The best animated movies of all time are an assortment of animated movies that rank among the best movies Hollywood ever made. While the characters might be brightly colored and possess abilities most real people could only wish to ever have, the stories and imagery speak to everyone and have set these movies up to become the best animated films ever. You'll quickly find that this is far more than just a top 10 best cartoon movie list. It takes into account the best cartoon movies that have been ranked by your votes.
Far from simply being movie versions of cartoons, these are movies with some of the best characters, most compelling stories, and some of the overall most memorable movies in the history of cinema. With great animated movies, the sky's the limit (literally, for characters in movies like The Incredibles and WALL-E) for the story being told. Many of these top animated and cartoon movies are a funny comedy with a message (like Toy Story). Others are not the funniest animated movies but can be considered heartbreaking dramas (like The Lion King). There's no story that can't be told through these amazing and popular animated films.
What are the best animated movies ever? What makes one animated film better than another? What is the greatest animated film? There are many varied answers to what makes good animated movies (story, characters, adventure, animation style), but there's no question that these are the best animated movies ever made. If you see your favorite animated movie on the list, make sure to vote it up this list of the greatest animated films so that it might become someone else's favorite animated film someday.
Not all animated films are for kids, but if you are looking for some more animated and live-action kid friendly fare, check out the best movies for children.
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4,0922,282Actors: Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Mahershala Ali, Jake Johnson, Liev Schreiber
Directed by: Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman
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11,9998,706Toy Story
1995Actors: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Don Rickles, Penn Jillette, Annie Potts
Directed by: John Lasseter
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13,46310,594The Lion King
1994Actors: Whoopi Goldberg, Jeremy Irons, Matthew Broderick, James Earl Jones, Rowan Atkinson
Directed by: Rob Minkoff, Roger Allers
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3,4022,429Moana
2016Actors: Auli'i Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Rachel House, Temuera Morrison, Jemaine Clement
Directed by: Ron Clements, John Musker
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10,3938,484The Incredibles
2004Actors: Samuel L. Jackson, Holly Hunter, Jason Lee, Craig T. Nelson, Wallace Shawn
Directed by: Brad Bird
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2,9222,043Actors: Noriko Hidaka, Ikue Ōtani, Sumi Shimamoto, Shigeru Shiba, Naoki Tatsuta
Directed by: Hayao Miyazaki
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10,2408,330Up
2009Actors: Christopher Plummer, Ed Asner, Laraine Newman, John Ratzenberger, Delroy Lindo
Directed by: Pete Docter
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2,2571,578An American Tail
1986Actors: Christopher Plummer, Madeline Kahn, Dom DeLuise, Nehemiah Persoff, Hal Smith
Directed by: Don Bluth
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2,2781,395A Goofy Movie
1995Actors: Pauly Shore, Joey Lawrence, Wallace Shawn, Frank Welker, E.G. Daily
Directed by: Kevin Lima
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2,9702,056Coraline
2009Actors: Teri Hatcher, Dakota Fanning, Ian McShane, Keith David, Jennifer Saunders
Directed by: Henry Selick
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3,4752,566Actors: Akihiro Miwa, Akio Ōtsuka, Takuya Kimura, Chieko Baisho, Ryunosuke Kamiki
Directed by: Hayao Miyazaki
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9,5057,748Monsters, Inc.
2001Actors: Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, Jennifer Tilly, James Coburn
Directed by: David Silverman, Pete Docter, Lee Unkrich
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2,6121,945Actors: Demi Moore, Kevin Kline, Jason Alexander, Frank Welker, David Ogden Stiers
Directed by: Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise
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3,1852,215Actors: Boris Karloff, June Foray, Hal Smith, Dallas McKennon, Thurl Ravenscroft
Directed by: Chuck Jones, Ben Washam
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2,6761,896Anastasia
1997Actors: Kirsten Dunst, Meg Ryan, Kelsey Grammer, Lacey Chabert, Christopher Lloyd
Directed by: Don Bluth, Gary Goldman, Susan Beak, Geoff Beak
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2,5111,904Fantasia
1940Actors: Walt Disney, Corey Burton, Leopold Stokowski, Jimmy MacDonald, Paul Smith
Directed by: Wilfred Jackson, James Algar, Samuel Armstrong, T. Hee, Ford Beebe
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3,2372,435Robin Hood
1973Actors: Ringo Starr, Peter Ustinov, Graham Chapman, Roger Miller, Andy Devine
Directed by: Wolfgang Reitherman
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2,8922,140Actors: Sandra Bullock, Michelle Pfeiffer, Val Kilmer, Helen Mirren, Ralph Fiennes
Directed by: Brenda Chapman, Simon Wells, Steve Hickner
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11,4699,153Despicable Me
2010Actors: Steve Carell, Jason Segel, Russell Brand, Kristen Wiig, Miranda Cosgrove
Directed by: Pierre Coffin, Chris Renaud
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2,2011,475Actors: Loni Anderson, Dom DeLuise, Vic Tayback, Charles Nelson Reilly, Melba Moore
Directed by: Don Bluth, Gary Goldman, Dan Kuenster
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2,6872,059Sleeping Beauty
1959Actors: Marvin Miller, Mary Costa, Verna Felton, Taylor Holmes, Eleanor Audley
Directed by: Clyde Geronimi
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1,7851,218Actors: Clint Howard, Howard Morris, Sterling Holloway, Ralph Wright, Sebastian Cabot
Directed by: John Lounsbery, Wolfgang Reitherman
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4,7423,574Actors: Diana Ross, Frank Welker, Judith Barsi, Pat Hingle, Helen Shaver
Directed by: Don Bluth
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4,0763,191101 Dalmations
1961Actors: Rod Taylor, Paul Frees, J. Pat O'Malley, Tom Conway, Dallas McKennon
Directed by: Hamilton Luske, Clyde Geronimi, Wolfgang Reitherman
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6,3315,118Zootopia
2016Actors: Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Idris Elba, Jenny Slate, Nate Torrence
Directed by: Byron Howard, Rich Moore, Jared Bush
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