Top Ten Favorite Animated Movies

[Hazel Rabbit]

Here are mine!

1. The Lion King
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2. The Iron Giant
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3. Toy Story 2
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4. Disney's Robin Hood
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5. Spirited Away
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6. The Rescuers
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7. The Jungle Book
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8. Monsters Inc.
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9. Aladdin
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10. Aristocats
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Discuss Mine or list Your own. :D

[Brady]

I like Nausicaa, Princess Mononoke, Beauty and the Beast and FF:AC. I haven't really seen much else.

[Hazel Rabbit]

I like Nausicaa, Princess Mononoke, Beauty and the Beast and FF:AC. I haven't really seen much else.I need to see Princess Mononoke. I think Beauty and the Beast is a great Movie even if it is a little bit too romance.

[Phoenix]

Oh God, there are so many, I can hardly remember all of them, so I might be missing some really good ones. I'll give it a shot, though.

1.) The Lion King (the first movies I remember actually seeing and not just tagging along as a toddler, had a lot of significance in my life, and frankly, is awesome.)
2.) Finding Nemo (proof that classics are still being made)
3.) Fantasia (just a really great, though hard to describe, experience. 2000 was great too, but I don't want to put two Fantasias on my list)
4.) Lady and the Tramp (way before my time, but a really endearing story)
5.) Atlantis: The Lost Empire (one awesome animated movie with great visuals)
6.) Mulan (great plot, music, characters and humor)
7.) Hercules (a classic any way you look at it, with all the elements of a good movie)
8.) Pokémon: The First Movie (I actually liked it. Sue me. I watched it relatively recently at 17 and I was surprised to see that I actually enjoyed it past the initial nostalgia, and that's saying something)
9.) The Fox and the Hound (too depressing to be higher, but otherwise a really great movie)
10.) The Prince of Egypt (a really cool take on the old Bible story.)

I think I've got all the bases covered. A CGI movie, an anime movie, a movie older than I am...

[<3frosty]

Princess Mononoke is amazing. Bought that shit on DVD.

Finding Nemo needs to be on everyones list, or at least 1 Pixar movie.

[Boggy700]

1. Waking Life
My favorite film of all time and also my favorite animated film.
The style suits the subject matter perfectly, in it's fluctuations and rolling-sealike dreamy meanderings.

2. Nekojiru-sou
The actual animation is pretty standard for anime, but it shines in certain scenes of immense surreality.

3. The Thief And The Cobbler: Recobbled
The greatest animation never quite made.
Aladdin is the real thief of this piece.

4. A Scanner Darkly
A similar animation style to Waking Life, but more restrained.
Still a pleasure to view.

5. Wallace And Gromit - The Wrong Trousers
Wallace and Gromit are two characters that are easy to care about.
To me this is shamefully rare in the modern animated film world.
Not only that, but the films are actually original and enjoyable.

I think I've got all the bases covered. A CGI movie, an anime movie, a movie older than I am...
Yet you forget claymation and stop-motion animation in general.

6. Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
Absolutely amazing, even by today's standards, even especially by today's standards.
Ambition is at an all time low these days.
Luckily there have been people in the past that were willing to push past the expectations of the masses.

7. Azumanga Daioh - The Very Short Movie
Mostly a sampler of the main series, but unique in it's own way.
The art style is noticeably different, but I prefer the more simple style of art in the show.

8. The Simpsons Movie
Say what you will.
Perhaps you disliked it, perhaps you think it's too recent for anyone to call it a favorite.
Whatever.
It is a beautiful film.

9. Futurama - Bender's Big Score
Futurama is one of my favorite animated TV shows, and this movie exceeded all of my expectations.

10. The Jungle Book
The Jungle Book will always hold a special personal place in my life.


Other movies that I considered mentioning include:
Star Wars (I, II and III), because they're more machine than man.
Sin City, because backgrounds aren't to be relegated to the background, importance-wise.
The Science Of Sleep, because it would be entirely different without the stop-motion aspects.
Renaissance, because at least the visuals are hyper-cool.
Daria - Is It College Yet?, because what can I say? I love that show.
Brazil, because it's more or less a live action cartoon.
Red Vs Blue, because while it's a webseries, it plays out as five(?) sequential movies.

And I was tempted to put Ren And Stimpy on this list despite it being a series.
SO tempted!

[Fiend]

- The Lion King
-Finding Nemo
-Toy Story
-The Land Before fucking Time!!!!
-The Fox and the Hound
-Charlotte's Web
-Shrek
-Fantasia
-The Little Mermaid
-Hercules

[SuperLuigiBros]

In no particular order:

The Incredibles
Toy Story
Toy Story 2
Monster Inc.
The Lion King
One Piece Movie 4 (The best of all 8 movies)

After these Im not sure if Id be able to decide on what are the next best ones because the next batch of like 20 are all pretty equal. Some include:

Monster House (Great Directing)
Beauty and the Beast (Havnt seen it in ages but i have the soundtrack on one of those tapes in the car and it has awesome songs)
Is Team America allowed on here?
Hmm, I need more anime and more 2D animation
I liked the start of Princess Mononoke, but it got kinda boring towards the end. Maybe because I was really tired that day and fell asleep.
Oh! Porco Rosso! Its awesome. The song at the start rocks.
Shrek and Hercules are good.

I know Im forgetting heaps, but whatever.

[Rodz]

Here's mine:

1.) Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas
2.) James and the Giant Peach
3.) Finding Nemo
4.) Shrek
5.) The Little Mermaid
6.) Aladdin
7.) Jungle Book
8.) Monster House
9.) Toy Story
10.) Lion King 3

I love these movies because they are really interesting and it gives a lot of lessons for us :)

[Ihsiin]

Wallace and Gromit: The Wrong Trousers, A Grand Day Out and A Close Shave, in that order.
Also, James and the Giant Peach and The Lion King.
Oh, oh, and Disney's Fantasia.

[Gummy]

*Copies and paste*
-All of Wallace and Gromit stories.
-The Incredibles
-Batman Beyond: The Return of the Joker(Uncut)
-Ratatouille
-Porco Rosco
-Street Fighter 2 Movie
-Iron Giant
-Disney's Hercules
-Aladdin
-Shrek
-Toy Story (1, 2)
-A Goofy movie (Max is a cool kid, but Goofy owns.)

[Hazel Rabbit]

You all have great choices! It is good to see so many fans with Animation. :D

[Helios]

I gotta split mine into two top ten lists,a current one and one from when I was about 11-13

Current:
Metropolis
Armitage I, II & III
Cowboy Bebop
Ghost in The Shell 1&2
Princess Mononoke
Akira
Spirited Away

Older:
Princess Mononoke <-- The movie that got me to love anime
Fantasia
Fantasia 2000 - I remember right this was the first "real" movie you could go see at IMAX, actually saw this on a school field trip.
Land Before time - Only the first one though, the animation/atmosphere of the (wtf 9?) sequels got too light and "kiddy". The original had a nice dark atmosphere to it.

Fox & the hound
Lion King
Iron Giant
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Balto - You might have never heard of it, I think it was one of those straight to video movies. Was about a half wolf/half husky sled dog.

[MaceSin]

Lion King
Princess Mononoke
Spirited Away
Akira
Paprika
Toy Story
Hercules
The End of Evangelion
Iron Giant
Who Framed Roger Rabbit - THE BEST ONE

[Phoenix]

I gotta split mine into two top ten lists,a current one and one from when I was about 11-13

Current:
Metropolis
Armitage I, II & III
Cowboy Bebop
Ghost in The Shell 1&2
Princess Mononoke
Akira
Spirited Away

Older:
Princess Mononoke <-- The movie that got me to love anime
Fantasia
Fantasia 2000 - I remember right this was the first "real" movie you could go see at IMAX, actually saw this on a school field trip.
Land Before time - Only the first one though, the animation/atmosphere of the (wtf 9?) sequels got too light and "kiddy". The original had a nice dark atmosphere to it.

Fox & the hound
Lion King
Iron Giant
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Balto - You might have never heard of it, I think it was one of those straight to video movies. Was about a half wolf/half husky sled dog.I've seen Balto. I loved it too.

The Land Before Time has seen way more than 9 sequels. They stopped using numbers, though.

[Greg]

-Aladdin
-The Lion King
-The Jungle Book
-Rescuers down under (never did see the first one)
-The Incredibles
-Finding Nemo
-Toy Story
-Beauty and the Beast
-Lady and the Tramp
-One Hundred and One Dalmatians
-All Dogs Go to Heaven (I know thats number 11 but it had to be added)

There's still a lot of other good ones but those are the ones that come to mind.

[IEatFriedPikmin]

1. The Lion King
2. Toy Story
3. Aladdin
4. The Incredibles
5. Finding Nemo
6. The Rescuers Down Under
7. Robin Hood
8. Peter Pan
9. Shrek
10. Beauty and the Beast

[Hazel Rabbit]

I've seen Balto. I loved it too.

The Land Before Time has seen way more than 9 sequels. They stopped using numbers, though.ALL of Balto Movies are GREAT I have watched over 50 times for them. :D

[SuperLuigiBros]

^How many times have you watched the lion king, sir?

In recent news, I bought the Iron Giant for my little brother for his birthday about a month ago.

[Hazel Rabbit]

^How many times have you watched the lion king, sir?

In recent news, I bought the Iron Giant for my little brother for his birthday about a month ago.I don't count anymore for that. MAybe more then a 1000 Sometimes five times in a Week. I can say all the Words to it and sing along and when I was a kid I watched it every single morning with My Neighbors and their children :D

[Nate]

I'm surprised a lot of you haven't said these

The Land Before Time (The first one, not 2 through fucking 20)
DuckTales - Treasure Of the Lost Lamp
The Rescuers Down Under
All Dogs Go To Heaven
Dumbo
The Sword In The Stone
Pete's Dragon
The Black Cauldron
The Great Mouse Detective
Rock-a-Doodle

[Phoenix]

I'm surprised a lot of you haven't said these

The Land Before Time (The first one, not 2 through fucking 20)
DuckTales - Treasure Of the Lost Lamp
The Rescuers Down Under
All Dogs Go To Heaven
Dumbo
The Sword In The Stone
Pete's Dragon
The Black Cauldron
The Great Mouse Detective
Rock-a-DoodleI've actually seen none of those, except The Land Before Time and The Rescuers Down Under. The Land Before Time was OK, but The Rescuers Down Under was great, I'll give you that.

[seahorse]

i dunno. i love the lion king and the jungle book. and toy story.

there's loads more but i can't be arsed. goodbbyedbwyjgjvwg

[Rodz]

-land before time
-beauty and the beast
-an american tail
-nemo
-cars
-monsters
-shark tale
-ice age
-madagascar
-happy feet
-surfs up
-lion king

here are my favs...:moon:

[Brady]

I just saw Paprika and really liked it.

[Blaksmoke]

The Simpsons Movie is amazing, as is The Incredibles and Toy Story/Toy Story 2. I'll also throw in Aladdin, The Land Before Time, The Brave Little Toaster and the animated versions of The Jungle Book and Robin Hood as well, if only for nostalgia's sake.

I have to admit I've seen only a handful of anime films (or any foreign animation for that matter), but Spirited Away and Perfect Blue were both unbelievable.

[cpiasminc]

Perfect Blue has to be watched by anyone -- it's utterly brilliant. Not only is it technically terrific, but it's just a good film animated or otherwise. Very Hitchcock-ian (other than the fact that the ending has total closure).

Although Spirited Away was more technically impressive, I generally liked Mononoke Hime better. And among Miyazaki flicks, my favorite is still Hotaru no Haka (Grave of the Fireflies), though. It's not the vibrant feast for the eyes that Spirited Away is, but as a film, it's just beautifully executed.

I've generally not been moved that much by Disney films of the past 20 years or so because they all strike me with a sense that Disney just can't write a story to save their lives (although their live action films are even worse). That's partly why I like Fantasia as much as I do. That's the one Disney film where they make no bones about it -- Disney's strength is pretty much exclusively in the sheer quality of their animation, and Fantasia focuses pretty much on that.

Vampire Hunter D Bloodlust is also an excellent production. The stylization goes partly in line with the original vision of the characters, but is just a visual masterpiece in so many places. It's a fine example of what happens when the best of Japanese and American animation staff get together and butt heads.

Among my favorite oldies is The Secret of NIMH. The storyline follows the novels quite nicely (about as well as possible given the concessions they had to make to keep it G-rated), and the animation is just excellent for its day with all the purely analog effects and rotoscoping. Yeah, there were further films from the same studio (like American Tail) which got greater financial success, but I still think this film is Don Bluth's magnum opus. The sequel was horrible, though.

[haunted leg]

castle in the sky
the incredibles
princess mononoke
spirited away
toy story
robin hood
ratatouille
the iron giant
cowboy bebop
the last unicorn

[<3frosty]

Perfect Blue has to be watched by anyone -- it's utterly brilliant. Not only is it technically terrific, but it's just a good film animated or otherwise. Very Hitchcock-ian (other than the fact that the ending has total closure).

Although Spirited Away was more technically impressive, I generally liked Mononoke Hime better. And among Miyazaki flicks, my favorite is still Hotaru no Haka (Grave of the Fireflies), though. It's not the vibrant feast for the eyes that Spirited Away is, but as a film, it's just beautifully executed.

I've generally not been moved that much by Disney films of the past 20 years or so because they all strike me with a sense that Disney just can't write a story to save their lives (although their live action films are even worse). That's partly why I like Fantasia as much as I do. That's the one Disney film where they make no bones about it -- Disney's strength is pretty much exclusively in the sheer quality of their animation, and Fantasia focuses pretty much on that.

Vampire Hunter D Bloodlust is also an excellent production. The stylization goes partly in line with the original vision of the characters, but is just a visual masterpiece in so many places. It's a fine example of what happens when the best of Japanese and American animation staff get together and butt heads.

Among my favorite oldies is The Secret of NIMH. The storyline follows the novels quite nicely (about as well as possible given the concessions they had to make to keep it G-rated), and the animation is just excellent for its day with all the purely analog effects and rotoscoping. Yeah, there were further films from the same studio (like American Tail) which got greater financial success, but I still think this film is Don Bluth's magnum opus. The sequel was horrible, though.

You watch any of the Pixar films?

[Spatula]

Feivel Goes West,
Rejected!,
Princess Mononoke,
Akira,
Waking Life...

Well, actually...just look at Boggy's list.

[cpiasminc]

You watch any of the Pixar films?
Yeah, and on a technical level, each one's better than the last. From a pure film standpoint, they're all generally average, though I tended to like Incredibles more than a lot of others, mainly because it was just that funny. Maybe I should just lower my expectations for computer animated films -- in the case of Advent Children, it was hardly a masterpiece of fine cinema, but I went into it expecting exactly what it was, so I ended up enjoying it.

[Zer0-Sum]

1) Ninja Scroll
2) Ghost In The Shell
3) Spirited Away
4) Princess Mononoke
5) The Iron Giant
6) Vampire Hunter D
7) Who Framed Roger Rabbit?(partial Animation, but to me it counts)
8) The Incredibles
9) Howell's Moving Castle
10) Akira

[<3frosty]

Regarding The Incredibles.
Until i read Watchmen, i thought the idea of super heroes trying to lead ordinary lives (though these were mostly just masked men in Watchmen, without super powers) was incredibly unique and awesome. Now, its lost some of its luster, but i still find it pretty creative and a just generally great movie imo.

[Gummy]

^ they look badass haha.
http://www.comicbookmovie.com/images/news/watchmen/watchmen.jpg

[haunted leg]

Yeah, and on a technical level, each one's better than the last. From a pure film standpoint, they're all generally averageyou are wrong. and are clearly either misinformed, incapable of being informed or just someone who can't enjoy something if its not anime or completely unknown to most people.

[Zer0-Sum]

you are wrong. and are clearly either misinformed, incapable of being informed or just someone who can't enjoy something if its not anime or completely unknown to most people.


I agree. The Pixar movies where very well written and directed. The screen plays in comparison to other movies, including non-animation, were better than most. The concepts have been all original too. Pixar rocks all around.

[Ch1cago88]

Blah, so much mainstream in this topic. From best to....not as best.

1. The Secret of NIMH - Way better than anything Disney has made.
2. The Iron Giant
3. The Great mouse Detective - Best mouse film, period
4 The First The Land Before Time
5. The Prince of Egypt

Peoples choices that I disagree with...

1.Sin City
2.All Dogs go to heaven
3.The Science Of Sleep
5.An American Tale
6 Many Disney ones

[Gummy]

Who cares if its mainstream, as long as you enjoy it. =p

[Phoenix]

Who cares if its mainstream, as long as you enjoy it. =pRight.

Not to mention, when it comes to animated movies (non-anime, at least), the mainstream movies do tend to be the best. Not always, but often. Example: if you try to tell me that The Lion King is not a valid choice for best animated movie ever, I will personally throw you off a cliff into a stampede.

[The Dude]

1) A Charlie Brown Christmas
2) Toy Story
3) Waking Life
4) The Incredibles
5) Aladdin
6) Cowboy bebop
7) The Simpson's movie
8) The Lion King
9) The Jungle book
10) FLCL

I have not seen Ratatouille but have a feeling I will really like it.

[Kiwi]

In no particular order:

Akira
Perfect Blue
Spirited Away
Fievel Goes West
The Sword In The Stone
Yellow Submarine
Fantasia
Finding Nemo
The Land Before Time
Toy Story

[cpiasminc]

you are wrong. and are clearly either misinformed, incapable of being informed or just someone who can't enjoy something if its not anime or completely unknown to most people.
Bah. I thought this is supposed to be about favorites. Standards for that are simply several hundred notches above something you'd just watch. Sure, you can watch Jason Statham play The Transporter and find it a fun romp, but Gone With the Wind it's not. Saying that A Bug's Life is better than a lot of films and therefore qualifying it as a favorite is like saying that bottled water is better than tap water, and therefore it ranks in the same league with a fine wine.

[Boggy700]

Peoples choices that I disagree with...

1.Sin City
[and]
3.The Science Of Sleep
First of all, why would you disagree with choices I didn't even list as animation-favorites-proper?

Secondly, how is it possible to disagree with somebody's personal favorite animations?

Being a favorite has nothing to do with actual quality.

[haunted leg]

Bah. I thought this is supposed to be about favorites. Standards for that are simply several hundred notches above something you'd just watch. Sure, you can watch Jason Statham play The Transporter and find it a fun romp, but Gone With the Wind it's not. Saying that A Bug's Life is better than a lot of films and therefore qualifying it as a favorite is like saying that bottled water is better than tap water, and therefore it ranks in the same league with a fine wine.i never said they were better or that you had to prefer them, but you used a broad dismissal without giving any real reason except for that "they're average from a pure film standpoint" which is the equivalent of saying you didn't like them because they're not good.

if you're going to use terms that give the impression that you're stating facts when you're stating opinions, then you should already be expecting people to argue with you. it's the equivalent of someone else saying, "ghibli films are just average," without explaining why and without giving the majority of people the benefit of the doubt that maybe you just don't prefer those movies and are not, in fact, an all knowing beholder.

[LaLiLuLeLo]

In no particular order:

Princess Mononoke
Spriggan
Cowboy Bebop The Movie
Karas (Prophecy, Revelation)
The Incredibles
Finding Nemo
Osamu Tezuaka's Metropolis
Grave of The Fireflies
Spirited Away
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust

[masteratt]

In no particular order and probably without reasons because....well, because. here is the list that I stole from your lists:

Toy Story 1: Me and my brother used to watch this like once every week.
It's safe to say my parents probably hate this movie since they had to put up with it often.

Monsters Inc.

The Lion King: This was a nice introduction to what 'emotions' were when I was young.

Finding Nemo

The Simpsons Movie: so close to becoming a classic, needed a bit more effort.
but for simpsons fans, it sure was a classic.

Sin City: Visual treat as well as a very amazing film.

Team America: I hated all the imitators of morons the film spawned but the film itself was great, political satire at it's best.

the incredibles

Aladdin: i think i watched this often as well.....not sure.

ice age