just cuz a film is animated doesn’t
necessarily mean it’s family-friendly
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
animated movies for adults this list
we’ve chosen animated movies with adult
themes and mature subject matter they
may showcase violence course language
and sexual content and are therefore not
necessarily appropriate for kids and we
based our choices on a mix of how
memorable and/or iconic they are as well
as their overall popularity and
recognition
number ten waking life a film that will
surely make you think Richard
Linklater’s waking life is a deep trippy
animated drama but deals with concepts
like spirituality love dreams life and
death for example I wake up and it’s ten
twelve and then I go back to sleep in
that I have those long intricate
beautiful dreams that seem to last for
hours and then I wake up and it’s 10:30
it relates the simple story of a man who
dreams of various encounters with
peculiar characters offering deep
philosophical conversations now
interestingly what you’re looking at
here are three strings biological
anthropological developing the city’s
cultures and culture which is human
expression much like Linklaters later
film A Scanner Darkly
the movie is animated using rotoscope a
technique where animators trace over
actual footage of the actors and seeds
it’s easy to think that science has come
to take the place of God but some
philosophical problems remain as
troubling as ever with its
intellectually stimulating dialogue and
original animation style waking life is
a one-of-a-kind movie-going experience I
may not understand it I may not even
necessarily agree with it but I’ll tell
you what I accept it and just sort of
glide along number 9 Coraline Coraline
Coraline Jones while Coraline is rated
PG and was marketed towards kids there
is something deeply disturbing about the
story of a little girl who discovers
another world in her home that mirrors
her own you probably think this world is
a dream come true
but you’re wrong crawling through a
small door in her new house needs her to
the other world which is inhabited by
the other mother a nicer version of her
mom with buttons as her eyes do you like
them I’m your other mother silly now go
tell your other father
who’s ready there is more than meets the
eye to this shady world cuz things
aren’t as perfect as they seem
I want to be with my real mom and dad I
want you to let me go
this gorgeous fantasy film offers
psychological horror that will surely
scare some younger children but that’s
also what gives it some adult appeal
number 8 ghost in the shell’ ghost hat
humans are so pathetic it’s a shame
based on the critically acclaimed manga
series ghost in the shell’ is an
intricate sci-fi tale that takes place
in a futuristic society where cyborgs
police officers and computer hacking are
the norm with gruesome violence and dark
undertones the story follows major
Motoko Kusanagi as she sets out to stop
the puppet master I have to see for
myself what’s in there if there is a
real ghost I’m gonna find it this
assignment to capture the mysterious
hacker will make Kusanagi question her
identity and role as an artificial
creation in a technologically advanced
world with blood cursing and nudity this
adult animated movie achieved high
praise
Oh do a search on the word clearest
number seven South Park
bigger Longer & uncut 8 million pages
with the word clitoris Wow
I’ll just try to first work the
television shows popularity logically
led to a showing on the big screen with
South Park bigger Longer & uncut
relating how Cartman Stan Kyle and Kenny
fight back when their parents wage war
against Canada with clever writing and
unparalleled comedy the movie serves as
a satire and a social commentary about
censorship media and youth I’m getting
pretty sick and I’m the biggest bitch in
the whole wide catchy musical numbers
populate the foul-mouthed raunchy comedy
and even earned it an Oscar nomination
for the song blame Canada beyond its
record breaking profanity in an animated
movie and subplots of homosexual evil
dictators loving Satan the movie also
stands as a charmingly hilarious work of
crude art is sex the only thing that
matters to you I love you I want to
believe that so anything we shut up at
night and get closer number 6
they took nectar Ben vid this odd yet
charming French animated musical film
follows Madame Sousa as she seeks to
find her missing grandson who was
kidnapped during the tool de Falls
her search takes her to the town of
Belleville where three unusual yet
friendly elderly women help her to find
champion while children can certainly
appreciate the quirkiness of the film
and it’s exaggerated artistic style
including grotesque and ugly characters
and even a fat Statue of Liberty
this delightfully quaint comedy is meant
for a more mature viewer number five
fantastic mr. Fox I think I had this
thing where I need everybody to think
I’m the greatest the quote unquote
fantastic mr. Fox this delightful little
gem by director Wes Anderson tells the
story of a suave fox who gets himself
and his community of animals in trouble
after he raids the produce of three
farmers who then seek to retaliate
because I’m a wild animal you are also a
husband and a father though it’s based
on Roald Dahl’s children’s book
fantastic mr. Fox is not your typical
animated movie as the humor and
vocabulary make it seem like it’s more
appropriate for an adult
the directors trademark peculiarities
and eccentricities also make an
appearance meshing beautifully with its
stop-motion animation
aesthetic but there’s something kind of
fantastic about that isn’t there and
while the film can be enjoyed by kids
and adults alike to truly appreciate
every small remark and quirk
it seems one would have to be a little
more advanced in age you really are kind
of a quote unquote fantastic I try
number four grave of the fireflies she’s
finally falling asleep set during World
War two grave of the fireflies is a
tragic film that follows a boy and his
younger sister as they struggle to
survive in war-torn Japan dad’s gone –
he’s dead – this heartbreaking tale of
two orphans serves as a social
commentary criticizing the effects of
war on civilians and on society and with
loss destruction and death at its core
don’t you realize that there’s a war
going on you two are nothing but trouble
for me it’s a difficult movie to view
even for adults as we witness the
children lose their mother and their
home but not their home eloquent mature
and deeply depressing this beautiful
film serves as a prime example of an
animated movie geared towards an older
audience you telling me Japan’s lost the
war the great Japanese Empire yeah
surrendered unconditionally
number three watership down we’re going
to it’s free
Bakley the pegs out who would have
thought that a movie about cuddly little
rabbits would make for such a gruesome
bloody tale watership down follows
several rabbits as they seek out a new
home after their community is destroyed
yeah – the bad runs look with dead
bodies
get out it proves to be a difficult task
as they must defend themselves from
humans and other warns of rabbits with
frightening scenes of rabbits getting
shot and torn apart by dogs as well as
gruesome fights among the animals this
brilliant film adaptation of the
acclaimed book is certainly not geared
towards children
number two Princess Mononoke it’s some
kind of demon like demon
Aiyaa Miyazaki’s masterpiece follows the
young warrior ashitaka as he ventures to
find help from the great forest spirit
he seeks to cure himself of a curse that
corrupted him after he killed a
demonically possessed boar God
in the process he unwittingly becomes
the mediator between the humans cutting
down forests and the nature God’s trying
to protect them we plant trees humans
tear them up mature themes of natural
preservation versus industrial
development take a central role in the
film with bloody action sequences and a
smidge of romance anchoring the dark
storyline visually spellbinding Princess
Mononoke remains an epoch in the
grandest tradition
before we reveal our number one pick
here are some honorable mentions
it’s true what they tell you about you
you are all prostitutes before you
became nun
molten lava we have to cross this yes
shan’t our lies on the other side
v16 6er testified that he simply did not
want to die
I better go now my tea is smuggling my
words girlfriend in Australia marry
Daisy dinkle number one Aikido offering
a complex and twisted narrative Akira
relates the dark story of Tetsuo a biker
gang member who loses his mind when he
develops psychic powers
while his best friend Canada teams up
with a group of rebels to stop the
secret military project endangering the
futuristic world of Neo Tokyo with
scenes of attempted rape course language
running rampant intense action with gory
details and brutal violence and of
course a mature storyline befitting the
post-apocalyptic setting akira is the
quintessential adult animated movie but
who is this young boy standing alone is
he fighting the coup d’etat forces all
by himself I’m sorry we’ve been ordered
to land the Army has just illegally
ordered us land now what is at stake
here is freedom of the press I’m sorry
we’ve been on it with it’s cynical view
of humankind and the future that awaits
us it’s nowhere near being a kids movie
but the cult flick has certainly earned
its rep as an anime landmark
do you agree with our list which adult
animated movies would you include on
your list for more awesome top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com
what’s carving well what do you expect
they’re Canadian
necessarily mean it’s family-friendly
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
animated movies for adults this list
we’ve chosen animated movies with adult
themes and mature subject matter they
may showcase violence course language
and sexual content and are therefore not
necessarily appropriate for kids and we
based our choices on a mix of how
memorable and/or iconic they are as well
as their overall popularity and
recognition
number ten waking life a film that will
surely make you think Richard
Linklater’s waking life is a deep trippy
animated drama but deals with concepts
like spirituality love dreams life and
death for example I wake up and it’s ten
twelve and then I go back to sleep in
that I have those long intricate
beautiful dreams that seem to last for
hours and then I wake up and it’s 10:30
it relates the simple story of a man who
dreams of various encounters with
peculiar characters offering deep
philosophical conversations now
interestingly what you’re looking at
here are three strings biological
anthropological developing the city’s
cultures and culture which is human
expression much like Linklaters later
film A Scanner Darkly
the movie is animated using rotoscope a
technique where animators trace over
actual footage of the actors and seeds
it’s easy to think that science has come
to take the place of God but some
philosophical problems remain as
troubling as ever with its
intellectually stimulating dialogue and
original animation style waking life is
a one-of-a-kind movie-going experience I
may not understand it I may not even
necessarily agree with it but I’ll tell
you what I accept it and just sort of
glide along number 9 Coraline Coraline
Coraline Jones while Coraline is rated
PG and was marketed towards kids there
is something deeply disturbing about the
story of a little girl who discovers
another world in her home that mirrors
her own you probably think this world is
a dream come true
but you’re wrong crawling through a
small door in her new house needs her to
the other world which is inhabited by
the other mother a nicer version of her
mom with buttons as her eyes do you like
them I’m your other mother silly now go
tell your other father
who’s ready there is more than meets the
eye to this shady world cuz things
aren’t as perfect as they seem
I want to be with my real mom and dad I
want you to let me go
this gorgeous fantasy film offers
psychological horror that will surely
scare some younger children but that’s
also what gives it some adult appeal
number 8 ghost in the shell’ ghost hat
humans are so pathetic it’s a shame
based on the critically acclaimed manga
series ghost in the shell’ is an
intricate sci-fi tale that takes place
in a futuristic society where cyborgs
police officers and computer hacking are
the norm with gruesome violence and dark
undertones the story follows major
Motoko Kusanagi as she sets out to stop
the puppet master I have to see for
myself what’s in there if there is a
real ghost I’m gonna find it this
assignment to capture the mysterious
hacker will make Kusanagi question her
identity and role as an artificial
creation in a technologically advanced
world with blood cursing and nudity this
adult animated movie achieved high
praise
Oh do a search on the word clearest
number seven South Park
bigger Longer & uncut 8 million pages
with the word clitoris Wow
I’ll just try to first work the
television shows popularity logically
led to a showing on the big screen with
South Park bigger Longer & uncut
relating how Cartman Stan Kyle and Kenny
fight back when their parents wage war
against Canada with clever writing and
unparalleled comedy the movie serves as
a satire and a social commentary about
censorship media and youth I’m getting
pretty sick and I’m the biggest bitch in
the whole wide catchy musical numbers
populate the foul-mouthed raunchy comedy
and even earned it an Oscar nomination
for the song blame Canada beyond its
record breaking profanity in an animated
movie and subplots of homosexual evil
dictators loving Satan the movie also
stands as a charmingly hilarious work of
crude art is sex the only thing that
matters to you I love you I want to
believe that so anything we shut up at
night and get closer number 6
they took nectar Ben vid this odd yet
charming French animated musical film
follows Madame Sousa as she seeks to
find her missing grandson who was
kidnapped during the tool de Falls
her search takes her to the town of
Belleville where three unusual yet
friendly elderly women help her to find
champion while children can certainly
appreciate the quirkiness of the film
and it’s exaggerated artistic style
including grotesque and ugly characters
and even a fat Statue of Liberty
this delightfully quaint comedy is meant
for a more mature viewer number five
fantastic mr. Fox I think I had this
thing where I need everybody to think
I’m the greatest the quote unquote
fantastic mr. Fox this delightful little
gem by director Wes Anderson tells the
story of a suave fox who gets himself
and his community of animals in trouble
after he raids the produce of three
farmers who then seek to retaliate
because I’m a wild animal you are also a
husband and a father though it’s based
on Roald Dahl’s children’s book
fantastic mr. Fox is not your typical
animated movie as the humor and
vocabulary make it seem like it’s more
appropriate for an adult
the directors trademark peculiarities
and eccentricities also make an
appearance meshing beautifully with its
stop-motion animation
aesthetic but there’s something kind of
fantastic about that isn’t there and
while the film can be enjoyed by kids
and adults alike to truly appreciate
every small remark and quirk
it seems one would have to be a little
more advanced in age you really are kind
of a quote unquote fantastic I try
number four grave of the fireflies she’s
finally falling asleep set during World
War two grave of the fireflies is a
tragic film that follows a boy and his
younger sister as they struggle to
survive in war-torn Japan dad’s gone –
he’s dead – this heartbreaking tale of
two orphans serves as a social
commentary criticizing the effects of
war on civilians and on society and with
loss destruction and death at its core
don’t you realize that there’s a war
going on you two are nothing but trouble
for me it’s a difficult movie to view
even for adults as we witness the
children lose their mother and their
home but not their home eloquent mature
and deeply depressing this beautiful
film serves as a prime example of an
animated movie geared towards an older
audience you telling me Japan’s lost the
war the great Japanese Empire yeah
surrendered unconditionally
number three watership down we’re going
to it’s free
Bakley the pegs out who would have
thought that a movie about cuddly little
rabbits would make for such a gruesome
bloody tale watership down follows
several rabbits as they seek out a new
home after their community is destroyed
yeah – the bad runs look with dead
bodies
get out it proves to be a difficult task
as they must defend themselves from
humans and other warns of rabbits with
frightening scenes of rabbits getting
shot and torn apart by dogs as well as
gruesome fights among the animals this
brilliant film adaptation of the
acclaimed book is certainly not geared
towards children
number two Princess Mononoke it’s some
kind of demon like demon
Aiyaa Miyazaki’s masterpiece follows the
young warrior ashitaka as he ventures to
find help from the great forest spirit
he seeks to cure himself of a curse that
corrupted him after he killed a
demonically possessed boar God
in the process he unwittingly becomes
the mediator between the humans cutting
down forests and the nature God’s trying
to protect them we plant trees humans
tear them up mature themes of natural
preservation versus industrial
development take a central role in the
film with bloody action sequences and a
smidge of romance anchoring the dark
storyline visually spellbinding Princess
Mononoke remains an epoch in the
grandest tradition
before we reveal our number one pick
here are some honorable mentions
it’s true what they tell you about you
you are all prostitutes before you
became nun
molten lava we have to cross this yes
shan’t our lies on the other side
v16 6er testified that he simply did not
want to die
I better go now my tea is smuggling my
words girlfriend in Australia marry
Daisy dinkle number one Aikido offering
a complex and twisted narrative Akira
relates the dark story of Tetsuo a biker
gang member who loses his mind when he
develops psychic powers
while his best friend Canada teams up
with a group of rebels to stop the
secret military project endangering the
futuristic world of Neo Tokyo with
scenes of attempted rape course language
running rampant intense action with gory
details and brutal violence and of
course a mature storyline befitting the
post-apocalyptic setting akira is the
quintessential adult animated movie but
who is this young boy standing alone is
he fighting the coup d’etat forces all
by himself I’m sorry we’ve been ordered
to land the Army has just illegally
ordered us land now what is at stake
here is freedom of the press I’m sorry
we’ve been on it with it’s cynical view
of humankind and the future that awaits
us it’s nowhere near being a kids movie
but the cult flick has certainly earned
its rep as an anime landmark
do you agree with our list which adult
animated movies would you include on
your list for more awesome top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com
what’s carving well what do you expect
they’re Canadian
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