Some call it “Animation Domination”.
The growth of mainstream animation has changed the landscape of entertainment.
With new technology, animation studios are able to produce more and more high-quality digital options.
From children’s movies like ‘Frozen’, to more adult films, like ‘Avatar’, animation provides something for everyone.
Finding the Best Animated Movies of All-Time
We’ve gone through the most popular, top earning, and the best-reviewed animated movies of all-time to select what we believe to be the 100 best animated movies ever.
Enjoy!
1. Toy Story 2
IMDB: 7.9
Rotten Tomatoes: 100%
Release Date: 10/2/2009
Movie Studio: Buena Vista (Disney)
Domestic Gross Revenue: $245,852,179
Plot: Woody gets kidnapped by a toy collector and it’s up to Buzz Lightyear and friends to save the day. (Watch Trailer)
2. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
IMDB: 7.7
Rotten Tomatoes: 98%
Release Date: 12/21/1937
Movie Studio: Disney
Domestic Gross Revenue: $184,925,486
Plot: With the evil Queen in pursuit, Snow White hides with The 7 Dwarfs. She’s then poisoned, but a prince comes to her rescue with a kiss. (Watch Trailer)
3. Inside Out
IMDB: 8.7
Rotten Tomatoes: 98%
Release Date: 6/19/2015
Movie Studio: Buena Vista (Disney)
Domestic Gross Revenue: $307,830,350
Plot: Transferred to San Francisco from her Midwest life, young Riley has to face her new environment guided by her emotions – Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness. (Watch Trailer)
4. Toy Story 3
IMDB: 8.4
Rotten Tomatoes: 99%
Release Date: 6/18/2010
Movie Studio: Buena Vista (Disney)
Domestic Gross Revenue: $415,004,880
Plot: As Andy gets ready to leave for college, his loyal toys are mistakenly sent to the day care center. (Watch Trailer)
5. Up
IMDB: 8.3
Rotten Tomatoes: 98%
Release Date: 5/29/2009
Movie Studio: Buena Vista (Disney)
Domestic Gross Revenue: $293,004,164
Plot: Join 78-year old Carl Fredricksen as he fulfills his dream of travelling to Paradise Falls in his house tied with a thousand balloons. Joining his adventure is Russel, the Wilderness Explorer who stowed away with him. (Watch Trailer)
6. Finding Nemo
IMDB: 8.2
Rotten Tomatoes: 99%
Release Date: 5/30/2003
Movie Studio: Buena Vista (Disney)
Domestic Gross Revenue: $380,843,261
Plot: Follow the adventure of a father clownfish as he search for his son, Nemo who was taken from the Great Barrier Reef into a fish tank in a dentist’s office. (Watch Trailer)
7. Pinocchio
IMDB: 7.5
Rotten Tomatoes: 100%
Release Date: 2/9/1940
Movie Studio: Disney
Domestic Gross Revenue: $84,254,167
Plot: In order for the puppet, Pinocchio to become a real boy, he must prove himself worthy by being brave, honest and generous. (Watch Trailer)
8. Toy Story
IMDB: 8.3
Rotten Tomatoes: 100%
Release Date: 11/22/1995
Movie Studio: Buena Vista (Disney)
Domestic Gross Revenue: $191,796,233
Plot: Toys come alive in this movie where Woody, a pull-string talking cowboy competes with Buzz Lightyear, the newest toy collection of Andy . (Watch Trailer)
9. WALL-E
IMDB: 8.4
Rotten Tomatoes: 96%
Release Date: 6/27/2008
Movie Studio: Buena Vista (Disney)
Domestic Gross Revenue: $223,808,164
Plot: WALL-E is set in the near future where a waste-collecting robot finds a new meaning in life when he met EVE, a sleek search robot who realized that he may have the key to save planet Earth. (Watch Trailer)
10. The LEGO Movie
IMDB: 7.8
Rotten Tomatoes: 96%
Release Date: 2/7/2014
Movie Studio: Warner Bros.
Domestic Gross Revenue: $257,760,692
Plot: Emmet, an ordinary Lego construction worker was thought to be the “Special” one who will save the Lego world from an evil tyrant. (Watch Trailer)
11. How To Train Your Dragon
IMDB: 8.2
Rotten Tomatoes: 98%
Release Date: 3/26/2010
Movie Studio: Paramount (DreamWorks)
Domestic Gross Revenue: $217,581,231
Plot: To prove his worth to the tribe, a young viking must hunt and capture dragons that began a new friendship with these creatures. (Watch Trailer)
12. Ratatouille
IMDB: 8.0
Rotten Tomatoes: 96%
Release Date: 6/29/2007
Movie Studio: Buena Vista (Disney)
Domestic Gross Revenue: $206,445,654
Plot: Remy, the rat partners with Linguini, a garbage boy and chase his dream of becoming a great chef. (Watch Trailer)
13. The Incredibles
IMDB: 8.0
Rotten Tomatoes: 97%
Release Date: 11/5/2004
Movie Studio: Buena Vista (Disney)
Domestic Gross Revenue: $261,441,092
Plot: Mr. Incredible and his wife Elastigirl are now retired from superhero-missions and trying to live normal lives with their three kids until a top-secret assignment given to Mr. Incredible forced the whole family into action. (Watch Trailer)
14. Fantasia
IMDB: 7.8
Rotten Tomatoes: 96%
Release Date: 1/29/1941
Movie Studio: Disney
Domestic Gross Revenue: $76,408,097
Plot: Fantasia is inspired by famous Western classical music interpreted in animation. (Watch Trailer)
15. Chicken Run
IMDB: 7.1
Rotten Tomatoes: 97%
Release Date: 6/23/2000
Movie Studio: DreamWorks
Domestic Gross Revenue: $106,834,564
Plot: Set in the Chicken Farm in England in the 1950s, Chicken Run follows the plan of escape of Rocky the Rooster and Ginger the chicken together with their fellow chickens from their evil owners. (Watch Trailer)
16. 101 Dalmatians
IMDB: 7.2
Rotten Tomatoes: 98%
Release Date: 1/25/1961
Movie Studio: Disney
Domestic Gross Revenue: $144,880,014
Plot: Follow the story of canine pets Dalmatians Pongo and Perdita as they searched for their missing pups stolen by the minions of Cruella De Vil. (Watch Trailer)
17. Spirited Away
IMDB: 8.6
Rotten Tomatoes: 97%
Release Date: 9/20/2002
Movie Studio: Buena Vista (Disney)
Domestic Gross Revenue: $10,055,859
Plot: Chihiro’s family outing became an adventure to the world of supernaturals. (Watch Trailer)
18. Monsters, Inc.
IMDB: 8.1
Rotten Tomatoes: 96%
Release Date: 11/2/2001
Movie Studio: Buena Vista (Disney)
Domestic Gross Revenue: $289,916,256
Plot: The screams of human children are the source of power in the world of Sullivan and Wazowski, two monsters working at Monster, Inc., a scream processing company. Their view of human children as toxic changed when they met a little human girl named Boo who followed them back into the monster world. (Watch Trailer)
19. The Iron Giant
IMDB: 8.0
Rotten Tomatoes: 96%
Release Date: 8/3/1999
Movie Studio: Warner Bros.
Domestic Gross Revenue: $23,159,305
Plot: A film about friendship between a boy named Hogarth and an alien giant robot who is wanted by a government agent. (Watch Trailer)
20. Who Framed Roger Rabbit
IMDB: 7.7
Rotten Tomatoes: 97%
Release Date: 6/24/1988
Movie Studio: Buena Vista (Disney)
Domestic Gross Revenue: $156,452,370
Plot: Roger Rabbit’s only chance to be cleared from an accusation of murder is through Eddie Valiant, a toon-hating private detective. (Watch Trailer)
21. Song of the Sea
IMDB: 8.2
Rotten Tomatoes: 99%
Release Date: 12/19/2014
Movie Studio: GKIDS
Domestic Gross Revenue: $857,522
Plot: Follow the adventure of Ben and Saoirse, who can turn into a seal, as they save the spirit world. (Watch Trailer)
22. Waltz with Bashir
IMDB: 8.0
Rotten Tomatoes: 96%
Release Date: 12/25/2008
Movie Studio: Sony Pictures Classics
Domestic Gross Revenue: $2,283,849
Plot: This Israeli film is an animated documentary of the 1982 Lebanon war where Folman, the main character is a veteran and is in search of his lost memories of his experiences of that conflict. (Watch Trailer)
23. Persepolis
IMDB: 8.0
Rotten Tomatoes: 96%
Release Date: 12/25/2007
Movie Studio: Sony Pictures Classics
Domestic Gross Revenue: $4,445,756
Plot: Based on Marjane Satrapi’s novel, it follows a young girl’s coming of age during the Iranian Revolution. (Watch Trailer)
24. Yellow Submarine
IMDB: 7.4.#
Rotten Tomatoes: 96%
Release Date: 11/13/1968
Movie Studio: Apple Films, King Features Production
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Domestic Gross Revenue: $3,875,892
Plot: Follow Captain Fred as he is accompanied by The Beatles in his yellow submarine on their mission to free Pepperland from the blue meanies. (Watch Trailer)
25. Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
IMDB: 7.2
Rotten Tomatoes: 95%
Release Date: 10/5/2005
Movie Studio: DreamWorks
Domestic Gross Revenue: $56,110,897
Plot: The film is about inventor Wallace and his mute and intelligent dog, Gromit, as they come to save villagers from a mutant rabbit that threatens their yearly giant vegetable growing contest. (Watch Trailer)
26. The Nightmare Before Christmas
IMDB: 8.0
Rotten Tomatoes: 94%
Release Date: 10/15/1993
Movie Studio: Buena Vista (Disney)
Domestic Gross Revenue: $75,082,668
Plot: Bored of his job and find life lacks meaning in Halloweenland, Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King discovers Christmas Town and decides to celebrate the yuletide season there with some funny consequences. (Watch Trailer)
27. Antz
IMDB: 6.6
Rotten Tomatoes: 95%
Release Date: 10/2/1998
Movie Studio: DreamWorks
Domestic Gross Revenue: $90,757,863
Plot: The movie’s hero, Z longs for some individuality and tries to break from his totalitarian society. The success of a revolution he led finally gets the interest of Bala, colony’s Queen daughter, of which he is in love. (Watch Trailer)
28. The Secret World of Arrietty
IMDB: 7.7
Rotten Tomatoes: 95%
Release Date: 2/17/2012
Movie Studio: Buena Vista (Disney)
Domestic Gross Revenue: $19,202,743
Plot: The Secret World of Arrietty tells a story of a 14 year old tiny girl Arrietty and her secret friendship with a human boy on which if discovered might drive Arrietty and her family away from home. (Watch Trailer)
29. Ernest and Celestine
IMDB: 7.9
Rotten Tomatoes: 97%
Release Date: 2/28/2014
Movie Studio: GKIDS
Domestic Gross Revenue: $262,075
Plot: Based on the classic Belgian book series by Gabrielle Vincent, Ernest and Celestine is a story of an unlikely bond of friendship between a bear and a mice. (Watch Trailer)
30. Fantastic Mr. Fox
IMDB: 7.8
Rotten Tomatoes: 92%
Release Date: 11/13/2009
Movie Studio: Fox
Domestic Gross Revenue: $21,002,919
Plot: The comedy film is about Mr. Fox who steals food from three farmers that endangers his family and the animal community. The urbane fox must help in fighting against the farmers’ retaliation. (Watch Trailer)
31. Aladdin
IMDB: 8.0
Rotten Tomatoes: 94%
Release Date: 11/13/1992
Movie Studio: Buena Vista (Disney)
Domestic Gross Revenue: $217,350,219
Plot: To marry Princess Jasmine, Aladdin uses the magic lamp to become a sultan and defeat his rival, Jafar. (Watch Trailer)
32. Bambi
IMDB: 7.4
Rotten Tomatoes: 91%
Release Date: 8/21/1942
Movie Studio: RKO
Domestic Gross Revenue: $102,247,150
Plot: Follow the story of Bambi, a male deer as he faces the challenges of living in the forest after his mother is shot by hunters, his courtship of lovely Faline the doe and how he saves his friends during a forest fire. (Watch Trailer)
33. Coraline
IMDB: 7.7
Rotten Tomatoes: 90%
Release Date: 2/6/2009
Movie Studio: Focus Features
Domestic Gross Revenue: $75,286,229
Plot: Coraline Jones discovers an alternate version of her life when she uncovers a secret door of their new home. Follow her adventures as she enters into the world that has its sinister secrets. (Watch Trailer)
34. How to Train Your Dragon 2
IMDB: 7.9
Rotten Tomatoes: 92%
Release Date: 6/13/2014
Movie Studio: 20th Century Fox
Domestic Gross Revenue: $177,002,924
Plot: Viking Hiccup and his faithful dragon Toothless must protect the peace from Drago and save the future of men and dragons in this second chapter of How to Train Your Dragon. One of their adventures lead to the discovery of a secret ice cave which is home to hundreds of new wild dragons and the mysterious Dragon Rider. (Watch Trailer)
35. The Triplets of Belleville
IMDB: 7.8
Rotten Tomatoes: 94%
Release Date: 11/26/2003
Movie Studio: Sony Pictures Classics
Domestic Gross Revenue: $7,007,149
Plot: Madame Souza raised his grandson, Champion and trained him in cycling. She encourages him to reach his dream of winning the Tour de France. During a race, Champion goes missing. Madame Suzanne and her companion pooch Bruno team up with the Belleville Sisters to rescue her grandson. (Watch Trailer)
36. The Little Mermaid
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