Best Anime Hollywood Films (2021)


What are some of the best animated Hollywood films?

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Your next challenge decides which of the great movies available to you is that the one you are running to plan to tonight.

No matter what you are watching for - romance, drama, comedy - there are several movies that, if you should see yet, now the best time.

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These are modern standards, the simplest of the easiest, the movies that many people are demanding that you get to find out for the first time.

There are several of which may be outside your temperature, and a few that'll introduce you to cultures and environments you understand nothing about


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Now's the right time to catch abreast of the films that your friends can't believe you haven't seen yet.

Here are the 15 essential films everyone should see (and if you've seen them, ones to observe again and again).


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#1. Pacific Rim

Pacific Rim


The movie is seen as an homage to kaiju, mecha, and anime media. A series titled Pacific Rim: Uprising was released on March 23, 2018, with Universal Pictures distributing.


Characters: Raleigh Becket, Mako Mori, Dr. Newton Geiszler, MORE

Directors: Guillermo del Toro, Steven S. DeKnight

Production companies: Legendary Entertainment, Warner Bros., Universal Pictures


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#2. Death Note

Death Note


A high-school student discovers a supernatural notebook that grants its user the ability to kill.


First episode date: 3 October 2006

Final episode date: 26 June 2007

Genres: Anime, Drama, Animation, Horror, Mystery, Thriller, Crime TV genre

Program creators: Madhouse, VAP, Nippon TV, Shueisha, D.N. Dream Partners


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#3. Alita: Battle Angel

Alita: Battle Angel


Alita, a battle cyborg, is revived by Ido, a doctor, who realizes that she actually has the soul of a teenager. Alita then sets out to learn about her past and find her true identity.


Release date: 8 February 2019 (India)

Director: Robert Rodriguez

Box office: 40.5 crores USD

Producers: James Cameron, Jon Landau

Production companies: Troublemaker Studios, 20th Century Studios, Lightstorm Entertainment, TSG Entertainment


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#4. Atlantis: The Lost Empire

Atlantis: The Lost Empire


Milo Thatch, a young adventurer, joins hands with an intrepid group of explorers to find the mysterious lost island of Atlantis.


Initial release: 3 June 2001 (USA, Hollywood)

Directors: Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise

Film series: Atlantis

Box office: 18.61 crores USD

Budget: 12 crores USD


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#5. The Matrix

The Matrix


Thomas Anderson, a computer programmer, is led to fight an underground war against powerful computers who have constructed his entire reality with a system called the Matrix.


Initial release: 31 March 1999 (USA)

Directors: Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski

Film series: The Matrix

Box office: 46.53 crores USD

Screenplay: Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski


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#6. Van Helsing

Van Helsing


Van Helsing, a legendary monster hunter, is sent to Transylvania in order to prevent Count Dracula, a terrorizing being, from realizing his evil motives.


Release date: 2 July 2004 (India)

Director: Stephen Sommers

Featured song: Journey to Transylvania

Box office: 30.02 crores USD

Budget: 16 crores USD


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#7. Oldboy

Oldboy


A man, held captive for no apparent reason for years, is given a cell phone, money and expensive clothes and released. Unless he finds out the identity of his captor, an even worse fate awaits him.


Initial release: 21 November 2003 (South Korea)

Director: Park Chan-wook

Language: Korean

Featured song: The Last Waltz

Awards: Grand Bell Award for Best Director, MORE


#8. Edge of Tomorrow

Edge of Tomorrow


With the help of warrior Rita Vrataski, Major William Cage has to save Earth and the human race from an alien species, after being caught in a time loop.


Initial release: 28 May 2014 (Indonesia)

Director: Doug Liman

Adapted from: All You Need Is Kill

Box office: 37.05 crores USD

Screenplay: Christopher McQuarrie, Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth


#9. Speed Racer

Speed Racer


Speed Racer wants to save his family business and be a racing champion. His biggest hurdles are the nefarious owner of Royalton Industries, cheaters, a race-fixing racket, and the mysterious Racer X.


Initial release: 28 April 2008 (Berlin)

Directors: Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski

Adapted from: Speed Racer

Box office: 9.39 crores USD

Production companies: Warner Bros., Silver Pictures, Village Roadshow Pictures, Anarchos Productions, Studio Babelsberg


#10. Pokémon Detective Pikachu

Pokémon Detective Pikachu


After the demise of his father, Tim travels to Ryme city where he runs into his father's Pokemon partner, Pikachu. They team up and try to work on the case left unfinished by Tim's father.


Initial release: 8 May 2019 (Netherlands)

Director: Rob Letterman

Box office: 43.3 crores USD

Budget: 15 crores USD (2018)

Language: English


#11. Megamind

Megamind


A supervillain named Megamind defeats and kills his enemy. Out of boredom, he creates a superhero who becomes evil, forcing Megamind to turn into a hero.


Release date: 24 December 2010 (India)

Director: Tom McGrath

Box office: 32.19 crores USD

Budget: 13 crores USD

Screenplay: Alan J. Schoolcraft, Brent Simons


#12. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse


After gaining superpowers from a spider bite, Miles Morales protects the city as Spider-Man. Soon, he meets alternate versions of himself and gets embroiled in an epic battle to save the multiverse.


Release date: 14 December 2018 (India)

Directors: Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman, Bob Persichetti

Film series: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Box office: 37.55 crores USD

Awards: Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film, MORE


#13. Bambi

Bambi


Bambi is a young fawn who is chosen to become the next prince of the forest like his father. While living in the forest, he learns about friendship, love, and how to protect his near and dear ones.


Initial release: 8 August 1942 (United Kingdom)

Directors: David Hand, James Algar, Clyde Geronimi, MORE

Featured song: Love Is a Song

Cast: Donnie Dunagan, Felix Salten, Peter Behn, Hardie Albright, MORE

Story by: Felix Salten, Perce Pearce, Larry Morey, Carl Fallberg, Ralph Wright, Vernon Stallings, Chuck Couch


#14. The Lion King

The Lion King


Simba, a young lion prince, flees his kingdom after the murder of his father, Mufasa. Years later, a chance encounter with Nala, a lioness, causes him to return and take back what is rightfully his.


Initial release: 9 July 2019 (Hollywood)

Director: Jon Favreau

Box office: 165.7 crores USD

Budget: 26 crores USD (2016)


#15. Frozen 2

Frozen 2


Queen Elsa starts hearing a mysterious melodic voice calling to her. Unsettled, she answers it and that awakens the elemental spirits that lead her to a quest to restore an old injustice.


Release date: 22 November 2019 (India)

Directors: Jennifer Lee, Chris Buck

Box office: 150 crores USD (Estimated)

Cast: Idina Menzel, Kristen Bell, Jonathan Groff, Josh Gad, MORE


#16. Sonic the Hedgehog

Sonic the Hedgehog


An extraterrestrial hedgehog is discovered by a scientist with evil intentions and plans to use his superpowers for his selfish needs.


Initial release: 9 February 2020 (France)

Director: Jeff Fowler

Film series: Sonic the Hedgehog

Box office: 30.68 crores USD

Budget: $81–95 million