The 100 best animated movies: the best political 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 political films explored in the project.
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The Iron Giant (1999)
The Ted Hughes novel came to Hollywood in a studio movie that broke technical and storytelling boundaries – if not box-office records.
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Fantastic Planet (1973)
Surreal social commentary in a Gallic animated sci-fi milestone.
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Persepolis (2007)
An Iranian expat remembers her tumultuous childhood during the Islamic revolution.
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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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When the Wind Blows (1986)
An elderly British couple thinks it can survive a nuclear attack with Blitz-era gumption.
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The Secret of Nimh (1982)
Threatened farm animals seek the help of super-smart experimental rodents from a lab.
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Waltz with Bashir (2008)
The madness and futility of war... in animation.
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The Lego Movie (2014)
This politically charged family adventure effortlessly transcends its toy-exploiting roots.
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Tokyo Godfathers (2003)
Three Japanese vagabonds attempt to find the parents of an abandoned baby during Christmastime.
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Animal Farm (1954)
A landmark work of British animation, terrifying to kids, and some adults.
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