When discussing the best animated movie from each of the last 5 decades, it's inevitable to mention classics like Akira and Spirited Away.

The audience for animated dark fantasy movies is even smaller than that for live-action, since these aren't always for kids and not every adult likes cartoons. Plenty of Japanese animated films have taken on the concept of dark fantasy,

That brings us to this list’s guiding sentiment, because while good animation is plentiful, vital selections meet a different bar. Vital, by Merriam-Webster’s definition, implies a work that is “tending to renew or refresh the living,

According to Rotten Tomatoes, Zootopia 2, Moana, and Raya and the Last Dragon are among the best Disney animated movies of the last 10 years.

Discover the record-shattering Chinese animated hit of 2025. Ne Zha 2 delivers stunning visuals and surprising emotional depth.

The best DC animated films prove that sometimes the only way to make Superman’s underwear-on-the-outside look cool is to draw it really, really well. DC animated films represent some of the best superhero storytelling, bringing treasured comic book ...

Having established themselves and redefined what computer animation could look like, Pixar released several of the greatest cartoons of all time in the '00s. Their rival, DreamWorks Animation, was very much in Pixar's shadow in this decade, but they still ...