20 Best Animation Movies on Paramount Plus 2026
Discover 20 animated and animation-adjacent Paramount Plus picks, from The Lego Movie to Transformers One, plus adventure, family, fantasy, and more.
If you’re hunting for the best animation movies on Paramount Plus, this list makes it easy to find something worth streaming fast. The lineup spans bold sci-fi like Transformers One, smart family fun like The Lego Movie, and inventive adventure from The Adventures of Tintin. You’ll also find fan favorites such as Rango and South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, plus newer picks like Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender for viewers who want something fresh. With 20 titles covering animation, action, adventure, family, and fantasy, this page is built to help you pick the right movie for any mood.
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Hotel Transylvania
animation · comedy · family · fantasy
Welcome to Hotel Transylvania, Dracula's lavish five-stake resort, where monsters and their families can live it up and no humans are allowed. One special weekend, Dracula has invited all his best friends to celebrate his beloved daughter Mavis's 118th birthday. For Dracula catering to all of these legendary monsters is no problem but the party really starts when one ordinary guy stumbles into the hotel and changes everything!
Directed by Genndy TartakovskyCast Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez, Kevin James, Fran DrescherHuluParamount PlusMore details on IMDb → -
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Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender
animation · action · adventure · family · fantasy · mystery
Avatar Aang, the world's last Airbender, learns of an ancient power that could save his culture from extinction. With the help of his friends, he embarks on a global quest to find it before it falls into the wrong hands.
Directed by Lauren Montgomery, Steve Ahn, William MataCast Eric Nam, Dave Bautista, Jessica Matten, Román Zaragoza, Steven YeunParamount PlusMore details on IMDb → -
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How to Train Your Dragon
2 Oscar nominations
animation · action · adventure · family · fantasy
As the son of a Viking leader on the cusp of manhood, shy Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III faces a rite of passage: he must kill a dragon to prove his warrior mettle. But after downing a feared dragon, he realizes that he no longer wants to destroy it, and instead befriends the beast – which he names Toothless – much to the chagrin of his warrior father.
Directed by Dean DeBlois, Chris SandersCast Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, America Ferrera, Jonah HillParamount PlusMore details on IMDb → -
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Transformers One
animation · action · adventure · family · fantasy · sci-fi
The untold origin story of Optimus Prime and Megatron, better known as sworn enemies, but once were friends bonded like brothers who changed the fate of Cybertron forever.
Directed by Josh CooleyCast Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry, Scarlett Johansson, Keegan-Michael Key, Steve BuscemiAmazon Prime VideoParamount PlusMore details on IMDb → -
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The Lego Movie
1 Oscar nomination
animation · action · adventure · comedy · family · fantasy · sci-fi
An ordinary Lego mini-figure, mistakenly thought to be the extraordinary MasterBuilder, is recruited to join a quest to stop an evil Lego tyrant from conquering the universe.
Directed by Phil Lord, Christopher MillerCast Will Arnett, Elizabeth Banks, Craig Berry, Alison Brie, David BurrowsParamount PlusMore details on IMDb →
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South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
1 Oscar nomination
animation · comedy · fantasy · musical
In this feature film based on the hit animated series, the third graders of South Park sneak into an R-rated film by ultra-vulgar Canadian television personalities Terrance and Phillip, and emerge with expanded vocabularies that leave their parents and teachers scandalized. When outraged Americans try to censor the film, the controversy spirals into a call to wage war on Canada and Terrance and Phillip end up on death row, with the kids their only hope of rescue.
Directed by Trey ParkerCast Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Mary Kay Bergman, Isaac Hayes, Jesse Brant HowellParamount PlusMore details on IMDb → -
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The Angry Birds Movie
animation · action · adventure · comedy · family
An island populated entirely by happy, flightless birds or almost entirely. In this paradise, Red, a bird with a temper problem, speedy Chuck, and the volatile Bomb have always been outsiders. But when the island is visited by mysterious green piggies, it’s up to these unlikely outcasts to figure out what the pigs are up to.
Directed by Clay Kaytis, Fergal ReillyCast Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad, Danny McBride, Maya Rudolph, Bill HaderParamount PlusMore details on IMDb → -
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IF
animation · comedy · drama · family · fantasy
After discovering she can see everyone's imaginary friends, a girl embarks on a magical adventure to reconnect forgotten imaginary friends with their kids.
Directed by John KrasinskiCast Cailey Fleming, Ryan Reynolds, John Krasinski, Fiona Shaw, Steve CarellNetflixParamount PlusMore details on IMDb → -
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Disturbia
animation · crime · drama · horror · mystery & thriller · made in europe
Kale has a life most teenagers would envy. He spends his days endlessly playing video games, surfing the net, eating junk food and watching cable. He has complete free reign of the house, and a beautiful young hottie named Ashley has just moved in next door. There’s only one problem—he’s not allowed to leave the house. Kale’s under court-ordered house arrest for three months, and if he takes one step beyond a 100-foot perimeter of the house, his next confinement will be in a real prison.
Directed by D.J. CarusoCast Shia LaBeouf, Sarah Roemer, Carrie-Anne Moss, David Morse, Aaron YooParamount PlusMore details on IMDb → -
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A PAW Patrol Christmas
animation · family
Rubble is looking forward to Santa bringing him a new laser drill, but finds that Santa has come down with a cold and can’t deliver any presents. When Mayor Humdinger decides he’s going to the North Pole to take all the gifts for himself, it’s up to the PAW Patrol to stop him.
Directed by Jamie Whitney, Joey SoCast Lilly Noelle Bartlam, Christian Corrao, Luke Dietz, David Dixon, Lucien Duncan-ReidParamount PlusMore details on IMDb → -
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
animation · action · adventure · comedy · crime · family · fantasy · sci-fi
After years of being sheltered from the human world, the Turtle brothers set out to win the hearts of New Yorkers and be accepted as normal teenagers through heroic acts. Their new friend April O'Neil helps them take on a mysterious crime syndicate, but they soon get in over their heads when an army of mutants is unleashed upon them.
Directed by Jeff Rowe, Kyler SpearsCast Micah Abbey, Shamon Brown Jr., Nicolas Cantu, Brady Noon, Ayo EdebiriParamount PlusMore details on IMDb → -
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Free Birds
animation · comedy · fantasy · history · kids & family · science-fiction
Two turkeys from opposite sides of the tracks must put aside their differences and team up to travel back in time to change the course of history—and get turkey off the holiday menu for good.
Directed by Jimmy HaywardCast Owen Wilson, Woody Harrelson, Amy Poehler, George Takei, Colm MeaneyParamount PlusMore details on IMDb → -
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Smurfs: The Lost Village
action & adventure · animation · comedy · fantasy · kids & family
In this fully animated, all-new take on the Smurfs, a mysterious map sets Smurfette and her friends Brainy, Clumsy and Hefty on an exciting race through the Forbidden Forest leading to the discovery of the biggest secret in Smurf history.
Directed by Kelly AsburyCast Demi Lovato, Rainn Wilson, Joe Manganiello, Jack McBrayer, Danny PudiNetflixParamount PlusMore details on IMDb → -
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PAW Patrol: The Movie
animation · action · adventure · comedy · crime · family · fantasy · sci-fi
Ryder and the pups are called to Adventure City to stop Mayor Humdinger from turning the bustling metropolis into a state of chaos.
Directed by Cal BrunkerCast Tyler Perry, Ron Pardo, Will Brisbin, Kingsley Marshall, Keegan HedleyParamount PlusMore details on IMDb → -
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Smurfs
animation · adventure · comedy · family · fantasy · musical
When Papa Smurf is mysteriously taken by evil wizards, Razamel and Gargamel, Smurfette leads the Smurfs on a mission into the real world to save him. With the help of new friends, the Smurfs must discover what defines their destiny to save the universe.
Directed by Chris MillerCast Rihanna, James Corden, Nick Offerman, JP Karliak, Dan LevyAmazon Prime VideoParamount PlusMore details on IMDb → -
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The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants
animation · adventure · comedy · family · fantasy
Desperate to be a big guy, SpongeBob sets out to prove his bravery to Mr. Krabs by following The Flying Dutchman – a mysterious swashbuckling ghost pirate – on a seafaring adventure that takes him to the deepest depths of the deep sea, where no Sponge has gone before.
Directed by Derek DrymonCast Tom Kenny, Clancy Brown, Rodger Bumpass, Bill Fagerbakke, Carolyn LawrenceAmazon Prime VideoParamount PlusMore details on IMDb → -
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Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
animation · action · adventure · comedy · family · fantasy
A hard-on-his-luck hound finds himself in a town full of cats in need of a hero to defend them from a ruthless villain's wicked plot to wipe their village off the map. With help from a reluctant mentor, our underdog must assume the role of town samurai and team up with the villagers to save the day.
Directed by Chris Bailey, Mark Koetsier, Rob MinkoffCast Michael Cera, Samuel L. Jackson, Ricky Gervais, Kylie Kuioka, Mel BrooksHuluParamount PlusMore details on IMDb → -
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Sabrina
2 Oscar nominations
animation · comedy · drama · romance
After her return from school in Paris, a playboy finally takes notice of his family's chauffeur's daughter Sabrina, who's long had a crush on him, but he questions his more serious brother's motives when he warns against getting involved with her.
Directed by Sydney PollackCast Harrison Ford, Julia Ormond, Greg Kinnear, Nancy Marchand, John WoodParamount PlusMore details on IMDb → -
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PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie
animation · action · adventure · comedy · crime · family · fantasy · sci-fi
A magical meteor crash lands in Adventure City and gives the PAW Patrol pups superpowers, transforming them into The Mighty Pups.
Directed by Cal BrunkerCast Dan Duran, Kristen Bell, James Marsden, Finn Lee-Epp, Luxton HandspikerParamount PlusMore details on IMDb → -
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Hotel Transylvania 2
animation · adventure · comedy · family · fantasy
When the old-old-old-fashioned vampire Vlad arrives at the hotel for an impromptu family get-together, Hotel Transylvania is in for a collision of supernatural old-school and modern day cool.
Directed by Genndy TartakovskyCast Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez, Kevin James, Steve BuscemiHuluParamount PlusMore details on IMDb →
Wrapping Up
From big-screen spectacle to quirky cult favorites, these picks show just how much variety Paramount Plus has for animation fans. Whether you want a family-friendly watch, a fast-moving adventure, or something a little more offbeat, there’s plenty here to explore beyond the usual choices. Keep this page bookmarked so you can come back whenever you need a reliable streaming suggestion, and check back often since it’s updated regularly with new titles and availability changes.
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