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25contenders high-voltage

790votes

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0commentsUpdated on 08/25/2026 at 02:08 PM

Coraline1332

The worldwide ranking generated by 790 votes

25 / 25

Coraline1332

Monster House1306

Corpse Bride1292

Spirited Away1290

Pinocchio1276

Grave of the Fireflies1271

The Nightmare Before Christmas1265

The Hunchback of Notre Dame1235

The Great Mouse Detective1226

#10

91222

#11

A Christmas Carol1208

#12

Frankenweenie1207

#13

Fantasia1195

#14

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole1186

#15

ParaNorman1177

#16

Fantastic Planet1169

#17

Who Framed Roger Rabbit1167

#18

The Black Cauldron1163

#19

James and the Giant Peach1159

#20

The Iron Giant1157

#21

The Boy Who Wanted to Be a Bear1147

#22

The Secret of NIMH1096

#23

The Last Unicorn1093

#24

All Dogs Go to Heaven1091

#25

Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland1070

What the community says

Coraline leads with an ELO of 1,332, ahead of Monster House (1,306) and Corpse Bride (1,292). Ranked over 790 duels between 25 contenders, last updated August 25, 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.