History NeedsMoreLove / AnimatedFilms

* ''WesternAnimation/ABugsLife'': One of the most underappreciated and forgotten Pixar movies, nowadays. But the thematic was original, the characters varied and appealing, not to mention an awesome speech and revolt against injustice in the climax. There was also the first Pixar princess (before Merida), and the first bloopers sequence in credits that Pixar made.

* ''WesternAnimation/HelpImAFish'': Despite its [[ExcitedShowTitle title]] and [[CoversAlwaysLie cover art]] in the US (not pictured on trope page), it's actually not a film for extremely young children or even 3D-animated at all. It's a very well-animated 2D film with animation on par with the Disney films of the 90s and far from a {{Mockbuster}} with its own original characters and plot. Its villain is also voiced by Creator/AlanRickman who's practically the fish version of Scar from ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994''. And yes, he even has his own [[PuttingOnTheReich eerily-fascist "Be Prepared"-like song number]] and [[TakeOverTheWorld motives]]. It's just a fun watch.

* Anything made by the Georgian company Qartuli Pilmi, the people who made ''Animation/MeCvimadMoval''. A good chunk of their animated shorts have a special charm to them that made them popular in Soviet Georgia... but since [[NoExportForYou they were never released outside of Georgia]], only a small amount of non-Georgians are expected to be familiar with at least one of the company's works.

* {{Franchise/Barbie}} movies need so much more love, particularly ''[[WesternAnimation/BarbieInThePrincessAndThePauper Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper]]'' and ''[[WesternAnimation/BarbieInTheTwelveDancingPrincesses Barbie in the Twelve Dancing Princesses]]''. You'd think they'd be utterly ridiculous, being, well, films with Barbie as the lead, but the storytelling is on par with Creator/{{Disney}} and Creator/{{Pixar}} and the animation gets more and more gorgeous as time passes. So many awesome role models for girls.

** ''WesternAnimation/{{Fantasia2000}}'': This sequel of the already AcclaimedFlop ''WesternAnimation/Fantasia'' is mostly forgotten, but ''Pines of Rome'' and ''Firebird Suite'' are incredibly poetic with awesome imagery, ''The Steadfast Tin Soldier'' and ''Pomp and Circumstance'' are nice renditions of the fairy tale and Noah's ark legend. ''Rhapsody in Blue'' had a quite original graphic identity and ''The Carnival of the Animals'' is just hilarious.

** ''WesternAnimation/Fantasia2000'': This sequel of the already AcclaimedFlop ''WesternAnimation/Fantasia'' is mostly forgotten, but ''Pines of Rome'' and ''Firebird Suite'' are incredibly poetic with awesome imagery, ''The Steadfast Tin Soldier'' and ''Pomp and Circumstance'' are nice renditions of the fairy tale and Noah's ark legend. ''Rhapsody in Blue'' had a quite original graphic identity and ''The Carnival of the Animals'' is just hilarious.

** ''WesternAnimation/ThePrinceOfEgypt'', while chastised by a few for being an animated musical take on a story in the Literature/BookOfExodus, and often compared to ''Film/TheTenCommandments'' in that regard, is a truly epic movie. The songs are gorgeous to listen to, the truly spectacular animation is to die for, and it even gives little explanations for things never really touched upon originally, such as the vitriol between Moses and Ramses, and the way the Priests mimic Moses's miracles. Even the Nostalgia Critic acknowledges how underrated it is! Good thing he's been giving it more attention.

* ''Anime/TheWonderfulWorldOfPussInBoots'': Where to start. It's the film behind [[Creator/ToeiAnimation Toei]]'s mascot, Creator/HayaoMiyazaki worked on it, the fact that many people point to this film as being the inspiration for certain scenes in Anime/TheCastleOfCagliostro, etc. Though ironically, it's a very obscure film that's rarely mentioned except under Miyazaki's name even though he only partially worked on it, which is a shame because it stands as its own as a genuinely good fantasy film with its perfect blend of action and comedy.

** ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'' gets flak on all sides, for some questionable choices in character development (the gargoyles, to be exact), being ''slightly'' LighterAndSofter (though not by much) than the original book, being too dark for younger audiences, and for Quasimodo not getting the girl. Nonetheless, this film has great characters, beautiful songs complete with OminousLatinChanting, and wonderful animation.

** No love for ''WesternAnimation/{{Dinosaur}}''? Sure, [[ArtisticLicensePaleontology the anatomy of some dinosaurs aren't correct, and species from different continents and different geologic time frames are seen together[[note]]Some of them existed earlier in time than others[[/note]], but the story itself is pretty good. The main protagonist Aladar is a bit calmer and more compassionate than your usual protagonist, and the music by James Newton Howard is epic. And the ''Carnotaurs'' themselves are pretty powerful and intimidating antagonists.

** No love for ''WesternAnimation/{{Dinosaur}}''? Sure, [[ArtisticLicensePaleontology the anatomy of some dinosaurs and the aren't correct, and species from different continents and different geologic time frames[[nonte]]Some of them existed earlier in time than others[[/note]]]], but the story itself is pretty good. The main protagonist Aladar is a bit calmer and more compassionate than your usual protagonist, and the music by James Newton Howard is epic. And the carnotaurs themselves are pretty powerful and cool [[AntiVillain Anti Villains]].

** While its central characters are not very well-developed, the animation is rough around the edges (after all, the animators who made this film were just getting their feet wet after training under [[OldMaster the remaining members of the Nine Old Men]], and it commits the cardinal sin that many a FilmOfTheBook has done by ''not actually following the book it's based on'', Disney's ''WesternAnimation/TheBlackCauldron'' is certainly worth a watch or two. Eilonwy is one of the more efficient heroines (and is a princess! [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation Or not, as the Horned King calls her a scullery maid and the only person who calls Eilonwy a princess is Eilonwy herself]]) and doesn't tolerate Taran's sexist nonsense for a second. Also it's genuinely scary at points, which... may be another reason why it gets ignored so much.

* ''WesternAnimation/ABugsLife'': One of the most underrated and forgotten Pixar movie nowadays. But the thematic was original, the characters varied and appealing, not to mention awesome speech and revolt against injustice in the climax. There was also the first Pixar princess (before Merida), and the first bloopers sequence in credits that Pixar made.

** ''WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}}'' gets a lot of flack for being extremely SadlyMythtaken and perpetuating EverybodyHatesHades. That said, it's got a great soundtrack, the most unique character designs in any Disney movie (courtesy of [[Music/TheWall Gerald Scarfe]]), and the ever-hilarious [[LaughablyEvil Hades]]. I mean, they managed to make Danny [=DeVito=] a good singer for the film. Without Autotune.
** ''WesternAnimation/TheGreatMouseDetective'', which is truly one of Disney's underrated classics. While Disney in the '80s was known for being outdone by Bluth (bar ''WesternAnimation/{{The Little Mermaid|1989}}''), it didn't mean the Disney movies were bad either. And ''The Great Mouse Detective'' combines a great hero and villain(voiced by Vincent Price!) with an exciting story. The characters are all endearing such as Olivia and Dawson. While the songs aren't as numerous as a full-fledged Disney musical, they are still quite memorable such as "The World's Greatest Criminal Mind".
** ''WesternAnimation/TheRescuersDownUnder'': Why the freak does nobody talk about this?! The animation is spectacular, the characters are great, and it totally diverts itself from everything else Disney has done! Heck, even the Nostalgia Critic acknowledges its underrated status and says we need to see it! I echo his argument!
** ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'' gets flack on all sides, being too [[{{Disneyfication}} disneyfied]], being too dark for little kids, and for Quasimodo not getting the girl. The film however has great characters, beautiful songs complete with OminousLatinChanting, and wonderful animation.

** How about all the sequels to ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch''? Not only are they good Disney sequels, they are good sequels period! They actually continue the story, add the universe, and keep the charm of the first film.
** ''{{WesternAnimation/Bolt}}'' got a lot of (undeserved) flack when it first came out...because if it's CGI, and came out around Disney's DorkAge, then it [[SarcasmMode MUST be bad!]]
** Same deal for ''WesternAnimation/MeetTheRobinsons'' as ''Bolt''. It provides an interesting idea of time travel and is very funny and adorable.

** While it commits the cardinal sin that many a FilmOfTheBook has done by ''not actually following the book it's based on'', Disney's ''WesternAnimation/TheBlackCauldron'' is certainly worth a watch or two. Eilonwy is one of the more efficient heroines (and is a princess! [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation Or not, as the Horned King calls her a scullery maid and the only person who calls Eilonwy a princess is Eilonwy herself]]) and doesn't tolerate Taran's sexist nonsense for a second. Also it's genuinely scary at points, which... may be why it gets ignored so much.
** ''WesternAnimation/AtlantisTheLostEmpire'' and ''WesternAnimation/TreasurePlanet'' ''definitely'' need more love. They're two of the odd not-musicals of Disney with some of the absolute best storytelling Disney ever did. Atlantis has Creator/MichaelJFox voicing the title character which in itself is a reason to see it, and Treasure Planet, like ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch'' has one of the most truly moving stories Disney ever told and is another family-centric film, focusing on the surrogate father-son relationship between Silver and Jim.
** ''WesternAnimation/BrotherBear''. It might not be Disney's deepest and darkest plot, but it's packed with Aesops about... you guessed it... Love. It is nowhere near their worst production.
** ''WesternAnimation/HomeOnTheRange'' may have bombed horribly and shut down Disney's 2D animation department until ''WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheFrog'', and it may not be as beautiful or epic as Disney's Renaissance films, but it is far from a horrible film. It has nice songs courtesy of Creator/AlanMenken, fun and memorable characters, and a hilarious villain. It's comparable to some of Disney's [[WesternAnimation/{{Dumbo}} more]] [[WesternAnimation/AliceInWonderland lighthearted]] [[WesternAnimation/PeterPan and]] [[WesternAnimation/TheSwordInTheStone silly]] [[WesternAnimation/TheAristocats works]].

** No love for ''WesternAnimation/{{Dinosaur}}''? Sure, [[ArtisticLicensePaleontology the anatomy of some dinosaurs aren't correct]], but the story itself is pretty good. The main protagonist Aladar is a bit more calm and compassionate than your usual protagonist, and the music by James Newton Howard is epic. And the carnotaurs themselves are pretty powerful and cool [[AntiVillain Anti Villains]].
** ''WesternAnimation/ChickenLittle'' was heavily criticized for being [[FollowTheLeader too much like a Dreamworks movie]] (and was [[OldShame buried by the company]] since then) but if you can get past that you'll find that it's actually a cute, charming romp with multiple funny moments and quirky characters. It also has a unique identity compared to what Dreamworks had out at the time (namely the lack of {{Ink Suit Actor}}s) and it's decidedly Disney even with the ShoutOut overdose.

** ''WesternAnimation/ThePrinceOfEgypt'', while chastised for being an animated musical take on a story in the Literature/BookOfExodus, and often compared to ''Film/TheTenCommandments'' in that regard, is a truly epic movie. The songs are gorgeous to listen to, the truly spectacular animation is to die for, and it even gives little explanations for things never really touched upon originally, such as the vitriol between Moses and Ramses, and the way the Priests mimic Moses's miracles. Even the Nostalgia Critic acknowledges how underrated it is! Good thing he's been giving it more attention.

** ''WesternAnimation/SpiritStallionOfTheCimarron'' is a remarkably somber film, unlike most kid's movies, it's pretty quiet. It has no comic relief characters or crazy sidekicks. It's a very good movie, though with a somewhat more serious and dramatic tone, it's likely that a lot of parents never took their kids to see it for fear that it would not keep the attention of said kids.

* ''Anime/JackToMameNoKi'': As WebVideo/NostalgiaCritic pointed out [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbS-pUOb15Q here]], this film is a wild ride from beginning to end. While based on the fairytail we all know and love, it takes several creative liberties that make the story in... ''very interesting directions'' to say the least. The animation is very good for something that came out of the 70s, and the characters can range from normal to creepy, to disturbing to hilarious depending on the scene and viewer. The ones who take the cake are easily the [[WickedWitch evil witch]] Hecuba and the brainwashed Princess Margaret, as they have their own [[EstablishingCharacterMoment moments]] that can either make you laugh or leave you unsettled.

** ''WesternAnimation/AtlantisTheLostEmpire'' and ''WesternAnimation/TreasurePlanet'' ''definitely'' need more love. They're two of the odd not-musicals of Disney with some of the absolute best storytelling Disney ever did. Atlantis has Creator/MichaelJFox voicing the title character [[{{Adorkable}} which in itself is a reason to see it]], and Treasure Planet, like ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch'' has one of the most truly moving stories Disney ever told and is another family-centric film, focusing on the surrogate father-son relationship between Silver and Jim.

** ''WesternAnimation/MickeyDonaldGoofyTheThreeMusketeers''. A great direct-to-DVD feature lost amid the wave of "cheapquels" and compilation movies Disney releases. A solidly written film starring the stars of the WesternAnimation/ClassicDisneyShorts. Very awesome...yet very underrated... though thankfully Square-Enix saw fit to give it representation in ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts3D''!

** ''WesternAnimation/TheGreatMouseDetective'', which is truly one of Disney's underrated classics. While Disney in the '80s was known for being outdone by Bluth (bar ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1''), it didn't mean the Disney movies were bad either. And ''The Great Mouse Detective'' combines a great hero and villain(voiced by Vincent Price!) with an exciting story. The characters are all endearing such as Olivia and Dawson. While the songs aren't as numerous as a full-fledged Disney musical, they are still quite memorable such as "The World's Greatest Criminal Mind".

* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirlsMovie'' definitely deserves more credits than it got. What makes this movie great is how they took such a child friendly and brightly colored kid show and turned it into such DarkerAndEdgier levels and adding more realism so that it completely {{deconstruct|ion}}s the show and the characters in it. The movie plays out almost like ''Film/BatmanBegins'': the city is so corrupt and crime-infested that it's basically Hell on Earth, which inspires Professor Utonium to create the girls in order to bring some change... only it fails miserably due the girls' tag game causing massive damage to the city and them being outcasts, completely averting the HeroInsurance for once. The greatest part of the movie is how it transformed the {{large ham}}med IneffectualSympatheticVillain Mojo Jojo to a hardcore, silver-tongued, badass MagnificentBastard who is downright ''ruthless''. It's just sad that it was released the same year as ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings: the Two Towers'' and the ''Film/ScoobyDoo'' movie were. If not maybe it would had earned more recognition.

** ''Disney/{{Hercules}}'' gets a lot of flack for being extremely SadlyMythtaken and perpetuating EverybodyHatesHades. That said, it's got a great soundtrack, the most unique character designs in any Disney movie (courtesy of [[Music/TheWall Gerald Scarfe]]), and the ever-hilarious [[LaughablyEvil Hades]]. I mean, they managed to make Danny [=DeVito=] a good singer for the film. Without Autotune.
** ''Disney/TheGreatMouseDetective'', which is truly one of Disney's underrated classics. While Disney in the '80s was known for being outdone by Bluth(bar ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid''), it didn't mean the Disney movies were bad either. And ''The Great Mouse Detective'' combines a great hero and villain(voiced by Vincent Price!) with an exciting story. The characters are all endearing such as Olivia and Dawson. While the songs aren't as numerous as a full-fledged Disney musical, they are still quite memorable such as "The World's Greatest Criminal Mind".
** ''Disney/TheRescuersDownUnder'': Why the freak does nobody talk about this?! The animation is spectacular, the characters are great, and it totally diverts itself from everything else Disney has done! Heck, even the Nostalgia Critic acknowledges its underrated status and says we need to see it! I echo his argument!
** ''Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'' gets flack on all sides, being too [[{{Disneyfication}} disneyfied]], being too dark for little kids, and for Quasimodo not getting the girl. The film however has great characters, beautiful songs complete with OminousLatinChanting, and wonderful animation.
** ''Disney/CinderellaIIIATwistInTime.'' Not only is it good for a Disney sequel, it's a legitimately ''good movie''. Everyone is given more personality, the jokes are funny, the animation is good, the story's intriguing, and need I even mention the carriage scene? Plus, [[ItMakesSenseInContext Cindy jumps off of a moving carriage and then crashes her own wedding.]] Not bad, considering the coolest thing she did in the first movie was go to a party.
** How about all the sequels to ''Disney/LiloAndStitch''? Not only are they good Disney sequels, they are good sequels period! They actually continue the story, add the universe, and keep the charm of the first film.
** ''{{Disney/Bolt}}'' got a lot of (undeserved) flack when it first came out...because if it's CGI, and came out around Disney's DorkAge, then it [[SarcasmMode MUST be bad!]]
** Same deal for ''Disney/MeetTheRobinsons'' as ''Bolt''. It provides an interesting idea of time travel and is very funny and adorable.
** Everybody forgets about ''Disney/TheAdventuresOfIchabodAndMrToad'', despite it being the most memorable package movie, having high production values, featuring some brilliant animation, ingenious stories and possibly the scariest Disney scene, period.
** While it commits the cardinal sin that many a FilmOfTheBook has done by ''not actually following the book it's based on'', Disney's Disney/TheBlackCauldron is certainly worth a watch or two. Eilonwy is one of the more efficient heroines (and is a princess! [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation Or not, as the Horned King calls her a scullery maid and the only person who calls Eilonwy a princess is Eilonwy herself]]) and doesn't tolerate Taran's sexist nonsense for a second. Also it's genuinely scary at points, which... may be why it gets ignored so much.
** ''Disney/AtlantisTheLostEmpire'' and ''Disney/TreasurePlanet'' ''definitely'' need more love. They're two of the odd not-musicals of Disney with some of the absolute best storytelling Disney ever did. Atlantis has Creator/MichaelJFox voicing the title character [[{{Adorkable}} which in itself is a reason to see it]], and Treasure Planet, like ''Disney/LiloAndStitch'' has one of the most truly moving stories Disney ever told and is another family-centric film, focusing on the surrogate father-son relationship between Silver and Jim.
** ''Disney/BrotherBear''. It might not be Disney's deepest and darkest plot, but it's packed with Aesops about... you guessed it... Love. It is nowhere near their worst production.
** ''Disney/HomeOnTheRange'' may have bombed horribly and shut down Disney's 2D animation department until ''Disney/ThePrincessAndTheFrog'', and it may not be as beautiful or epic as Disney's Renaissance films, but it is far from a horrible film. It has nice songs courtesy of Creator/AlanMenken, fun and memorable characters, and a hilarious villain. It's comparable to some of Disney's [[Disney/{{Dumbo}} more]] [[Disney/AliceInWonderland lighthearted]] [[Disney/PeterPan and]] [[Disney/TheSwordInTheStone silly]] [[Disney/TheAristocats works]].

** ''Disney/OliverAndCompany'' is a film that's loosely based off of Oliver Twist. However, [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks people seem to consider the film awful because it changes things from the original book]]. But the film itself has great characters, fantastic voice work, an underrated soundtrack, one of the more realistic villains in the Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon and pleasing animation. However, the film doesn't seem to get much attention but should be a must-see for any Disney fan.
** No love for ''Disney/{{Dinosaur}}''? Sure, [[ArtisticLicensePaleontology the anatomy of some dinosaurs aren't correct]], but the story itself is pretty good. The main protagonist Aladar is a bit more calm and compassionate than your usual protagonist, and the music by James Newton Howard is epic. And the carnotaurs themselves are pretty powerful and cool [[AntiVillain Anti Villains]].
** ''Disney/ChickenLittle'' was heavily criticized for being [[FollowTheLeader too much like a Dreamworks movie]] (and was [[OldShame buried by the company]] since then) but if you can get past that you'll find that it's actually a cute, charming romp with multiple funny moments and quirky characters. It also has a unique identity compared to what Dreamworks had out at the time (namely the lack of {{Ink Suit Actor}}s) and it's decidedly Disney even with the ShoutOut overdose.

* ''WesternAnimation/HelpImAFish'': Despite its [[ExcitedShowTitle title]] and [[CoversAlwaysLie cover art]] in the US (not pictured on trope page), it's actually not a film for extremely young children or even 3D-animated at all. It's a very well-animated 2D film with animation on par with the Disney films of the 90s and far from a {{Mockbuster}} with its own original characters and plot. Its villain is also voiced by Creator/AlanRickman who's practically the fish version of Scar from Disney/TheLionKing. And yes, he even has his own [[PuttingOnTheReich eerily-fascist "Be Prepared"-like song number]] and [[TakeOverTheWorld motives]]. It's just a fun watch.

* ''Anime/JackToMameNoKi'': As WebVideo/NostalgiaCritic pointed out [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbS-pUOb15Q here]], this film is a wild ride from beginning to end. While based on the fairytail we all know and love, it takes several creative liberties that make the story in... ''very interesting directions'' to say the least. The animation is very good for something that came out of the 70s, and the characters can range from normal to creepy, to disturbing to hilarious depending on the scene and viewer. The ones who take the cake are easily the [[WickedWitch evil witch]] Hecuba and the brainwashed Princess Margaret, as they have their own [[EstablishingCharacterMoment moments]] that can either [[{{YMMV}} make you laugh or leave you unsettled]].

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Igor}}''. As WebVideo/PanPizza said, it's certainly a unique and underrated gem. Critics called it a Creator/TimBurton ripoff, but it does stand out in its own ways, notably the BlackComedy (Scampers is a character you would never see in any other kids' movie) and jazzy soundtrack that really helps to differentiate it a typical CGI kids movie.

* ''Anime/JackToMameNoKi'': As WebVideo/NostalgiaCritic pointed out, this film is a wild ride from beginning to end. While based on the fairytail we all know and love, it takes several creative liberties that make the story in... ''very interesting directions'' to say the least. The animation is very good for something that came out of the 70s, and the characters can range from normal to creepy, to disturbing to hilarious depending on the scene and viewer. The ones who take the cake are easily the [[WickedWitch evil witch]] Hecuba and the brainwashed Princess Margaret, as they have their own [[EstablishingCharacterMoment moments]] that can either [[{{YMMV}} make you laugh or leave you unsettled]]. The whole movie can be found on Youtube.

* Anything made by the Georgian company Qartuli Pilmi, the people who made ''Animation/GogonaDaTovlisGunda''. A good chunk of their animated shorts have a special charm to them that made them popular in Soviet Georgia... but since [[NoExportForYou they were never released outside of Georgia]], only a small amount of non-Georgians are expected to be familiar with at least one of the company's works.