Talk:List of adult animated feature films

Request for the future (if necessary...)
Hopefully there won't end up being any issues, anyway, but if at any point in the future, this article would otherwise be deleted, redirected, etc. (due to having too few sources or for some other similar reason), please move it to my userspace instead. I had been looking for something like this for a long time, but had never been able to find anything even remotely as comprehensive until someone created it here. To be clear, I'm not meaning to ask that this be done right now. (I'd of course prefer it to stay in the mainspace if possible, but decided to post this as a precautionary measure.) And the same request also goes for List of adult animated series. Thanks. Alphius (talk) 05:04, 18 March 2017 (UTC)

Several films on the list don't qualify
1. Grave of the Fireflies was rated G in Japan and originally shown in a double feature with the clearly child-oriented My Neighbor Totoro.

2. Miyazaki stated his target audience for Princess Mononoke was "anyone older than 5th grade".

3. 9 (2009 animated film) was only rated PG-13 and had marketing on the main Cartoon Network.

4. Summer Wars is an obvious family film, carrying G and PG ratings in most territories and taking heavy influence from the director's previous work on a Digimon movie. BigOnAnime (talk) 21:57, 16 July 2017 (UTC)
 * It's almost like Japanese films in general have a different metric for "adult content". This is basically the reason why I removed all anime from the List of adult animated series, and I think it may be for the best to do so here as well. ~ Mable ( chat ) 10:19, 17 July 2017 (UTC)

Watership Down
Very curious to know why this is considered an 'adult' film. It was released in the UK with a U certificate, was shown widely in schools (I remember watching it aged about 8) and at no point has it been classified in anythnig close to an adult classification. More specifically, like a lot (like 80%+) of this list, there's no sourcing with the rationale, either here or in the main article. I'll be removing it if there's no good reason to keep it. Ged UK  10:21, 7 February 2018 (UTC)
 * This list, as well as its sister-list List of adult animated series, are entirely populated by original research, based on the idea that "adult animation" is a thing but no concensus on what exactly constitutes as "adult animation". I see arguments both for and against listing Watership Down here, but I honestly have a hard time caring because it is fully subjective. The article on Watership Down notes that the film is "aimed at adults perhaps more than children" and the film was rated PG in the US, so is that enough? I have tried to come up with more useful ways to populate these two lists (see the last few paragraphs of this talk page), but I don't believe that there is enough interest in it. ~ Mable ( chat ) 12:19, 7 February 2018 (UTC)
 * To be honest, I think most of the list is junk. Feels like it'd be better suited to a category than a list. And as for Watership Down, I don't remember it being marketed to adults, at least not in this country. And being a PG in the US means it isn't aimed at adults, else they'd go with a higher certificate. Ged  UK  13:06, 7 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Watership Down could be created for adult audiences and marketed incorrectly. Regardless, I strongly agree with the "junk" sentiment. I'm only really following this page in order to complain about it whenever a new talk page discussion pops up, I feel... I apologize for being so unhelpful ^_^; ~ Mable ( chat ) 16:41, 7 February 2018 (UTC)

PG-13 films
How come Isle of Dogs (film) has been removed from the list, but 9 (2009 animated film) and The Simpsons Movie have been kept. All three, after all, were rated PG-13. In the United States, after all, any animated film with a rating higher than PG is rare, so the bar for what is considered "adult" animation here is different from what it is in, for instance, Japan. Furthermore, Isle of Dogs was released under the Fox Searchlight banner, which is typically reserved for high-concept artistic movies aimed at adult audiences. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.134.102.60 (talk) 16:47, 4 April 2018 (UTC)
 * I notice Cool World on the list, it is also PG-13. This looks like yet another indiscriminate list article. There needs to be a clear definition of what should and should not be included otherwise you may as well propose the whole list for deletion. -- 109.77.204.193 (talk) 02:09, 21 May 2022 (UTC)

Who Framed Roger Rabbit and The Iron Giant missing
Shouldn't Who Framed Roger Rabbit? and The Iron Giant be on this list too? Both films each have mild swear words in them-- "hell", "damn", and "God" to name a few. — Preceding unsigned comment added by NDEdminson (talk • contribs) 01:40, 14 June 2018 (UTC)


 * I haven’t seen The Iron Giant, but I do think that Roger Rabbit deserves to be on the list. It didn’t just have Mild Swear Words, most were inbetween such as a notable scene where Eddie Valiant calls Roger a Son of a B**ch. Plus the film contains references to, Drinking (Eddie is an Alcoholic), Smoking (Baby Herman), Infidelity (The term “Patty Cake”), and there is character called Smarta**, no seriously!

So yeah, I would say that this is not suitable for a child audience under the age of at least 13 years old. (Emsane (talk) 22:57, 14 May 2019 (UTC))


 * Iron Giant is easily enjoyable by adults, but there is nothing that makes it inappropriate for children, which is what this list is for. -Jason A. Quest (talk) 00:30, 15 May 2019 (UTC)

Should more films be on this list?
I’m asking this because there are more adult animated films out there. — Preceding unsigned comment added by LKF2006 (talk • contribs) 02:18, 2 November 2021 (UTC)
 * If they qualify, sure. Trivialist (talk) 01:49, 3 November 2021 (UTC)

Team America: World Police
I feel this film deserves a spot on this list. — Preceding unsigned comment added by LKF2006 (talk • contribs) 20:28, 2 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Why? It's not animated. Trivialist (talk) 01:49, 3 November 2021 (UTC)

Queer Duck: The Movie
Should it be on this list? It is a cartoon movie for adults. — Preceding unsigned comment added by LKF2006 (talk • contribs) 00:40, 13 November 2021 (UTC)
 * It definitely qualifies, if anyone wants to add it. Trivialist (talk) 01:58, 13 November 2021 (UTC)
 * I agree. --Historyday01 (talk) 02:25, 19 November 2021 (UTC)

MORE FILMS ON THIS LIST PLEASE
Go to the lists of animated feature films from the decades and find ones that can go on this page. Remember, they have to be animated. — Preceding unsigned comment added by LKF2006 (talk • contribs) 02:11, 11 December 2021 (UTC)

Should we do a separate list for each decade, with every adult animated film from each decade included?
Like what we did with adult animated television series. — Preceding unsigned comment added by LKF2006 (talk • contribs) 20:04, 1 January 2022 (UTC)
 * I think some of the decades might be too short to spin off into their own articles though, according to section sizes, shown below:

Even so, I'd be ok with splitting the article but perhaps not decade-by-decade. --Historyday01 (talk) 02:49, 2 January 2022 (UTC)

The Incredibles and The Incredibles 2
Yes, I know. They are Disney films, and are generally MARKETED to children. But Brad Bird (the director of the movies) has stated that the second movie isn’t a kids movie on Twitter. If he says that about the sequel, I’d assume the first one isn’t a kids movie either. They do have minor swearing, and a major plot point in the first film involves someone’s attempted suicide, which isn’t considered a kid-friendly topic. Could these films possibly be considered for the list? JerryTheMouse40 (talk) 02:56, 27 July 2022 (UTC)

Turning Red
I personally feel like it has some pretty inappropriate themes for KIDS (Periods, menstruation, and a scene of the lead character twerking in her panda form), it may not be marketed directly adults, but just like some other certain films targeted for younger audiences (Watership Down Rated:U, & The Black Cauldron Rated:PG) It has some VERY questionable content. I won't revert my edit back since that's childish, but I really do think it's another Watership Down situation, just that the sexuality replaces the violence. Wallbeav57 (talk) 06:24, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

Why is Foodfight on this list?
I'm sure it was made for kids right? LegoMan75Alt (talk) 20:38, 26 June 2023 (UTC)

Mortadelo and Filemon?
The comics are aimed to a general audience and the movie is even rated +7. Ricardo.Pazos. (talk) 00:07, 13 February 2024 (UTC)