The best animated movies

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Nov 13, 2009

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“The Princess and the Frog” was Disney’s first animated feature film in five years and received critical acclaim.

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“Fantastic Mr. Fox,” a stop-motion animated feature directed by Wes Anderson and featuring the voices of George Clooney, Meryl Streep and Jason Schwartzman, was also a hit with critics.

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Earlier this year, Disney-Pixar’s “Up” won the hearts of audiences with its tale of a man on a quest to reach paradise, with some unexpected guests along the way. The film was also presented in 3-D.

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Also in 2009, Neil Gaiman’s novel “Coraline” was adapted into a big-screen version. The flick featured the voices of Dakota Fanning and Teri Hatcher.

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“Toy Story” was the first film to use exclusively computer-generated imagery. The movie, released in 1995, featured the voices of Tom Hanks as Woody and Tim Allen as Buzz Lightyear.

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Disney-Pixar had another hit with 2004’s “The Incredibles,” an animated feature about a family of superheroes.

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“Wall-E” was a 2008 animated film about a robot that collects waste and follows another robot into outer space. The film won the 2008 Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film.

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“The Little Mermaid” is a classic Disney film about a mermaid who falls in love with Prince Eric and makes a deal with the sea witch Ursula to trade her voice for becoming a human for three days. The hit movie was adapated into a Broadway show in 2007.

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The 1994 Disney film “The Lion King” was a smash hit and became an even bigger hit when the musical opened on Broadway in 1997.

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The Disney classic “Pinocchio,” a 1940 film about a puppet who becomes a real boy, has been re-released seven times.

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“Peter Pan,” first a Broadway play written by J. M. Barrie, was adapted into the classic Disney film in 1953.

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“Happy Feet,” a film about a tap-dancing penguin, won the 2006 Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film

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The success of “Shrek,” released in 2001, spawned two sequels, with another on the way. The movie also made the successful jump to Broadway last November.

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Disney adapted the classic fairy tale “Cinderella” for the silver screen in 1950. Disney

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“Snow White,” Disney’s classic 1937 film, is based on the Brothers Grimm fairy tale of the same name and was recently relased on Blu-ray.

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