5 Perfect Animated Movies for Kids if You've Seen 'Frozen' a 100 Times, Ranked by Rotten Tomatoes
These animations show that the magic of friendship, courage, and kindness exists beyond Arendelle.
If Frozen's songs echo in your head even when you sleep and you know Elsa and Anna's story by heart, it's time to introduce your child to new, equally magical worlds.
The world of animation is full of amazing stories that offer the same sense of wonder, beautiful music, and memorable characters.
5. 'Onward', 2020
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 88%
In a world filled with magical creatures, magic was once the foundation of everything. However, it has given way to technological progress.
However, magic returns to the lives of two elf brothers, Ian and Barley Lightfoot. They receive a magical staff that can bring their deceased father back for one day.
Thus begins the unusual adventure of these inexperienced wizards.
4. 'Ponyo', 2008
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 91%
The sorcerer-scientist Fujimoto built a laboratory on the seabed. One day, a fish escaped from it. It climbs onto a jellyfish and swims to a trash-strewn shore, where it becomes stuck in a glass jar.
Five-year-old Sosuke goes to the coast. He lives with his mother and awaits the return of his fisherman father. He spots the cute fish on the shore and names it Ponyo. A spiritual connection develops between them.
Some time later, Ponyo, now in love, transforms into a girl and runs back to Sosuke, pulling a massive, destructive wave that engulfs the city.
3. 'The Little Prince', 2015
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 92%
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's philosophical parable remains relevant today. Mark Osborne created a more accessible yet equally engaging adaptation for younger viewers.
The story follows a diligent girl whose life is planned from start to finish by her meticulous mother. One day, she meets a kindly elderly aviator who lives next door and tells her about the Little Prince.
With his help, the girl begins to believe in magic and decides to embark on a dangerous journey.
2. 'Kiki's Delivery Service', 1989
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 98%
Kiki is a witch who has just turned 13. According to ancient tradition, she must find a town without other witches, live there for at least a year away from her parents, and earn her own living.
Kiki finds a wonderful place, meets a kind baker, and opens her own business: an express delivery service.
The movie is based on the children's book of the same name by Japanese author Eiko Kadono, but Miyazaki added some of his own plotlines. He also set the animation in an alternate 1950s Europe where World War II never occurred.
1. 'Song of the Sea', 2014
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 99%
The story centers on a brother and sister who are the children of an ordinary lighthouse keeper and a beautiful selkie maiden. Like her mother, who disappeared six years ago, the daughter belongs to the seal people and feels called to the sea.
She must save the magical world from destruction and befriend her brother. Song of the Sea is an animated movie woven from the poetry of William Butler Yeats, director Tomm Moore's childhood memories, and Irish folktales.
Song of the Sea was nominated for an Oscar in the Best Animated Feature Film category.
