Lady and the Tramp (1955)

Lady and the Tramp (1955)

[6] A pampered Cocker-Spaniel named Lady falls for a street mutt named Butch in Disney Animation's nineteenth animated feature, Lady and the Tramp. Lady comes from a well-off family on the good side of town, but when her owners start expecting a…
Akira (1988)

Akira (1988)

[7] Katsuhiro Ôtomo directs this adaptation of his sprawling manga series about (okay, deep breath...) a futuristic biker who squares off against a former friend who has turned evil through scientific experimentation, transforming him into a dangerous super-being of both scientific and…
Rock & Rule (1983)

Rock & Rule (1983)

[4] In this animated rock musical out of Canada, a waning pop star named Mok seeks to summon a demon for his own nefarious gain. But to do so, he must find a voice powerful enough to open the gateway to the…
The Brave Little Toaster (1987)

The Brave Little Toaster (1987)

[8] The Brave Little Toaster bares the title of an innocuous children's cartoon, but there's more to this gem than may initially meet the eye. First, know that Pixar Animation founder John Lasseter originally pitched this movie as his first computer-animated feature,…
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003)

Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003)

[5] Brad Pitt voices one of cinema's most famous adventure heroes for Dreamworks Animation's Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas. Sinbad begins the tale as a man with loose morals who strikes a deal with Eris, the goddess of chaos (Michelle Pfeiffer),…
Cool World (1992)

Cool World (1992)

[5] In the last feature film from animator Ralph Bakshi (Fritz the Cat, Wizards), Gabriel Byrne plays the creator of a comic book called Cool World. And he's rather infatuated with one of his characters, a voluptuous femme fatale named Holli Would,…
The Land Before Time (1988)

The Land Before Time (1988)

[7] Five young dinosaurs are separated from their tribes during an earthquake in this animated adventure from Don Bluth (The Secret of NIMH, Anastasia). The unlikely band must square off against a ferocious 'sharp tooth' (Tyrannosaurus rex) while searching for a lush…
The Plague Dogs (1982)

The Plague Dogs (1982)

[7] In perhaps the grimmest animated movie ever made, two dogs escape certain death at a laboratory research facility only to find themselves forever on the run from the scientists and the local sheep farmers. Director Martin Rosen (Watership Down) spectacularly defies…
Onward (2020)

Onward (2020)

[7] Pixar's Onward takes place in a world of elves, trolls, dragons, and unicorns, but it's also a world where all these creatures have forgotten how to use their magic. So their world is a lot like ours -- centaurs are cops,…
Fritz the Cat (1972)

Fritz the Cat (1972)

[7] Ralph Bakshi's first animated feature is an X-rated adaptation of Robert Crumb's Fritz the Cat. Fritz is a college student who likes to have a good time by way of weed and women, but manages to cram a lot of philosophical…