The 15 best Animation movies of the 1970s

1. 1

   The Aristocats (1970)

   directed by Wolfgang Reitherman · 78 min · 7.3 5,446 votes

2. 2

   Robin Hood (1973)

   directed by Wolfgang Reitherman · 83 min · 7.3 4,735 votes

3. 3

   Fantastic Planet (1973)

   directed by René Laloux · 72 min · 7.6 1,139 votes

4. 4

   The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)

   directed by Hayao Miyazaki · 100 min · 7.5 1,167 votes

5. 5

   The Twelve Tasks of Asterix (1976)

   directed by René Goscinny · 78 min · 7.3 1,382 votes

6. 6

   The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)

   directed by John Lounsbery · 74 min · 7.2 1,195 votes

7. 7

   Watership Down (1978)

   directed by Martin Rosen · 88 min · 7.2 729 votes

8. 8

   Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)

   directed by Robert Stevenson · 117 min · 7.0 1,048 votes

9. 9

   A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (1973)

   directed by Bill Melendez · 25 min · 7.3 302 votes

10. 10

    The Rescuers (1977)

    directed by Wolfgang Reitherman · 78 min · 6.8 2,720 votes

11. 11

    Charlotte's Web (1973)

    directed by Iwao Takamoto · 94 min · 6.9 430 votes

12. 12

    The Hobbit (1977)

    directed by Arthur Rankin Jr. · 77 min · 6.6 378 votes

13. 13

    The Lord of the Rings (1978)

    directed by Ralph Bakshi · 132 min · 6.6 1,081 votes

14. 14

    Fritz the Cat (1972)

    directed by Ralph Bakshi · 78 min · 6.2 399 votes

15. 15

    Pete's Dragon (1977)

    directed by Don Chaffey · 105 min · 6.3 736 votes

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Method: TMDb audience rating weighted by vote count, with a vote floor per list. No position is editorial opinion; it is the catalogue, ordered.

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