Animated feature films |
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By decade |
This is a list of animated feature films that were released in 2021.
Title | Country | Director | Studio | Animation technique | Notes | Release date | Duration |
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Absolute Denial | United Kingdom | Ryan Braund | Bridge Way Films | Traditional | April 11, 2021 (
Imagine Film Festival) June, 2021 ( Annecy) August 22, 2021 ( Edinburgh International Film Festival) |
71 minutes | |
The Addams Family 2 | United States |
Conrad Vernon Greg Tiernan [1] |
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer United Artists Releasing |
CG animation | [2] | October 1, 2021 | 93 minutes [3] |
Agent Backkom: Kings Bear | China | Zhang Yang | Alpha Pictures | CG animation | [4] | July 23, 2021 | 95 minutes |
Ainbo: Spirit of the Amazon | Peru Netherlands |
Richard Claus Jose Zelada |
Tunche Films Cool Beans |
CG animation | [5] | February 13, 2021 | 89 minutes [6] |
Alephia 2053 | Lebanon France |
Jorj Abou Mhaya | Spring Entertainment | Traditional | [7] [8] | March 21, 2021 | 60 minutes |
Alice-Miranda A Royal Christmas Ball | Australia | Jo Boag | SLR Productions | Flash animation | October 15, 2021 | 81 minutes | |
America: The Motion Picture | United States | Matt Thompson |
Netflix Animation Floyd County Productions Lord Miller Productions |
Traditional | [9] | June 30, 2021 | 98 minutes |
Go! Anpanman: Fluffy Fuwari and the Cloud Country ja:それいけ!アンパンマン ふわふわフワリーと雲の国 |
Japan | Jun Kawagoe | Anpanman Production Committee, TMS Entertainment | Traditional | June 25, 2021 | 63 minutes | |
The Ape Star Apstjärnan |
Sweden Norway Denmark |
Linda Hambäck |
SF Studios Film i Väst Lee Film Mikrofilm |
Traditional | April 27, 2021 (Norway) June 11, 2021 (Sweden) October 11, 2021 (Denmark) |
75 minutes | |
Archipelago | Canada | Félix Dufour-Laperrière | La Distributrices de Films Miyu Distribution L'Embuscade Films |
Traditional | [10] [11] [12] | February 4, 2021 ( IFFR) | 72 minutes |
Aria the Benedizione | Japan | Junichi Sato (Chief) Takahiro Natori |
J.C.Staff | Traditional | December 3, 2021 | 60 minutes | |
Aria the Crepuscolo | Japan | Junichi Sato (Chief) Takahiro Natori |
J.C.Staff | Traditional | March 5, 2021 | 60 minutes | |
Arlo the Alligator Boy | United States | Ryan Crego |
Netflix Animation Titmouse |
Traditional | [13] | April 16, 2021 | 92 minutes |
Around the World in 80 Days | France Belgium [14] |
Samuel Tourneux | Cottonwood Media | CG animation | [15] [16] [17] | August 4, 2021 | 82 minutes [18] |
Back to the Outback | United States | Clare Knight Harry Cripps |
Netflix Animation Weed Road Pictures |
CG animation | [19] | December 10, 2021 | 95 minutes |
Bamse and the Volcano Island Bamse och vulkanön | Sweden | Christian Ryltenius | Nordisk Film | Traditional | December 22, 2021 | 70 minutes | |
Barbie & Chelsea: The Lost Birthday | United States | Cassandra Mackay | Mattel Entertainment | CG animation | [20] | April 16, 2021 | 60 minutes |
Barbie: Big City, Big Dreams | United States | Scott Pleydell-Pearce | Mattel Entertainment | CG animation | [21] | September 1, 2021 | 60 minutes |
Batman: Soul of the Dragon | United States | Sam Liu |
Warner Bros. Animation DC Entertainment |
Traditional | [22] [23] | January 12, 2021 | 83 minutes |
Batman: The Long Halloween | United States | Chris Palmer |
Warner Bros. Animation DC Entertainment |
Traditional | [24] [23] | Part 1:June 22, 2021 Part 2:July 27, 2021 |
Part 1: 85 minutes Part 2: 87 minutes |
Belle | Japan | Mamoru Hosoda | Studio Chizu | Traditional | [25] | July 15, 2021 (
Cannes) July 16, 2021 (Japan) |
124 minutes |
Best Birthday Ever | Germany Netherlands Sweden |
Michael Ekbladh | Alexandra Schatz Filmproduktion Slugger Film AB Submarine |
Traditional | October 11, 2021 (Schlingel Internationales Film Festival) January 26, 2022 (Netherlands) March 25, 2022 (Sweden) |
74 minutes | |
Bob Cuspe – We Don't Like People | Brazil | César Cabral | Coala Filmes | Stop-motion | [26] | September 22, 2021 (Ottawa International Animation festival) November 11, 2021 (Brazil) |
90 minutes |
Boonie Bears: The Wild Life | China |
Leon Ding Shao Heqi |
China Film Co., Ltd. Lian Ray Pictures Maoyan HG Entertainment Suniverse Fantawild Animation HG Entertainment Sunac Culture Lian Ray Pictures [27] |
CG animation | [28] [29] | February 12, 2021 | 99 minutes [30] |
The Boss Baby: Family Business | United States | Tom McGrath | DreamWorks Animation | CG animation | [31] | July 2, 2021 | 107 minutes [32] |
Bright: Samurai Soul | Japan | Kyōhei Ishiguro |
Netflix Arect |
CG animation Traditional |
[33] [34] [35] [36] [37] [38] | October 12, 2021 | 80 minutes |
Catalina la Catrina: Especial Día de Muertos | Mexico | Edino Israel | Ikartoons Animation | Flash Animation | [39] | October 1, 2021 | 47 minutes |
Checkered Ninja 2 Ternet Ninja 2 [40] |
Denmark | Thorbjørn Christoffersen Anders Matthesen |
A. Film Pop Up Production Sudoku ApS |
CG animation | [41] | August 19, 2021 | 86 minutes |
Chicken of the Mound | Germany China |
Xi Chen | CXFilm | CG animation | June 14, 2021 ( Annecy) | 83 minutes | |
Child of Kamiari Month 神在月のこども |
Japan | Takana Shirai [a] | Liden Films | Traditional | [42] [43] [44] [45] [46] [47] [48] | October 8, 2021 (Japan) February 8, 2022 (International) |
99 minutes |
Clifford the Big Red Dog | United States Canada |
Walt Becker |
Paramount Pictures Entertainment OneNew Republic Pictures The Kerner Entertainment Company Scholastic Entertainment |
CG animation Live-Action |
[49] [50] [51] [52] [53] [54] [55] [56] [57] [58] | August 26, 2021 (
CinemaCon)
[59] November 10, 2021 (United States) |
96 minutes [60] |
A Crocodile Who Will Die in 100 Days 100日後に死ぬワニ |
Japan | Shinichiro Ueda | TIA | Traditional | [61] [62] [63] [64] [65] | July 9, 2021 | 62 minutes |
Crayon Shin-chan: Shrouded in Mystery! The Flowers of Tenkazu Academy クレヨンしんちゃん 謎メキ!花の天カス学園 |
Japan | Wataru Takahashi | Shin-Ei Animation | Traditional | [66] [27] [67] [68] | July 30, 2021 | 104 minutes |
Cryptozoo | United States | Dash Shaw | Magnolia Pictures | Traditional | [69] | January 29, 2021 (
Sundance) August 20, 2021 (United States) |
95 minutes [70] |
Családi legendák [71] [72] | Hungary | Katalin Glaser | Kecskemétfilm | 2D animation | TV movie [73] [74] [75] | August 14, 2021 (
Kecskemét Animation Film Festival) June 24, 2022 (M2 TV premiere) September 22, 2022 (Cinema premiere) |
65 minutes |
Curious George: Cape Ahoy | United States | Doug Murphy |
Universal Animation Studios Imagine Entertainment Universal 1440 Entertainment |
Flash animation | [76] | September 30, 2021 | 90 minutes |
Dakaichi: Spain Arc | Japan | Naoyuki Tatsuwa | CloverWorks | Traditional | [77] [78] | October 9, 2021 | 78 minutes |
Deemo: Memorial Keys DEEMO サクラノオト -あなたの奏でた音が、今も響く- |
Japan | Shūhei Matsushita |
Production I.G Signal.MD |
Traditional | [79] [80] [81] [82] [83] | October 22, 2021 (Bucheon IAF) February 25, 2022 (Japan) |
89 minutes [84] |
The Deer King 鹿の王 |
Japan |
Masashi Ando Masayuki Miyaji |
Production I.G | Traditional | [85] [86] [87] [88] [89] [90] [91] | June 14, 2021 (
Annecy) February 4, 2022 (Japan) |
114 minutes |
Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet 名探偵コナン 緋色の弾丸 |
Japan | Tomoka Nagaoka | TMS Entertainment | Traditional | [92] | April 16, 2021 | 110 minutes |
Diary of a Wimpy Kid | United States | Swinton O. Scott III |
Walt Disney Pictures 20th Century Animation Bardel Entertainment |
CG animation | [93] | December 3, 2021 | 58 minutes |
Dinosaur Train: Adventure Island | United States | Craig Bartlett | The Jim Henson Company | CG animation | [94][ better source needed] | April 12, 2021 | 85 minutes |
Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds | Spain | Toni García | Apolo Films Cosmos Maya |
CG animation | [95] | June 25, 2021 (United Kingdom) August 18, 2021 (Spain) |
84 minutes |
Dragon Princess Princesse Dragon |
France | Anthony Roux Jean-Jacques Denis |
Ankama France 3 Cinéma France Télévisions |
Traditional | [96] | December 15, 2021 | 70 minutes |
Elulu | Chile | Gabriel Alfonso Verdugo Soto | Belofilms | CG animation | June 7, 2021 ( Animafest Zagreb) | 61 minutes | |
Encanto | United States |
Byron Howard Jared Bush |
Walt Disney Animation Studios | CG animation | [97] [98] | November 3, 2021 (
El Capitan Theatre) November 24, 2021 (United States) |
102 minutes |
Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time シン・エヴァンゲリオン劇場版𝄇 |
Japan |
Hideaki Anno Kazuya Tsurumaki Mahiro Maeda |
Studio Khara | Traditional | [99] | March 8, 2021 [100] | 155 minutes |
Even Mice Belong in Heaven Myši patří do nebe |
Czech Republic France Poland Slovakia |
Jan Bubeníček Denisa Grimmová |
Fresh Films Les Films du Cygne Animoon CinemArt SK Canal+ Polska EC1 Lódz - Miasto Kultury |
Stop motion | [101] | August 21, 2021 (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival) October 7, 2021 (Czech Republic) |
80 minutes |
Extinct | Canada China |
David Silverman Raymond S. Persi |
Cinesite Tencent Pictures |
CG animation | [102] | February 11, 2021 (Russia) November 19, 2021 (Netflix) [103] |
84 minutes |
Farewell, My Dear Cramer: First Touch さよならフットボール |
Japan | Seiki Takuno | Liden Films | Traditional | [104] [105] [106] [107] [108] [109] | June 11, 2021 | 104 minutes |
Fate/Grand Order: Final Singularity-Grand Temple of Time: Solomon さよならフットボール |
Japan | Toshifumi Akai | CloverWorks | Traditional | [110] [111] [112] | July 30, 2021 | 94 minutes |
Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya: Licht - The Nameless Girl | Japan | Shin Oonuma | Silver Link | Traditional | [113] | August 27, 2021 | 95 minutes |
Felix and the Treasure of Morgäa | Canada | Nicola Lemay | 10e Ave | CG animation | [114] | February 26, 2021 (Montreal International Children's Film Festival) | 90 minutes |
Flee | United States United Kingdom France Sweden Norway Denmark |
Jonas Poher Rasmussen |
Vice Studios Left Handed Films RYOT Films |
Traditional | [115] | January 28, 2021 (
Sundance) December 3, 2021 (United States) |
90 minutes [116] |
Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko | Japan | Ayumu Watanabe | Studio 4°C | Traditional | [117] [118] [119] | June 11, 2021 | 120 minutes |
Gekijōban Argonavis: Ryūsei no Obligato | Japan | Shigeru Morikawa | Sanzigen | Traditional | [120] [121] | November 19, 2021 | 89 minutes |
Gintama: The Very Final | Japan | Chizuru Miyawaki | Bandai Namco Pictures | Traditional | [122] | January 8, 2021 | 104 minutes |
Girls und Panzer das Finale: Part 3 | Japan | Tsutomu Mizushima | Actas | Traditional | [123] | March 26, 2021 | 48 minutes |
Gora Automatikoa | Spain | Esaú Dharma David Galán Galindo Pablo Vara |
39 Escalones The Other Film Production |
Flash animation | [124] | November 19, 2021 | 71 minutes |
The Gools | Iran | Farzad Dalvand | Aria Animation Studio | CG animation | [125] | May 22, 2021 | 100 minutes |
Green Snake 白蛇二:青蛇劫起 |
China | Amp Wong |
Light Chaser Animation Studios Alibaba Pictures Tianjin Maoyan Weiying Culture Media Bilibili |
CG animation | [126] [127] | July 23, 2021 | 132 minutes |
Gulliver Returns | Ukraine | Ilya Maksimov | 95 Animation Studio Gulliver Films |
CG Animation | [128] | June 18, 2021 (
SIFF) August 19, 2021 (Ukraine) |
90 minutes [129] |
Healin' Good Pretty Cure the Movie: GoGo! Big Transformation! The Town of Dreams 映画ヒーリングっど♡プリキュア ゆめのまちでキュン!っとGoGo!大変身!! |
Japan | Ryôta Nakamura | Toei Animation | Traditional | [130] [131] | March 20, 2021 | 70 minutes [132] |
Hilda and The Mountain King | United States United Kingdom Canada |
Andy Coyle Luke Pearson |
Netflix Silvergate Media |
Flash animation | [133] | December 30, 2021 | 85 minutes |
The House of the Lost on the Cape 岬のマヨイガ |
Japan | Shinya Kawatsura | David Production | Traditional | [134] [135] | August 27, 2021 | 100 minutes [136] |
Hula Fulla Dance | Japan |
Seiji Mizushima Shinya Watada |
Bandai Namco Pictures | Traditional | [137] [138] | December 3, 2021 | 109 minutes |
I Am What I Am | China | Sun Haipeng | Yi Animation | CG Animation | [139] [140] [141] | December 11, 2021 (premium large format)
[142] December 17, 2021 (wide release) [142] |
104 minutes |
Injustice | United States | Matt Peters |
Warner Bros. Animation DC Entertainment |
Traditional | [143] [144] [145] | October 19, 2021 | 78 minutes |
Inu-Oh | Japan | Masaaki Yuasa | Science SARU | Traditional | [146] | September 9, 2021 (Venice) May 28, 2022 (Japan) |
98 minutes |
The Irregular at Magic High School: Reminiscence Arc | Japan | Risako Yoshida |
Eight Bit Eight Bit Niigata |
Traditional | [147] [148] [149] | December 31, 2021 | 71 minutes |
The Journey | Saudi Arabia Japan |
Shizuno Kobun |
Toei Animation Manga Productions |
Traditional | [150] | June 17, 2021 (Saudi Arabia) June 25, 2021 (Japan) |
110 minutes [151] |
Jujutsu Kaisen 0 | Japan | Sunghoo Park | MAPPA | Traditional | [152] | December 24, 2021 | 105 minutes |
Justice Society: World War II | United States | Jeff Wamester |
Warner Bros. Animation DC Entertainment |
Traditional | [23] | April 27, 2021 | 84 minutes |
Khoka Theke Bangabandhu Jatir Pita | Bangladesh | Md. Hanif Siddiqui | Agami Labs | Traditional | [153] [154] | September 28, 2021 | 92 minutes |
Kin-iro Mosaic: Thank You!! | Japan | Munenori Nawa |
Studio Gokumi AXsiZ |
Traditional | [155] [156] | August 20, 2021 | 82 minutes |
Knights of Sidonia: Love Woven in the Stars | Japan | Hiroyuki Seshita (chief) Tadahiro Yoshihira |
Polygon Pictures | CG animation Traditional |
[157] [158] [159] [160] | June 4, 2021 | 110 minutes |
Koati | Mexico United States |
Rodrigo Perez-Castro | Upstairs Timeless Films Latin We |
Traditional | [161] | October 15, 2021 | 92 minutes |
Koschey: The Everlasting Story | Russia | Andrey Kolpin | Parovoz Animation Studio | CG animation | [162] | October 28, 2021 | 100 minutes |
The Kuflis 3 Kuflik és az Akármi [163] [164] |
Hungary | Kristóf Jurik | KEDD Animation Studio | 2D animation | [165] | August 12, 2022 (Hungary premiere) | 72 minutes |
Lamya's Poem | Canada United States |
Alex Kronemer | Unity Productions PiP Animation Services |
Traditional | [166] | June 14, 2021 ( Annecy) | 89 minutes |
Legend of Destruction | Israel | Gidi Dar | Eddie King Films Lama Films Memento International Nakhshon Films HOT8 Kan 11 |
Oil-painted Traditional |
[167] [168] [169] [170] [171] | July 15, 2021 | 93 minutes |
The Loud House Movie | United States | Dave Needham | Nickelodeon Movies | Traditional | [172] [173] | August 20, 2021 | 87 minutes |
Luca | United States | Enrico Casarosa |
Disney Pixar Animation Studios |
CG animation | [174] | June 13, 2021 (
Aquarium of Genoa) June 18, 2021 (United States) March 22, 2024 (United States; theatrical) |
95 minutes |
Mad God | United States | Phil Tippett |
Shudder Tippett Studio |
Stop-Motion | [175] [176] [177] | August 5, 2021 (
Locarno) June 16, 2022 (United States) |
83 minutes [178] |
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On | United States | Dean Fleischer Camp |
Cinereach You Want I Should LLC. Human Woman Inc. Sunbeam TV & Films Chiodo Bros. Productions |
Traditional Stop-Motion |
[179] [180] [181] [182] | September 3, 2021 (
Telluride) June 24, 2022 (United States) |
90 minutes |
Maya the Bee: The Golden Orb | Germany Australia |
Noel Cleary | Buzz Studios Studio 100 Animation |
CG animation | [183] [184] | January 7, 2021 | 88 minutes |
Mickey and Minnie Wish Upon a Christmas | United States | Broni Likomanov | Disney Television Animation | CG animation | [185] | December 2, 2021 | 46 minutes |
Mickey's Tale of Two Witches | United States | Jeff Gordon | Disney Television Animation | CG animation | [185] | October 7, 2021 | 46 minutes |
Mironins | Spain | Mikel Mas Bilbao Txesco Montalt |
Cornelius Films Flemish Audiovisual Fund Hampa Studio Peekaboo Animation |
Flash animation | August 1, 2021 (Limited) | 62 minutes | |
The Mitchells vs. the Machines | United States | Mike Rianda | Columbia Pictures Sony Pictures Animation Lord Miller Productions |
CG animation | [186] [187] [188][ better source needed] | April 23, 2021 | 114 minutes |
Monster Family 2 | Germany United Kingdom |
Holger Tappe |
Ambient Entertainment GmbH Timeless Films Rothkirch Cartoon Film Sky Cinema Original Films |
CG animation | [189] [190] | October 15, 2021 (United States) October 22, 2021 (United Kingdom) November 4, 2021 (Germany) |
103 minutes [191] |
Monster Hunter: Legends of the Guild | United States | Steve Yamamoto |
Netflix Pure Imagination Studios |
CG animation | [192] [193] | August 12, 2021 | 58 minutes [194] |
Moonbound | Austria Germany |
Ali Samadi Ahadi | Brave New Work Coop99 Filmproduktion Little Dream Entertainment |
CG animation | [195] | June 24, 2021 [196] | 84 minutes |
Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms | United States | Ethan Spaulding |
Warner Bros. Animation NetherRealm Studios |
Traditional | [197] | August 31, 2021 | 80 minutes |
Mujib Amar Pita | Bangladesh | Sohel Mohammad Rana |
Prolancer Studio BMIT Solutions |
Traditional | [198] | October 1, 2021 | 49 minutes |
My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission 僕のヒーローアカデミア THE MOVIE ワールドヒーローズミッション |
Japan | Kenji Nagasaki | Bones | Traditional | [199] [200] [201] [202] [203] [204] [205] [206] [207] | August 6, 2021 | 105 minutes [208] |
My Little Pony: A New Generation | United States | Robert Cullen José Luis Ucha Mark Fattibene |
Netflix Entertainment One Boulder Media |
CG animation | [209] | September 24, 2021 (Worldwide exc. China) July 18, 2022 (Sing Along version) |
91 minutes [32] |
My Sunny Maad | Czech Republic Slovakia France |
Michaela Pavlátová | Negativ Film Sacrebleu Productions BFILM.cz Alkay Animation Gao Shan Pictures Innervision |
Traditional | June 14, 2021 ( Annecy Festival) | 85 minutes | |
My Sweet Monster | Russia | Viktor Glukhushin Maksim Volkov |
CTB Film Company Skazka Animation Studio Cinema Fund Luminescence |
CG animation | [210] | October 6, 2021 (Netherlands) April 28, 2022 (Russia) |
98 minutes |
Natsume's Book of Friends: The Waking Rock and the Strange Visitor | Japan | Takahiro Omori | Shuka | Traditional | [211] | January 16, 2021 | 51 minutes |
New Gods: Nezha Reborn | China | Zhao Ji |
Light Chaser Animation Studios Alibaba Pictures Bona Film Group Bilibili Pop Mart |
CG animation | [212] | February 12, 2021 (China) April 12, 2021 (Netflix) |
116 minutes |
Night of the Animated Dead | United States | Jason Axinn | Warner Bros. Home Entertainment | Traditional | [213] | September 21, 2021 | 71 minutes |
Octonauts & The Ring of Fire | United Kingdom Canada |
Blair Simmons |
Silvergate Media Mainframe Studios |
CG animation | [214] [215] | March 30, 2021 | 72 minutes |
The Ogglies Die Olchis - Willkommen in Schmuddelfing |
Germany Belgium |
Toby Genkel Jens Møller |
WunderWerk Grid Animation Verlag Friedrich Oetinger Leonine Studios ZDF ARRI Media |
CG animation | [216] | May 6, 2021 (Limited) July 22, 2021 (Germany) |
85 minutes |
Opal | France | Alain Bidard | Cine Woule Company PAGOD Films |
CG animation/Traditional | December 4, 2021 | 85 minutes | |
Panda vs. Aliens | Canada China |
Sean Patrick O'Reilly |
Arcana Studio Yisang Media Los Angeles-Beijing Studios |
CG animation | [217] | April 9, 2021 | 80 minutes |
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway | United States United Kingdom Australia |
Will Gluck | Columbia Pictures | CG animation Live-Action |
[218] [219] [220] [221] [222] [223] | March 25, 2021 (Australia) May 17, 2021 (United Kingdom) June 11, 2021 (United States) |
93 minutes [224] |
PAW Patrol: The Movie | United States Canada [225] |
Cal Brunker |
Paramount Pictures Spin Master Nickelodeon Movies |
CG animation | [226] | August 8, 2021 (
Vue Leicester Square) August 20, 2021 (United States) |
86 minutes [227] |
Pil's Adventures Pil |
France | Julien Fournet | TAT Productions SND Groupe M6 France 3 cinéma |
CG animation | [228] | August 11, 2021 | 89 minutes |
Pobaby | China | Chengfeng Zheng | Shanghai Shihuang Animation design co Ltd. | CG animation | [229] | January 1, 2021 | 90 minutes |
Pompo: The Cinéphile | Japan | Takayuki Hirao | CLAP Animation Studio | Traditional | [230] [231] | June 4, 2021 April 29, 2022 (Limited) June 28, 2022 (Digital) July 12, 2022 (Blu-ray/DVD) |
90 minutes |
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal The Movie | Japan | Chiaki Kon |
Toei Animation Studio Deen |
Traditional | [232] [233] [234] | Part 1: January 8, 2021 Part 2: February 11, 2021 |
160 minutes (total, 80 minutes per film) [235] [236] |
Princess Principal: Crown Handler – Chapter 1 | Japan | Masaki Tachibana | Actas | Traditional | [237] | February 11, 2021 | 53 minutes |
Princess Principal: Crown Handler – Chapter 2 | September 23, 2021 | 56 minutes | |||||
Raya and the Last Dragon | United States |
Don Hall Carlos Lopez Estrada |
Walt Disney Animation Studios | CG animation | [238] [239] | March 5, 2021 | 107 minutes [240] |
Riverdance: The Animated Adventure | United Kingdom | Dave Rosenbaum Eamonn Butler |
Aniventure River Productions |
CG animation | [241] | May 28, 2021 (United Kingdom) January 14, 2022 (United States) |
86 minutes |
Rock Dog 2: Rock Around the Park | United States | Mark Baldo | Lionsgate | CG animation | [242] | June 11, 2021 | 90 minutes |
Ron's Gone Wrong | United Kingdom United States |
Sarah Smith J.P. Vine Octavio E. Rodriguez |
20th Century Studios 20th Century Animation Locksmith Animation |
CG animation | [243] [244] [245] | October 9, 2021 (
BFI London Film Festival) October 22, 2021 (United States) |
107 minutes [246] |
Rumble | United States | Hamish Grieve |
Paramount Animation New Republic Pictures WWE Studios Walden Media Reel FX Animation Studios |
CG animation | [247] | December 15, 2021 [247] | 95 minutes |
Scooby-Doo! The Sword and the Scoob | United States |
Maxwell Atoms Mel Zwyer Christina Sotta |
Warner Bros. Animation | Traditional | [248] | February 23, 2021 | 76 minutes [249] |
Seal Team | South Africa | Greig Cameron Kane Croudace |
Triggerfish Animation Studios | CG animation | [250] | October 13, 2021 (Netherlands) December 31, 2021 (Netflix) |
98 minutes |
Secret Magic Control Agency | Russia | Aleksey Tsitsilin |
Wizart Animation CTB Film Company |
CG animation | [251] | March 18, 2021 (Russia) March 25, 2021 (Netflix) |
104 minutes [252] |
Seitokai Yakuindomo: The Movie 2 | Japan | Hiromitsu Kanazawa | GoHands | Traditional | [253] | January 1, 2021 | 80 minutes |
The Seven Deadly Sins: Cursed by Light 劇場版 七つの大罪 光に呪われし者たち |
Japan | Takayuki Hamana | Studio Deen | Traditional | [254] [255] [256] [257] | July 2, 2021 | 79 minutes |
Shika no Ō | Japan |
Masashi Ando Masayuki Miyaji |
Production I.G | Traditional | [258] | June 14, 2021 (Annecy) September 10, 2021 (Japan) |
120 minutes |
Sing 2 | United States | Garth Jennings |
Illumination Illumination Mac Guff |
CG animation | [259] [260] | November 14, 2021 (
AFI Fest) December 22, 2021 (United States) [261] |
110 minutes [262] |
Sing a Bit of Harmony アイの歌声を聴かせて |
Japan | Yasuhiro Yoshiura | J.C.Staff | Traditional | [263] [264] [265] | October 29, 2021 | 108 minutes |
Snotty Boy Welcome to Siegheilkirchen |
Austria Germany |
Santiago Lopez Jover Marcus H. Rosenmüller |
Aichholzer Filmproduktion Filmbüro Münchner Freiheit ARRI Media |
CG animation | June 14, 2021 (
Annecy) March 24, 2022 (Austria) July 7, 2022 (Germany) |
86 minutes | |
Space Battleship Yamato 2205: A New Journey Part 1: Take Off | Japan | Kenji Yasuda |
Satelight Staple Entertainment |
Traditional | [266] | October 8, 2021 | 97 minutes |
The "Space Battleship Yamato" Era: The Choice in 2202 | Japan | Atsushi Sato | Studio Mother | Traditional | [267] | June 11, 2021 | 120 minutes |
Space Jam: A New Legacy | United States | Malcolm D. Lee |
Warner Bros. Pictures Warner Animation Group SpringHill Company |
Traditional CG Animation Live-action |
[268] | July 12, 2021 (
Los Angeles) July 16, 2021 (United States) |
115 minutes |
The Spine of Night | United States |
Philip Gelatt Morgan David King |
Gorgonaut Studio | Traditional | [269] | March 18, 2021 (
SXSW) October 29, 2021 (United States) |
93 minutes |
Spirit Untamed | United States | Elaine Bogan Ennio Torresan |
Universal Studios DreamWorks Animation |
CG animation | [270] | June 4, 2021 | 85 minutes |
Straight Outta Nowhere: Scooby-Doo! Meets Courage the Cowardly Dog | United States | Cecilia Aranovich | Warner Bros. Animation | Traditional | [271] | September 14, 2021 | 78 minutes [272] |
Stress Zero | South Korea | Daehee Lee | 302 Planet Lee Dae-hee Animation Studio |
CG animation | [273] [274] | February 3, 2021 | 95 minutes [275] |
Summer Ghost サマーゴースト |
Japan | Loundraw | Flat Studio Flagship Line |
Traditional | [276] [277] | November 12, 2021 | 40 minutes [278] |
The Summit of the Gods | France | Patrick Imbert | Folivari | Traditional | [279] [280] [281] [282] [283] [284] | July 15, 2021 (
Cannes Film Festival) September 22, 2021 |
90 minutes |
Sword Art Online Progressive: Aria of a Starless Night | Japan | Ayako Kawano | A-1 Pictures | Traditional | [285] | October 30, 2021 | 97 minutes |
Teen Titans Go! See Space Jam | United States | Peter Rida Michail | Warner Bros. Animation | Flash animation | [286] | June 20, 2021 | 83 minutes |
The Adventures of Qiaohu Magic Island | China | Shanghai Heyu | Benesse | CG Animation | [287] | July 24, 2021 | 80 minutes |
Tokyo 7th Sisters | Japan | Takayuki Kitagawa | LandQ Studios | Traditional | [288] [289] [290] | February 26, 2021 | 77 minutes |
Tom & Jerry | United States | Tim Story |
Warner Bros. Pictures Warner Animation Group Turner Entertainment |
CG Animation Live-action |
[291] | February 11, 2021 (international) February 26, 2021 (United States) |
101 minutes [292] |
Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans | United States | Johane Matte Francisco Ruiz Velasco Andrew Schmidt |
DreamWorks Animation Television Double Dare You Productions CGCG, Inc. |
CG animation | [293] | July 21, 2021 | 106 minutes |
Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure the Movie: The Snow Princess and the Miraculous Ring! 映画 トロピカル~ジュ!プリキュア 雪のプリンセスと奇跡の指輪! |
Japan | Junji Shimizu | Toei Animation | Traditional | [294] [295] [296] | October 23, 2021 | 70 minutes [297] |
Un rescate de huevitos | Mexico | Gabriel Riva Palacio Alatriste Rodolfo Riva Palacio Alatriste |
Huevocartoon Producciones | CG animation | [298] [299][ better source needed] | August 12, 2021 | 89 minutes |
Vivo | United States |
Kirk DeMicco Brandon Jeffords |
Columbia Pictures Sony Pictures Animation |
CG animation | [300] [301] [302] | August 6, 2021 | 95 minutes |
Where Is Anne Frank | Belgium
[303] Luxembourg [303] France [303] Netherlands [303] Israel [304] |
Ari Folman | Purple Whale Films Walking the Dog Samsa Film Bridgit Folman Film Gang Submarine Amsterdam Le Pacte Doghouse Films Magellan Films |
Traditional | [305] [306] | July 9, 2021 (
Cannes) December 8, 2021 (France) December 15, 2021 (Belgium) March 16, 2022 (Luxembourg) March 31, 2022 (Netherlands) |
99 minutes [27] |
Wings 2 От винта 2 3D |
Russia Armenia |
Vage Sargsyan | Paradiz Prodakshnz Touch FX Animation Studio |
CG animation | [307] | April 15, 2021 | 83 minutes |
Wish Dragon | United States | Chris Appelhans | Columbia Pictures Sony Pictures Animation Base FX Beijing Sparkle Roll Media Corporation Flagship Entertainment Group Boss Collaboration Tencent Pictures Cultural Investment Holdings |
CG animation | [308] [309] | January 15, 2021 (China) June 11, 2021 (Netflix) |
98 minutes [310] |
The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf | South Korea United States Poland |
Kwang Il Han |
Netflix Studio Mir Little Schmidt Productions Platige Image Hivemind |
Traditional | [311] [312] [313] | August 23, 2021 | 83 minutes [314] |
Yaya e Lennie: The Walking Liberty | Italy | Alessandro Rak | Mad Entertainment | CG animation | August 12, 2021 (
Locarno Film Festival) November 4, 2021 (Italy) |
110 minutes |
The following is a list of the 10 highest-grossing animated feature films first released in 2021.
Rank | Title | Distributor | Worldwide gross | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sing 2 | Universal Pictures | $408,398,852 | [315] |
2 | Encanto | Walt Disney Pictures | $256,786,742 | [316] |
3 | Jujutsu Kaisen 0 | Toho | $196,436,179 | [317] |
4 | The Boss Baby: Family Business [nb 1] | Universal Pictures | $146,745,280 | [318] |
5 | PAW Patrol: The Movie | Paramount Pictures | $144,327,371 | [319] |
6 | Raya and the Last Dragon [nb 2] | Walt Disney Pictures | $130,423,032 | [320] |
7 | The Addams Family 2 | United Artists Releasing | $119,815,153 | [321] |
8 | Boonie Bears: The Wild Life | Huaqiang Fangte Pictures | $97,200,000 | [322] |
9 | Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet | Toho | $95,659,979 | [323] |
10 | Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time | $92,246,218 | [324] [325] |
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Technical details > Coproducer countries : Belgium (58.22%), Luxembourg (21.08%), France (10.36%), The Netherlands (10.34%)