Best Animated Movies of 2022

Every year, I rank the best animated movie of the year and the number of picks is different each year as well. I hope you enjoy my picks.

7. Strange World – 3/4 stars.

I think I liked this a bit more than last year’s “Raya” and “Encanto.” The movie didn’t make me as angry or frustrated over some of the decisions, it was fast-paced and sweet. I liked the performances of Jake Gyllenhaal, Dennis Quaid, and Jaboukie Young-White, I love the visuals and creatures that remind me of something drawn by Wayne Barlowe, and kudos to Disney introducing its first openly LGBTQ main character in a movie.

6. Lightyear – 3/4 stars.

This movie was cool for what it was. I liked how it was designed to act like perhaps a remake because of the story points like Zurg’s identity don’t make sense from the original versions, but somehow fit with usual space/time-travel films, and how it’s designed to have potential for sequels. I doubt that’ll happen, but who knows. I liked the visuals, realistic design, characters, action sequences, and Michael Giacchino’s score. Great performances by Chris Evans, Keke Palmer, Uzo Aduba, Taika Waititi, Pete Sohn and Dale Soules.

5. Turning Red – 3/4 stars.

There are aspects of the movie that remind me of “Encanto,” and I think they were handled better. The anime-like expressions made in the animation were hilarious, and the characters were charming. Nice and sweet. The 2000s setting takes me back to my adolescent years.

4. Pinocchio – 3/4 stars.

Guillermo del Toro creates a bold reimagining of Carlo Collodi’s tale about a mischievous puppet trying to do good in a world plagued by fascism and war. It’s kind of ironic since you were to follow rules no matter the consequence those days in those countries, like a puppet ;) I love the realism of the story’s aspects, and had some good performances by Ewan MacGregor, David Bradley, Tilda Swinton, Christoph Waltz, Ron Perlman and Gregory Mann. It’s the best adaptation since Disney’s take, not the remake I mean.

3. The Sea Beast – 3.5/4 stars.

I was excited for this movie, and it did not disappoint. Great action and creature designs, I liked the themes that were reminiscent of How to Train Your Dragon. Great performances by Karl Urbans, Zaris Angel-Hator, and Jared Harris.

2. Puss in Boots: The Last Wish – 3.5/4 stars.

Major improvement over its predecessor with colorful visuals and art style, stylistic action, fun new characters and a poignant story of how to live your life to the fullest, and the Western motifs were great too. Good performances by Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek and I loved Florence Pugh as Bo Peep and Wagner Moura as the Wolf.

1. The Bad Guys – 3.5/4 stars.

This movie surprised me, it seriously did. The animation style was intriguing from the trailers, but I loved it even more with its action similar to Lupin III and the works of Hayao Miyazaki. Great performances, great story, cool character designs, stylish music. It’s heist vibe got me to watch Ocean’s Eleven and Ocean’s Eight this year and they did not disappoint. DreamWorks has earned it.

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