Best animated films 1981 – 1990 - Charts
Best animated films 1981 – 1990
1. Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)
UK, Drama / Music
Directed by: Alan Parker
Cast: Bob Geldof, Bob Hoskins
2. Mach a Šebestová k tabuli! (1985)
Czechoslovakia, Animation / Comedy
Directed by: Miloš Macourek, Jaroslav Doubrava
Cast: Petr Nárožný
3. Castle in the Sky (1986)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Hayao Miyazaki
Cast: Keiko Yokozawa, Mayumi Tanaka
4. Asterix in Britain (1986)
France, Animation / Adventure
Directed by: Pino Van Lamsweerde
Cast: Roger Carel, Serge Sauvion
5. Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
Japan, Animation / Drama
Directed by: Isao Takahata
Cast: Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi
6. Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, a Sailor from York (1981)
Czechoslovakia, Animation / Puppet
Directed by: Stanislav Látal
Cast: Václav Postránecký, Jiří Bruder
7. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
Japan, Animation / Adventure
Directed by: Hayao Miyazaki
Cast: Bin Shimada, Ichirō Nagai
8. Asterix vs. Caesar (1985)
France, Animation / Adventure
Directed by: Paul Brizzi, Gaëtan Brizzi
Cast: Roger Carel, Pierre Tornade
9. My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
Japan, Animation / Adventure
Directed by: Hayao Miyazaki
Cast: Shigeru Chiba, Ikue Ōtani
10. Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
Japan, Animation / Adventure
Directed by: Hayao Miyazaki
Cast: Minami Takayama, Akio Ōtsuka
11. Alice (1988)
Czechoslovakia / Switzerland, Animation / Fantasy
Directed by: Jan Švankmajer
Cast: Kristýna Kohoutová
12. The Land Before Time (1988)
USA / Ireland, Animation / Adventure
Directed by: Don Bluth
Cast: Helen Shaver, Pat Hingle
13. Daffy Duck's Quackbusters (1988)
USA, Family / Animation
Directed by: Friz Freleng, Chuck Jones
Cast: Mel Blanc, June Foray
14. DuckTales The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990)
USA / France, Family / Animation
Directed by: Paul Brizzi, Gaëtan Brizzi
Cast: Alan Young, Russi Taylor
15. Daffy Duck's Movie: Fantastic Island (1983)
USA, Animation / Family
Directed by: Friz Freleng, Chuck Jones
Cast: Mel Blanc, Les Tremayne
16. The Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie (1981)
USA, Family / Animation
Directed by: Friz Freleng
Cast: Frank Welker, Mel Blanc
17. Akira (1988)
Japan, Animation / Sci-fi
Directed by: Katsuhiro Ōtomo
Cast: Mami Koyama, Mitsuo Iwata
18. The Last Unicorn (1982)
USA / UK, Animation / Fairytale
Directed by: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr.
Cast: Robert Klein, Alan Arkin
19. Vincent (1987)
Australia / Belgium, Animation / Drama
Directed by: Paul Cox
Cast: John Hurt, Marika Rivera
20. The Plague Dogs (1982)
USA, Animation / Adventure
Directed by: Martin Rosen
Cast: John Hurt, James Bolam
21. The Brave Little Toaster (1987)
USA / Taiwan, Animation / Adventure
Directed by: Jerry Rees
Cast: Jon Lovitz, Timothy Stack
22. Vuk: The Little Fox (1981)
Hungary, Animation / Family
Directed by: Attila Dargay
Cast: Judit Pogány, József Gyabronka
23. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
USA, Animation / Fantasy
Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
Cast: Bob Hoskins, Christopher Lloyd
24. Asterix and the Big Fight (1989)
France / West Germany, Animation / Adventure
Directed by: Philippe Grimond, Keith Ingham
Cast: Roger Carel, Pierre Tornade
25. Malá čarodějnice (1984)
Czechoslovakia / West Germany, Animation / Fairytale
Directed by: Zdeněk Smetana
Cast: Jiřina Bohdalová
27. Pohádky pod sněhem (1985)
Czechoslovakia, Animation / Fairytale
Directed by: Zdeněk Smetana
Cast: Jiřina Bohdalová, Jiří Císler
28. The Little Mermaid (1989)
USA, Animation / Family
Directed by: John Musker, Ron Clements
Cast: Jodi Benson, Samuel E. Wright
29. All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989)
UK / Ireland, Animation / Adventure
Directed by: Don Bluth, Gary Goldman
Cast: Dom DeLuise, Burt Reynolds
30. The Secret of NIMH (1982)
USA, Animation / Family
Directed by: Don Bluth
Cast: Derek Jacobi, Elizabeth Hartman
31. Samson and Sally: The Song of the Whales (1984)
Denmark / Sweden, Animation / Family
Directed by: Jannik Hastrup
Cast: Ole Ernst, Heinz Hopf
32. The Fox and the Hound (1981)
USA, Animation / Adventure
Directed by: Richard Rich, Ted Berman
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Kurt Russell
33. Stowaways on the Ark (1988)
West Germany, Animation / Family
Directed by: Wolfgang Urchs
Cast: Arnold Marquis, Helmut Krauss
34. Angel's Egg (1985)
Japan, Animation / Drama
Directed by: Mamoru Oshii
Cast: Kei'ichi Noda, Jinpachi Nezu
35. Barefoot Gen (1983)
Japan, Animation / Drama
Directed by: Mori Masaki
Cast: Junji Nishimura, Takeshi Aono
36. Bugs Bunny's Third Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales (1982)
USA, Animation / Family
Directed by: Friz Freleng
Cast: June Foray, Lennie Weinrib
37. American Pop (1981)
USA, Animation / Drama
Directed by: Ralph Bakshi
Cast: Ron Thompson, Richard Moll
38. The Care Bears Movie (1985)
Canada, Animation / Adventure
Directed by: Arna Selznick, Charles Bonifacio
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Jackie Burroughs
39. When the Wind Blows (1986)
UK, Animation / Comedy
Directed by: Jimmy T. Murakami
Cast: Peggy Ashcroft, John Mills
40. Little Nemo (1989)
Japan / USA, Animation / Adventure
Directed by: Masami Hata, William T. Hurtz
Cast: Kenji Utsumi, Chikao Ohtsuka
41. Son of the White Mare (1981)
Hungary, Animation / Adventure
Directed by: Marcell Jankovics
Cast: György Cserhalmi, Vera Pap
42. The Wizard of Oz (1982)
Japan / USA, Animation / Family
Directed by: Fumihiko Takayama
Cast: Sumi Shimamoto
43. Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose (1987)
USA, Animation / Adventure
Directed by: Paul Sommer, John Kimball
Cast: Daws Butler, Dave Coulier
44. Dexter the Dragon & Bumble the Bear (1983)
Netherlands, Animation / Family
Directed by: Harrie Geelen, Bjørn Frank Jensen
Cast: Tonny Huurdeman, Harrie Geelen
45. Light Years (1988)
France, Animation / Adventure
Directed by: René Laloux
Cast: John Shea, Terrence Mann
46. The Nutcracker Prince (1990)
Canada, Animation / Adventure
Cast: Kiefer Sutherland, Megan Follows
47. Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer (1985)
USA / Japan, Animation / Family
Directed by: Kimio Yabuki, Bernard Deyriès
Cast: Charlie Adler, Robbie Lee
48. The Elm Chanted Forest (1986)
Yugoslavia / USA, Animation / Family
Directed by: Milan Blažeković, Doro Vlado Hreljanovic
Cast: Sven Lasta, Lena Politeo
49. Willy the Sparrow (1989)
Hungary, Animation
Directed by: József Gémes
Cast: Klári Tolnay, Mátyás Usztics
50. Cat City (1986)
Hungary / Canada, Animation / Adventure
Directed by: Béla Ternovszky
Cast: Miklós Benedek, Gyula Bodrogi
51. Peter in Magicland (1990)
West Germany / Germany, Animation / Fantasy
Directed by: Wolfgang Urchs
Cast: Udo Wachtveitl, Michael Habeck
53. Starchaser: The Legend of Orin (1985)
USA / South Korea, Animation / Sci-fi
Directed by: Steven Hahn, Mitch Rochon
Cast: Michael Winslow, Carmen Argenziano
54. Heavy Metal (1981)
Canada / USA, Animation / Sci-fi
Directed by: Gerald Potterton, Julian Harris
Cast: Harold Ramis, Eugene Levy
55. Felix the Cat: The Movie (1988)
USA / Germany, Animation / Adventure
Directed by: Tibor Hernádi
Cast: Alice Playten, Peter Newman
56. Legend of the Galactic Heroes: My Conquest Is the Sea of Stars (1988)
Japan, Animation / Sci-fi
Directed by: Noboru Ishiguro
Cast: Hirotaka Suzuoki, Kei'ichi Noda
57. Katy Caterpillar (1984)
Spain / Mexico, Animation / Adventure
Directed by: José Luis Moro, Santiago Moro
Cast: Cristina Camargo, Héctor Lee
58. Oliver & Company (1988)
USA, Animation / Music
Directed by: George Scribner
Cast: Joey Lawrence, Cheech Marin
59. Heidi's Song (1982)
USA, Animation / Family
Directed by: Robert Taylor
Cast: Lorne Greene, Sammy Davis Jr.
60. Unico (1981)
Japan, Animation / Adventure
Directed by: Toshio Hirata, Osamu Tezuka
Cast: Ichirō Nagai, Kazuko Sugiyama
61. Golgo 13: The Professional (1983)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Kuyou Sai, Mitsuru Nasukawa
Cast: 二又一成, Toshiko Fujita
62. Wicked City (1987)
Japan, Animation / Fantasy
Directed by: Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Cast: Ichirō Nagai, Takeshi Aono
64. The Camel Boy (1984)
Australia, Family / Animation
Directed by: Yoram Gross
Cast: Michael Pate, John Meillon
65. The Cat Who Walked by Herself (1988)
Soviet Union, Animation / Drama
Directed by: Ideya Garanina
Cast: Inna Churikova, Georgiy Burkov
66. Heathcliff: The Movie (1986)
Canada / France, Family / Animation
Directed by: Bruno Bianchi
Cast: Peter Cullen, Mel Blanc
67. Transformers: The Movie (1986)
USA / Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Nelson Shin, Norm McCabe
Cast: Peter Cullen, Casey Kasem
68. Time Masters (1982)
France / Switzerland, Animation / Sci-fi
Directed by: René Laloux
Cast: Yves-Marie Maurin, Alain Cuny
69. Wonderful Adventure of Nils, The (1981)
Sweden, Animation / Adventure
Directed by: Hisayuki Toriumi
70. Marquis (1989)
Belgium / France, Animation / Comedy
Directed by: Henri Xhonneux
Cast: François Marthouret, Valérie Kling
71. The Secret of the Selenites (1983)
France, Animation / Family
Directed by: Jean Image
Cast: Jacques Marin, Philippe Castelli
73. Valhalla (1986)
Denmark, Animation / Fantasy
Directed by: Peter Madsen
Cast: Dick Kaysø, Preben Kristensen
74. The Adventures of Mark Twain (1986)
USA, Animation / Family
Directed by: Will Vinton
Cast: James Whitmore, Craig Bartlett
76. Here Come the Littles (1985)
USA / France, Family / Animation
Directed by: Bernard Deyriès
Cast: Robert David Hall, Gregg Berger
77. Dragon Ball Z Movie 2: The World's Strongest (1990)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Daisuke Nishio
Cast: Mayumi Tanaka, Kenji Utsumi
79. Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw (1988)
USA, Animation / Comedy
Directed by: Pierre DeCelles
Cast: Joey Dedio, Greg Berg
80. Odyssea (1986)
Czechoslovakia / East Germany, Animation / Adventure
Directed by: Jiří Tyller
Cast: Jiří Bartoška, Ladislav Mrkvička
81. The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
USA, Family / Animation
Directed by: Ron Clements, John Musker
Cast: Vincent Price, Alan Young
82. Katy Meets the Aliens (1988)
Spain / Mexico, Animation
Directed by: José Luis Moro, Santiago Moro
Cast: Velia Vegar, Tito Resendiz
83. Barefoot Gen 2 (1986)
Japan, Animation / War
Directed by: Toshio Hirata
Cast: Junji Nishimura, Hiroshi Ōtake
84. The Flight of Dragons (1982)
USA, Animation / Family
Directed by: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr.
Cast: John Ritter, Larry Storch
85. Ra: Path of the Sun God (1990)
UK, Animation / Drama
Directed by: Lesley Keen
Cast: Michael MacKenzie
86. Fire and Ice (1983)
USA, Animation / Fantasy
Directed by: Ralph Bakshi
Cast: Jimmy Bridges, Susan Tyrrell
87. Bolek i Lolek na Dzikim Zachodzie (1986)
Poland, Animation / Adventure
Directed by: Stanislaw Dülz
88. The Secret of the Sword (1985)
USA, Action / Animation
Directed by: Bill Reed, Ed Friedman
Cast: George DiCenzo, Melendy Britt
89. Sherlock Holmes and the Baskerville Curse (1983)
Australia, Animation / Family
Cast: Peter O'Toole, Helen Morse
90. Gauche the Cellist (1982)
Japan, Animation / Fantasy
Directed by: Isao Takahata
Cast: Keiko Yokozawa, Kaneta Kimotsuki
91. Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation (1986)
Canada / USA, Family / Animation
Directed by: Dale Schott, Charles Bonifacio
Cast: Alyson Court, Chris Wiggins
92. Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise (1987)
Japan, Animation / Drama
Directed by: Hiroyuki Yamaga
Cast: 森本レオ, Bin Shimada
93. Crusher Joe (1983)
Japan, Animation / Adventure
Directed by: Yoshikazu Yasuhiko
Cast: Iemasa Kayumi, Fumihiko Tachiki
95. Rock & Rule (1983)
Canada, Animation / Sci-fi
Directed by: Clive A. Smith
Cast: Paul Le Mat, Don Francks
96. Scamper the Penguin (1988)
Soviet Union / Japan, Animation / Adventure
Directed by: Gennadiy Sokolskiy
97. Vampire Hunter D (1985)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Toyo'o Ashida
Cast: Ichirō Nagai, Kaneto Shiozawa
98. Saffi – The Treasure of Swamp Castle (1984)
Hungary, Animation
Directed by: Attila Dargay
Cast: Hilda Gobbi, György Bárdy
99. Kaze to ki no uta SANCTUS: Sei naru kana (1987)
Japan, Animation / Drama
Directed by: Yoshikazu Yasuhiko
Cast: Kaneto Shiozawa, Jūrōta Kosugi
100. The Rescuers Down Under (1990)
USA, Animation / Family
Directed by: Hendel Butoy, Mike Gabriel
Cast: Bob Newhart, Eva Gabor