The best French animated films
The top 3 according to 34 votes from people: The King and the Mockingbird (1980) · The Illusionist (2010) · Azur & Asmar (2006). (Updated Aug 1, 2023.)
From Paul Grimault to Michel Ocelot, the great French animated features praised by critics and festivals (Annecy, César, Oscars).
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Top 12
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1
The King and the Mockingbird (1980)
Paul Grimault and Jacques Prévert's masterpiece, thirty years in the making.
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2
The Illusionist (2010)
Chomet animates an unproduced Jacques Tati script.
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3
Azur & Asmar (2006)
Michel Ocelot's tale of two foster brothers between Europe and North Africa.
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4
The Triplets of Belleville (2003)
Sylvain Chomet, the Tour de France and three elderly singers, Oscar-nominated.
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5
Kirikou and the Sorceress (1998)
Michel Ocelot's little African hero, a huge popular success.
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6
I Lost My Body (2019)
A severed hand searching for its body, Critics' Week Grand Prize at Cannes.
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7
Fantastic Planet (1973)
René Laloux and Roland Topor, Special Jury Prize at Cannes.
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8
My Life as a Zucchini (2016)
Claude Barras' stop-motion orphan, César for best animated film.
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9
A Cat in Paris (2010)
A cat burglar on the rooftops of Paris, Oscar-nominated.
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10
Persepolis (2007)
Marjane Satrapi adapts her graphic novel about growing up in Iran, Jury Prize at Cannes.
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11
Ernest & Celestine (2012)
A bear and a mouse's friendship, based on Gabrielle Vincent.
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12
The Summit of the Gods (2021)
Patrick Imbert adapts Jirō Taniguchi's manga about Everest.
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Le Roi et l'Oiseau premier, évidemment, c'est un monument.