The 25 All-TIME Best Animated Films
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They've enthralled or terrified generations of kids, and now they're giant worldwide blockbusters. So what are the best animated features of all time? Using an obscure system of weights and measures, TIME's Richard Corliss has compiled and annotated the countdown, from No. 25 (Lady and the Tramp) to No. 1 (see for yourself). Are your favorites on the list? Let the great debate commence; we know it'll be animated.
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Pinocchio
1940, in 15 top lists Check -
2 new
WALL·E
2008, in 26 top lists Check -
3 new
The Bugs Bunny/Road-Runner Movie
1979, in 1 top list Check -
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Dumbo
1941, 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 -
6 new
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
1999, in 8 top lists Check -
7 new
Up
2009, in 16 top lists Check -
8 new
Les triplettes de Belleville
2003 — a.k.a. The Triplets of Belleville, in 11 top lists Check -
9 new
Finding Nemo
2003, in 17 top lists Check -
10 new
The Little Mermaid
1989, in 8 top lists Check -
11 new
Toy Story 3
2010, in 16 top lists Check -
12 new
Toy Story
1995, in 25 top lists Check -
13 new
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1937, in 25 top lists Check -
14 new
Die Abenteuer des Prinzen Achmed
1926 — a.k.a. The Adventures of Prince Achmed, in 13 top lists Check -
15 new
The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
2005 — a.k.a. Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, in 4 top lists Check -
16 new
Happy Feet
2006, in 2 top lists Check -
17 new
Akira
1988, in 22 top lists Check -
18 new
The Lion King
1994, in 24 top lists Check -
19 new
Tangled
2010, in 3 top lists Check -
20 new
Paprika
2006, in 7 top lists Check -
21 new
Kung Fu Panda
2008, in 4 top lists Check -
22 new
Horton Hears a Who!
2008, in 2 top lists Check -
23 new
Yellow Submarine
1968, in 8 top lists Check -
24 new
Fantastic Mr. Fox
2009, in 9 top lists Check -
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Lady and the Tramp
1955, in 4 top lists Check
Last updated on Dec 7, 2014; source