What is the best animated film of the 2010s?

By YPB Team

Whether Pixar tearjerkers, Studio Ghibli poetry, or boundary-pushing indie animation, the 2010s delivered a golden era for the art form. Which is the decade's crown jewel?

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, and Rodney Rothman's 2018 Oscar-winning groundbreaking animated film with a revolutionary comic-book visual style.

Inside Out

Pete Docter's 2015 Pixar masterpiece personifying the emotions inside a young girl's mind as she adjusts to a new city and life.

Coco

Lee Unkrich's 2017 Pixar celebration of Mexican Día de Muertos culture about a boy who accidentally travels to the Land of the Dead.

Toy Story 3

Lee Unkrich's 2010 Pixar triumph about Andy's beloved toys facing uncertain futures as their owner heads to college.

Frozen

Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee's 2013 Disney phenomenon about a princess who embarks on an epic journey to break her kingdom's eternal winter.

Zootopia

Byron Howard and Rich Moore's 2016 Oscar-winning buddy comedy about a rabbit cop and fox con artist uncovering a conspiracy in a city of anthropomorphic animals.

Moana

Ron Clements and John Musker's 2016 Disney musical adventure about a Polynesian chief's daughter who sets sail to save her island.

Your Name

Makoto Shinkai's 2016 globally acclaimed Japanese anime about two teenagers who mysteriously begin swapping bodies across time and distance.

The Wind Rises

Hayao Miyazaki's 2013 Studio Ghibli farewell film — a fictionalized biography of the aircraft designer who built Japan's iconic Zero fighter.

How to Train Your Dragon

Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois's 2010 DreamWorks epic about a Viking boy who befriends a rare dragon in a world built on their conflict.

Kubo and the Two Strings

Travis Knight's 2016 Laika stop-motion masterwork — a visually stunning Japanese-mythology adventure about a boy's quest for his samurai father's armor.