A Definitive Ranking of Every Animated, Theatrically-Released Disney Movie ​

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:

1. Beauty and the Beast

2. The Lion King

3. The Princess and the Frog

4. Aladdin

5. The Little Mermaid

6. Moana

7. Mulan

8. Frozen

9. Tangled

10. The Hunchback of Notre Dame

11. Tarzan

12. Zootopia

13. Pocahontas

14. Hercules

15. Winnie the Pooh

16. Cinderella

17. The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

18. Big Hero 6

19. Wreck-it-Ralph

20. Lady and the Tramp

21. The Emperor’s New Groove

22. The Jungle Book

23. Peter Pan

24. Sleeping Beauty

25. Oliver and Company

26. The Rescuers

27. Rohin Hood

28. Snow White and the Seven Dwarves

29. 101 Dalmatians

30. Lilo and Stitch

31. Meet the Robinsons

32. Treasure Planet

33. The Fox and the Hound

34. Brother Bear

35. The AristoCats

36. Alice in Wonderland

37. The Sword in the Stone

38. Pinocchio

39. Atlantis

40. The Great Mouse Detective

41. Bolt

42. Fantasia 2000

43. The Rescuers Down Under

44. Dumbo

45. The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad

46. The Black Cauldron

47. Bambi

48. Fantasia

49. Fun and Fancy Free

50. Make Mine Music

51. Melody Time

52. Chicken Little

53. The Three Caballeros

54. Dinosaur

55. Saludos Amigos

56. Home on the Range

So, there you go. Let me know whether or not you agree with my list!

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