What are the best animated movies of recent years?
AI Visibility Ranking
Brands ordered by GenRank score for this question.
DirectionalQuestion-level figures rest on at most 6 answers per brand, so treat them as direction, not a verdict; the category ranking is the number to judge by. Scores are for the week of 2026-11-08.
| Rank | Brand | Named by | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Across the Spider-Verse | 4/6 | 72.0 |
| 2 | Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio | 5/6 | 51.5 |
| 3 | The Wild Robot | 4/6 | 50.5 |
| 4 | Puss in Boots: The Last Wish | 4/6 | 46.3 |
| 5 | The Boy and the Heron (2023) | 3/6 | 42.8 |
| 6 | Ne Zha 2 | 3/6 | 27.7 |
| 7 | Inside Out 2 | 3/6 | 26.7 |
| 8 | Flow | 3/6 | 24.4 |
| 9 | Robot Dreams | 2/6 | 24.4 |
| 10 | KPop Demon Hunters (content) | 3/6 | 24.3 |
Sources these answers cited
The sites each surface's answer cited this week. The logos are the surfaces that cited the site.
| Source | Cited by |
|---|---|
| collider.com6 Best Animated Movies of 2026 So Far - Collider |   2 surfaces |
| editorial.rottentomatoes.comreview and listing sites · 50 Best New Animated Movies - Rotten Tomatoes |  2 surfaces |
| google.comportal · Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom |  2 surfaces |
| imdb.comreview and listing sites · Animation: Top 20 Best Animated Movies of the 2020s So Far... - IMDb | 2 surfaces |
| au.rollingstone.commedia · au.rollingstone.com | 1 surfaces |
| comicbasics.com30 Best Animated Films of the 2020s (So Far) You Absolutely Must Watch | 1 surfaces |
| empireonline.com50 Best Animated Movies Of All Time Ranked By Empire Critics | 1 surfaces |
| en.wikipedia.orgreference · List of highest-grossing animated films - Wikipedia | 1 surfaces |
| fictionhorizon.comThe Best New Anime Movies Of The Last Few Years - Fiction Horizon | 1 surfaces |
| letterboxd.comBest to Worst Animated Movies of 2025, a list of films by Animated Antic • Letterboxd | 1 surfaces |
| looper.comThe 13 Best Animated Movies Of 2025 - Looper | 1 surfaces |
| oscars.orgThe 97th Academy Awards |  1 surfaces |
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