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Best animated movies on Netflix

Wondering how to keep your kids and yourself entertained? There are several highly-rated animated movies on Netflix. Take your pick from our list of the best ones that you can stream today.

Best animated movies on Netflix

Posters of a few animated movies. 

Last Updated: 10.29 PM, Jun 07, 2024

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These days, animated movies are not liked by children alone but by adults as well. So, if you are a fan of movies like Spider-Man, Spirited Away and other, and are looking for something entertaining to watch with your family, regardless of the age group, we have an exciting list for you. Check it out below:

Popular animated movies on Netflix

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

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The film, which recently won Best Animated Feature at the Critics' Choice Movie Awards, is popular among school kids. The animated movie shows how a scientist named Spot tries his best to snatch away the power of the multiverse. To rescue the people of multiverse, Miles Morales, aka Spider-Man, and his girlfriend Gwen Stacy jump into action.

IMDb rating: 8.6/10

Spirited Away

Are you a fan of Japanese animation? Then this film about 10-year-old Chihiro and her parents is perfect for you. Chihiro lives near a park that is believed to be inhabited by supernatural beings. One fine day, her parents are magically transformed into smelly pigs, compelling Chihiro to take action.

IMDb rating: 8.6/10

Howl's Moving Castle

Do you believe in magic? If yes, then this film is for you. The film is set in a fictional kingdom where both magic and technology exist. And the kingdom is at war with another kingdom. It tells the story of Sophie, who becomes old after being cursed by a wizard. While she sobs loudly about missing her youth, she soon meets a wizard named Howl who changes her life for the better.

IMDb rating: 8.2/10

My Neighbor Totoro

Hayao Miyazaki has written and directed My Neighbor Totoro. The film is a Japanese animated fantasy in which Noriko Hidaka, Chika Sakamoto and Hitoshi Takagi lend their voices to its main characters. It tells the story of two girls having fun with some forest creatures near their house. Get ready to witness tonnes of magic!

IMDb Rating: 8.1/10

Klaus

This is a fun twist on an ancient tale. It is a heart-warming tale with a motivating message about kindness, featuring beautifully unique animation. The story shows why and how a student is sent to a frozen town in the North Pole, where he discovers a reclusive toymaker named Klaus.

IMDb rating: 8.2/10

Punyo

Punyo is a Japanese film about the life of a goldfish named Punyo who wants to become a human being. In a miraculous turn of events, Punyo is able to travel from the ocean to the water jar of a five-year-old kid. The child keeps Punjo as her pet. Soon, the two develop a great friendship.

IMDb rating: 7.6/10

Chhota Bheem: Dholakpur to Kathmandu

Posters of Chhota Bheem: Dholakpur to Kathmandu.
Posters of Chhota Bheem: Dholakpur to Kathmandu.

Have you enjoyed watching Chhota Bheem on television? Now you can watch a movie about him on Netflix. The film shows Bheem travelling to Kathmandu, Nepal, to rescue Migo, a yeti cub. During the rescue mission, Bheem confronts a wicked snow leopard. How does he reunite Migo with his family?

IMDb rating: 7.5/10

The Sea Beast

Chris Williams directed a 2022 animated adventure film titled The Sea Beast. In collaboration with Nell Benjamin, he wrote the screenplay and in partnership with Jed Schlanger, produced it. The voices of Karl Urban, Zaris-Angel Hator, Jared Harris, and Marianne Jean-Baptiste feature in this film. The movie is about a hunter of sea monsters and an orphan girl who joins his crew of other underwater creature hunters. Watch this film for its epic cinematography. 

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IMDb Rating: 7/10

The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf

Produced by Lauren Schmidt Hissrich, The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf is an adult animated dark fantasy movie that features Theo James, Lara Pulver, Graham McTavish, and Mary McDonnell. The movie is a spin-off of The Witcher, a Netflix series. It centers on the early years of Vesemir, a fellow witch and mentor to Geralt. August 23, 2021, was the film's premiere date.

IMDb Rating: 7.2/10

Leo

Directed by David Wachtenheim, Robert Marianetti, and Robert Smigel, Leo is an animated musical comedy released in 2023. The movie is about a tuatara that is afraid of dying and longs for the wild. He is carried home by various pupils on the severe substitute teacher's orders, but he gets entangled in each student's problems and gives them advise on how to live.

IMDb Rating: 7/10

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