Rolling Stone's 40 Greatest Animated Movies Ever
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So we’re counting down our picks for the 40 greatest animated movies of all time — the features (and a handful of key shorts too good not to include) that have pushed the boundaries of what drawn lines, computerized pixels or manipulated puppets could accomplish for filmgoers. These are the ones that scare us, move us, crack us up and remind us of how fun and moving it is to watch cartoons, etc. with a crowd.
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Fantastic Mr. Fox
2009, in 9 top lists Check -
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Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi
2001 — a.k.a. Spirited Away, in 39 top lists Check -
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Fantasia
1940, in 20 top lists Check -
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1937, in 25 top lists Check -
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Duck Amuck
1953, in 11 top lists Check -
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WALL·E
2008, in 26 top lists Check -
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The Iron Giant
1999, in 14 top lists Check -
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The Nightmare Before Christmas
1993, in 15 top lists Check -
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Street of Crocodiles
1986, in 6 top lists Check -
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World of Tomorrow
2015, in 4 top lists Check -
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What's Opera, Doc?
1957, in 7 top lists Check -
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Inside Out
2015, in 18 top lists Check -
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Tonari no Totoro
1988 — a.k.a. My Neighbor Totoro, in 23 top lists Check -
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Steamboat Willie
1928, in 3 top lists Check -
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Chicken Run
2000, in 9 top lists Check -
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The Little Mermaid
1989, in 8 top lists Check -
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Anomalisa
2015, in 2 top lists Check -
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Waking Life
2001, in 9 top lists Check -
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Akira
1988, in 22 top lists Check -
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Pinocchio
1940, in 16 top lists Check -
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The Lego Movie
2014, in 5 top lists Check -
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Toy Story
1995, in 25 top lists Check -
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Yellow Submarine
1968, in 8 top lists Check -
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Die Abenteuer des Prinzen Achmed
1926 — a.k.a. The Adventures of Prince Achmed, in 13 top lists Check -
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South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
1999, in 8 top lists Check -
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Bambi
1942, in 13 top lists Check -
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Vals Im Bashir
2008 — a.k.a. Waltz with Bashir, in 11 top lists Check -
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The Wrong Trousers
1993, in 7 top lists Check -
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The Incredibles
2004, in 13 top lists Check -
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Persepolis
2007, in 9 top lists Check -
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Fritz the Cat
1972, in 4 top lists Check -
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Les triplettes de Belleville
2003 — a.k.a. The Triplets of Belleville, in 11 top lists Check -
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Hauru no ugoku shiro
2004 — a.k.a. Howl's Moving Castle, in 18 top lists Check -
34 new
Up
2009, in 16 top lists Check -
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The Secret of NIMH
1982, in 2 top lists Check -
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La planète sauvage
1973 — a.k.a. Fantastic Planet, in 10 top lists Check -
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Hotaru no haka
1988 — a.k.a. Grave of the Fireflies, in 21 top lists Check -
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Charlotte's Web
1973, in 2 top lists Check -
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Coraline
2009, in 3 top lists Check -
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Rango
2011, in 3 top lists Check
Last updated on Apr 1, 2020 by Gershwin; source