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Best animated movies that aren’t for kids


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Best animated movies that aren’t for kids

Illustration of Keanu Reeves in a scene from ‘A Scanner Darkly’



Columbia Pictures

#25. ‘Heavy Metal’ (1981)

Illustration of a woman in a scene from ‘Heavy Metal’



Paramount Pictures

#24. ‘Beavis and Butt-Head Do America’ (1996)

Illustration of Beavis and Butt-Head in front of The White House with film clapper



Warner Home Video

#23. ‘A Scanner Darkly’ (2006)

Illustration of Keanu Reeves in a scene from ‘A Scanner Darkly’



Bandi Visual Company

#22. ‘Metropolis’ (2001)

Illustration of a woman’s face in scene from ‘Metropolis’



Square Enix Company

#21. ‘Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children’ (2005)

Illustration of two characters in a scene from ‘Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children’



Paramount Pictures

#20. ‘Anomalisa’ (2015)

Animated scene from ‘Anomalisa’ with David Thewlis



Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

#19. ‘The Simpsons Movie’ (2007)

The Simpsons characters in a scene from ‘The Simpsons Movie’



Go Fish Pictures

#18. ‘Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence’ (2004)

Illustration of female character with flower in hair



Gainax

#17. ‘Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone’ (2007)

Promotional still for ‘Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone’



Urban Vision Entertainment

#16. ‘Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust’ (2000)

Illustrated still from ‘Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust’



Les Armateurs

#15. ‘The Triplets of Belleville’ (2003)

Characters performing on stage in a scene from ‘The Triplets of Belleville’



Fox Searchlight Pictures

#14. ‘Waking Life’ (2001)

Illustration of Wiley Wiggins in a scene from ‘Waking Life’



Sony Pictures

#13. ‘Paprika’ (2006)

Illustration of woman floating against sky in ‘Paprika’



Studio Ghibli

#12. ‘The Wind Rises’ (2013)

Illustration of Hideaki Anno in ‘The Wind Rises’



Scott Rudin Productions

#11. ‘South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut’ (1999)

South Park characters sit in a movie theater



Madhouse

#10. ‘Tokyo Godfathers’ (2003)

Animated scene from ‘Tokyo Godfathers’



Bandi Visual Company

#9. ‘Cowboy Bebop: The Movie’ (2001)

Street scene with Cowboy Bebop character



BreakThru Productions

#8. ‘Loving Vincent’ (2017)

Painted still frame from ‘Loving Vincent’



Indian Paintbrush

#7. ‘Isle of Dogs’ (2018)

Still image from ‘Isle of Dogs’



Production I.G

#6. ‘Ghost in the Shell’ (1995)

Scene from ‘Ghost in the Shell’



Rex Entertainment

#5. ‘Perfect Blue’ (1997)

Illustration showing three characters singing



2.4.7. Films

#4. ‘Persepolis’ (2007)

Black and white scene from ‘Persepolis’



Akira Committee Company Ltd.

#3. ‘Akira’ (1988)

Illustration from ‘Akira’



Aniplex

#2. ‘Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train’ (2020)

Illustrated still from ‘Demon Slayer the Movie’



Studio Ghibli

#1. ‘Princess Mononoke’ (1997)

Illustrated still from ‘Princess Mononoke’


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