Best Animation Movies
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Best Animation Movies
TOP Movies: Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006), Ratatouille (2007), Up (2009), Tangled (2010), Monsters, Inc. (2001), Inside Out (2015), Ice Age (2002), Toy Story (1995), Madagascar (2005), Mulan (1998), The Incredibles (2004), Finding Nemo (2003), Moana (2016), Coco (2017), The Lion King (1994), WALL·E (2008), Toy Story 4 (2019), Zootopia (2016), Coraline (2009), Soul (2020).
List of Best Movies
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Diego, Manny and Sid return in this sequel to the hit animated movie Ice Age. This time around, the deep freeze is over, and the ice-covered earth is starting to melt, which will destroy the trio's cherished valley. The impending disaster ...
Style:
humorous, entertaining, funny, sweet, witty ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, girls' night, preschoolers, pre-teens
Plot:
talking animals, global warming, creature, dinosaur, friendship, animals, iceberg, ice age, mammoth, survival, teamwork, unlikely friendships ...
Time:
prehistory, prehistoric times
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753K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A rat named Remy dreams of becoming a great French chef despite his family's wishes and the obvious problem of being a rat in a decidedly rodent-phobic profession. When fate places Remy in the sewers of Paris, he finds himself ideally situated ...
Style:
feel good, entertaining, inspirational, sweet, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, chick flick, girls' night, pre-teens ...
Plot:
food, chef, friendship, animals, rat, cooking, disney, follow your dream, cooking and food, unlikely friendships, restaurant, rise to the top ...
Time:
1920s, 1910s, 21st century
Place:
paris france, europe, france
Is relevant ?
1.1M
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Carl Fredricksen spent his entire life dreaming of exploring the globe and experiencing life to its fullest. But at age 78, life seems to have passed him by, until a twist of fate (and a persistent 8-year old Wilderness Explorer named Russell) gives ...
Style:
feel good, touching, sweet, inspirational, exciting ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, preschoolers, pre-teens, teens ...
Plot:
unlikely friendships, dog, loneliness, friendship, hopes, follow your dream, talking animals, friends, journey, animal life, obsessive quest, aging ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
south america, venezuela, latin america, mount everest
Is relevant ?
463K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
When the kingdom's most wanted-and most charming-bandit Flynn Rider hides out in a mysterious tower, he's taken hostage by Rapunzel, a beautiful and feisty tower-bound teen with 70 feet of magical, golden hair. Flynn's curious captor, ...
Style:
fairy tale, feel good, romantic, captivating, uplifting ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, girls' night, pre-teens, teens ...
Plot:
princess, disney, fall in love, disney princess, couples, love and romance, horse, female protagonist, unlikely couple, young woman, power of love, hopes ...
Time:
17th century
Place:
germany, fictional island
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
James Sullivan and Mike Wazowski are monsters, they earn their living scaring children and are the best in the business... even though they're more afraid of the children than they are of them. When a child accidentally enters their world, ...
Style:
feel good, humorous, sweet, funny, entertaining ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, preschoolers, girls' night, teens ...
Plot:
monster, friendship, creature, imagination, fantasy world, children, parallel world, rivalry, talking animals, disney, friends, best friend ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
himalaya
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726K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Growing up can be a bumpy road, and it's no exception for Riley, who is uprooted from her Midwest life when her father starts a new job in San Francisco. Like all of us, Riley is guided by her emotions - Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness. ...
Style:
touching, inspirational, emotional, colourful, sad ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, pre-teens, preschoolers ...
Plot:
imaginary friend, memory, creativity, disney, dream, joy, childhood, moving, parents and children, disgust, coming of age, life philosophy ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
san francisco, minnesota, california, usa
Is relevant ?
492K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
With the impending ice age almost upon them, a mismatched trio of prehistoric critters – Manny the woolly mammoth, Diego the saber-toothed tiger and Sid the giant sloth – find an orphaned infant and decide to return it to its human parents. ...
Style:
feel good, road movie, touching, humorous, funny ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, preschoolers, girls' night, pre-teens ...
Plot:
talking animals, animals, unlikely friendships, friendship, good versus evil, ice age, heroic mission, life risking, odd couple, heroes, friends, animal life ...
Time:
prehistoric times, stone age, prehistory
Is relevant ?
1.0M
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Led by Woody, Andy's toys live happily in his room until Andy's birthday brings Buzz Lightyear onto the scene. Afraid of losing his place in Andy's heart, Woody plots against Buzz. But when circumstances separate Buzz and Woody from ...
Style:
touching, exciting, funny, feel good, humorous ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, preschoolers, teens, girls' night ...
Plot:
friendship, disney, toys, rescue, rivalry, friends, toy comes to life, childhood, teamwork, birthday, birthday party, birthday present ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
usa, ohio
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413K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Alex the lion is the king of the urban jungle, the main attraction at New York's Central Park Zoo. He and his best friends -- Marty the zebra, Melman the giraffe and Gloria the hippo -- have spent their whole lives in blissful captivity before ...
Style:
feel good, entertaining, funny, humorous, sweet ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, girls' night, preschoolers
Plot:
animals, friendship, jungle, talking animals, unlikely friendships, lion, penguins, island, animal life, friends, zebra, escape ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
madagascar, new york, africa, manhattan new york city, antarctica ...
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295K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, War
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A tomboyish girl disguises herself as a young man so she can fight with the Imperial Chinese Army against the invading Huns. With help from wise-cracking dragon Mushu, Mulan just might save her country -- and win the heart of handsome Captain Li ...
Style:
feel good, touching, light, captivating, sweet ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, preschoolers, girls' night, teens ...
Plot:
female protagonist, female warrior, dragon, cross dressing, disney, human spirit, friendship, heroine, sexism, good versus evil, princess, talking animals ...
Time:
5th century
Place:
china, ancient china, asia
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Bob Parr has given up his superhero days to log in time as an insurance adjuster and raise his three children with his formerly heroic wife in suburbia. But when he receives a mysterious assignment, it's time to get back into costume.
Style:
entertaining, funny, exciting, humorous, touching ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, girls' night, pre-teens, preschoolers
Plot:
superhero, disney, heroes, good versus evil, secret identity, super strength, superheroine, superhuman powers, superhero team, teamwork, villain, disguise ...
Time:
50s, 60s, year 1962
Place:
usa, chicago illinois, fictional island
Is relevant ?
1.1M
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Nemo, an adventurous young clownfish, is unexpectedly taken from his Great Barrier Reef home to a dentist's office aquarium. It's up to his worrisome father Marlin and a friendly but forgetful fish Dory to bring Nemo home -- meeting ...
Style:
feel good, humorous, sentimental, sweet, touching ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, preschoolers, teens, girls' night ...
Plot:
animals, friendship, memory loss, shark, friends, courage, father son relationship, rescue, talking animals, odd couple, freedom, single father ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
oceania, new south wales, pacific ocean, australia, sydney australia
Is relevant ?
345K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
In Ancient Polynesia, when a terrible curse incurred by Maui reaches an impetuous Chieftain's daughter's island, she answers the Ocean's call to seek out the demigod to set things right.
Style:
colourful, exciting, touching, fairy tale, entertaining ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing, girls' night, preschoolers ...
Plot:
disney, ocean, magic, disney princess, girl, island, happy ending, mythology, destiny, good versus evil, beautiful scenery, friendship ...
Place:
polynesia, pacific ocean, oceania, new zealand, fictional island
Is relevant ?
522K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Music, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Despite his family’s baffling generations-old ban on music, Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz. Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colorful Land of the Dead ...
Style:
touching, feel good, sweet, captivating, sincere ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing, chick flick, preschoolers
Plot:
day of the dead, music, afterlife, life after death, life & death, disney, childhood, death, memory, boy, musician, good versus evil ...
Time:
2010s, year 2017
Place:
mexico
Is relevant ?
1.1M
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A young lion cub named Simba can't wait to be king. But his uncle craves the title for himself and will stop at nothing to get it.
Style:
touching, sentimental, inspirational, humorous, emotional ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, preschoolers, teens, girls' night
Plot:
disney, lion, friendship, betrayal, jungle, love, good versus evil, tragedy, talking animals, pride and honor, uncle, hyena ...
Time:
90s
Place:
africa
Is relevant ?
1.1M
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
WALL·E is the last robot left on an Earth that has been overrun with garbage and all humans have fled to outer space. For 700 years he has continued to try and clean up the mess, but has developed some rather interesting human-like qualities. When ...
Style:
feel good, futuristic, touching, emotional, light ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, pre-teens, chick flick ...
Plot:
loneliness, robot, distopia, space travel, love, post apocalypse, ecology, space, happy ending, technology, society, ecological disaster ...
Time:
future, distant future
Is relevant ?
258K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Woody has always been confident about his place in the world and that his priority is taking care of his kid, whether that's Andy or Bonnie. But when Bonnie adds a reluctant new toy called "Forky" to her room, a road trip adventure ...
Style:
road movie, exciting, humorous, sincere, touching ...
Audience:
kids, preschoolers, family outing, teens
Plot:
friendship, travel, astronaut, sheriff, on the road, child, cowboy, cartoon dog, toy comes to life, antique shop, carnival, ventriloquist dummy ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Is relevant ?
509K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Determined to prove herself, Officer Judy Hopps, the first bunny on Zootopia's police force, jumps at the chance to crack her first case - even if it means partnering with scam-artist fox Nick Wilde to solve the mystery.
Style:
feel good, funny, allegory, witty, sweet ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, teens, chick flick, pre-teens
Plot:
animals, disney, rabbit, stereotypes, talking animals, anthropomorphism, police, anthropomorphic animal, happy ending, female protagonist, lion, friendship ...
Time:
2010s, year 2016, 21st century
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238K
Genre: Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
When Coraline moves to an old house, she feels bored and neglected by her parents. She finds a hidden door with a bricked up passage. During the night, she crosses the passage and finds a parallel world where everybody has buttons instead of eyes, ...
Style:
gothic, surreal, dark fantasy, dark, scary ...
Audience:
kids, girls' night, teens, family outing, preschoolers ...
Plot:
monster, children, parallel world, alternate reality, stop motion, secret place, weirdo, fantasy world, clue, loneliness, heroine, family relations ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
oregon, usa, michigan, texas
Is relevant ?
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
In the "classic Spider-Man mold", Miles Morales must juggle his high school life with his status as a superhero. Until he learns by Peter Parker, the original Spider-Man, that there is a multiverse, called the "Spider-Verse", in ...
Style:
feel good, anime, light, colourful, exciting ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens
Plot:
superhero, spider man character, teenager, alternate universe, multiverse, peter parker character, teenage hero, teenage superhero, superheroine, super powers, physics, school ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, north america, usa, brooklyn new york city, manhattan new york city
Is relevant ?
339K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Joe Gardner is a middle school teacher with a love for jazz music. After a successful gig at the Half Note Club, he suddenly gets into an accident that separates his soul from his body and is transported to the You Seminar, a center in which souls ...
Style:
touching, sincere, philosophical, captivating, exciting ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
self discovery, meaning of life, afterlife, life, lifestyle change, acceptance, life & death, life after death, jazz, musician, following a dream, teaching the ways of the world ...
Time:
future
Place:
manhattan new york city, new york
Is relevant ?
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
The quiet life of a terrier named Max is upended when his owner takes in Duke, a stray whom Max instantly dislikes.
Style:
light, entertaining, funny, sweet, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, teens, preschoolers, family outing
Plot:
dog, animals, children, friendship, talking animals, terrier, anthropomorphism, cat, disney, kids and family, pig, chase ...
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, north america, usa
Is relevant ?
430K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Princess Jasmine grows tired of being forced to remain in the palace, so she sneaks out into the marketplace, in disguise, where she meets street-urchin Aladdin. The couple falls in love, although Jasmine may only marry a prince. After being ...
Style:
fairy tale, feel good, sweet, humorous, funny ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, girls' night, preschoolers, chick flick ...
Plot:
princess, disney, desert, friendship, genie, love, arabian nights, disney princess, magic, children, unlikely couple, poverty ...
Time:
middle ages, 18th century
Place:
middle east, saudi arabia, sahara, iraq, arabia
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555K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Villainous Gru lives up to his reputation as a despicable, deplorable and downright unlikable guy when he hatches a plan to steal the moon from the sky. But he has a tough time staying on task after three orphans land in his care.
Style:
feel good, entertaining, humorous, light, not serious ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, preschoolers, pre-teens, girls' night ...
Plot:
adoption, orphan, disney, children, super villain, lifestyle change, friendship, childhood, escapades, chase, adoptive father, little girl ...
Time:
2010s, 20th century, year 1969, 60s, 21st century
Place:
usa, north korea, egypt
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Welcome to Hotel Transylvania, Dracula's lavish five-stake resort, where monsters and their families can live it up and no humans are allowed. One special weekend, Dracula has invited all his best friends to celebrate his beloved daughter ...
Style:
humorous, 3d animation, melancholic, touching, absurd ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, preschoolers, horror for children
Plot:
vampire, hotel, monster, father daughter relationship, dracula, creature, love and romance, supernatural, supernatural romance, magic, love, zombie ...
Time:
year 2012, 1890s, 2010s, 19th century, 21st century
Place:
transylvania, europe, romania, new york, hawaii ...
Is relevant ?
232K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Tarzan was a small orphan who was raised by an ape named Kala since he was a child. He believed that this was his family, but on an expedition Jane Porter is rescued by Tarzan. He then finds out that he's human. Now Tarzan must make the ...
Style:
fairy tale, touching, light, captivating, entertaining ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, girls' night, chick flick, preschoolers
Plot:
jungle, disney, animals, love and romance, tarzan, adoption, orphan, happy ending, ape man, friendship, childhood, monkey ...
Time:
20th century, 1880s, 1890s, 1910s, 19th century
Place:
africa, nigeria
Is relevant ?
304K
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Elastigirl springs into action to save the day, while Mr. Incredible faces his greatest challenge yet – taking care of the problems of his three children.
Style:
exciting, funny, entertaining, captivating, anime ...
Audience:
kids, preschoolers, family outing
Plot:
superhero, superheroine, supernatural ability, parenting, superhero team, baby, raccoon, mission, good versus evil, supernatural power, teleportation, disney ...
Time:
60s, year 1962
Is relevant ?
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Po is now living his dream as The Dragon Warrior, protecting the Valley of Peace alongside his friends and fellow kung fu masters, The Furious Five - Tigress, Crane, Mantis, Viper and Monkey. But Po’s new life of awesomeness is threatened by the ...
Style:
exciting, entertaining, humorous, funny, witty ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, preschoolers
Plot:
talking animals, martial arts, chosen one, mentor, master warrior, courage, goofy hero, good versus evil, animals, threat, evil, team ...
Time:
2010s, year 2011
Place:
china, ancient china, asia
Is relevant ?
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A look at the relationship between Mike and Sulley during their days at Monsters University — when they weren't necessarily the best of friends.
Style:
funny, feel good, light, humorous, fairy tale ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, preschoolers, teens, girls' night
Plot:
disney, unlikely friendships, college, friendship, monster, university, underdog, teamwork, creativity, fraternity, student life, competition ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 90s, 80s, future
Is relevant ?
470K
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
The special bond that develops between plus-sized inflatable robot Baymax, and prodigy Hiro Hamada, who team up with a group of friends to form a band of high-tech heroes.
Style:
touching, feel good, entertaining, exciting, futuristic ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, kids, preschoolers, pre-teens
Plot:
superhero, robot, disney, friendship, heroes, teenage life, boy genius, androids and robots, good versus evil, young heroes, friends, child prodigy ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
san francisco, tokyo, california
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