Best Animation Movies of the 1950s
The top 50 of 570 animation movies released in the 1950s, ranked by smart score, updated October 24, 2026.
- 1
7.68.1 · 260 votes - 2
7.27.7 · 186 votes - 3
7.27.2 · 6.4K votes - 4
7.27.6 · 220 votes - 5
7.27.2 · 5.9K votes - 6
7.17.6 · 184 votes - 7
7.17.6 · 182 votes - 8
7.17.1 · 5.8K votes - 9
7.07.1 · 7.3K votes - 10
7.07.5 · 148 votes - 11
7.07.1 · 582 votes - 12
7.07.4 · 172 votes - 13
6.97.5 · 133 votes - 14
6.96.9 · 5.6K votes - 15
6.97.4 · 119 votes - 16
6.87.4 · 116 votes - 17
6.87.3 · 131 votes - 18
6.87.2 · 142 votes - 19
6.77.3 · 106 votes - 20
6.77.1 · 161 votes - 21
6.77.5 · 69 votes - 22
6.77.3 · 83 votes - 23
6.67.2 · 91 votes - 24
6.67.5 · 57 votes - 25
6.67.0 · 132 votes - 26
6.67.0 · 126 votes - 27
6.67.2 · 76 votes - 28
6.67.6 · 44 votes - 29
6.67.0 · 111 votes - 30
6.67.2 · 72 votes - 31
6.67.2 · 74 votes - 32
6.67.5 · 47 votes - 33
6.57.2 · 61 votes - 34
6.57.2 · 59 votes - 35
6.57.2 · 63 votes - 36
6.57.2 · 57 votes - 37
6.56.9 · 97 votes - 38
6.57.5 · 37 votes - 39
6.57.3 · 46 votes - 40
6.56.8 · 116 votes - 41
6.57.2 · 51 votes - 42
6.57.3 · 43 votes - 43
6.57.1 · 56 votes - 44
6.57.0 · 66 votes - 45
6.57.0 · 66 votes - 46
6.57.1 · 55 votes - 47
6.57.1 · 58 votes - 48
6.57.4 · 37 votes - 49
6.47.4 · 36 votes - 50
6.47.5 · 32 votes
Smart score = (votes × rating + 82 × 6.03) ÷ (votes + 82): the TMDB rating, pulled toward the catalog average as if every film had 82 extra average votes.
Hidden gems
Highly rated but with 25 votes or fewer (the median for this list), ranked with a lighter prior of 16 votes so smaller films can show.
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6.48.2 · 18 votes - 2
6.47.9 · 20 votes - 3
6.47.7 · 20 votes - 4
6.47.5 · 24 votes - 5
6.47.5 · 24 votes - 6
6.47.5 · 24 votes - 7
6.37.5 · 22 votes - 8
6.38.0 · 12 votes - 9
6.37.7 · 15 votes - 10
6.37.8 · 13 votes
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