Over 100 Best Animated Movies to Share with Your Kids

The current COVID-19 situation has rendered many of us home-bound for the time being. The coronavirus epidemic forces us parents to to be creative in keeping our children amused within the restricted boundaries of our homes. There is only so much art-and-crafts we can do with our kids, or reading with them before our active kids demand for other activities to entertain them. Watching movies is one of the easiest and most available source of entertainment to amuse your young child.

Benefits of Movie-Watching

Animation films are typically 75 mins long. That is over an hour where your toddler, preschooler or even primary school kids are sitting still. This will give you a breather to do something on your own (cook, bathe, check your emails, catch up on the coronavirus updates), while they are being entertained.

Moreover, these animation films are often packed with good wholesome values that you can discuss and start conversations with your kids. For example, princesses are empowered to be problem-solvers and solution seekers, acceptance of differences in appearances or characters are encouraged, and kindness and friendships are advocated as the norm.

These animation films are created to not only transport your children into the magical worlds, but even the adults might be captivated by the magic. You can play them during movie nights, sleepovers, or even matinee afternoons (if your kids are home on stay-home notice (SHN) or Leave-of-absence (LOA) reasons).

Animated Movies to Watch

Below is a comprehensive list of films produced by the best animation production houses such as Pixar, Walt Disney, Dreamworks, Nickelodeon, Warner Bros Animation and more. Watch these animations with your kids during the coronavirus lock-down. We share over 100 best animated movies to play on movie nights, sleepovers or playtime.

1. 101 Dalmatians (1961)
2. A Bug’s Life (1998)
3. Aladdin (1992)
4. Alice in Wonderland (1951)
5. An American Tail
6. Anastasia
7. Arthur Christmas (2011)
8. Beauty and the Beast (2012)
9. Big Hero 6 2014)
10. Bolt (2008)
11. Brave (2012)
12. Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs (2009)
13. Chicken Run (2000)
14. Cars (2006)
15. Charlotte’s Web (2006)
16. Coco (2017)
17. Despicable Me (2010)
18. Despicable Me 2 (2013)
19. Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears  Who! (2008)
20. Epic
21. Fantasia 2000 (2000 / 1940)
22. Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
23. Ferdinand (2017)
24. Finding Nemo (2003)
25. Frankenweenie (2012)
26. Frozen (2013)
27. Hercules (1997)
28. How To Train Your Dragon 1 (2010)
29. How To Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)
30. Hotel Transylvania
31. Hotel Transylvania 2
32. Hotel Transylvania 3
33. Isle of Dogs (2018)
34. Ice Age (2002)
35. Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006)
36. Ice Age 4: Continental Drift (2012)
37. Inside Out (2015)
38. James and the Giant Peach (1996)
39. Khumba
40. Kubo (2016)
41. Kung Fu Panda (2008)
42. Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)
43. Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016)
44. Lady and the Tramp (1955)
45. Lilo & Stitch (2002)
46. Mulan (1998)
47. Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014)
48. Megamind (2010)
49. Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (2012)
50. Minions (2015)
51. Moana (2016)
52. Monsters Inc (2001)
53. Monsters University (2013)
54. Over the Hedge (2006)
55. ParaNorman (2012)
56. Peter Pan
57. Pete’s Dragon
58. Planes
59. Pocahontas (1995)
60. Pinocchio (1940)
61. Peter Rabbit (2018)
62. Puss in Boots (2011)
63. Rango
64. Ratatouille (2007)
65. Rise of the Guardians (2012)
66. Rio 1
67. Rio 2
68. Robin Hood
69. Secret of the Wings (2012)
70. Sherlock Gnomes (2018)
71. Shrek (2001)
72. Shrek (2 (2004)
73. Sleeping Beauty
74. Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs
75. Surf’s Up (2007)
76. Toy Story
77. Toy Story 2 (1999)
78. Toy Story 3 (2010)
79. Tangled (2010)
80. Tarzan (1999)
81. The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
82. The AristoCats (1970)
83. The Baby Boss (2017)
84. The Croods
85. The Incredibles (2004)
86. The Incredibles 2 (2018)
87. The Grinch Who Stole Christmas
88. The Jungle Book
89. The Lego Movie (2014)
90. The Legend of Sarila
91. The Lion King (2011)
92. The Little Mermaid (1989)
93. The Polar Express
94. The Prince of Egypt (1998)
95. The Princess and the Frog (2009)
96. The Smurfs
97. The Smurfs 2
98. The Sword in the Stone (1963)
99. Turbo
100. UP (2009)
101. Wall-E (2008)
102. Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
103. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
104. Wreck-it-Ralph (2012)
105. Zootopia (2016)

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