# What is the best animated movie of 2026?

> Billion-dollar sequels share this board with hand-built stop-motion and a cartoon Warner nearly buried. Count the frames or count the box office.

*By YPB Team · Published October 29, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/what-is-the-best-animated-movie-of-2026*

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1. **Toy Story 5** — score 1000/1000
   Pixar's fifth Toy Story film, in which Woody and Buzz face a tablet that threatens playtime; the top-grossing animated film of 2026.
2. **Hoppers** — score 722/1000
   Pixar's 2026 original about a girl who moves her mind into a robotic beaver to talk with animals.
3. **Wildwood** — score 454/1000
   Laika's stop-motion adaptation of Colin Meloy's novel, the longest stop-motion feature ever made at 132 minutes.
4. **Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway** — score 454/1000
   The 29th Detective Conan feature, one of Japan's biggest animated releases of 2026.
5. **Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender** — score 454/1000
   The 2026 animated feature that follows a grown-up Aang and his friends after the original Avatar series.
6. **Goat** — score 384/1000
   Sony Pictures Animation's 2026 sports comedy about a small goat who gets a shot at a pro league of much bigger animals.
7. **The Super Mario Galaxy Movie** — score 384/1000
   Illumination and Nintendo's sequel that sends Mario and Luigi into space, a billion-dollar hit in 2026.
8. **Minions & Monsters** — score 384/1000
   Illumination's 2026 Minions feature, a monster-movie romp that was one of the year's biggest animated hits.
9. **Coyote vs. Acme** — score 303/1000
   The live-action and animation hybrid in which Wile E. Coyote sues the Acme Corporation, released in 2026 after Warner shelved it.
10. **Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom** — score 303/1000
   Aardman's 2026 stop-motion adventure in which Shaun and the flock hunt a mysterious beast on the farm.
11. **Swapped** — score 303/1000
   Netflix and Skydance Animation's 2026 body-swap comedy about two creatures from rival species.
12. **Forgotten Island** — score 303/1000
   DreamWorks Animation's 2026 original about two best friends who end up on a magical island.
13. **Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie** — score 206/1000
   The third Paw Patrol feature, a 2026 adventure in which the pups take on dinosaurs.
14. **All You Need Is Kill** — score 206/1000
   Studio 4°C's 2026 anime adaptation of the time-loop novel that also inspired Edge of Tomorrow.

Tags: movies, animation, 2026