This is a list of my 100 favorite film voice performances of all time. This is an ever changing list, but this is the list as of April 2025.
I followed a few self imposed rules here. The first is only one performance per film in order to have 100 films by the end. Second, the performance must be a significant part of the film meaning no single scene roles. Finally, this is a list of specifically voice performances. I will be including motion capture and voice over roles. Essentially, if the character is primarily animated, or a different performer physically portrays the character, and so relies on the voice of the actor more than the physical performance, it is…
This is a list of my 100 favorite film voice performances of all time. This is an ever changing list, but this is the list as of April 2025.
I followed a few self imposed rules here. The first is only one performance per film in order to have 100 films by the end. Second, the performance must be a significant part of the film meaning no single scene roles. Finally, this is a list of specifically voice performances. I will be including motion capture and voice over roles. Essentially, if the character is primarily animated, or a different performer physically portrays the character, and so relies on the voice of the actor more than the physical performance, it is eligible.
This is not a list of my favorite voice actors or actresses. This is a list of my favorite performances in film. The specific performance will be included in the notes,
This list was first made in April of 2024. For this revision of the list, a total of 13 performances dropped out from the original. The highest ranking performance to drop was Michael Cerveris in Watchmen: Chapter I from 48. Of the films that joined in, the highest ranking one is Yuko Miyamura in
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (7). 11 of the 13 films to join were first time watches since April 2025.
The newest film on this list is Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc (29). The oldest film on this list is The Invisible Man (44).
13 films have kept their placement with the highest being The Return of the Jedi (1) and the lowest being Little Shop of Horrors (97) The film that moved down the most spots was Kiki’s Delivery Service (95) which moved down 27 spots. The film that moves up the most spots was The Breadwinner (60) which moved up 30 spots.
Every decade starting from the 1930's is represented on this list:
1930's: 2
1940's: 1
1950's: 3
1960's: 3
1970's: 5
1980's: 13
1990's: 13
2000's: 19
2010's: 18
2020's: 23
Along with this, 2024 and 2025 are the most represented years with 6 films.
18 countries are represented on this list:
USA: 65
Japan: 22
UK: 8
Ireland: 4
Canada: 4
New Zealand: 3
Australia: 3
France: 2
Luxembourg: 2
Spain: 2
Germany: 1
Hungary: 1
Hong Kong: 1
Sweden: 1
Mexico: 1
Belgium: 1
China: 1
South Korea: 1
8 languages are represented on this list:
English: 71
Japanese: 22
Korean: 2
Hungarian: 1
Swedish: 1
Spanish: 1
French: 1
Mandarin: 1
99 actors are represented on this list. The following are actors with multiple performances on the list:
John Hurt: 2 (Watership Down, Plague Dogs)
The following franchises have multiple entries:
DCAMU/Tomorrowverse: 4 (The Death of Superman, Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part One, Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Two, Batman vs Robin)
Star Wars: 3 (Return of the Jedi, The Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars)
The Lord of the Rings: 2 (The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers)
Sony Animated Spider-Verse: 2 (Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)
Shrek: 2 (Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, Shrek 2)
Kung Fu Panda: 2 (Kung Fu Panda, Kung Fu Panda 2)
The average length of the list is 113.69 minutes with the longest film being Zack Snyder's Justice League (9) at 242 minutes and the shortest being Look Back (26) at 58 minutes.
The average letterbox score of the list is 3.48 with the highest rated film being The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2) with a 4.5 and the lowest rated film being Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Curse of Forgiveness (34) with a 1.9. I personally gave 14 of these films 5 stars, 82 of them 4.5 stars, 3 of them 4 stars, and 1 of them 3.5 stars.
