As of May 23, 2026. Curated by Mihir Nanda, extracted from here. This list ranks animated feature films by women directors or co-directors by average member rating.
Changes from the latest update:
In:
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain (at #4)
given the Movie : To the Sea (at #11)
Lost in Starlight (at #20)
My Grandfather Is a Nihonjin (at #41)
Bouchra (at #46)
Looking for Magical Doremi (at #47)
given The Movie: Hiiragi Mix (at #49)
Out:
Sita Sings the Blues (was #44)
The House (was #45)
Even Mice Belong in Heaven (was #46)
Moomins and the Comet Chase (was #47)
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal the Movie (was #48)
Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet (was #49)
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As of May 23, 2026. Curated by Mihir Nanda, extracted from here. This list ranks animated feature films by women directors or co-directors by average member rating.
Changes from the latest update:
In:
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain (at #4)
given the Movie : To the Sea (at #11)
Lost in Starlight (at #20)
My Grandfather Is a Nihonjin (at #41)
Bouchra (at #46)
Looking for Magical Doremi (at #47)
given The Movie: Hiiragi Mix (at #49)
Out:
Sita Sings the Blues (was #44)
The House (was #45)
Even Mice Belong in Heaven (was #46)
Moomins and the Comet Chase (was #47)
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal the Movie (was #48)
Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet (was #49)
My Dog Tulip (was #50)
Eligibility rules:
• There is a 1,000 minimum ratings threshold.
• Women co-directors, transgender directors and gender expansive directors are included.
• Films must be feature-length (more than 40 minutes long) with a festival premiere, theatrical distribution, or professional streaming release.
• This list excludes: documentaries of any kind, self-released web videos, DTV films, recap or recut films, theatre or stage shows, TV series, specials or episodes. TV movies are included.
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