2021-02-15 – Panorama of the Mountains

The past three years I’ve been working to watch every animated feature film released by Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar Animation Studios. With that project complete as of December, I have now put together a ranking of these movies for your review.

This list includes all 58 animated films from Walt Disney Animation Studios and all 23 animated films from Pixar Animation Studios released theatrically to date. It does not include:

animated shorts
live-action films
hybrid live-action and animation (ex. Mary Poppins, Who Framed Roger Rabbit)
animated features made as partnerships with other studios (ex. The Nightmare Before Christmas, Studio Ghibli films)
direct-to-video/direct-to-streaming/tv movies (ex. Disneytoon Studios productions)

This list is certain to court controversy, so share your feelings (politely) in the comments. If your favorite movie appears to be ranked too low for your tastes, keep in mind that I’d recommend any of the top 70 movies as being worth watching, and at least the top 50 movies can be considered classics. So there’s a lot of quality here, despite the rankings.

Here’s the ranking. The title of each movie will link to my review.

82. Peter Pan

81. Make Mine Music

80. A Bug’s Life

79. Chicken Little

78. Fantasia 2000

77. Fun and Fancy Free

76. Home on the Range

75. Meet the Robinsons

74. The Good Dinosaur

73. Atlantis: The Lost Empire

72. Pocahontas