If you have children at home, your days and nights are likely spent watching animated films and animated adult movies like Finding Nemo, Toy Story and, Frozen. And, over the years, the genius creators at Disney and Pixar have kept us hooked on to our screens with their incredible animation and storyline. 

Did you know that the first animated film came out only about 80 years ago in 1936? It was Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Since then, Disney and Pixar have become the forerunners of animated movies. 

But, what if we told you that they make animated movies for adults too. Yes, you heard that right! Disney and Pixar have produced some of the greatest animated adult movies. Newer houses like Dreamworks have delivered some fan favorites too! 

Sometimes these animated movies for adults touch on deeper issues or they contain graphic content that you will never see in a family-friendly movie. 

Welcome to the world of animated adult movies! We have compiled a list of the best adult animated movies! Read on to have your mind blown! 

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7 Best Adult Animated Movies 

Here are the 7 best animated movies for adults that you should watch:

1. Sausage Party (2016)

First, on the list of best adult animated movies, we have Sausage Party! What’s most surprising about this film is that this is one of the only animated movies to have an R rating. Produced by Pixar, Sausage Party is a raw parody of the world. The movie is set in a world where food items that occupy the shelves of a local supermarket are sentient. 

Sausage Party is riddled with adult themes like orgys, suicide, drugs, and even murder. The screenplay by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg is mildly offensive and loaded with explicit sexual jokes. With an ensemble cast consisting of Michael Cera, Seth Rogen, Jonah Hill, James Franco, and Kristen Wiig, the Sausage party is hands-down one of the best-animated adult movies!

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2. Inside Out (2015)

Inside Out is one of the most profound animated movies for adults, and a personal favorite. Another Disney/Pixar wonder, Inside Out can be enjoyed by adults and children alike. An extremely creative storyline, this one will stick with you for a long time. Besides, the cast includes some of the greatest names in Hollywood such as Amy Poehler, Bill Hader, Mindy Kaling, and others. 

The plot of Inside Out is relatively simple. Eleven-year-old Riley has to leave her life behind in Minnesota and move to San Francisco. The movie revolves around how her five core emotions help her cope with such a life change. Different characters bring different emotions to life. It shows you how easy it is to feel conflicted within your mind. 

3. South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999)

South Park is undoubtedly one of the most popular comedies on the air. And, it didn’t take much longer for Paramount to adapt the series for the big screen. This movie is everything you would expect it to be. It is raunchy, explicit, and offensive. The movie, South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut takes a hit at South Park’s biggest satirical target: its critics.

This is what makes this movie one of the best-animated adult movies of all time. It’s a satire on the show itself. Trey Parker and Matt Stone have outdone themselves once again by giving us one of the best-animated movies for adults. The movie revolved around two comedians Terrance and Phillip who are constantly criticized for their off-color brand of comedy. 

4. Up (2009)

The first 10 minutes of this Disney/Pixar wonder is enough to leave you teary-eyed. Up is one of the greatest love stories of all time. This animated adult movie is vouched for by Oscar as it was awarded the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film. 

The story revolves around Carl, an old widower who is taken on an adventure in his flying house in search of his dead wife’s dream destination, Paradise Falls. An extremely cute and engaging narrative Up will soon be one of your favorite animated adult movies of all time! 

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5. Anomalisa (2015)

Adapted by Charlie Kauffman from his play, Anomalisa is a stop-motion animated wonder starring two puppets who are brought to life by Jennifer Jason Leigh and David Thewlis. 

Michael Stone (played by Thewlis) is a motivational speaker who is living a dull life bored of his monotonous routine. He perceives everyone in his life to be identical. However, things change when he meets a stranger on a business trip who shakes up his mundane existence. 

Anomalisa is a movie full of heart and soul. This is one of the best-animated adult movies that speaks volumes. 

6. Mary and Max (2009)

Adam Elliot’s Mary and Max is a true wonder and hands-down one of the best-animated adult movies. Inspired by a real relationship with a pen pal, Mary and Max revolve around a lonely Australian 8-year-old and a forty-four-year obese American man. Their pen-pal relationship is preserved through the exchange of letters. 

This movie uses color palettes to express its characters and the story is a heartfelt testament to pure human interaction. 

7. Isle of Dogs (2018)

Last but not the least, we have one of the best-animated adult movies of all time, written and directed by none other than Wes Anderson. The Isle of Dogs is not a kid’s movie. The movie is violent and disturbing. And, it is not for the faint heart. 

The story is set in Japan’s Nagasaki City where canine-flu leads all dogs to be exiled to a garbage-dump island, Trash Island. The story is charming and the intriguing characters are voiced by the perfect cast including Bill Murray, Edward Norton, Scarlett Johanson, Tilda Swinton, and many others. 

These were some of the greatest animated adult movies of all time! Trust us, and you won’t be disappointed.

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