The 100 best animated movies: the best arty movies
World-famous animators pick the best animated movies ever, including Disney and Pixar movies, cult movies, kids movies, stop-motion, anime and more
Now we know which are the 100 best animation movies of all time. But which are the best Disney movies and which are the best Pixar or Studio Ghibli films? Which are best for kids and families and which are strictly arty, political or edgy?
We’ve applied 26 handy labels to the 100 great animations in our list. Here you’ll find all the films deserving of the label ‘arty’.
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Yellow Submarine (1968)
The cartoon Beatles rampage through a psychedelic Pop Art dreamscape.
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Alice (1988)
This Lewis Carroll adaptation, from a brilliant Czech surrealist, is too wild and wonderful for kids.
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Fantasia (1940)
In Disney’s extravaganza, eight fantastical vignettes are scored to music by Bach, Tchaikovsky and Stravinsky.
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It’s Such a Beautiful Day (2012)
A one-man masterpiece.
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Fantastic Planet (1973)
Surreal social commentary in a Gallic animated sci-fi milestone.
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The Triplets of Belleville (2003)
An oldster saves her kidnapped grandson with the help of three peculiar singers.
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Persepolis (2007)
An Iranian expat remembers her tumultuous childhood during the Islamic revolution.
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Consuming Spirits (2012)
A one-man, multidiscipline labour of love.
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Waking Life (2001)
Conversations swirl in a treatise on the need to stay curious.
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