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The Best R-Rated Animation Movies
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Vote up your favorite animated movies for adults.
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.
If you're trying to find out "What are the best R-rated animation movies?" and "What are the most famous R-rated animation movies?" then this list is the perfect resource for you.
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
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- 1Harvey Atkin, Thor Bishopric, Rodger Bumpass
- Released: 1981
- Directed by: Gerald Potterton
- Rated: R
Adventures from deep space to futuristic New York, and beyond. Each world and story is dominated by the presence of the Loch'nar -- the sum of all evils manifest as a glowing green sphere whose power ...more - 2Takeshi Kusao, Mami Koyama, Tesshō Genda
- Released: 1988
- Directed by: Katsuhiro Otomo
- Rated: R (USA)
Akira is a 1988 Japanese animated cyberpunk action film directed by Katsuhiro Otomo, written by Otomo and Izo Hashimoto, and featuring the voices of Mitsuo Iwata, Nozomu Sasaki, Mami Koyama, and Taro ...more - 3Steve Blum, Beau Billingslea, Wendee Lee
- 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 ...more - 4George Clooney, Minnie Driver, Isaac Hayes
- 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 ...more - 5Dwight Schultz, Pamela Adlon, John DiMaggio
- Released: 2000
- Directed by: Yoshiaki Kawajiri
- Rated: R (USA)
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust is a 2000 anime film written and directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri. The film is based on the third novel of Hideyuki Kikuchi's Vampire Hunter D series, Demon Deathchase. The ...more - 6Bob Geldof, Christine Hargreaves, James Laurenson
- 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. ...more - 7Julie Strain, Billy Idol, Michael Ironside
- Released: 2000
- Directed by: Michael Coldewey, Michel Lemire
- Rated: R
When Tyler (Michael Ironside) discovers what could be a legendarily evil entity, he transforms into a power-hungry warlord bent on conquering death. After traveling to a distant planet that may hold ...more - 8Keanu Reeves, Robert Downey, Woody Harrelson
- Released: 2006
- Directed by: Richard Linklater
- Rated: R
In the near future, as America virtually loses the war on drugs, Robert Arctor, a narcotics cop in Orange County, Calif., becomes an addict when he goes under cover. He is wooing Donna, a dealer, to ...more - 9Satoshi Kon, Megumi Hayashibara, Hideyuki Tanaka
- Released: 2006
- Directed by: Satoshi Kon
- Rated: R (USA), G
Paprika is a 2006 Japanese animated film co-written and directed by Satoshi Kon, based on Yasutaka Tsutsui's 1993 novel of the same name, about a research psychologist who uses a device that permits ...more - 10Junko Iwao, Hideyuki Hori, Shin-ichiro Miki
- Released: 1997
- Directed by: Satoshi Kon
- Rated: R (USA)
Perfect Blue is a 1997 Japanese animated psychological thriller-horror film directed by Satoshi Kon and written by Sadayuki Murai, based on the novel of the same name by Yoshikazu Takeuchi. The film ...more - 11Koyasu Taketo, Toshiyuki Morikawa, Yuki Matsuoka
- Released: 2004
- Directed by: Shinji Aramaki
- Rated: R (USA)
Appleseed is a 2004 Japanese computer animated anime science fiction action film directed by Shinji Aramaki and based on the Appleseed manga created by Masamune Shirow. It features the voice acting ...more - 12Mila Kunis, Drew Barrymore, Kiefer Sutherland
- Released: 2005
- Directed by: Peter Shin, Pete Michels
When Stewie sees a man who looks just like him on TV, he's convinced that he must be his real father. Stewie sets off on a cross-country road trip to find him, but his incredible journey leads to ...more - 13Tina Fey, Bruce Campbell, Neil Peart
- Released: 2007
- Directed by: Dave Willis, Matt Maiellaro
- Rated: R (USA)
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters is an American flash adult animated semi-canonical comedy film based on the Adult Swim animated series Aqua Teen Hunger Force. The film was ...more - 14Natsuki Hanae, Akari Kitō, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka
- Released: 2020
- Directed by: Haruo Sotozaki
A youth begins a quest to fight demons and save his sister after his family is slaughtered. - 15Laura Bailey, Johnny Yong Bosch, Kari Wahlgren
- Released: 2008
- Directed by: Makoto Kamiya
- Rated: R (USA)
Resident Evil: Degeneration, known in Japan as Biohazard: Degeneration, is the first full-length motion capture CG animation feature in Capcom's Resident Evil franchise. The film was made by Capcom ...more - 16Rosario Dawson, Paul Giamatti, Danny Trejo
- Released: 2009
- Directed by: Mr. Lawrence, Rob Zombie
- Rated: R (USA)
The Haunted World of El Superbeasto is a 2009 adult animated exploitation musical horror action comedy film based on the comic book series created by Rob Zombie. It follows the character of El ...more - 17Seth MacFarlane, Adam Carolla, Tara Strong
- Released: 2010
- Directed by: Greg Franklin
When the mystery-solving musician Foxxy Love notices she and her fellow housemates can curse without being bleeped—something they’ve never been able to do before—she realizes their show has been ...more - 18Seth Rogen, Kristen Wiig, Jonah Hill
- Released: 2016
- Directed by: Conrad Vernon, Greg Tiernan
- Rated: R
Life is good for all the food items that occupy the shelves at the local supermarket. Frank (Seth Rogen) the sausage, Brenda (Kristen Wiig) the hot dog bun, Teresa Taco and Sammy Bagel Jr. (Edward ...more - 19Toni Collette, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Eric Bana
- Released: 2009
- Directed by: Adam Elliot
A lonely Australian girl (Toni Collette) and an elderly Jewish man (Philip Seymour Hoffman) in New York develop an unlikely friendship through letters. - 20Ron Thompson, Mews Small, Jerry Holland
- Released: 1981
- Directed by: Ralph Bakshi
- Rated: R
This animated trek across the musical landscape of the 20th century begins with young immigrant Zalmie (Jeffrey Lippa) arriving in New York City. He's addicted to show business, but an accident ruins ...more - 21Wiley Wiggins, Trevor Jack Brooks, Lorelei Linklater
- Released: 2001
- Directed by: Richard Linklater
- Rated: R
Transcending the boundaries of technology and imagination, "Waking Life" is a revolutionary breakthrough in film animation. In "Waking Life," Wiley Wiggins ("Dazed and Confused") travels through a ...more - 22Tamio Ōki, Eri Sendai, Yoshisada Sakaguchi
- Released: 1999
- Directed by: Hiroyuki Okiura
- Rated: R (USA)
Jin-Roh, also known as Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade in its American release, is a 1999 Japanese animated feature film directed by Hiroyuki Okiura. The film is the third adaptation of Mamoru Oshii's ...more - 23Barry White, Philip Michael Thomas, Scatman Crothers
- Released: 1975
- Directed by: Ralph Bakshi
Coonskin is a 1975 American live action/animated crime film written and directed by Ralph Bakshi, about an African American rabbit, fox, and bear who rise to the top of the organized crime racket in ...more - 24Takeshi Aono, Katsuji Mori, Kōichi Kitamura
- Released: 1983
- Directed by: Mori Masaki
Barefoot Gen is a war drama anime loosely based on the Japanese manga series by Keiji Nakazawa. Directed by Mori Masaki and released in 1983, it depicts World War II in Japan from a child's point of ...more - 25Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tom Noonan, David Thewlis
- Released: 2015
- Directed by: Charlie Kaufman, Duke Johnson
- Rated: R
An inspirational speaker (David Thewlis) becomes reinvigorated after meeting a lively woman (Jennifer Jason Leigh) who shakes up his mundane existence.
