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.
81. Peter Pan
80. Make Mine Music
79. A Bug’s Life
78. Chicken Little
77. Fantasia 2000
71. Pocahontas
70. Robin Hood
68. Cars 2
65. Treasure Planet
62. The Aristocats
60. Oliver & Company
58. Melody Time
57. Dinosaur
56. Tarzan
55. Cars 3
54. Saludos Amigos
53. Incredibles 2
52. Cars
50. Dumbo
49. The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
46. Sleeping Beauty
45. Hercules
44. Toy Story 2
43. Cinderella
42. Mulan
40. Toy Story 4
39. Finding Dory
38. Frozen 2
37. Winnie the Pooh
36. Bolt
35. Brother Bear
34. The Hunchback of Notre Dame
33. Pinocchio
32. The Jungle Book
31. Wreck-It Ralph
30. Bambi
29. Onward
28. Soul
27. Big Hero 6
25. The Incredibles
24. Coco
23. Fantasia
22. Tangled
21. The Rescuers
20. Aladdin
18.WALL-E
17. Moana
16. Zootopia
15. Ratatouille
14. Frozen
13. Brave
12. Toy Story 3
11. Inside Out
10. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
8. One Hundred and One Dalmatians
5. Finding Nemo
3. Up
2. The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
1. Toy Story
So what are YOUR favorite Disney/Pixar animated features? Let me know in the comments.