# What is the best Disney Renaissance film?

> One decade, a stack of animated musicals and plenty of childhood loyalties on the line.

*By YPB Team · Published October 20, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/what-is-the-best-disney-renaissance-film*

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1. **The Lion King** — score 1000/1000
   The 1994 story of Simba's rise to the throne, with songs by Elton John and a score by Hans Zimmer.
2. **Beauty and the Beast** — score 779/1000
   The 1991 animated romance that became the first animated film nominated for Best Picture.
3. **The Hunchback of Notre Dame** — score 720/1000
   The 1996 film with a darker tone, following Quasimodo and the cathedral of Paris.
4. **The Little Mermaid** — score 576/1000
   The 1989 film that started the Renaissance with Ariel's quest for a life on land.
5. **Hercules** — score 575/1000
   The 1997 comedy-adventure that retold Greek myth with a gospel choir and a stylised look.
6. **Tarzan** — score 487/1000
   The 1999 film about a boy raised by gorillas, with songs by Phil Collins.
7. **Pocahontas** — score 411/1000
   The 1995 film that told a fictionalised story of Pocahontas and John Smith.
8. **Aladdin** — score 310/1000
   The 1992 adventure of a street thief and a lamp genie voiced by Robin Williams.
9. **The Rescuers Down Under** — score 310/1000
   The 1990 sequel set in the Australian outback that is sometimes counted among the early Renaissance films.
10. **Mulan** — score 310/1000
   The 1998 tale of a young woman who disguises herself as a man to take her father's place in the army.

Tags: movies, disney, 90s, animation, musicals