The 50+ Best Rated-R Cartoons And Animated Movies

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Updated August 26, 2023 11.3K votes 2.3K voters 196.6K views
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Latest additions: Metalocalypse: The Army of the Doomstar, The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart
Most divisive: Heavy Traffic

Here is a list of R-rated animation movies, ranked from best to worst with movie trailers when available. This list takes the best adult animated movies and pits them against each other to see once and for all what the greatest R-rated animation movie of all time is. This list of popular adult cartoon movies includes information like who directed the film, when it was released and which actors starred in the movie. If you think the top R-rated animation movie isn't as high as it should be then be sure to vote it up so it can take its rightful place among the other great R-rated animation films on this list. If you're trying to find a specific R-rated animation film you can search this list and filter to find what you're looking for.

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Use this list if you're looking for some new animation movies that are rated R. Between Netflix, Hulu and other services there are thousands of great animation movies rated R, so get out there and start watching

George A. Romero and Robert Taylor are among the directors that have worked on a Animation R film.

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  • Heavy Metal
    1

    Heavy Metal

    Harvey Atkin, Thor Bishopric, Rodger Bumpass
    414 votes
    • Released: 1981
    • Directed by: Gerald Potterton
    • Rated: R
    Heavy Metal, a cult-classic animated feature, takes viewers on a wild ride through galaxies far and beyond. The film weaves together various fantastical stories, all connected by the central theme of an omnipotent green orb named the Loc-Nar (voiced by Percy Rodriguez). This malevolent entity showcases its destructive power across time and space, ensnaring characters like the stoic astronaut Captain Sternn (Eugene Levy) and the resilient warrior woman Taarna (Cathy Weseluck). With its unique blend of science fiction, fantasy, horror, and eroticism, Heavy Metal offers an audacious visual spectacle that challenges animation norms. Winner of Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film, it remains a testament to the power of imagination in cinema.

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  • Akira
    2

    Akira

    Johnny Yong Bosch, Joshua Seth, Wendee Lee
    502 votes
    • Released: 1988
    • Directed by: Katsuhiro Ohtomo
    • Rated: R
    In 1988 the Japanese government drops an atomic bomb on Tokyo after ESP experiments on children go awry. In 2019, 31 years after the nuking of the city, Kaneda, a bike gang leader, tries to save his friend Tetsuo from a secret government project. He battles anti-government activists, greedy politicians, irresponsible scientists and a powerful military leader until Tetsuo's supernatural powers suddenly manifest. A final battle is fought in Tokyo Olympiad exposing the experiment's secrets.

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  • Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
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    Cowboy Bebop: The Movie

    Steve Blum, Beau Billingslea, Wendee Lee
    360 votes
    • Released: 2001
    • Directed by: Shinichirô Watanabe, Yoshiyuki Takei
    • Rated: R
    In this acclaimed Japanese animation, Jet Black, Faye Valentine and the others aboard an interstellar craft called the Bebop have their eyes on a lucrative reward. However, if they expect to collect it, they will have to haul in the man responsible for unleashing poison on Mars. Although it seems that their biggest challenge involves catching up with the infamous Vincent Volaju, here in the 2070s the skies are even more troublesome than members of the Bebop team realize.

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  • South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
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    South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut

    George Clooney, Minnie Driver, Isaac Hayes
    523 votes
    • Released: 1999
    • Directed by: Trey Parker
    • Rated: R (USA)
    South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut is a 1999 American adult animated satirical musical comedy film based on the animated television series South Park, and produced, co-written by and starring its creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone. The film was directed and co-scored by Parker and co-written by their South Park collaborator Pam Brady, and co-starred Mary Kay Bergman, and Isaac Hayes as Chef. It features twelve songs by Parker and Marc Shaiman with additional lyrics by Stone. It was distributed by Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures. The film is largely concerned with the issues of censorship and freedom of speech.

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  • Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
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    Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust

    Dwight Schultz, Pamela Adlon, John DiMaggio
    276 votes
    • Released: 2000
    • Directed by: Yoshiaki Kawajiri
    • Rated: R (USA)
    In a dark and distant future, when the undead have arisen from apocalyptic ashes, an original story unfolds. Ten thousand years in the future, vampires rule the night. They once ruled outright but their numbers are in decline. Vampire hunters now threaten the vampires with extinction.

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  • Pink Floyd – The Wall
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    Pink Floyd – The Wall

    Bob Geldof, Christine Hargreaves, James Laurenson
    262 votes
    • Released: 1982
    • Directed by: Alan Parker
    • Rated: R
    In this visual riff on Pink Floyd's album "The Wall," successful but drugged-out musician Pink (Bob Geldof) is looking back on his isolated childhood from the confines of a Los Angeles hotel room. Through a swirl of flashbacks and chemical-induced hallucinations, Pink recalls his lonely upbringing, during which he built a symbolic wall to the world as he coped with the death of his father (James Laurenson) and the overbearing ways of his mother (Christine Hargreaves).