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150 Great Anime Movies

by IMDbBestMovies • Created 7 years ago • Modified 6 years ago
From instant classics to lesser known gems, we've curated 150 of the best Anime movies for you. Find something to stream now or something to watch later.
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  • Spirited Away (2001)

    1. Spirited Away

    20012h 4mPG96Metascore
    8.6 (910K)
    During her family's move to the suburbs, a sullen 10-year-old girl wanders into a world ruled by gods, witches and spirits, and where humans are changed into beasts.
    DirectorHayao MiyazakiStarsDaveigh ChaseSuzanne PleshetteMiyu Irino
  • Mushi-Shi: Bell Droplets (2015)

    2. Mushi-Shi: Next Passage

    Episode: 

    Mushi-Shi: Bell Droplets

    (2015)
    2014–201547mTV Episode
    8.5 (1.3K)
    An adaptation of the last arc in the manga, Mushishi Zoku Shou: Suzu no Shizuku follows Ginko's peculiar journey amidst the occult to unravel the mystery behind the enigmatic girl called Kaya and the mountain that has become her home.
    DirectorHiroshi NagahamaStarsYûto NakanoTomomi Saito
  • Corinne Orr, Ayano Shiraishi, Tsutomu Tatsumi, J. Robert Spencer, Emily Neves, and Adam Gibbs in Grave of the Fireflies (1988)

    3. Grave of the Fireflies

    19881h 28mNot Rated94Metascore
    8.5 (349K)
    A young boy and his little sister struggle to survive in Japan during World War II.
    DirectorIsao TakahataStarsTsutomu TatsumiAyano ShiraishiAkemi Yamaguchi
  • Claire Danes and Yuriko Ishida in Princess Mononoke (1997)

    4. Princess Mononoke

    19972h 13mPG-1376Metascore
    8.3 (460K)
    While seeking to cure himself of a curse, young warrior Ashitaka stumbles into a conflict between the people of Iron Town and Princess Mononoke, a girl raised by wolves, who will stop at nothing to prevent the destruction of her home.
    DirectorHayao MiyazakiStarsYôji MatsudaYuriko IshidaYûko Tanaka
  • Your Name. (2016)

    5. Your Name.

    20161h 46m81Metascore
    8.4 (357K)
    Two teenagers share a profound, magical connection upon discovering they are swapping bodies. Things manage to become even more complicated when the boy and girl decide to meet in person.
    DirectorMakoto ShinkaiStarsRyûnosuke KamikiMone KamishiraishiRyo Narita
  • Yûko Miyamura and Megumi Ogata in Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (1997)

    6. Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion

    19971h 27mTV-MA
    8.1 (71K)
    Concurrent theatrical ending of the TV series Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995).
    DirectorsHideaki AnnoKazuya TsurumakiStarsMegumi OgataMegumi HayashibaraYûko Miyamura
  • The House of Small Cubes (2008)

    7. The House of Small Cubes

    200812mNot RatedShort
    8.2 (12K)
    To save his house from rising flood waters, an old man uses bricks to build it higher, then he relives events from his past while searching for his dropped pipe.
    DirectorKunio KatôStarMasami Nagasawa
  • Christian Bale, Jean Simmons, Chieko Baishô, and Takuya Kimura in Howl's Moving Castle (2004)

    8. Howl's Moving Castle

    20041h 59mPG82Metascore
    8.2 (483K)
    When an unconfident 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.
    DirectorHayao MiyazakiStarsChieko BaishôTakuya KimuraTatsuya Gashûin
  • My Neighbor Totoro (1988)

    9. My Neighbor Totoro

    19881h 26mG87Metascore
    8.1 (408K)
    When two girls move to the country to be near their ailing mother, they have adventures with the wondrous forest spirits who live nearby.
    DirectorHayao MiyazakiStarsHitoshi TakagiNoriko HidakaChika Sakamoto
  • Wolf Children (2012)

    10. Wolf Children

    20121h 57mPG76Metascore
    8.1 (52K)
    After her werewolf lover unexpectedly dies in an accident while hunting for food for their children, a young woman must find ways to raise the werewolf son and daughter that she had with him while keeping their trait hidden from society.
    DirectorMamoru HosodaStarsAoi MiyazakiTakao OsawaHaru Kuroki
  • A Silent Voice: The Movie (2016)

    11. A Silent Voice: The Movie

    20162h 10mNot Rated78Metascore
    8.1 (121K)
    A deaf girl, Shoko, is bullied by the popular Shoya. As Shoya continues to bully Shoko, the class turns its back on him. Shoko transfers and Shoya grows up as an outcast. Alone and depressed, the regretful Shoya finds Shoko to make amends.
    DirectorNaoko YamadaStarsMiyu IrinoSaori HayamiAoi Yûki
  • Kuroko's Basketball: Last Game (2017)

    12. Kuroko's Basketball: Last Game

    20171h 31m13+
    7.7 (3.9K)
    The Generation of Miracles, including Kagami and Kuroko, form Team Vorpal Swords to challenge Team Jabberwock to a revenge match after the latter disparaged all Japanese basketballers as monkeys.
    DirectorShunsuke TadaStarsJon AllenTommy ArciniegaBrian Beacock
  • Akira (1988)

    13. Akira

    19882h 4mR68Metascore
    8.0 (216K)
    A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a teenage biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath who can only be stopped by his best friend.
    DirectorKatsuhiro ÔtomoStarsMitsuo IwataNozomu SasakiMami Koyama
  • Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)

    14. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

    19841h 57m86Metascore
    8.0 (191K)
    Warrior and pacifist Princess Nausicaä desperately struggles to prevent two warring nations from destroying themselves and their dying planet.
    DirectorHayao MiyazakiStarsSumi ShimamotoMahito TsujimuraHisako Kyôda
  • Castle in the Sky (1986)

    15. Castle in the Sky

    19862h 4mPG78Metascore
    8.0 (191K)
    Pazu's life changes when he meets Sheeta, a girl whom pirates are chasing for her crystal amulet, which has the potential to locate Laputa, a legendary castle floating in the sky.
    DirectorHayao MiyazakiStarsMayumi TanakaKeiko YokozawaKotoe Hatsui
  • The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2013)

    16. The Tale of The Princess Kaguya

    20132h 17mPG89Metascore
    8.0 (58K)
    Kaguya is a beautiful young woman coveted by five nobles. To try to avoid marrying a stranger she doesn't love, she sends her suitors on seemingly impossible tasks. But she will have to face her fate and punishment for her choices.
    DirectorIsao TakahataStarsChloë Grace MoretzJames CaanMary Steenburgen
  • Barefoot Gen (1983)

    17. Barefoot Gen

    19831h 23mTV-PG
    8.0 (9.8K)
    A powerful statement against war, Barefoot Gen is a disturbing story about the effect of the atomic bomb on a boy's life and the lives of the Japanese people.
    DirectorsMori MasakiToshio HirataShûichi HirokawaStarsIssei MiyazakiCatherine BattistoneYoshie Shimamura
  • The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya (2010)

    18. The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya

    20102h 42mNot Rated
    8.0 (8.5K)
    A week before Christmas, Kyon wakes up in a world where the SOS Brigade doesn't exist. Mikuru and Yuki don't recognize him, and Haruhi and Itsuki seem to have vanished.
    DirectorsNoriyuki KitanoharaKazuya SakamotoNoriko TakaoStarsAya HiranoTomokazu SugitaMinori Chihara
  • The Garden of Sinners: Paradox Spiral (2008)

    19. The Garden of Sinners: Paradox Spiral

    20081h 54mTV-MA
    7.9 (2.3K)
    A teenage demon hunter uses her mystical powers to investigate supernatural events.
    DirectorTakayuki HiraoStarsMaaya SakamotoKen'ichi SuzumuraTakako Honda
  • Ghost in the Shell (1995)

    20. Ghost in the Shell

    19951h 23mTV-MA76Metascore
    7.9 (165K)
    A cyborg policewoman and her partner hunt a mysterious and powerful hacker called the Puppet Master.
    DirectorMamoru OshiiStarsAtsuko TanakaIemasa KayumiAkio Ôtsuka
  • Whisper of the Heart (1995)

    21. Whisper of the Heart

    19951h 51mG75Metascore
    7.8 (78K)
    A love story between a girl who loves reading books and a boy who has previously checked out all of the library books she chooses.
    DirectorYoshifumi KondôStarsYoko HonnaIssei TakahashiTakashi Tachibana
  • To the Forest of Firefly Lights (2011)

    22. To the Forest of Firefly Lights

    201145m
    7.8 (24K)
    Hotaru is rescued by a spirit when she gets lost in a forest as a child. The two become friends, despite the spirit revealing that he will disappear if he is ever touched by a human.
    DirectorTakahiro ÔmoriStarsKôki UchiyamaAyane SakuraShinpachi Tsuji
  • Berserk: The Golden Age Arc III - The Advent (2013)

    23. Berserk: The Golden Age Arc III - The Advent

    20131h 50mNot Rated
    7.8 (13K)
    A year has passed since Guts parted ways with Griffith. The Band of the Hawk is plotting a rescue mission to save Griffith who is confined to prison.
    DirectorToshiyuki KubookaStarsHiroaki IwanagaTakahiro SakuraiToa Yukinari
  • One Piece Film Z (2012)

    24. One Piece Film Z

    20121h 48mTV-14
    7.7 (11K)
    A former Marine stands in the way of the Straw Hat Pirates.
    DirectorTatsuya NagamineStarsMayumi TanakaKazuya NakaiAkemi Okamura
  • Mark Hildreth in Gundam Wing: The Movie - Endless Waltz (1998)

    25. Gundam Wing: The Movie - Endless Waltz

    19981h 30m
    7.7 (2.8K)
    After Colony 196, Treize Kushrenada is dead and the 5 young soldiers known as the Gundam pilots have brought peace between Earth and the Colonies through Operation me. Now they move on with their lives and their Gundams are being disposed of in the sun, never needed again. Or do they? Meet Marimaia Kushrenada, the long lost daughter of Treize. Manipulated by her grandfather Dekim, she plans to take over earth and bring it back to war with the true Operation Meteor. Relana Peacecraft gets kidnapped by her and the thought dead Barton organization and to top it off one of the Gundam pilots is fighting by their side. Now their only hope of bringing peace back is on its way to the sun. Who is the traitor? What was the true intention of Operation Meteor Will they get their Gundams in time for one last battle? Will there finally be peace?
    DirectorsYasunao AokiNana HaradaStarsMark HildrethScott McNeilKirby Morrow

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