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- Hermione Granger. Harry Potter Franchise. 5,294 votes. Brilliance and bravery personified, Hermione Granger's intelligence and wit won the hearts of viewers the world over.
- Luna Lovegood. Harry Potter Franchise. 3,252 votes. Eccentric and whimsical, Luna Lovegood captivated audiences with her unique worldview and unfaltering kindness.
- Wednesday Addams. Addams Family Values. 3,734 votes. Darkly mysterious with a distinct gothic flair, Wednesday Addams redefined what it meant to be a child character in film.
- Harry Potter. Harry Potter Franchise. 4,544 votes. The boy who lived and conquered adversity time and time again, Harry Potter embodied resilience at its finest.
- Gromit. Movie(s): Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005), numerous shorts. First Appearance: A Grand Day Out (1988) Voiced by: N/A. Gromit doesn't ever say a word, but there has never been a more expressive character (animated or otherwise) to grace our screens.
- Woody. Movie(s): Toy Story (1995), Toy Story 2 (1999), Toy Story 3 (2010) First Appearance: Toy Story (1995) Voiced by: Tom Hanks. How could we separate Woody and Buzz, you ask?
- Baloo. Movie(s): The Jungle Book (1967), The Jungle Book 2 (2003) First Appearance: The Jungle Book, an 1894 novel by Rudyard Kipling. Voiced by: Phil Harris; John Goodman.
- Wall-E. Movie(s): Wall-E (2008) First Appearance: Cameo in Cars (2006) Voiced by: Ben Burtt. Proof, if proof were needed, that strong silent types are infinitely preferable to their chattier counterparts, Wall-E is an almost-mute waste-shifting robot who is easily the most adorable automaton ever created.
- Frozone
- Baloo
- Maleficent
- Mr. Fox
- Lilo
- Snow White
- Scar
- Jack Skellington
- Winnie The Pooh
- Boo
Upon its release, The Incrediblessurprised everyone. Pixar was already well-known for creating beloved family fare, but this was something new. Brad Bird’s superhero tale was frank, honest, mature, and surprisingly dark. It was able to be all of these things while also remaining a funny, exciting superhero film. Plenty of characters in the film lef...
Though he was reimagined this year as a photorealistic CGI creation voiced by Bill Murray in Jon Favreau’s Jungle Book, Baloo will always remain in our hearts as the traditionally animated bear voiced by Phil Harris in the 1967 Disney film. Baloo is the friend we all wish he had when we were Mowgli’s age. He’s carefree and easygoing, he’s encouragi...
Sometimes a character comes along and strikes such a deep chord with audiences that they become impossible to forget. They become so embedded in our cultural consciousness, we have no choice but to cast Angelina Jolie as them in a forgettablelive-action rebootyears later. Okay, so this case may be specific to Maleficent. From the moment she appears...
In hindsight, the merging of Roald Dahl and Wes Anderson makes perfect sense. Both artists have a droll, dry wit, and an appreciation of the macabre. Even more fitting is the fact that Anderson chose Fantastic Mr. Fox, of all the Dahl stories, to adopt. Anderson is an expert at creating quirky, exquisite worlds, and this world of foxholes, gardens,...
Lilo & Stitch is often overlooked when talking about the great Disney animated films. It came near the tail end of their 2D animation era, before 3D features like Tangled and Frozen ushered that division away entirely. While the movie was well received upon its release, it didn’t capture the zeitgeist in the way that something like Frozen, or even ...
Snow White and the Seven Dwarvesstarted it all. This list wouldn’t exist without this film. The first feature length animated film from Disney broke new ground and changed people’s ideas of what animation could do. So much has happened in the world since the movie premiered in 1937, but the magic of the story still holds. Among its many achievement...
It was a hard call choosing which character from TheLion King to recognize. A certain meerkat and warthog could both easily claim this spot. In the end, however, we chose to recognize one of animation’s greatest villains: the lion Scar. (Sorry Timon and Pumbaa! Consider this your honorable mention.) Scar is an animated villain who has real weight t...
Though it was released 23 years ago, The Nightmare Before Christmas is still all around us. Jack Skellington’s face adorns many a t-shirt, hoodie, coffee mug, and backpack, even to this day. Nightmare, and Jack specifically, tapped into a dark recess of the public imagination that many people maybe didn’t even realize existed. Tim Burton and Henry ...
Coming in as the oldest character on this list, Winnie the Pooh made his debut in a collection of stories published by A. A. Milne in 1926. Though he has since gone on to appear in more books, a television series, and comic books, we’ve elected to consider him as a film character for the purposes of this list. Many of his most famous moments occur ...
Pixar’s Monsters Inc.tells the story of monsters Mike and Sully (two wonderful characters in their own right) who work at a factory that harvests the screams of young children as energy. Their world is turned upside down when a child returns to their universe from the human world. That child is Boo, and she is our 21st favorite animated movie chara...
- The Lion King. Matthew Broderick, Jeremy Irons, James Earl Jones. 1,047 votes. The epic tale following young lion cub Simba as he learns to take on his role as king, while grappling with the guilt of his father's death, for which he'd been tricked into taking the blame.
- Monsters, Inc. John Goodman, Billy Crystal, Mary Gibbs. 841 votes. In a world powered by children's screams, best friends and top scare team, James P. Sullivan and Mike Wazowski stumble upon an adorable, yet forbidden, human child named Boo.
- Toy Story Franchise. Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, John Ratzenberger. 884 votes. A heartwarming collection of stories that bring childhood toys to life, illuminating the deep bond between a child and their beloved playthings, while exploring themes of friendship and acceptance.
- Finding Nemo. Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Alexander Gould. 933 votes. A brave clownfish named Marlin embarks on an epic journey to rescue his son, Nemo, who has been captured by a diver and placed in an aquarium.
5 days ago · This 2004 Disney movie starring a young Kristen Stewart is about a group of kids who devise a plan to rob a high-security bank to pay for Kristen's character's father's surgery.
Mar 3, 2023 · A list of the most memorable and loveable child protagonists and antagonists in Pixar movies, from Dot in A Bug's Life to Mei in Turning Red. See how these kid characters made their movies so special with their bravery, friendship, and growth.
Aug 1, 2023 · From creepies to weepies, from nannies to Nazis, from Jedis to Jurassics, we pick the 50 best-ever movies for kids Guardian writers Tue 1 Aug 2023 05.00 EDT Last modified on Wed 2 Aug 2023 06.45 EDT
