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It was a tough choice! There have been so many great animated films over the last twenty years. I chose WALL·E because of its originality.
1.
Up (2009)
8.3/10
By tying thousands of balloons to his home, 78-year-old Carl sets out to fulfill his lifelong dream to see the wilds of South America. Russell, a wilderness explorer 70 years younger, inadvertently becomes a stowaway. (96 mins.)
2.
Corpse Bride (2005)
7.4/10
When a shy groom practices his wedding vows in the inadvertent presence of a deceased young woman, she rises from the grave assuming he has married her. (77 mins.)
3.
Spirited Away (2001)
8.6/10
In the middle of her family’s move to the suburbs, a sullen 10-year-old girl wanders into a world ruled by gods, witches, and monsters, where humans are changed into animals, and a bathhouse for these creatures. (125 mins.)
4.
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
8.0/10
Jack Skellington, king of Halloweentown, discovers Christmas Town, but doesn’t quite understand the concept. (76 mins.)
5.
WALL·E (2008) My Pick of this Top Ten
8.5/10
In the distant future, a small waste collecting robot inadvertently embarks on a space journey that will ultimately decide the fate of mankind. (98 mins.)
6.
Princess Mononoke (1997)
8.4/10
On a journey to find the cure for a Tatarigami’s curse, Ashitaka finds himself in the middle of a war between the forest gods and Tatara, a mining colony. In this quest he also meets San, the Mononoke Hime. (134 mins.)
7.
The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
7.6/10
Wallace and his loyal dog, Gromit, set out to discover the mystery behind the garden sabotage that plagues their village and threatens the annual giant vegetable growing contest. (85 mins.)
8.
Aladdin (1992)
7.9/10
Aladdin, a street urchin, accidentally meets Princess Jasmine, who is in the city undercover. They love each other, but she can only marry a prince. (90 mins.)
9.
The Lion King (1994)
8.4/10
Tricked into thinking he killed his father, a guilt-ridden lion cub flees into exile and abandons his identity as the future King. (89 mins.)
10.
How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
8.2/10
A hapless young Viking who aspires to hunt dragons becomes the unlikely friend of a young dragon himself, and learns there may be more to the creatures than he assumed. (98 mins.)
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