Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows With Gary Trousdale

1. Kung Fu Panda (2008)

PG | 92 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

To everyone's surprise, including his own, Po, an overweight, clumsy panda, is chosen as protector of the Valley of Peace. His suitability will soon be tested as the valley's arch-enemy is on his way.

Directors: Mark Osborne, John Stevenson | Stars: Jack Black, Ian McShane, Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman

Votes: 522,225 | Gross: $215.43M

2. The Lion King (1994)

G | 88 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama

Lion prince Simba and his father are targeted by his bitter uncle, who wants to ascend the throne himself.

Directors: Roger Allers, Rob Minkoff | Stars: Matthew Broderick, Jeremy Irons, James Earl Jones, Whoopi Goldberg

Votes: 1,141,792 | Gross: $422.78M

3. Beauty and the Beast (I) (2017)

PG | 129 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

A selfish Prince is cursed to become a monster for the rest of his life, unless he learns to fall in love with a beautiful young woman he keeps prisoner.

Director: Bill Condon | Stars: Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans, Josh Gad

Votes: 334,461 | Gross: $504.01M

4. Aladdin (1992)

G | 90 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A kind-hearted street urchin and a power-hungry Grand Vizier vie for a magic lamp that has the power to make their deepest wishes come true.

Directors: Ron Clements, John Musker | Stars: Scott Weinger, Robin Williams, Linda Larkin, Jonathan Freeman

Votes: 466,661 | Gross: $217.35M

5. Beauty and the Beast (1991)

G | 84 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy

A prince cursed to spend his days as a hideous monster sets out to regain his humanity by earning a young woman's love.

Directors: Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise | Stars: Paige O'Hara, Robby Benson, Jesse Corti, Rex Everhart

Votes: 479,508 | Gross: $218.97M

6. Madagascar (2005)

PG | 86 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A group of animals who have spent all their life in a New York zoo end up in the jungles of Madagascar, and must adjust to living in the wild.

Directors: Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath | Stars: Chris Rock, Ben Stiller, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith

Votes: 437,342 | Gross: $193.60M

7. The Little Mermaid (1989)

G | 83 min | Animation, Adventure, Family

A mermaid princess makes a Faustian bargain in an attempt to become human and win a prince's love.

Directors: Ron Clements, John Musker | Stars: Jodi Benson, Samuel E. Wright, Rene Auberjonois, Christopher Daniel Barnes

Votes: 290,897 | Gross: $111.54M

8. Lilo & Stitch (2002)

PG | 85 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A young and parentless girl adopts a 'dog' from the local pound, completely unaware that it's supposedly a dangerous scientific experiment that's taken refuge on Earth and is now hiding from its creator and those who see it as a menace.

Directors: Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders | Stars: Daveigh Chase, Chris Sanders, Tia Carrere, David Ogden Stiers

Votes: 211,549 | Gross: $145.79M

9. Megamind (2010)

PG | 95 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Evil genius Megamind finally defeats his do-gooder nemesis, Metro Man, but is left without a purpose in a superhero-free world.

Director: Tom McGrath | Stars: Will Ferrell, Jonah Hill, Brad Pitt, Tina Fey

Votes: 295,697 | Gross: $148.42M

10. Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)

PG | 95 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A young linguist named Milo Thatch joins an intrepid group of explorers to find the mysterious lost continent of Atlantis.

Directors: Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise | Stars: Michael J. Fox, Jim Varney, Corey Burton, Claudia Christian

Votes: 134,004 | Gross: $84.05M

11. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)

G | 91 min | Animation, Drama, Family

A deformed bell-ringer must assert his independence from a vicious government minister in order to help his friend, a gypsy dancer.

Directors: Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise | Stars: Demi Moore, Jason Alexander, Mary Kay Bergman, Corey Burton

Votes: 171,615 | Gross: $100.14M

12. Shrek Forever After (2010)

PG | 93 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Rumpelstiltskin tricks a mid-life crisis burdened Shrek into allowing himself to be erased from existence and cast in a dark alternate timeline where Rumpelstiltskin rules supreme.

Director: Mike Mitchell | Stars: Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, Eddie Murphy, Antonio Banderas

Votes: 224,468 | Gross: $238.37M

13. Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014)

PG | 92 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Sherman, a young boy, misuses a time machine made by his scientist father Mr. Peabody and causes the world history to go haywire. It is now up to Mr. Peabody to rescue his son and the world.

Director: Rob Minkoff | Stars: Ty Burrell, Max Charles, Stephen Colbert, Leslie Mann

Votes: 77,759 | Gross: $111.51M

14. All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989)

G | 84 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A canine angel, Charlie, sneaks back to earth from heaven but ends up befriending an orphan girl who can speak to animals. In the process, Charlie learns that friendship is the most heavenly gift of all.

Directors: Don Bluth, Gary Goldman, Dan Kuenster | Stars: Dom DeLuise, Burt Reynolds, Loni Anderson, Judith Barsi

Votes: 46,090 | Gross: $27.10M

15. The Rescuers Down Under (1990)

G | 77 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

R.A.S. agents Miss Bianca and Bernard race to Australia to save a little boy and a rare golden eagle from a murderous poacher.

Directors: Hendel Butoy, Mike Gabriel | Stars: Bob Newhart, Eva Gabor, John Candy, Tristan Rogers

Votes: 47,250 | Gross: $27.93M

16. Oliver & Company (1988)

G | 74 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A lost and alone kitten joins a gang of dogs engaged in petty larceny in New York City.

Director: George Scribner | Stars: Joey Lawrence, Billy Joel, Cheech Marin, Richard Mulligan

Votes: 52,932 | Gross: $74.15M

17. Flushed Away (2006)

PG | 85 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

The story of an uptown rat that gets flushed down the toilet from his penthouse apartment, ending in the sewers of London, where he has to learn a whole new and different way of life.

Directors: David Bowers, Sam Fell | Stars: Hugh Jackman, Kate Winslet, Ian McKellen, Jean Reno

Votes: 138,644 | Gross: $64.67M

18. The Black Cauldron (1985)

PG | 80 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A young boy and a group of misfit friends embark on a quest to find a dark magic item of ultimate power before a diabolical tyrant can.

Directors: Ted Berman, Richard Rich | Stars: Grant Bardsley, Freddie Jones, Susan Sheridan, Nigel Hawthorne

Votes: 40,711 | Gross: $21.29M

19. An American Tail (1986)

G | 80 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

While emigrating to the United States, a young Russian mouse gets separated from his family and must relocate them while trying to survive in a new country.

Director: Don Bluth | Stars: Dom DeLuise, Christopher Plummer, Erica Yohn, Nehemiah Persoff

Votes: 58,034 | Gross: $47.48M

20. Once Upon a Studio (2023)

G | 9 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

An all-star ensemble of beloved characters from Walt Disney Animation Studios come together for a joyful, entertaining and emotional reunion as they assemble for a spectacular group photo to mark Disney's 100th anniversary.

Directors: Dan Abraham, Trent Correy | Stars: Scott Adsit, Stan Alexander, Stephen J. Anderson, Tony Anselmo

Votes: 6,716

21. My Science Project (1985)

PG | 94 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

A high school student and his friend find a strange, orb-like piece of equipment to use as a science project, but must stop it when it begins to threaten mankind.

Director: Jonathan R. Betuel | Stars: John Stockwell, Danielle von Zerneck, Fisher Stevens, Raphael Sbarge

Votes: 6,454 | Gross: $4.12M

22. Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration (2022 TV Special)

TV-PG | 87 min | Animation, Adventure, Family

Features live never-before-seen musical performances with brand-new sets and costumes inspired by the classic story, created to pay homage while also adding to the iconic story.

Director: Hamish Hamilton | Stars: Rita Moreno, Martin Short, Ariana Grande, David Alan Grier

Votes: 1,763

23. Scared Shrekless (2010 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 26 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Shrek gets in the Halloween spirit by challenging his fairytale friends to come up with scary stories for a contest. But the gang learn that they'll have to spend the night in Lord Farquaad's haunted castle before the winner is named.

Directors: Gary Trousdale, Raman Hui | Stars: Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, Antonio Banderas, Kristen Schaal

Votes: 6,137

24. Shrek the Halls (2007 TV Short)

TV-PG | 21 min | Animation, Short, Adventure

This half-hour animated TV special features the Shrek characters putting their own spin on holiday traditions.

Director: Gary Trousdale | Stars: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Antonio Banderas

Votes: 15,892

25. The Prince and the Pauper (1990)

G | 25 min | Animation, Short, Action

A poor boy and a prince exchange identities and lives while the villainous Captain of the Guard plots to take advantage of this.

Director: George Scribner | Stars: Wayne Allwine, Bill Farmer, Arthur Burghardt, Tony Anselmo

Votes: 4,037

26. Thriller Night (2011)

TV-Y7 | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Shrek is bored on Halloween, and wants to have something scary. The power of Thriller gives him more than he bargained for.

Directors: Sean Bishop, Gary Trousdale | Stars: Michael Gough, Dean Edwards, Holly Fields, André Sogliuzzo

Votes: 1,048

27. Omnibus (1967–2003)

Not Rated | 43 min | Documentary, Biography, Music

Arts documentary series with concerts and experimental dramatizations.

Stars: Humphrey Burton, Kirsty Wark, David Collings, Michael Hordern

Votes: 294

28. Rocky and Bullwinkle (2014)

PG | 9 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Bullwinkle is tricked into marrying a robot controlled by Boris. Can Rocky stop this wedding before Bullwinkle is betrothed to a mechanical gal?

Director: Gary Trousdale | Stars: June Foray, Tom Kenny, Thomas Lennon, Robert Cait

Votes: 166

29. Shrek's Thrilling Tales (2012 Video)

TV-PG | 73 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

This is a three episode compilation. "The Pig who cried Werewolf" and "The Ghost of Lord Farquad" are from the Shrek universe and "The Night of The Living Carrots" is from the Monsters vs Aliens universe.

Directors: Robert Porter, Simon J. Smith, Gary Trousdale | Stars: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Hugh Laurie

Votes: 1,256

30. Howard (2018)

TV-PG | 94 min | Documentary, Biography, Music

The story of songwriter Howard Ashman who penned the lyrics for Little Shop of Horrors, The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, and Beauty and the Beast before he died of AIDS at the height of the AIDS crisis in 1991.

Director: Don Hahn | Stars: Don Hahn, Sarah Gillespie, Shirley Ashman, Howard Ashman

Votes: 1,461

31. The Sweatbox (2002)

PG-13 | 95 min | Documentary

Sting's wife Trudie Styler documents the turbulent bureaucracy both Sting and the filmmakers went through in order to complete The Emperor's New Groove (2000), a Disney film that underwent extensive storyline changes from start to finish.

Directors: John-Paul Davidson, Trudie Styler | Stars: John Goodman, Tom Jones, Eartha Kitt, Marc Shaiman

Votes: 630

32. The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper (2005)

G | 11 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

The penguins of the Central Park Zoo have an adventure in the city on Christmas Eve.

Director: Gary Trousdale | Stars: Tom McGrath, Chris Miller, Christopher Knights, John DiMaggio

Votes: 7,170

33. Waking Sleeping Beauty (2009)

PG | 86 min | Documentary, Drama, History

The story of the Disney Renaissance, an incredibly prolific, successful and prestigious decade lasting from 1984 to 1994 that saw the fallen Walt Disney Animation Studios' unexpected progressive triumphant return to excellence.

Director: Don Hahn | Stars: Roy Edward Disney, John Lasseter, Michael Eisner, Don Hahn

Votes: 3,270 | Gross: $0.08M

34. The Pig Who Cried Werewolf (2011 Video)

TV-PG | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

The Three Pigs live in a house together, but Heimlich gets scared when he sees Wolf move in next door and acting strange.

Director: Gary Trousdale | Stars: Sean Bishop, Cody Cameron, Aron Warner

Votes: 1,050

35. Kung Fu Panda: The Emperor's Quest (2018)

TV-PG | Animation, Short, Adventure

Po goes on a new quest - with his adopted duck father Mr. Ping and the red panda Master Shifu - to bring the Liquid of Ultimate Power to the Palace for the Emperor.

Directors: Steve Hickner, Gary Trousdale

Votes: 131

36. Cranium Command (1989)

Animation, Short, Adventure

Cranium Command was an audio-animatronic theatre show in Wonders of Life at Epcot Center in Walt Disney World. It was a humorous, educational presentation on the importance of the human brain and its relationship with the body.

Directors: Jerry Rees, Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise | Stars: Scott Curtis, Corey Burton, Natalie Gregory, Charles Grodin

Votes: 174

37. The Making of Beauty and the Beast (1991 TV Movie)

22 min | Documentary, Animation, Family

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Director: Joseph Carolei | Stars: David Ogden Stiers, Don Hahn, Alan Menken, Paige O'Hara

Votes: 39

38. Floyd Norman: An Animated Life (2016)

Not Rated | 94 min | Documentary, Biography

Animator. Storyman. Troublemaker. At 80 years old, see how Disney Legend Floyd Norman, the first African-American animator at Disney, continues to impact animation and stir up "trouble" after the company forced him to retire at age 65.

Directors: Michael Fiore, Erik Sharkey | Stars: Cosmo Anzilotti, Jane Baer, Dave Bossert, Suzanne Bothke

Votes: 646

39. Stanley, the Ugly Duckling (1982 TV Short)

Not Rated | 30 min | Animation, Short, Adventure

A modernized take on the classic fairy tale that follows an ugly duckling who befriends a loner fox and learns a lesson about self-esteem.

Director: John Wilson | Stars: Susan Blu, Jack DeLeon, Wolfman Jack, Brian Cummings

Votes: 61

40. Captain Jokes Parrot's Finding the Lost Atlantis

Adventure, Comedy, Family | Announced

Plot unknown.

Director: Leonardo Thimo | Stars: Leonardo Thimo, Rafael Skoutelis, George Hulk, Tony Meramveliotakis

41. Bob's Video (2000)

Crime

On the first night that a small town father and son owned video store stays open 24 hours a Bonnie and Clyde type who are on the run from the police duck into Bob's Video taking the two ... See full summary »

Director: Dino Andrade | Stars: Elizabeth Daily, Richard Coca, Amanda Anka, Anthony DiMaria

Votes: 320

42. Atlantis: The Lost Empire Activity Center (2001 Video Game)

E | Animation, Action, Adventure

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Director: Terry Shakespeare | Stars: Michael J. Fox, Don Novello, Jacqueline Obradors, Florence Stanley

Votes: 18

43. Hoomania (1985 Video)

G | 37 min | Animation, Short, Family

Follow Kris Atwood into a land of comical game people where you'll be chased by an army of chessmen, taunted by a daffy dodo bird, tempted by goodie-gobbling sluggards, and learn about ... See full summary »

Director: Rick Garside | Stars: Danny Nash, Haskell Hal Heimlick, Jini Williams Robie, Frank Poynton

Votes: 54

44. Lana Del Rey: Young and Beautiful (2013 Music Video)

4 min | Music

Music video for Lana Del Rey's 2013 song Young and Beautiful for Baz Luhrmann's film The Great Gatsby. The video features closeup shots of Lana Del Rey wearing glittery diamonds resembling tears and an orchestra.

Directors: Sophie Muller, Chris Sweeney | Star: Lana Del Rey

Votes: 273

45. LCJ Q&A Podcast (2011 Podcast Series)

Talk-Show

Insightful interviews with top content creators from the world of entertainment.

Stars: Jackson Murphy, Lorene Scafaria, Kirk DeMicco, Dan Povenmire

46. Kung Fu Panda: Unstoppable Awesomeness (2016)

Animation, Short, Action

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Directors: Steve Hickner, Gary Trousdale

Votes: 11

47. Atlantis: The Lost Empire - Trial by Fire (2001 Video Game)

E | Action, Adventure

Experience Atlantis and its surroundings based on the 2001 Disney classic.

Stars: John Aylward, Earl Boen, Corey Burton, Claudia Christian

Votes: 12

48. Atlantis: The Lost Empire - Viking Prologue (2001 Video)

TV-PG | 2 min | Animation, Short, Adventure

A fully animated alternate opening of Atlantis: The Lost Empire that was shown in tie-in video games.

Directors: Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise

Votes: 7

49. The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire' (2002 Video)

119 min | Documentary

A full length documentary on how Disney made Atlantis.

Director: Michael Pellerin | Stars: Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise, Don Hahn, Tab Murphy

Votes: 40

50. Oilspot and Lipstick (1987)

3 min | Animation, Short

The junk monster threatens two small "junk" dogs, but the boy dog (Oilspot) manages to defeat the monster and rescue his girlfriend (Lipstick).

Director: Michael Cedeno

Votes: 14