Like the world of animation itself, our list of the Best Animated Films is wonderfully diverse: we've got Disney classics (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs), dreamlike anime (Spirited Away), gleefully surreal foreign entries (The Triplets of Belleville), blissful stop-motion (Chicken Run), and of course, CGI from the mighty Pixar Studios (Toy Story). In short, we've got something for everyone: kids, grownups, fanboys, and arthouse types.
Before you start raising hackles about the fact that, say, The Secret of NIMH isn't represented here, allow us a second to explain our parameters. Each of the films presented here has at least 20 reviews in order to maintain a measure of critical weight. We also omitted such classics as How the Grinch Stole Christmas that were made for television.
We hope you're drawn to our list of the Best Animated Films!
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i honestly think lists like this are not the best way to rank movies as the best ever. Some movies with only a few reviews get incredibly skewed and in no way are representative of which movies are best. Lion King had 5 bad reviews (from non-top critics and 100% fresh from top critics) and was lower on the list than it should have been because of that.
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Where is Hercules, that's top 5 ever at least. I agree that Titan AE should be there. But Hercules has at least 90%. Nightmare before christmas before Incredibles makes me sick. I'm nit picking here, it was all right over all (except no Hercules).
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101 Dalmations shouldn't be on the list. Looking at that film even sideways reveals some shameful shortcuts and poor editing. Animation aside, it has one of the worst villains of all time and little to no plot.
The Rescuers is cut from the same mold as 101 and shouldn't be there. The animation is a little better but the story and the characters are one-dimensional and lifeless.
Mulan is debateable.
Shrek 2 should be higher on the list; it's still a stunner to watch.
Incredibles should be closer to #1. Animation doesn't get much better, and the story/script/characters are top-notch. Cinematic perfection has its closest contender in the Incredibles... Regardless of animation.
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why was chicken run in the top 10? how could you rank toy story 2 ahead of toy story??? and why was the emperor's new groove nearly at #40??? and kung fu panda and the simpson's movie? give me a break, what an awful list.
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What about Ghost in the Shell!? It has a well-deserved 94% and 31 counted reviews. And it hasn't even been mentioned in the comments so far...
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What's the point of mentioning Ghost in the Shell? That just opens up an entirely new can of worms! I think it goes without saying. And considering how embarrassingly hackneyed this list already is, I personally am glad 'Ghost in the Shell' wasn't touched and dutifully insulted with, say, a number 29 ranking or something.
Sweet Jesus! Just the passing mention of 'Ghost' brings to mind so many other great films that effectively render most of those that stole honor on here look like stick figure flip books by comparison.
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Chill.
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I understand that the list is determined by the Tomatometer, and not by somebody sitting in a room moving titles up and down wondering where "Dumbo" belongs, but something still confuses the heck out of me.
Why is it impossible to find a critic who doesn't like "Snow White?" It's always near the top of every list and it's at a 100% right here. I'm a massive animation buff myself so even I know that it has the whole "first animated film ever" thing going for it, but on the whole, the story was pretty dated and shallow. And the last 10 minutes of the movie never sat right with me, like how the final battle involves seven armed men chasing a fragile old woman through the forest, or how the dwarfs just let this douchebag stranger ride up on a horse and start making out with Snow White's corpse (props to Walt Disney for making necrophilia look like a magical enchanting experience.) You'd think after 90 years, a critic might just throw up their hands and say "This movie doesn't work for me anymore."
I'm perfectly fine with most of the list otherwise. "The Incredibles" may always be my favorite, but a lot of the old classics like "Fantasia," "Pinnochio," and "Sleeping Beauty" are right at home here.
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I know they based it strictly on the T-meter plus the number of reviews but even according to their own system, it's very flawed. They are missing tons of movies that should be up there compared to what actually is. I would much rather see a list of the RT staff's top 50 animated films of all time. I think they could even let people mail in their top 50 and make a top 50 based on an average of a 1000 different fan lists. Either would be a much better list than this one. There are just hands down favorite movies that might not have had a ton of reviews or had the luxury of a T-meter rating when they came out and by the time they are rated, they just don't seem so epic or groundbreaking so don't have a fair rating. Just the fact that Akira isn't in the top ten means the system is flawed. Ask any fan of animated films and it will easily be in the top ten of 99.9999999% of fans' top ten lists. A truly accurate list would likely include most everything Miyazaki. All the Disney classics would be in there too. Stuff like "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" should not make any such lists. Good for it's time but I don't consider it an animated movie. Do us justice next time RT and not base lists purely on critic ratings.
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Agreed with Toy Story 2 being number one...and yes, why is Roger Rabbit there and not Enchanted? And why is Shrek 2 there but not Cars, or the incredibly good Monster House?? Why??
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Monster House? I bought that, watched it once, and then gave it away. Yuck.
Basing lists off of the Tomatometer may seem silly, but really, is there any other site that you could get this kind of info? Other sites will give you lists of their preferations, but RT will give you a list by the numbers, and annoying as that can be, I find the RT lists fascinating.
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Like another poster, I registered on this site ONLY to voice my disagreement with this list.
Toy Story 2 as #1? This is asinine. I won't put the movie down, but I was incredibly bored by it.
I also, like another poster, feel that some of the older films were disregarded because they didn't have enough reviews to pump up this stupid tomatoemeter.
I like most of Pixar's stuff, but to put Toy Story 2 as the number 1 rated animated movie of ALL TIME!?!?!?!? They just threw this list together and posted it for some clicks.
I haven't seen any other lists, and now I don't think I'll ever want to.
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I have found a major flaw in Wall-E's tomatometer. Kyle Smith's review from page 3 of "Wall-E" is deemed negative with a 2.5/4 rating he issued to it. Yet, this same critic gave "Lakeview Terrace", "Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist", and "Appaloosa" the same exact score of 2.5/4 yet those are deemed to be positive. Can someone explain this?
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Also, both Willie Waffle and Mick LaSalle from page 5 gave "Wall-E" a 2.5/4, but they are deemed fresh. Either Willie Waffle's, LaSalle's and Kyle Smith's reviews should all be designated as positive or all be negative.
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What are all these asian movie everyone whining about? Never heard about them, never saw them on DVD anywhere and even never seen them in theater or in videoclub anywhere! Or maybe they just didn't came out where I live (Quebec, Canada) Could it be possible?.
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I declare this list null and void without The Secret of Nimh (94%) or Rikki Tikki Tavi.
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Right off the bat, this list is awful. South Park at number 50? That was a hell of a lot better than most of the movies ahead of it. Should have been in top 20, at the very least.
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Right off the bat, this list is awful. South Park at number 50? That was a hell of a lot better than most of the movies ahead of it. Should have been in top 20, at the very least.
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Pretty good list only how the f**k does Toy Story 2 beat out Toy Story 1. That's bull.
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yea! how about NO!!!!!!! Toy Story 2!?!?!?!?!?!? are you ****ing kidding. Toy Story is, by far, better than Toy Story 2. What did you base this list on anyway? some of these were so ridiculous! Shrek 2 made it on the list but Shrek the Third didn't make it???? how does that happen? Shrek 2 kinda sucked! And I can;t say I agree with you Wall-E placement either. Nemo beats Wall-E any day. But Toy Story 2 at #1 just really pisses me off. I think you put it there just to get these shocked comments. let's see the real list please!!!!
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OH and to all you Anime freaks..... SHUT UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Oh my, chuchunezbie has spoken everyone. We must listen or else!
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fool.
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Id put in Nš1 nightmare before christmas, just because i love the film. I dont think toy story 2 is better than toy story, its a great film, but not better.
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Though i had a few mior disapporvals of the list, the main one that gets me is how the hell Antz git on there??? and to boot rated hire than Kug Fu Panada?? What crappy list of animation. there are quite a bit more animated films deserving of this list.
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