#48

Atlantis: The Lost Empire

Released: June 15, 2001

Runtime: 95 minutes

Rating: PG

Animation Style: Combines traditional 2D hand-drawn animation with 3D computer-generated vehicles, machinery, and crystal energy effects

Studio: Disney

One of the most underrated Disney movie of all time. Atlantis: The Lost Empire is a classic, with animation features a distinct graphic style heavily inspired by comic book artist Mike Mignola.

Voice cast: Michael J. Fox, James Garner, Cree Summer, Don Novello, Phil Morris, Claudia Christian, Jacqueline Obradors, Florence Stanley, David Ogden Stiers, John Mahoney, Jim Varney, Corey Burton and Leonard Nimoy

#49

Meet the Robinsons

Released: March 30, 2007

Runtime: 95 minutes

Rating: G

Animation Style: stylized, caricature-heavy 3D CG

Studio: Disney

Meet the Robinsons is one of those fun, comedic films that kind of gets lost. Has one of my absolutely fsvorite sight gags with the T-Rex involved in the chase stopping to be upset over his short arms.

Voice cast: Daniel Hansen, Jordan Fry, Wesley Singerman, Angela Bassett, Tom Selleck, Harland Williams, Laurie Metcalf, Nicole Sullivan, Adam West, Ethan Sandler, Tom Kenny, Don Hall, Paul Butcher, Aurian Redson, Joe Mateo, and Stephen Anderson.

#50

Moana

Released: November 23, 2016

Runtime: 107 minutes

Rating: PG

Animation Style: 3D computer-animated style

Studio: Disney

See the line where the sky meets the sea? It calls me.

The original Moana was a wonderful, breath of fresh air and it featured some of the best music, written by EYG Hall of Famer Lin-manuel Miranda. The song How Far I’ll Go is a masterpiece. The sequel and live action remake could not recapture the magic of this film.

Voice Cast:  Dwayne Johnson, Auliʻi Cravalho, Rachel House, Temuera Morrison, Jemaine Clement, Nicole Scherzinger, Alan Tudyk, Oscar Kightley, Troy Polamalu, and Puanani Cravalho.

#51

Castle in the Sky

Released: August 2, 1986

Runtime: 124 minutes

Rating: PG

Animation Style: traditional hand-drawn cel animation style paired with rich, hand-painted watercolor and gouache backgrounds

Studio: Studio Ghibli

Voice cast: James Van Der Beek, Anna Paquin, Cloris Leachman, Mark Hamill, Jim Cummings, Richard Dysart, John Hostetter, Michael McShane, Andy Dick, Mandy Patinkin, Tress MacNeille, and Debi Derryberry.

#52

Batman: Under the Red Hood

Released: July 27, 2010

Runtime: 75 minutes

Rating: PG-13

Animation Style: 2D traditional anime-influenced style

Studio: Warner Brothers and The Answer Studio

The DC Animation has had its moments as some of the best straight to video films ever and this takes a classic comic storyline and put it on the screen.

Voice cast:  Bruce Greenwood, Jensen Ackles, John DiMaggio, Neil Patrick Harris, Jason Isaacs, Wade Williams, Jim Piddock, Gary Cole, Carlos Alazraqui, Robert Clotworthy, Brian George, Kelly Hu, Phil LaMarr, Kevin Michael Richardson, Dwight Schultz, Fred Tatasciore, and Bruce Timm.

#53

Mr. Peabody and Sherman

Released: March 7, 2014

Runtime: 92 minutes

Rating: PG

Animation Style: 3D computer-generated (CGI)

Studio: DreamWorks

I was a fan of Mr. Peabody and Sherman from the Rocky and Friends Show. The Wayback Machine was one of my earliest examples of time travel. I really enjoyed the DreamWorks movie, though in retrospect, I do not think it was as great as I was first saw. Nostalgia hit me hard, but I did still enjoy this comedy.

Voice Cast: Ty Burrell, Max Charles, Ariel Winter, Stephen Colbert, Leslie Mann,  Allison Janney, Stephen Tobolowsky, Stanley Tucci, Adam Alexi-Malle, Patrick Warburton, Zach Callison, Steve Valentine, Dennis Haysbert, Karan Brar, Leila Birch, Joshua Rush, and Thomas Lennon.

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#54

Hercules

Released: June 27, 1997

Runtime: 92 minutes

Rating: G

Animation Style: 2D hand-drawn animation with CGI integration

Studio: Disney

Hercules came out near the end of the golden era of Disney’s return that had seen releases like Lion King, Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin. It may not have reached the level of those films, but it has its own levels of success.

Voice cast:  Tate Donovan, Danny DeVito, James Woods, Susan Egan, Rip Torn, Samantha Eggar, Lillias White, Cheryl Freeman, LaChanze, Roz Ryan, Vaneese Thomas, Bobcat Goldthwait, Matt Frewer, Hal Holbrook, Barbara Barrie, Paul Shaffer,  Jim Cummings, Wayne Knight, Keith David, Frank Welker, and Charlton Heston.

#55

Coraline

Released: February 6, 2009

Runtime: 1 hour 40 minutes

Rating: PG

Animation Style: Stop motion animation

Studio: Focus Features/Laika

The Neil Gaiman book was made into this movie, with a great, dark movie that is really pretty scary.

Voice cast: Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French, Robert Bailey Jr., Keith David, John Hodgman, and Ian McShane.

#56

The Nightmare Before Christmas

Released: October 29, 1993

Runtime: 76 minutes

Rating: PG

Animation Style: Stop Motion animation

Studio: Touchstone Picture/Disney

Jack Skellington is an iconic animated character in Tim Burton’s holiday classic. Danny Elfman wrote the songs for the musical.

Voice cast: Chris Sarandon, Danny Elfman (Jack’s singing voice), Ken Page, Catherine O’Hara, Glenn Shadix, William Hickey, Paul Reubens, Joe Ranft, Ed Ivory, Debi Durst, Greg Proops, Kerry Katz, Randy Crenshaw, Sherwood Ball, Carmen Twillie, Thurl Ravenscroft, Glenn Walters and John Morris.

#57

Finding Dory

Released: June 17, 2016

Runtime: 97 minutes

Rating: PG

Animation Style: 3D computer-generated (CG)

Studio: Pixar/Disney

In the spin off to the iconic Finding Nemo, the secondary character of Dory was popular enough to carry her own movie. I did not think that was going to work well, but it was an engaging and entertaining film.

Voice Cast:  Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, Ed O’Neill, Kaitlin Olson, Hayden Rolence, Ty Burrell, Diane Keaton, Eugene Levy, Idris Elba, Dominic West, Sigourney Weaver, Bill Hader, Kate McKinnon, John Ratzenberger, Willem Dafoe, Brad Garrett, Allison Janney, Stephen Root, and Torbin Xan Bullock.

#58

Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox

Released: July 30, 2013

Runtime: 81 minutes

Rating: R

Animation Style: bold, anime-influenced and hard-hitting action style

Studio: Warner Bros. Animation and DC Entertainment

The film that I had listed as the best animated movie of 2013 was not released in theaters. Instead, it was a home release that featured an adaptation of the 2011 DC Comics crossover event Flashpoint by Geoff Johns and Andy Kubert.

Voice cast: Justin Chambers, C. Thomas Howell, Michael B. Jordan, Kevin McKidd, Cary Elwes, EYG Hall of Famer Kevin Conroy, Nathan Fillion, Ron Perlman, Dana Delany, Vanessa Marshall, Dee Bradley Baker, Kevin Michael Richardson, Lex Lang, Jennifer Hale, Steve Blum, Sam Daly, Grey DeLisle-Griffin, Danny Huston, James Patrick Stuart, Andrea Romero and Candi Milo.

#59

Toy Story 4

Released: June 21, 2019

Runtime: 100 minutes

Rating: G

Animation Style: hyper-realistic computer-generated (CGI)

Studio: Pixar/Disney

This film was considered unnecessary by a lot of people. Toy Story 3 ended with such a perfect conclusion with Andy giving his toys away and going off to college that many people thought they should have left it well enough. Then, the put out this fun and exciting follow up, expanding the Toy Story world even more. Maybe you shouldn’t doubt Toy Story as this is now the second outing to make the Top 100.

Voice Cast:  Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Annie Potts, Don Rickles, Wallace Shawn, John Ratzenberger, Blake Clark, Jeff Pidgeon, Laurie Metcalf, John Morris, Joan Cusack, Estelle Harris, Tony Hale, Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, Christina Hendricks, Keanu Reeves, Carl Weathers, Ally Maki, Lori Alan, Jack McGraw, Jay Hernandez, Mel Brooks, Carol Burnett, Betty White,  Carl Reiner,  Alan Oppenheimer, Emily Davis  Steve Purcell, Melissa Villaseñor, June Squibb, Lila Sage Bromley, Patricia Arquette, Maliah Bargas-Good, Juliana Hansen, Bill Hader, Flea, and Rickey Henderson.

#60

Kung Fu Panda 2

Released: May 26, 2011

Runtime: 1 hour 31 minutes

Rating: PG

Animation Style: 3D computer-generated imagery (CGI) style blended with traditional 2D hand-drawn sequences

Studio: DreamWorks

Voice Cast:  Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman, Seth Rogen, Lucy Liu, David Cross, James Hong, Jackie Chan, Gary Oldman, Michelle Yeoh, Danny McBride, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dennis Haysbert, Fred Tatasciore and Victor Garber

#61

The Jungle Book

Released: October 18, 1967

Runtime: 78 minutes

Rating: PG

Animation Style: sketchy, expressive hand-drawn animation style

Studio: Disney

This is the classic, original Disney film from 1967 that was adapted from Rudyard Kipling’s book. Bear Necessities is one of the most iconic Disney songs of all time.

Voice cast:  Bruce Reitherman, Phil Harris, Sebastian Cabot, Louis Prima, George Sanders, and Sterling Holloway.

#62

The Simpsons Movie

Released: July 27, 2007

Runtime: 87 minutes

Rating: PG-13

Animation Style: 2D digital ink-and-paint

Studio: 20th Century Fox Animation and Gracie Films, in association with The Curiosity Company.

The Simpsons Movie brought the iconic TV characters to the big screen for a huge movie. What was ironic was that The Simpsons Movie is in my Top 100 Animated Movies, but The Simpsons did not make my Top 100 TV Shows list.

Voice Cast: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Hank Azaria, Harry Shearer, Pamela Hayden, Tress MacNeille, Albert Brooks, Tom Hanks, Joe Mantegna, Green Day, Phil Rosenthal, Russi Taylor, and Karl Wiedergott.