Best Animated Movies for the New Millennium
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Best Animated Movies for the New Millennium

Nowadays, "family-friendly" means more than "tolerable for adults." Sometimes, it means great! Which animated movie of the last decade is the best?

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1 Finding Nemo
This Pixar hero is physically handicapped but doesn't dwell on it -- there's more action than a Die Hard movie.
50 130
2 Shrek
Forget the saccharine stories of frogs magically morphing into princes, this time it's a hottie who's ugly inside.
49 133
3 Ratatouille
Its attention to detail is unparalleled -- even a compost pile gets star treatment.
48 114
4 The Incredibles
Who knew a montage of superhero death scenes would be OK for kids?
48 124
5 WALL-E
WALL-E deals with ecological disaster, sacrifice and even death. (But it's love that wins out.)
45 123
6 Up
It's hard not to adore the kid, the curmudgeon, or their spirit of adventure.
43 107
7 Ice Age
A widowed Wooly Mammoth packs an emotional punch, and Scrat the Squirrel provides endless comedy gags.
27 121
8 Coraline
Coraline goes deep into disturbing territory with parent-napping, eyeball-skewering, and characters named "Why Born."
-2 98
9 The Simpsons Movie
No matter your age, you still laugh at Bart's full-frontal cartoon nudity.
-15 117
10 Monster House
Forget Monsters, Inc. and Monsters Vs. Aliens. This one that has the most unexpected animated object: A ravenous house!
-15 99
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