Best on Max › Animation
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Best animated movies and shows on Max right now, ranked
The highest-rated animated movies and shows you can stream with a standard Max plan in the US today: 25 movies and 25 series, checked title by title. Titles that need a paid add-on channel, a rental or a purchase aren’t counted.
How this is ranked: when a title has at least 5 ratings from Wochly users, its score is their average (green). Otherwise we use TMDB’s user rating weighted by how many people voted (marked “TMDB, weighted”), so a title with a handful of votes can’t outrank an established favorite. Talk, news and reality shows are left out. Availability comes from JustWatch via TMDB and is re-checked every few hours.
Best animation movies on Max
- 1
Spirited Away (2001)
Animation, Family, Fantasy
A young girl, Chihiro, becomes trapped in a strange new world of spirits. When her parents undergo a mysterious transformation, she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free her family.
8.5TMDB, weighted
- 2
Your Name. (2016)
Animation, Romance, Drama
High schoolers Mitsuha and Taki are complete strangers living separate lives. But one night, they suddenly switch places. Mitsuha wakes up in Taki’s body, and he in hers. This bizarre occurrence continues to happen randomly, and the two must adjust their lives around each other.
8.4TMDB, weighted
- 3
Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
Fantasy, Animation, Adventure
Sophie, a young milliner, is turned into an elderly woman by a witch who enters her shop and curses her. She encounters a wizard named Howl and gets caught up in his resistance to fighting for the king.
8.3TMDB, weighted
- 4
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
Animation, Action, Adventure
After reuniting with Gwen Stacy, Brooklyn’s full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is catapulted across the Multiverse, where he encounters the Spider Society, a team of Spider-People charged with protecting the Multiverse's very existence. But when the heroes clash on how to handle a new threat, Miles finds himself pitted against the other Spiders and must set out on his own to save those he loves most.
8.3TMDB, weighted
- 5
Princess Mononoke (1997)
Adventure, Fantasy, Animation
Ashitaka, a prince of the disappearing Emishi people, is cursed by a demonized boar god and must journey to the west to find a cure. Along the way, he encounters San, a young human woman fighting to protect the forest, and Lady Eboshi, who is trying to destroy it. Ashitaka must find a way to bring balance to this conflict.
8.2TMDB, weighted
- 6
Perfect Blue (1998)
Animation, Thriller
Rising pop star Mima Kirigoe quits singing to pursue a career as an actress. After she takes up a role on a popular detective show, her handlers and collaborators begin turning up murdered. Harboring feelings of guilt and haunted by visions of her former self, Mima's reality and fantasy meld into a frenzied paranoia.
8.1TMDB, weighted
- 7
My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
Fantasy, Animation, Family
Two sisters move to the country with their father in order to be closer to their hospitalized mother, and discover the surrounding trees are inhabited by Totoros, magical spirits of the forest. When the youngest runs away from home, the older sister seeks help from the spirits to find her.
8.0TMDB, weighted
- 8
Wolf Children (2012)
Animation, Family, Drama
After her werewolf lover unexpectedly dies in an accident, a woman must find a way to raise the son and daughter that she had with him. However, their inheritance of their father's traits prove to be a challenge for her.
7.9TMDB, weighted
- 9
Coraline (2009)
Animation, Family, Fantasy
Wandering her rambling old house in her boring new town, 11-year-old Coraline discovers a hidden door to a strangely idealized version of her life. In order to stay in the fantasy, she must make a frighteningly real sacrifice.
7.9TMDB, weighted
- 10
Castle in the Sky (1986)
Adventure, Fantasy, Animation
A young boy and a girl with a magic crystal must race against pirates and foreign agents in a search for a legendary floating castle.
7.9TMDB, weighted
- 11
Justice League Dark: Apokolips War (2020)
Animation, Action, Adventure
Earth is decimated after intergalactic tyrant Darkseid has devastated the Justice League in a poorly executed war by the DC Super Heroes. Now the remaining bastions of good – the Justice League, Teen Titans, Suicide Squad and assorted others – must regroup, strategize and take the war to Darkseid in order to save the planet and its surviving inhabitants.
7.8TMDB, weighted
- 12
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2013)
Animation, Drama, Fantasy
Found inside a shining stalk of bamboo by an old bamboo cutter and his wife, a tiny girl grows rapidly into an exquisite young lady. The mysterious young princess enthrals all who encounter her. But, ultimately, she must confront her fate.
7.8TMDB, weighted
- 13
Weathering with You (2019)
Animation, Drama, Fantasy
The summer of his high school freshman year, Hodaka runs away from his remote island home to Tokyo, and quickly finds himself pushed to his financial and personal limits. The weather is unusually gloomy and rainy every day, as if taking its cue from his life. After many days of solitude, he finally finds work as a freelance writer for a mysterious occult magazine. Then, one day, Hodaka meets Hina on a busy street corner. This bright and strong-willed girl possesses a strange and wonderful ability: the power to stop the rain and clear the sky.
7.8TMDB, weighted
- 14
Warriors of the Wind (1984)
Adventure, Animation, Fantasy
After a global war, the seaside kingdom known as the Valley of the Wind remains one of the last strongholds on Earth untouched by a poisonous jungle and the powerful insects that guard it. Led by the courageous Princess Nausicaä, the people of the Valley engage in an epic struggle to restore the bond between humanity and Earth.
7.8TMDB, weighted
- 15
Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
Animation, Family, Fantasy
A young witch, on her mandatory year of independent life, finds fitting into a new community difficult while she supports herself by running an air courier service.
7.7TMDB, weighted
- 16
Whisper of the Heart (1995)
Animation, Drama, Family
Shizuku lives a simple life, dominated by her love for stories and writing. One day she notices that all the library books she has have been previously checked out by the same person: "Seiji Amasawa."
7.7TMDB, weighted
- 17
Isle of Dogs (2018)
Adventure, Comedy, Animation
In the future, an outbreak of canine flu leads the mayor of a Japanese city to banish all dogs to an island used as a garbage dump. The outcasts must soon embark on an epic journey when a 12-year-old boy arrives on the island to find his beloved pet.
7.7TMDB, weighted
- 18
Ponyo (2008)
Animation, Fantasy, Family
When Sosuke, a young boy who lives on a clifftop overlooking the sea, rescues a stranded goldfish named Ponyo, he discovers more than he bargained for. Ponyo is a curious, energetic young creature who yearns to be human, but even as she causes chaos around the house, her father, a powerful sorcerer, schemes to return Ponyo to the sea.
7.7TMDB, weighted
- 19
When Marnie Was There (2014)
Animation, Drama, Family
Upon being sent to live with relatives in the countryside due to an illness, an emotionally distant adolescent girl becomes obsessed with an abandoned mansion and infatuated with a girl who lives there - a girl who may or may not be real.
7.6TMDB, weighted
- 20
Porco Rosso (1992)
Animation, Adventure, Fantasy
In Italy in the 1930s, sky pirates in biplanes terrorize wealthy cruise ships as they sail the Adriatic Sea. The only pilot brave enough to stop the scourge is the mysterious Porco Rosso, a former World War I flying ace who was somehow turned into a pig during the war. As he prepares to battle the pirate crew's American ace, Porco Rosso enlists the help of spunky girl mechanic Fio Piccolo and his longtime friend Madame Gina.
7.6TMDB, weighted
- 21
The Wind Rises (2013)
Animation, Drama, History
A lifelong love of flight inspires Japanese aviation engineer Jiro Horikoshi, whose storied career includes the creation of the A-6M World War II fighter plane.
7.6TMDB, weighted
- 22
Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox (2013)
Animation, Action, Science Fiction
The Flash finds himself in a war-torn alternate timeline and teams up with alternate versions of his fellow heroes to restore the timeline.
7.6TMDB, weighted
- 23
The Boy and the Beast (2015)
Action, Adventure, Animation
Kyuta, a boy living in Shibuya, and Kumatetsu, a lonesome beast from Jutengai, an imaginary world. One day, Kyuta forays into the imaginary world and, as he's looking for his way back, meets Kumatetsu who becomes his spirit guide. That encounter leads them to many adventures.
7.6TMDB, weighted
- 24
Ne Zha 2 (2025)
Animation, Action, Fantasy
After a catastrophic event leaves their bodies destroyed, Ne Zha and Ao Bing are granted a fragile second chance at life. As tensions rise between the dragon clans and celestial forces, the two must undergo a series of perilous trials that will test their bond, challenge their identities, and decide the fate of both mortals and immortals.
7.6TMDB, weighted
- 25
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006)
Fantasy, Animation, Drama
When 17-year-old Makoto Konno gains the ability to 'leap' backwards through time, she immediately sets about improving her grades and preventing personal mishaps. However, she soon realises that changing the past isn't as simple as it seems, and eventually, will have to rely on her new powers to shape the future of herself and her friends.
7.5TMDB, weighted
Best animation shows on Max
- 1
Rick and Morty (2013)
Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Follows a sociopathic genius scientist who drags his inherently timid grandson on adventures across the universe.
8.6TMDB, weighted
- 2
Primal (2019)
Action & Adventure, Animation
A caveman forms a bond with a dinosaur as they struggle to survive in a hostile world.
8.4TMDB, weighted
- 3
Adventure Time (2010)
Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Young Finn and his shape-shifting dog buddy, Jake, go on a series of surreal adventures as they journey through the postapocalyptic Land of Ooo.
8.3TMDB, weighted
- 4
Batman: The Animated Series (1992)
Action & Adventure, Animation, Drama
Vowing to avenge the murder of his parents, Bruce Wayne devotes his life to wiping out crime in Gotham City as the masked vigilante "Batman".
8.3TMDB, weighted
- 5
Young Justice (2010)
Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure
Teenage superheroes strive to prove themselves as members of the Justice League.
8.0TMDB, weighted
- 6
Harley Quinn (2019)
Action & Adventure, Animation, Comedy
Harley Quinn has finally broken things off once and for all with the Joker. Now, she's trying to make it on her own as the criminal Queenpin of Gotham City, with help from Poison Ivy and a ragtag crew of DC castoffs.
7.9TMDB, weighted
- 7
Justice League Unlimited (2004)
Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
The galaxy's most powerful superheroes return to battle the allied villains and criminal plots that endanger the universe.
7.8TMDB, weighted
- 8
Smiling Friends (2020)
Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Smiling Friends Inc. is a small company whose main purpose is to bring happiness and make people smile. The series follows the day-to-day lives and misadventures of its representatives, the lazy, cynical Charlie, and the cheerful, optimistic Pim, as they try to cheer up and comfort the troubled people who call their company's hotline. They receive seemingly simple requests but the jobs turn out to be more complicated than they seem, making it difficult to bring happiness to the world.
7.7TMDB, weighted
- 9
Scavengers Reign (2023)
Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Animation
When a deep space freighter is damaged by a solar flare its surviving crew are stranded on a beautiful and unforgiving planet. They begin to learn the true nature of this planet as they try to survive long enough to escape or be rescued.
7.7TMDB, weighted
- 10
Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake (2023)
Animation, Action & Adventure, Comedy
Fionna and Cake – with the help of the former Ice King, Simon Petrikov - embark on a multiverse-hopping adventure and journey of self-discovery. All the while a powerful new antagonist determined to track them down and erase them from existence, lurks in the shadows.
7.7TMDB, weighted
- 11
The Boondocks (2005)
Action & Adventure, Comedy, Animation
When Robert “Granddad” Freeman becomes legal guardian to his two grandsons, he moves from the tough south side of Chicago to the upscale neighborhood of Woodcrest (a.k.a. "The Boondocks") so he can enjoy his golden years in safety and comfort. But with Huey, a 10-year-old leftist revolutionary, and his eight-year-old misfit brother, Riley, suburbia is about to be shaken up.
7.7TMDB, weighted
- 12
Batman Beyond (1999)
Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
As new villains overrun Gotham City of the future, the aging Bruce Wayne hangs up the cape of the once invincible Batman. But when troubled teenager Terry McGinnis stumbles upon the Dark Knight's secret, a new alliance is forged. And a triumphant new Batman is born.
7.7TMDB, weighted
- 13
Justice League (2001)
Action & Adventure, Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
The long-awaited rebirth of the greatest superhero team of all time: Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Hawkgirl, Green Lantern, and Martian Manhunter.
7.7TMDB, weighted
- 14
Adventure Time: Distant Lands (2020)
Animation, Action & Adventure, Comedy
Based on the animated series Adventure Time, these four specials explore the unseen corners of the world with both familiar and exciting brand-new characters.
7.6TMDB, weighted
- 15
Common Side Effects (2025)
Animation, Drama, Comedy
Former high school lab partners Marshall and Frances begin to unravel a conspiracy involving big pharma and the federal government to suppress knowledge of a rare mushroom that may hold the key to curing all the world’s diseases.
7.6TMDB, weighted
- 16
Villainous (2017)
Animation
Follow the misadventures of the Black Hat Org. with evil handyman Black Hat and his less evil aides Dr. Flugslys, Demencia, 5.0.5, Cam Bot, and Penumbra.
7.6TMDB, weighted
- 17
The Batman (2004)
Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure
A young billionaire Bruce Wayne fights crime and evil as the mysterious vigilante, The Batman.
7.5TMDB, weighted
- 18
Regular Show: The Lost Tapes (2026)
Animation, Comedy, Action & Adventure
Familiar duo Mordecai and Rigby navigate mundane park jobs that inevitably spiral into surreal, chaotic disasters.
7.4TMDB, weighted
- 19
Ninja Kamui (2024)
Animation, Action & Adventure
A team of assassins exacts a bloody retribution on Joe Logan – a former ninja who escaped his clan – and his family for betraying their ancient code. Rising from his seeming "death," Joe will re-emerge as his former self – Ninja Kamui – to avenge his family and friends and bring down the very clan that made him.
7.4TMDB, weighted
- 20
FLCL (2000)
Animation, Comedy, Action & Adventure
Naota is a normal boy who kills some time with a normal girl by a stream that flows underneath a bridge. Nothing unusual happens in this town. The fact that Haruhara Haruko crashes into the main character with her Vespa a short while later and subsequently hits him over the head with her Rickenbacker 4003 bass guitar doesn’t really make any difference to any other day here. The at first glance unconnected, bizarre events that don’t seem to follow any pattern whatsoever don’t change anything about Naota’s boring life, either – because nothing incredible ever happens in this town.
7.3TMDB, weighted
- 21
My Adventures with Superman (2023)
Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Twenty-somethings Clark Kent, the bright and driven Lois Lane, and their best friend Jimmy Olsen begin to discover who they are and everything they can accomplish together as an investigative reporting team at the Daily Planet.
7.3TMDB, weighted
- 22
Spawn (1997)
Action & Adventure, Animation, Drama
After being betrayed and murdered by his employer, a government assassin is resurrected as a Hell spawn and is forced to act as the reluctant leader of Hell's army.
7.3TMDB, weighted
- 23
Craig of the Creek (2018)
Animation, Action & Adventure, Comedy
Craig and his two friends, Kelsey and JP, embark on adventures in the untamed wilderness of the Creek, a place where children can run wild and free. The group of friends solve mysteries, fulfil quests and compete in battles against the other kids.
7.3TMDB, weighted
- 24
Creature Commandos (2024)
Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure
Follow the exploits of the Creature Commandos, a secret team of incarcerated monsters recruited for missions deemed too dangerous for humans. When all else fails... they're your last, worst option.
7.3TMDB, weighted
- 25
Robot Chicken (2005)
Comedy, Animation
A series of pop-culture parodies using stop-motion animation of toys, action figures and dolls. The title character was an ordinary chicken until he was run down by a car and subsequently brought back to life in cyborg form by mad scientist Fritz Huhnmorder, who tortures Robot Chicken by forcing him to watch a random selection of TV shows, the sketches that make up the body of each episode.
7.2TMDB, weighted
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