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Best Animation Movies of the 1990s, Ranked by IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic and TMDB
69 animation films from the 1990s are in our catalog; the 50 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 7.5. Biggest split between audiences and critics: A Goofy Movie, 7.0 on IMDb against 53 on Metacritic.
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| # | Movie | Genre | IMDb | Tomato | Meta | TMDB | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Lion King '1994 | Animation / Drama | 8.5 | 92% | 88 | 8.3 | Roger Allers |
| 2 | Toy Story '1995 | Comedy / Animation | 8.3 | 100% | 96 | 8.0 | John Lasseter |
| 3 | Princess Mononoke '1997 | Fantasy / Animation | 8.3 | 94% | 78 | 8.3 | Hayao Miyazaki |
| 4 | Beauty and the Beast '1991 | Romance / Animation / Fantasy | 8.0 | 95% | 95 | 7.7 | Gary Trousdale |
| 5 | Aladdin '1992 | Animation / Fantasy / Romance | 8.0 | 96% | 86 | 7.7 | John Musker |
| 6 | The Nightmare Before Christmas '1993 | Fantasy / Animation | 7.9 | 95% | 82 | 7.9 | Henry Selick |
| 7 | Toy Story 2 '1999 | Animation / Comedy | 7.9 | 100% | 88 | 7.6 | John Lasseter |
| 8 | The Iron Giant '1999 | Animation / Drama / Sci-Fi | 8.1 | 96% | 85 | 8.0 | Brad Bird |
| 9 | The Wrong Trousers '1993 | Animation / Comedy | 8.3 | - | - | 7.8 | Nick Park |
| 10 | Ghost in the Shell '1995 | Action / Animation / Sci-Fi | 7.9 | 95% | 76 | 7.9 | Mamoru Oshii |
| 11 | Mulan '1998 | Animation | 7.7 | 92% | 72 | 7.9 | Tony Bancroft |
| 12 | Perfect Blue '1998 | Animation / Thriller | 8.0 | 85% | 67 | 8.3 | Satoshi Kon |
| 13 | South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut '1999 | Animation / Comedy | 7.7 | 81% | 73 | 7.3 | Trey Parker |
| 14 | Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion '1997 | Animation / Sci-Fi / Drama / Fantasy / Action | 8.1 | 92% | - | 8.3 | Kazuya Tsurumaki |
| 15 | Porco Rosso '1992 | Animation / Fantasy | 7.7 | 96% | 83 | 7.8 | Hayao Miyazaki |
| 16 | Batman: Mask of the Phantasm '1993 | Animation / Crime / Mystery | 7.8 | 83% | 65 | 7.5 | Bruce Timm |
| 17 | Whisper of the Heart '1995 | Animation / Drama | 7.8 | 96% | 75 | 7.9 | Yoshifumi Kondo |
| 18 | Ninja Scroll '1993 | Fantasy / Animation / Action / Horror | 7.8 | 90% | - | 7.8 | Yoshiaki Kawajiri |
| 19 | A Close Shave '1996 | Animation / Comedy | 8.1 | 100% | - | 7.6 | Nick Park |
| 20 | Hercules '1997 | Animation / Fantasy / Comedy / Romance | 7.3 | 83% | 74 | 7.5 | Ron Clements |
| 21 | Tarzan '1999 | Animation | 7.3 | 90% | 80 | 7.4 | Chris Buck |
| 22 | Only Yesterday '1991 | Animation / Drama | 7.6 | 100% | 90 | 7.4 | Isao Takahata |
| 23 | A Bug's Life '1998 | Animation / Comedy | 7.2 | 92% | 78 | 7.0 | John Lasseter |
| 24 | The Prince of Egypt '1998 | Animation / Drama | 7.3 | 79% | 64 | 7.3 | Brenda Chapman |
| 25 | A Grand Day Out '1990 | Animation / Comedy / Sci-Fi | 7.7 | - | - | 7.5 | Nick Park |
| 26 | Anastasia '1997 | Animation / Fantasy | 7.2 | 83% | 61 | 7.6 | Gary Goldman |
| 27 | Geri's Game '1997 | Animation / Comedy | 7.8 | - | - | 7.6 | Jan Pinkava |
| 28 | Dragon Ball Z: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan '1993 | Animation / Sci-Fi / Action | 7.3 | - | - | 7.3 | Shigeyasu Yamauchi |
| 29 | Pom Poko '1994 | Animation / Fantasy | 7.2 | 87% | 77 | 7.2 | Isao Takahata |
| 30 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame '1996 | Drama / Animation | 7.0 | 80% | 74 | 7.1 | Kirk Wise |
| 31 | Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound '1993 | Action / Animation / Sci-Fi | 7.1 | - | - | 7.2 | Yoshihiro Ueda |
| 32 | Balto '1995 | Animation / Drama | 7.1 | 54% | - | 7.3 | Simon Wells |
| 33 | Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn '1995 | Animation / Action / Sci-Fi | 7.6 | - | - | 7.6 | Shigeyasu Yamauchi |
| 34 | A Goofy Movie '1995 | Comedy / Romance / Animation | 7.0 | 64% | 53 | 7.0 | Kevin Lima |
| 35 | Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island '1998 | Animation / Mystery / Horror | 7.8 | 89% | - | 7.7 | Jim Stenstrum |
| 36 | Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge '1991 | Action / Animation / Sci-Fi | 7.0 | - | - | 7.0 | Mitsuo Hashimoto |
| 37 | Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas '1999 | Animation / Comedy | 7.1 | 50% | - | 7.1 | Bill Speers |
| 38 | Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon '1995 | Animation / Action / Sci-Fi | 7.4 | - | - | 7.4 | Mitsuo Hashimoto |
| 39 | Kirikou and the Sorceress '1998 | Fantasy / Animation | 7.5 | 96% | 77 | 7.4 | Michel Ocelot |
| 40 | Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku '1990 | Animation / Action / Sci-Fi / Drama / Fantasy | 7.8 | - | - | 7.6 | Mitsuo Hashimoto |
| 41 | Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler '1992 | Action / Animation / Sci-Fi | 6.9 | - | - | 6.5 | Daisuke Nishio |
| 42 | Ocean Waves '1993 | Animation / Drama / Romance | 6.6 | 89% | 73 | 6.4 | Tomomi Mochizuki |
| 43 | The Rescuers Down Under '1990 | Animation / Action / Comedy | 6.8 | 85% | 68 | 6.6 | Hendel Butoy |
| 44 | Dragon Ball Z: Broly - Second Coming '1994 | Animation / Action / Sci-Fi | 6.5 | - | - | 6.8 | Shigeyasu Yamauchi |
| 45 | Lucky and Zorba '1998 | Animation | 7.2 | - | - | 7.6 | Enzo D'Alò |
| 46 | DuckTales: The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp '1990 | Animation / Comedy / Fantasy | 6.8 | 65% | - | 6.7 | Bob Hathcock |
| 47 | An American Tail: Fievel Goes West '1991 | Animation / Western / Comedy | 6.5 | 59% | - | 6.3 | Simon Wells |
| 48 | Beavis and Butt-Head Do America '1996 | Animation / Comedy / Crime / Musical | 6.8 | 70% | 64 | 6.7 | Mike Judge |
| 49 | FernGully: The Last Rainforest '1992 | Fantasy / Animation | 6.6 | 67% | 67 | 6.4 | Bill Kroyer |
| 50 | Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might '1990 | Action / Animation / Sci-Fi | 6.7 | - | - | 6.5 | Daisuke Nishio |
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.
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