Best Animation Plot in Film — Rated 4/4 on Quartile

Quartile rates every film 1–4 across Plot, Acting, Cinematography, Novelty and Ending. These animation films earned a 4 — Well Above Average — for Plot, ranked by their overall Q score.

  1. Ratatouille (2007) — Q 9
  2. Soul (2020) — Q 9
  3. Howl's Moving Castle (2004) — Q 9
  4. Grave of the Fireflies (1988) — Q 9
  5. Perfect Blue (1998) — Q 9
  6. Toy Story (1995) — Q 9
  7. WALL·E (2008) — Q 8.5
  8. Surf's Up (2007) — Q 8.5
  9. Princess Mononoke (1997) — Q 8.5
  10. Kung Fu Panda (2008) — Q 8.5
  11. Swapped (2026) — Q 8.5
  12. Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022) — Q 8.5
  13. Toy Story 3 (2010) — Q 8.5
  14. Millennium Actress (2002) — Q 8.5
  15. The Jungle Book (1967) — Q 8.5
  16. A Silent Voice: The Movie (2016) — Q 8.5
  17. The Wrong Trousers (1993) — Q 8.5
  18. The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006) — Q 8.5
  19. Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (2009) — Q 8.5
  20. Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (1997) — Q 8.5
  21. Hoppers (2026) — Q 8.5
  22. Tokyo Godfathers (2003) — Q 8.5
  23. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) — Q 8.5
  24. Wolf Children (2012) — Q 8.5
  25. Mary and Max (2009) — Q 8.5
  26. Look Back (2024) — Q 8.5
  27. Ne Zha (2019) — Q 8.5
  28. Wolfwalkers (2020) — Q 8.5
  29. Coraline (2009) — Q 8.5
  30. Persepolis (2007) — Q 8.5

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