Whenever someone says they don't like anime or its for kids or whatever, something negative I always direct them to watch a movie called Jin Roh The Wolf Brigade as sort of an antithesis to all the things they think anime is because of the media, stereotypes etc.
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# Best animated movies?

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#### Vault Dweller 111

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It's been awhile, lazy Sunday. and I'd be interested in some updated opinions.

Huge disclaimer right off the bat, I haven't watch Studio Ghibli movies. I started Spirited Away one night, I was a impressed, but I didn't end up finishing it. Obviously my list will have holes where most of you would put SA, Totoro, etc. Sorry, someday I'll try and watch them.

I think I can finally say what I've been thinking ever since I saw it, with the Blu Ray coming out this week, I don't think this is just a bias for being new.

1. Zootopia Bam, gimme dat Blu Ray

2. Incredibles

3. Toy Story trilogy

4. Lion King

5. Ratatouille

6. Inside Out

7. Lego Movie

8. Wall-E

9. Prince of Egypt

10. Up

God damn, that's hard to do. Even putting three movies in one spot I miss out on Finding Nemo, Iron Giant, Wreck It Ralph, etc.

What say you Gaf?

#### Spring-Loaded

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Mask of the Phantasm is the best theatrical Batman movie

#### Salsa

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I get that you havent watched Ghibli yet

but where's Dumbo

#### Vault Dweller 111

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Very far down the list.

#### Kenai

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Wall E is probably my favorite of all time but it's u[ there for you.

The rabbit hole for overseas animated films goes pretty deep. Ghibli is a great staring point tho yea.

#### Trigonometrize.

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Kiki's Delievery Service motherfuckaaa

#### Salsa

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you are a bastard man

#### Josue

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I just saw Princess Mononoke and it was a little confusing but still pretty good. Great visuals.

Edit: Thought you were asking for recommendations lol

#### sans_pants

##### avec_pénis

akira

#### Vault Dweller 111

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What's so great about Dumbo? What's your list?

#### Toki767

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I miss when animated movies weren't just CGI.

#### Firemind

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That's not really a high bar tho

#### roytheone

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Spirited away, I made a lttp thread about it and it kickstarted me catching up with animated movies I missed.

#### HStallion

##### Now what's the next step in your master plan?

Whenever someone says they don't like anime or its for kids or whatever, something negative I always direct them to watch a movie called Jin Roh The Wolf Brigade as sort of an antithesis to all the things they think anime is because of the media, stereotypes etc.

Anyways its an incredible flick both visually and for the world it sets up and the story it builds. Its a very moody film with some excellent animation and oozes style. Its also heartbreaking and depressing. Its alternate history version of Japan after WW2 and the social chaos that is ripping the country apart with terrorism, bombings, protests, martial law, etc. and outside it all looking in are the wolves.

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#### JimJamJones

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#### Sir_Crocodile

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1) Sleeping Beauty

2) Castle of Cagliostro

3) Mask of the Phantasm

4) Aladdin

5) 101 Dalmatians

6) The Jungle Book

7) Beauty & the Beast

8) South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut

9) Castle in the Sky

10) Prince of Egypt

#### MegaSackman

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Some of my favourites without order:

-Toy Story 3

-Toy Story

-Finding Nemo

-Inside Out

-How to Train Your Dragon

-How to Train Your Dragon 2

-Shrek

-The Lion King

#### Badger

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Mulan and Princess and the Frog. Most Disney animated films are classics, ignoring some of the direct to Dvd sequels but these two stand out for me.

#### theWB27

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My vote is for surfs up. Absolutely love that movie. Voice acting was top notch.

#### Salsa

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I don't have a list necessarely, never thought about doing a specific one really

but Dumbo is probably my favorite animated film

it's a fucking wonderful film

beyond just having seen it as a kid, a lot of it stayed with me and I think holds up wonderfully

not even talking about the trippy jazz scene (which is fucking incredible from an animation standpoint)

but scenes like the "Baby Mine" lullaby with Dumbo cuddling up to the trunk of his mother in a cage...

movie's incredible. and it's only Disney's fourth animated film, 1941

as far as others you ommited that'd be in my imaginary list, i'd include The Nightmare Before Christmas and Totoro

#### Zeta Oni

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I agree.

Ghost in the Shell

Ninja Scroll

The Land Before Time

Vampire Hunter D

Lupin III: Castle of Cagliostro

Watership Down

Cowboy Bebop: Knockin on Heavens Door

Spirited Away

Some of my personal favorites.

Edit:

Almost forgot...

STREET FIGHTER: THE ANIMATED MOVIE

#### stn

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First reply is best reply. 100% agreed.

#### Spring Drive

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Akira and Ghost in the Shell

#### Barrel Cannon

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Some of these I haven't seen. Always count on gaf

#### Elitist1945

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Spirited Away & Princess Mononoke

#### User 479360

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Classic Disney all the way for me. Bambi, The Jungle Book, Aladdin, Pinocchio, The Rescuers 1 & 2.

A lot of Pixar's stuff is overrated, but Toy Story is not. I like Finding Nemo a lot, too. Also Despicable Me.

#### sn00zer

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Paprika is probably my favorite animated movie ever

#### Newtype-001

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Wolf Children is so amazing.

My fav

#### .JayZii

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Anything by the master Satoshi Kon. Paramount is streaming Millennium Actress on youtube right now, which is arguably his best, but everything he made was great.

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Treat yourself:

And this is streaming on Crunchyroll, subbed and dubbed, for anyone interested.

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#### Vilix

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Redline

Vampire Hunter D

Ninja Scroll

#### Strangelove77

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Paprika

Persepolis

Akira

Grave Of The Fireflies

Ninja Scroll

Off the top of my head that's what I can think of that isn't CG and/or Disney.

#### Linkark07

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Garden of Words. One of the most beautiful animated films I have ever seen.

Kara no Kyoukai films too.

#### Rated-Rsuperstar

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A recent one i really enjoyed was Venus Wars. Anyone have any recommendations for other similar war themed anime?

#### Salsa

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anything by Makoto Shinkai looks fucking insane

#### T-Rex.

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Some of my faves:

Toy Story

The Incredibles

Kara no Kyoukai: Paradox Spiral (Kara no Kyoukai is my favourite movie series of all time tbh)

Paprika

5 feels Centimetres Per Second

Wolf Children

Perfect Blue

Ghost in the Shell

Redline

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

#### Dynomutt

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Akira

Spirited Away

Lion King

Prince of Egypt

Spriggan

Princess Mononoke

Toy Story - That Soundtrack!

Edit: I guess pretty much all Disney animations have good soundtracks!

#### Spring Drive

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I wish his stories were more engaging

#### Newtype-001

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Kimi no na wa looks so good

#### Fbh

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How to train your Dragon.

To be fair, there are other animated movies I think are "better movies", like most stuff by Ghibli

But there is just something I can't describe about How to Train Your Dragon that makes me love it. The scenes, the setting, the characters, the amazing music, the fact I still think this is one of the few movies that made feel like 3D was worth it, it just all comes together so well

Spoiler

And Toothless is the cutest thing ever put to film

And Redline.

It's like my Mad Max Fury Road of animated movies. Not something you'll remember for the plot but the amazing action and visuals make it one hell of a ride. Can't really think about a lot of movies I've had more fun watching

#### Salsa

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okay so I think Dumbo is incredibly underrated so im not surprised at the lack of mention among Disney stuff

but you know how can I be even more of a niche

I fuckin LOVE Disney's Tarzan. It'd end up on my list.

#### Mufc1427

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Redline.

#### JSevere

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animation is such a diverse medium and there's so much stuff to love

some of my personal favs

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Sleeping Beauty

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The Lion King

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Ratatouille

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Nightmare Before Christmas

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My Neighbor Totoro

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Fantasia

#### Vyrance

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Fantasia is my favorite

#### not psycho

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1. Spirited Away

2. Perfect Blue

3. Princess Mononoke

4. The Incredibles

5. Aladdin

6. Sleeping Beauty

7. The Tale of the Princess Kaguya

8. The Little Mermaid

9. Ghost in the Shell

10. Pinocchio

Runners-up: Whisper of the Heart, Castle of Cagliostro, Finding Nemo, Mask of the Phantasm, Beauty and the Beast, Persepolis, (stopping here but there are tons more)

#### Oersted

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Such a big lack of everything not American in your list.

#### Spring Drive

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The Tale of Princess Kaguya looks better with a few brush strokes than billions of $ of CGI

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#### NipplesAndToes23

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Out of the ones I've seen:

Prince of Egypt

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Lion King

The Incredibles

Iron Giant

Batman: Mask of Phantasm

Justice League: Flashpoint Paradox

The Dark Knight Returns

Aladdin

Toy Story Trilogy

Howl's Moving Castle

#### Linkark07

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I will also add Titan AE and Anastasia. Still look great.

#### Lucumo

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Most definitely. I wish more studios would see it that way.

#### hosannainexcelsis

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