The best animation movies of all time

TOPICAL scores 440 films listed as animation; here are the top 250, best first. The top three are WALL·E (2008), Spirited Away (2001), Toy Story (1995). A film can be in more than one genre. The last column is each film's rank among all 6,624 films.

Rank	Film	Year	Score	All-time rank
1	WALL·E	2008	96.5	16
2	Spirited Away	2001	95.9	21
3	Toy Story	1995	95.4	26
4	The Lion King	1994	91.6	75
5	Shrek	2001	90.9	85
6	Toy Story 3	2010	90.9	86
7	The Incredibles	2004	90.5	92
8	Up	2009	89.1	119
9	Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse	2018	89.0	120
10	Finding Nemo	2003	88.5	131
11	Ratatouille	2007	87.4	155
12	Beauty and the Beast	1991	87.2	159
13	Coco	2017	86.7	169
14	Toy Story 2	1999	86.5	174
15	Inside Out	2015	85.8	192
16	Grave of the Fireflies	1988	85.4	201
17	Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs	1937	85.3	203
18	My Neighbor Totoro	1988	84.9	214
19	Who Framed Roger Rabbit	1988	84.7	218
20	Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse	2023	84.1	236
21	Soul	2020	83.9	239
22	Zootopia	2016	83.9	241
23	Coraline	2009	83.7	247
24	Monsters, Inc.	2001	83.4	253
25	Aladdin	1992	83.1	263
26	Howl's Moving Castle	2004	82.8	270
27	Fantastic Mr. Fox	2009	82.7	274
28	Pinocchio	1940	82.6	276
29	Princess Mononoke	1997	82.4	282
30	Cinderella	1950	82.3	285
31	Flow	2024	82.3	286
32	Toy Story 4	2019	82.0	295
33	The Boy and the Heron	2023	81.9	298
34	The Nightmare Before Christmas	1993	80.6	336
35	The Wild Robot	2024	80.0	355
36	The Iron Giant	1999	79.8	363
37	Your Name.	2016	79.6	368
38	Bambi	1942	79.0	389
39	Frozen	2013	78.6	404
40	KPop Demon Hunters	2025	78.4	408
41	Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio	2022	78.4	409
42	Puss in Boots: The Last Wish	2022	78.4	411
43	The Tale of The Princess Kaguya	2013	78.0	422
44	Warriors of the Wind	1984	78.0	423
45	Fantasia	1940	77.8	430
46	Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit	2005	77.7	433
47	How to Train Your Dragon	2010	77.7	435
48	The Little Mermaid	1989	77.4	444
49	Ghost in the Shell	1995	77.4	445
50	Kung Fu Panda	2008	76.7	468
51	Persepolis	2007	76.1	493
52	Dumbo	1941	75.9	498
53	Waltz with Bashir	2008	75.7	505
54	How to Train Your Dragon 2	2014	75.4	518
55	Porco Rosso	1992	74.9	537
56	Moana	2016	74.8	540
57	Ponyo	2008	74.8	541
58	The Wind Rises	2013	74.6	550
59	Klaus	2019	74.6	551
60	Mary and Max	2009	74.5	555
61	The Lego Movie	2014	74.2	567
62	Kubo and the Two Strings	2016	73.7	586
63	Isle of Dogs	2018	72.5	633
64	Flee	2021	72.4	640
65	The Mitchells vs. the Machines	2021	71.7	667
66	Big Hero 6	2014	71.6	673
67	Mulan	1998	71.1	696
68	Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train	2020	71.0	698
69	Akira	1988	70.9	703
70	Castle in the Sky	1986	70.7	713
71	Encanto	2021	70.4	723
72	Corpse Bride	2005	69.8	754
73	How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World	2019	69.3	775
74	The Triplets of Belleville	2003	69.2	781
75	Shrek 2	2004	69.1	783
76	One Hundred and One Dalmatians	1961	68.9	791
77	Kiki's Delivery Service	1989	68.3	821
78	My Life as a Zucchini	2016	68.1	833
79	Perfect Blue	1997	67.6	854
80	Song of the Sea	2014	67.5	860
81	Wolf Children	2012	67.4	865
82	Wreck-It Ralph	2012	67.0	882
83	The Prince of Egypt	1998	66.9	889
84	Chicken Run	2000	66.7	897
85	Incredibles 2	2018	66.6	901
86	Wolfwalkers	2020	66.2	922
87	Suzume	2022	66.1	929
88	Robot Dreams	2023	66.1	930
89	Zootopia 2	2025	65.3	968
90	A Silent Voice: The Movie	2016	65.2	971
91	I Lost My Body	2019	64.5	1,009
92	Brave	2012	64.3	1,017
93	Cars	2006	64.3	1,018
94	Sleeping Beauty	1959	64.1	1,027
95	Toy Story 5	2026	64.0	1,034
96	Paprika	2006	64.0	1,035
97	Ne Zha 2	2025	63.9	1,039
98	The Croods	2013	63.6	1,058
99	The Hunchback of Notre Dame	1996	63.4	1,064
100	Raya and the Last Dragon	2021	63.3	1,071
101	Shaun the Sheep Movie	2015	63.2	1,075
102	Kung Fu Panda 2	2011	63.1	1,080
103	Lady and the Tramp	1955	63.0	1,085
104	Rango	2011	63.0	1,088
105	A Bug's Life	1998	62.8	1,099
106	Onward	2020	62.7	1,102
107	Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl	2024	62.7	1,105
108	Turning Red	2022	62.4	1,119
109	Memoir of a Snail	2024	62.2	1,130
110	Tangled	2010	62.0	1,141
111	The Emperor's New Groove	2000	62.0	1,142
112	Anomalisa	2015	61.9	1,146
113	Tarzan	1999	61.9	1,148
114	Lilo & Stitch	2002	61.3	1,179
115	Loving Vincent	2017	60.9	1,202
116	Hercules	1997	60.7	1,214
117	Anastasia	1997	60.6	1,217
118	Inside Out 2	2024	60.5	1,227
119	Luca	2021	60.4	1,230
120	Happy Feet	2006	60.3	1,236
121	The Red Turtle	2016	60.0	1,251
122	Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron	2002	60.0	1,254
123	When Marnie Was There	2014	59.9	1,257
124	Only Yesterday	1991	59.6	1,273
125	The Croods: A New Age	2020	58.8	1,322
126	Kung Fu Panda 3	2016	58.5	1,340
127	Weathering with You	2019	57.7	1,387
128	Sing 2	2021	57.6	1,394
129	Monsters University	2013	57.1	1,422
130	The Girl Who Leapt Through Time	2006	56.5	1,458
131	Ernest & Celestine	2012	56.5	1,459
132	Despicable Me	2010	56.5	1,462
133	The Princess and the Frog	2009	56.4	1,464
134	The Illusionist	2010	56.2	1,475
135	Treasure Planet	2002	56.0	1,492
136	Nimona	2023	55.5	1,518
137	The Breadwinner	2017	55.4	1,530
138	The Simpsons Movie	2007	55.3	1,534
139	Pom Poko	1994	55.2	1,537
140	Arrietty	2010	55.2	1,542
141	The Jungle Book	1967	55.0	1,555
142	Sing	2016	54.9	1,559
143	The Secret of Kells	2009	54.7	1,573
144	The Little Prince	2015	54.6	1,576
145	Transformers One	2024	54.6	1,580
146	Ice Age	2002	54.4	1,587
147	Rise of the Guardians	2012	54.2	1,603
148	Despicable Me 2	2013	54.0	1,616
149	The Castle of Cagliostro	1979	54.0	1,617
150	Whisper of the Heart	1995	53.9	1,621
151	Mirai	2018	53.6	1,641
152	Finding Dory	2016	53.2	1,668
153	The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh	1977	52.8	1,692
154	The Cat Returns	2002	52.7	1,700
155	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem	2023	52.6	1,703
156	Marcel the Shell with Shoes On	2021	52.6	1,708
157	Frankenweenie	2012	52.3	1,727
158	The Book of Life	2014	52.1	1,737
159	Boy & the World	2013	52.0	1,745
160	Elemental	2023	51.9	1,749
161	Ralph Breaks the Internet	2018	51.9	1,751
162	Bolt	2008	51.1	1,806
163	Yellow Submarine	1968	51.0	1,810
164	ParaNorman	2012	51.0	1,814
165	Flushed Away	2006	51.0	1,815
166	Puss in Boots	2011	50.8	1,825
167	The Adventures of Tintin	2011	50.7	1,832
168	The Garden of Words	2013	50.4	1,853
169	Frozen II	2019	50.2	1,865
170	The Fox and the Hound	1981	50.1	1,870
171	The Lego Batman Movie	2017	50.1	1,872
172	Minions: The Rise of Gru	2022	49.9	1,883
173	The Sword in the Stone	1963	49.7	1,903
174	Tokyo Godfathers	2003	49.6	1,907
175	Monster House	2006	49.3	1,929
176	The Good Dinosaur	2015	49.1	1,940
177	Minions & Monsters	2026	48.2	2,001
178	Missing Link	2019	48.2	2,003
179	Hoppers	2026	48.1	2,013
180	The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!	2012	47.9	2,024
181	From Up on Poppy Hill	2011	47.8	2,031
182	South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut	1999	47.7	2,037
183	Cars 3	2017	47.6	2,046
184	The Peanuts Movie	2015	47.6	2,050
185	Brother Bear	2003	47.5	2,055
186	The Land Before Time	1988	46.9	2,097
187	A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon	2019	46.9	2,098
188	Peter Pan	1953	46.7	2,110
189	The Sea Beast	2022	46.6	2,117
190	Meet the Robinsons	2007	46.3	2,141
191	Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence	2004	46.2	2,145
192	Ron's Gone Wrong	2021	46.2	2,150
193	Stand by Me Doraemon	2014	45.9	2,167
194	The Great Mouse Detective	1986	45.5	2,197
195	Arthur Christmas	2011	45.4	2,206
196	Spies in Disguise	2019	45.3	2,212
197	The Road to El Dorado	2000	45.2	2,223
198	Kung Fu Panda 4	2024	45.1	2,225
199	The Lion King	2019	45.1	2,229
200	Surf's Up	2007	45.0	2,234
201	Rio	2011	45.0	2,237
202	The Boxtrolls	2014	45.0	2,238
203	Vivo	2021	44.9	2,245
204	The Bad Guys	2022	44.6	2,268
205	The Super Mario Bros. Movie	2023	44.5	2,270
206	Antz	1998	44.5	2,273
207	Fantasia 2000	1999	44.4	2,278
208	Over the Hedge	2006	44.3	2,285
209	Elio	2025	44.3	2,288
210	The Animatrix	2003	44.2	2,295
211	Bedknobs and Broomsticks	1971	43.6	2,340
212	Megamind	2010	43.4	2,353
213	Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs	2009	43.4	2,354
214	The Super Mario Galaxy Movie	2026	43.3	2,362
215	The Polar Express	2004	43.1	2,378
216	Arco	2025	43.0	2,382
217	Chico & Rita	2010	42.8	2,398
218	5 Centimeters per Second	2007	42.6	2,415
219	Batman: Mask of the Phantasm	1993	42.5	2,425
220	The Secret of NIMH	1982	42.1	2,451
221	The Bad Guys 2	2025	41.9	2,469
222	Abominable	2019	41.7	2,485
223	James and the Giant Peach	1996	41.6	2,492
224	Winnie the Pooh	2011	41.4	2,507
225	Alice in Wonderland	1951	41.3	2,514
226	9	2009	41.2	2,524
227	Cats Don't Dance	1997	41.0	2,536
228	The Rescuers	1977	41.0	2,538
229	The Aristocats	1970	40.8	2,554
230	A Christmas Carol	2009	40.4	2,590
231	Over the Moon	2020	40.2	2,602
232	Ferdinand	2017	40.2	2,603
233	The Lion King II: Simba's Pride	1998	40.0	2,618
234	The Brave Little Toaster	1987	39.9	2,625
235	Wish Dragon	2021	39.7	2,641
236	Robots	2005	39.3	2,671
237	Balto	1995	39.3	2,677
238	Pocahontas	1995	39.1	2,687
239	A Goofy Movie	1995	39.1	2,690
240	The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie	2004	39.0	2,700
241	Charlotte's Web	1973	38.6	2,730
242	Horton Hears a Who!	2008	38.4	2,744
243	Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas	2003	38.1	2,772
244	Bad Cat	2016	37.9	2,783
245	Little Amélie or the Character of Rain	2025	37.9	2,785
246	Trolls World Tour	2020	37.8	2,796
247	Space Jam	1996	37.8	2,798
248	Lightyear	2022	37.1	2,854
249	Madagascar	2005	37.1	2,856
250	The Three Caballeros	1944	37.0	2,860