10 Animated Movies That Are Better Than They Get Credit For

While they're far from being widely hated, animated movies like Happy Feet, Robots, and Surf's Up don't get nearly the recognition they deserve.

April 29, 2025 · 1 min · 49 words · Alexander Mueller

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The Boss Baby Family Business Still

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Rodney Copperbottom and Bender posing together for a selfie in Robots

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A promotional still for Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation featuring the entire cast of monster characters in summer outfits.

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Characters from The Angry Birds Movie 2 looking up with confused expressions.

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Captain Underparnts posing before two children in Captain Underpants.

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Cody Maverick and Chicken Joe in Surf’s Up

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Patrick (Bill Fagerbakke) and SpongeBob (Tom Kenny) jumping with joy on a beach in The Spongebob Squrepants Movie

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Alex and Gia doing acrobatics in a colorful circus in ‘Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted’

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A happy, animated penguin jumping in ‘Happy Feet’

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