Movie Auditor › Rankings › Animation
Best Animation Movies of All Time, Ranked by IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic and TMDB
898 animation films are in our catalog; the 100 best are ranked below. Top of the list is The Lion King ('1994), at 8.5 on IMDb. The average IMDb score across this list is 8.0. Biggest split between audiences and critics: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 7.6 on IMDb against 96 on Metacritic.
Filter, sort and search this list live
| # | Movie | Genre | IMDb | Tomato | Meta | TMDB | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Lion King '1994 | Animation / Drama | 8.5 | 92% | 88 | 8.3 | Roger Allers |
| 2 | Grave of the Fireflies '1988 | Animation / Drama / War | 8.5 | 100% | 94 | 8.4 | Isao Takahata |
| 3 | Spirited Away '2001 | Animation / Fantasy | 8.6 | 96% | 96 | 8.5 | Hayao Miyazaki |
| 4 | Toy Story '1995 | Comedy / Animation | 8.3 | 100% | 96 | 8.0 | John Lasseter |
| 5 | Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse '2023 | Animation / Action / Sci-Fi | 8.5 | 95% | 86 | 8.3 | Kemp Powers |
| 6 | Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender '2026 | Animation / Fantasy / Action | - | 90% | - | 9.1 | Lauren Montgomery |
| 7 | WALL·E '2008 | Animation / Sci-Fi | 8.4 | 95% | 95 | 8.1 | Andrew Stanton |
| 8 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas! '1966 | Animation / Comedy | 8.3 | - | - | 7.5 | Chuck Jones |
| 9 | A Charlie Brown Christmas '1965 | Animation / Comedy | 8.3 | 94% | - | 7.7 | Bill Melendez |
| 10 | Up '2009 | Animation / Comedy | 8.3 | 98% | 88 | 8.0 | Pete Docter |
| 11 | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse '2018 | Animation / Action / Sci-Fi | 8.4 | 97% | 87 | 8.4 | Bob Persichetti |
| 12 | Princess Mononoke '1997 | Fantasy / Animation | 8.3 | 93% | 78 | 8.3 | Hayao Miyazaki |
| 13 | Coco '2017 | Animation / Musical | 8.4 | 97% | 81 | 8.2 | Lee Unkrich |
| 14 | Finding Nemo '2003 | Animation | 8.2 | 99% | 90 | 7.8 | Andrew Stanton |
| 15 | My Neighbor Totoro '1988 | Fantasy / Animation | 8.1 | 94% | 87 | 8.1 | Hayao Miyazaki |
| 16 | Toy Story 3 '2010 | Animation / Comedy | 8.3 | 98% | 92 | 7.8 | Lee Unkrich |
| 17 | Duck Amuck '1953 | Animation / Comedy | 8.6 | - | - | 8.1 | Chuck Jones |
| 18 | Ratatouille '2007 | Animation / Comedy / Fantasy | 8.1 | 96% | 96 | 7.8 | Brad Bird |
| 19 | Your Name. '2016 | Animation / Romance / Drama | 8.4 | 98% | 81 | 8.5 | Makoto Shinkai |
| 20 | Monsters, Inc. '2001 | Animation / Comedy / Fantasy | 8.1 | 96% | 79 | 7.9 | Pete Docter |
| 21 | Beauty and the Beast '1991 | Romance / Animation / Fantasy | 8.0 | 95% | 95 | 7.7 | Gary Trousdale |
| 22 | Aladdin '1992 | Animation / Fantasy / Romance | 8.0 | 96% | 86 | 7.7 | Ron Clements |
| 23 | Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer '1964 | Animation / Fantasy | 8.0 | 95% | - | 7.4 | Larry Roemer |
| 24 | Akira '1988 | Animation / Sci-Fi / Action | 8.0 | 88% | 68 | 7.9 | Katsuhiro Otomo |
| 25 | Inside Out '2015 | Animation / Drama / Comedy | 8.1 | 98% | 94 | 7.9 | Pete Docter |
| 26 | Rabbit of Seville '1950 | Animation / Comedy / Musical | 8.3 | - | - | 7.6 | Chuck Jones |
| 27 | Soul '2020 | Animation / Drama / Musical / Fantasy | 8.0 | 95% | 83 | 8.1 | Pete Docter |
| 28 | Warriors of the Wind '1984 | Animation / Fantasy | 8.0 | 87% | 86 | 7.9 | Hayao Miyazaki |
| 29 | What's Opera, Doc? '1957 | Animation / Comedy / Musical | 8.3 | - | - | 7.6 | Chuck Jones |
| 30 | How to Train Your Dragon '2010 | Fantasy / Animation | 8.1 | 99% | 75 | 7.9 | Chris Sanders |
| 31 | Castle in the Sky '1986 | Fantasy / Animation / Action | 8.0 | 97% | 78 | 8.0 | Hayao Miyazaki |
| 32 | It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown '1966 | Animation / Comedy | 8.1 | 90% | - | 7.5 | Bill Melendez |
| 33 | Rabbit Seasoning '1952 | Animation / Comedy | 8.3 | - | - | 7.4 | Chuck Jones |
| 34 | The Cat Concerto '1947 | Animation / Comedy / Musical | 8.2 | - | - | 7.6 | William Hanna |
| 35 | Howl's Moving Castle '2004 | Fantasy / Animation | 8.2 | 88% | 82 | 8.4 | Hayao Miyazaki |
| 36 | The Nightmare Before Christmas '1993 | Fantasy / Animation | 7.9 | 95% | 82 | 7.8 | Henry Selick |
| 37 | The Incredibles '2004 | Action / Animation | 8.0 | - | 90 | 7.7 | Brad Bird |
| 38 | Toy Story 2 '1999 | Animation / Comedy | 7.9 | 100% | 88 | 7.6 | John Lasseter |
| 39 | One Froggy Evening '1955 | Animation / Comedy / Musical | 8.4 | - | - | 7.7 | Chuck Jones |
| 40 | The Iron Giant '1999 | Animation / Drama / Sci-Fi | 8.1 | 96% | 85 | 8.0 | Brad Bird |
| 41 | Zootopia '2016 | Animation / Comedy | 8.0 | 98% | 78 | 7.8 | Byron Howard |
| 42 | The Adventures of Prince Achmed '1926 | Animation / Fantasy / Romance | 7.8 | 100% | - | 7.5 | Lotte Reiniger |
| 43 | Rabbit Fire '1951 | Animation / Comedy | 8.3 | - | - | 7.5 | Chuck Jones |
| 44 | Fantasia '1940 | Animation / Fantasy | 7.7 | 95% | 96 | 7.3 | Samuel Armstrong |
| 45 | Shrek '2001 | Animation / Comedy / Fantasy | 7.9 | 89% | 84 | 7.8 | Andrew Adamson |
| 46 | The Wild Robot '2024 | Animation / Sci-Fi | 8.1 | 97% | 85 | 8.3 | Chris Sanders |
| 47 | Feed the Kitty '1952 | Animation / Comedy | 8.1 | - | - | 7.4 | Chuck Jones |
| 48 | Long-Haired Hare '1949 | Animation / Comedy | 8.1 | - | - | 7.1 | Chuck Jones |
| 49 | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs '1938 | Fantasy / Animation | 7.6 | - | 96 | 7.1 | David Hand |
| 50 | The Wrong Trousers '1993 | Animation / Comedy | 8.3 | - | - | 7.8 | Nick Park |
| 51 | Who Framed Roger Rabbit '1988 | Fantasy / Animation / Comedy / Crime | 7.7 | 96% | 83 | 7.5 | Robert Zemeckis |
| 52 | The Jungle Book '1967 | Animation | 7.6 | 88% | 65 | 7.3 | Wolfgang Reitherman |
| 53 | Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century '1953 | Animation / Comedy / Sci-Fi | 8.1 | - | - | 7.6 | Chuck Jones |
| 54 | Kiki's Delivery Service '1989 | Animation / Fantasy | 7.8 | - | 85 | 7.8 | Hayao Miyazaki |
| 55 | Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train '2020 | Animation / Action / Fantasy | 8.2 | - | 72 | 8.2 | Haruo Sotozaki |
| 56 | Hair-Raising Hare '1946 | Animation / Comedy | 8.0 | - | - | 7.2 | Chuck Jones |
| 57 | Heavenly Puss '1949 | Animation / Comedy / Drama | 8.2 | - | - | 7.5 | Joseph Barbera |
| 58 | Neighbours '1952 | Comedy / Animation | 7.9 | - | - | 7.5 | Norman McLaren |
| 59 | Klaus '2019 | Animation / Comedy | 8.2 | 95% | 65 | 8.2 | Sergio Pablos |
| 60 | Ghost in the Shell '1995 | Action / Animation / Sci-Fi | 7.9 | 95% | 76 | 7.9 | Mamoru Oshii |
| 61 | Vincent '1982 | Animation / Fantasy | 8.3 | - | - | 7.8 | Tim Burton |
| 62 | The Old Mill '1937 | Animation / Thriller / Musical / Horror | 7.7 | - | - | 7.3 | Wilfred Jackson |
| 63 | Winnie-the-Pooh '1969 | Animation | 8.2 | - | - | 7.4 | Fyodor Khitruk |
| 64 | The Band Concert '1935 | Animation / Comedy / Musical | 7.8 | - | - | 7.2 | Wilfred Jackson |
| 65 | Big Hero 6 '2014 | Animation / Action / Comedy | 7.8 | 90% | 74 | 7.7 | Chris Williams |
| 66 | Mickey's Trailer '1938 | Animation / Comedy | 7.9 | - | - | 7.4 | Ben Sharpsteen |
| 67 | Puss in Boots: The Last Wish '2022 | Animation / Fantasy / Comedy | 7.9 | - | 73 | 8.2 | Joel Crawford |
| 68 | Mulan '1998 | Animation | 7.7 | 92% | 72 | 7.9 | Tony Bancroft |
| 69 | The Legend of Sleepy Hollow '1949 | Animation / Horror / Comedy | 7.7 | - | - | 7.4 | Clyde Geronimi |
| 70 | The Skeleton Dance '1929 | Animation / Musical / Comedy / Horror | 7.6 | - | - | 7.4 | Walt Disney |
| 71 | Hedgehog in the Fog '1975 | Animation / Mystery | 8.1 | - | - | 7.5 | Yuri Norstein |
| 72 | The Little Mermaid '1989 | Animation / Fantasy | 7.6 | 92% | 88 | 7.4 | John Musker |
| 73 | Water, Water Every Hare '1952 | Animation / Comedy / Sci-Fi | 7.9 | - | - | 7.5 | Chuck Jones |
| 74 | Cue Ball Cat '1950 | Animation / Comedy | 8.0 | - | - | 7.2 | Joseph Barbera |
| 75 | Scaredy Cat '1948 | Animation / Comedy | 7.9 | - | - | 7.6 | Chuck Jones |
| 76 | Fantastic Planet '1973 | Animation / Sci-Fi | 7.6 | 91% | 73 | 7.6 | René Laloux |
| 77 | The Hollywood Bowl '1950 | Animation / Comedy / Musical | 7.9 | - | - | 7.2 | Joseph Barbera |
| 78 | Solid Serenade '1946 | Animation / Comedy | 8.1 | - | - | 7.5 | William Hanna |
| 79 | Robin Hood '1973 | Animation | 7.5 | 56% | 57 | 7.3 | Wolfgang Reitherman |
| 80 | Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town '1970 | Animation / Fantasy | 7.7 | 93% | - | 7.2 | Jules Bass |
| 81 | The Fabulous Baron Munchausen '1962 | Animation / Fantasy / Comedy | 7.7 | - | - | 7.4 | Karel Zeman |
| 82 | Perfect Blue '1998 | Animation / Thriller | 8.0 | 85% | 67 | 8.3 | Satoshi Kon |
| 83 | Fast and Furry-ous '1949 | Animation / Comedy | 7.9 | - | - | 7.1 | Chuck Jones |
| 84 | How to Train Your Dragon 2 '2014 | Fantasy / Action / Animation | 7.8 | 92% | 77 | 7.7 | Dean DeBlois |
| 85 | Haredevil Hare '1948 | Animation / Comedy / Sci-Fi | 7.8 | - | - | 7.2 | Chuck Jones |
| 86 | Operation: Rabbit '1952 | Animation / Comedy | 7.9 | - | - | 7.0 | Chuck Jones |
| 87 | Fantastic Mr. Fox '2009 | Animation / Comedy | 7.9 | 93% | 83 | 7.8 | Wes Anderson |
| 88 | Duck! Rabbit, Duck! '1953 | Animation / Comedy | 8.1 | - | - | 7.4 | Chuck Jones |
| 89 | Beep, Beep '1952 | Animation / Comedy | 7.8 | - | - | 7.3 | Chuck Jones |
| 90 | Peter and the Wolf '1946 | Animation | 7.7 | - | - | 6.8 | Clyde Geronimi |
| 91 | The Cameraman's Revenge '1912 | Animation / Comedy | 7.7 | - | - | 7.0 | Władysław Starewicz |
| 92 | The Truce Hurts '1948 | Animation / Comedy | 7.9 | - | - | 7.5 | William Hanna |
| 93 | High Diving Hare '1949 | Animation / Comedy / Western | 7.9 | - | - | 7.4 | Friz Freleng |
| 94 | The Twelve Tasks of Asterix '1976 | Animation / Comedy | 7.7 | - | - | 7.3 | René Goscinny |
| 95 | Tangled '2010 | Animation | 7.7 | 89% | 71 | 7.6 | Byron Howard |
| 96 | Mary and Max '2009 | Animation / Comedy / Drama | 8.1 | 96% | 72 | 7.9 | Adam Elliot |
| 97 | The Night Before Christmas '1941 | Animation / Comedy | 7.9 | - | - | 7.4 | Joseph Barbera |
| 98 | The Castle of Cagliostro '1979 | Animation / Comedy / Crime | 7.6 | 95% | 72 | 7.5 | Hayao Miyazaki |
| 99 | Wreck-It Ralph '2012 | Animation / Comedy | 7.7 | 87% | 72 | 7.4 | Rich Moore |
| 100 | South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut '1999 | Animation / Comedy | 7.7 | 81% | 73 | 7.3 | Trey Parker |
Our catalog covers roughly the 8,800 most-rated films on TMDB, so lesser-known titles may be missing. Order uses a confidence-weighted IMDb score so a perfect score from a handful of votes does not beat a well-established classic; the scores shown are the raw ones.
Other genres
Action Comedy Crime Documentary Drama Fantasy Horror Musical Mystery Romance Sci-Fi Thriller War Western
By decade
1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s