5 Best New Disney Animated Movies to Watch After 'Zootopia 2', Ranked by Rotten Tomatoes
It's time to catch up with some of Disney's best movies of recent years.
After a long wait, fans finally got the sequel to Zootopia they've been waiting for. The movie once again welcomes viewers to the bustling metropolis where predators and herbivores coexist, promising new adventures for Judy and Nick.
Fortunately, Disney has produced many brilliant animated movies in recent years that maintain this high standard.
5. 'Luca', 2021
Rotten Tomatoes: 91%
Deep beneath the waves of the ocean live sea monsters. Contrary to popular belief, they are not evil – they simply stay away from land to avoid trouble.
Twelve-year-old Luca works as a fish herder. He lives with his parents and grandmother and is terrified of the people who live on land.
One day, Luca meets Alberto, another sea monster who can easily walk onto land and transform into an ordinary boy without water. Overcome by curiosity, Luca decides to go ashore to see how people live.
4. 'Raya and the Last Dragon', 2021
Rotten Tomatoes: 93%
Once upon a time, the land of Kumandra was peaceful and dragons guarded it. One day, however, the Druun – creatures of chaos – burst into the human world and began turning humans to stone. The dragons managed to stop the evil forces but gave up their own magic in the process.
Afterward, the magic was contained within a single Dragonstone. However, after a quarrel among the tribes of Kumandra, the Dragonstone shattered into several pieces, releasing the Druun once again.
Brave Raya, the daughter of a tribal chieftain, sets out to find the last dragon who can help her create a new stone and defeat the spirits of chaos.
3. 'Turning Red', 2022
Rotten Tomatoes: 95%
Mei Lee is a schoolgirl of Chinese descent who lives with her parents in Toronto. The family maintains a temple built in honor of her ancestor, Sun Yee. She tries desperately to please her mother, who wants her to be the perfect student and daughter.
Unexpectedly, however, Mei Lee discovers that she can change her appearance when she's nervous or angry. She transforms into a giant red panda, which doesn't exactly fit the image of a perfect daughter.
To make matters worse, Mei's favorite band, 4-Town, is coming to town, and she desperately wants to attend their concert despite her mother's orders.
2. 'Soul', 2020
Rotten Tomatoes: 95%
Joe Gardner, a music teacher, lives only for jazz. He dreams of one day playing in Dorothea Williams's orchestra. When an unexpected chance presents itself, Joe falls through an open hatch and dies.
His soul travels to another world where he sees a system of lives being distributed. Unwilling to die, Joe tries to delay his departure as long as possible. There, he meets Soul 22, who has been unable to find her purpose and therefore hasn't incarnated in a real body for centuries.
Together, they end up on Earth, where Soul 22 begins to enjoy life and Joe sees himself through someone else's eyes.
1. 'Toy Story 4', 2019
Rotten Tomatoes: 96%
Andy's toys have lived with a girl named Bonnie for two years. One day at school, she made a toy out of a plastic fork and named it Forky.
Woody and his friends welcome the new toy, but Forky doesn't see himself as a toy and must learn how to behave with his own kind.
When Bonnie and her parents leave for vacation, Forky escapes through the car window. Realizing how important Forky is to their owner, Woody, Buzz, and the other toys set out on a mission to rescue the fork.
