Must-Watch Animated Movies to Enjoy While Waiting for 'Inside Out 2'
Pixar Animation Studios' highly anticipated sequel, 'Inside Out 2,' is set to hit theaters on June 14. With the addition of new emotions like joy, sadness, anger, disgust, fear, and anxiety, this exciting film has us eagerly waiting. To make the wait more enjoyable, we've compiled a list of fantastic animated movies to watch in the meantime. Enjoy!
1- The Boy and the Heron (2023) IMDb: 7.6
After his mother's death and his father's remarriage, a stubborn boy named Mahito steps into a dreamlike world shared by both the living and the dead.
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Cast: Soma Santoki, Masaki Suda, Kô Shibasaki
2- Moana (2016) IMDb: 7.6
In ancient Polynesia, when a terrible curse incurred by the Demigod Maui reaches Moana's island, she answers the call to seek out Maui to set things right.
Directors: Ron Clements, John Musker, Don Hall
Cast: Auli'i Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Rachel House
3- Howl's Moving Castle (2004) IMDb: 8.2
When an insecure young woman is cursed with an old body by a spiteful witch, her only chance of breaking the spell lies with a self-indulgent yet insecure young wizard and his companions in his legged, walking castle.
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Cast: Chieko Baishô, Takuya Kimura, Tatsuya Gashûin
4- Coco (2017) IMDb: 8.4
Aspiring musician Miguel, confronted with his family's ancestral ban on music, enters the Land of the Dead to find his great-great-grandfather, a legendary singer.
Directors: Lee Unkrich, Adrian Molina
Cast: Anthony Gonzalez, Gael García Bernal, Benjamin Bratt
5- Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022) IMDb: 7.8
When Puss in Boots discovers that his passion for adventure has taken its toll and he has burned through eight of his nine lives, he embarks on an epic journey to find the mythical Last Wish and restore his nine lives.
Directors: Joel Crawford, Januel Mercado
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Harvey Guillén
6- Tangled (2010) IMDb: 7.7
Rapunzel, with her magical long hair, has spent her entire life in a tower, but now that a runaway thief has stumbled upon her, she is about to discover the world for the first time and who she really is.
Directors: Nathan Greno, Byron Howard
Cast: Mandy Moore, Zachary Levi, Donna Murphy
7- Leo (2023) IMDb: 7
A 74-year-old lizard named Leo and his turtle friend decide to escape from the Florida school classroom terrarium where they've been living for decades.
Directors: Robert Marianetti, Robert Smigel, David Wachtenheim
Cast: Adam Sandler, Bill Burr, Cecily Strong
8- Soul (2020) IMDb: 8
Joe, a middle-school band teacher whose life hasn't quite gone the way he expected, is passionate about jazz. But when he travels to another realm to help someone find their passion, he soon discovers what it means to have soul.
Directors: Pete Docter, Kemp Powers
Cast: Jamie Foxx, Tina Fey, Graham Norton
9- Turning Red (2022) IMDb: 7
Thirteen-year-old Mei Lee is torn between staying her mother's dutiful daughter and the changes of adolescence. And as if that weren't enough, whenever she gets too excited, she turns into a giant red panda.
Director: Domee Shi
Cast: Rosalie Chiang, Sandra Oh, Ava Morse
10- Hotel Transylvania (2012) IMDb: 7
Dracula, who operates a high-end resort away from the human world, goes into overprotective mode when a boy discovers the resort and falls for the count's teenaged daughter.
Director: Genndy Tartakovsky
Cast: Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Andy Samberg
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