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For so long,Disneyhas been synonymous with family-friendly animation.
Even just the term “Disney movie” likely conjures up a specific image.
But Disney isn’t the only studio in existence to produce generational classics.
Ever considered what might be the greatest family animation moviesnotmade by Disney?
Here are 32 of the greatest family animation movies that aren’t from Disney.
In Rango, the title character winds up the desert town of Dirt and inadvertently becomes its new sheriff.
Upon finding deep-rooted corruption, Rango drops the act and actually works to become the real hero Dirt needs.
Wolfwalkers will really want to make everyone of all ages run with the wolves.
But if you’re willing to give them a challenge, let them seek out The Red Turtle.
In this beautiful animated production from France, a shipwrecked man winds up on a remote island.
His attempts to escape are constantly thwarted by a red turtle, who slowly transforms into a woman.
Over time, the two build a life together on the island.
Upon washing ashore in the new world, the natives of El Dorado treat the two like gods.
While it wasn’t exactly a goldmine for DreamWorks, the movie has endured as a generational cult classic.
The outside elements test their loyalty and bravery, while confronting their own inevitable obsolescence.
Ultraman: Rising (2024)
Ultraman has been an icon in Japan since 1966.
But abroad, the super-sized superhero has barely left a footprint.
That changed in 2024, when the first English-language, American-made Ultraman movie came to Netflix.
Things get complicated for Ken when he becomes the surrogate parent of an orphaned kaiju baby, Emi.
While Coraline is appropriate for families, its gothic scares can give young ones their first real scream.
Goodbyes aren’t forever.
The movie follows Norman, an adolescent boy who has the power to communicate with ghosts.
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
This is the “ultimate” Spider-Man.
Thankfully, The Prince of Egypt exists.
The Land Before Time (1988)
Who can forget Littlefoot and his search for The Great Valley?
(Think Disney by way of Mel Brooks.)
An impressive production from top to bottom, Anastasia is truly animation royalty.
The Iron Giant (1999)
What is purpose?
Is it fate or free will?
