UPDATED, NOVEMBER 2021: The release of Disney’s 60th animated feature, Encanto, gave me the nudge I needed to go through this list and revise and update my rankings.
The listmaker in me couldn’t help it: I’ve ranked the animated Disney features from best to worst, including a score out of ten. This list is subject to change without notice.
Masterpieces (10/10)
1. Pinocchio (1940)
2. Bambi (1942)
3. Fantasia (1940)
4. Sleeping Beauty (1959)
5. Beauty and the Beast (1991)
6. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
7. Dumbo (1941)
Near-Masterpieces (9/10)
8. The Little Mermaid (1989)
9. The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)
10. Lady and the Tramp (1955)
11. One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)
12. The Three Caballeros (1944)
Pretty Good Movies 8/10
13. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
14. The Emperor’s New Groove (2000)
15. The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)
16. The Princess and the Frog (2009)
17. Aladdin (1992)
18. Lilo & Stitch (2002)
19. Winnie the Pooh (2011)
20. Mulan (1998)
21. Tangled (2010)
22. Alice in Wonderland (1951)
23. Tarzan (1999)
Worth Seeing (7/10)
24. The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
25. Moana (2016)
26. Hercules (1997)
27. The Rescuers (1977)
28. Melody Time (1948)
29. Bolt (2008)
30. The Sword in the Stone (1963)
Credible Efforts (6/10)
31. Frozen (2013)
32. The Rescuers Down Under (1990)
33. Peter Pan (1953)
34. Cinderella (1950)
35. The Black Cauldron (1985)
36. The Lion King (1994)
37. Home on the Range (2004)
38. Fantasia 2000 (2000)
39. The Jungle Book (1967)
40. Make Mine Music (1946)
41. Zootopia (2016)
42. Frozen II (2019)
43. Saludos Amigos (1942)
44. Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
Weak Efforts (5/10)
45. Fun and Fancy Free (1947)
46. Pocahontas (1995)
47. Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)
48. Strange World (2022)
49. Encanto (2021)
50. Big Hero 6 (2014)
51. Meet the Robinsons (2007)
52. Brother Bear (2003)
53. The Aristocats (1970)
54. The Fox and the Hound (1981)
Failures (4/10)
55. Treasure Planet (2002)
56. Robin Hood (1973)
57. Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)
58. Oliver & Company (1988)
Wretched Failures (3/10)
59. Wish (2023)
60. Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)
61. Dinosaur (2000)
Borderline Unwatchable (2/10)
62. Chicken Little (2005)