The 50 best Animation movies

Ranked by weighted audience rating: among 1,006 movies with at least 300 votes on TMDb, the formula balances the score with the vote count, so a barely-rated title cannot leap past a classic. A Viagem de Chihiro leads, rated 8.3 (2001). The average release year on the list is 2009. The list is recalculated weekly; each title links to its full page, including where to watch in Brazil.

Page updated on 09/20/2026.

1

Spirited Away (2001)

directed by Hayao Miyazaki · 125 min · 8.5 18,844 votes
2

Your Name. (2016)

directed by Makoto Shinkai · 106 min · 8.5 12,954 votes
3

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)

directed by Bob Persichetti · 117 min · 8.4 17,810 votes
4

The Lion King (1994)

directed by Roger Allers · 89 min · 8.3 20,099 votes
5

Howl's Moving Castle (2004)

directed by Hayao Miyazaki · 120 min · 8.4 11,397 votes
6

Grave of the Fireflies (1988)

directed by Isao Takahata · 89 min · 8.5 6,802 votes
7

Coco (2017)

directed by Lee Unkrich · 109 min · 8.2 21,358 votes
8

Princess Mononoke (1997)

directed by Hayao Miyazaki · 134 min · 8.3 9,250 votes
9

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)

directed by Justin K. Thompson · 140 min · 8.3 9,192 votes
10

WALL·E (2008)

directed by Andrew Stanton · 97 min · 8.1 20,805 votes
11

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)

directed by Joel Crawford · 103 min · 8.2 9,195 votes
12

The Wild Robot (2024)

directed by Chris Sanders · 101 min · 8.3 6,546 votes
13

Up (2009)

directed by Pete Docter · 96 min · 8.0 22,076 votes
14

Soul (2020)

directed by Pete Docter · 100 min · 8.1 11,695 votes
15

Toy Story (1995)

directed by John Lasseter · 81 min · 8.0 20,475 votes
16

A Silent Voice: The Movie (2016)

directed by Naoko Yamada · 130 min · 8.4 4,670 votes
17

My Neighbor Totoro (1988)

directed by Hayao Miyazaki · 87 min · 8.1 9,048 votes
18

Swapped (2026)

directed by Nathan Greno · 102 min · 8.9 2,160 votes
19

Inside Out (2015)

directed by Pete Docter · 95 min · 7.9 23,843 votes
20

Monsters, Inc. (2001)

directed by Pete Docter · 92 min · 7.9 20,199 votes
21

How to Train Your Dragon (2010)

directed by Chris Sanders · 98 min · 7.9 14,685 votes
22

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle (2025)

directed by Haruo Sotozaki · 155 min · 8.8 2,086 votes
23

Klaus (2019)

directed by Sergio Pablos · 97 min · 8.2 4,809 votes
24

Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train (2020)

directed by Haruo Sotozaki · 117 min · 8.2 4,667 votes
25

Mulan (1998)

directed by Tony Bancroft · 88 min · 7.9 10,657 votes
26

Finding Nemo (2003)

directed by Andrew Stanton · 100 min · 7.8 20,933 votes
27

Shrek (2001)

directed by Andrew Adamson · 90 min · 7.8 19,262 votes
28

Ratatouille (2007)

directed by Brad Bird · 110 min · 7.8 18,893 votes
29

Zootopia (2016)

directed by Byron Howard · 108 min · 7.8 18,492 votes
30

Coraline (2009)

directed by Henry Selick · 100 min · 7.9 9,391 votes
31

Perfect Blue (1998)

directed by Satoshi Kon · 85 min · 8.3 3,332 votes
32

The Iron Giant (1999)

directed by Brad Bird · 87 min · 8.0 6,349 votes
33

Toy Story 3 (2010)

directed by Lee Unkrich · 103 min · 7.8 16,175 votes
34

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026)

directed by Aaron Horvath · 95 min · 8.2 3,627 votes
35

The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

directed by Henry Selick · 76 min · 7.8 10,542 votes
36

The Incredibles (2004)

directed by Brad Bird · 115 min · 7.7 19,258 votes
37

Castle in the Sky (1986)

directed by Hayao Miyazaki · 124 min · 8.0 4,783 votes
38

Luca (2021)

directed by Enrico Casarosa · 101 min · 7.8 9,113 votes
39

Big Hero 6 (2014)

directed by Chris Williams · 102 min · 7.7 16,888 votes
40

Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)

directed by Don Hall · 107 min · 7.8 7,425 votes
41

Aladdin (1992)

directed by John Musker · 93 min · 7.7 12,234 votes
42

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019)

directed by Dean DeBlois · 105 min · 7.8 7,275 votes
43

Akira (1988)

directed by Katsuhiro Otomo · 124 min · 7.9 4,963 votes
44

Beauty and the Beast (1991)

directed by Gary Trousdale · 110 min · 7.7 10,870 votes
45

Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender (2026)

directed by Lauren Montgomery · 99 min · 9.2 1,076 votes
46

How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)

directed by Dean DeBlois · 102 min · 7.7 10,654 votes
47

Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)

directed by Wes Anderson · 87 min · 7.8 6,301 votes
48

Flow (2024)

directed by Gints Zilbalodis · 85 min · 8.1 3,034 votes
49

Wolf Children (2012)

directed by Mamoru Hosoda · 117 min · 8.2 2,531 votes
50

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022)

directed by Mark Gustafson · 117 min · 8.0 3,446 votes