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The best animation on HBO Max right now

Right now the best animated films and series on HBO Max in the United States are Rick and Morty (2013), Adventure Time (2010) and Spirited Away (2001). This is the top 30 streaming there today, ranked by how well rated each one is, how many people have rated it, and what people are watching now.

Updated November 12, 2026 · streaming in the United States

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  1. 3. Spirited Away2001

    Film · 2h 5mAnimation, Family, Fantasy★ 8.5

    A young girl, Chihiro, becomes trapped in a strange new world of spirits. When her parents undergo a mysterious transformation, she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free her family.

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  2. 5. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse2023

    Film · 2h 20mAnimation, Action, Adventure★ 8.3

    After reuniting with Gwen Stacy, Brooklyn’s full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is catapulted across the Multiverse, where he encounters the Spider Society, a team of Spider-People charged with protecting the Multiverse's very…

    Stream onDisney+fuboTVHBO MaxFXNow

  3. 7. Your Name.2016

    Film · 1h 46mAnimation, Romance, Drama★ 8.5

    High schoolers Mitsuha and Taki are complete strangers living separate lives. But one night, they suddenly switch places. Mitsuha wakes up in Taki’s body, and he in hers.

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  4. 8. Howl's Moving Castle2004

    Film · 1h 59mFantasy, Animation, Adventure★ 8.4

    Sophie, a young milliner, is turned into an elderly woman by a witch who enters her shop and curses her. She encounters a wizard named Howl and gets caught up in his resistance to fighting for the king.

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  5. 11. Princess Mononoke1997

    Film · 2h 14mAdventure, Fantasy, Animation★ 8.3

    Ashitaka, a prince of the disappearing Emishi people, is cursed by a demonized boar god and must journey to the west to find a cure.

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  7. 12. Coraline2009

    Film · 1h 40mAnimation, Family, Fantasy★ 8.0

    Wandering her rambling old house in her boring new town, 11-year-old Coraline discovers a hidden door to a strangely idealized version of her life. In order to stay in the fantasy, she must make a frighteningly real sacrifice.

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  8. 14. My Neighbor Totoro1988

    Film · 1h 26mFantasy, Animation, Family★ 8.1

    Two sisters move to the country with their father in order to be closer to their hospitalized mother, and discover the surrounding trees are inhabited by Totoros, magical spirits of the forest.

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  9. 15. Perfect Blue1998

    Film · 1h 21mAnimation, Thriller★ 8.3

    Rising pop star Mima Kirigoe quits singing to pursue a career as an actress. After she takes up a role on a popular detective show, her handlers and collaborators begin turning up murdered.

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  10. 17. Isle of Dogs2018

    Film · 1h 41mAdventure, Comedy, Animation★ 7.8

    In the future, an outbreak of canine flu leads the mayor of a Japanese city to banish all dogs to an island used as a garbage dump.

    Stream onDisney+HBO MaxCinemax

  11. 25. Castle in the Sky1986

    Film · 2h 5mAdventure, Fantasy, Animation★ 8.0

    A young boy and a girl with a magic crystal must race against pirates and foreign agents in a search for a legendary floating castle.

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  12. 26. Justice League Dark: Apokolips War2020

    Film · 1h 30mAnimation, Action, Adventure★ 8.2

    Earth is decimated after intergalactic tyrant Darkseid has devastated the Justice League in a poorly executed war by the DC Super Heroes.

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  13. 29. Warriors of the Wind1984

    Film · 1h 35mAdventure, Animation, Fantasy★ 7.9

    After a global war, the seaside kingdom known as the Valley of the Wind remains one of the last strongholds on Earth untouched by a poisonous jungle and the powerful insects that guard it.

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  14. 30. Wolf Children2012

    Film · 1h 57mAnimation, Family, Drama★ 8.2

    After her werewolf lover unexpectedly dies in an accident, a woman must find a way to raise the son and daughter that she had with him. However, their inheritance of their father's traits prove to be a challenge for her.

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Questions

What are the best animated films and series on HBO Max right now?
In the United States, as of November 12, 2026: Rick and Morty (2013), rated 8.7 out of 10 on TMDB, then Adventure Time and Spirited Away.
How is this list made?
Watchwalla asks TMDB for everything of this kind that streams in your country today, ranks it by rating (pulled toward the middle until enough people have rated a title), with a nudge for what's new and what people are watching now, and refreshes the list every day. Streaming availability comes from JustWatch, through TMDB.
Can it pick something for me?
Yes. The picker at watchwalla.com/tonight asks who's watching, how much time you have and what you're in the mood for, and gives three picks streaming where you are. Sign in and every title also gets a match score for your own taste.

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