Animated movies have become increasingly popular and highly acclaimed since 2000. The 21st century has been good to animation, bringing its unique pleasures to audiences of all ages. Although computer-generated imagery became the rage, many of our forefathers continued to experiment with the form’s tried and true methods of hand-drawn or stop motion animation, resulting in an infusion of interesting animated auteurs.
To honor these works of creativity, here we have compiled the list of the top 10 animated films of the 21st century. Animation is like a resort from real-world troubles so let’s for a few hours, leave the real world behind and enjoy this selection of fantastic animated masterpieces. Without any further delay, let’s dive into the animation world:
The Incredibles (2007)
The Incredible is one of the best Marvel films that isn’t the part of MCU. Brad Bird and his animation crew did an amazing job of capturing the look and feel of the Golden age. It’s about a family of superheroes. Despite their best effort to remain undetected, they find themselves unexpectedly entangled in one great adventure.
The Incredibles is also one of the best-animated films in recent memory for providing us with some unforgettable and enjoyable moments. The opening scene in which we meet Mr. Incredible, Elastigirl, and Mr. Frozen is one of the best examples of character introduction I saw. It’s about a family telling us that everything is possible. It doesn’t matter whether it’s your biological family or your superhero squad, you can defeat the super Villains when you are together. What’s best is that this superhero family adventure continues to the other two movie parts.
Ratatouille (2007)
Get your Popcorn ready because now I am going to tell you about the best-animated movie I’ve ever seen. It’s a movie which is suitable for audiences of all ages. The major motif in the film is,” Anyone can cook but only the fearless can be great”.
The film revolves around a rat named Remy (Patton Oswalt) who lives with his family, Emile (Peter Sohn) and Django (Brian Dennehy). Remy believes that people cannot be trusted. And trusting them too much will lead to a mousetrap. He was passionate about cooking.
After being separated from his family, Remy was left alone with a broken spatula, hunger, and Gusteaus cookbook. While reading the cookbook gusteaus’s illustration comes to life and begs Remy to go upward and look around. Then Remy discovers that he was in Paris. But the real story starts when Remy meets a guy named Linguini Alfred and helps him to cook. I am not going to spoil the movie here.
How To Train Your Dragon (2010)
How to train your Dragon is the best DreamWorks Animation picture ever. The movie follows Hiccup (Jay Baruchel), a genius inventor who doesn’t fit with his tribe of Dragon-slaying Vikings. Hiccup kills a dragon and goes in search of its remains, He discovers that the dragon is still alive and can be domesticated. He names his dragon “Toothless” and learns that everything he and his tribe thought they knew about dragons was incorrect. And there start a never-ending bind between the two characters of the movie. A friendship that makes me want to have a dragon too!
The movie has a stunning visual style and a sweeping score by John Powell, while the sequels are enjoyable as well. The original remains a timeless classic on the power of empathy.
Rango (2011)
Not including Rango in my best animated movies list would be little injustice to this gem. Rango is one of those underappreciated gems released in 2011 that often goes unnoticed in favor of bigger-name films. And I think it is a shame because the film is a lot of fun and beautifully constructed. The plot, characters, adventure, soundtrack, ending, everything is just incredible.
It’s a western, but with an eclectic cast of animal creatures as the protagonists. Rango is about a pretty secluded and somewhat lonely chameleon voiced by Johnny Deep. He finds his world flipped upside down following a little mishap. He begins fabricating one story after another after landing in the frontier town of Dirt, while also solving a mystery surrounding the town’s water problem.
The Croods (2013)
This film’s portrayal of the family’s development is both subtle and profound. The story revolves around a girl named Eep voiced by Emma Stone. She is a confident young girl but also rebellious and aspirational. She wants to explore the outside world instead of living in a cave but his father Grug is afraid of the evils of the world so he doesn’t want his family to get outside of the cave. He strongly believes that things should never change. That’s why the Father-daughter relation was so unfriendly.
But after seeing the world with the help of a boy named Guy he realizes that it’s not that much dangerous as he always suspected. Guy and Eep fall in love with each other which ultimately makes it one of my favorite animated movies.
Frozen (2013)
Over the last decade, Disney films have been hit or miss. Some are considered classic while others are forgotten and still others are on their way to becoming classics. Frozen alters the dynamic and establishes itself as a true classic. Frozen isn’t simply a Disney classic. It’s the decade’s Disney classic.
It has the potential to compete with the best of them. With a vengeance, Disney returns to its roots. In my opinion, the best-animated movie of the last several years.
The film( Spoiler alert) portrays the lives of two sisters Anna the Queen of Arendelle, and Elsa the princess and respectively. It tells the story of two sisters who were separated by a single incident. The plot of the film revolves around them reuniting and bounding like actual sisters. It’s a truly heartwarming film that I would suggest to anyone of any age.
Moana (2016)
This is a story of a young girl who defies her culture’s prejudices and limits, as well as her parent’s goal for her life, to preserve her tribe. The film follows her as she gradually develops the courage to embark on a long trek across the sea to save her people.
She meets Maui, a demi-God along the way. He attempts to get away from her at first, focusing on his own good. She establishes her power swiftly and becomes an unexpected traveling companion.
It’s a film that celebrates the strength of a determined young woman. In short, this film revolves around a girl who gives up everything she knows to save her people from dying of hunger.
COCO (2017)
Coco is one of my favorite animated movies. The movie tells an exciting story in a culturally realistic world. It has one helluva plot twist (though it’s more of a character twist) and its music? Its music is something that will touch your soul. Miguel (Anthony Gonzalez) is a young man who aspires to play guitar like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz (Benjamin Brett).
His family on the other hand has boycotted the Music long ago. To find out the reason for this, Miguel set on a journey to the land of the dead, where he will meet the utterly attractive hector (Gael Garcia Bernal). Both of them will uncover the nasty truth about his family. What’s more, the film is packed with hearty songs, produced and performed by the animators as well as the talented composers and actors. Every touch of the guitar is precisely where it should be, and while it’s not the aspect of the film that makes me weep the most, I’d be lying if I claimed that it didn’t cause a few stray tears.
The Willoughbys (2020)
The animation is fantastic. It is one of those animation movies with a dark and vengeful plot, but with vibrant and beautiful animation. The plot revolves around a dysfunctional family whose parents are so selfish and self-absorbed that they have forgotten about their children. There are many terrible scenes in the story but the one, when Tim receives a bar of chocolate and safely stores it in his hat, is particularly painful.
Their parent’s negligence, all children have grown up to be resourceful, responsible, and protective of one another which is heartwarming. They even believe that living as an orphan is easier than living with their father and mother. But in the end, their nanny adopts them and they ended up with a loving family.
The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021)
There is no doubt that The Mitchells vs. The Machines is one of the best animated movies releases in 2021. The Mitchells vs. the machine is a hilarious and thought-provoking film, on how society has gotten overly dependent on technology. To the point where having a basic dinner discussion with your family has become a rarity.
The plot revolves around a family saving the world from a robot apocalypse, with many concepts that are admittedly very similar to other shows like “iRobot” but at its core, this film is about a family rebuilding their relationship and coming together to overcome difficulty while being their odd selves. This is also one of the best animated movies on Netflix.
So, which movie are you gonna watch first?
Yes these are the best one . Thanks for the list.