Top 100 Greatest Animated Movies of All Time

These movies are proof that animation is art. Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down the 100 greatest animated features of all time. We’ve based our selections on a mix of story, technical production, and overall significance in both pop culture and film history. Spanning different generations, countries, and styles - from hand-drawn, to CG, to stop-motion - this list is a testament to the medium’s unlimited possibilities. Our countdown includes "My Neighbor Totoro", "Cinderella", "Shrek", "Spirited Away", "Toy Story", and more! Did we forget any animated films? Of course we did because 100 isn’t enough! Let us know your favorites in the comments!

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Did we forget any animated films? Of course we did because 100 isn’t enough! Let us know your favorites in the comments!

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[ojack]

100. An American Tail
99. Despicable Me
98. Nimona
97. The Adventures of Prince Achmed
96. 101 Dalmatians
95. The Simpsons Movie
94. Fritz the Cat
93. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
92. The Emperor's New Groove
91. Jujutsu Kaisen 0
90. Big Hero 6
89. The Land Before Time
88. The Princess and the Frog
87. Happy Feet
86. Wreck-It Ralph
85. Yellow Submarine
84. Cats Don't Dance
83. Meet the Robinsons
82. A Goofy Movie
81. South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
80. The Lego Movie
79. Zootopia
78. Lilo & Stitch
77. Metropolis
76. Klaus
75. James and the Giant Peach
74. Peter Pan
73. Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
72. I Lost My Body
71. A Silent Voice
70. Perfect Blue
69. It's Such a Beautiful Day
68. The Secret of NIMH
67. Mary and Max
66. Castle in the Sky
65. Loving Vincent
64. Alice in Wonderland
63. Hercules
62. The Red Turtle
61. Bambi
60. Howl's Moving Castle
59. The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
58. The Hunchback of Notre Dame
57. Mulan
56. The Triplets of Belleville
55. Kubo and the Two Strings
54. The Breadwinner
53. Millennium Actress
52. Tarzan
51. Kung Fu Panda
50. Frozen
49. Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
48. Tangled
47. Up
46. Ghost in the Shell
45. Grave of the Fireflies
44. Persepolis
43. The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
42. Toy Story 2
41. Encanto
40. Song of the Sea
39. Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
38. Moana
37. The Mitchells vs. the Machines
36. Inside Out
35. Waltz with Bashir
34. The Iron Giant
33. Monsters, Inc.
32. Kiki's Delivery Service
31. Aladdin
30. Coco
29. Coraline
28. Toy Story 3
27. Sleeping Beauty
26. Pinocchio
25. Fantastic Mr. Fox
24. The Prince of Egypt
23. The Little Mermaid
22. Princess Mononoke
21. Finding Nemo
20. Cinderella
19. Chicken Run
18. Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
17. Your Name
16. Ratatouille
15. The Nightmare Before Christmas
14. How to Train Your Dragon 2
13. My Neighbor Totoro
12. Shrek
11. WALL-E
10. Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
9. Akira
8. Beauty and the Beast
7. The Incredibles
6. Fantasia
5. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
4. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
3. The Lion King
2. Toy Story
1. Spirited Away

[michaelmonthey]

It may not be completely animated, but “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” deserves a special mention.

[mr.decencykeepinitreal]

‘Inside Out’ turned out to be a very good almost 10 years ago.
This year’s sequel officially made over 1.3 billion worldwide.

[kellygirlaj]

When my oldest son was four years old, I took him to see An American Tail. He enjoyed it so much that he cried when it ended, he said he didn't want it to end. I bought the soundtrack a few weeks later and we sat at home and listened to it. When it ended, he looked at me and said, "Mommy, I want to hear the part where I cried!" Oh, how my heart melted into a puddle on the floor!! I had to tell him that his cries weren't on the soundtrack, but he could listen to the record again, so we did.

[olvialee]

343: Probably not going to be mentioned but I will, The Last Unicorn. When it comes to 80’s movies, this one isn’t mentioned all the time. Although it’s a beautiful movie

[Thomas_H._Smith]

I'm so glad The Adventures of Prince Achmed made the list. It's too often forgotten but is a masterpiece.

[DavidJones-shle]

What about Watership Down, Heavy Metal, Titan A.E., A Mouse and His Child.

[patapumpuli]

Honorable mentions:
- Treasure planet
- The Book of life
- Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro
- Night on the galactic railroad
- Barefoot Gen
- Balto
- 9
- Chirin's bell

[olleselin]

"The Lion King", "Toy Story" and "Shrek" are the GOATS!

[israhell]

Tell me Disney didn't buy this top ... land before the time and Akira didn't make It the top 5 ?! C'MON

[filip]

End of Eva, Mononoke, wall-e and perfect blue outside the top 10 is kinda crazy

[jacobbarber]

TMNT: Mutant Mayhem and Nimona making it over The Boy & The Heron and Across The Spider-Verse is crazy to me. But props for coming up with a top 100!

[MartinAlejandroTorresHerrera]

My top 20

20. Batman Mask of the Phantasm
19. Pinocchio 1940
18. Akira
17. Your Name
16. Kung Fu Panda 1-2
15. Coco
14. Kubo and the Two Strings
13. Guillermo Del Toro's Pinnochio
12. The Prince of the Egypt
11. Justice League Dark Apokolips War
10. Beauty and the Beast
9. Aladdin
8. Chicken Run
7. How To Train Your Dragon 1-2-3
6. Fantasia
5. Spiderman Into the Spider-verse and Across the Spider-verse
4. Toy Story 1-2-3
3. Spirited Away
2. The Incredibles
1. The Lion King

[TornSparrow]

The Secret of Nimh is STILL one of my faves to this day....
And Toothless was the first 'dragon' that made me wish they were real... :o)

[masonplacher]

Honorable mentions:
"The Super Mario Bros Movie"
"Sausage Party"
"Cars"
"The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie"
"The Lorax"

[garveyneal]

Can you do top 100 greatest animated movie villains of all time?

[TheRyanzeegers]

I’m sorry not even a mention for Anastasia? It grossed more than some Disney movies and spawned a well received Broadway show

[Lil_Kodiien]

Treasure planet not being on this list is a crime

[POPINCONEJO]

How is A Bugs Life not on the list at all. That has one of the greatest story to stand up agaisnt a dictator and fight for freedom. Why is it that the movie is basically being forgotten and many kids and teens have never heard of it.