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Best Animation Movies of the 2020s
#1 Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender (2026) · ★ 9.1 · 1,215 votes · 1h 39m · action, fantasy, adventureAvatar Aang, the world's last Airbender, learns of an ancient power that could save his culture from extinction. With the help of his friends, he embarks on a global quest to find…
#2 Swapped (2026) · ★ 8.9 · 2,214 votes · 1h 42m · comedy, fantasy, adventureA small woodland creature and a majestic bird, two natural sworn enemies of the Valley, magically trade places and set off on an adventure of a lifetime to switch back. Their journ…
#3 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle (2025) · ★ 8.8 · 2,230 votes · 2h 36m · action, fantasy, thrillerThe Demon Slayer Corps are drawn into the Infinity Castle, where Tanjiro, Nezuko, and the Hashira face terrifying Upper Rank demons in a desperate fight as the final battle against…
#4 Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc (2025) · ★ 8.6 · 1,207 votes · 1h 40m · action, comedy, fantasyIn a brutal war between devils, hunters, and secret enemies, a mysterious girl named Reze has stepped into Denji's world, and he faces his deadliest battle yet, fueled by love in a…
#5 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) · ★ 8.3 · 8,863 votes · 2h 20m · action, adventure, science-fictionAfter reuniting with Gwen Stacy, Brooklyn’s full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is catapulted across the Multiverse, where he encounters the Spider Society, a team of Spide…
#6 The Wild Robot (2024) · ★ 8.3 · 6,663 votes · 1h 42m · action, adventure, science-fictionAfter a shipwreck, an intelligent robot called Roz is stranded on an uninhabited island. To survive the harsh environment, Roz bonds with the island's animals and cares for an orph…
#7 Toy Story 5 (2026) · ★ 8.3 · 2,448 votes · 1h 42m · comedy, adventure, animationWhen Bonnie receives a Lilypad tablet as a gift and becomes obsessed, Buzz, Woody, Jessie and the rest of the gang's jobs become exponentially harder when they have to go head to h…
#8 Josee, the Tiger and the Fish (2020) · ★ 8.3 · 627 votes · 1h 38m · romance, drama, animationWith dreams of diving abroad, Tsuneo gets a job assisting Josee, an artist whose imagination takes her far beyond her wheelchair. But when the tide turns against them, they push ea…
#9 Violet Evergarden: The Movie (2020) · ★ 8.3 · 547 votes · 2h 20m · fantasy, romance, dramaAs the world moves on from the war and technological advances bring changes to her life, Violet still hopes to see her lost commanding officer again.…
#10 Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022) · ★ 8.2 · 8,970 votes · 1h 43m · action, comedy, fantasyPuss in Boots discovers that his passion for adventure has taken its toll: He has burned through eight of his nine lives, leaving him with only one life left. Puss sets out on an e…
#11 Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train (2020) · ★ 8.2 · 4,698 votes · 1h 57m · action, fantasy, adventureTanjiro Kamado, joined with Inosuke Hashibira, a boy raised by boars who wears a boar's head, and Zenitsu Agatsuma, a scared boy who reveals his true power when he sleeps, boards t…
#12 The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026) · ★ 8.2 · 3,668 votes · 1h 38m · comedy, fantasy, adventureHaving thwarted Bowser's previous plot to marry Princess Peach, Mario and Luigi now face a fresh threat in Bowser Jr., who is determined to liberate his father from captivity and r…
#13 Justice League Dark: Apokolips War (2020) · ★ 8.2 · 1,637 votes · 1h 30m · action, fantasy, adventureEarth is decimated after intergalactic tyrant Darkseid has devastated the Justice League in a poorly executed war by the DC Super Heroes. Now the remaining bastions of good – the J…
#14 Wolfwalkers (2020) · ★ 8.2 · 1,462 votes · 1h 42m · fantasy, adventure, animationIn a time of superstition and magic, when wolves are seen as demonic and nature an evil to be tamed, a young apprentice hunter comes to Ireland with her father to wipe out the last…
#15 Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time (2021) · ★ 8.2 · 1,004 votes · 2h 35m · action, drama, science-fictionIn the aftermath of the Fourth Impact, stranded without their Evangelions, Shinji, Asuka and Rei find refuge in one of the rare pockets of humanity that still exist on the ruined p…
#16 Ne Zha 2 (2025) · ★ 8.2 · 835 votes · 2h 24m · action, comedy, fantasyAfter a catastrophic event leaves their bodies destroyed, Ne Zha and Ao Bing are granted a fragile second chance at life. As tensions rise between the dragon clans and celestial fo…
#17 The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (2022) · ★ 8.2 · 777 votes · 0h 35m · fantasy, adventure, dramaThe unlikely friendship of a boy, a mole, a fox and a horse traveling together in the boy's search for home.…
#18 Look Back (2024) · ★ 8.2 · 662 votes · 0h 58m · drama, animationPopular, outgoing Fujino is celebrated by her classmates for her funny comics in the class newspaper. One day, her teacher asks her to share the space with Kyomoto, a truant reclus…
#19 Soul (2020) · ★ 8.1 · 11,757 votes · 1h 41m · comedy, fantasy, dramaJoe Gardner is a middle school teacher with a love for jazz music. After a successful audition at the Half Note Club, he suddenly gets into an accident that separates his soul from…
#20 Flow (2024) · ★ 8.1 · 3,053 votes · 1h 25m · fantasy, adventure, animationA solitary cat, displaced by a great flood, finds refuge on a boat with various species and must navigate the challenges of adapting to a transformed world together.…
#21 Hoppers (2026) · ★ 8.1 · 2,395 votes · 1h 44m · comedy, adventure, science-fictionScientists have discovered how to 'hop' human consciousness into lifelike robotic animals, allowing people to communicate with animals as animals. Animal lover Mabel seizes an oppo…
#22 Jujutsu Kaisen 0 (2021) · ★ 8.1 · 1,830 votes · 1h 45m · action, fantasy, animationYuta Okkotsu is a nervous high school student who is suffering from a serious problem—his childhood friend Rika has turned into a curse and won't leave him alone. Since Rika is no…
#23 Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge (2020) · ★ 8.1 · 1,521 votes · 1h 20m · action, fantasy, animationAfter the vicious slaughter of his family by stone-cold mercenary Sub-Zero, Hanzo Hasashi is exiled to the torturous Netherrealm. There, in exchange for his servitude to the sinist…
#24 Miraculous World: New York, United HeroeZ (2020) · ★ 8.1 · 1,135 votes · 1h 1m · action, fantasy, adventureMarinette's class is headed to New York, the city of superheroes, for French-American Friendship Week. But the arrival of Hawk Moth will complicate everything.…
#25 GOAT (2026) · ★ 8.1 · 1,094 votes · 1h 40m · action, comedy, animationA small goat with big dreams gets a once-in-a-lifetime shot to join the pros and play roarball, a high-intensity, co-ed, full-contact sport dominated by the fastest, fiercest anima…
#26 Memoir of a Snail (2024) · ★ 8.1 · 830 votes · 1h 34m · comedy, drama, animationForcibly separated from her twin brother when they are orphaned, a melancholic misfit learns how to find confidence within herself amid the clutter of misfortunes and everyday life…
#27 New Gods: Nezha Reborn (2021) · ★ 8.1 · 530 votes · 1h 57m · action, fantasy, animationWhile living as an ordinary deliveryman and motor racing fan, Nezha encounters old nemeses and must rediscover his powers to protect his loved ones.…
#28 Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022) · ★ 8.0 · 3,478 votes · 1h 57m · fantasy, adventure, dramaDuring the rise of fascism in Mussolini's Italy, a wooden boy brought magically to life struggles to live up to his father's expectations.…
#29 KPop Demon Hunters (2025) · ★ 8.0 · 3,232 votes · 1h 36m · action, comedy, fantasyWhen K-pop superstars Rumi, Mira and Zoey aren't selling out stadiums, they're using their secret powers to protect their fans from supernatural threats.…
#30 Transformers One (2024) · ★ 8.0 · 1,772 votes · 1h 44m · action, adventure, science-fictionThe untold origin story of Optimus Prime and Megatron, better known as sworn enemies, but once were friends bonded like brothers who changed the fate of Cybertron forever.…
#31 Robot Dreams (2023) · ★ 8.0 · 843 votes · 1h 42m · comedy, drama, science-fictionA lonely dog's friendship with his robot companion takes a sad turn when an unexpected malfunction forces him to abandon Robot at the beach. Will Dog ever meet Robot again?…
#32 Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero (2022) · ★ 7.9 · 3,080 votes · 1h 40m · action, science-fiction, animationThe Red Ribbon Army, an evil organization that was once destroyed by Goku in the past, has been reformed by a group of people who have created new and mightier Androids, Gamma 1 an…
#33 Suzume (2022) · ★ 7.9 · 1,853 votes · 2h 2m · fantasy, adventure, dramaSuzume, 17, lost her mother as a little girl. On her way to school, she meets a mysterious young man. But her curiosity unleashes a calamity that endangers the entire population of…
#34 A Whisker Away (2020) · ★ 7.9 · 1,515 votes · 1h 44m · fantasy, romance, dramaA peculiar girl transforms into a cat to catch her crush's attention. But before she realizes it, the line between human and animal starts to blur.…
#35 Nimona (2023) · ★ 7.9 · 1,503 votes · 1h 39m · action, fantasy, adventureA knight framed for a tragic crime teams with a scrappy, shape-shifting teen to prove his innocence.…
#36 Miraculous World: Shanghai - The Legend of Ladydragon (2021) · ★ 7.9 · 701 votes · 0h 54m · action, fantasy, adventureOn school break, Marinette heads to Shanghai to meet Adrien. But after arriving, Marinette loses all her stuff, including the Miraculous that allows her to turn into Ladybug!…
#37 Luca (2021) · ★ 7.8 · 9,147 votes · 1h 35m · comedy, fantasy, adventureLuca and his best friend Alberto experience an unforgettable summer on the Italian Riviera. But all the fun is threatened by a deeply-held secret: they are sea monsters from anothe…
#38 Raya and the Last Dragon (2021) · ★ 7.8 · 7,456 votes · 1h 47m · action, fantasy, adventureLong ago, in the fantasy world of Kumandra, humans and dragons lived together in harmony. But when an evil force threatened the land, the dragons sacrificed themselves to save huma…
#39 Sing 2 (2021) · ★ 7.8 · 4,911 votes · 1h 50m · comedy, animation, familyBuster and his new cast now have their sights set on debuting a new show at the Crystal Tower Theater in glamorous Redshore City. But with no connections, he and his singers must s…
#40 The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021) · ★ 7.8 · 3,432 votes · 1h 50m · comedy, adventure, animationA quirky, dysfunctional family's road trip is upended when they find themselves in the middle of the robot apocalypse and suddenly become humanity's unlikeliest last hope.…