Best animated movies on Netflix in India
By the KyaDekhu team · Updated · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb
291 movies on Netflix in India match this list, with an average IMDb rating of 6.6. Most are in English (133), Japanese (117), Hindi (11). Ranked by vote-weighted IMDb rating and popularity; showing the top 30.
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1. Spirited Away (2001)
Movie · Japanese · 2h 5m · Animation, Family · IMDb 8.6 (9.9L votes)
Visually stunningTwistyFamily-friendlyHeartwarming
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.
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2. Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 29m · Animation, Drama · IMDb 8.5 (4.0L votes)
Slow-burnDark & grittyVisually stunningSerious
In the final months of World War II, 14-year-old Seita and his sister Setsuko are orphaned when their mother is killed during an air raid in Kobe, Japan. After a falling out with their aunt, they move into an abandoned bomb shelter. With no surviving relatives and their emergency rations depleted, Seita and Setsuko str
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3. Princess Mononoke (1997)
Movie · Japanese · 2h 14m · Adventure, Fantasy · IMDb 8.3 (4.9L votes)
Visually stunningDark & grittyEdge-of-seat
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 confl
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4. Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 59m · Fantasy, Animation · IMDb 8.2 (5.2L votes)
Visually stunningHeartwarmingTwisty
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.
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5. Mahavatar Narsimha (2025)
Movie · Kannada · 2h 11m · U/A 13+ · Animation, Action · IMDb 8.5 (49.2K votes)
Visually stunningEdge-of-seatSeriousStraightforward
Tyrannical demon Hiranyakashyap challenges Vishnu, proclaiming himself a god. However, his son Prahlad remains devoted to Vishnu, who appears as Narsimha to defeat the demon.
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7. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle (2025)
Movie · Japanese · 2h 36m · U/A 13+ · Animation, Action · IMDb 8.3 (88.4K votes)
Visually stunningFast-pacedEdge-of-seatDark & gritty
The Demon Slayer Corps are drawn into the Infinity Castle, where Tanjiro, Nezuko, and the Hashira face terrifying Upper Rank demons in a desperate fight as the final battle against Muzan Kibutsuji begins.
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8. My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 26m · Fantasy, Animation · IMDb 8.1 (4.4L votes)
HeartwarmingSlow-burnVisually stunningFamily-friendly
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.
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9. Shrek (2001)
Movie · English · 1h 30m · Animation, Comedy · IMDb 7.9 (8.2L votes)
FunnyVisually stunningHeartwarmingLight-hearted
It ain't easy bein' green -- especially if you're a likable (albeit smelly) ogre named Shrek. On a mission to retrieve a gorgeous princess from the clutches of a fire-breathing dragon, Shrek teams up with an unlikely compatriot -- a wisecracking donkey.
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10. Castle in the Sky (1986)
Movie · Japanese · 2h 5m · Adventure, Fantasy · IMDb 8.0 (2.0L votes)
Visually stunningEdge-of-seatFast-pacedFamily-friendly
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.
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11. Warriors of the Wind (1984)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 35m · Adventure, Animation · IMDb 8.0 (2.0L votes)
Visually stunningEdge-of-seat
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 a
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12. Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (1997)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 27m · Animation, Science Fiction · IMDb 8.1 (79.6K votes)
TwistyVisually stunningDark & grittyMature
SEELE orders an all-out attack on NERV, aiming to destroy the Evas before Gendo can advance his own plans for the Human Instrumentality Project. Shinji is pushed to the limits of his sanity as he is forced to decide the fate of humanity.
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13. The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2013)
Movie · Japanese · 2h 17m · Animation, Drama · IMDb 8.0 (63.4K votes)
Slow-burnVisually stunningTwistyFamily-friendly
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.
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14. Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 43m · Animation, Family · IMDb 7.8 (1.9L votes)
HeartwarmingSlow-burnFamily-friendlyLight-hearted
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.
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15. Violet Evergarden: The Movie (2020)
Movie · Japanese · 2h 20m · Animation, Drama · IMDb 8.3 (15.4K votes)
Visually stunningSlow-burnHeartwarmingTwisty
As the world moves on from the war and technological advances bring changes to her life, Violet still hopes to see her lost commanding officer again.
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16. The Wind Rises (2013)
Movie · Japanese · 2h 6m · Animation, Drama · IMDb 7.8 (1.2L votes)
Visually stunningSlow-burn
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.
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17. Whisper of the Heart (1995)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 51m · Animation, Drama · IMDb 7.8 (85.3K votes)
Slow-burnHeartwarmingFamily-friendlyLight-hearted
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."
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18. Porco Rosso (1992)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 33m · Animation, Adventure · IMDb 7.7 (1.2L votes)
Visually stunningFunny
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 America
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19. The Remarkable Life of Ibelin (2024)
Movie · Norwegian · 1h 43m · U/A 13+ · Documentary, Animation · IMDb 8.1 (15.6K votes)
Slow-burnHeartwarmingTwistyLow-stakes
The secret life of a young World of Warcraft gamer is vividly reimagined when his online friends contact his family after his death.
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20. Ponyo (2008)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 40m · Animation, Fantasy · IMDb 7.6 (1.9L votes)
Visually stunningHeartwarmingFamily-friendlyLight-hearted
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 P
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21. Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022)
Movie · English · 1h 57m · U/A 7+ · Animation, Fantasy · IMDb 7.6 (1.7L votes)
Visually stunningDark & grittyTwistyHeartwarming
During the rise of fascism in Mussolini's Italy, a wooden boy brought magically to life struggles to live up to his father's expectations.
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22. The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021)
Movie · English · 1h 50m · U/A 7+ · Animation, Adventure · IMDb 7.6 (1.5L votes)
Visually stunningFunnyFast-pacedHeartwarming
A quirky, dysfunctional family's road trip is upended when they find themselves in the middle of the robot apocalypse and suddenly become humanity's unlikeliest last hope.
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23. Arrietty (2010)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 35m · Fantasy, Animation · IMDb 7.6 (1.2L votes)
Visually stunningSlow-burnHeartwarmingFamily-friendly
14-year-old Arrietty and the rest of the Clock family live in peaceful anonymity as they make their own home from items "borrowed" from the house's human inhabitants. However, life changes for the Clocks when a human boy discovers Arrietty.
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24. If Anything Happens I Love You (2020)
Movie · English · 12m · Drama, Animation · IMDb 7.8 (24.7K votes)
Slow-burnTwistyLow-stakesDark & gritty
Grieving parents journey through an emotional void as they mourn the loss of a child after a tragic school shooting.
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25. Shrek 2 (2004)
Movie · English · 1h 32m · Animation, Comedy · IMDb 7.4 (5.7L votes)
Visually stunningFunnyHeartwarmingLight-hearted
Happily ever after never seemed so far far away when a trip to meet the in-laws turns into a hilariously twisted adventure for Shrek and Fiona. With the help of ever-faithful Donkey, Shrek takes on the potion-brewing Fairy Godmother, pompous Prince Charming, and infamous ogre-killer Puss In Boots.
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26. When Marnie Was There (2014)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 43m · Animation, Drama · IMDb 7.6 (56.6K votes)
TwistySlow-burnFamily-friendlyHeartwarming
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.
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27. Only Yesterday (1991)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 59m · Animation, Drama · IMDb 7.6 (43.3K votes)
TwistySlow-burnHeartwarmingFamily-friendly
In lyrical switches between the present and the past, Taeko contemplates the arc of her life, and wonders if she has been true to the dreams of her childhood self.
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29. KPop Demon Hunters (2025)
Movie · English · 1h 36m · U/A 7+ · Fantasy, Music · IMDb 7.4 (1.4L votes)
Visually stunningFast-pacedFunnyHeartwarming
When K-pop superstars Rumi, Mira and Zoey aren't selling out stadiums, they're using their secret powers to protect their fans from supernatural threats.
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30. My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising (2019)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 44m · Animation, Action · IMDb 7.8 (13.4K votes)
Visually stunningEdge-of-seatFast-paced
Class 1-A visits Nabu Island where they finally get to do some real hero work. The place is so peaceful that it's more like a vacation... until they're attacked by a villain with an unfathomable Quirk! His power is eerily familiar, and it looks like Shigaraki had a hand in the plan. But with All Might retired and citiz
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