#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.
#63
Ferdinand
Released: December 15, 2017
Runtime: 106 minutes
Rating: PG
Animation Style: 3D computer-animated style
Studio: Blue Sky/20th Century Fox
Here is one of those films that I had no anticipation for and did not to expect to love it as much as I did. However, sure enough, I loved this. John Cena was great as the voice of Ferdinand. Based on a 1936 book called The Story of Ferdinand, this even received an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Feature.
Voice cast: John Cena, Kate McKinnon, Bobby Cannavale, Peyton Manning, Anthony Anderson, David Tennant, Gina Rodriguez, Daveed Diggs, Gabriel Iglesias, and Miguel Ángel Silvestre.
#64
Sing
Released: December 21, 2016
Runtime: 108 minutes
Rating: PG
Animation Style: 3D computer-generated imagery
Studio: Illumination
Sing was a film I was not expecting to like, but I was surprised. There were some great songs involved, including a wonderful cover of “I’m Still Standing” by Elton John, and the film was surprisingly emotional.
Voice cast: Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Seth MacFarlane, Scarlett Johansson, John C. Reilly, Taron Egerton, Tori Kelly, Jennifer Saunders, Jennifer Hudson, Nick Kroll, Peter Serafinowicz, Beck Bennett, Nick Offerman, Jay Pharoah, Leslie Jones, Garth Jennings, Rhea Perlman, Laraine Newman, Adam Buxton, Brad Morris, Bill Farmer, Edgar Wright, Wes Anderson, and the children of Garth Jennings (Oscar, Leo, Caspar, and Asa Jennings).
#65
Turning Red
Released: March 11, 2022
Runtime: 1 hour 40 minutes
Rating: PG
Animated Style: blends 3D CGI with strong 2D anime influences, expressive caricatures, and a chunky, tactile aesthetic
Studio: Pixar/Disney
This film received way more hate than it deserved. It came out during a “down” time for Pixar, but this film was a typically excellent Pixar outing, no matter what the haters said.
Voice cast: Rosalie Chiang, Sandra Oh, Ava Morse, Hyein Park, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Orion Lee, Wai Ching Ho, Tristan Allerick Chen, James Hong, Addie Chandler, Sasha Roiz, Lily Sanfelippo, Anne-Marie, Lori Tan Chinn, Lillian Lim, Sherry Cola, Mia Tagano, Jordan Fisher, Finneas O’Connell, Josh Levi, Topher Ngo and Grayson Villanueva.
