Best animated dramas - Charts
Best animated dramas
2. The Animatrix: The Second Renaissance Part 2 (2003)
USA, Animation / Short
Directed by: Mahiro Maeda
3. The Animatrix: The Second Renaissance Part 1 (2003)
USA, Animation / Short
Directed by: Mahiro Maeda
4. The Lion King (1994)
USA, Animation / Adventure
Directed by: Roger Allers, Rob Minkoff
Cast: Matthew Broderick, Jeremy Irons
5. Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)
UK, Drama / Music
Directed by: Alan Parker
Cast: Bob Geldof, Bob Hoskins
6. The Peasants (2023)
Poland / Serbia, Drama / Historical
Directed by: DK Welchman, Hugh Welchman
Cast: Kamila Urzędowska, Robert Gulaczyk
10. Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
Japan, Animation / Drama
Directed by: Isao Takahata
Cast: Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi
12. A Silent Voice (2016)
Japan, Animation / Drama
Directed by: Naoko Yamada
Cast: Aoi Yūki, Mayu Matsuoka
13. Persepolis (2007)
France / USA, Animation / Drama
Directed by: Vincent Paronnaud, Marjane Satrapi
14. Mulan (1998)
USA, Animation / Family
Directed by: Barry Cook, Tony Bancroft
Cast: Ming-Na Wen, BD Wong
15. Waltz with Bashir (2008)
Israel / France, Animation / Documentary
Directed by: Ari Folman
Cast: Ari Folman, אורי סיון
18. Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
Japan, Animation / Adventure
Directed by: Hayao Miyazaki
Cast: Minami Takayama, Akio Ōtsuka
19. Berserk: Golden Age Arc II - The Battle for Doldrey (2012)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Toshiyuki Kubooka, Kôichi Hatsumi
Cast: Aki Toyosaki, Nobuyuki Katsube
20. Samurai X: Trust and Betrayal (1999)
Japan, Animation / Drama
Directed by: Kazuhiro Furuhashi
Cast: Mayo Suzukaze, Hirotaka Suzuoki
21. Loving Vincent (2017)
UK / Poland, Animation / Biography
Directed by: DK Welchman, Hugh Welchman
Cast: Douglas Booth, Holly Earl
22. The Secret World of Arrietty (2010)
Japan, Animation / Adventure
Directed by: Hiromasa Yonebayashi
Cast: Ryūnosuke Kamiki, Mirai Shida
24. Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (2000)
Japan, Animation / Drama
Directed by: Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Cast: Hideyuki Tanaka, Ichirō Nagai
25. The Animatrix: A Detective Story (2003)
USA, Animation / Short
Directed by: Shin'ichirō Watanabe
26. The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006)
Japan, Animation / Drama
Directed by: Mamoru Hosoda, Hiroyuki Aoyama
Cast: Riisa Naka, Mitsuki Tanimura
27. Berserk: Golden Age Arc III - Descent (2013)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Toshiyuki Kubooka, Kôichi Hatsumi
Cast: Akio Ōtsuka, Aki Toyosaki
29. To the Forest of Firefly Lights (2011)
Japan, Animation / Drama
Directed by: Takahiro Ōmori
Cast: Ayane Sakura, Kōki Uchiyama
30. Berserk: Golden Age Arc I - The Egg of the King (2012)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Toshiyuki Kubooka, Kôichi Hatsumi
Cast: Aki Toyosaki, Nobuyuki Katsube
31. Perfect Blue (1997)
Japan, Animation / Drama
Directed by: Satoshi Kon
Cast: Rica Matsumoto, Shin'ichirō Miki
32. Balance (1989)
West Germany, Short / Animation
Directed by: Wolfgang Lauenstein, Christoph Lauenstein
33. The Prince of Egypt (1998)
USA, Animation / Family
Directed by: Brenda Chapman, Steve Hickner
Cast: Val Kilmer, Ralph Fiennes
34. Up (2009)
USA, Animation / Adventure
Directed by: Pete Docter, Bob Peterson
Cast: Edward Asner, Christopher Plummer
35. Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001)
Japan / USA, Animation / Action
Directed by: Shin'ichirō Watanabe, Yoshiyuki Takei
Cast: Ai Kobayashi, Kōichi Yamadera
36. The Triplets of Belleville (2003)
France / Belgium, Animation / Drama
Directed by: Sylvain Chomet
Cast: Michèle Caucheteux, Michel Robin
37. Violet Evergarden the Movie (2020)
Japan, Drama / Animation
Directed by: Taichi Ishidate
Cast: Yui Ishikawa, Daisuke Namikawa
38. Whisper of the Heart (1995)
Japan, Animation / Drama
Directed by: Yoshifumi Kondō
Cast: Yōko Honna, Takashi Tachibana
39. Akira (1988)
Japan, Animation / Sci-fi
Directed by: Katsuhiro Ōtomo
Cast: Mami Koyama, Mitsuo Iwata
41. The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013)
Japan, Animation / Fantasy
Directed by: Isao Takahata
Cast: Aki Asakura, Kengo Kōra
42. Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama (1992)
India / Japan, Animation / Fantasy
Directed by: Yugo Sako, Ikkô Kobayashi
Cast: James Earl Jones, Shatrughan Sinha
43. Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl (2019)
Japan, Animation / Comedy
Directed by: Sôichi Masui
Cast: Asami Seto, Kaito Ishikawa
44. Evangelion 2.22: You Can (Not) Advance (2009)
Japan, Animation / Drama
Directed by: Hideaki Anno, Kazuya Tsurumaki
Cast: Kotono Mitsuishi, Maaya Sakamoto
45. Inside Out (2015)
USA, Animation / Fantasy
Directed by: Pete Docter, Ronnie Del Carmen
Cast: Diane Lane, Amy Poehler
46. Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG - Individual Eleven (2006)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Kenji Kamiyama, 布施木一喜
Cast: Atsuko Tanaka, Akio Ōtsuka
47. Sword of the Stranger (2007)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Masahiro Andō
Cast: Tomoya Nagase, Kōichi Yamadera
48. Attack On Titan OVA: A Choice with No Regrets (2014)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Tetsurō Araki, Shintarō Itoga
Cast: Romi Paku, Daisuke Ono
49. Animal Farm (1954)
UK / USA, Animation / Drama
Directed by: Joy Batchelor, John Halas
Cast: Maurice Denham, Gordon Heath
50. Vincent (1987)
Australia / Belgium, Animation / Drama
Directed by: Paul Cox
Cast: John Hurt, Marika Rivera
51. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man (2005)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Kenji Kamiyama
Cast: Akio Ōtsuka, Atsuko Tanaka
53. Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (1997)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Hideaki Anno
54. The Plague Dogs (1982)
USA, Animation / Adventure
Directed by: Martin Rosen
Cast: John Hurt, James Bolam
55. Millennium Actress (2001)
Japan, Animation / Drama
Directed by: Satoshi Kon
Cast: Fumiko Orikasa, Mami Koyama
56. Initial D: Third Stage (2001)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Fumitsugu Yamaguchi
Cast: Shin'ichirō Miki, Ayako Kawasumi
57. My Life as a Zucchini (2016)
Switzerland / France, Animation / Comedy
Directed by: Claude Barras
Cast: Michel Vuillermoz, Paulin Jaccoud
58. Wrinkles (2011)
Spain, Animation / Drama
Directed by: Ignacio Ferreras
Cast: Tacho González, Álvaro Guevara
59. The Boy and the Beast (2015)
Japan, Animation / Adventure
Directed by: Mamoru Hosoda
Cast: Aoi Miyazaki, Kōji Yakusho
61. 5 Centimeters per Second (2007)
Japan, Animation / Drama
Directed by: Makoto Shinkai
Cast: Kenji Mizuhashi, 花村怜美
63. The Breadwinner (2017)
Canada / Ireland, Animation / War
Directed by: Nora Twomey
Cast: Saara Chaudry, Ali Hassan
64. The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore (2011)
USA, Short / Animation
Directed by: William Joyce, Brandon Oldenburg
65. Samurai X: Reflection (2001)
Japan, Animation / Drama
Directed by: Kazuhiro Furuhashi
Cast: Mayo Suzukaze, Miki Fujitani
66. Tokyo Godfathers (2003)
Japan, Animation / Adventure
Directed by: Satoshi Kon
Cast: Aya Okamoto, Kōichi Yamadera
67. The Fall (1999)
Czech Republic / Canada, Animation / Puppet
Directed by: Aurel Klimt
Cast: Anne Day-Jones
68. Memories (1995)
Japan, Animation / Anthology
Directed by: Kōji Morimoto, Tensai Okamura
Cast: Kōichi Yamadera, Shigeru Chiba
69. Ernest & Celestine (2012)
France / Belgium, Animation / Comedy
Directed by: Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar
Cast: Lambert Wilson, Jacques Ciron
70. The Five Obstructions (2003)
Denmark / Switzerland, Documentary / Drama
Directed by: Jørgen Leth, Lars von Trier
71. Fullmetal Alchemist: The Movie - Conqueror of Shamballa (2005)
Japan, Animation / Adventure
Directed by: Seiji Mizushima
Cast: Rie Kugimiya, Romi Paku
72. The Kinematograph (2009)
Poland, Animation / Short
Directed by: Tomasz Bagiński
Cast: Maxim Baldry
73. Faust (1994)
Czech Republic / France, Drama / Mystery
Directed by: Jan Švankmajer
Cast: Petr Čepek, Jan Kraus
74. Darker than Black: The Black Contractor - Gaiden (2010)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Tensai Okamura, Toshinori Narita
Cast: Iemasa Kayumi, Ryōta Takeuchi
75. Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie (2012)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Hayato Date
Cast: Nana Mizuki, Noriaki Sugiyama
76. The Wind Rises (2013)
Japan, Animation / War
Directed by: Hayao Miyazaki
Cast: Hideaki Anno, Miori Takimoto
78. The Dam Keeper (2014)
USA, Short / Animation
Directed by: Robert Kondo, Daisuke 'Dice' Tsutsumi
Cast: Lars Mikkelsen
79. The Illusionist (2010)
France / UK, Animation / Drama
Directed by: Sylvain Chomet
Cast: Jean-Claude Donda, Paul Bandey
80. Giovanni's Island (2014)
Japan, Animation / Drama
Directed by: Mizuho Nishikubo
Cast: Tatsuya Nakadai, Yukie Nakama
82. The Secret of NIMH (1982)
USA, Animation / Family
Directed by: Don Bluth
Cast: Derek Jacobi, Elizabeth Hartman
83. Tehran Taboo (2017)
Germany / Austria, Animation / Drama
Directed by: Ali Soozandeh
Cast: Arash Marandi, Alireza Bayram
85. Tekkonkinkreet (2006)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Michael Arias, Shoujirou Nishimi
Cast: Kazunari Ninomiya, Yū Aoi
86. Long Way North (2015)
France, Animation / Adventure
Directed by: Rémi Chayé
Cast: Christa Théret, Féodor Atkine
87. Isle of Dogs (2018)
USA / Germany, Animation / Puppet
Directed by: Wes Anderson
Cast: Bryan Cranston, Koyu Rankin
88. Mushishi: Bell Droplets (2015)
Japan, Animation / Drama
Directed by: Hiroshi Nagahama
Cast: Mika Doi, Hiroshi Shimozaki
89. Girls und Panzer the Movie (2015)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Tsutomu Mizushima, Atsushi Kobayashi
Cast: Ai Kayano, Mamiko Noto
90. Last Order: Final Fantasy VII (2005)
Japan, Animation / Short
Directed by: Tetsuya Nomura, Morio Asaka
Cast: Ken'ichi Suzumura, Ayumi Itō
92. Attack on Titan: Crimson Bow and Arrow (2014)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Tetsurō Araki
Cast: Yūki Kaji, Masahiko Tanaka
94. Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting! - Kimura Tatsuya vs Mashiba Ryo (2003)
Japan, Animation / Drama
Directed by: Satoshi Nishimura
Cast: Tomokazu Seki, Wataru Takagi
95. Comedy (2002)
Japan, Animation / Short
Directed by: Kazuto Nakazawa
Cast: Ai Maeda, Hikaru Midorikawa
96. Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade (1999)
Japan, Animation / Drama
Directed by: Hiroyuki Okiura
Cast: Tamio Ōki, Kōsei Hirota
97. Evangelion 3.0+1.01 Thrice Upon a Time (2021)
Japan, Animation / Drama
Directed by: Hideaki Anno, Kazuya Tsurumaki
Cast: Megumi Ogata, Megumi Hayashibara
98. Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion (2007)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Noriyuki Abe
Cast: Romi Paku, Yuki Matsuoka
99. Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2021)
USA, Animation / Comedy
Directed by: Dean Fleischer-Camp
Cast: Jenny Slate, Isabella Rossellini
100. Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 3: Rebellion (2013)
Japan, Animation / Drama
Directed by: Akiyuki Simbo, Yukihiro Miyamoto