Miles of Movies

#1 Beauty and the Beast

Score: 10

The most technically perfect Disney movie there is. It may not be my favorite, but it is darn freakin’ good. Not much more to say except for you to read the review and find out why!

 

#2 Tangled

Score: 10

An absolute joy to watch from start to finish. The film beautifully builds up to a brilliant scene with lanterns and then turns heel with such perfect execution. The lanterns scene is just breathtaking.

 

#3 The Lion King

Score: 9 ½

This film actually contains my favorite Disney film scenes. The scenes dealing with Simba and Mufasa are so heartfelt and James Earl Jones’ voice just booms throughout all time as the best dramatic voice performance in a Disney film ever. The music too, what a score. What a great villain too.

 

#4 Pinocchio

Score: 9 ½

This film is impressive in so many ways. It has deep moments, a great story and the best animation I have ever seen. Memorable characters too, I love Stromboli and his fits of rage.

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#5 Zootopia

Score: 9 ½

This film earned its place here through its mature delivery of its message and depth. There are a lot of dark moments in this film that could have been removed, but were left in to hit the message home. It's also completely entertaining from start to finish.

 

#6 101 Dalmatians

Score: 9 ½

This film has one of the best stories I’ve ever seen in a kids movie. On top of that, its first third is absolutely brilliant and the pacing throughout the film is on point. The animation quality brought this one down a little bit, but it is still a fantastic movie.

 

#7 Aladdin

Score: 9

The animation, music, and action of this film make it quite enjoyable to watch. If James Earl Jones has the best dramatic voice performance ever, then Robin Williams has the best comedic voice performance ever in the genie. Even some of the other characters are great too, like the carpet, and even Aladdin himself.

 

#8 Tarzan

Score: 9

The first movie I ever saw in the movie theatres turned out to be a great movie. It doesn’t have a lot of story to it, but it has some unforgettable scenes and a great romance that actually works! This movie knows when to take it slow and really get the most out of the powerful moments.

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#9 Wreck-it-Ralph

Score: 9

Wreck-it-Ralph surprised me in that I didn’t expect it to have as much heart as it did. The twists in the movie I definitely didn’t see coming, and there are moments when I really had to acknowledge that the movie had me fooled, that’s how well done it is. The first half was a little slow and hard to get behind though. I noticed that upon rewatching this.

 

#10 The Princess and the Frog

Score: 8 ½

Fun characters and a relatable main character that you really feel for make this a good movie. In fact, the main character’s struggles are enough on their own to warrant a movie. So why is there a villain? It’s ok, the movie is still great.

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#11: Moana

Score: 7 ¾

A familiar story and familiar characters are bolstered by good music, catchy songs, and gorgeous animation. 

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#12 The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad

Score: 7 ½

This two part adventure is a hidden gem in the Disney canon that has to be watched. While the first story (the lesser known one about Mr. Toad) is actually better than the second story (the Headless Horseman), both are solid fun that made this a great piece of entertainment.

 

#13 The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Score: 8

This movie has some amazing elements but it is the first on this list to have some genuinely bad moments. This movie could’ve been great, and a lot of it is. Just not all of it.

 

#14 Dumbo

Score: 7 ½

A greatly heartfelt film about embracing your “disabilities”, this movie surprised me with its qualities, even if it has some strange elements that go on for a little too long.

 

#15 The Little Mermaid

Score: 7 ½

This movie, while a little dated, has gorgeous animation and some unforgettable moments. At the same time, it has a pretty bad message.

 

#16 The Aristocats

Score: 7 ½

An underrated movie with some surprisingly adult humor. Add that to some great characters and you have a good movie, Story isn’t so good, but the characters and their chemistry really works.

 

#17 Fantasia

Score: 7 ¼

A beautifully animated piece of, music really, that has great pieces and not so great pieces that combine, thankfully, into far more good than bad.

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#18 Lady and the Tramp

Score: 7

A film that tells a great story and has a fantastic romantic scene while also being a little too short to fully develop its characters. Nice that this movie doesn’t try to add a villain but instead adds conflict in the form of things that could happen any day, and are the fears of anybody raising a child. Lack of character development is its biggest flaw. That and the film could’ve done more with the dog pound.

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#19 Bolt

Score: 7 ¾

A fun movie with a lot of heart, Bolt has an upbeat feel that makes me warm inside whenever I watch it. Unfortunately, it’s also a bit generic and pretty predictable.

 

#20 Atlantis: The Lost Empire

Score: 7

A surprisingly entertaining movie full of humorous stereotypes, good writing, and a generic story with little-to-no character development. The scenery looks pretty amazing though and the animation is great.

 

#21 Mulan

Score: 6 ¾

A film with a good message and a great scene, while also having way too much dumb humor and a completely forgettable villain.

 

#22 Fantasia 2000

Score: 6 ¾

Fantasia 2000 has a few moments that are so good they could’ve been inserted into the original. But there are also some moments that are pretty bad and a few clips that are pretty pointless. The last musical number is one of the most beautiful pieces of animation I’ve ever seen though, featuring a character I simply named “life”, who is a thing of beauty.

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#23 Big Hero 6

Score: 7 ¼

An entertaining film with moments of depth that would have been so much better had the film not been the most predictable film I’ve ever seen. It’s a film that is trying to be clever and cool while also being deep and it does look cool, but it is neither clever nor deep. Entertainment alone elevates the score of this film.

 

#24 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Score: 6 ¼

The first of all of the Disney films is still pretty good due to two great scenes involving a potion and a scary forest. The rest of the film is pretty unremarkable though.

 

#25 Lilo and Stitch

Score: 6 ¼

A film that has a third act that really brings the film down. If there were any film on this list that would’ve benefitted from the removal of pointless characters and unnecessary villains, this film would be it. It does family drama so incredibly well that silly stupid humor just has no place in this film, despite what the writers keep telling you.

 

#26 Frozen

Score: 6 ¼

A classic case of music and songs making the movie good. Do they? Not really, because this movie is rushed, has little character development, and doesn’t make a lot of sense. That having been said, it is very funny and pretty entertaining.

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#27 Chicken Little

Score: 6 ½

A film that, in the middle, does a complete turn and becomes something completely different and something categorically worse. Just think about it this way: the first half is humor with a lot of drama. The second half is humor with a lot of dumb humor.

 

#28 The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

Score: 5 ¾

A film whose simplicity really resonates with me. I actually like this movie, despite the fact that hardly anything goes on, despite the fact that it has a target audience of age five.

 

#29 Melody Time

Score: 5 ¾

Similar to Fantasia, this film is a collage of short music videos. Many of them are pretty good. The others are pretty boring.