Top 100 Animated Films as voted by people in the industry

[BK]

Thought this might be of interest here.

http://www.timeout.com/newyork/film/the ... ies-100-91

Also, since the Disney/Pixar voters are anonymous, anyone want to try figuring out who's who?

http://www.timeout.com/newyork/film/the ... -creatives

If we assume despite their anonymity that they would not include their films, then Pete Docter would be one of the final three.

I'm going to go with his #1 being Pinocchio in list six.

The list which has #1 Frozen #2 Wreck It Ralph- I'm going to assume that's Jennifer Lee. I love the films but that's a ridiculous top two and reeks of abuse of anonymity in list ten.

Anonymous three, also with #1 Pinocchio could be Howard or maybe Scanlon or Rae. I think Rae.

[BK]

For reference:

Chris Buck, Ed Catmull, Ron Clements, Pete Docter, Byron Howard, Jennifer Lee, John Musker, Kori Rae, Dan Scanlon and Lee Unkrich submitted lists.

edit: Didn't realize that Lists Seven and Eight don't turn up for me

List One
The Incredibles
Up
Toy Story
The Iron Giant
My Neighbor Totoro
Dumbo
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
How to Train Your Dragon
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

List Two
Lady and the Tramp
Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
A Bug’s Life
Ponyo
Up
Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Toy Story 3
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Fantasia
Monsters, Inc.

List Three
Pinocchio
Ratatouille
Peter Pan
Up
Toy Story
The Incredibles
Finding Nemo
Frozen
Monsters, Inc.
Tangled

List Four
Dumbo
101 Dalmatians
Cinderella
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
Lady and the Tramp
Spirited Away
My Neighbor Totoro
Toy Story
Up

List Five
My Neighbor Totoro
Spirited Away
The Iron Giant
The Incredibles
Pinocchio
Grave of the Fireflies
Dumbo
Finding Nemo
Toy Story 3
Up

List Six
Pinocchio
Lady and the Tramp
Cinderella
101 Dalmatians
The Jungle Book
My Neighbor Totoro
Toy Story
Finding Nemo
The Incredibles
How to Train Your Dragon

List Nine
The Little Mermaid
The Secret of NIMH
Ratatouille
The Incredibles
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Robin Hood
Spirited Away
Cinderella
Yellow Submarine
My Neighbor Totoro

List Ten
Frozen
Wreck-It Ralph
Cinderella
Toy Story
Spirited Away
The Little Mermaid
Finding Nemo
My Neighbor Totoro
How to Train Your Dragon
Interstella 5555

[thedisneyspirit]

The Last Unicorn isn't there, therefore this list isn't valid for me.

[bkelly25]

The list was good except I scratched my head with the inclusion of Robin Hood. It is an ok movie but not to the standards of Disney classics like Snow White or Beauty and the Beast. Also, quite a few good animated films are missing on this list. I will list them below.

The Land Before Time
An American Tail
All Dogs Go to Heaven
Anastasia
The Prince of Egypt
Antz
A Boy Named Charlie Brown
Batman The Mask of the Phantasm
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
The Ant Bully
Surf's Up
The Tale of Despereaux
The Polar Express
Curious George
Flushed Away
Over the Hedge
Beowolf
The Looney Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie
Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales
Daffy Duck's Quackbusters
The Last Unicorn
Charlotte's Web
Shrek
Shrek 2
Puss in Boots
Corpse Bride
Monsters Vs. Aliens
Megamind
Despicable Me
Despicable Me 2
The Adventures of Tintin
Arthur Christmas
Cars
Happy Feet
Robots
The Pirates! Band of Misfits
Rise of the Guardians
The Croods
Mr. Peabody & Sherman
Spririt: Stallion of the Cimarron
Ice Age
Rio
Monster House
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Frankenweenie
A Bug's Life
The Rescuers
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Mulan
Tarzan
Lilo & Stitch
The Princess and the Frog

[ianwahlers]

For people, like myself, who hate being forced to click through tons of pages and just want a list to just breeze through, here's their 100:

100 Peter Pan (1953)
99 Millennium Actress (2001)
98 Fehérlófia (1981)
97 Perfect Blue (1997)
96 Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
95 Little Otik (2000)
94 Night on the Galactic Railroad (1985)
93 Kirikou and the Sorceress (1998)
92 James and the Giant Peach (1996)
91 Gulliver’s Travels (1939)
90 Goodbye Mr. Christie (2011)
89 ParaNorman (2012)
88 Ernest & Celestine (2012)
87 The Bugs Bunny/Road-Runner Movie (1979)
86 The Tale of the Fox (1930)
85 Coonskin (1975)
84 Castle in the Sky (1986)
83 Ghost in the Shell (1995)
82 Alice in Wonderland (1951)
81 Robin Hood (1973)
80 The Lord of the Rings (1978)
79 The King and the Mockingbird (1980)
78 Kung Fu Panda (2008)
77 Faust (1994)
76 Coraline (2009)
75 Paprika (2006)
74 Heavy Traffic (1973)
73 Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004)
72 The Lion King (1994)
71 Rango (2011)
70 Pom Poko (1994)
69 Porco Rosso (1992)
68 Aladdin (1992)
67 Frozen (2013)
66 Sleeping Beauty (1959)
65 Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (1997)
64 King Kong (1933)
63 Jason and the Argonauts (1963)
62 Heaven and Earth Magic (1962)
61 Only Yesterday (1991)
60 Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
59 Animal Farm (1954)
58 The Illusionist (2010)
57 Lady and the Tramp (1955)
56 Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
55 Whisper of the Heart (1995)
54 Tangled (2010)
53 Mind Game (2004)
52 Tokyo Godfathers (2003)
51 Sita Sings the Blues (2008)
50 Fritz the Cat (1972)
49 The LEGO Movie (2014)
48 The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)
47 Allegro Non Troppo (1976)
46 Waltz with Bashir (2008)
45 Monsters, Inc. (2001)
44 The Little Mermaid (1989)
43 Cinderella (1950)
42 Mary and Max (2009)
41 The Secret of NIMH (1982)
40 When the Wind Blows (1986)
39 Waking Life (2001)
38 Consuming Spirits (2012)
37 How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
36 Wall-E (2008)
35 Chicken Run (2000)
34 The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926)
33 Beauty and the Beast (1991)
32 Toy Story 3 (2010)
31 Finding Nemo (2003)
30 Toy Story 2 (1999)
29 The Jungle Book (1967)
28 Princess Mononoke (1997)
27 Watership Down (1978)
26 South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999)
25 Persepolis (2007)
24 Bambi (1942)
23 101 Dalmatians (1961)
22 The Triplets of Belleville (2003)
21 Fantastic Planet (1973)
20 Up (2009)
19 Ratatouille (2007)
18 Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
17 Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
16 It’s Such a Beautiful Day (2012)
15 Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
14 Akira (1988)
13 Fantasia (1940)
12 Alice (1988)
11 Yellow Submarine (1968)
10 Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
9 The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
8 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
7 The Iron Giant (1999)
6 Dumbo (1941)
5 The Incredibles (2004)
4 Toy Story (1995)
3 My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
2 Spirited Away (2001)
1 Pinocchio (1940)

[MeerkatKombat]

I love South Park, but it shouldn't be on that list.
Team America was a much better Parker/Stone effort, but of course, not animated.

Glad to see Roger made it.
That film still blows my mind.

[Mayhem]

Interesting list... I've actually seen 80 (!) of the 100 films listed there.

[thedisneyspirit]

Count me in as another one who's confused by Robin Hood's appearance. it's not a bad film per se, but more memorable than Alice and Peter Pan? Something's quite off about that.

Otoh, it probably is the most memorable of the Dark Era films, alongside the Fox and the Hound. When compared to Great Mouse Detective, Black Cauldron, even Aristocats...The first two are more remembered by the mainstream audience.

Still, if it's supposed to be the most well-known, revolutionary, game-changing films that challenged the animation industry...Yeah Robin Hood does none of that. In fact it's pretty famous for its amount of stolen/stock footage.

[ProfessorRatigan]

While I'm delighted that a number of my favorites made the list (ParaNorman, Waking Life, The Iron Giant) I have to question some of these choices... Films like Peter Pan, James and the Giant Peach, Robin Hood made the cut over stuff like The Brave Little Toaster, The Land Before Time, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Prince of Egypt? Wallace & Gromit ranked at number #17!? And I'll say this: Frozen's inclusion (and Wreck-It Ralph's, Tangled's and The Lego Movie's) ...patently absurd.

[bradhig]

Titan A. E. and Anastasia didn't make it and none of Bluth's other movies did either.

[Avaitor]

Titan A. E. and Anastasia didn't make it and none of Bluth's other movies did either.

Secret of NIMH did.

[unprincess]

I think they placed Robin Hood there cuz they reeeeally like foxes.

The complete lack of Shrek is especially nice.

also had to look up what Interstella 555 was. I didnt know it was a movie, I just thought it was a Daft Punk video.

[thedisneyspirit]

The Lego Movie is still way too early to be incorporated into any of these "great animated movies!!!" list.

And Tangled and Frozen? Both? You can only chose one.

[Escapay]

I trust this list more than I would trust a list made by anyone here.

Albert

[ProfessorRatigan]

I trust this list more than I would trust a list made by anyone here.

Albert

Uh... Good for you?



It's obvious that a lot of choices were purely political. No way in a million years is Frozen ready to be declared one of the 100 greatest animated films of all time. Its inclusion (not just that, but its ranking! Above Lion King, Aladdin, Perfect Blue, Castle in the Sky, Le Roi et l'oiseau, etc.? Really?) speaks to the politics at play in the voting process.

(Also, are theatrically released animated features the only ones eligible for inclusion on this list? Because, if not, I find it hard to believe that Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas and The Year Without a Santa Claus [among others] could be excluded over such picks as Rango, How to Train Your Dragon and Wallace & Gromit...)

[Disney's Divinity]

Tbh, I didn't open this thread until now because I assumed it would be one collective list of 9 Pixar films and Dumbo.

Not that those lists are much better. Looks like everybody was picking their own films for the most part.

[ce1ticmoon]

And Tangled and Frozen? Both? You can only chose one.

t's obvious that a lot of choices were purely political. No way in a million years is Frozen ready to be declared one of the 100 greatest animated films of all time. Its inclusion (not just that, but its ranking! Above Lion King, Aladdin, Perfect Blue, Castle in the Sky, Le Roi et l'oiseau, etc.? Really?) speaks to the politics at play in the voting process.

(Also, are theatrically released animated features the only ones eligible for inclusion on this list? Because, if not, I find it hard to believe that Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas and The Year Without a Santa Claus [among others] could be excluded over such picks as Rango, How to Train Your Dragon and Wallace & Gromit...)

I don't think it's necessarily "political." The article says they polled over 100 people (I counted 112 lists, though I counted rather fast), and each of them chose 10 (or less) films. They compiled the main list from those 100+ lists.

It's clear (and understandable) that each of the voters come with their own biases--some people picked all obscure films, while others picked all "classic" films, while yet others picked mostly modern CGI flicks. And then there were those that seemed to cover a wide breadth of films types. Some voted for films they worked on, others didn't. I'm sure all of the voters had quite a difficult time narrowing down their picks to 10. (I think everyone should take a look at the individual lists... They're quite interesting to look at. And most of them are MUCH more interesting than the Disney/Pixar lists posted on this page.)

Thing is, it's just 100 people. That's not exactly a large sample size. The order of the films is bound to be a little wacky, and it's probably best not to read into it all too much.

I actually think this is quite a good list, one of the best of its kind I've seen on the net. It has a few films I've never even heard of (which hardly happens when I see other lists like this). And there are a lot of notable films that I barely ever see get mentioned on these types of lists. Fehérlófia, Night on the Galactic Railroad, The King and the Mockingbird, When the Wind Blows, Mind Game, and Kirikou and the Sorceress for example. Honestly, I don't care about the order. I'm pleased to see these films mentioned at all!

As for recent films, I don't mind them being on these types of lists. If someone thinks they're good, they think they're good... Sure, their judgement may be a little clouded by excitement over something being "new," but this isn't a list for all time. It's the list for the present. Values, perception, culture... these are all constantly changing. You will never get a definitive list, so why try?

Also, I don't think there were any rules that prevented non-theatrical features from being voted on. But when people think "movies," they usually think feature films.... The TV specials you mentioned probably wouldn't be considered "movies" by a lot of people. I mean, Grinch is only 25 minutes long. Clearly, people's perceptions as to what is eligible for the list would also affect how they vote.

[bkelly25]

While I'm delighted that a number of my favorites made the list (ParaNorman, Waking Life, The Iron Giant) I have to question some of these choices... Films like Peter Pan, James and the Giant Peach, Robin Hood made the cut over stuff like The Brave Little Toaster, The Land Before Time, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Prince of Egypt? Wallace & Gromit ranked at number #17!? And I'll say this: Frozen's inclusion (and Wreck-It Ralph's, Tangled's and The Lego Movie's) ...patently absurd.

Peter Pan is often considered a Disney classic so I can see why it made the cut. James in the Giant Peach I was surprised myself because that film rarely gets any attention. Robin Hood, also surprised. While Robin Hood has a stellar fan base, the Disney company is not exactly a fan of the film because it was part of the Dark Ages. If this list wanted a Dark Age Disney film, they should of put The Rescuers because The Rescuers was the most successful film released after The Jungle Book and before The Little Mermaid.

The Brave Little Toaster is mainly a television film because it was released on TV first then in theaters. It has a strange release history so that is probably why it is not included. The Hunchback of Notre Dame, while it has its fan base like Robin Hood, this is another Disney film that Disney does not look very fondly on. Mainly because it is a dark and uneven in some areas because of the gargoyles (which really bring down the film's potential). I agree with The Prince of Egypt, that film was fantastic.

Tangled, Wreck It Ralph and Frozen are included because they are part of Disney's new renaissance. All of them were successful for various reasons. Lego Movie, yes TOO recent. It isn't even on Blu-Ray or DVD yet.

Count me in as another one who's confused by Robin Hood's appearance. it's not a bad film per se, but more memorable than Alice and Peter Pan? Something's quite off about that.

Otoh, it probably is the most memorable of the Dark Era films, alongside the Fox and the Hound. When compared to Great Mouse Detective, Black Cauldron, even Aristocats...The first two are more remembered by the mainstream audience.

I agree, Robin Hood I don't think should of been on this list. The only Dark Age Disney film I would include on this list is The Rescuers because of how significant it was when it was first released (people have forgotten about this). The Rescuers was the highest grossing Disney film after The Jungle Book. The Little Mermaid changed that record years later.

[Fflewduur]

+1 to ce1ticmoon’s post.

It’s not a definitive list, it’s an aggregate of responses from the people polled. Asking for one’s 10 “Best” is going to provide utterly subjective results. If Robin Hood made the cut and The Rescuers didn’t, it’s because more of the set of respondents have more positive thoughts-impressions-memories of Robin Hood than they do for The Rescuers. How much money it made, whether or not it was “Dark Age”—these things don’t appear to play any part in the process. And there’s nothing wrong with that.

It’s a fascinating perspective on the opinions of a well-informed and highly-invested set of folks, and I dig the fact there are so many titles included with which I’m unfamiliar.

It does seem a bit weighted towards more recent films.That’s not just about media saturation or freshness of impressions, it’s about sheer *quantity*—Dreamworks, for example, has put out more films in less than 20 years than the Disney studio did during its first 50 years of existence; even excluding the associated stop-motion ventures like Nightmare and Giant Peach and the ToonDisney theatrical releases, Disney’s almost exactly matched its first half-century’s output in the less-than-three-decades since.

[ce1ticmoon]

It does seem a bit weighted towards more recent films.That’s not just about media saturation or freshness of impressions, it’s about sheer *quantity*—Dreamworks, for example, has put out more films in less than 20 years than the Disney studio did during its first 50 years of existence; even excluding the associated stop-motion ventures like Nightmare and Giant Peach and the ToonDisney theatrical releases, Disney’s almost exactly matched its first half-century’s output in the less-than-three-decades since.

Good point. Just comparing the 90s to the last decade or so, there's a huge difference. Just looking at the US, in the 90s, there was Disney releasing approx. 1 film per year, an occasional Don Bluth film, and another animated family film here and there. Pixar and Dreamworks entered the picture during the 90s, but at that point they were still finding their footing and didn't release films at the fast pace they do now.

Now, if you look at the last decade, there is Walt Disney Animation, Pixar, Dreamworks, Blue Sky, Sony Pictures Animation, Illumination Entertainment all basically releasing 1 (or more in the case of Dreamworks) film per year. Then you have other smaller studios like LAIKA.

It's probably the same deal in other countries as well. Ever since the 70s, Japan has always been releasing a lot of animated films, but the market seems more saturated than ever now.