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Most traumatic animated films

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854votes

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0commentsUpdated on 09/27/2026 at 02:00 AM

Coraline1315

The worldwide ranking generated by 854 votes

25 / 25

Coraline1315

Grave of the Fireflies1314

Monster House1302

Spirited Away1290

Corpse Bride1290

Pinocchio1266

The Nightmare Before Christmas1262

The Great Mouse Detective1257

The Hunchback of Notre Dame1225

#10

91211

#11

A Christmas Carol1206

#12

Frankenweenie1189

#13

Fantasia1184

#14

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole1181

#15

ParaNorman1172

#16

Who Framed Roger Rabbit1171

#17

Fantastic Planet1164

#18

All Dogs Go to Heaven1154

#19

James and the Giant Peach1153

#20

The Iron Giant1151

#21

The Boy Who Wanted to Be a Bear1141

#22

The Black Cauldron1139

#23

The Secret of NIMH1110

#24

The Last Unicorn1088

#25

Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland1066

What the community says

Coraline leads with an ELO of 1,315, ahead of Grave of the Fireflies (1,314) and Monster House (1,302). Ranked over 854 duels between 25 contenders, last updated September 27, 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.