Top 20 Disney Animated Movies
These are what I believe to be the 20 best Disney animated movies of all time, including Pixar. Ranked in order from my most favorite to my least favorite.
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- DirectorsChris BuckKevin LimaStarsTony GoldwynMinnie DriverBrian BlessedA man raised by gorillas must decide where he really belongs when he discovers he is a human.One of my favorite movies all toghether. Great story, great music, funny and dramatic at the same time. In my opinion the best adaptation of Tarzan to any movie.
- DirectorsRoger AllersRob MinkoffStarsMatthew BroderickJeremy IronsJames Earl JonesLion prince Simba and his father are targeted by his bitter uncle, who wants to ascend the throne himself.The Lion King is widely recognized as the greatest Disney movie of all time: I agree. An original story and likeable characters along with some of the greatest music in any movie. Everyone knows the story, even if they haven't seen the movie, but come on; who hasn't seen The Lion King?
- DirectorsGary TrousdaleKirk WiseStarsDemi MooreJason AlexanderMary Kay BergmanA deformed bell-ringer must assert his independence from a vicious government minister in order to help his friend, a gypsy dancer.My favorite intro from any Disney film.
- DirectorsRon ClementsJohn MuskerStarsScott WeingerRobin WilliamsLinda LarkinA kind-hearted street urchin and a power-hungry Grand Vizier vie for a magic lamp that has the power to make their deepest wishes come true.Great, original story. As a kid I saw this movie more than any of the other ones. Disney's Aladdin respects the original story from "One Thousand and One Nights", but makes it a whole new experience. Awesome action scenes, funny dialogue and genuinely intimidating villains.
Aladdin is also one of those movies that makes great sequals and a pretty decent tv-show too. If you havent't you should check out The Return of Jafar and Alladin and the King of Thieves. - DirectorsPete DocterRonnie Del CarmenStarsAmy PoehlerBill HaderLewis BlackAfter young Riley is uprooted from her Midwest life and moved to San Francisco, her emotions - Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness - conflict on how best to navigate a new city, house, and school.I cried the first three times I saw this. I've seen it thrice.
- DirectorsTony BancroftBarry CookStarsMing-Na WenEddie MurphyBD WongTo save her father from death in the army, a young maiden secretly goes in his place and becomes one of China's greatest heroines in the process.
- DirectorAndrew StantonStarsBen BurttElissa KnightJeff GarlinA robot who is responsible for cleaning a waste-covered Earth meets another robot and falls in love with her. Together, they set out on a journey that will alter the fate of mankind.Wow, I think I'm in love. Original plot, original characters, great animation, great music, Dear God! Disney Pixar has created a masterpiece.
- DirectorsBrad BirdJan PinkavaStarsBrad GarrettLou RomanoPatton OswaltA rat who can cook makes an unusual alliance with a young kitchen worker at a famous Paris restaurant.I did not expect this movie to be so good, but it was Funny and charming. My favorite Pixar movie.
This movie actually got me to start cooking for fun! As chef Gusteau says: Anyone can cook. - DirectorWolfgang ReithermanStarsPhil HarrisSebastian CabotLouis PrimaBagheera the Panther and Baloo the Bear have a difficult time trying to convince a boy to leave the jungle for human civilization.Reading The Jungle Book I just couldn't help missing King Louie singing "I Wanna Be Like You".
A classic book, an even better movie. - DirectorsGary TrousdaleKirk WiseStarsPaige O'HaraRobby BensonJesse CortiA prince cursed to spend his days as a hideous monster sets out to regain his humanity by earning a young woman's love.As a kid I thought this movie was scary, but I was never afraid of the Beast. It was Gaston who scared the crap out of me!
Beautiful movie, beautiful music all-through beautiful, and a little scary. Beauty and The Beast. - DirectorsRon ClementsJohn MuskerDon HallStarsAuli'i CravalhoDwayne JohnsonRachel HouseIn ancient Polynesia, when a terrible curse incurred by the demigod Maui reaches Moana's island, she answers the Ocean's call to seek out Maui to set things right.
- DirectorsSamuel ArmstrongNorman FergusonWilfred JacksonStarsSterling HollowayEdward BrophyJames BaskettRidiculed because of his enormous ears, a young circus elephant is assisted by a mouse to achieve his full potential.Well I be done seen 'bout ev'rything when I see a elephant fly.
- DirectorsMike GabrielEric GoldbergStarsMel GibsonLinda HuntChristian BaleAn English soldier and the daughter of an Algonquin chief share a romance when English colonists invade seventeenth century Virginia.I guess this list makes it obvious I grew up in the 90s, but 1995 was a good year. Two of my favorite animated movies came out this year: Pocahontas and A Goofy Movie.
I probably watched Pocahontas more than any other movie as a child. Great music, all the way through, great characters, and best of all it's true!
When I studied US history in college, my professor said Pocahontas was a horrible movie. I disagree. There are slight historical errors, but none that make the story or the movie any less moving. - DirectorKevin LimaStarsBill FarmerJason MarsdenJim CummingsWhen Max makes a preposterous promise to a girl he has a crush on, his chances to fulfilling it seem hopeless when he is dragged onto a cross-country trip with his embarrassing father, Goofy.
- DirectorsPete DocterDavid SilvermanLee UnkrichStarsBilly CrystalJohn GoodmanMary GibbsIn order to power the city, monsters have to scare children so that they scream. However, the children are toxic to the monsters, and after a child gets through, two monsters realize things may not be what they think.One of the funniest movies in the Pixar library. It's hard to say why this movie is so great, but I don't know anybody who doesn't like Monsters, Inc. It deserves a spot in the top 10.
- DirectorsJohn LasseterAndrew StantonStarsKevin SpaceyDave FoleyJulia Louis-DreyfusA misfit ant, looking for "warriors" to save his colony from greedy grasshoppers, recruits a group of bugs that turn out to be an inept circus troupe.
- DirectorsNathan GrenoByron HowardStarsMandy MooreZachary LeviDonna MurphyThe magically long-haired Rapunzel has spent her entire life in a tower, but now that a runaway thief has stumbled upon her, she is about to discover the world for the first time, and who she really is.
- DirectorsRon ClementsJohn MuskerStarsTate DonovanSusan EganJames WoodsThe son of Zeus and Hera is stripped of his immortality as an infant and must become a true hero in order to reclaim it.
- DirectorMark DindalStarsDavid SpadeJohn GoodmanEartha KittEmperor Kuzco is turned into a llama by his ex-administrator Yzma, and must now regain his throne and his human form with the help of Pacha, a gentle llama herder.
- DirectorsDean DeBloisChris SandersStarsDaveigh ChaseChris SandersTia CarrereA young and parentless girl adopts a 'dog' from the local pound, completely unaware that it's supposedly a dangerous scientific experiment that's taken refuge on Earth and is now hiding from its creator and those who see it as a menace.
