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30 Best Animated Movies Of All Time

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Do you like to watch animated movies? Want to watch the best movies??No need to go anywhere, Here we are presenting the list of 30 Best Animated Movies of all time.

Animated Movies are generally a series of successive objects, drawings and other backgrounds that is made visible in motion. It will dive you into a new world of its own. In early times, animated movies were comedies or bread and butter. Now animated movies are presented in various genres.

Animated movies are not only liked by kids, they are relished by teenagers, adults and everyone. They are different from real-life movies as they present impressive, imaginative storylines.

30 Best Animated Movies Of All Time:

1- Spirited Away(2001):

Spirited Away is a Japanese Fantasy film. It is one of the best animated movies of all time. This movie depicts the story of a ten-year-old girl who gets stuck in another spiritual world.

A witch turned her parents into pigs. She wants to save them by hook or by crook.

  • IMDB Rating: 8.6/10
  • Release Date: 20 Jul 2001
  • Directed By: Hayao Miyazaki

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2- Klaus(2019):

Klaus is an animated Christmas film. This movie tells us the story of a postman and a toymaker ‘Klaus’. It is an amazing movie with lovely characters and a great plotline.

It won seven awards at the 47th Annie Awards. Klaus is a must-watch movie.

  • IMDB Rating: 8.2/10
  • Release Date: 8 Nov 2019
  • Directed By: Sergio Pablos

3- How To Train Your Dragon(2010):

How to Train Your Dragon is a fantasy action animated movie. It is the 5th highest-grossing animated film of 2020. You will dive into a lovely fascinating world.

A teenage boy gets training to fight with dragons eventually becomes a friend of a dragon. This movie has two sequels that were released in 2014 and 2019.

  • IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
  • Release Date: 16 Apr 2010
  • Directed By: Chris Sanders, Dean DeBlois

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4- Aladdin(1992):

Aladdin is a fantasy comedy animated film. It is the story of a street boy Aladdin. He gets a magical lamp that has a supernatural creature genie.

It is one of the best-animated movies of all time and also the highest-grossing animated movie of 1992.

  • IMDB Rating: 8
  • Release Date: 25 Nov 1992
  • Directed By: Ron Clements, John Musker.

5- The Lion King(1994):

The Lion King is a 1994 animated Disney movie. It is the first Disney movie that has been dubbed in the Zulu language. The lion king is the story of the animal kingdom.

The movie depicts the conspiracy for the throne. In 2019 The Lion King, a computer-animated movie of the same name released. It has become the seventh highest-grossing movie of all time.

  • IMDB Rating: 8.5
  • Release Date: 15 Jun 1994
  • Directed By: Roger Allers, Rob Minkoff

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6- Toy Story 3(2010):

Toy Story 3 is the third sequel part of the Toy Story movie series. It is the highest-grossing animated movie of 2010.

It is the story of toys that appear to be alive in the absence of human beings. They are mistakenly sent to a daycare centre.

  • IMDB Rating: 8.2
  • Release Date: 25 Jun 2010
  • Directed By: Lee Unkrich

7- Your name(2016): 8.4

Your Name is a Japanese romantic fantasy animated movie. It is a story of a high school girl in japan and a high school boy in Tokyo. They woke up with their sudden swapped bodies.

It is the third highest-grossing movie of all time. The movie was released in 92 countries.

  • IMDB Rating: 8.4
  • Release Date: 26 Aug 2016
  • Directed By: Makoto Shinkai

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8- Zootopia(2016):

Zootopia(Zootropolis) is a computer-animated movie. It depicts the story of animal monopolies where a con artist and a police officer team up to solve a criminal conspiracy.

It is an entertaining movie. The movie has won several awards and become the highest-grossing movie of 2016.

  • IMDB Rating: 8
  • Release Date: 4 Mar 2016
  • Directed By: Byron Howard, Rich Moore.

9- Violet Evergarden(2020):

Violet Evergarden is a romantic fantasy movie. The movie depicts the story of an Auto memory doll. She tries to find the meaning of love and wants her mentor Gilbert back who is dead.

Violet was used as a tool for war. It is a 2020 romantic movie filled with emotions.

  • IMDB Rating: 8
  • Release Date: 18 Sep 2020
  • Directed By: Taichi Ishidate

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10- WALL-E(2008):

WALL-E is a computer-animated sci-fi movie. It is the story of a garbage collector robot, Wall-e who is left on earth to clean all the leftover mess.

The movie won the Hugo Award, Golden Globe Award, Saturn Award and Nebula Award. It topped the ‘Best Movies of the Decade’ in Time’s list.

  • IMDB Rating: 8.4
  • Release Date: 23 Jun 2008
  • Directed By: Andrew Stanton

11- The Incredibles(2004):

The Incredibles is an animated adventure movie released in 2004. The story revolves around the family of superheroes.

While trying to live a civilian life, situations formed brought the Incredibles back to save the world. It is an action-packed movie that will keep you captivated.

  • IMDB Rating: 8
  • Release Date: 17 Dec 2004
  • Directed By: Brad Bird

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12- Up(2009):

Up is one of the best animated movies of all time. It is a computer-animated movie with lovable characters, nice visuals and praised by the critics.

The movie depicts the story of a widower Carl, who wants to fulfil the wish of his wife. He starts the journey with boy scout Russell.

  • IMDB Rating: 8.2
  • Release Date: 11 Sep 2009
  • Directed By: Pete Docter

13- Soul(2020):

Soul is a 2020 adventure comedy animated movie. It is a story of a jazz musician. He tries to unite his soul and body.

One wrong step leads him to Great Before, a place where new souls get their bodies. It is a riveting movie with an amazing storyline.

  • IMDB Rating: 8.1
  • Release Date: 11 Oct 2020
  • Directed By: Pete Docter

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14- Inside Out I(2015):

Inside Out is one of the top ten movies of 2015. It is a story of a girl(Riley) who behaves differently. As her action is controlled by her emotions Fear, Joy, Sadness, Anger and Disgust.

Moreover, the emotion results in short memory loss due to transition. This makes the situation worse for Riley.

  • IMDB Rating: 8.1
  • Release Date: 19 Jun 2015
  • Directed By: Pete Docter

15- Howl’s Moving Castle(2004):

Howl’s Moving Castle is an animated fantasy film based on a novel of the same name. A fateful witch turned unconfident young girl Sophie into an old lady due to jealousy.

It is undoubtedly a masterpiece. Some scary scenes, fascinating stories and lovely characters make it a must-watch movie.

  • IMDB Rating: 8.2
  • Release Date: 5 Sep 2004
  • Directed By: Hayao Miyazaki

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16- Princess Mononoke(1997):

Princess Mononoke is a fantasy adventure movie. The story is about the Muromachi period of Japan.

Prince Ashitaka meets princess Mononoke while searching for a cure to the curse. Watch the riveting movie to know what happens next.

  • IMDB Rating: 8.4
  • Release Date: 12 Jul 1997
  • Directed By: Hayao Miyazaki

17- Coco(2017):

Coco is one of the best animated movies of all time. It is a fantasy movie that comprises adventure, fun and family drama.

Miguel a 12-year-old boy pursues his passion for music even when he knows that music is strictly banned in the family.

  • IMDB Rating: 8.4
  • Release Date: 20 Oct 2017
  • Directed By: Lee Unkrich

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18- Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse(2018):

Spiderman: into the spider-verse is an action-packed animated movie. It is a story of a teenager who has developed spider-like abilities after a radioactive spider bites him.

  • IMDB Rating: 8.4
  • Release Date: 1 Dec 2018
  • Directed By: Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsay, Rodney Rothman.

19- A Silent Voice(2016):

A Silent Voice is a Japanese drama movie. It depicts the story of a schoolboy and a deaf girl.

Earlier, Shoya bullied the deaf girl Shoko. After some time he realizes his mistake and try to sort out things.

  • IMDB Rating: 8.2
  • Release Date: 17 Sep 2016
  • Directed By: Naoko Yamada

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20- My Neighbour Totoro(1988):

My Neighbour Totoro is a fantasy movie. The movie depicts the friendship of two girls and a giant creature.

It is one of the best animated movies of all time. It is a heart touching movie with lots of sentiments that will keep you hooked.

  • IMDB Rating: 8.2
  • Release Date: 16 Apr 1988
  • Directed By: Hayao Miyazaki

21- The Nightmare Before Christmas(1993):

The Nightmare Before Christmas is a stop-motion animated fantasy movie. It is a riveting story of Halloween Town.

The King of the town discovers the Christmas town. He wants to celebrate Christmas instead of Halloween. It brings an interesting twist.

  • IMDB Rating: 8.2
  • Release Date: 13 Oct 1993
  • Directed By: Henry Selik

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22- Ratatouille(2007):

Ratatouille is an animated comedy movie. The movie revolves around a rat, Remy who wants to become a chef.

It was released on Blu-ray and DVD in Nov 2007. It has become 2007’s highest-selling DVD.

  • IMDB Rating: 8
  • Release Date: 22 June 2007
  • Directed By: Brad Bird

23- Monsters Inc(2001):

Monsters Inc. is a monster comedy movie produced by Pixar Studios. The movie depicts the story of two monsters who work in Monsters Inc.

When a girl comes to the Monster world, the life of monsters is messed up. It is an amazing movie with an interesting plotline.

  • IMDB Rating: 8.1
  • Release Date: 2 Nov 2001
  • Directed By: Pete Docter

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24- Finding Nemo(2003):

Finding Nemo is an adventure computer-animated movie. It is the story of finding a fish named Nemo who is abducted.

Marlin, Nemo’s father wants to find him by hook or by crook. It is a lovely tale of emotions, family love full of adventure.

  • IMDB Rating: 8.1
  • Release Date: 30 May 2003
  • Directed By: Andrew Stanton

25- Despicable Me(2010):

Despicable Me is a sci-fi comedy adventure movie. The story of a man Gru who is planning the biggest heist that is to steal the moon.

Gru have an army of minions. He wants to use his adopted daughters to make the plan successful.

  • IMDB Rating: 7.6
  • Release Date: 6 Aug 2010
  • Directed By: Pierre Coffin, Chris Renaud

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26- Moana(2016):

Moana is a 3D animated adventure movie. It has won the Capri Animated Movie of the Year Award, Artios award, ASCAP Award etc.

It is a story of a girl who gets the duty of saving the island from a dangerous dark force. She is full of life and courage. She has to find Maui and give the heart of the goddess back.

  • IMDB Rating: 7.6
  • Release Date: 23 Nov 2016
  • Directed By: Ron Clements, John Musker

27- Tangled(2010):

Tangled is a 3D animated movie based on the fairy tale “Rapunzel”. It is a comedy adventure movie and one of the best animated movies of all time.

The story revolves around a young girl Rapunzel, who wants to see the world but her overprotective mother did not allow her to do so. Further, a thief comes and lets her see the outside world.

  • IMDB Rating: 7.7
  • Release Date: 14 Nov 2010
  • Directed By: Nathon Greno, Byron Howard.

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28- Kung Fu Panda(2008):

Kung Fu Panda is a comedy action movie. It is the story of an overweight panda Po-Ping. He wonders about becoming a Kung Fu master.

He gets selected as Dragon Warrior to save the Peace Of Valley. Everyone doubts his abilities to win. Later Po realizes that his strength lies in himself.

  • IMDB Rating: 7.6
  • Release Date: 11 Jul 2008
  • Directed By: Mark Osborne, John Stevenson.

29- Frozen(2013):

Frozen is a fantasy animated movie. The movie is inspired by the fairy tale “Snow Queen”. Elsa has the power to create ice and snow.

Her emotions influence the magic to happen. Somehow, there happens extreme winter by her magic. It is the biggest-selling Blu-Ray in the US of all time.

  • IMDB Rating: 7.4
  • Release Date: 19 Nov 2013
  • Directed By: Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee.

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30- Luca(2021):

Luca is a coming-of-age fantasy movie. The story revolves around Luca, a sea monster who turns to be human on land.

He wants to explore the world but his parents didn’t allow it because of fear. So he escaped with his friend Alberto.

  • IMDB Rating: 7.5
  • Release Date: 18 Jun 2021
  • Directed By: Enrico Casarosa