# My Top 10 Kids animated Films **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 17, 2011, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-top-10-kids-animated-films/596663 "2011-09-17T21:49:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Wood\_Man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Wood\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wood_Man)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2011, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-top-10-kids-animated-films/596663/1 "2011-09-17T21:49:17Z")
I love animated film. Now that I have kids I am watching them even more often than before. I am trying to find out some other good movies I should buy. I have all of the Pixar movies on DVD. I made a list of my favourite kids animated films - 1 Toy Story 2 Incredibles 3 Cars 4 Ice Age 5 Snow White 6 How to train your Dragon 7 Monsters Inc 8 Peter Pan 9 Shrek 10 Spirited Away. I highly rate the other two Toy Story movies. I loved Shrek but I hated the second and third movies. I have no desire to see the fourth. The second Ice Age movie was average and I have not seen the third. ---
**Author:** ![PSXer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/48db29/32.png) [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2011, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-top-10-kids-animated-films/596663/2 "2011-09-17T22:09:57Z")
I like Aladdin A Goofy Movie The Lion King The Iron Giant The Road to El Dorado and others ---
**Author:** ![polar\_bear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ec9cab/32.png) [@polar\_bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/polar_bear)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2011, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-top-10-kids-animated-films/596663/3 "2011-09-17T22:20:35Z")
Those are all cute, but for me the pinnacle of Disney and feature length animated movies will always be th stretch Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, Alladin, Little Mermaid (I know it was in a different order). ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2011, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-top-10-kids-animated-films/596663/4 "2011-09-17T22:52:30Z")
PINOCCHIO should be on the list, too. My kids loved FANTASIA as well. The original, of course, not the 2000-redo. ---
**Author:** ![China\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2011, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-top-10-kids-animated-films/596663/5 "2011-09-17T23:06:29Z")
Lilo and Stitch goes in the top 10 if only because of the music ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2011, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-top-10-kids-animated-films/596663/6 "2011-09-17T23:13:57Z")
What about Finding Nemo??? I LOVE Finding Nemo, closely followed by The Lion King. (I also kinda like The Jungle Book.) ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2011, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-top-10-kids-animated-films/596663/7 "2011-09-17T23:19:36Z")
I think _ **Chicken Run** _ and _ **Up** _ are gigantic omissions in your top 10. I think my list would be heavily leaning toward recent releases, too. The past twenty years have been the biggest golden age animation has ever seen. Aw, what the heck. Here’s my shot at a “top 10” animated feature length films: _**Chicken Run Lion King Incredibles Finding Nemo Lady and the Tramp Up Shrek Tangled Ice Age Iron Giant**_ ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2011, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-top-10-kids-animated-films/596663/8 "2011-09-18T02:25:50Z")
My list… Beauty and the Beast The Incredibles Hoodwinked Lady and the Tramp Shrek Aladdin … That’s all I can think of for now… ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2011, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-top-10-kids-animated-films/596663/9 "2011-09-18T04:53:25Z")
Two older movies are Labyrinth and The Last Unicorn. And they’re not just for kids, either. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2011, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-top-10-kids-animated-films/596663/10 "2011-09-18T04:57:39Z")
_Labyrinth_ wasn’t animated. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2011, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-top-10-kids-animated-films/596663/11 "2011-09-18T04:58:50Z")
> [@Wood\_Man](#): > > 10 Spirited Away. If you’re talking about kids movies for adults, then _Spirited Away_ is okay. If you’re talking about kids movies for kids, then I’d sub _My Neighbor Totoro_ for _Spirited Away_. I’d also put _Kiki’s Messenger Service_ and _Howl’s Moving Castle_ ahead of it. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Hamster\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8edcca/32.png) [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2011, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-top-10-kids-animated-films/596663/12 "2011-09-18T05:32:42Z")
My top five are easy: 1. **Kung Fu Panda** – Beautifully animated, beautifully acted, touching without being saccharine, fun without being obnoxious. It’s hard to believe this subtle little jewel of a movie came from the same studio that made Shrek. 2. **Pom Poko** – Insanely inventive, funny and deeply moving. I always tear up at the end when the tanuki show the humans exactly what they’ve lost by destroying Tama Hills. Plus, it has magic scrotums! 3. **The Incredibles** – The best kid’s movie about a mid-life crisis ever made. Every character is fascinatingly deep, particularly Syndrome, the villain. No capes! 4. **The Emperor’s New Groove** – A perfect example of exactly how good Disney can be when they shrug off the straightjacket of formula. In a just world, this movie would have kicked off a new golden age at the Mouse. 5. **My Neighbor Totoro** – Perhaps the sweetest movie ever made. Gentle and dreamlike, it captures the wonder of childhood better than any other piece of cinema. My next five are a little more arbitrary. On a different day I can imagine making different picks: 1. \*\*Coraline \*\*-- In the list mostly because of the Other Mother, one of the juiciest villains ever to menace a small child. 2. **Mulan** – The best of the Disney princess movies. A plucky unconventional heroine, great songs, and climax that demonstrates the power of cross-dressing. When the Emperor bows to Mulan at the end, I dare you not to have chills. 3. **Castle in the Sky** – Probably Miyazaki’s most epic adventure. The stunning grandeur of the visuals is kept grounded by the touching human story at its heart. And Dola and her family of sky pirates are some of the most charming rogues to ever appear on film. 4. **Spirited Away** – Magical and strange. The fantasy world it creates is utterly original and surprising. 5. **Watership Down** – I’m relying on memory for this one. I remember being fascinated with it as a kid, although I haven’t seen it in years. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2011, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-top-10-kids-animated-films/596663/13 "2011-09-18T05:54:51Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > _Labyrinth_ wasn’t animated. :smack: OK, you’re right. I was just reading along and kinda skipped over the animated bit. But it had Muppets in it. ---
**Author:** ![monkeylucifer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@monkeylucifer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monkeylucifer)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2011, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-top-10-kids-animated-films/596663/14 "2011-09-18T06:07:42Z")
> [@Lynn\_Bodoni](#): > > :smack: > > OK, you’re right. I was just reading along and kinda skipped over the animated bit. But it had Muppets in it. No it didn’t. It had “creatures” from [Jim Henson’s Creature Shop](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Henson's_Creature_Shop). Those aren’t technically Muppets. ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2011, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-top-10-kids-animated-films/596663/15 "2011-09-18T06:10:31Z")
Number one is _All Dogs Go To Heaven._ I don’t know what the rest are, but that one is definitely number one. There is absolutely no kids animated film _ever_ produced that is equal in depth, ambition, and sheer surreal craziness. Disney movies always paled in comparison to Don Bluth. _Beauty and the Beast_ isn’t bad, though. Gaston is one of the best characters ever. ---
**Author:** ![Farmer\_Jane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Farmer\_Jane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Farmer_Jane)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2011, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-top-10-kids-animated-films/596663/16 "2011-09-18T06:48:56Z")
Dumbo. Oliver & Company. Peter Pan. ---
**Author:** ![Pitchmeister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pitchmeister/32/3459_2.png) [@Pitchmeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pitchmeister)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2011, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-top-10-kids-animated-films/596663/17 "2011-09-18T07:10:04Z")
Why is the word “Kids” in the title? Just because a movie is animated doesn’t mean it’s only for kids. That’s one of the great things about Pixar - adults find just as many (if not more) enjoyable moments in their movies as kids do, and on some level kids won’t be able to understand them because they deal with very adult issues (Toy Story 3, for example). Anyway, it’s hard to come up with a list, because there are more than 10 Pixar movies, but leave off Cars, Cars 2 and A Bug’s Life, maybe you’ve made space for Shrek or The Lion King. Fantasia 2000 was not a “redo”, it is a new movie with the same concept - all of the scenes (except the Sorcerer’s Apprentice) are original and most of them are just as good as any from the 1940 version. ---
**Author:** ![monkeylucifer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@monkeylucifer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monkeylucifer)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2011, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-top-10-kids-animated-films/596663/18 "2011-09-18T08:51:23Z")
Pinocchio Snow White and the Seven Dwarves Toy Story The Jungle Book The Iron Giant Coralline The Incredibles My Neighbor Totoro Sleeping Beauty Batman: Mask of the Phantom ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2011, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-top-10-kids-animated-films/596663/19 "2011-09-18T09:15:32Z")
In no particular order: Toy Story Up Tarzan Iron Giant Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs Finding Nemo Lion King Lilo and Stitch The Incredibles Beauty and the Beast And I may change my mind on who fits within that top ten list on a whim, especially soon after rewatching them. I’d also like to take issue on categorising them as “kids” films, as they are meant for a wider audience than just children. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2011, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-top-10-kids-animated-films/596663/20 "2011-09-18T15:21:44Z")
I always forget about Sleeping Beauty, odd, because it is really special in my heart! Disney movies are most certainly not just for kids. I’m planning to see The Lion King ( again for the fifth time, only this time in 3-D. I know plenty of adults who have every Disney movie, and not necessarily because they have kids or grandkids. My father loved Pinocchio and it was the first movie he bought when home video came along. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-top-10-kids-animated-films/596663.md?page=2)