The 140 Essential Animated Movies To Watch Now

From Snow White and Into The Spider-Verse to Princess Mononoke and Toy Story, these are the best animated movies and the ones that make the medium a human achievement.

By Alex Vo | Updated August 18, 2022

140 Essential Animated Movies

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