Best Animation Movies of the 2000s

1. 1
   Spirited Away 2001

   Directed by Hayao Miyazaki · Streaming on HBO Max
   8.5

   8.5 · 19K votes
2. 2
   Howl's Moving Castle 2004

   Directed by Hayao Miyazaki · Streaming on HBO Max
   8.4

   8.4 · 12K votes
3. 3
   WALL·E 2008

   Directed by Andrew Stanton · Streaming on Disney Plus
   8.1

   8.1 · 21K votes
4. 4
   Up 2009

   Directed by Pete Docter · Streaming on Disney Plus
   8.0

   8.0 · 22K votes
5. 5
   Coraline 2009

   Directed by Henry Selick · Streaming on Hulu, HBO Max, Peacock Premium
   7.9

   7.9 · 9.6K votes
6. 6
   Monsters, Inc. 2001

   Directed by Pete Docter · Streaming on Disney Plus
   7.9

   7.9 · 20K votes
7. 7
   Ratatouille 2007

   Directed by Brad Bird · Streaming on Disney Plus
   7.8

   7.8 · 19K votes
8. 8
   Tokyo Godfathers 2003

   Directed by Satoshi Kon · Streaming on Hoopla
   7.8

   7.9 · 1.6K votes
9. 9
   Mary and Max 2009

   Directed by Adam Elliot · Streaming on Philo, AMC Plus, AMC+
   7.8

   7.9 · 2.4K votes
10. 10
    Finding Nemo 2003

    Directed by Andrew Stanton · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.8

    7.8 · 21K votes
11. 11
    Persepolis 2007

    Directed by Vincent Paronnaud · Streaming on YouTube Free
    7.8

    7.9 · 2.3K votes
12. 12
    Fantastic Mr. Fox 2009

    Directed by Wes Anderson · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.8

    7.8 · 6.4K votes
13. 13
    Shrek 2001

    Directed by Andrew Adamson · Streaming on Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus
    7.8

    7.8 · 19K votes
14. 14
    Millennium Actress 2002

    Directed by Satoshi Kon · Streaming on HBO Max, Retrocrush, AsianCrush
    7.8

    7.9 · 1.1K votes
15. 15
    Paprika 2006

    Directed by Satoshi Kon · Streaming on YouTube Free, Tubi TV, Sony Pictures Core
    7.8

    7.8 · 3K votes
16. 16
    Ponyo 2008

    Directed by Hayao Miyazaki · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.7

    7.8 · 5K votes
17. 17
    The Incredibles 2004

    Directed by Brad Bird · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.7

    7.7 · 19K votes
18. 18
    The Girl Who Leapt Through Time 2006

    Directed by Mamoru Hosoda · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.7

    7.8 · 2.3K votes
19. 19
    Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron 2002

    Directed by Kelly Asbury
    7.7

    7.7 · 5.1K votes
20. 20
    Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance 2009

    Directed by Hideaki Anno · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    7.7

    7.8 · 1.1K votes
21. 21
    Presto 2008

    Directed by Doug Sweetland · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.7

    7.8 · 1.1K votes
22. 22
    La Maison en Petits Cubes 2008

    Directed by Kunio Kato
    7.6

    7.9 · 479 votes
23. 23
    Partly Cloudy 2009

    Directed by Peter Sohn · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.6

    7.7 · 1.1K votes
24. 24
    Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo 2006

    Directed by Michael Chang
    7.6

    7.9 · 483 votes
25. 25
    Cowboy Bebop: The Movie 2001

    Directed by Shinichiro Watanabe
    7.6

    7.7 · 1.1K votes
26. 26
    Corpse Bride 2005

    Directed by Tim Burton · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.6

    7.6 · 11K votes
27. 27
    Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem 2003

    Directed by Kazuhisa Takenouchi
    7.6

    7.8 · 548 votes
28. 28
    Death Note Relight 1: Visions of a God 2007

    Directed by Tetsuro Araki
    7.6

    7.9 · 410 votes
29. 29
    The Legend of the Nahuala 2007

    Directed by Ricardo Arnaiz · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, YouTube Free
    7.6

    8.1 · 265 votes
30. 30
    Waltz with Bashir 2008

    Directed by Ari Folman
    7.6

    7.7 · 1.1K votes
31. 31
    Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust 2001

    Directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri
    7.6

    7.7 · 868 votes
32. 32
    Treasure Planet 2002

    Directed by Ron Clements · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.6

    7.6 · 4.8K votes
33. 33
    The Emperor's New Groove 2000

    Directed by Mark Dindal · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.6

    7.6 · 7.5K votes
34. 34
    Lilo & Stitch 2002

    Directed by Dean DeBlois · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.5

    7.6 · 7.3K votes
35. 35
    Cardcaptor Sakura: The Sealed Card 2000

    Directed by Morio Asaka · Streaming on Crunchyroll
    7.5

    8.2 · 199 votes
36. 36
    Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses 2006

    Directed by Greg Richardson · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    7.5

    7.6 · 1.3K votes
37. 37
    Azur & Asmar: The Princes' Quest 2006

    Directed by Michel Ocelot
    7.5

    7.7 · 678 votes
38. 38
    Codename: Kids Next Door: Operation Z.E.R.O. 2006

    Directed by Tom Warburton · Streaming on Tubi TV
    7.5

    8.0 · 252 votes
39. 39
    A Movie of Eggs 2006

    Directed by Gabriel Riva Palacio Alatriste
    7.5

    7.9 · 334 votes
40. 40
    Hot Wheels AcceleRacers: Ignition 2005

    Directed by Andrew Duncan
    7.5

    8.4 · 137 votes
41. 41
    Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone 2007

    Directed by Hideaki Anno
    7.5

    7.6 · 1.1K votes
42. 42
    Saint Seiya Heaven Chapter: Overture 2004

    Directed by Shigeyasu Yamauchi
    7.4

    7.8 · 309 votes
43. 43
    Barbie as The Princess & the Pauper 2004

    Directed by William Lau · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    7.4

    7.5 · 1.6K votes
44. 44
    For the Birds 2000

    Directed by Ralph Eggleston · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.4

    7.5 · 1.4K votes
45. 45
    Ice Age 2002

    Directed by Chris Wedge · Streaming on Netflix, Disney Plus
    7.4

    7.4 · 15K votes
46. 46
    Redline 2009

    Directed by Takeshi Koike · Streaming on Kanopy, MovieSphere+, Tubi TV
    7.4

    7.6 · 612 votes
47. 47
    BURN·E 2008

    Directed by Angus MacLane · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.4

    7.5 · 837 votes
48. 48
    The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo 2002
    7.4

    10.0 · 42 votes
49. 49
    Sword of the Stranger 2007

    Directed by Masahiro Ando · Streaming on Crunchyroll
    7.4

    7.6 · 493 votes
50. 50
    Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street 2002

    Directed by Kenji Kodama
    7.4

    7.8 · 247 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
   Night of the Living Doo 2001

   Directed by Casper Kelly
   7.1

   8.9 · 47 votes
2. 2
   Adventure Time 2007

   Directed by Larry Leichliter
   6.8

   8.6 · 32 votes
3. 3
   Hot Wheels AcceleRacers: Breaking Point 2005

   Directed by Andrew Duncan
   6.8

   8.5 · 34 votes
4. 4
   Hot Wheels AcceleRacers: The Ultimate Race 2005

   Directed by Andrew Duncan
   6.8

   8.5 · 34 votes
5. 5
   Max Steel: Dark Rival 2007

   Directed by William Lau
   6.6

   8.6 · 26 votes
6. 6
   Codename: Kids Next Door: Operation I.N.T.E.R.V.I.E.W.S. 2008

   Directed by Robert Alvarez
   6.7

   8.4 · 31 votes
7. 7
   Billy & Mandy: Wrath of the Spider Queen 2007

   Directed by Matt Engstrom
   6.7

   8.3 · 34 votes
8. 8
   Bratz: Babyz - The Movie 2006

   Directed by Davis Doi
   6.7

   8.0 · 46 votes
9. 9
   Hot Wheels AcceleRacers: The Speed of Silence 2005

   Directed by Andrew Duncan
   6.6

   8.3 · 29 votes
10. 10
    Flow 2005

    Directed by Sumito Sakakibara
    6.5

    9.7 · 11 votes