Best animated movies that aren’t for kids
Warner Home Video
Best animated movies that aren’t for kids
Illustration of Keanu Reeves in a scene from ‘A Scanner Darkly’
Columbia Pictures
#25. ‘Heavy Metal’ (1981)
Illustration of a woman in a scene from ‘Heavy Metal’
Paramount Pictures
#24. ‘Beavis and Butt-Head Do America’ (1996)
Illustration of Beavis and Butt-Head in front of The White House with film clapper
Warner Home Video
#23. ‘A Scanner Darkly’ (2006)
Illustration of Keanu Reeves in a scene from ‘A Scanner Darkly’
Bandi Visual Company
#22. ‘Metropolis’ (2001)
Illustration of a woman’s face in scene from ‘Metropolis’
Square Enix Company
#21. ‘Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children’ (2005)
Illustration of two characters in a scene from ‘Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children’
Paramount Pictures
#20. ‘Anomalisa’ (2015)
Animated scene from ‘Anomalisa’ with David Thewlis
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
#19. ‘The Simpsons Movie’ (2007)
The Simpsons characters in a scene from ‘The Simpsons Movie’
Go Fish Pictures
#18. ‘Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence’ (2004)
Illustration of female character with flower in hair
Gainax
#17. ‘Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone’ (2007)
Promotional still for ‘Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone’
Urban Vision Entertainment
#16. ‘Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust’ (2000)
Illustrated still from ‘Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust’
Les Armateurs
#15. ‘The Triplets of Belleville’ (2003)
Characters performing on stage in a scene from ‘The Triplets of Belleville’
Fox Searchlight Pictures
#14. ‘Waking Life’ (2001)
Illustration of Wiley Wiggins in a scene from ‘Waking Life’
Sony Pictures
#13. ‘Paprika’ (2006)
Illustration of woman floating against sky in ‘Paprika’
Studio Ghibli
#12. ‘The Wind Rises’ (2013)
Illustration of Hideaki Anno in ‘The Wind Rises’
Scott Rudin Productions
#11. ‘South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut’ (1999)
South Park characters sit in a movie theater
Madhouse
#10. ‘Tokyo Godfathers’ (2003)
Animated scene from ‘Tokyo Godfathers’
Bandi Visual Company
#9. ‘Cowboy Bebop: The Movie’ (2001)
Street scene with Cowboy Bebop character
BreakThru Productions
#8. ‘Loving Vincent’ (2017)
Painted still frame from ‘Loving Vincent’
Indian Paintbrush
#7. ‘Isle of Dogs’ (2018)
Still image from ‘Isle of Dogs’
Production I.G
#6. ‘Ghost in the Shell’ (1995)
Scene from ‘Ghost in the Shell’
Rex Entertainment
#5. ‘Perfect Blue’ (1997)
Illustration showing three characters singing
2.4.7. Films
#4. ‘Persepolis’ (2007)
Black and white scene from ‘Persepolis’
Akira Committee Company Ltd.
#3. ‘Akira’ (1988)
Illustration from ‘Akira’
Aniplex
#2. ‘Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train’ (2020)
Illustrated still from ‘Demon Slayer the Movie’
Studio Ghibli
#1. ‘Princess Mononoke’ (1997)
Illustrated still from ‘Princess Mononoke’
