The best Disney movies ranking is a tough list to nail down to just 30 movies. The studio certainly stands shoul🧸ders above others when it comes to making classic animated films. Not only♊ this, but plenty have become staples of our collective childhoods for several generations.
As you might expect then, the following ranking has been the cause of a whole lot of tense discussions among the GamesRadar+ team. But through sweat and tears, we got 💙there. Below, you'll find our list of the best Disney movies ever. Broken down into 30 entries, we've got everything from newer movies like Frozen and Moana toꦓ some of the earliest outings from the studio, like Pinocchio and Cinderella.
Alas, in cutting it down, some bonafide great movies had to be let go of, while the majority of recent releases (the live-action remakes in particular) just weren't up to scratch with the House of Mouse's finest work. It's also worth noting that we've just kept this list to the "main" Disney canon. So don't start yelling at us about why Star Wars and Marvel aren't included. In fact, you can check out our lists of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best Pixar movies, the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best Marvel movies, or the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best Star Wars movies for our thoughts on those.
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30. Pocahontas
Year: 1995
Director(s): Mike Gabriel and Eric Goldberg
Disney had long toyed with the idea of making an﷽ animated Romeo and Juliet, so, when legendary director Mike Gabriel pitched Pocahontas, the movie was greenlit almost immediately. The story is loosely based on the lifꩵe of a real Native American woman and her encounter with an English colonialist called John Smith. However, the adaptation received a mixed reception for its treatment of Powhatan culture. Some Native Americans claim Pocahontas distorts history, while others praise it for being one of the first instances where popular culture acknowledges the brutal intentions of English settlers wiping out indigenous tribes.
Whatever your belief, there’s no denying that Pocahontas is stunning, with sharp animation and gorgeous sequences – who could forget the flowing chalk in 'Colours of the Wind?' With iconic songs that won two Oscars and a story that started a conversation, Pocahontas is one of the🅰 most entertaining and thought-provoking Disney movies.
24. The Aristocats
Year: 1970
Director: Wolfgang Reitherman
Following in the🍃 wake of 101 Dalmatians, Aristocats – the last project Walt Disney worked on before his death midway through produc꧂tion – molds that movie’s visual style into something dully sweet. Strong vocal performances by Phil Harris as Thomas O’Malley – who also voices Baloo in The Jungle Book – and Eva Gaboor as Duchess bring the script to life.
Then there are the songs like 'Everybody Wants To Be A Cat' that remain classics to this day. These were the last musical numbers to be penned byꩲ the legendary Sherman Brothers before departing the studio, saying the atmosphere had become too toxic following Disney’s death. This senﷺse of unease manages to stay out of The Aristocats, however, which remains a charming Disney tale.
22. Peter Pan
Year: 1953
Director(s): Hamilton Luske, Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson
A story about a boy unwilling to grow up and who instead lives in a fantasy land – sounds like brilliant material for Disney. Walt’s brother Roy secured the rights to turn J.M. Barrie’s original play into an animated feature following ཧthe success of Snow White, and Peter Pan remains one of the studio’s most iconic projects.
It brought magic and literal fairy dust to cinema, along with the idea that hidden just around the corner could lie an entirely new world. Neverland’s population is filled with fascinating characters – from scared lost boys to terrifying h🌺༺ooked pirates, themselves scared of crocodiles and ticking clocks. Such a large cast would be easy to lose track of, but Disney’s writing team handle the storytelling with ease.
