Best Animation Movies of the 1960s

1. 1
   A Charlie Brown Christmas 1965

   Directed by Bill Melendez · Streaming on Apple TV
   7.5

   7.7 · 822 votes
2. 2
   How the Grinch Stole Christmas! 1966

   Directed by Chuck Jones · Streaming on Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus
   7.4

   7.5 · 1.2K votes
3. 3
   It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown 1966

   Directed by Bill Melendez · Streaming on Apple TV
   7.3

   7.5 · 484 votes
4. 4
   The Jungle Book 1967

   Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman · Streaming on Disney Plus
   7.3

   7.3 · 6.8K votes
5. 5
   Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 1964

   Directed by Larry Roemer
   7.3

   7.4 · 679 votes
6. 6
   The Sword in the Stone 1963

   Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman · Streaming on Disney Plus
   7.2

   7.2 · 4.2K votes
7. 7
   One Hundred and One Dalmatians 1961

   Directed by Clyde Geronimi · Streaming on Disney Plus
   7.2

   7.2 · 6.8K votes
8. 8
   Yellow Submarine 1968

   Directed by George Dunning
   7.1

   7.2 · 574 votes
9. 9
   Gena the Crocodile 1969

   Directed by Roman Kachanov
   7.0

   7.7 · 121 votes
10. 10
    The Monkey King: Uproar in Heaven 1961

    Directed by Wan Laiming
    7.0

    7.8 · 99 votes
11. 11
    Winnie-the-Pooh 1969

    Directed by Fyodor Khitruk
    6.9

    7.4 · 173 votes
12. 12
    Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree 1966

    Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman
    6.9

    7.6 · 106 votes
13. 13
    Asterix and Cleopatra 1968

    Directed by René Goscinny
    6.9

    6.9 · 1.1K votes
14. 14
    Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day 1968

    Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman
    6.8

    7.3 · 121 votes
15. 15
    Frosty the Snowman 1969

    Directed by Jules Bass · Streaming on Hulu, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    6.8

    6.9 · 413 votes
16. 16
    The Fabulous Baron Munchausen 1962

    Directed by Karel Zeman · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.8

    7.4 · 96 votes
17. 17
    Film, Film, Film 1968

    Directed by Fyodor Khitruk
    6.8

    7.7 · 64 votes
18. 18
    The Hand 1965

    Directed by Jiří Trnka · Streaming on Klassiki
    6.7

    7.4 · 85 votes
19. 19
    A Boy Named Charlie Brown 1969

    Directed by Bill Melendez · Streaming on Hoopla
    6.7

    7.0 · 199 votes
20. 20
    The Bremen Town Musicians 1969

    Directed by Inessa Kovalevskaya
    6.7

    7.1 · 119 votes
21. 21
    Vovka in the Kingdom of Far Far Away 1965

    Directed by Boris Stepantsev
    6.7

    7.3 · 81 votes
22. 22
    The Pink Phink 1964

    Directed by Friz Freleng
    6.6

    7.3 · 75 votes
23. 23
    Junior and Karlson 1968

    Directed by Boris Stepantsev
    6.6

    7.0 · 113 votes
24. 24
    Transylvania 6-5000 1963

    Directed by Chuck Jones
    6.6

    7.2 · 65 votes
25. 25
    Adventures of Mowgli: Akela's Last Hunt 1969

    Directed by Roman Davydov
    6.5

    8.1 · 27 votes
26. 26
    The SuperVips 1968

    Directed by Bruno Bozzetto
    6.5

    7.4 · 47 votes
27. 27
    The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics 1965

    Directed by Chuck Jones
    6.5

    7.3 · 52 votes
28. 28
    Umka 1969

    Directed by Vladimir Popov
    6.5

    7.4 · 42 votes
29. 29
    The Flat 1968

    Directed by Jan Švankmajer
    6.5

    7.2 · 51 votes
30. 30
    Beep Prepared 1961

    Directed by Chuck Jones
    6.5

    7.3 · 43 votes
31. 31
    The Snails 1966

    Directed by René Laloux · Streaming on Criterion Channel, MUBI
    6.5

    6.9 · 85 votes
32. 32
    He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown 1968

    Directed by Bill Melendez
    6.5

    7.1 · 53 votes
33. 33
    Adventures of Mowgli: Raksha 1967

    Directed by Roman Davydov
    6.4

    7.8 · 25 votes
34. 34
    Asterix the Gaul 1967

    Directed by Ray Goossens
    6.4

    6.5 · 830 votes
35. 35
    Cri-Cri the Singing little cricket 1963

    Directed by Tito Davison
    6.4

    8.1 · 20 votes
36. 36
    Adventures of Mowgli: The Kidnapping 1968

    Directed by Roman Davydov
    6.4

    7.8 · 24 votes
37. 37
    West and Soda 1965

    Directed by Bruno Bozzetto
    6.4

    6.8 · 72 votes
38. 38
    Thumbelina 1964

    Directed by Leonid Amalrik
    6.4

    6.9 · 64 votes
39. 39
    Where is Mama 1961

    Directed by Te Wei
    6.4

    7.5 · 28 votes
40. 40
    Goal! Goal! 1964

    Directed by Boris Dyozhkin
    6.4

    7.5 · 28 votes
41. 41
    It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown 1969

    Directed by Bill Melendez
    6.4

    7.0 · 51 votes
42. 42
    Cipollino 1961

    Directed by Boris Dyozhkin
    6.4

    6.9 · 61 votes
43. 43
    The Little Mermaid 1968

    Directed by Ivan Aksenchuk · Streaming on Klassiki
    6.4

    7.2 · 38 votes
44. 44
    The Little Drummer Boy 1968

    Directed by Jules Bass · Streaming on Hulu, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    6.4

    6.6 · 171 votes
45. 45
    Tintin and the Temple of the Sun 1969

    Directed by Raymond Leblanc
    6.4

    6.7 · 97 votes
46. 46
    You're in Love, Charlie Brown 1967

    Directed by Bill Melendez
    6.4

    7.0 · 49 votes
47. 47
    In a Country of Undone Homework 1969

    Directed by Yuri Prytkov
    6.4

    7.6 · 24 votes
48. 48
    The Mitten 1967

    Directed by Roman Kachanov
    6.4

    7.2 · 35 votes
49. 49
    High Note 1960

    Directed by Chuck Jones
    6.4

    7.1 · 38 votes
50. 50
    The Abominable Snow Rabbit 1961

    Directed by Chuck Jones
    6.4

    7.0 · 43 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.

1. 1
   Rushing Roulette 1965

   Directed by Robert McKimson
   6.4

   8.4 · 13 votes
2. 2
   The Cat That Walked by Himself 1968

   Directed by Aleksandra Snezhko-Blotskaya
   6.3

   8.3 · 11 votes
3. 3
   The Pink Blueprint 1966

   Directed by Hawley Pratt
   6.3

   7.6 · 17 votes
4. 4
   The Ashlad and the Hungry Troll 1967

   Directed by Ivo Caprino
   6.3

   7.6 · 16 votes
5. 5
   Hangman 1964

   Directed by Les Goldman
   6.3

   7.6 · 15 votes
6. 6
   No-brain and Unhappiness 1962

   Directed by 张松林
   6.3

   7.7 · 13 votes
7. 7
   Pink Pajamas 1964

   Directed by Friz Freleng
   6.3

   7.5 · 17 votes
8. 8
   7362 1967

   Directed by Pat O'Neill
   6.2

   7.8 · 10 votes
9. 9
   The Fox's Widow 1962

   Directed by Ivo Caprino
   6.3

   7.4 · 16 votes
10. 10
    Pink, Plunk, Plink 1966

    Directed by Hawley Pratt
    6.2

    7.4 · 15 votes