince. (84 mins.)
Director: Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise
32.
WALL·E
(2008)
In the distant future, a small waste-collecting robot inadvertently embarks on a space journey that will ultimately decide the fate of mankind. (98 mins.)
Director: Andrew Stanton
33.
Shrek
(2001)
After his swamp is filled with magical creatures, an ogre agrees to rescue a princess for a villainous lord in order to get his land back. (90 mins.)
Director: Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson
34.
Shrek 2
(2004)
Princess Fiona's parents invite her and Shrek to dinner to celebrate her marriage. If only they knew the newlyweds were both ogres. (93 mins.)
Director: Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury
35.
A Bug's Life
(1998)
A misfit ant, looking for "warriors" to save his colony from greedy grasshoppers, recruits a group of bugs that turn out to be an inept circus troupe. (95 mins.)
Director: John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton
36.
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
(2009)
A local scientist is often regarded as a failure until he invents a machine that can make food fall from the sky. But little does he know, that things are about to take a turn for the worst. (90 mins.)
Director: Phil Lord, Chris Miller
37.
Fantastic Mr. Fox
(2009)
An urbane fox cannot resist returning to his farm raiding ways and then must help his community survive the farmers' retaliation. (87 mins.)
Director: Wes Anderson
38.
Ratatouille
(2007)
A rat who can cook makes an unusual alliance with a young kitchen worker at a famous restaurant. (111 mins.)
Director: Brad Bird, Jan Pinkava
39.
Coraline
(2009)
An adventurous girl finds another world that is a strangely idealized version of her frustrating home, but it has sinister secrets. (100 mins.)
Director: Henry Selick
40.
The Nightmare Before Christmas
(1993)
Jack Skellington, king of Halloween Town, discovers Christmas Town, but doesn't quite understand the concept. (76 mins.)
Director: Henry Selick
41.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
(1937)
Snow White, pursued by a jealous queen, hides with the Dwarfs; the queen soon learns of this and prepares to feed her a poison apple. (83 mins.)
Director: William Cottrell, David Hand
42.
The Princess and the Frog
(2009)
A waitress, desperate to fulfill her dreams as a restaurant owner, is set on a journey to turn a frog prince back into a human being, but she has to face the same problem after she kisses him. (97 mins.)
Director: Ron Clements, John Musker
43.
Tarzan
(1999)
A man raised by gorillas must decide where he really belongs when he discovers he is a human. (88 mins.)
Director: Chris Buck, Kevin Lima
44.
The Emperor's New Groove
(2000)
Emperor Kuzco is turned into a llama by his ex-administrator Yzma, and must now regain his throne with the help of Pacha, the gentle llama herder. (78 mins.)
Director: Mark Dindal
45.
The Adventures of Tintin
(2011)
Intrepid reporter Tintin and Captain Haddock set off on a treasure hunt for a sunken ship commanded by Haddock's ancestor. (107 mins.)
Director: Steven Spielberg
46.
The Jungle Book
(1967)
Bagheera the Panther and Baloo the Bear have a difficult time trying to convince a boy to leave the jungle for human civilization. (78 mins.)
Director: Wolfgang Reitherman
47.
Kung Fu Panda
(2008)
The Dragon Warrior has to clash against the savage Tai Lung as China's fate hangs in the balance: However, the Dragon Warrior mantle is supposedly mistaken to be bestowed upon an obese panda who is a tyro in martial arts. (92 mins.)
Director: Mark Osborne, John Stevenson
48.
Kung Fu Panda 2
(2011)
Po and his friends fight to stop a peacock villain from conquering China with a deadly new weapon, but first the Dragon Warrior must come to terms with his past. (90 mins.)
Director: Jennifer Yuh Nelson
49.
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
(1988)
A toon-hating detective is a cartoon rabbit's only hope to prove his innocence when he is accused of murder. (104 mins.)
Director: Robert Zemeckis
50.
Anastasia
(1997)
The last surviving child of the Russian Royal Family joins two con men to reunite with her grandmother, the Dowager Empress, while the undead Rasputin seeks her death. (94 mins.)
Director: Don Bluth, Gary Goldman
51.
Cinderella
(1950)
When Cinderella's cruel stepmother prevents her from attending the Royal Ball, she gets some unexpected help from the lovable mice Gus and Jaq, and from her Fairy Godmother. (74 mins.)
Director: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson
52.
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
(2012)
Alex, Marty, Gloria and Melman are still fighting to get home to their beloved Big Apple. Their journey takes them through Europe where they find the perfect cover: a traveling circus, which they reinvent - Madagascar style. (93 mins.)
Director: Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath
53.
Ice Age
(2002)
Set during the Ice Age, a sabertooth tiger, a sloth, and a wooly mammoth find a lost human infant, and they try to return him to his tribe. (81 mins.)
Director: Chris Wedge, Carlos Saldanha
54.
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
(2009)
When Sid's attempt to adopt three dinosaur eggs gets him abducted by their real mother to an underground lost world, his friends attempt to rescue him. (94 mins.)
Director: Carlos Saldanha, Mike Thurmeier
55.
9
(2009)
A rag doll that awakens in a postapocalyptic future holds the key to humanity's salvation. (79 mins.)
Director: Shane Acker
56.
Rango
(2011)
Rango is an ordinary chameleon who accidentally winds up in the town of Dirt, a lawless outpost in the Wild West in desperate need of a new sheriff. (107 mins.)
Director: Gore Verbinski
57.
Megamind
(2010)
The supervillain Megamind finally defeats his nemesis, the superhero Metro Man. But without a hero, he loses all purpose and must find new meaning to his life. (95 mins.)
Director: Tom McGrath
58.
The Iron Giant
(1999)
A young boy befriends a giant robot from outer space that a paranoid government agent wants to destroy. (86 mins.)
Director: Brad Bird
59.
Bolt
(2008)
The canine star of a fictional sci-fi/action show that believes his powers are real embarks on a cross country trek to save his co-star from a threat he believes is just as real. (96 mins.)
Director: Byron Howard, Chris Williams
60.
Mary and Max
(2009)
A tale of friendship between two unlikely pen pals: Mary, a lonely, eight-year-old girl living in the suburbs of Melbourne, and Max, a forty-four-year old, severely obese man living in New York. (92 mins.)
Director: Adam Elliot
61.
ParaNorman
(2012)
A misunderstood boy takes on ghosts, zombies and grown-ups to save his town from a centuries-old curse. (92 mins.)
Director: Chris Butler, Sam Fell
62.
Corpse Bride
(2005)
When a shy groom practices his wedding vows in the inadvertent presence of a deceased young woman, she rises from the grave assuming he has married her. (77 mins.)
Director: Tim Burton, Mike Johnson
63.
Treasure Planet
(2002)
A Disney animated version of "Treasure Island". The only difference is that the film is set in outer space with alien worlds and other galactic wonders. (95 mins.)
Director: Ron Clements, John Musker
64.
Peter Pan
(1953)
Wendy and her brothers are whisked away to the magical world of Neverland with the hero of their stories, Peter Pan. (77 mins.)
Director: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson
65.
Ponyo
(2008)
A five year-old boy develops a relationship with Ponyo, a goldfish princess who longs to become a human after falling in love with him. (101 mins.)
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
66.
Robin Hood
(1973)
The story of the legendary outlaw is portrayed with the characters as humanoid animals. (83 mins.)
Director: Wolfgang Reitherman
67.
The AristoCats
(1970)
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. (78 mins.)
Director: Wolfgang Reitherman
68.
Underdogs
(2013)
A young man named Amadeo sets off on an unexpected adventure with the players of his beloved Foosball game. (106 mins.)
Director: Juan José Campanella
69.
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
(1999)
When the four boys see an R-rated movie featuring Canadians Terrance & Phillip, they are pronounced "corrupted", and their parents pressure the United States to wage war against Canada. (81 mins.)
Director: Trey Parker
70.
Alice in Wonderland
(1951)
Alice stumbles into the world of Wonderland. Will she get home? Not if the Queen of Hearts has her way. (75 mins.)
Director: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson
71.
A Scanner Darkly
(2006)
An undercover cop in a not-too-distant future becomes involved with a dangerous new drug and begins to lose his own identity as a result. (100 mins.)
Director: Richard Linklater
72.
The Simpsons Movie
(2007)
After Homer accidentally pollutes the town's water supply, Springfield is encased in a gigantic dome by the EPA and the Simpson family are declared fugitives. (87 mins.)
Director: David Silverman
73.
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
(2010)
When a young owl is abducted by an evil Owl army, he must escape with new-found friends and seek the legendary Guardians to stop the menace. (97 mins.)
Director: Zack Snyder
74.
101 Dalmatians
(1961)
When a litter of Dalmatian puppies are abducted by the minions of Cruella de Vil, the parents must find them before she uses them for a diabolical fashion statement. (79 mins.)
Director: Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton S. Luske
75.
Minuscule: Valley of the Lost Ants
(2013)
A stranded young ladybug, forms an alliance with a squad of black ants, to retrieve a rather unusual treasure to the ant hive. (89 mins.)
Director: Hélène Giraud, Thomas Szabo
76.
Frankenweenie
(2012)
Young Victor conducts a science experiment to bring his beloved dog Sparky back to life, only to face unintended, sometimes monstrous, consequences. (87 mins.)
Director: Tim Burton
77.
Chicken Run
(2000)
When a bird "flies" into a chicken farm, the fellow chickens see him as an opportunity to escape their evil owners. (84 mins.)
Director: Peter Lord, Nick Park
78.
The Fox and the Hound
(1981)
Two childhood friends find themselves forced to become enemies. (83 mins.)
Director: Ted Berman, Richard Rich
79.
Waking Life
(2001)
A man shuffles through a dream meeting various people and discussing the meanings and purposes of the universe. (99 mins.)
Director: Richard Linklater
80.
The Land Before Time
(1988)
An orphaned brontosaurus teams up with other young dinosaurs in order to reunite with their families in a valley. (69 mins.)
Director: Don Bluth
81.
The Sword in the Stone
(1963)
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 England history. (79 mins.)
Director: Wolfgang Reitherman
82.
Secret of the Wings
(2012)
Tinkerbell wanders into the forbidden Winter woods and meets Periwinkle. Together they learn the secret of their wings and try to unite the warm fairies and the winter fairies to help Pixie Hollow. (75 mins.)
Director: Bobs Gannaway, Peggy Holmes
83.
The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
(2005)
Wallace and his loyal dog, Gromit, set out to discover the mystery behind the garden sabotage that plagues their village and threatens the annual giant vegetable growing contest. (85 mins.)
84.
Fantasia
(1940)
A collection of animated interpretations of great works of Western classical music. (125 mins.)
85.
Dumbo
(1941)
Ridiculed because of his enormous ears, a young circus elephant is assisted by a mouse to achieve his full potential. (64 mins.)
Director: Sam Armstrong, Norman Ferguson
86.
Pinocchio
(1940)
A living puppet, with the help of a cricket as his conscience, must prove himself worthy to become a real boy. (88 mins.)
Director: Norman Ferguson, T. Hee
87.
Lady and the Tramp
(1955)
The romantic tale of a sheltered uptown Cocker Spaniel dog and a streetwise downtown Mutt. (76 mins.)
Director: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson
88.
Bambi
(1942)
The story of a young deer growing up in the forest. (70 mins.)
Director: James Algar, Sam Armstrong
89.
The Triplets of Belleville
(2003)
When her grandson is kidnapped during the Tour de France, Madame Souza and her beloved pooch Bruno team up with the Belleville Sisters--an aged song-and-dance team from the days of Fred Astaire--to rescue him. (78 mins.)
Director: Sylvain Chomet
90.
The Transformers: The Movie
(1986)
The Autobots must stop a colossal planet consuming robot who goes after the Autobot Matrix of Leadership. At the same time, they must defend themselves against an all-out attack from the Decepticons. (84 mins.)
Director: Nelson Shin
91.
Winnie the Pooh
(2011)
During an ordinary day in Hundred Acre Wood, Winnie the Pooh sets out to find some honey. Misinterpreting a note from Christopher Robin... (63 mins.)
Director: Stephen J. Anderson, Don Hall
92.
The Animatrix
(2003)
The Animatrix is a collection of several animated short films, detailing the backstory of the "Matrix" universe, and the original war between man and machines which led to the creation of the Matrix. (100 mins.)
Director: Peter Chung, Andrew R. Jones
93.
The Secret of NIMH
(1982)
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 ever suspected. (82 mins.)
Director: Don Bluth