Decades in Animation
by Dibyayan_Chakravorty | created - 24 Mar 2018 | updated - 02 Apr 2020 | PublicWhich of these decades do you think was the best for the animated movies?
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1. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
Approved | 83 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
Exiled into the dangerous forest by her wicked stepmother, a princess is rescued by seven dwarf miners who make her part of their household.
Directors: William Cottrell, David Hand, Wilfred Jackson, Larry Morey, Perce Pearce, Ben Sharpsteen | Stars: Adriana Caselotti, Harry Stockwell, Lucille La Verne, Roy Atwell
Votes: 215,609 | Gross: $184.93M
The 1930s
Gulliver's Travels (1939)
The Story of the Fox (1930)
The Big Broadcast of 1938 (1938)
Hollywood Party (1934)
King of Jazz (1930)
Etc.
2. Bambi (1942)
G | 69 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
The story of a young deer growing up in the forest.
Directors: James Algar, Samuel Armstrong, David Hand, Graham Heid, Bill Roberts, Paul Satterfield, Norman Wright, Arthur Davis, Clyde Geronimi | Stars: Hardie Albright, Stan Alexander, Bobette Audrey, Peter Behn
Votes: 154,193 | Gross: $102.80M
The 1940s
Pinocchio (1940)
Fantasia (1940)
Dumbo (1941)
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)
The Three Caballeros (1944)
Etc.
3. Cinderella (1950)
G | 74 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
When Cinderella's cruel stepmother prevents her from attending the Royal Ball, she gets some unexpected help from the lovable mice Gus and Jaq and from her Fairy Godmother.
Directors: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske | Stars: Ilene Woods, James MacDonald, Eleanor Audley, Verna Felton
Votes: 174,083 | Gross: $85.00M
The 1950s
Sleeping Beauty (1959)
Alice in Wonderland (1951)
Peter Pan (1953)
Lady and the Tramp (1955)
Animal Farm (1954)
Etc.
4. The Jungle Book (1967)
G | 78 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Bagheera the Panther and Baloo the Bear have a difficult time trying to convince a boy to leave the jungle for human civilization.
Director: Wolfgang Reitherman | Stars: Phil Harris, Sebastian Cabot, Louis Prima, Bruce Reitherman
Votes: 198,820 | Gross: $141.84M
The 1960s
101 Dalmatians (1961)
The Sword in the Stone (1963)
Yellow Submarine (1968)
Asterix & Cleopatra (1968)
A Boy Named Charlie Brown (1969)
Etc.
5. Robin Hood (1973)
G | 83 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The story of the legendary British outlaw portrayed with the characters as anthropomorphic animals.
Directors: Wolfgang Reitherman, David Hand | Stars: Brian Bedford, Phil Harris, Roger Miller, Peter Ustinov
Votes: 139,016 | Gross: $32.06M
The 1970s
The Aristocats (1970)
The Rescuers (1977)
Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
Watership Down (1978)
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)
Etc.
6. Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
Not Rated | 89 min | Animation, Drama, War
A young boy and his little sister struggle to survive in Japan during World War II.
Director: Isao Takahata | Stars: Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Akemi Yamaguchi, Yoshiko Shinohara
Votes: 310,835
The 1980s
My Neighbour Totoro (1988)
Akira (1988)
The Little Mermaid (1989)
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
Castle in the Sky (1986)
Etc.
7. 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: 1,143,344 | Gross: $422.78M
The 1990s
Toy Story (1995)
Beauty and the Beast (1991)
Aladdin (1992)
Princess Mononoke (1997)
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
Etc.
8. Spirited Away (2001)
PG | 125 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
During her family's move to the suburbs, a sullen 10-year-old girl wanders into a world ruled by gods, witches and spirits, and where humans are changed into beasts.
Director: Hayao Miyazaki | Stars: Daveigh Chase, Suzanne Pleshette, Miyu Irino, Rumi Hiiragi
Votes: 850,395 | Gross: $10.06M
The 2000s
WALL·E (2008)
Finding Nemo (2003)
Up (2009)
Monsters, Inc. (2001)
Ratatouille (2007)
Etc.
9. Coco (I) (2017)
PG | 105 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Aspiring musician Miguel, confronted with his family's ancestral ban on music, enters the Land of the Dead to find his great-great-grandfather, a legendary singer.
Directors: Lee Unkrich, Adrian Molina | Stars: Anthony Gonzalez, Gael García Bernal, Benjamin Bratt, Alanna Ubach
Votes: 591,174 | Gross: $209.73M
The 2010s
How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
Inside Out (2015)
Frozen (2013)
Zootopia (2016)
Big Hero 6 (2014)
Etc.
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