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Top 10 Animated Movies: 2010s


animation is all the rage at the
modern-day movie theater I’m nobody
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
animated movies from the first half of
the 2010s for this list we’ve looked at
all animated films released before 2015
and have selected those that achieved
the most success we’re the most original
and advanced the animation industry
furthest those people are going to love
you
we’re only looking at feature-length
films however so no shorts this is part
of a series of videos spanning the
decades of animated movies from the
1920s to the 2000s cansolo we must go
you know how Peter Baggett if we are not
bound to up number 10 The Adventures of
Tintin him everybody knows him that’s
Tintin we open things up with a movie
directed by Steven Spielberg and
produced by Peter Jackson which is about
as impressive a back room team as
Hollywood has to offer what else have
you found out The Adventures of Tintin
saw the iconic comic strip character
brought to the big screen as a 3d motion
capture computer animated masterpiece
with big success
in the bath
Adventure is the appropriate word as
this tale has often been compared with
another Spielberg and classic Raiders of
the Lost Ark supposedly the director
himself sought Tintin as Indiana Jones
for kids how’s your thirst for adventure
captain
I’m vengeful pin 10 number 9 wreck-it
Ralph game record Ralph a movie which
has the essence of animation at its
heart wreck-it Ralph is all about
exploring the possibilities within the
impossible you really don’t know
anything do you
glitches can’t leave their games we’ve
all played video games and wouldn’t we
all like to believe that there was life
after game over game over that’s the
fundamental principle behind this fun
and a little mental movie I should thank
you but it’d be more fun to kill you
retro wreck-it Ralph teams up with Ray
star want to be vanellope as they both
try to find their place in the world
King candy says glitches can’t race I’m
not a glitch to hack it I’ve just got
picks Lexia hey there pixelated
partnership makes the arcade even more
fun you could be happy I’m already happy
number eight Rango names Rango when a
pet chameleon becomes stranded in the
desert you might think the reptile would
find it easy to adapt not true in the
case of Rango try to blend in what
London
woody me voiced by Johnny Depp this
lizards a little out of place within a
seemingly natural environment
however he muddles his way to the town
of dirt and begins to set about his new
life there the dirt to dirt
what follows is all manner of dusty wild
Westy fun and a movie that ironically
stands out from the crowd you came back
you
number seven tangled all right believed
to be the most expensive animated movie
ever made upon its release tangled
proved more than capable of living up to
the hype still freaked out a modern take
on the traditional Brothers Grimm fairy
tale Rapunzel it was also the 50th film
in the Walt Disney Animated Classics
series you know I can’t help but notice
you seem a little at war with yourself
here it has all the familiar components
to the well-known story a princess a
tower and some really long hair with a
little added spice wait you don’t want
my hair why on earth would I want your
hair Rapunzel is no roll over damsel in
distress as this movie cuts free from
the cliche unfortunately the kingdom and
I aren’t exactly simpatico at the moment
so I won’t be taking you anywhere number
6 Despicable Me giving us the ultimate
animated antihero Despicable Me takes
the traditional children’s story and
rips it up next we are going to steal
Groo is a supervillain in the midst of a
super villainous plan to steal the moon
he’s also super likable though and super
difficult not to root for who cares that
he’s trying to rearrange the universe
with minions like these we were only
ever gonna be on his side the cute
yellow creatures have become a part of
modern pop culture they’re this
generations Oompa Loompas they are my
cousins Johnny Stewart watch them and
keep them away from me please number 5
frozen of true love will thaw a frozen
heart with this movie Disney really went
back to their roots princess’s magical
powers sing-along Apple songs frozen has
it all
Elsa and Anna are heirs to the throne of
arendelle and they were the best of
sisters but they’ve gradually grown
apart
Anna what do you know about true love
more than you all you know is how to
shut people out when things get
especially frosty it looks as though
their friendship might be over forever
there is ice in your heart put there by
your sister if not removed to solid ice
will you freeze forever cue an epic
journey an eclectic group of companions
and some really catchy lyrics
it’s a tried and tested formula and this
time it’s especially triumphant
ready
number four the lego movie everything is
awesome oh my gosh I love this song
Lego is one of those toys that simply
never looks as though it will ever go
out of fashion and this film has further
cemented these bright bricks into our
consciousness actually it’s a highly
sophisticated interlocking brick system
emmet brickowski is an everyday lego man
going about his everyday Lego life a
construction worker he helps build
everyday Lego things I’m just a
construction worker everything is safe
and sound and square in Emmett’s life
that is until he is unveiled as the
special the prophecy states that you are
the special from that point forth
everything is even more awesome than it
already was before
number three Ernest and Celestine with
this movie low-budget definitely doesn’t
mean low-quality I thought I taste all
right
while the computer-generated look tends
to dominate the industry within the
modern world Ernest and Celestine is a
timely reminder that this need not
always be the case I know such gusto
City yeah
chef Tony an innovative combination of
traditional animation techniques and New
Age ideas this French Belgian film
garnered success on a shoestring
depicting an unlikely friendship in an
unaccepting world it was a favorite at
film festivals and in family homes alike
should I see their what I mean animation
is an art form and that’s especially
clear here
number two How to Train Your Dragon okay
there bud we’re gonna
whoa roaring into second spot a movie
that has already inspired one sequel and
is scheduled to be given a third outing
in 2017 How to Train Your Dragon follows
the story of hiccup a young Viking boy
in a dragon slaying community some
people lose their night for the mug no
not me I managed to lose an entire
dragon as the film’s title would suggest
though there is another side to the
mythical beasts everything we know about
you guys is grown and another side to
their Slayers as well thank you this
story scooped all manner of awards in
what was an exceptionally competitive
year and it can now add our silver medal
to its collection if somebody told me
that in a few short weeks
hiccup would go from well being
ah hiccup to placing first and dragon
training before we unveil our top pick
here are a few honorable mentions
zeddicus Kyoto killuminati Van Haaren I
Jimmy Sullivan friends call me Sulley
this guy’s a Sullivan with the famous
Sullivan great news I’m a changed man
and and I’m ready to reenter society as
a solid citizen well Jim uh dois uh d it
deal
number one Toy Story 3 15 years after
Woody and Buzz first blew away their
animated rivals they were at it again at
the beginning of this decade ooh got a
friend in me the cowboy and the spaceman
are firm friends now but that doesn’t
mean that the game isn’t still afoot for
the toys don’t you get it
we’ve done this time the problems a
plush purple teddy bear who looks cute
and cuddly but harbors criminal
intentions beneath those bushy eyebrows
family man huh I understand put him back
in the timeout you there are new
characters old favorites and a snappy
story line to rival movies 1 & 2 if your
kid loves you so much why is he leaving
you think you’re special cowboy you’re a
piece of plastic you are made to be
thrown away it’s laughter tears and
another toy tastic triumph hey woody
have fun in town yeah we’re not too much
fun do you agree with our list
rude unprofessional that’s what this is
which modern animated movie did we miss
yup
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