Rankings

Best 1990s Anime Movies

20 anime movies, ranked by composite score

The best anime movies from the 1990s, ranked by an averaged composite score across five major review platforms. Top of the list: Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion with 87/100. Tap any row for the synopsis, trailer and where to watch.

Updated · 20 anime movies ranked

The Basics
Movies Ranked
20
Spanning 9 years (1990–1999)
Average Overall Score
74.3/100
Average age: 31 years
Highest Overall Score
Princess Mononoke
85.4/100 (all 5 platforms)
Lowest Overall Score
Pokémon: The First Movie
52.2/100 (all 5 platforms)
Score Distribution
90+
0
80–89
8
70–79
5
Below 70
7
Data Completeness
45%
9 of 20 have all 5 scores
Platform Wars
IMDb
73
RT
82.4
Metacritic
71.3
Letterboxd
76
AniList
73.9
Most Generous
RT
Avg: 82.4/100
Harshest Critic
Metacritic
Avg: 71.3/100
Perfect Scores
6
IMDb 9+: 0 · RT 100: 1 · MC 90+: 1 · LB 4.5+: 1 · AL 85+: 3
Raw Platform Averages
IMDb: 7.3/10 · RT: 82% · MC: 71/100 · LB: 3.8/5 · AL: 73.89/100
Genres & Decades
Top-Scoring Genre
Crime
Avg: 81.6/100
Most Popular Genre
Drama
10 movies
Best Decade
1990s
Avg: 74.3/100
Most Represented Decade
1990s
20 movies
Fun Facts
Most Divisive
Pokémon: The First Movie
57 point spread between platforms
Universally Loved
City Hunter: Death of the Vicious Criminal Ryo Saeba
Only 3 point spread — everyone agrees
Hidden Gem
Pokémon: The First Movie
Users scored +43.7 higher than critics
Critic Favourite
Only Yesterday
Critics scored +19.3 higher than users
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1
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion anime movie poster
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
1997 Action
Details
Score
87
IMDb RT MC LB AL
8.1
92
N/A
4.5
85
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Princess Mononoke anime movie poster
Princess Mononoke
1997 Adventure
Details
Score
85.4
IMDb RT MC LB AL
8.3
93
78
4.4
85
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Only Yesterday anime movie poster
Only Yesterday
1991 Drama
Details
Score
83.4
IMDb RT MC LB AL
7.6
100
90
3.9
73
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4
Porco Rosso anime movie poster
Porco Rosso
1992 Adventure
Details
Score
82.8
IMDb RT MC LB AL
7.7
96
83
4.0
78
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Whisper of the Heart anime movie poster
Whisper of the Heart
1995 Drama
Details
Score
82.6
IMDb RT MC LB AL
7.8
95
75
4.2
81
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Ghost in the Shell anime movie poster
Ghost in the Shell
1995 Action
Details
Score
82.4
IMDb RT MC LB AL
7.9
95
76
4.1
80
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Perfect Blue anime movie poster
Perfect Blue
1997 Crime
Details
Score
80.8
IMDb RT MC LB AL
8.0
84
67
4.4
85
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8
Ninja Scroll anime movie poster
Ninja Scroll
1993 Action
Details
Score
80.3
IMDb RT MC LB AL
7.8
90
N/A
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73
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Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie anime movie poster
Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie
1999 Action
Details
Score
78
IMDb RT MC LB AL
7.2
N/A
N/A
4.2
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Memories anime movie poster
Memories
1995 Drama
Details
Score
76.7
IMDb RT MC LB AL
7.5
N/A
N/A
4.0
75
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Pom Poko anime movie poster
Pom Poko
1994 Comedy
Details
Score
75.8
IMDb RT MC LB AL
7.2
86
77
3.7
70
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Ocean Waves anime movie poster
Ocean Waves
1993 Drama
Details
Score
72.5
IMDb RT MC LB AL
6.6
89
73
3.1
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City Hunter: Goodbye My Sweetheart anime movie poster
City Hunter: Goodbye My SweetheartNew
1997 Action
Details
Score
70.3
IMDb RT MC LB AL
7
N/A
N/A
3.4
73
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Roujin Z anime movie poster
Roujin Z
1991 Comedy
Details
Score
69.3
IMDb RT MC LB AL
6.8
N/A
N/A
3.6
68
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City Hunter: Bay City Wars anime movie poster
City Hunter: Bay City WarsNew
1990 Action
Details
Score
69
IMDb RT MC LB AL
6.8
N/A
N/A
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70
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City Hunter: Death of the Vicious Criminal Ryo Saeba anime movie poster
City Hunter: Death of the Vicious Criminal Ryo SaebaNew
1999 Action
Details
Score
68.3
IMDb RT MC LB AL
6.7
N/A
N/A
3.4
70
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City Hunter: Million Dollar Conspiracy anime movie poster
City Hunter: Million Dollar ConspiracyNew
1990 Action
Details
Score
68.3
IMDb RT MC LB AL
6.9
N/A
N/A
3.3
70
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Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade anime movie poster
Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade
1999 Drama
Details
Score
67.6
IMDb RT MC LB AL
7.3
52
59
3.9
76
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Midori anime movie poster
Midori
1992 Drama
Details
Score
54
IMDb RT MC LB AL
6.4
N/A
N/A
2.7
44
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Pokémon: The First Movie anime movie poster
Pokémon: The First Movie
1998 Action
Details
Score
52.2
IMDb RT MC LB AL
6.3
17
35
3.6
74
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