Best movies — animation on Disney+ : our Top 20
We at Stream Tracker have compiled a focused selection of the best animated films currently available on Disney+. Our picks emphasize strong storytelling, notable animation craft, and lasting appeal, and span a range of styles and target ages. The aim is simple: help you find quality animation on Disney+ without sifting through the whole catalog. Browse the list below to discover titles worth watching and check each entry for up-to-date streaming details.
Updated on 02/06/2026
1994 · Roger Allers
A young lion heir, raised by his protective father Mufasa and longing to one day rule the Pride Lands, faces a sinister scheme from his power-hungry uncle Scar. After betrayal triggers a devastating loss, the prince goes into exile, must wrestle with his past, and ultimately summons the strength to return, reclaim his legacy, and restore harmony to his kingdom.
With Matthew Broderick, James Earl Jones, Jeremy Irons, Rowan Atkinson, Moira Kelly, Whoopi Goldberg and Cheech Marin
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2010 · Lee Unkrich
When a charismatic cowboy doll named Woody rules over the playroom of his owner Andy, their orderly life is upended by the arrival of Buzz Lightyear, a dazzling space ranger who quickly captures Andy’s attention. Consumed by jealousy, Woody schemes against the newcomer, but an accident separates both toys from their owner and forces them into a dangerous journey. Stranded together, the rivals must set aside their grudges, learn to cooperate, and find a way back home.
With Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Don Rickles, Wallace Shawn, John Ratzenberger and Estelle Harris
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1995 · John Lasseter
Woody, the cowboy who holds the top spot among a child's playthings, enjoys a peaceful life until a flashy space-ranger named Buzz Lightyear shows up as a birthday gift. Alarmed by the newcomer’s instant popularity, Woody plots to discredit him, but when an accident leaves both toys stranded away from their owner, the two must rely on one another to get back — learning to overcome jealousy and forge an unexpected friendship.
With Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Don Rickles, Jim Varney, Wallace Shawn, John Ratzenberger and Annie Potts
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2003 · Andrew Stanton
After Nemo, a curious young clownfish, is unexpectedly taken from his Great Barrier Reef home and placed in a dentist’s office aquarium, his overprotective father Marlin teams up with Dory, a warm-hearted but forgetful fish, to bring him back. Their ocean-spanning search leads them to unlikely friends and strange dangers — sharks trying to change their ways, laid-back surfing turtles, a glowing field of jellyfish, squawking seagulls and more — testing their courage, friendship and the lengths a parent will go to for family.
With Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Alexander Gould, Willem Dafoe, Brad Garrett, Allison Janney and Austin Pendleton
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2007 · Brad Bird
Remy is a rat in Paris with an extraordinary sense of taste and a burning ambition to cook, not just scavenge. When circumstances land him in the tunnels beneath a celebrated restaurant, he finds a chance to pursue his dream. Forming a secret partnership with an awkward young kitchen worker, the two orchestrate a covert culinary collaboration that elevates ordinary meals into art. To succeed they must outmaneuver the conniving head chef, dodge the scorn of Remy’s own colony, and win the approval of Anton Ego, the feared critic whose judgment can make or break a chef.
With Patton Oswalt, Ian Holm, Lou Romano, Brian Dennehy, Peter Sohn, Peter O'Toole and Brad Garrett
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2001 · Pete Docter
Sulley, a gentle giant and the top scarer at Monsters, Inc., teams up with his quick-witted partner Mike Wazowski to keep Monstropolis powered by the screams of children. When a human toddler named Boo accidentally wanders into their world, the presence of a real child sparks chaos among the monsters. To protect her and prevent a citywide panic, Sulley and Mike must hide Boo, outmaneuver those who would exploit her, and find a way to send her safely back home.
With John Goodman, Billy Crystal, Mary Gibbs, Steve Buscemi, James Coburn, Jennifer Tilly and Bob Peterson
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2016 · Byron Howard
Eager to prove she belongs, rookie Officer Judy Hopps—the first rabbit on Zootopia’s police force—throws herself into her first major case, even if it means teaming up with smooth-talking con artist Nick Wilde to uncover the truth.
With Jason Bateman, Ginnifer Goodwin, Idris Elba, Jenny Slate, Nate Torrence, Bonnie Hunt and Don Lake
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1991 · Gary Trousdale
When bright and curious Belle ends up at a remote castle, she finds its ruler trapped under a curse that has turned him into a brooding, mysterious beast. Guided by the castle's enchanted servants, she gradually uncovers his true nature and learns that real beauty is measured by the heart, not the face.
With Paige O'Hara, Robby Benson, Richard White, Jerry Orbach, David Ogden Stiers, Angela Lansbury and Rex Everhart
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2004 · Brad Bird
Bob Parr has left behind his days of saving the world to work as an insurance claims adjuster and help his equally retired wife raise their three children in suburban quiet. When an enigmatic assignment lands on his desk, he’s pulled out of domestic life and forced to don his old costume once more.
With Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Sarah Vowell, Spencer Fox, Jason Lee, Samuel L. Jackson and Elizabeth Peña
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2009 ·
Tired of his predictable routine, a clever fox devises a daring scheme to rob three neighboring farmers. Furious at losing their poultry, the farmers band together to take revenge on him and endanger his family.
With George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Willem Dafoe, Owen Wilson and Wallace Wolodarsky
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2018 · Wes Anderson
In a near-future Japan, a virulent canine flu pushes the city’s mayor to exile every dog to an island that has become a sprawling landfill. Abandoned and forced to survive among the refuse, the animals form a fragile community—until a determined 12-year-old washes up on their shore searching for his missing pet. His arrival sparks a dangerous, heartfelt odyssey: the outcasts must band together, brave hostile terrain and human threats, and fight to protect their bonds and reclaim a life beyond the island’s borders.
With Bryan Cranston, Koyu Rankin, Bob Balaban, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Jeff Goldblum and Kunichi Nomura
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1993 · Henry Selick
Jack Skellington, the lanky monarch of Halloween Town, is tired of repeating the same scares year after year. In a bid to reinvent the season, he abducts Santa Claus and plots to replace toys with macabre presents — shrunken heads and other ghastly items — to be delivered on Christmas morning. As Jack’s warped vision of the holidays hurtles toward reality, his patchwork companion Sally, sensing the catastrophe ahead, quietly schemes to stop him.
With Danny Elfman, Chris Sarandon, Catherine O'Hara, William Hickey, Glenn Shadix, Paul Reubens and Ken Page
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1999 · John Lasseter
Left alone when Andy leaves for Cowboy Camp, his toys enjoy a brief spell of freedom before disaster strikes: Al McWhiggen, an obsessive collector who runs Al's Toy Barn, kidnaps Woody. The other toys band together for a daring rescue, Buzz Lightyear faces a rival who challenges his identity, and Woody must choose where his loyalties—and his heart—really lie.
With Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Kelsey Grammer, Don Rickles, Jim Varney and Wallace Shawn
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1998 · Tony Bancroft
When the emperor demands one male from each household to join the army against a northern invasion, a brave young woman cuts her hair and poses as a soldier to save her infirm father. Thrown into harsh drills and confronted by merciless foes, she must conceal her identity at the risk of execution—and in doing so confronts her true self and decides what, and whom, she is willing to defend.
With Ming-Na Wen, Eddie Murphy, BD Wong, Miguel Ferrer, Harvey Fierstein, Freda Foh Shen and June Foray
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2012 · Rich Moore
A hulking nine-foot, 643-pound video-game antagonist who spends his days smashing a building in the arcade game Fix-It Felix Jr. grows tired of being written as the bad guy and decides to prove he can be a hero. He sneaks out of his own cabinet and drops into Hero's Duty, a relentless sci‑fi shooter, where he teams up with the game's soldier to battle relentless alien invaders. His journey then takes him into Sugar Rush, a colorful kart-racing world built from candy and confections, where he befriends a spirited young racer named Vanellope von Schweetz. Vanellope reveals that her game is threatened by a catastrophic glitch that could spread through the whole arcade — a problem that Ralph may have unwittingly unleashed.
With John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Jack McBrayer, Jane Lynch, Ed O'Neill, Dennis Haysbert and Edie McClurg
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1988 · Robert Zemeckis
Animated star Roger grows suspicious that his wife Jessica is being unfaithful, so the studio hires private investigator Eddie Valiant to keep tabs on her; the case explodes when Marvin Acme turns up dead and Roger becomes the prime suspect.
With Bob Hoskins, Christopher Lloyd, Joanna Cassidy, Charles Fleischer, Stubby Kaye, Alan Tilvern and Richard LeParmentier
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2019 · Josh Cooley
Woody has always been sure of his role as the faithful protector of his child—first Andy, now Bonnie. But when Bonnie creates a hesitant, hand-made toy named Forky, an impromptu road trip with both old companions and new acquaintances pushes Woody to rethink his ideas about loyalty, purpose, and what it truly means to be a toy.
With Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Annie Potts, Tony Hale, Keegan-Michael Key, Madeleine McGraw and Christina Hendricks
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2016 · Ron Clements
On an island in ancient Polynesia, a headstrong chieftain’s daughter answers the ocean’s call and sets out to find a wayward demigod whose unleashed curse now threatens her people.
With Auli'i Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Rachel House, Temuera Morrison, Jemaine Clement, Nicole Scherzinger and Alan Tudyk
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2024 · Kelsey Mann
Inside teenage Riley's mental command center, a sudden overhaul makes room for an unforeseen arrival: new emotions. The seasoned team — Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust — who’ve been running things with steady confidence, are thrown off when Anxiety turns up. And she appears to have brought company.
With Amy Poehler, Lewis Black, Phyllis Smith, Tony Hale, Liza Lapira, Maya Hawke and Ayo Edebiri
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2025 · Dan Trachtenberg
Three of history’s deadliest fighters—a brutal Viking raider, a shadowy ninja from feudal Japan, and a bold World War II pilot—each feared for their own lethal skills, suddenly become the hunted, stalked by an unstoppable new adversary: the ultimate hunter of killers.
With Lindsay LaVanchy, Louis Ozawa, Rick Gonzalez, Michael Biehn, Doug Cockle, Damien C. Haas and Lauren Holt
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