“Visual Waltz”, “Artfully Woven”: Rated 4.4 out of 5, this is the best animated film of 2023!

The best of 2023. During the month of December, AlloCiné offers thematic tops based on audience ratings to highlight the best films and series of the year and suggest some sequences.

2023 definitely gave us the pearls of animation! Some have dominated the box office, some have been more cautious, but all of the below have been praised by critics and the public alike. The program includes visually perfect jewelry, technical fantasies that will amaze you and tender, family or heroic stories that will surprise you. Here are the top 5 (with ties please) best animated movies of 2023 by viewers!

5th Tied – Marcel Shell (with his shoes) 4/5

Marcel is a lovable shell who lives alone with his grandmother Connie after being cut off from the rest of his community. When a documentary filmmaker discovers them in his Airbnb, a video he posts online goes viral, offering Marcel new hope of finding his family. Be careful, Marcel Shell (with his shoes) will definitely make you fall in love with him! Perfectly blending real-life footage and stop-motion, the documentary-like feature film presents a truly chilling goal. Indeed, born in 2010 in Dean Fleischer-Kemp’s short film – which has had two sequels – this very attractive shell, which asks existential questions about life, love and death, once caused an internet sensation, and that’s what the film is about. It’s human, philosophical, and full of emotion, and for its big screen debut, Marcel earned an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature—just that.

5th Equal – Migration 4/5

In the Colvert family, you have Mac on the one hand, who is content to hang out with his family in peace and forever in their small New England pond, and on the other hand, his wife Pam, who dreams of showing the rest of the world to her children. – Dax and his little sister Gwen. When they are temporarily taken in by a family of migrating ducks, it’s an opportunity for Pam to convince Mac to follow them and embark on a family road trip: to Jamaica, via New York. When they fly to the sun to winter, chaos and surprises ensue. Changed forever, they learn more than they imagined… With Migration, the Illumination studio – behind Super Mario Bros, the movie – offers a colorful spectacle aimed at the whole family, directed by Frenchman Benjamin Renner. Ernest and Celestine, The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales). Here, he chooses a family of ducks, or rather mallards, as the protagonists of his new immersive, tender and fun feature film. In the program, an insightful journey dealing with universal issues such as family relationships, self-transcendence, the need to face one’s fears and the preservation of animals. Adults interact, children laugh and everyone will enjoy it migration.

5th Bound – No Dogs & Italians 4/5

At the beginning of the 20th century, in the north of Italy, where life became very difficult, the Ughettos dreamed of starting over abroad. According to legend, Luigi Ughetto then crossed the Alps and started a new life in France, forever changing the fate of his beloved family. Forbidden to Dogs and Italians is a family epic that combines history and stories. Alain Ughetto, grandson of Luigi and winner of the Cesar, here repeats the atypical journey of his grandfather and his family. At the same time, the director, animator and narrator of this intimate and extraordinary story, he honors his ancestors, whom he brings to life and speaks in an artistic animated stop-motion film, where his hands appear as recurring characters to build, to cut. , bring it back… a not-to-be-missed little nugget full of ingenuity, curiosity, love and optimism.

4th – Super Mario Bros. Movie 4.1/5

It’s the second biggest success of the year: The flagship animated film from Illumination studios has won over critics and audiences, grossing more than $1.36 billion worldwide, making it the 2nd highest-grossing animated film of all time. Adapted from the most iconic video game, Super Mario Bros, the movie Brothers Mario and Luigi, a lovable plumber duo, plunge into a magical world where they are separated. Mario then embarks on an exciting quest to find Luigi. To do this, he can rely on the help of the mushroom toad and wise advice on fighting techniques from Princess Peach, the stalwart warrior who stands at the head of the Mushroom Kingdom. But he has a different task ahead of him: save this enchanted world from the abominable Bowser… If this adaptation has managed to charm young and old, newcomers and fans alike, it’s because it respects the original work and makes plenty of references to it. Just a dream – apart from being visually stunning.

3rd – Mars Express 4.2/5

In the year 2200, Aline Ruby, a headstrong private detective, and Carlos Rivera, her android partner, search for Jun Chau, a missing cybernetics student. This new investigation will lead them deep into the Martian capital of Noctis, where they will encounter the city’s darkest secrets: corrupt institutions, trafficking, brain farms and the machinations of all-powerful corporations are all there. . But the enhanced cyber assassins also targeted Jun Chou. Aline and Carlos are in a desperate race to save this young woman who, unbeknownst to them, holds a secret that could threaten the precarious balance on which their civilization rests. Exciting, effective, modern and dizzying, Mars Express is a (noir) animated and sci-fi film from Jeremy Perrin (The Last Man), presented at the Cannes and Annecy festivals. Visually, the feature film is stunning, simultaneously dark, beautiful and sophisticated. Story-wise, it makes you think (really) while having fun. So here you are dealing with an epic cyber thriller that is a must watch.

2nd – Suzume 4.2/5

The latest film from Makoto Shinkai (Your Name, Children of Time), one of the great masters of Japanese animation, hit hard at the Japanese box office this year with a No. 1 ranking ahead of Avatar 2. The daily life of a 17-year-old girl whose quiet life is turned upside down by her encounter with a man who says he’s looking for a door… leading to a strange celestial adventure where all time comes together. Among the themes covered, mourning and family: the film is indeed the most dramatic and mature of its director. With its sublime and colorful animation, captivating music, captivating characters and poetic morals, Suzume is a thrilling road movie that honors our planet and our loved ones: a true gem of thrilling animation that moves people immensely.

1st – Spider-Man: Along the Spider-Verse 4.4/5

The sixth biggest hit of the year, here’s the top rated animated movie of 2023! In Spider-Verse, the second installment of the animated Spider-Man saga, Miles Morales travels across the multiverse where he meets a team of Spider-Heroes tasked with protecting his existence. But when a new threat emerges, the young man finds himself pitted against the other spiders and must decide what it means to be a hero in order to save the people he loves. “Visual Waltz”, “Artfully Woven”: Beyond the Spider-Verse It is brilliant, ingenious, revolutionary and truly disturbing. Ambitious and daring, the feature film is incredibly dense and shines with eye-popping technique. Add to that the adrenaline rush and the meta (physical) depiction of the superheroes’ whereabouts, and you’ve got a story line and creative punch that’s spectacular, immersive and emotional all at once. From animation to top.

The rating consists of movies released in theaters in 2023 and with a rating of at least 300. Feel free to post your notes and reviews on the profiles of these movies (and others) and post your tops in the comments below!