Best Animation Movies of the 1990s

1. 1
   Princess Mononoke 1997

   Directed by Hayao Miyazaki · Streaming on HBO Max
   8.3

   8.3 · 9.4K votes
2. 2
   Perfect Blue 1998

   Directed by Satoshi Kon · Streaming on HBO Max
   8.3

   8.3 · 3.4K votes
3. 3
   The Lion King 1994

   Directed by Roger Allers · Streaming on Disney Plus
   8.2

   8.3 · 20K votes
4. 4
   Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion 1997

   Directed by Hideaki Anno · Streaming on Netflix, Criterion Channel
   8.2

   8.3 · 2K votes
5. 5
   Toy Story 1995

   Directed by John Lasseter · Streaming on Disney Plus
   8.0

   8.0 · 21K votes
6. 6
   The Iron Giant 1999

   Directed by Brad Bird · Streaming on YouTube Free
   7.9

   8.0 · 6.4K votes
7. 7
   Ghost in the Shell 1995

   Directed by Mamoru Oshii · Streaming on Hoopla, Fandango at Home Free, YouTube Free
   7.9

   7.9 · 4.1K votes
8. 8
   Mulan 1998

   Directed by Tony Bancroft · Streaming on Disney Plus
   7.9

   7.9 · 11K votes
9. 9
   Whisper of the Heart 1995

   Directed by Yoshifumi Kondo · Streaming on HBO Max
   7.9

   7.9 · 2.4K votes
10. 10
    The Nightmare Before Christmas 1993

    Directed by Henry Selick · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.8

    7.9 · 11K votes
11. 11
    Porco Rosso 1992

    Directed by Hayao Miyazaki · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.8

    7.8 · 3.9K votes
12. 12
    The Wrong Trousers 1993

    Directed by Nick Park
    7.7

    7.8 · 1.2K votes
13. 13
    Beauty and the Beast 1991

    Directed by Gary Trousdale · Streaming on Disney Plus, Bloodstream
    7.7

    7.7 · 11K votes
14. 14
    Aladdin 1992

    Directed by Ron Clements · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.6

    7.7 · 12K votes
15. 15
    Toy Story 2 1999

    Directed by John Lasseter · Streaming on Disney Plus, Hulu
    7.6

    7.6 · 16K votes
16. 16
    Ninja Scroll 1993

    Directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri · Streaming on HiDive, Hidive
    7.6

    7.8 · 790 votes
17. 17
    Anastasia 1997

    Directed by Don Bluth · Streaming on Disney Plus, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    7.6

    7.6 · 5.7K votes
18. 18
    Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island 1998

    Directed by Jim Stenstrum
    7.5

    7.7 · 893 votes
19. 19
    Geri's Game 1997

    Directed by Jan Pinkava · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.5

    7.6 · 1.3K votes
20. 20
    Hercules 1997

    Directed by John Musker · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.5

    7.5 · 8.2K votes
21. 21
    A Close Shave 1996

    Directed by Nick Park
    7.5

    7.6 · 986 votes
22. 22
    Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku 1990

    Directed by Mitsuo Hashimoto
    7.5

    7.6 · 801 votes
23. 23
    Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn 1995

    Directed by Shigeyasu Yamauchi · Streaming on Crunchyroll
    7.5

    7.6 · 972 votes
24. 24
    Lucky and Zorba 1998

    Directed by Enzo D'Alò
    7.5

    7.6 · 649 votes
25. 25
    Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks 1993

    Directed by Yoshihiro Ueda
    7.5

    7.6 · 634 votes
26. 26
    Batman: Mask of the Phantasm 1993

    Directed by Bruce Timm · Streaming on HBO Max, YouTube Free
    7.4

    7.5 · 1.3K votes
27. 27
    Tarzan 1999

    Directed by Chris Buck · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.4

    7.4 · 7.6K votes
28. 28
    A Grand Day Out 1990

    Directed by Nick Park
    7.4

    7.5 · 1.1K votes
29. 29
    Memories 1995

    Directed by Tensai Okamura · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    7.3

    7.5 · 618 votes
30. 30
    Only Yesterday 1991

    Directed by Isao Takahata · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.3

    7.4 · 1.3K votes
31. 31
    The Prince of Egypt 1998

    Directed by Brenda Chapman · Streaming on Netflix
    7.3

    7.3 · 4.5K votes
32. 32
    Balto 1995

    Directed by Simon Wells · Streaming on Wonder Project
    7.3

    7.3 · 2.3K votes
33. 33
    Kirikou and the Sorceress 1998

    Directed by Michel Ocelot · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    7.3

    7.4 · 1.2K votes
34. 34
    Sailor Moon R: The Movie - The Promise of the Rose 1993

    Directed by Kunihiko Ikuhara · Streaming on The Roku Channel, Hoopla, Pluto TV
    7.3

    7.8 · 193 votes
35. 35
    Ranma 1/2 the Movie 2: Nihao My Concubine 1992

    Directed by Iku Suzuki
    7.3

    7.9 · 157 votes
36. 36
    South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut 1999

    Directed by Trey Parker · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    7.3

    7.3 · 3.1K votes
37. 37
    Sailor Moon SuperS: The Movie - Black Dream Hole 1995

    Directed by Hiroki Shibata · Streaming on The Roku Channel, Hoopla, Pluto TV
    7.2

    7.9 · 151 votes
38. 38
    Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade 1999

    Directed by Hiroyuki Okiura · Streaming on Crunchyroll, Tubi TV
    7.2

    7.4 · 598 votes
39. 39
    Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth 1997

    Directed by Hideaki Anno · Streaming on Netflix
    7.2

    7.4 · 525 votes
40. 40
    Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost 1999

    Directed by Jim Stenstrum
    7.2

    7.4 · 516 votes
41. 41
    Dragon Ball Z: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan 1993

    Directed by Shigeyasu Yamauchi · Streaming on Crunchyroll
    7.2

    7.3 · 1K votes
42. 42
    More 1998

    Directed by Mark Osborne
    7.2

    7.7 · 184 votes
43. 43
    Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon 1995

    Directed by Mitsuo Hashimoto · Streaming on Crunchyroll
    7.2

    7.3 · 823 votes
44. 44
    Dragon Ball: The Path to Power 1996

    Directed by Shigeyasu Yamauchi
    7.2

    7.4 · 414 votes
45. 45
    Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie 1999

    Directed by Morio Asaka · Streaming on Crunchyroll
    7.1

    7.7 · 172 votes
46. 46
    Food 1996

    Directed by Jan Švankmajer
    7.1

    7.8 · 132 votes
47. 47
    The Hunchback of Notre Dame 1996

    Directed by Gary Trousdale · Streaming on Disney Plus, YouTube Free
    7.1

    7.1 · 5.5K votes
48. 48
    Detective Conan: The Time Bombed Skyscraper 1997

    Directed by Kenji Kodama
    7.1

    7.4 · 284 votes
49. 49
    Pom Poko 1994

    Directed by Isao Takahata · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.1

    7.2 · 1.3K votes
50. 50
    The Old Man and the Sea 1999

    Directed by Aleksandr Petrov
    7.1

    7.6 · 175 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
   The Uncut Story of Mewtwo's Origin 1999

   Directed by Kunihiko Yuyama
   6.5

   7.8 · 27 votes
2. 2
   Jonny Quest versus the Cyber Insects 1995

   Directed by Mario Piluso
   6.3

   8.5 · 10 votes
3. 3
   The Village 1993

   Directed by Mark Baker
   6.4

   7.6 · 24 votes
4. 4
   Mister Pronka 1991

   Directed by Leonid Nosyrev
   6.3

   8.0 · 14 votes
5. 5
   The Dog of Flanders 1997

   Directed by Yoshio Kuroda
   6.4

   7.5 · 26 votes
6. 6
   Martian Successor Nadesico: The Motion Picture - Prince of Darkness 1998

   Directed by Tatsuo Sato · Streaming on Crunchyroll, Retrocrush, Cineverse
   6.3

   7.7 · 19 votes
7. 7
   The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship 1990

   Directed by Francis Vose
   6.3

   8.1 · 12 votes
8. 8
   Doraemon: Nobita's Diary on the Creation of the World 1995

   Directed by Tsutomu Shibayama
   6.4

   7.4 · 25 votes
9. 9
   Pocahontas 1995

   Directed by Ryszard Słapczyński
   6.3

   7.7 · 16 votes
10. 10
    The Periwig-Maker 1999

    Directed by Steffen Schäffler · Streaming on Kanopy
    6.3

    7.6 · 18 votes