The Best Animated Movies 2024

1. Scooby-Doo's Greatest Mysteries (Full Frame)

VHS, 109 minutes, TURNER / HANNA BARBE

Munch a Scooby snack! Scooby fans have spoken! 4 of Scooby-Doo's most popular mysteries -- selected by the fans themselves -- are now available for the first time ever on this all-new video. Watch as Scooby-doo gets into a mixed-up mystery when he unexpectedly meets the seaweed-covered ghost of Captain Cutler in "A Clue For Scooby Doo"! Next, see the seafaring sleuths collide with a mystery ship and try to uncover clues from a vanished crew in "hassle In The Castle"! Then, follow Scooby-Doo and the mystery gang as they outwit a bank robber in "jeepers, It's The Creeper"! and finally, see them take to the stage to crack some crazy capers in "The Backstage Rage". Now, you get 109 minutes of non-stop action all on this one collectible Scooby video! Plus, The Powerpuff Girls bonus 'toon and groovy Scooby-Doo extra footage!.

2. Dreamscape

VHS, PG13, 99 minutes, IMAGE

The president of the United States is about to have a dream from which there is no waking up. Only one man can save him... a man who must plunge himself into the president's horrendous nightmare. Dennis Quaid stars as Alex Gardner, a psychically gifted young man recruited by Dr. Paul Novontny (Max Von Sydow) and the beautiful Dr. Jane DeVries (Kate Capshaw) in an experiment to aid patients disturbed by menacing nocturnal illusions. But corrupt high-ranking government official Bob Blair (Christopher Plummer) has darker plans for Alex's unusual powers. Soon Alex is propelled inside the president's nightmare, a frightening wasteland of nuclear holocaust, and locked in a fantastic battle that could only happen in a dream. This powerful science fiction thriller in the tradition of "Scanners" and "Carrie" will excite and intrigue you with it unusual journey through the mind's most terrifying recesses.

3. King of the Elephants

Orphaned and raised in the city, the educated elephant Babar returns to the jungle to marry his longtime love Celeste and build the town of Celesteville, having many adventures along the way. 1999/color/80 min/G/fullscreen.

King of the Elephants

4. Carrotblanca (Full Frame)

VHS, WARNER

Lights, camera, mayhem! It wouldn't be Hollywood without a big premiere, so the red carpet rolls out for the global video debut of "Carrotblanca". Bugs Bunny is the world-weary hero who "sticks his cottontail out for no one" in this CASABLANCA spoof bringing together more Warner Bros. animated characters than any other Looney Tunes animated short in history. Next, go West, young fan, as movie duckaroo "Dripalong Daffy" vows to clean up a one-horse town. (Got a broom, bub?) Two in the balcony is the ticket when the two are "da wabbit" and Elmer Fudd in "Hare Do". Then, Daffy dupes Porky into quitting his studio contract by telling him "You Ought To Be In Pictures" in this live-action/animation classic. Next, Daffy gets carried away with his over-the-top portrayal of "The Scarlet Pumpernickel". Closing out the fun: a trip (and a fall, plunge, >thwack!< and wild pursuit) to the "multi" multiplex for the boffo "Box Office Bunny". Down in front!.

5. Monster Mash (Full Frame, Clamshell)

VHS, 66 minutes, MCA / UNIVERSAL

Inspired by the famous pop song by Bobby "Boris" Pickett, this fun-filled, movie-length, fright-fest fantasy is destined to become a modern Halloween classic. Frank, Wolf and Drac have fallen on hard times. Reduced to making mall appearances, they jump at a chance to appear on a TV show; too bad they end up doing "Foolish Monster Tricks". This humiliating turn of events is seen by three contemporary monsters who demand they be thrown out of the Ghoul Guild. To prove they haven't lost their scare factor, Frank, Wolf, and Drac are given one last chance. Their challenge: to frighten a "typical" human family - The Tinklemeisters. It quickly becomes apparent they don't stand a chance - until the Tinklemeisters step in to help them. Fear-mongering has never been so much fun!.

6. Peanuts: It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown (Full Frame)

VHS, 26 minutes, PARAMOUNT

Baseball season is here! Our round-faced, pint-sized hero, Charlie Brown, is more eager than ever to break out the gloves, bats and baseballs and give America's pastime the ol' schoolboy try. Some of the Peanuts gang have planted trees and shrubs throughout the baseball field in honor of Arbor Day, and good ol' Charlie Brown is in for a tree-mendous surprise when he discovers his prized baseball diamond has become a diamond - in the rough! Nominated for an Emmy Award.

7. Tycus

DVD, R, PARAMOUNT

Journalist Jake Lowe (Peter Onorati) is sent in to investigate a suspicious mining company. What he uncovers is a massive underground city built by Peter Crawford (Dennis Hopper) in preparation for the worst disaster imaginable. A comet, "Tycus", is hurtling on a collision course with Earth. When the world finds out about the upcoming apocalypse, it becomes a race against time for survival. Interactive Menus. Biographies, Director Commentary, Filmography, Trailers, NTSC.

8. General Chaos - Uncensored Animation

DVD, 83 minutes, MANGA

General Chaos: Uncensored Animation (Adult Animated)

9. Hercules (Full Frame, Clamshell)

VHS, G, 92 minutes, DISNEY

"n outrageous odyssey of fun, fantasy, and adventure unfolds in the hilarious hit film "Hercules," Disney's 35th animated triumph "brimming with comic surprise!" (Entertainment Weekly) Taken from the gods as a newborn, adopted on earth, "Hercules" becomes an awkward teenage pillar of strength. Trying to fit in, he discovers his dad is Zeus and home is Mount Olympus -- if he can move from "zero" to true hero! "Hercules" teams with babyhood pal Pegasus, the flying stallion, and Phil -- a feisty personal trainer -- for the mission. But it's no easy task as he must match wits with Grecian beauty Meg and a comical hothead named Hades. With the help of Pain and Panic, Hades plans to rule the Universe with only "Hercules" standing in his way! With a bold animation style, colossal voice cast, and spectacular music, "Hercules" is unmatched in strength -- delivering something for everyone with "pinwheeling, knockabout fun!". 1. Released in 1985, the film marked the studio's entry into the field of computer-generated images. It was also the first Disney cartoon to get a PG rating. 2. The film was inspired by the five-volume mythological fantasy "The Chronicles Of Prydain," by Lloyd Alexander. 3. The film marked the development of the APT (Animation Photo Transfer) process. The first major change in the studio's method of transferring artists' drawings to a cel since photocopying replaced hand-inking 20 years earlier. 4. The film was 12 years in the making ? 5 years in actual production -- at a cost of more than $25 million. 5. More than 1,165 different hues and colors were implemented and more than 34 miles of film stock were used. 6. "Trick Or Treat" Cartoon Starring Donald Duck, Behind The Scenes Featurette, Behind The Scenes Footage, NTSC.

10. Goofy Movie, A (Full Frame, Clamshell)

VHS, G, 78 minutes, DISNEY

Now you can enjoy all the outrageous fun and laughter of Disney's most legendary comedian as he stars in his very own full-length motion picture! In the great tradition of quality Disney animation, "A Goofy Movie" is a classic blend of irresistible characters, unforgettable music, and an endearing modern-day story about how the lovable Goof bonds with his teenage son, Max, on a hilarious cross-country road trip. En route to the ol' fishing hole, they find themselves up to their floppy ears in misadventure! Will Max learn there's nothing wrong with taking after dear old dad ... if he is a little goofy? The question is answered in the showstopping finale when Max and Goofy "crash the stage" at the most spectacular rock concert ever performed! Filled with action-packed scenes, narrow escapes -- even a comic close encounter with Bigfoot -- Disney's critically acclaimed hit comedy is a delightfully memorable adventure your family will love taking again and again!. 1. The film was animated primarily at a new Disney studio in France after character design, art direction, and storyboarding had been completed in Burbank, California. 2. The nuns who help Goofy sing "Out On The Open Road" appear three other times in the movie: at the diner one of them sticks her head in the picture, at a monster truck show, sitting right behind Goofy and Max, and at the gates of the Powerline Concert. 3. "Calling All Goofs" Cartoon, NTSC.