The 100 best animated movies: the best edgy 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 ‘edgy’.
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South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999)
Freed from the constraints of network TV, prepubescent paper-cut terrors go on the rampage.
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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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Waltz with Bashir (2008)
The madness and futility of war... in animation.
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Fritz the Cat (1972)
Hard to be a collegian feline in the city? Not really, especially when there’s so much sex and pot to be had.
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Animal Farm (1954)
A landmark work of British animation, terrifying to kids, and some adults.
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Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (1997)
The seminal anime series comes to a close with an apocalyptic bang.
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Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004)
A spooky sequel descends even deeper into virtual reality’s underworld.
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Heavy Traffic (1973)
A grubby New York City, a murderous cast of characters and plenty of off-color jokes – Walt would not approve.
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Paprika (2006)
A gizmo that records people’s dreams goes missing, resulting in chaos.
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