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The Best Disney Animated Movies

Updated August 25, 2020 110.9k votes 9.8k voters 222.1k views58 items

List RulesVote up your favorite movies from Walt Disney Animation Studios. No Pixar movies.

This list of Disney animated movies are classics that have been ranked and voted on by fans. Walt Disney Studios began working on short animated features in 1923, before moving into feature-length animation with Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in 1937. Disney fans have their favorite top 10 movies but this list includes every famous film that Walt Disney Animation Studios has put out in theaters. While Disney has been releasing several live-action remakes of their films, they have not stopped putting out fantastic original animated films that are sure to be classics.

This list collects together all the theatrical Disney animated classics and allows you to vote for the best and worst Disney cartoon movies. Not all old school Disney movies have been gold they have all your favorite Disney characters. At the bottom of the list, you'll see the worst Disney movies - animated films that you could go without ever seeing again. If you see one of the best animated Disney cartoons on this list, vote it up so new Disney fans know what to watch next. These are the top Disney animated movies according to Rankers just like you.

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The Lion King
Whoopi Goldberg, Jeremy Irons
Released: 1994
Directed by: Rob Minkoff, Roger Allers
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Aladdin
Robin Williams, Gilbert Gottfried
Released: 1992
Directed by: Ron Clements, John Musker
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Beauty and the Beast
Angela Lansbury, Frank Welker
Released: 1991
Directed by: Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise
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The Little Mermaid
Jodi Benson, Christopher Daniel Barnes
Released: 1989
Directed by: Ron Clements, John Musker
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Mulan
Eddie Murphy, Ming-Na Wen
Released: 1998
Directed by: Tony Bancroft, Barry Cook
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Tangled
Mandy Moore, Ron Perlman
Released: 2010
Directed by: Nathan Greno, Byron Howard
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Moana
Auli'i Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson
Released: 2016
Directed by: Ron Clements, John Musker
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Lilo & Stitch
Tia Carrere, Ving Rhames
Released: 2002
Directed by: Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders
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Zootopia
Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman
Released: 2016
Directed by: Byron Howard, Rich Moore, Jared Bush
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Lady and the Tramp
Peggy Lee, Stan Freberg
Released: 1955
Directed by: Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske, Clyde Geronimi
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101 Dalmations
Rod Taylor, Paul Frees
Released: 1961
Directed by: Hamilton Luske, Clyde Geronimi, Wolfgang Reitherman
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The Jungle Book
Clint Howard, George Sanders
Released: 1967
Directed by: Wolfgang Reitherman
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Alice in Wonderland
Ed Wynn, Heather Angel
Released: 1951
Directed by: Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske, Clyde Geronimi
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Cinderella
June Foray, Mike Douglas
Released: 1950
Directed by: Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske, Clyde Geronimi
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Hercules
Danny DeVito, James Woods
Released: 1997
Directed by: Ron Clements, John Musker
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Robin Hood
Ringo Starr, Peter Ustinov
Released: 1973
Directed by: Wolfgang Reitherman
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The Fox and the Hound
Kurt Russell, Mickey Rooney
Released: 1981
Directed by: Richard Rich, Art Stevens, Ted Berman
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Big Hero 6
Jamie Chung, Maya Rudolph
Released: 2014
Directed by: Chris Williams, Don Hall
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Billy Gilbert, Pinto Colvig
Released: 1937
Directed by: Wilfred Jackson, Larry Morey, Perce Pearce, Ben Sharpsteen, William Cottrell
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Pocahontas
Mel Gibson, Christian Bale
Released: 1995
Directed by: Eric Goldberg, Mike Gabriel
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The Emperor's New Groove
John Goodman, David Spade
Released: 2000
Directed by: Mark Dindal
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Bambi
Sterling Holloway, Sam Edwards
Released: 1942
Directed by: James Algar, Samuel Armstrong, Paul Satterfield, Bill Roberts, Norman Wright
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The Aristocats
Eva Gabor, Ruth Buzzi
Released: 1970
Directed by: Wolfgang Reitherman
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Sleeping Beauty
Marvin Miller, Mary Costa
Released: 1959
Directed by: Clyde Geronimi
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Peter Pan
June Foray, Bobby Driscoll
Released: 1953
Directed by: Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske, Clyde Geronimi, Jack Kinney