Best movies — animation on Netflix : our Top 20

2001 · Hayao Miyazaki

Chihiro finds herself stranded in a strange realm of spirits, and when her parents are mysteriously transformed into other beings, she must summon unexpected courage to brave the enchanted world, confront its challenges, and win her family back.

With Rumi Hiiragi, Miyu Irino, Mari Natsuki, Bunta Sugawara, Akio Nakamura, Yumi Tamai and Ryunosuke Kamiki

2015 · Peter Sohn

A young girl named Chihiro is pulled into a hidden realm teeming with spirits; when her parents are strangely transformed, she must discover a deep well of courage she never knew she possessed to save them and return home.

With Frances McDormand, Raymond Ochoa, Jeffrey Wright, Steve Zahn, Sam Elliott, Anna Paquin and John Ratzenberger

2008 · Pablo Orlowsky

When a series of coordinated attacks shakes cities around the globe, a diverse team of intelligence officers, a battle-worn field operative, and a reluctant whistleblower are thrown together to track down the shadowy network behind them. Chasing leads from crowded metropolises to remote safe houses, they confront political interference, fractured alliances, and the moral cost of combating an enemy that thrives on chaos — forcing each to question how much they will sacrifice to prevent the next strike.

2004 · Hayao Miyazaki

A young hatmaker is cursed by a mysterious witch who enters her shop and ages her into an old woman overnight. Forced to leave her old life behind, she crosses paths with the elusive wizard Howl and becomes swept up in his efforts to evade the king’s demands for magical service, drawn into a dangerous struggle that challenges both their destinies.

With Chieko Baisho, Takuya Kimura, Akihiro Miwa, Tatsuya Gashûin, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Mitsunori Isaki and Yo Oizumi

2024 · Chris Sanders

Marooned on a remote, deserted island after a maritime disaster, Roz—a resourceful, self-aware robot—must adapt to a harsh new world. She forms unlikely friendships with the local wildlife and lovingly raises an abandoned gosling.

With Lupita Nyong'o, Pedro Pascal, Kit Connor, Bill Nighy, Stephanie Hsu, Mark Hamill and Catherine O'Hara

2024 · Sérgio Machado

When a great flood forces every creature to board Noah's Ark two-by-two, two unlikely mouse friends refuse to be left behind: Vini, a gifted poet whose crippling stage fright hides a tender soul, and Tito, a smooth, magnetic guitarist with a knack for improvisation. With a clever cockroach as their ally and a streak of lucky timing, they slip aboard as stowaways and quickly find themselves caught in the middle of mounting hostility between the ark’s carnivores and herbivores. To keep peace and lift the animals’ spirits during forty long days and nights, the pair turns to music—performing timeless songs shaped by the spirit of Vinicius de Moraes—and must discover whether melody and courage can calm old instincts and knit a fragile community together.

With Rodrigo Santoro, Alice Braga, Marcelo Adnet, Keith Silverstein, Ian James Corlett, Luis Bermudez and Laila McCann

1997 · Hayao Miyazaki

Afflicted by a curse from a boar spirit, Ashitaka — a young prince of a fading tribe — travels west in search of a cure. His journey brings him into contact with San, a fierce human woman who fights to defend the forest, and Lady Eboshi, an ambitious leader bent on clearing the land for progress. Torn between their opposing aims, Ashitaka must find a way to bridge the divide and restore balance between people and nature.

With Youji Matsuda, Yuriko Ishida, Yūko Tanaka, Kaoru Kobayashi, Masahiko Nishimura, Tsunehiko Kamijô and Akihiro Miwa

1988 · Hayao Miyazaki

After moving to the countryside with their father to be nearer their mother in hospital, two sisters discover that the nearby woods are alive with gentle, magical creatures called Totoros. When the younger girl slips away from home, her sister turns to those forest spirits for help in finding her.

With Noriko Hidaka, Chika Sakamoto, Hitoshi Takagi, Shigesato Itoi, Sumi Shimamoto, Tanie Kitabayashi and Toshiyuki Amagasa

1988 · Isao Takahata

During the closing months of World War II, fourteen-year-old Seita and his younger sister Setsuko become orphans after their mother is killed in a bombing raid on Kobe. After a dispute with their aunt, the siblings take refuge in an abandoned air-raid shelter. With no remaining relatives and their emergency provisions exhausted, Seita and Setsuko struggle to survive amid the ruins.

With Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara, Akemi Yamaguchi, Kozo Hashida, Masayo Sakai and Masayo Sakai

2001 · Andrew Adamson

Life isn’t easy for Shrek, a good-natured but decidedly smelly ogre. Sent to rescue a beautiful princess guarded by a fire-breathing dragon, he reluctantly joins forces with an irreverent, fast-talking donkey — and together the unlikely pair embark on a chaotic, heartfelt quest full of surprises.

With Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, John Lithgow, Vincent Cassel, Peter Dennis and Clive Pearse

1986 · Hayao Miyazaki

A curious boy and a brave girl, bound by a mysterious crystal, embark on a perilous quest to find a fabled castle that drifts above the clouds, racing across seas and skies while outsmarting ruthless pirates and covert foreign agents determined to seize the secret for themselves.

With Keiko Yokozawa, Mayumi Tanaka, Minori Terada, Kotoe Hatsui, Fujio Tokita, Ichiro Nagai and Hiroshi Ito

1981 · Isao Takahata

Chie Takemoto is a steady, responsible young woman who keeps a small Osaka tavern afloat while her unreliable father drifts in and out of trouble. Unknown to him, she quietly visits her mother—who left the family only recently—and dreams of bringing her parents back together, though she insists on waiting until her father can secure stable work.

With Chinatsu Nakayama, Norio Nishikawa, Kiyoshi Nishikawa, Yasushi Yokoyama, Shinsuke Shimada, Ryusuke Matsumoto and Utako Kyô

1989 · Hayao Miyazaki

During a required year of independence, a young witch struggles to find her place in a wary small town while supporting herself by operating a modest air courier service.

With Minami Takayama, Rei Sakuma, Kappei Yamaguchi, Keiko Toda, Mieko Nobusawa, Koichi Miura and Haruko Katō

2025 · Chris Appelhans

Chart-topping K-pop stars Rumi, Mira and Zoey may dazzle sold-out arenas, but away from the lights they conceal uncanny abilities that they use to protect their fans from encroaching supernatural dangers.

With Arden Cho, May Hong, Ji-young Yoo, Ahn Hyo-Seop, Yunjin Kim, Daniel Dae Kim and Ken Jeong

2023 · Troy Quane

Set up for a catastrophic incident he didn’t cause, a disgraced knight reluctantly joins forces with a streetwise teenager who can alter their shape; together they race to unmask the true perpetrators and reclaim his honor.

With Chloë Grace Moretz, Riz Ahmed, Eugene Lee Yang, Frances Conroy, Lorraine Toussaint, Beck Bennett and RuPaul

2026 · Shingo Yamashita

Iroha's quiet life is upended when Kaguya, a carefree runaway from the Moon, arrives to live with her and persuades her to join forces as performers in a dazzling virtual realm.

With Yuko Natsuyoshi, Anna Nagase, Saori Hayami, Miyu Irino, Yuma Uchida, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka and Yoshino Aoyama

1982 · Jules Bass

As a rising empire of reason threatens to extinguish the world of enchantment, the emerald-clad mage Carolinus vows to cast an everlasting shield around magic. But the sinister red sorcerer Ommadon seeks to tear that protection down. To stop him, Carolinus assembles a dangerous quest and places it under the command of Peter Dickinson — a rare man equally versed in science and sorcery — tasking him with confronting Ommadon and saving the fragile balance between logic and wonder.

With James Earl Jones, Harry Morgan, John Ritter, James Gregory, Bob McFadden, Alexandra Stoddart and Victor Buono

2024 · Nick Park

Gromit’s unease about Wallace’s growing reliance on gadgets is proven right when Wallace creates a “smart” gnome that begins behaving with a will of its own. As evidence mounts that a resentful figure from Wallace’s past is orchestrating the chaos, Gromit must confront dark forces and rescue his inventor friend—otherwise Wallace may lose the ability to create forever.

With Ben Whitehead, Reece Shearsmith, Peter Kay, Lauren Patel, Diane Morgan, Adjoa Andoh and Lenny Henry

2019 · Dean DeBlois

Hiccup's vision of a tranquil refuge where dragons and humans live together is threatened when Toothless is drawn away by a wild, elusive mate. As new dangers arise at home and Hiccup's leadership of his people is questioned, both rider and dragon must confront wrenching choices to ensure the survival of their species.

With Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera, F. Murray Abraham, Cate Blanchett, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson and Jonah Hill

2013 · Isao Takahata

Iroha’s predictable life is upended when Kaguya, a free-spirited runaway from the Moon, arrives to live with her and convinces her to team up as performers in a vibrant virtual world.

With Aki Asakura, Takeo Chii, Nobuko Miyamoto, Kengo Kora, Atsuko Takahata, Tomoko Tabata and Shinosuke Tatekawa