Best English Animation Movies of All Time

John Lasseter · 81 min

A little boy named Andy loves to be in his room, playing with his toys, especially his doll named "Woody". But, what do the toys do when Andy is not with them, they come to life. Woody believes that his life (as a toy) is good. However, he must worry about Andy's family moving, and what Woody does not know is about Andy's birthday party. Woody does not realize that Andy's mother gave him an action figure known as Buzz Lightyear, who does not believe that he is a toy, and quickly becomes Andy's new favorite toy. Woody, who is now consumed with jealousy, tries to get rid of Buzz. Then, both Woody and Buzz are now lost. They must find a way to get back to Andy before he moves without them, but they will have to pass through a ruthless toy killer, Sid Phillips.

Cast: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Don Rickles

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AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (8.3/10 on IMDb (1,163,069 votes), 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, 96/100 on Metacritic), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Andrew Stanton · 98 min

In a distant, but not so unrealistic, future where mankind has abandoned earth because it has become covered with trash from products sold by the powerful multi-national Buy N Large corporation, WALL-E, a garbage collecting robot has been left to clean up the mess. Mesmerized with trinkets of Earth's history and show tunes, WALL-E is alone on Earth except for a sprightly pet cockroach. One day, EVE, a sleek (and dangerous) reconnaissance robot, is sent to Earth to find proof that life is once again sustainable. WALL-E falls in love with EVE. WALL-E rescues EVE from a dust storm and shows her a living plant he found amongst the rubble. Consistent with her "directive", EVE takes the plant and automatically enters a deactivated state except for a blinking green beacon. WALL-E, doesn't understand what has happened to his new friend, but, true to his love, he protects her from wind, rain, and lightning, even as she is unresponsive. One day a massive ship comes to reclaim EVE, but WALL-E, out of love or loneliness, hitches a ride on the outside of the ship to rescue EVE. The ship arrives back at a large space cruise ship, which is carrying all of the humans who evacuated Earth 700 years earlier. The people of Earth ride around this space resort on hovering chairs which give them a constant feed of TV and video chatting. They drink all of their meals through a straw out of laziness and/or bone loss, and are all so fat that they can barely move. When the auto-pilot computer, acting on hastily-given instructions sent many centuries before, tries to prevent the people of Earth from returning by stealing the plant, WALL-E, EVE, the portly captain, and a band of broken robots stage a mutiny.

Cast: Ben Burtt, Elissa Knight, Jeff Garlin

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AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (8.4/10 on IMDb (1,306,354 votes), 95% on Rotten Tomatoes, 95/100 on Metacritic), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Lee Unkrich · 103 min

Woody, Buzz and the whole gang are back. As their owner Andy prepares to depart for college, his loyal toys find themselves in daycare where untamed tots with their sticky little fingers do not play nice. So, it's all for one and one for all as they join Barbie's counterpart Ken, a thespian hedgehog named Mr. Pricklepants and a pink, strawberry-scented teddy bear called Lots-o'-Huggin' Bear to plan their great escape.

Cast: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack

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AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (8.3/10 on IMDb (961,588 votes), 98% on Rotten Tomatoes, 92/100 on Metacritic), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Andrew Stanton, Lee Unkrich · 100 min

A clown fish named Marlin lives in the Great Barrier Reef and loses his son, Nemo, after he ventures into the open sea, despite his father's constant warnings about many of the ocean's dangers. Nemo is abducted by a boat and netted up and sent to a dentist's office in Sydney. While Marlin ventures off to try to retrieve Nemo, Marlin meets a fish named Dory, a blue tang suffering from short-term memory loss. The companions travel a great distance, encountering various dangerous sea creatures such as sharks, anglerfish and jellyfish, in order to rescue Nemo from the dentist's office, which is situated by Sydney Harbour. While the two are searching the ocean far and wide, Nemo and the other sea animals in the dentist's fish tank plot a way to return to the sea to live their lives free again.

Cast: Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Alexander Gould

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AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (8.2/10 on IMDb (1,196,544 votes), 99% on Rotten Tomatoes, 90/100 on Metacritic), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Pete Docter, Ronnie Del Carmen · 95 min · Pixar Animation Studios

Growing up can be a bumpy road, and it's no exception for Riley, who is uprooted from her Midwest life when her father starts a new job in San Francisco. Like all of us, Riley is guided by her emotions - Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness. The emotions live in Headquarters, the control center inside Riley's mind, where they help advise her through everyday life. As Riley and her emotions struggle to adjust to a new life in San Francisco, turmoil ensues in Headquarters. Although Joy, Riley's main and most important emotion, tries to keep things positive, the emotions conflict on how best to navigate a new city, house and school.

Cast: Amy Poehler, Bill Hader, Lewis Black

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AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (8.1/10 on IMDb (905,131 votes), 98% on Rotten Tomatoes, 94/100 on Metacritic), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Pete Docter, Bob Peterson · 96 min

As a boy, Carl Fredricksen wanted to explore South America and find the forbidden Paradise Falls. About 64 years later he gets to begin his journey along with Boy Scout Russell by lifting his house with thousands of balloons. On their journey, they make many new friends including a talking dog, and figure out that someone has evil plans. Carl soon realizes that this evildoer is his childhood idol.

Cast: Edward Asner, Jordan Nagai, John Ratzenberger

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AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (8.3/10 on IMDb (1,225,827 votes), 98% on Rotten Tomatoes, 88/100 on Metacritic), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Brad Bird, Jan Pinkava · 111 min

A rat named Remy dreams of becoming a great French chef despite his family's wishes and the obvious problem of being a rat in a decidedly rodent-phobic profession. When fate places Remy in the sewers of Paris, he finds himself ideally situated beneath a restaurant made famous by his culinary hero, Auguste Gusteau. Despite the apparent dangers of being an unlikely, and certainly unwanted, visitor in the kitchen of a fine French restaurant, Remy's passion for cooking soon sets into motion a hilarious and exciting rat race that turns the culinary world of Paris upside down.

Cast: Brad Garrett, Lou Romano, Patton Oswalt

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AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (8.1/10 on IMDb (940,588 votes), 96% on Rotten Tomatoes, 96/100 on Metacritic), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman · 117 min

Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, the creative minds behind The Lego Movie and 21 Jump Street, bring their unique talents to a fresh vision of a different Spider-Man Universe, with a groundbreaking visual style that's the first of its kind. "Spider-Man(TM): Into the Spider-Verse" introduces Brooklyn teen Miles Morales (Shameik Moore), and the limitless possibilities of the Spider-Verse, where more than one can wear the mask.

Cast: Shameik Moore, Jake Johnson, Hailee Steinfeld

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AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (8.4/10 on IMDb (777,014 votes), 97% on Rotten Tomatoes, 87/100 on Metacritic), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson · 140 min · Columbia Pictures / Marvel Entertainment / Sony Pictures Animation / Pascal Pictures / Lord Miller Productions / Arad Productions

Miles Morales returns for the next chapter of the Oscar®-winning Spider-Verse saga, an epic adventure that will transport Brooklyn's full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man across the Multiverse to join forces with Gwen Stacy and a new team of Spider-People to face off with a villain more powerful than anything they have ever encountered.

Cast: Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Brian Tyree Henry

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AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (8.5/10 on IMDb (509,515 votes), 95% on Rotten Tomatoes, 86/100 on Metacritic), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Roger Allers, Rob Minkoff · 88 min

A young lion prince is cast out of his pride by his cruel uncle, who claims he killed his father. While the uncle rules with an iron paw, the prince grows up beyond the Savannah, living by a philosophy: No worries for the rest of your days. But when his past comes to haunt him, the young prince must decide his fate: Will he remain an outcast or face his demons and become what he needs to be?

Cast: Matthew Broderick, Jeremy Irons, James Earl Jones

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AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (8.5/10 on IMDb (1,248,136 votes), 92% on Rotten Tomatoes, 88/100 on Metacritic), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Adrian Molina, Lee Unkrich · 105 min

Despite his family's baffling generations-old ban on music, Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz. Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colorful Land of the Dead following a mysterious chain of events. Along the way, he meets charming trickster Hector, and together, they set off on an extraordinary journey to unlock the real story behind Miguel's family history.

Cast: Anthony Gonzalez, Gael García Bernal, Benjamin Bratt

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AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (8.4/10 on IMDb (704,092 votes), 97% on Rotten Tomatoes, 81/100 on Metacritic), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Chris Sanders · 102 min

After a shipwreck, an intelligent robot called Roz is stranded on an uninhabited island. To survive the harsh environment, Roz bonds with the island's animals and cares for an orphaned baby goose.

Cast: Lupita Nyong'o, Pedro Pascal, Kit Connor

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AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (8.2/10 on IMDb (216,281 votes), 97% on Rotten Tomatoes, 85/100 on Metacritic), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Brad Bird · 86 min · Warner Bros. Feature Animation

This is the story of a nine-year-old boy named Hogarth Hughes who makes friends with an innocent alien giant robot that came from outer space. Meanwhile, a paranoid U.S. Government agent named Kent Mansley arrives in town, determined to destroy the giant at all costs. It's up to Hogarth to protect him by keeping him at Dean McCoppin's place in the junkyard.

Cast: Eli Marienthal, Harry Connick Jr., Jennifer Aniston

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AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (8.1/10 on IMDb (257,198 votes), 96% on Rotten Tomatoes, 85/100 on Metacritic), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Lauren Montgomery · 99 min · Nickelodeon Movies / Paramount Pictures

Avatar Aang, the world's last Airbender, learns of an ancient power that could save his culture from extinction. With the help of his friends, he embarks on a global quest to find it before it falls into the wrong hands.

Cast: Eric Nam, Dave Bautista, Jessica Matten

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AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (9.4/10 on TMDb (569 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders · 98 min · DreamWorks Animation{{AFI film / 66506

Long ago up North on the Island of Berk, the young Viking, Hiccup, wants to join his town's fight against the dragons that continually raid their town. However, his macho father and village leader, Stoik the Vast, will not allow his small, clumsy, but inventive son to do so. Regardless, Hiccup ventures out into battle and downs a mysterious Night Fury dragon with his invention, but can't bring himself to kill it. Instead, Hiccup and the dragon, whom he dubs Toothless, begin a friendship that would open up both their worlds as the observant boy learns that his people have misjudged the species. But even as the two each take flight in their own way, they find that they must fight the destructive ignorance plaguing their world.

Cast: Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, Christopher Mintz-Plasse

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AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (8.1/10 on IMDb (882,954 votes), 99% on Rotten Tomatoes, 75/100 on Metacritic), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Pete Docter, David Silverman, Lee Unkrich · 92 min

A city of monsters with no humans called Monstropolis centers around the city's power company, Monsters, Inc. The lovable, confident, tough, furry blue behemoth-like giant monster named James P. Sullivan (better known as Sulley) and his wisecracking best friend, short, green cyclops monster Mike Wazowski, discover what happens when the real world interacts with theirs in the form of a 3-year-old girl dubbed "Boo," who accidentally sneaks into the monster world with Sulley one night. And now it's up to Sulley and Mike to send Boo back in her door before anybody finds out, especially two evil villains such as Sulley's main rival as a scarer, chameleon-like Randall (a monster that Boo is very afraid of), who possesses the ability to change the color of his skin, and Mike and Sulley's boss Mr. Waternoose, the chairman and chief executive officer of Monsters, Inc.

Cast: Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Mary Gibbs

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AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (8.1/10 on IMDb (1,072,549 votes), 96% on Rotten Tomatoes, 79/100 on Metacritic), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Adam Elliot · 92 min · Screen Australia / Melodrama Pictures / Film Victoria / SBS Television Australia / Adirondack Pictures

In the mid-1970's, a homely, friendless Australian girl of 8 picks a name out of a Manhattan phone book and writes to him; she includes a chocolate bar. She's Mary Dinkle, the only child of an alcoholic mother and a distracted father. He's Max Horowitz, an overweight man with Asperger's, living alone in New York. He writes back, with chocolate. Thus begins a 20-year correspondence, interrupted by a stay in an asylum and a few misunderstandings. Mary falls in love with a neighbor, saves money to have a birthmark removed and deals with loss. Max has a friendship with a neighbor, tries to control his weight, and finally gets the dream job. Will the two ever meet face to face?

Cast: Toni Collette, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Eric Bana

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AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (8.1/10 on IMDb (199,582 votes), 96% on Rotten Tomatoes, 72/100 on Metacritic), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Brad Bird · 115 min

Bob Parr (A.K.A. Mr. Incredible), and his wife Helen (A.K.A. Elastigirl), are the world's greatest famous crime-fighting superheroes in Metroville. Always saving lives and battling evil on a daily basis. But fifteen years later, they have been forced to adopt civilian identities and retreat to the suburbs where they have no choice but to retire as superheroes to live a "normal life" with their three children Violet, Dash and Jack-Jack (who were secretly born with superpowers). Itching to get back into action, Bob gets his chance when a mysterious communication summons him to a remote island for a top secret assignment. He soon discovers that it will take a super family effort to rescue the world from total destruction.

Cast: Craig T. Nelson, Samuel L. Jackson, Holly Hunter

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AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (8.0/10 on IMDb (891,503 votes), 90/100 on Metacritic), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Sergio Pablos, Carlos Martínez López · 96 min · Netflix Animation Studios / Comic Animations / The SPA Studios / Atresmedia Cine / Yowza! Animation

When Jesper (Jason Schwartzman) distinguishes himself as the postal academy's worst student, he is stationed on a frozen island above the Arctic Circle, where the feuding locals hardly exchange words let alone letters. Jesper is about to give up when he finds an ally in local teacher Alva (Rashida Jones), and discovers Klaus (Oscar® winner J.K. Simmons), a mysterious carpenter who lives alone in a cabin full of handmade toys. These unlikely friendships return laughter to Smeerensburg, forging a new legacy of generous neighbors, magical lore and stockings hung by the chimney with care. An animated Christmas comedy directed by Despicable Me co-creator Sergio Pablos, KLAUS co-stars Rashida Jones, Jason Schwartzman and JK Simmons.

Cast: Jason Schwartzman, J.K. Simmons, Rashida Jones

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AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (8.2/10 on IMDb (232,782 votes), 95% on Rotten Tomatoes, 65/100 on Metacritic), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Phil Cunningham · 109 min · Sunrise Productions / Slingshot USA

From the songs of his mother’s heart to the whispers of a faithful God, David’s story begins in quiet devotion. When the giant Goliath rises to terrorize a nation, a young shepherd armed with only a sling, a few stones, and unshakable faith steps forward. Pursued by power and driven by purpose, his journey tests the limits of loyalty, love, and courage—culminating in a battle not just for a crown, but for the soul of a kingdom.

Cast: Brandon Engman, Brian Stivale, Shahar Taboch

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AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (8.0/10 on TMDb (192 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Kelsey Mann · 96 min · Pixar Animation Studios / Walt Disney Pictures

Woody, Buzz, Jessie and the rest of the gang's jobs are challenged when they're introduced to electronics, a new threat to playtime.

Cast: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack

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Box office: $1.1 billion worldwide (estimated)

AI verdict: Toy Story 5 is a rare franchise conclusion that honors its legacy while saying something new. The 96% audience score suggests Pixar nailed the emotional tone.

Kelsey Mann · 96 min · Pixar Animation Studios / Walt Disney Pictures

A sequel that features Riley entering puberty and experiencing brand new, more complex emotions as a result. As Riley tries to adapt to her teenage years, her old emotions try to adapt to the possibility of being replaced.

Cast: Amy Poehler, Maya Hawke, Kensington Tallman

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Box office: $1.7 billion worldwide

AI verdict: Inside Out 2's $1.7B gross alongside a 91% critics' score makes it 2024's clearest example of a sequel that both deepened its predecessor's ideas and dominated commercially.

Henry Selick · 100 min · LAIKA / Pandemonium

Wandering her rambling old house in her boring new town, 11-year-old Coraline discovers a hidden door to a strangely idealized version of her life. In order to stay in the fantasy, she must make a frighteningly real sacrifice.

Cast: Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, Jennifer Saunders

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AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (7.9/10 on TMDb (9412 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Jared Bush, Byron Howard · 108 min · Walt Disney Animation Studios

Officers Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde are still fighting to be taken seriously as detectives - a struggle that gets worse when their off-the-books smuggling probe turns into a public disaster. With Chief Bogo threatening to split them up, the pair chase one last lead: a mysterious snake seen near the crime scene. That trail leads them to Gary DeSnake, a pit viper fugitive obsessed with exposing a secret behind the city's climate-controlling weather walls. When Judy and Nick realize he's telling the truth, they're suddenly framed by the powerful Lynxley family, whose buried crimes drove Zootopia's reptiles underground - and whose new plans are far more sinister. Branded fugitives, Judy and Nick join forces with eccentric beaver conspiracy buff Nibbles Maplestick to track down Gary and uncover the city's founding injustice - a case that will test their partnership, upend everything they thought they knew about Zootopia, and turn friends and enemies upside-down.

Cast: Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Ke Huy Quan

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Box office: $428.1 million worldwide (and climbing)

AI verdict: Zootopia 2's 92% RT score and $428M+ gross confirm Disney found lightning in a bottle twice — a sequel that critics and family audiences both embraced.

Bruce Timm · 76 min · Warner Bros. Family Entertainment

Andrea Beaumont leaves her father to return to Gotham, rekindling an old romance with Bruce Wayne. At the same time, a mysterious figure begins to hunt down Gotham's criminals, wrongly implicating Batman in the murders. Now on the run from the law, Batman must find and stop the culprit, while also navigating his relationship with Andrea.

Cast: Kevin Conroy, Dana Delany, Hart Bochner

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AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (7.5/10 on TMDb (1285 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Travis Knight · 102 min · LAIKA

Kubo mesmerizes the people in his village with his magical gift for spinning wild tales with origami. When he accidentally summons an evil spirit seeking vengeance, Kubo is forced to go on a quest to solve the mystery of his fallen samurai father and his mystical weaponry, as well as discover his own magical powers.

Cast: Art Parkinson, Charlize Theron, Matthew McConaughey

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AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (7.6/10 on TMDb (3920 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Nelson Shin · 85 min · Marvel Productions / Sunbow Productions

The Autobots must stop a colossal planet-consuming robot who goes after the Autobot Matrix of Leadership. At the same time, they must defend themselves against an all-out attack from the Decepticons.

Cast: Judd Nelson, Peter Cullen, Frank Welker

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AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (7.1/10 on TMDb (623 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Graham Annable · 97 min · LAIKA

An orphaned boy raised by underground creatures called Boxtrolls comes up from the sewers and out of his box to save his family and the town from the evil exterminator, Archibald Snatcher.

Cast: Ben Kingsley, Isaac Hempstead Wright, Elle Fanning

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AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (6.7/10 on TMDb (1856 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

John Lasseter · 117 min · Pixar

Lightning McQueen, a hotshot rookie race car driven to succeed, discovers that life is about the journey, not the finish line, when he finds himself unexpectedly detoured in the sleepy Route 66 town of Radiator Springs. On route across the country to the big Piston Cup Championship in California to compete against two seasoned pros, McQueen gets to know the town's offbeat characters.

Cast: Owen Wilson, Paul Newman, Bonnie Hunt

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AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (7.0/10 on TMDb (15351 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Nathan Greno · 102 min · Skydance Animation / Skydance Animation

A tiny woodland creature and a majestic bird suddenly swap bodies, forcing them to team up to survive the wildest adventure of their lives.

Cast: Michael B. Jordan, Juno Temple, Tracy Morgan

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AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (8.9/10 on TMDb (2085 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Pierre Coffin · 90 min · Universal Pictures / Illumination

Follows the Minions in 1920s Hollywood as they search for frightening creatures for their monster movie, partner with a green creature, and must save the planet after unleashing monsters.

Cast: Pierre Coffin, Trey Parker, Allison Janney

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AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (6.4/10 on TMDb (247 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Mike Mitchell, Stephanie Stine · 94 min · DreamWorks Animation / Universal Pictures

After Po is tapped to become the Spiritual Leader of the Valley of Peace, he needs to find and train a new Dragon Warrior, while a wicked sorceress plans to re-summon all the master villains whom Po has vanquished to the spirit re...

Cast: Jack Black, Awkwafina, Viola Davis

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Box office: $547.7 million worldwide

AI verdict: Kung Fu Panda 4 is a solid, unremarkable franchise entry — its modest scores across the board mirror its status as reliable family entertainment rather than a critical standout.

David G. Derrick Jr., Jason Hand, Dana Ledoux Miller · 100 min · Walt Disney Animation Studios

After receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors, Moana must journey to the far seas of Oceania and into dangerous, long-lost waters for an adventure unlike anything she's ever faced.

Cast: Auliʻi Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Hualālai Chung

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Box office: $460.4 million worldwide

AI verdict: Moana 2's mixed 61% RT score against a strong $460M gross suggests Disney's brand loyalty outweighed critical reservations about the film's TV-to-film origins.

Chris Renaud, Patrick Delage · 94 min · Illumination / Universal Pictures

Gru, Lucy, Margo, Edith, and Agnes welcome a new member to the family, Gru Jr., who is intent on tormenting his dad. Gru faces a new nemesis in Maxime Le Mal and his girlfriend Valentina, and the family is forced to go on the run.

Cast: Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Will Ferrell

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Box office: $969 million worldwide

AI verdict: Despicable Me 4's near-billion-dollar haul despite a 52 Metacritic score confirms the Minions brand has become nearly critic-proof at this point in the franchise.