Progress: 13/30
There's many popular Challenges on Letterboxd and somehow not a single one of them is about animation. So, let's change that! Here's 30 prompts covering a wide range of films from different times, countries, genres and styles, for beginners and long time fans alike.
1. You can join any time, don't worry about being late
2. The prompts can be completed at any time in any order during 2026. Binge them in one month or space them out, your choice
3. Prioritize first time watches and expand your horizons
4. You can pick short films if something really catches your eye but the focus should be on features
5. Tag your lists (and reviews if you want to)…
Progress: 13/30
There's many popular Challenges on Letterboxd and somehow not a single one of them is about animation. So, let's change that! Here's 30 prompts covering a wide range of films from different times, countries, genres and styles, for beginners and long time fans alike.
1. You can join any time, don't worry about being late
2. The prompts can be completed at any time in any order during 2026. Binge them in one month or space them out, your choice
3. Prioritize first time watches and expand your horizons
4. You can pick short films if something really catches your eye but the focus should be on features
5. Tag your lists (and reviews if you want to) as "30Animation2026"
6. Have fun!
1. The most popular animated movie on Letterboxd you haven't seen (skip to the next most popular if it's a sequel to something you haven't seen)
2. 1970s
3. A stop-motion movie
4. 1980s
5. A science-fiction movie
6. 1990s
7. A French movie
8. 2000s
9. A movie with animal protagonists
10. 2010s
11. A movie by a famous director
12. 2020s
13. A Korean movie
14. A movie released before the 70s
15. A rotoscope movie
16. A movie released this year (Bonus Challenge: See it at the cinema)
17. A romance movie
18. An Oscar nominated movie
19. A movie from Latin America
20. A movie from the Letterboxd Top 250 Animation
21. A movie directed by a woman
22. A Chinese movie
23. A short film
24. A horror movie
25. A Slavic movie
26. A movie made by one person or a very small team
27. A movie with No Spoken Language
28. A documentary movie
29. A Christmas movie
30. A movie from the Expanded World of Feature Animation
I also added some additional info about certain prompts in the film notes, so if you're not sure about one that might be worth a look. All the links listed are here to make your search easier, but aren't the end all of animation, so feel free to also look elsewhere for fitting films. Many of the lists include short films and TV shows, use filters accordingly.
Since you already read through all this, how about checking out my list about upcoming animation?
My Top 10 🏆:
1. Song of the Sea
2. Son of the White Mare
3. Nobody
4. The First Slam Dunk
5. Chicken for Linda!
6. Watership Down
7. Yellow Submarine
8. GOAT
9. Killer of Killers
10. Princes and Princesses
