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1980s Children's Animated Movies

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The Little Mermaid(1989)

FSK: 0+ years
| 1h 23min | Animation, Kids & Family, Fantasy
3.7/5 (with 3,497 votes)

This colorful adventure tells the story of an impetuous mermaid princess named Ariel who falls in love with the very human Prince Eric and puts everything on the line for the chance to be with him. Memorable songs and characters -- including the villainous sea witch Ursula.

My Neighbor Totoro(1988)

4.0/5 (with 3,615 votes)

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.

Directed by Hayao Miyazaki

Castle in the Sky(1986)

4.0/5 (with 1,778 votes)

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.

Directed by Hayao Miyazaki

Kiki's Delivery Service(1989)

3.9/5 (with 1,669 votes)

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.

Directed by Hayao Miyazaki

Mickey's Christmas Carol(1983)

3.8/5 (with 382 votes)

Ebenezer Scrooge is far too greedy to understand that Christmas is a time for kindness and generosity. But with the guidance of some new found friends, Scrooge learns to embrace the spirit of the season. A retelling of the classic Dickens tale with Disney's classic characters.

Directed by Burny Mattinson

The Fox and the Hound(1981)

FSK: 0+ years
| 1h 22min | Adventure, Animation, Drama, Kids & Family
3.6/5 (with 1,412 votes)

When a feisty little fox named Tod is adopted into a farm family, he quickly becomes friends with a fun and adorable hound puppy named Copper. Life is full of hilarious adventures until Copper is expected to take on his role as a hunting dog -- and the object of his search is his best friend!

The Great Mouse Detective(1986)

FSK: 6+ years
| 1h 14min | Animation, Kids & Family, Adventure, Mystery
3.5/5 (with 715 votes)

When the diabolical Professor Ratigan kidnaps London's master toymaker, the brilliant master of disguise Basil of Baker Street and his trusted sidekick Dawson try to elude the ultimate trap and foil the perfect crime.

Oliver & Company(1988)

FSK: 0+ years
| 1h 17min | Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family
3.4/5 (with 687 votes)

This animated take on Oliver Twist re-imagines Oliver as an adorable orphaned kitten who struggles to survive in New York City and falls in with a band of canine criminals led by an evil human. First, Oliver meets Dodger, a carefree mutt with street savoir faire. But when Oliver meets wealthy Jenny on one of the gang's thieving missions, his life changes forever.

Directed by George Scribner

All Dogs Go to Heaven(1989)

FSK: 0+ years
| 1h 29min | Drama, Animation, Kids & Family, Comedy, Fantasy
3.4/5 (with 443 votes)

When a casino-owning dog named Charlie is murdered by his rival Carface, he finds himself in Heaven basically by default since all dogs go to heaven. However, since he wants to get back at his killer, he cons his way back to the living with the warning that doing that damns him to Hell. Once back, he teams with his old partner, Itchy, to prep his retaliation. He also stumbles onto an orphan girl who can talk to the animals, thus allowing him to get the inside info on the races to ensure his wins to finance his plans. However, all the while, he is still haunted by nightmares of what's waiting for him on the other side unless he can prove that he is worthy of Heaven again.

Directed by Don Bluth

The Black Cauldron(1985)

FSK: 6+ years
| 1h 20min | Animation, Adventure, Kids & Family
3.2/5 (with 541 votes)

Taran is an assistant pigkeeper with boyish dreams of becoming a great warrior. However, he has to put the daydreaming aside when his charge, an oracular pig named Hen Wen, is kidnapped by an evil lord known as the Horned King. The villain hopes Hen will show him the way to The Black Cauldron, which has the power to create a giant army of unstoppable soldiers.

The Land Before Time(1988)

FSK: 6+ years
| 1h 9min | Kids & Family, Animation, Adventure
3.6/5 (with 1,126 votes)

An orphaned brontosaurus named Littlefoot sets off in search of the legendary Great Valley. A land of lush vegetation where the dinosaurs can thrive and live in peace. Along the way he meets four other young dinosaurs, each one a different species, and they encounter several obstacles as they learn to work together in order to survive.

Directed by Don Bluth

The Transformers: The Movie(1986)

3.6/5 (with 209 votes)

The Autobots must stop a colossal planet-consuming robot who goes after the Autobot Matrix of Leadership. At the same time, they must defend themselves against an all-out attack from the Decepticons.

Directed by Nelson Shin, Margaret Nichols
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The Secret of NIMH(1982)

FSK: 6+ years
| 1h 22min | Kids & Family, Animation, Fantasy, Adventure
3.7/5 (with 351 votes)

A widowed field mouse must move her family -- including an ailing son -- to escape a farmer's plow. Aided by a crow and a pack of superintelligent, escaped lab rats, the brave mother struggles to transplant her home to firmer ground.

Directed by Don Bluth

Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School(1988)

3.7/5 (with 135 votes)

Scooby, Shaggy and Scrappy Doo are on their way to a Miss Grimwood's Finishing School for Girls, where they have been hired as gym teachers. Once there, however, they find that it is actually a school for girl ghouls.

Scooby-Doo! and the Reluctant Werewolf(1988)

3.7/5 (with 137 votes)

Shaggy is turned into a werewolf, and it's up to Scooby, Scrappy and Shaggy's girlfriend to help him win a race against other monsters, and become human again.

Directed by Ray Patterson

Asterix vs. Caesar(1985)

FSK: 6+ years
| 1h 19min | Comedy, Animation, Kids & Family, Adventure
3.2/5 (with 241 votes)

Obelix falls for a new arrival in his home village in Gaul, but is heartbroken when her true love arrives to visit her. However, the lovers are kidnapped by Romans; Asterix and Obelix set out to rescue them on a dangerous journey that will involve gladiators, slavers and beauracracy - and a personal encounter with the Emperor himself, Julius Caesar...

The Care Bears Movie(1985)

FSK: 0+ years
| 1h 17min | Adventure, Fantasy, Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family
2.8/5 (with 50 votes)

The Care Bears have their work cut out for them, because Nicolas, a lonely magician's assistant, is about to fall under the evil influence of a bad spirit who lives in an ancient magic book -- it seems Nicolas will do just about anything for friends. Aside from Nicolas, Kim and Jason are in trouble because they are starting not to trust people after suffering many disappointments.

Directed by Arna Selznick

The Last Unicorn(1982)

FSK: 6+ years
| 1h 32min | Fantasy, Animation, Kids & Family, Adventure
3.6/5 (with 201 votes)

From a riddle-speaking butterfly, a unicorn learns that she is supposedly the last of her kind, all the others having been herded away by the Red Bull. The unicorn sets out to discover the truth behind the butterfly's words. She is eventually joined on her quest by Schmendrick, a second-rate magician, and Molly Grue, a now middle-aged woman who dreamed all her life of seeing a unicorn. Their journey leads them far from home, all the way to the castle of King Haggard.

Asterix and the Big Fight(1989)

FSK: 6+ years
| 1h 21min | Kids & Family, Animation, Adventure, Comedy
3.2/5 (with 253 votes)

Gaullish custom requires that a would-be chief must challenge and defeat another to become the leader of two tribes. Vitalstatistix is not perturbed because of Getafix's magic potion. Getafix, however has an accident and forgets how to make it. Then Vitalstatistix is suddenly challenged.

Directed by Philippe Grimond

The Brave Little Toaster(1987)

FSK: 0+ years
| 1h 30min | Fantasy, Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Music
3.5/5 (with 178 votes)

A group of dated appliances, finding themselves stranded in a summer home that their family had just sold, decide to seek their young 8 year old "master".

Directed by Jerry Rees, Cutler

Super Mario Brothers: Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach(1986)

3.1/5 (with 7 votes)

When Princess Peach is kidnapped by the monster King Koopa, Mario and his brother Luigi journey to the Mushroom Kingdom to rescue her.

Directed by Masami Hata

The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones(1987)

3.4/5 (with 66 votes)

Elroy Jetson invents a time machine that takes him back to prehistoric times, where he meets the Flintstone family.

Directed by Don Lusk, Ray Patterson

Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland(1989)

FSK: 6+ years
| 1h 35min | Adventure, Animation, Kids & Family, Fantasy
3.3/5 (with 68 votes)

A little boy whose dreams transcend reality is sucked into his own fantasy, which is everything he has dreamed of, until he unleashes an old secret that may not only destroy this perfect dream world but reality itself.

Scooby-Doo! Meets the Boo Brothers(1987)

3.6/5 (with 105 votes)

When Shaggy inherits an old Southern estate from an uncle, he and his sleuthing hounds take a road trip. But they don't even make it to the mansion before the haunting starts. Amid headless horsemen, walking skeletons, and a menacing butler, Scooby, Scrappy, and Shaggy get majorly spooked.

Directed by Paul Sommer, Carl Urbano

The Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie(1981)

FSK: 0+ years
| 1h 19min | Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family
3.6/5 (with 61 votes)

Bugs Bunny hosts an award show featuring several classic Looney Tunes shorts and characters. This movie was released in 1981 by Warner Bros. and was produced by Friz Freleng. New footage was one of the final productions done by DePatie-Freleng Enterprises (also known as Marvel Productions beginning in the 1980s) and the film was re-released in the USA on April 28, 2009 from Warner Home Video.

Directed by Friz Freleng

The Chipmunk Adventure(1987)

3.4/5 (with 46 votes)

The Chipmunks and the Chipettes go head to head in a hot air balloon race, and the winner gets $10,000. Unbeknownst to the participants, the "race" is actually a diamond smuggling ring!

Directed by Janice Karman

Asterix in Britain(1986)

FSK: 6+ years
| 1h 19min | Kids & Family, Animation, Adventure, Comedy
3.4/5 (with 284 votes)

One little ancient British village still holds out against the Roman invaders. Asterix and Obelix are invited to help. They must face fog, rain, warm beer and boiled boar with mint sauce, but they soon have Governor Encyclopaedius Britannicus's Romans declining and falling. Until a wild race for a barrel of magic potion lands them in the drink.

Directed by Pino van Lamsweerde

Daffy Duck's Movie: Fantastic Island(1983)

3.3/5 (with 49 votes)

Daffy Duck and Speedy Gonzales find a treasure map that leads them to a wishing well, which for a penny will grant any wish (through old cartoon footage). Daffy sets up a resort around the well and various Looney Tunes characters have their dreams come true. Meanwhile, Yosemite Sam and the Tasmanian Devil hunt for the varmints who stole their treasure map!

The BFG(1989)

FSK: 6+ years
| 1h 27min | Animation, Kids & Family, Fantasy
3.3/5 (with 66 votes)

Sophie is snatched from her orphanage early one morning by the BFG (Big Friendly Giant), whom she witnesses engaged in mysterious activities. She is soon put at ease, as she learns that BFG's job is to collect, catalog and deliver pleasant dreams to children. She joins him that night, but a mean giants follow them, planning to eat the children of the world.

Daffy Duck's Quackbusters(1988)

FSK: 6+ years
| 1h 12min | Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Fantasy, Science Fiction
3.4/5 (with 54 votes)

In this feature-length film combining footage from classic Warner Brothers cartoon shorts with newly animated bridging sequences, Daffy Duck, after having induced laughter in an ailing millionaire and forestalled the millionaire's death for a time (as chronicled in Daffy Dilly (1948), is the beneficiary for the deceased millionaire's assets. But the millionaire's will clearly stipulates that Daffy must use the money for the common good, by providing a service, and should Daffy think of pursuing selfish aims, the millionaire's ghost will "repossess" his millions by making them disappear from Earthly existence. Under the pretense of community service, Daffy opens an exorcism agency and employs Porky Pig, Sylvester Cat, and Bugs Bunny to track and eliminate ghosts, ghouls, and other monsters, while Daffy secretly schemes to use his learned "ghost-busting" talents to rid himself of the millionaire's nagging spirit.

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