Anime Movie Rankings

Ranked by weighted composite score — IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, Letterboxd & AniList

The best anime movies of all time, ranked by an averaged composite score across five major review platforms. Scores combine critic ratings from Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic with user ratings from IMDb and Letterboxd. Filter by genre, decade, or search for a specific title.

The Basics

Movies Ranked

132

Spanning 99 years (1927–2026)

Average Overall Score

77/100

Average age: 19 years

Highest Overall Score

Grave of the Fireflies

90.4/100 (all 5 platforms)

Lowest Overall Score

Pokémon: The First Movie

52.2/100 (all 5 platforms)

Score Distribution

90+

80–89

70–79

Below 70

Data Completeness

46%

61 of 132 have all 5 scores

Platform Wars

IMDb

74.8

88.2

Metacritic

73.2

Letterboxd

76.5

AniList

76.8

Most Generous

Avg: 88.2/100

Harshest Critic

Metacritic

Avg: 73.2/100

Perfect Scores

IMDb 9+: 1 · RT 100: 18 · MC 90+: 5 · LB 4.5+: 3 · AL 85+: 18

Raw Platform Averages

IMDb: 7.5/10 · RT: 88% · MC: 73/100 · LB: 3.83/5 · AL: 76.82/100

Genres & Decades

Top-Scoring Genre

Family

Avg: 81.3/100

Most Popular Genre

Drama

65 movies

Best Decade

2020s

Avg: 79.6/100

Most Represented Decade

2020s

36 movies

Fun Facts

Most Divisive

Pokémon: The First Movie

57 point spread between platforms

Universally Loved

City Hunter .357 Magnum

Only 2 point spread — everyone agrees

Hidden Gem

Pokémon: The First Movie

Users scored +43.7 higher than critics

Critic Favourite

Child of Kamiari Month

Critics scored +39.7 higher than users

Film

Score

IMDb

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Attack on Titan the Movie: The Last Attack

2024 Action

Score

IMDb RT MC LB AL

9.2

N/A

4.7

—

Grave of the Fireflies

1988 Drama

Score

90.4

IMDb RT MC LB AL

8.5

100

4.5

Spirited Away

2001 Adventure

Score

90.4

IMDb RT MC LB AL

8.6

4.4

Angel’s Egg

1985 Drama

Score

88.5

IMDb RT MC LB AL

7.7

100

N/A

—

Gintama: THE FINAL

2021 Action

Score

88.3

IMDb RT MC LB AL

8.6

N/A

4.4

Violet Evergarden: The Movie

2020 Drama

Score

IMDb RT MC LB AL

8.3

100

N/A

4.1

Look Back

2024 Drama

Score

IMDb RT MC LB AL

7.8

100

4.3

Evangelion: 3.0+1.01 Thrice Upon a Time

2021 Action

Score

87.2

IMDb RT MC LB AL

100

4.3

The Tale of the Princess Kaguya

2013 Drama

Score

87.2

IMDb RT MC LB AL

8.0

100

4.3

Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion

1997 Action

Score

IMDb RT MC LB AL

8.1

N/A

4.5

Your Name.

2016 Drama

Score

86.6

IMDb RT MC LB AL

8.4

4.2

THE FIRST SLAM DUNK

2022 Comedy

Score

IMDb RT MC LB AL

100

4.2

Chainsaw Man: Reze-hen

2025 Action

Score

85.6

IMDb RT MC LB AL

8.3

4.4

Howl’s Moving Castle

2004

Score

85.6

IMDb RT MC LB AL

8.2

4.4

A Silent Voice

2017 Drama

Score

85.4

IMDb RT MC LB AL

8.2

4.2

My Neighbor Totoro

1988 Adventure

Score

85.4

IMDb RT MC LB AL

8.1

4.2

Princess Mononoke

1997 Adventure

Score

85.4

IMDb RT MC LB AL

8.3

4.4

Kiki’s Delivery Service

1989 Family

Score

84.8

IMDb RT MC LB AL

7.8

4.1

Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc

2025 Action

Score

84.8

IMDb RT MC LB AL

8.4

4.4

—

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

1984 Adventure

Score

84.4

IMDb RT MC LB AL

8.0

4.2

I Want to Eat Your Pancreas

2018 Drama

Score

IMDb RT MC LB AL

8.1

N/A

3.9

Josee, the Tiger and the Fish

2020 Drama

Score

83.5

IMDb RT MC LB AL

7.6

100

N/A

3.8

Only Yesterday

1991 Drama

Score

83.4

IMDb RT MC LB AL

7.6

100

3.9

Wolf Children

2012 Drama

Score

83.4

IMDb RT MC LB AL

8.1

4.1

The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya

2010 Drama

Score

83.3

IMDb RT MC LB AL

N/A

4.2

Kizumonogatari Part 3: Reiketsu

2017 Action

Score

83.3

IMDb RT MC LB AL

7.9

N/A

4.2

Blue Giant

2023 Drama

Score

83.2

IMDb RT MC LB AL

7.8

100

4.2

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle

2025 Action

Score

83.2

IMDb RT MC LB AL

8.4

4.0

The Boy and the Heron

2023 Adventure

Score

IMDb RT MC LB AL

7.3

3.9

On-Gaku: Our Sound

2019 Comedy

Score

82.8

IMDb RT MC LB AL

7.2

100

4.0

100 Meters

2025 Drama

Score

82.8

IMDb RT MC LB AL

7.9

100

4.0

Porco Rosso

1992 Adventure

Score

82.8

IMDb RT MC LB AL

7.7

4.0

Ponyo

2008 Adventure

Score

82.8

IMDb RT MC LB AL

7.6

4.1

Whisper of the Heart

1995 Drama

Score

82.6

IMDb RT MC LB AL

7.8

4.2

Gintama: The Movie: The Final Chapter: Be Forever Yorozuya

2013 Action

Score

82.5

IMDb RT MC LB AL

8.3

N/A

4.1

—

Ghost in the Shell

1995 Action

Score

82.4

IMDb RT MC LB AL

7.9

4.1

Jujutsu Kaisen: Hidden Inventory / Premature Death – The Movie

2025 Action

Score

82.3

IMDb RT MC LB AL

7.9

N/A

4.2

In This Corner of the World

2016 Drama

Score

82.2

IMDb RT MC LB AL

7.8

4.1

The Wind Rises

2013 Biography

Score

82.2

IMDb RT MC LB AL

7.8

4.1

Tokyo Godfathers

2003 Adventure

Score

IMDb RT MC LB AL

7.8

4.2

Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul

2020 Adventure

Score

81.7

IMDb RT MC LB AL

N/A

4.0

Solo Leveling: ReAwakening

2024 Action

Score

81.7

IMDb RT MC LB AL

8.7

N/A

3.9

Suzume

2022 Adventure

Score

81.2

IMDb RT MC LB AL

7.6

3.8

Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King

2023 Action

Score

IMDb RT MC LB AL

7.4

100

N/A

3.5

Paprika

2006 Drama

Score

IMDb RT MC LB AL

7.7

4.1

Akira

1988 Action

Score

80.8

IMDb RT MC LB AL

8.0

4.3

Perfect Blue

1997 Crime

Score

80.8

IMDb RT MC LB AL

8.0

4.4

Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro

1979 Adventure

Score

80.6

IMDb RT MC LB AL

7.6

4.0

Ninja Scroll

1993 Action

Score

80.3

IMDb RT MC LB AL

7.8

N/A

—

Fate/stay night [Heaven’s Feel] III. spring song

2020 Action

Score

IMDb RT MC LB AL

N/A

4.0

—

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Tsuzumi Mansion Arc

2021 Action

Score

IMDb RT MC LB AL

8.4

N/A

3.8

—

Lost in Starlight

2025 Comedy

Score

IMDb RT MC LB AL

7.3

N/A

3.9

Penguin Highway

2018 Adventure

Score

79.8

IMDb RT MC LB AL

7.1

100

3.6

Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise

1987 Drama

Score

79.5

IMDb RT MC LB AL

7.2

100

N/A

3.7

When Marnie Was There

2014 Drama

Score

79.2

IMDb RT MC LB AL

7.6

3.9

The Colors Within

2001 Drama

Score

78.8

IMDb RT MC LB AL

7.1

3.7

To the Forest of Firefly Lights

2011 Drama

Score

78.7

IMDb RT MC LB AL

7.8

N/A

3.9

Weathering with You

2019 Drama

Score

78.6

IMDb RT MC LB AL

7.5

3.7

My Hero Academia: Two Heroes

2018 Action

Score

78.3

IMDb RT MC LB AL

7.3

100

N/A

3.3

Millennium Actress

2001 Drama

Score

78.3

IMDb RT MC LB AL

7.8

N/A

4.2

Haikyuu!! The Dumpster Battle

2024 Comedy

Score

78.2

IMDb RT MC LB AL

7.8

4.2

Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie

1999 Action

Score

IMDb RT MC LB AL

7.2

N/A

4.2

—

Okko’s Inn

2018 Adventure

Score

77.8

IMDb RT MC LB AL

7.1

100

3.5

—

Arrietty

2010 Adventure

Score

77.8

IMDb RT MC LB AL

7.6

N/A

3.9

The Boy and the Beast

2015 Action

Score

77.6

IMDb RT MC LB AL

7.6

3.9

Uma Musume: Pretty Derby – Beginning of a New Era

2024 Comedy

Score

77.5

IMDb RT MC LB AL

7.5

N/A

4.0

—

The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes

2022 Drama

Score

77.5

IMDb RT MC LB AL

7.1

N/A

3.4

Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal the Movie Part 2

2021 Action

Score

77.3

IMDb RT MC LB AL

8.4

N/A

3.6

Mirai

2018 Adventure

Score

77.2

IMDb RT MC LB AL

3.6

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

2006 Adventure

Score

IMDb RT MC LB AL

7.6

3.9

Redline

2009 Action

Score

IMDb RT MC LB AL

7.5

N/A

4.1

Metropolis

1927 Adventure

Score

76.8

IMDb RT MC LB AL

7.2

3.8

Memories

1995 Drama

Score

76.7

IMDb RT MC LB AL

7.5

N/A

4.0

Barefoot Gen

1983 Biography

Score

76.3

IMDb RT MC LB AL

N/A

4.0

From Up on Poppy Hill

2011 Comedy

Score

76.2

IMDb RT MC LB AL

7.4

3.7

Zombieland Saga: Yumeginga Paradise

2025 Comedy

Score

IMDb RT MC LB AL

7.6

N/A

3.7

No poster

Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth

Score

IMDb RT MC LB AL

N/A

3.8

—

Dragon Ball Super: Broly

2018 Action

Score

75.8

IMDb RT MC LB AL

7.7

3.9

Pom Poko

1994 Comedy

Score

75.8

IMDb RT MC LB AL

7.2

3.7

Belladonna of Sadness

1973 Drama

Score

75.6

IMDb RT MC LB AL

7.3

3.7

No poster

One Piece: Z

Score

75.5

IMDb RT MC LB AL

N/A

3.6

Cosmic Princess Kaguya!

2026 Drama

Score

75.5

IMDb RT MC LB AL

7.1

N/A

—

Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero

2022 Action

Score

75.4

IMDb RT MC LB AL

7.1

3.5

One Piece Film: Red

2022 Action

Score

75.4

IMDb RT MC LB AL

6.7

3.3

Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal the Movie Part 1

2021 Action

Score

75.3

IMDb RT MC LB AL

8.4

N/A

3.4

The Cat Returns

2002 Adventure

Score

75.2

IMDb RT MC LB AL

7.1

3.6

A Whisker Away

2020 Adventure

Score

74.8

IMDb RT MC LB AL

6.7

N/A

3.3

Galaxy Express 999

1979 Action

Score

74.3

IMDb RT MC LB AL

7.4

N/A

3.8

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba – To the Swordsmith Village

2023 Action

Score

74.3

IMDb RT MC LB AL

7.6

N/A

3.6

—

Cowboy Bebop: The Movie

2001 Action

Score

74.2

IMDb RT MC LB AL

7.8

4.1

Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust

2000 Action

Score

74.2

IMDb RT MC LB AL

7.7

4.2

Doraemon the Movie: Nobita’s Dinosaur

2006 Adventure

Score

IMDb RT MC LB AL

7.2

N/A

3.8

—

The Last: Naruto the Movie

2014 Action

Score

IMDb RT MC LB AL

7.6

N/A

3.5

Berserk: The Golden Age Arc I – The Egg of the King

2012 Action

Score

73.7

IMDb RT MC LB AL

7.5

N/A

3.6

Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance

2009 Action

Score

73.6

IMDb RT MC LB AL

7.9

4.0

No poster

Neon Genesis Evangelion: ReDeath

2000 Short

Score

IMDb RT MC LB AL

N/A

—

Ocean Waves

1993 Drama

Score

72.5

IMDb RT MC LB AL

6.6

3.1

—

The Garden of Words

2013 Drama

Score

72.3

IMDb RT MC LB AL

7.4

N/A

3.4

City Hunter: Secret Service anime movie poster

City Hunter: Secret ServiceNew

2002 Action

Score

IMDb RT MC LB AL

7.2

N/A

—

100

Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence

2004 Drama

Score

IMDb RT MC LB AL

7.4

3.9

101

5 Centimeters per Second

2007 Drama

Score

IMDb RT MC LB AL

7.4

N/A

3.5

102

Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone

2007 Action

Score

71.2

IMDb RT MC LB AL

7.5

3.7

103

Flavors of Youth

2018 Drama

Score

IMDb RT MC LB AL

6.6

N/A

3.3

104

Robot Carnival

1987 Comedy

Score

70.7

IMDb RT MC LB AL

N/A

3.6

105

City Hunter: Goodbye My Sweetheart anime movie poster

City Hunter: Goodbye My SweetheartNew

1997 Action

Score

70.3

IMDb RT MC LB AL

N/A

3.4

106

Lupin the 3rd: The Mystery of Mamo

1978 Action

Score

70.3

IMDb RT MC LB AL

6.9

N/A

3.6

107

Child of Kamiari Month

2021 Adventure

Score

70.3

IMDb RT MC LB AL

5.9

100

N/A

2.9

108

All You Need Is Kill

2025 Action

Score

69.8

IMDb RT MC LB AL

6.8

3.3

109

Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa

2005 Action

Score

69.7

IMDb RT MC LB AL

7.3

N/A

3.3

110

Her Blue Sky

2019 Drama

Score

69.7

IMDb RT MC LB AL

6.8

N/A

3.4

111

Children of the Sea

2019 Adventure

Score

69.4

IMDb RT MC LB AL

6.5

3.7

112

City Hunter .357 Magnum anime movie poster

City Hunter .357 MagnumNew

1989 Action

Score

69.3

IMDb RT MC LB AL

N/A

3.4

113

Roujin Z

1991 Comedy

Score

69.3

IMDb RT MC LB AL

6.8

N/A

3.6

114

City Hunter: Bay City Wars anime movie poster

City Hunter: Bay City WarsNew

1990 Action

Score

IMDb RT MC LB AL

6.8

N/A

—

115

Vampire Hunter D

1985 Action

Score

68.6

IMDb RT MC LB AL

3.4

116

City Hunter: Death of the Vicious Criminal Ryo Saeba anime movie poster

City Hunter: Death of the Vicious Criminal Ryo SaebaNew

1999 Action

Score

68.3

IMDb RT MC LB AL

6.7

N/A

3.4

117

City Hunter: Million Dollar Conspiracy anime movie poster

City Hunter: Million Dollar ConspiracyNew

1990 Action

Score

68.3

IMDb RT MC LB AL

6.9

N/A

3.3

118

City Hunter: Shinjuku Private Eyes anime movie poster

City Hunter: Shinjuku Private EyesNew

2019 Action

Score

IMDb RT MC LB AL

6.4

N/A

3.4

119

One Piece: The Movie

2000 Action

Score

67.7

IMDb RT MC LB AL

6.9

N/A

3.3

120

Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade

1999 Drama

Score

67.6

IMDb RT MC LB AL

7.3

3.9

121

Steamboy

2004 Action

Score

66.6

IMDb RT MC LB AL

6.8

3.4

122

Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo

2012 Action

Score

IMDb RT MC LB AL

6.9

N/A

3.7

123

Conan, the Boy in Future

1979 Adventure

Score

64.3

IMDb RT MC LB AL

5.8

N/A

3.8

124

Wicked City

1987 Action

Score

IMDb RT MC LB AL

6.7

N/A

3.2

125

City Hunter: Angel Dust anime movie poster

City Hunter: Angel DustNew

2023 Action

Score

63.3

IMDb RT MC LB AL

6.0

N/A

3.1

126

A New Dawn

2026

Score

IMDb RT MC LB AL

6.2

N/A

3.1

—

127

Tales from Earthsea

2006 Adventure

Score

54.2

IMDb RT MC LB AL

6.3

3.0

128

Midori

1992 Drama

Score

IMDb RT MC LB AL

6.4

N/A

2.7

129

Labyrinth

1986 Sci-Fi

Score

52.5

IMDb RT MC LB AL

5.5

N/A

—

130

Pokémon: The First Movie

1998 Action

Score

52.2

IMDb RT MC LB AL

6.3

3.6

131

No poster

Sentenced to Be a Hero

Score

—

IMDb RT MC LB AL

N/A

—

132

No poster

Jujutsu Kaisen 0: The Movie

Score

—

IMDb RT MC LB AL

N/A

—