Without a doubt, Disney has made an impact on all of our lives with their incredible movies. However, it seems very difficult to choose our favorites out of so many amazing productions. On this list we’ve attempted to do the impossible: pick the best Disney movies ever made. One thing that’s awesome about Disney is that all their movies appeal to both children and adults equally. Just get one of your favorite childhood Disney films and watch it again right now; you’ll find new symbols, jokes and meanings that as a child you naturally missed. Moreover, whether animated, live-action or hybrid, all of the films released under the Walt Disney Pictures banner have plots worth watching, wonderful scores and a wholesome message.
In compiling this list we chose not to limit our list to animated features only, but to also include live-action classics and hybrids; films with both live action and animation. Nevertheless, we decided to leave out the documentary films, including the Disneynature and the True-Life Adventures features. In addition, we also left out all of those films that were released by other subsidiaries owned by The Walt Disney Studios, like Marvel Studios. In the last couple of years this studio released various movies based on some of the characters from different Marvel Comics. Some of these popular movies include Iron Man, X-Men, The Avengers, Captain America, Thor and The Incredible Hulk among many others. However, Marvel fans have claimed eagerly after the release of such movies that there should be, in the near future preferably, films starring female Marvel characters. If you are interested in the female characters that haven’t gotten their place on the big screen yet, just check out our list on the 10 Marvel Women that Should Get a Movie Right Now.
Coming back to our present countdown, we thought it was a good idea to go over the best Disney movies ever made, especially after Frozen’s amazing success of last year, and rumors of a possible sequel. The list also makes for great timing given the various long-awaited Disney films we are anxiously looking forward to. These include Into the Woods, a live-action film that will be released on Christmas Day and which is based on Stephen Sondheim’s Broadway musical; Inside Out, another amazing Pixar creation that will be released next February; Finding Dory, and Toy Story 4, sequels of beloved animated features that are scheduled for release in 2016 and 2017 respectively.
I’m sure you are eager to surf the list and start judging for yourself what changes, additions and alterations you would have made to it. Well great! For we would love to get your comments on the Disney features you love the most. Without further ado, here are the best Disney movies ever made. Let’s take a look at this joyful countdown!
50. Newsies
49. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
48. The Sword in the Stone
47. The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
46. Sleeping Beauty
45. The Hunchback of Notre Dame
44. The Emperor’s New Groove
43. The Rescuers
42. Bambi
41. Pinocchio
40. Lilo & Stitch
39. Pirates of the Caribbean
38. Wreck-it Ralph
37. Mulan
36. A Bug’s Life
35. Dumbo
34. Tarzan
33. The Lady and the Tramp
32. Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
31. Enchanted
30. Robin Hood
29. The Muppets
28. Pocahontas
27. The Jungle Book
26. Ratatouille
25. The Parent Trap (1998)
24. 101 Dalmatians
23. Cinderella
22. Hercules
21. The Princess Diaries
20. Peter Pan
19. James and the Giant Peach
18. Wall-E
17. The Princess and the Frog
16. Frozen
15. High School Musical (1, 2 & 3)
14. Snow White
13. The Nightmare Before Christmas
12. Alice in Wonderland
11. The Beauty and the Beast
10. Aristocats
9. Up
8. The Little Mermaid
7. Finding Nemo
6. The Lion King
5. Monster’s Inc.
4. Aladdin
3. Toy Story (1, 2 & 3)
2. Fantasia
1. Mary Poppins