Collider ranks emotionally powerful animated films, arguing that animation can explore grief, loss, mortality and identity as effectively as live-action cinema. The article highlights films that balance family-friendly storytelling with themes likely to affect viewers of all ages.

– *Marcel the Shell with Shoes On*: a bittersweet mockumentary about loss, grief and reconnecting with family.
– *Toy Story 2*: praised for Jessie's abandonment backstory and its questions about risk, purpose and permanence.
– *It’s Such a Beautiful Day*: an adult-oriented, experimental film about illness, memory and psychological decline.
– *The Lion King* (1994): noted for its enduringly affecting portrayal of parental loss and death.
– *Coco*: introduced as a story set largely in the afterlife, with death central to its premise.