6) Toy Story 2
There were a few consecutive years in the early-mid 90’s that redefined the animation genre like “Antz,” “A Bug’s Life” and “James and the Giant Peach,” but then “Toy Story” came along. The franchise is disguised as a comedic children’s movies but they all deal with heavy existential themes.
Woody (Tom Hanks) and Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen) cement the franchise as toys dealing with where they fit in this world they live in. The plot of “Toy Story” was about being stuck with a malevolent child who dismantles toys for his own demented amusement, which is pretty dark, don’t you think?
But “Toy Story 2” has a unique story about a sadistic selfish toy collector who is aware that Woody is worth a lot of money overseas. So it’s up to Buzz and the rest of the toy clan to rescue him before he’s sold to a museum in Japan. However, things get complicated when the other toys being sold as a collection with him discover they have no purpose without Woody.
It might not live up to the original but it’s pretty darn close.