TOP 5 ANIMATED MOVIES

Spirited Away (2001)

Spirited Away is surely one of the finest of all animated films, and it has its foundation in the traditional bedrock of animation, which is frame-by-frame drawing.

The Incredibles (2004)

Mr. Incredible, the hero of "The Incredibles," is a superhero in the traditional 1950s mold, dashing about town fighting crime and saving the lives of endangered civilians.

Up (2009)

his is another masterwork from Pixar, which is leading the charge in modern animation. The movie was directed by Pete Doctor, who also directed “Monster, Inc.," wrote "Toy Story" and was a co-writer on "WALL-E" before leaving to devote full time to this project.

The Triplets of Belleville (2003)

The Triplets of Belleville" will have you walking out of the theater with a goofy damn grin on your face, wondering what just happened to you.

Fantastic Mr Fox (2009)

Now here's "Fantastic Mr. Fox," an animated picture with nothing in common with traditional animation, except that it's largely in one of the oldest animation styles of all -- stop motion, the one used in "King Kong." The animals aren't smaller than people but often larger, and more mature.