Best-Reviewed Animated Movies 2017

Animation has come a long way in recent years, proving that you don’t have to be a kid to enjoy the best the genre has to offer. Pixar came out on top again with their latest offering, Coco, but it was another strong year with a couple of surprises.

The order of the rank below reflects the Adjusted Score as of December 31, 2017. Scores might change over time.

#1

Coco (2017)
97%94%

#1

Adjusted Score: 121764%

Critics Consensus: Coco's rich visual pleasures are matched by a thoughtful narrative that takes a family-friendly -- and deeply affecting -- approach to questions of culture, family, life, and death.

Synopsis: Despite his family's generations-old ban on music, young Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol Ernesto de... [More]

Starring: Anthony Gonzalez, Gael García Bernal, Benjamin Bratt, Alanna Ubach

Directed By: Lee Unkrich

#2

The LEGO Batman Movie (2017)
90%80%

#2

Adjusted Score: 111869%

Critics Consensus: The Lego Batman Movie continues its block-buster franchise's winning streak with another round of dizzyingly funny -- and beautifully animated -- family-friendly mayhem.

Synopsis: There are big changes brewing in Gotham, but if Batman (Will Arnett) wants to save the city from the Joker's... [More]

Starring: Will Arnett, Michael Cera, Rosario Dawson, Ralph Fiennes

Directed By: Chris McKay

#3

My Life as a Zucchini (2016)
99%89%

#3

Adjusted Score: 107915%

Critics Consensus: My Life as a Zucchini's silly title and adorable characters belie a sober story whose colorful visuals delight the senses even as it braves dark emotional depths.

Synopsis: A police officer (Nick Offerman) and some new friends help an orphan adjust to life at a foster home.... [More]

Starring: Will Forte, Nick Offerman, Ellen Page, Amy Sedaris

Directed By: Claude Barras

#4

The Breadwinner (2017)
95%88%

#4

Adjusted Score: 101599%

Critics Consensus: The Breadwinner's stunning visuals are matched by a story that dares to confront sobering real-life issues with uncommon -- and richly rewarding -- honesty.

Synopsis: Parvana is an 11-year-old girl who lives under Taliban rule in Afghanistan in 2001. After the wrongful arrest of her... [More]

Starring: Saara Chaudry, Laara Sadiq, Shaista Latif, Ali Badshah

Directed By: Nora Twomey

#5

Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017)
87%62%

#5

Adjusted Score: 95915%

Critics Consensus: With a tidy plot, clean animation, and humor that fits its source material snugly, Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie is entertainment that won't drive a wedge between family members.

Synopsis: George Beard and Harold Hutchins are two overly imaginative pranksters who spend hours in a treehouse creating comic books. When... [More]

Starring: Kevin Hart, Ed Helms, Nick Kroll, Thomas Middleditch

Directed By: David Soren