You thought the 90s were wild? Buckle up, because the 2000s took animation to a whole new level! ๐คฉ This post is your ultimate, complete guide to the animated movies of the 2000s, a decade that revolutionized the industry. We witnessed the incredible CGI animation boom, the absolute golden age of Pixar and DreamWorks, and a surge of creative energy that redefined family movies forever.
Rewind to Where It All Began! โช - The Ultimate Guide to Every 90s Animated Movie (1990-1999)
From global icons to direct-to-video gems, the classic animated movies from this era are unforgettable. This was a time of incredible heart, groundbreaking visuals, and side-splitting humor. ๐คฃ So get ready for our unabridged rewind of every film you wanted to see from 2000 to 2009, packed with all the details you need! ---
๐ฅ 2000: The New Millennium of Animation Begins!
| Film Title | IMDb Rating | Genre | Studio Name | Awesome Notes |
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| Dinosaur | 6.4/10 | Adventure, Family | Walt Disney | Groundbreaking visuals with CGI dinos and live-action backgrounds! ๐ฆโ๏ธ |
| The Road to El Dorado | 6.9/10 | Adventure, Comedy | DreamWorks Animation | The ultimate buddy adventure with a killer soundtrack! โจ๐บ๏ธ |
| Titan A.E. | 6.6/10 | Action, Sci-Fi | Fox Animation Studios | A seriously cool and underrated sci-fi epic. ๐๐ฝ |
| The Tigger Movie | 6.3/10 | Family, Musical | Disneytoon Studios | The wonderful thing about Tiggers is Tiggerโs are wonderful things! ๐งก๐ฏ |
| Joseph: King of Dreams | 6.5/10 | Drama, Family | DreamWorks Animation | A fantastic direct-to-video prequel to The Prince of Egypt. ๐๐ |
| Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker | 7.8/10 | Action, Sci-Fi | Warner Bros. Animation | A dark, incredible story for the future Batman. The Joker is BACK! โฆ๏ธ๐ |
| Heavy Metal 2000 | 5.4/10 | Action, Sci-Fi | CinรฉGroupe | The adult animated sequel to the โ81 cult classic. ๐ค๐ธ |
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2001: The Year of Ogres, Monsters, and Brain Blasts
| Film Title | IMDb Rating | Genre | Studio Name | Awesome Notes |
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| Shrek | 7.9/10 | Adventure, Comedy | DreamWorks / PDI | The movie that turned fairy tales upside down and became a legend! ๐๐ |
| Monsters, Inc. | 8.1/10 | Adventure, Comedy | Pixar | Pixar gave us the most lovable monsters ever. We love you, Sulley and Mike! ๐ช๐๏ธ |
| Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius | 6.0/10 | Adventure, Comedy | Nickelodeon Movies | Gotta blast! The kid with the big hair hits the big screen. ๐ง ๐ |
| Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within | 6.4/10 | Action, Sci-Fi | Square Pictures | Hyper-realistic (for its time) CGI in a serious sci-fi adventure. ๐โจ |
| Osmosis Jones | 6.3/10 | Action, Comedy | Warner Bros. | A wild hybrid ride through the human body with Chris Rock! ๐ฆ ๐ |
| Recess: Schoolโs Out | 6.2/10 | Comedy, Family | Disney TV Animation | The 4th Street Gang has to save summer vacation! ๐ซโ๏ธ |
| Pokรฉmon 3: The Movie | 5.8/10 | Action, Adventure | OLM, Inc. | Ash and Pikachu face the mysterious Unown and the legendary Entei! โก๏ธ๐ |
๐บ 2002: Ohana Means Family, and Family Means Awesome Movies
| Film Title | IMDb Rating | Genre | Studio Name | Awesome Notes |
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| Ice Age | 7.5/10 | Adventure, Comedy | Blue Sky Studios | The hilarious prehistoric journey begins! (Weโre all here for Scrat). ๐ฟ๏ธโ๏ธ |
| Lilo & Stitch | 7.3/10 | Adventure, Family | Walt Disney | An alien crash-lands in Hawaii and learns about family. So much heart! ๐ฝ๐ |
| Treasure Planet | 7.2/10 | Adventure, Sci-Fi | Walt Disney | A visually stunning sci-fi twist on Treasure Island. A cult classic! โต๏ธ๐ช |
| Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron | 7.2/10 | Adventure, Drama | DreamWorks Animation | A breathtaking story of a wild stallion who wonโt be broken. ๐โค๏ธ |
| Return to Never Land | 5.9/10 | Adventure, Fantasy | Disneytoon Studios | Peter Pan is back to help Wendyโs daughter! โจ๐ง |
| The Wild Thornberrys Movie | 5.7/10 | Adventure, Comedy | Klasky Csupo | Elizaโs adventure in Africa was smashing! ๐ฆ๐ |
| Hey Arnold!: The Movie | 6.1/10 | Comedy, Drama | Nickelodeon Movies | Move it, Football Head! Arnold has to save the neighborhood! ๐๏ธ๐ |
| Pokรฉmon 4Ever | 5.8/10 | Action, Adventure | OLM, Inc. | Ash and friends meet the mythical, time-traveling Pokรฉmon, Celebi! ๐ณโณ |
๐ 2003: We Found Some Unforgettable Films!
| Film Title | IMDb Rating | Genre | Studio Name | Awesome Notes |
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| Finding Nemo | 8.2/10 | Adventure, Comedy | Pixar | An unforgettable Pixar journey across the ocean! P. Sherman, 42 Wallaby Way! ๐๐งก |
| Brother Bear | 6.8/10 | Adventure, Family | Walt Disney | A boy is turned into a bear and learns a powerful lesson. ๏ฟฝ๐ |
| Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas | 6.7/10 | Adventure, Fantasy | DreamWorks Animation | A swashbuckling 2D adventure on the high seas! โ๏ธ๐ข |
| Looney Tunes: Back in Action | 5.8/10 | Adventure, Comedy | Warner Bros. | The Looney Tunes crew teams up with Brendan Fraser! Thatโs all, folks! ๐ฐ๐ฅ |
| Rugrats Go Wild | 5.5/10 | Adventure, Comedy | Klasky Csupo | The ultimate Nickelodeon crossover: the Rugrats meet the Wild Thornberrys! ๐๏ธ๐ถ |
| Stitch! The Movie | 5.8/10 | Comedy, Sci-Fi | Disneytoon Studios | Stitch discovers his 625 other โcousinsโ in this direct-to-video movie! ๐งช๐ฝ |
| Atlantis: Miloโs Return | 5.1/10 | Action, Adventure | Disneytoon Studios | The adventure continues for Milo and Kida in this direct-to-video sequel. ๐๐บ๏ธ |
๐ฆธ 2004: Whereโs My Super Suit?! The Year of Heroes!
| Film Title | IMDb Rating | Genre | Studio Name | Awesome Notes |
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| The Incredibles | 8.0/10 | Action, Adventure | Pixar | Pixar proves superhero movies can be family dramas too. Simply iconic. ๐ช๐ฅ |
| Shrek 2 | 7.3/10 | Adventure, Comedy | DreamWorks / PDI | One of the greatest animated sequels EVER! We need a hero! ๐ฆธโโ๏ธ๐ด |
| Shark Tale | 6.0/10 | Adventure, Comedy | DreamWorks Animation | An underwater mob story with an all-star cast! ๐ค๐ |
| The Polar Express | 6.6/10 | Adventure, Family | ImageMovers | A motion-capture Christmas classic thatโs both magical and a little uncanny. ๐๐ |
| Home on the Range | 5.4/10 | Comedy, Musical | Walt Disney | Three cows try to save their farm in this Disney musical comedy. ๐ฎ๐ค |
| Cliffordโs Really Big Movie | 5.2/10 | Adventure, Family | Scholastic | The big red dogโs first movie adventure! โค๏ธ๐พ |
| Teacherโs Pet | 5.8/10 | Comedy, Musical | Disney TV Animation | The musical movie finale to the beloved TV series! ๐ถ๐ |
| Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Movie | 5.3/10 | Action, Adventure | Studio Gallop | Itโs time to DUEL on the big screen! ๐๐บ |
๐ง 2005: We Liked to Move It, Move It This Year!
| Film Title | IMDb Rating | Genre | Studio Name | Awesome Notes |
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| Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit | 7.5/10 | Comedy, Family | Aardman Animations | Stop-motion perfection from Aardman! A hilarious creature feature. ๐ง๐ฐ |
| Madagascar | 6.9/10 | Adventure, Comedy | DreamWorks / PDI | Four zoo animals get a taste of the wild. The penguins steal the show! ๐ฆ๐ฆ |
| Robots | 6.4/10 | Comedy, Sci-Fi | Blue Sky Studios | A visually inventive world made entirely of robots! ๐ค๐ฉ |
| Chicken Little | 5.7/10 | Comedy, Sci-Fi | Walt Disney | The sky is falling in this quirky Disney sci-fi comedy. ๐๐ฝ |
| Valiant | 5.5/10 | Adventure, Comedy | Vanguard Animation | The story of heroic carrier pigeons during World War II. ๐๏ธ๐
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| Hoodwinked! | 6.4/10 | Comedy, Mystery | Kanbar Entertainment | A clever and funny whodunnit retelling of Little Red Riding Hood. ๐บ๐งบ |
| Poohโs Heffalump Movie | 6.4/10 | Family, Musical | Disneytoon Studios | A super cute adventure into Heffalump Hollow where Roo makes a new friend! ๐๐ |
๐ 2006: Life Was a Highway, and the Movies Were Great
| Film Title | IMDb Rating | Genre | Studio Name | Awesome Notes |
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| Cars | 7.2/10 | Comedy, Sport | Pixar | Ka-chow! Pixar takes us on a road trip down Route 66. โก๏ธ๐ |
| Happy Feet | 6.4/10 | Comedy, Musical | Animal Logic | Penguins who tap dance to find their soulmates! An Oscar winner! ๐ง๐ |
| Over the Hedge | 6.7/10 | Adventure, Comedy | DreamWorks Animation | Forest animals vs. the suburbs! A hilarious heist movie. ๐ฆ๐ณ |
| Ice Age: The Meltdown | 6.8/10 | Adventure, Comedy | Blue Sky Studios | The sub-zero heroes are back to escape a flood! ๐๐ฆฃ |
| Monster House | 6.6/10 | Comedy, Horror | ImageMovers / Amblin | A genuinely spooky and fun motion-capture haunted house story. ๐๐ |
| Open Season | 6.1/10 | Adventure, Comedy | Sony Pictures Animation | A domesticated bear gets a taste of the wild right before hunting season. ๐ป๐ฆ |
| Barnyard | 5.6/10 | Comedy, Family | Nickelodeon Movies | When the farmerโs away, the animals will playโฆ and party! ๐ฎ๐ |
| The Ant Bully | 5.8/10 | Adventure, Comedy | DNA Productions | A boy is shrunk down to the size of an ant and learns a big lesson. ๐๐ |
| Curious George | 6.5/10 | Adventure, Comedy | Universal Animation | The Man with the Yellow Hat brings the beloved monkey to the big city! ๐ต๐ |
| Everyoneโs Hero | 5.6/10 | Adventure, Sport | IDT Entertainment | A young boy journeys to return Babe Ruthโs stolen bat! โพ๐งข |
| Brother Bear 2 | 6.2/10 | Adventure, Family | Disneytoon Studios | Kenai finds love and adventure in this charming direct-to-video sequel. ๐ปโค๏ธ |
๐งโ๐ณ 2007: Anyone Can Cookโฆ and Anyone Can Make a Hit Movie!
| Film Title | IMDb Rating | Genre | Studio Name | Awesome Notes |
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| Ratatouille | 8.1/10 | Adventure, Comedy | Pixar | A rat who dreams of being a chef in Paris. A true Pixar masterpiece. ๐๐ง |
| Shrek the Third | 6.1/10 | Adventure, Comedy | DreamWorks / PDI | Shrek has to find the next heir to the throne or become king himself! ๐๐ธ |
| Surfโs Up | 6.7/10 | Comedy, Sport | Sony Pictures Animation | A brilliant mockumentary about surfing penguins. So clever! ๐ง๐โโ๏ธ |
| Meet the Robinsons | 6.8/10 | Adventure, Family | Walt Disney | A heartwarming story about family, failure, and moving forward. ๐โค๏ธ |
| Bee Movie | 6.1/10 | Adventure, Comedy | DreamWorks Animation | โYa like jazz?โ The meme-spawning movie about a bee who sues humans. ๐๐ |
| TMNT | 6.2/10 | Action, Adventure | Imagi Animation | The Ninja Turtles leap back into action in this slick CGI film. ๐ข๐ |
| Alvin and the Chipmunks | 5.2/10 | Comedy, Family | 20th Century Fox | The singing chipmunks get their first live-action/hybrid movie! ๐ธ๐ฟ๏ธ |
| Futurama: Benderโs Big Score | 7.9/10 | Sci-Fi, Comedy | 20th Century Fox TV | The first of four amazing DTV Futurama movies is a time-travel riot! ๐คโณ |
๐ค 2008: The Year a Robot Stole Our Hearts (and Cleaned Up a Planet)
| Film Title | IMDb Rating | Genre | Studio Name | Awesome Notes |
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| WALLยทE | 8.4/10 | Adventure, Sci-Fi | Pixar | A beautiful, profound, and nearly silent sci-fi love story from Pixar. ๐โค๏ธ |
| Kung Fu Panda | 7.6/10 | Action, Adventure | DreamWorks Animation | Skadoosh! A panda becomes an unlikely kung fu master. Awesome. ๐ผ๐ |
| Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | 6.6/10 | Adventure, Comedy | DreamWorks / PDI | The gang crash-lands in Africa and meets their families! โ๏ธ๐ |
| Bolt | 6.8/10 | Adventure, Comedy | Walt Disney | A dog who thinks heโs a superhero learns about the real world. ๐ถโก๏ธ |
| Space Chimps | 4.6/10 | Adventure, Comedy | Vanguard Animation | The grandson of the first chimp in space has his own zany mission! ๐๐ |
| Horton Hears a Who! | 6.8/10 | Adventure, Comedy | Blue Sky Studios | A personโs a person, no matter how small. A fantastic Dr. Seuss adaptation. ๐๐ |
| Igor | 6.0/10 | Comedy, Family | Exodus Film Group | A hunchbacked lab assistant has big dreams of becoming an Evil Scientist himself! ๐งช๐ง |
| Fly Me to the Moon | 4.8/10 | Adventure, Family | nWave Pictures | Three young houseflies stow away aboard the Apollo 11 mission! ๐๐ฆ |
| Star Wars: The Clone Wars | 6.0/10 | Action, Sci-Fi | Lucasfilm Animation | The animated film that kicked off the beloved TV series. For the Republic! โ๏ธ๐ |
| Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs | 7.2/10 | Sci-Fi, Comedy | 20th Century Fox TV | The Planet Express crew must save the universe from a giant tentacle monster. Yikes! ๐๐ฅ |
๐ 2009: Adventure Was Out There, and So Were Masterpieces!
| Film Title | IMDb Rating | Genre | Studio Name | Awesome Notes |
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| Up | 8.3/10 | Adventure, Drama | Pixar | The first 10 minutes will break your heart, the rest will lift your spirits. ๐ ๐ |
| Coraline | 7.7/10 | Drama, Fantasy | Laika | A stunning, creepy, and beautiful stop-motion masterpiece from Laika. ๐งต๐๏ธ |
| Monsters vs. Aliens | 6.4/10 | Action, Sci-Fi | DreamWorks Animation | A fun tribute to classic B-movie monsters! ๐ฝ๐ค |
| Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | 6.9/10 | Adventure, Comedy | Blue Sky Studios | The herd discovers a lost world of dinosaurs under the ice! ๐ฆโ๏ธ |
| Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | 7.0/10 | Adventure, Sci-Fi | Sony Pictures Animation | A hilarious and wildly inventive film where food falls from the sky! ๐๐ |
| Fantastic Mr. Fox | 7.9/10 | Adventure, Comedy | Indian Paintbrush | Wes Andersonโs quirky and charming stop-motion take on a classic. ๐ฆ๐ |
| 9 | 7.0/10 | Action, Sci-Fi | Focus Features | A dark, post-apocalyptic fantasy produced by Tim Burton. ๐ชก๐ฅ |
| Ponyo | 7.6/10 | Adventure, Family | Studio Ghibli | A magical and visually enchanting tale. (English release year) ๐๐ง |
| Astro Boy | 6.2/10 | Action, Sci-Fi | Imagi Animation | The classic anime hero gets a big-budget CGI movie! ๐ค๐ฅ |
| The Princess and the Frog | 7.1/10 | Family, Musical | Walt Disney | Disneyโs triumphant return to 2D hand-drawn animation with a New Orleans twist! ๐๐ธ |
| Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder | 7.3/10 | Sci-Fi, Comedy | 20th Century Fox TV | The epic DTV finale that sees the crew on the run through the galaxy! ๐๐ |
And thatโs a wrap on the incredible 2000s! ๐ฌ What a decade of laughter, tears, and pure animated genius. This era gave us franchises we still canโt get enough of and standalone films that are true works of art. Which 2000s animated movie from this complete list is your ultimate comfort film? Did we finally get all your favorites?
Continue the Journey Through the 2010s and Beyond! ๐ - The Ultimate Guide to 2010s Animated Movies (Part 1: 2010-2015) - The Ultimate Guide to 2010s/20s Animated Movies (Part 2: 2016-2020) - The Ultimate Guide to Modern Animation (2021-2025)
Drop your top picks in the comments below and letโs geek out together! Thanks for joining the rewind party, and stay tuned for more animated awesomeness! ๐โจ
