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Best Animation Movies of the 1950s

Animation films released 1950–1959, ranked by TMDB rating among titles with at least 500 votes.

📊 A century of movies in numbers 6 titlesavg ★ 7.10 avg 75 min AnimationFamilyFantasyAdventure
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  1. #1 Alice in Wonderland (1951) · ★ 7.2 · 6,377 votes · 1h 15m · fantasy, adventure, animation

    On a golden afternoon, wildly curious young Alice tumbles into the burrow and enters the merry, madcap world of Wonderland full of whimsical escapades.…

  2. #2 Peter Pan (1953) · ★ 7.2 · 5,832 votes · 1h 17m · fantasy, adventure, animation

    Leaving the safety of their nursery behind, Wendy, Michael and John follow Peter Pan to a magical world where childhood lasts forever. But while in Neverland, the kids must face Ca…

  3. #3 Cinderella (1950) · ★ 7.1 · 7,276 votes · 1h 14m · fantasy, romance, animation

    Cinderella has faith her dreams of a better life will come true. With help from her loyal mice friends and a wave of her Fairy Godmother's wand, Cinderella's rags are magically tur…

  4. #4 Lady and the Tramp (1955) · ★ 7.1 · 5,738 votes · 1h 16m · comedy, adventure, romance

    Lady, a golden cocker spaniel, meets up with a mongrel dog who calls himself the Tramp. He is obviously from the wrong side of town, but happenings at Lady's home make her decide t…

  5. #5 Animal Farm (1954) · ★ 7.1 · 575 votes · 1h 13m · drama, animation

    Animals on a farm lead a revolution against the farmers to put their destiny in their own hands. However this revolution eats their own children and they cannot avoid corruption.…

  6. #6 Sleeping Beauty (1959) · ★ 6.9 · 5,588 votes · 1h 15m · fantasy, romance, animation

    Cursed to die by the evil fairy Maleficent when she was a baby, Princess Aurora is sent into hiding under protection from three good fairies. As she grows up far away, Maleficent b…

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What is the best animation movie of the 1950s?
Alice in Wonderland (1951) tops the decade with 7.2/10 on TMDB, ahead of Peter Pan (1953).
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