Forgotten Disney Animated Feature Films list.
Disney animated feature films that you didn't know, that you didn't know about...
(There's a lot of ambiguity about what is/isn't a "Disney movie" these days, with Disney buying out everything from Jabba the Hutt to Dr Strange, and a squillion straight-to-DVD sequels that no-one cares about. But these are ALL "Disney movies" in the absolute strictest sense- Theatrically-released, animated feature-films, made by "Walt Disney Animation Studios"- Not some off-brand "Disney TV" or "Disneytoons" thing, but a real-deal, brand-name movie, from the studio that made Dumbo, Snow White, Pinocchio, and classic Mickey Mouse shorts like Steamboat Willie. If these aren't "Disney movies", then nothing is...)
In order from "Least Forgotten" to "Deepest Lore"
(There's a lot of ambiguity about what is/isn't a "Disney movie" these days, with Disney buying out everything from Jabba the Hutt to Dr Strange, and a squillion straight-to-DVD sequels that no-one cares about. But these are ALL "Disney movies" in the absolute strictest sense- Theatrically-released, animated feature-films, made by "Walt Disney Animation Studios"- Not some off-brand "Disney TV" or "Disneytoons" thing, but a real-deal, brand-name movie, from the studio that made Dumbo, Snow White, Pinocchio, and classic Mickey Mouse shorts like Steamboat Willie. If these aren't "Disney movies", then nothing is...)
In order from "Least Forgotten" to "Deepest Lore"
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- DirectorJames AlgarGaëtan BrizziPaul BrizziStarsJames LevineSteve MartinItzhak PerlmanAn update of the original film with new interpretations of great works of classical music.
- DirectorRon ClementsJohn MuskerStarsAnika Noni RoseKeith DavidOprah WinfreyA waitress, desperate to fulfill her dreams as a restaurant owner, is set on a journey to turn a frog prince back into a human being, but she has to face the same problem after she kisses him.I'm sure that zoomers who were kids in '09, and Disney nerds know this movie, but I never heard of it til now...
- DirectorRich MooreStarsJohn C. ReillyJack McBrayerJane LynchA video game villain wants to be a hero and sets out to fulfill his dream, but his quest brings havoc to the whole arcade where he lives.Not really a "forgotten" movie, but... was it just me who missed that this was Disney? I could have sworn it was Pixar, Dreamworks, or Sony or someone
- DirectorPhil JohnstonRich MooreStarsJohn C. ReillySarah SilvermanGal GadotSix years after the events of "Wreck-It Ralph," Ralph and Vanellope, now friends, discover a wi-fi router in their arcade, leading them into a new adventure.as above
- DirectorMark DindalStarsZach BraffJoan CusackGarry MarshallAfter ruining his reputation with the town, a courageous chicken must come to the rescue of his fellow citizens when aliens start an invasion.Another "not THAT forgotten, but who knew it was Disney?" movie... Walt Disney Studios have really gone downhill, huh?
- DirectorStephen J. AndersonStarsDaniel HansenWesley SingermanAngela BassettLewis is a brilliant inventor who meets mysterious stranger named Wilbur Robinson, whisking Lewis away in a time machine and together they team up to track down Bowler Hat Guy in a showdown that ends with an unexpected twist of fate.
- DirectorWill FinnJohn SanfordStarsJudi DenchCuba Gooding Jr.Jennifer TillyTo save their farm, the resident animals go bounty hunting for a notorious outlaw.
- DirectorEric LeightonRalph ZondagStarsD.B. SweeneyJulianna MarguliesSamuel E. WrightAn orphaned dinosaur raised by lemurs joins an arduous trek to a sanctuary after a meteorite shower destroys his family home.
- DirectorJames AlgarClyde GeronimiJack KinneyStarsBing CrosbyBasil RathboneEric BloreAn animated adaptation of "The Wind in the Willows" followed by an adaptation of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow".
- DirectorDon ChaffeyDon BluthStarsSean MarshallHelen ReddyJim DaleAn orphan boy and his magical dragon come to town with his abusive adoptive parents in pursuit.
- DirectorClyde GeronimiWilfred JacksonJack KinneyStarsRoy RogersTriggerDennis DayAn anthology of animated vignettes set to contemporary music.
- DirectorJack KinneyHamilton LuskeWilliam MorganStarsEdgar BergenDinah ShoreLuana PattenJiminy Cricket hosts two Disney animated shorts: "Bongo," about a circus bear escaping to the wild, and "Mickey and the Beanstalk," a take on the famous fairy tale.
- DirectorWilfred JacksonJack KinneyHamilton LuskeStarsFred ShieldsJosé OliveiraLee BlairDisney animators tour South America and present four animated shorts inspired by their trip.
- DirectorNorman FergusonClyde GeronimiJack KinneyStarsAurora MirandaCarmen MolinaDora LuzDonald receives his birthday gifts, which include traditional gifts and information about Brazil (hosted by Zé Carioca) and Mexico (by Panchito, a Mexican Charro Rooster).
- DirectorRobert CormackClyde GeronimiJack KinneyStarsNelson EddyDinah ShoreLaverne AndrewsAnimation done to contemporary popular music.
- DirectorHarve FosterWilfred JacksonStarsRuth WarrickBobby DriscollJames BaskettThe kindly story-teller Uncle Remus tells a young boy stories about trickster Br'er Rabbit, who outwits Br'er Fox and slow-witted Br'er Bear.Officially memory-holed by squeaky-clean Disney, in a touching gesture of racial equality... because nothing says "I'm sorry", like pretending the thing that people are mad about, never even existed... (I'm still kinda waiting for some awful, pandering, woke reboot, starring Ludacris or maybe Ice Cube, and some rapper's "child star" kid, with a cringey cameo from Oprah)
- DirectorAlfred L. WerkerHamilton LuskeJack CuttingStarsRobert BenchleyFrances GiffordBuddy PepperHumorist Robert Benchley learns about the animation process at Walt Disney Studios while trying to find the great man himself to pitch him the idea of making a cartoon about a shy dragon.How did this manage to be so forgotten, right at the peak of "Golden Age" Disney?
- DirectorGeorge ScribnerStarsJoey LawrenceBilly JoelCheech MarinA lost and alone kitten joins a gang of dogs engaged in petty larceny in New York City.I was a cartoon-obsessed kid when this came out, and I never had a clue it even existed
- DirectorJames AlgarClyde GeronimiJack KinneyStarsAlexander de SeverskyArt BakerBilly MitchellAn animated documentary promoting of the soundness of strategic aerial bombing in World War II.From this movie down is officially "deep lore"
- DirectorClyde GeronimiStarsSterling HollowayIvanMischaAnimated version of the fairy tale of the Russian boy Peter and his hunt for a raiding wolf, presented to the music of Sergei Prokofiev.
- DirectorHarold D. SchusterHamilton LuskeStarsBurl IvesBeulah BondiBobby DriscollThis heartwarming classic tells the tale of a country boy who adopts a mischevious black lamb and learns valuable lessons about love and dedication.If you knew this movie existed, you're officially a Disney-nerd, and should be ashamed.
- StarsBilly BletcherDorothy ComptonEddie HoldenA compilation of five Oscar-winning Disney shorts, released to help promote the upcoming release of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937).