Three years ago, I made it my mission in life to watch every single animated, theatrically-released Disney movie. At that time, the number was 53; now it is 56. I watched them all, and I watched them all in order (almost – Dinosaur got bumped to the end because there was only one copy in the entire Clevnet library system). So from Snow White (the first one, which came out in 1937) to Moana, the most recent, I have seen all of them. Personally, I feel that this endeavor is the most important thing I have ever done. And since I spent roughly 84 hours of my life watching these movies, I made this list so that you, my friend, don’t have to go through that process. Lemme tell you, some of them were really really bad. But that’s a different story–for now, please enjoy this list because I deliberated over this ranking for AWHILE.
Note: The movies here are ranked largely on my opinion, but I also took into account critical acclaim, the soundtrack, whether or not it’s aged well, its legacy, and its importance in terms of diversity.
One more note: This list does include every Disney movie that is animated and theatrically-released, I promise. If you think I’m missing one or that one shouldn’t be on here, I’m sorry but you are wrong. This is all of them. Trust me.
Without further ado:
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Beauty and the Beast
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The Lion King
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The Princess and the Frog
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Aladdin
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The Little Mermaid
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Moana
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Mulan
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Frozen
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Tangled
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame
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Tarzan
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Zootopia
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Pocahontas
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Hercules
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Winnie the Pooh
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Cinderella
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The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
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Big Hero 6
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Wreck-it-Ralph
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Lady and the Tramp
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The Emperor’s New Groove
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The Jungle Book
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Peter Pan
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Sleeping Beauty
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Oliver and Company
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The Rescuers
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Rohin Hood
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
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101 Dalmatians
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Lilo and Stitch
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Meet the Robinsons
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Treasure Planet
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The Fox and the Hound
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Brother Bear
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The AristoCats
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Alice in Wonderland
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The Sword in the Stone
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Pinocchio
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Atlantis
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The Great Mouse Detective
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Bolt
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Fantasia 2000
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The Rescuers Down Under
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Dumbo
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The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
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The Black Cauldron
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Bambi
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Fantasia
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Fun and Fancy Free
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Make Mine Music
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Melody Time
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Chicken Little
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The Three Caballeros
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Dinosaur
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Saludos Amigos
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Home on the Range
So, there you go. Let me know whether or not you agree with my list!