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Most traumatic animated films

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0commentsUpdated on 10/06/2026 at 01:00 PM

Spirited Away1329

The worldwide ranking generated by 854 votes

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Spirited Away1329

Coraline1322

Monster House1318

Grave of the Fireflies1316

Corpse Bride1281

Pinocchio1259

The Nightmare Before Christmas1256

The Great Mouse Detective1243

91232

#10

The Hunchback of Notre Dame1227

#11

A Christmas Carol1206

#12

Fantasia1201

#13

Who Framed Roger Rabbit1199

#14

Frankenweenie1189

#15

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole1173

#16

ParaNorman1173

#17

All Dogs Go to Heaven1172

#18

The Iron Giant1151

#19

Fantastic Planet1149

#20

The Boy Who Wanted to Be a Bear1133

#21

The Black Cauldron1133

#22

The Secret of NIMH1127

#23

James and the Giant Peach1108

#24

The Last Unicorn1073

#25

Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland1028

What the community says

Spirited Away leads with an ELO of 1,329, ahead of Coraline (1,322) and Monster House (1,318). Ranked over 854 duels between 25 contenders, last updated October 6, 2026.

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How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.