EW Greatest Movies Ever Made - Kids (Animation)
by michaelseaman | created - 26 Aug 2012 | updated - 26 Aug 2012 | PublicFrom the book published in 1996, based on home viewing.
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1. 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: 479,929 | Gross: $218.97M
2. Pinocchio (1940)
G | 88 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A living puppet, with the help of a cricket as his conscience, must prove himself worthy to become a real boy.
Directors: Norman Ferguson, T. Hee, Wilfred Jackson, Jack Kinney, Hamilton Luske, Bill Roberts, Ben Sharpsteen | Stars: Dickie Jones, Christian Rub, Mel Blanc, Don Brodie
Votes: 159,986 | Gross: $84.25M
3. Behind the Tunes: A Hunting We Will Go - Chuck Jones' Wabbit Season Twilogy (2005 Video)
10 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
A documentary about Rabbit Fire (1951), Rabbit Seasoning (1952) and Duck! Rabbit, Duck! (1953).
Stars: Eric Goldberg, Art Leonardi, Leonard Maltin, John Kricfalusi
Votes: 53
EW listed "A Salute to Chuck Jones"
4. 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: 291,183 | Gross: $111.54M
5. Betty Boop and the Little King (1936)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The Little King, comic strip character, meets Betty Boop.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Myron Waldman | Stars: Jack Mercer, Mae Questel
Votes: 320
Here was actually a video released under "Betty Boop Special Collector's Edition Volumes 1 & 2."
6. The Snowman (1982 TV Movie)
G | 26 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
On Christmas Eve, a young boy builds a snowman that comes to life and takes him to the North Pole to meet Father Christmas.
Directors: Jimmy T. Murakami, Dianne Jackson | Stars: David Bowie, Raymond Briggs, Mel Smith
Votes: 16,849
7. 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: 467,361 | Gross: $217.35M
8. The Bullwinkle Show (1959–1963)
TV-G | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Rocky, a plucky flying squirrel and Bullwinkle, a bumbling but lovable moose, have a series of ongoing adventures.
Stars: Bill Scott, June Foray, Paul Frees, Edward Everett Horton
Votes: 4,596
9. Dumbo (1941)
G | 64 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Ridiculed because of his enormous ears, a young circus elephant is assisted by a mouse to achieve his full potential.
Directors: Samuel Armstrong, Norman Ferguson, Wilfred Jackson, Jack Kinney, Bill Roberts, Ben Sharpsteen, John Elliotte | Stars: Sterling Holloway, Edward Brophy, Herman Bing, Billy Bletcher
Votes: 142,184 | Gross: $1.60M
10. Warner Bros. Cartoons Golden Jubilee Starring Daffy Duck (1985 Video)
59 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
A collection of classic cartoons featuring Daffy Duck.
Director: Chuck Jones | Stars: Bea Benaderet, Mel Blanc, Marian Richman
Votes: 32
11. 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: 154,199 | Gross: $102.80M
12. Fantasia (1940)
G | 124 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
A series of eight famous pieces of classical music, conducted by Leopold Stokowski and interpreted in animation by Walt Disney's team of artists.
Directors: James Algar, Samuel Armstrong, Ford Beebe Jr., Norman Ferguson, David Hand, Jim Handley, T. Hee, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske, Bill Roberts, Paul Satterfield, Ben Sharpsteen | Stars: Leopold Stokowski, Deems Taylor, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Corey Burton
Votes: 104,055 | Gross: $76.41M
13. Rupert and the Frog Song (1984)
13 min | Animation, Short, Family
Rupert Bear goes on a walk in the hills near his home, where he encounters a community of frogs who join together in a musical extravaganza.
Director: Geoff Dunbar | Stars: Windsor Davies, Paul McCartney, June Whitfield
Votes: 346
14. The Tell-Tale Heart (I) (1953)
Passed | 8 min | Animation, Short, Crime
A madman tells his tale of murder, and how a strange beating sound haunted him afterward.
Director: Ted Parmelee | Stars: James Mason, Jack Mather
Votes: 2,216
EW listed a title called "Columbia Pictures Cartoon Classics."
15. Behind the Tunes: Strictly for the Birds - Tweety & Sylvester's Award Winning Team-Up (2005 Video)
7 min | Documentary, Short
A documentary about Birds Anonymous (1957).
Director: Friz Freleng | Stars: Leonard Maltin, Friz Freleng, Jerry Beck, Art Leonardi
Votes: 41
The EW list had "A Salute to Friz Freleng."
16. A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965 TV Movie)
TV-G | 25 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Depressed at the commercialism he sees around him, Charlie Brown tries to find a deeper meaning to Christmas.
Director: Bill Melendez | Stars: Ann Altieri, Chris Doran, Sally Dryer, Bill Melendez
Votes: 44,115
17. The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)
G | 74 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
In this collection of animated shorts based on the stories and characters by A.A. Milne, Winnie the Pooh, a honey-loving teddy bear, embarks on some eccentric adventures.
Directors: John Lounsbery, Wolfgang Reitherman, Ben Sharpsteen | Stars: Sebastian Cabot, Junius Matthews, Barbara Luddy, Howard Morris
Votes: 39,728
18. One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)
G | 79 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
When a litter of Dalmatian puppies are abducted by the minions of Cruella De Vil, the owners must find them before she uses them for a diabolical fashion statement.
Directors: Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske, Wolfgang Reitherman | Stars: Rod Taylor, Betty Lou Gerson, J. Pat O'Malley, Martha Wentworth
Votes: 182,391 | Gross: $144.88M
19. 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: 215,618 | Gross: $184.93M
20.
The Adventures of Spot (1987–1993)
Episode:
Where's Spot?
(1987)
TV-Y | Animation, Adventure, Family
It's time for spot to eat his dinner, but he wants to play. So Spot's mom searches for him.
Director: Zhuangzhuang Tian | Stars: Corey Burton, Linda Gary, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Paul Nicholas
Votes: 5
21. Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak (2009 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 39 min | Documentary
A loving look at one of the most cherished and controversial figures in children's literature, Maurice Sendak. In this deeply moving tribute, spend time with the man who spoke to children ... See full summary »
Directors: Lance Bangs, Spike Jonze | Stars: Lance Bangs, Lynn Caponera, James Gandolfini, Spike Jonze
Votes: 392
EW listed a video titled "Maurice Sendak's Really Roise."
22. Behind the Tunes: Man from Wackyland - The Art of Bob Clampett (2004 Video)
21 min | Documentary, Short
A documentary about Robert Clampett's cartoons.
Directors: Robert Clampett, Constantine Nasr | Stars: Peter Alvarado, Jerry Beck, Ruth Clampett, Frank Darabont
Votes: 70
"The Golden Age of Looney Tunes Volume 4: Bob Clampett."
23. Behind the Tunes: A Conversation with Tex Avery (2004 Video)
7 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
An interview with 'Tex Avery'.
Stars: Tex Avery, Robert Clampett, Chuck Jones, Dave Mitchell
Votes: 65
"Tex Avery's Screwball Classics Volumes 1 & 2"
24. The Ren & Stimpy Show (1991–1996)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Ren, a psychotic Chihuahua, and Stimpson J. Cat, a dimwitted Manx cat who goes by the nickname Stimpy, have a host of unusual adventures.
Stars: John Kricfalusi, Billy West, Harris Peet, Bob Camp
Votes: 24,661
25. 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: 174,089 | Gross: $85.00M
26. The Secret of NIMH (1982)
G | 82 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
To save her ill son, a field mouse must seek the aid of a colony of rats, with whom she has a deeper link than she suspected.
Director: Don Bluth | Stars: Elizabeth Hartman, Derek Jacobi, Dom DeLuise, Arthur Malet
Votes: 45,218 | Gross: $10.14M
27. Superman: The Mad Scientist (1941)
G | 10 min | Animation, Short, Action
The Man of Steel fights a mad scientist who is destroying Metropolis with an energy cannon.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Steve Muffati | Stars: Bud Collyer, Joan Alexander, Jackson Beck, Jack Mercer
Votes: 3,508
The complete collection of the Fleischer Superman cartoons from the early 1940s.
28. The Rescuers (1977)
G | 77 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Two mice of the Rescue Aid Society search for a little girl kidnapped by unscrupulous treasure hunters.
Directors: John Lounsbery, Wolfgang Reitherman, Art Stevens | Stars: Bob Newhart, Eva Gabor, Geraldine Page, Joe Flynn
Votes: 69,962 | Gross: $71.22M
29. The Wind in the Willows (I) (1983 TV Movie)
TV-G | 79 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
Toad, Rat, Mole, and Badger follow animal etiquette in this version of Kenneth Grahame's classic, in stop-motion model animation.
Director: Mark Hall | Stars: Richard Pearson, Ian Carmichael, David Jason, Michael Hordern
Votes: 1,704
30. 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: 198,826 | Gross: $141.84M
31. Behind the Tunes: Strictly for the Birds - Tweety & Sylvester's Award Winning Team-Up (2005 Video)
7 min | Documentary, Short
A documentary about Birds Anonymous (1957).
Director: Friz Freleng | Stars: Leonard Maltin, Friz Freleng, Jerry Beck, Art Leonardi
Votes: 41
Another Tweety and Sylvester video collection.
32. Walt Disney Cartoon Classics Limited Gold Edition: Daisy (1984 Video)
48 min | Animation
Directors: Jack Hannah, Jack King | Stars: Gloria Blondell, Ruth Clifford, Leslie Denison, Dessie Flynn
Votes: 26
"More of Disney's Best: 1932-1946"
33. Lady and the Tramp (1955)
G | 76 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The romantic tale of a sheltered uptown Cocker Spaniel dog and a streetwise downtown Mutt.
Directors: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske, Jack Cutting | Stars: Barbara Luddy, Larry Roberts, Peggy Lee, Bill Thompson
Votes: 148,622 | Gross: $93.60M
34. Rikki-Tikki-Tavi (1975 TV Short)
Not Rated | 24 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
A young mongoose protects his human family from two murderous cobras.
Director: Chuck Jones | Stars: Orson Welles, June Foray, Les Tremayne, Michael LeClair
Votes: 2,146
35. Ben and Me (1953)
Passed | 21 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A mouse tells the story of how he guided Benjamin Franklin to success and prominence.
Directors: Hamilton Luske, Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson | Stars: Sterling Holloway, Hans Conried, Stan Freberg, James MacDonald
Votes: 1,025
36. The Point (1971 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 74 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
A father reads his son a bedtime story about young Oblio, who is banished from the fantastical kingdom of pointed heads and things for having no point.
Director: Fred Wolf | Stars: Ringo Starr, Dustin Hoffman, Paul Frees, Lennie Weinrib
Votes: 3,069
37. Self Portrait (II) (1988)
Unrated | 15 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Director: Bill Plympton
Votes: 377
38. The Daydreamer (1966)
Unrated | 101 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
An anthology of fairytales by Hans Christian Andersen: "The Little Mermaid", "The Emperor's New Clothes", "Thumbelina", and "The Garden of Paradise".
Director: Jules Bass | Stars: Tallulah Bankhead, Victor Borge, Patty Duke, Jack Gilford
Votes: 458
39. Mickey and the Beanstalk (1947)
G | 29 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
A mysterious thief has stolen the prosperous Happy Valley's most prized possession: the musical Singing Harp. Can Mickey, Donald, and Goofy find the answer in the irritable Willie the Giant's magnificent castle up in the blue sky?
Directors: Hamilton Luske, Bill Roberts | Stars: Walt Disney, Clarence Nash, Pinto Colvig, Sterling Holloway
Votes: 4,154
40. How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 26 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
A grumpy hermit hatches a plan to steal Christmas from the Whos of Whoville.
Directors: Chuck Jones, Ben Washam | Stars: Boris Karloff, June Foray, Dal McKennon
Votes: 59,056
41. Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor (1936)
Approved | 16 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
The legendary sailors Popeye and Sindbad do battle to see which one is the greatest.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Willard Bowsky | Stars: Jack Mercer, Mae Questel, Lou Fleischer, Gus Wicke
Votes: 4,034
"Popeye cartoons"
42. The Flintstones (1960–1966)
TV-G | 26 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The misadventures of two modern-day Stone Age families, the Flintstones and the Rubbles.
Stars: Alan Reed, Mel Blanc, Jean Vander Pyl, Bea Benaderet
Votes: 41,055
"Hanna-Barbera Personal Favorites: The Flintstones"
43. Horton Hears a Who! (1970 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 26 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Horton The Elephant struggles to protect a microscopic community from his neighbours who refuse to believe it exists.
Directors: Chuck Jones, Ben Washam | Stars: Hans Conried, June Foray, Chuck Jones, Thurl Ravenscroft
Votes: 2,091
44. Charlotte's Web (1973)
G | 94 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Wilbur is a farm pig who's terrified that he'll end up on the dinner table. His friend Charlotte, a charming spider, comes to his rescue. She weaves words into her web, convincing the farmer that Wilbur is too special a pig to kill.
Directors: Charles Nichols, Iwao Takamoto | Stars: Debbie Reynolds, Henry Gibson, Paul Lynde, Rex Allen
Votes: 22,740 | Gross: $5.23M
45. Gulliver's Travels (1939)
Passed | 76 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A doctor washes ashore on an island inhabited by little people.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Willard Bowsky, Orestes Calpini, Roland Crandall, William Henning, Winfield Hoskins, Thomas Johnson, Frank Kelling, Seymour Kneitel, Robert G. Leffingwell, Grim Natwick, Tom Palmer | Stars: Jessica Dragonette, Lanny Ross, Pinto Colvig, Cal Howard
Votes: 4,854 | Gross: $7.13M
46. Babar: The Movie (1989)
G | 70 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
In his spectacular film debut, young Babar, King of the Elephants, must save his homeland from certain destruction by Rataxes and his band of invading rhinos.
Director: Alan Bunce | Stars: Gordon Pinsent, Gavin Magrath, Elizabeth Hanna, Lisa Jai
Votes: 1,116 | Gross: $1.31M
47. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964 TV Movie)
TV-G | 47 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A young reindeer Rudolph lives at the North Pole. His father is one of Santa's reindeer and it is expected that Rudolph will eventually be one too. However, he has a feature which is a setback and causes him to be ostracized: his red nose.
Director: Larry Roemer | Stars: Billie Mae Richards, Burl Ives, Larry D. Mann, Paul Soles
Votes: 37,495
48. The Sweater (1980)
10 min | Animation, Short, Biography
A French Canadian boy endures the terrible shame when he receives the hockey sweater of the wrong team.
Director: Sheldon Cohen | Stars: Roch Carrier, Jean-Guy Moreau
Votes: 826
Also involved a video collection including The Ride and Getting Started
49. The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
G | 74 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
Basil, the rodent Sherlock Holmes, investigates the kidnapping of a toy maker and uncovers its link to his archenemy, Professor Ratigan.
Directors: Ron Clements, Burny Mattinson, David Michener, John Musker | Stars: Vincent Price, Barrie Ingham, Val Bettin, Susanne Pollatschek
Votes: 54,465 | Gross: $38.60M
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