Hey guys! Over on my youtube channel I just finished up a series where I ranked 67 animated films I’ve seen from 2013-2016. I stopped this list with Ice Age 5. I would love if you gave these videos a watch but will provide the list below. In each of the videos I give a little explanation of why each film was placed where it is on the list. Enjoy!
- Song of the Sea
- Inside Out
- Tale of Princess Kaguya
- The Lego Movie
- Frozen
- The Wind Rises
- Zootopia
- Miniscule: The Valley of the Lost Ants
- The Peanuts Movie
- April and the Extraordinary World
- Big Hero 6
- When Marnie was There
- Ernest and Celestine
- Finding Dory
- Shaun the Sheep Movie
- Cheatin’
- The Good Dinosaur
- Kung fu Panda 3
- The Jungle Book
- The Book of Life
- How to Train Your Dragon 2
- Monsters University
- Wrinkles
- Mr Peabody and Sherman
- Only Yesterday
- The Boxtrolls
- The Boy and the World
- Anomalisa
- The Secret Life of Pets
- Rocks in My Pockets
- The Croods
- Penguins of Madagascar
- The Boy and the Beast
- The Pirate Fairy
- Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet
- Spongebob: Sponge Out of Water
- Snowtime
- Harmony
- Jack and the Cuckoo Clock Heart
- Tinkerbell and the Legend of the Neverbeast
- Epic
- Hotel Transylvania 2
- Ratchet and Clank
- Despicable Me 2
- The Little Prince
- Turbo
- The Congress
- Henry and Me
- Maya the Bee
- Planes: Fire and Rescue
- Un Gallo con Muchos Huevos
- The Angry Birds Movie
- Extraordinary Tales
- Minions
- Rio 2
- Planes
- Strange Magic
- Home
- Ice Age: Collision Course
- Bling
- Free Birds
- Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
- Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return
- The Nut Job
- The Smurfs 2
- The Hero of Color City
- Norm of the North
*For the record I would add Kubo and the 2 Strings at 9/71, Phantom Boy at 14/71, Space Dogs: Adventure to the Moon would be 66/71, and Batman: the Killing Joke would be at 68/71. I saw each of those animated films after I made this list
Song of the Sea at #1, huh?
Yeah absolutely. It was the most profound experience I’ve ever had at a movie theater. I cried for nearly 15 minutes after. It has adventure, stunning animation, beautiful music and I bonded emotionally with Ben’s journey. I’m surprised you’re surprised. I gush about that movie all the time on this blog
Yeah, I guess I just expected it on one of your Top 5s or something rather than at #1.
Ah yeah my top 10 are all very close favorites. I just had such a strong response in the theater when I saw Song of the Sea that it gets the edge
Anything else stand out? What would be your favorite you’ve seen in last 3 years?
I dunno about favorite, but Inside Out would probably definitely be the best. The LEGO Movie would be high up there as well.
Yeah Inside Out and Lego Movie get better each time I watch them
I’m glad to see Tale of Princess Kaguya near the top, loved it! Inside Out is also great!
Kaguya separates the ambitious animated fan from the casual in my book! Breathtaking!
Wow, what a mammoth list! A lot of these I’ve never even heard of. I guess I pay more attention to American and Japanese animation that I forget about other international films.
I love Song of the Sea and Inside Out and can’t argue with your ranking, but my favorite of the last few years would have to be Big Hero 6. Between that and The Incredibles, Disney clearly knows a thing or two about a good superhero movie, even apart from Marvel. The only film from that timeframe that I didn’t see was Patema Inverted, an anime with a really cool concept of opposite gravities. It would be in my top ten.
I love Big Hero 6. I found it heart warming and beautiful and fun. I’m glad it won the Oscar if Lego or the small films weren’t going to . Inside Out and Song of the Sea are spectacular. I’m so glad you loved them too