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Don Bluth has 11 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1980s through the 2000s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by The Secret of NIMH.
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Kirikou and the Sorceress
1998
Fantasy · Adventure

James and the Giant Peach
1996
Family · Animation

The Pagemaster
1994
Family · Fantasy

The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists
1996
Adventure · Animation

The Brave Little Toaster
1987
Animation · Adventure

The Land Before Time III: The Time of the Great Giving
1995
Animation · Adventure

Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin
1997
Animation · Family

Kiki's Delivery Service
1989
Animation · Family

The Secret of NIMH
1982 · Movie · Director · Writer
Top 8%Prime Video · Included

The Land Before Time
1988 · Movie · Director
Top 16%Netflix · Included

Anastasia
1997 · Movie · Director
Top 19%Disney+ · Included

All Dogs Go to Heaven
1989 · Movie · Director · Writer
Top 51%Prime Video · Included

Rock-A-Doodle
1991 · Movie · Director · Writer
Top 57%Prime Video · Included

Thumbelina
1994 · Movie · Director · Writer
Top 87%Disney+ · Included

A widowed field mouse must move her family -- including an ailing son -- to escape a farmer's plow. Aided by a crow and a pack of superintelligent, escaped lab rats, the brave mother struggles to transplant her home to firmer ground.
Dir. Don Bluth · With Elizabeth Hartman, Derek Jacobi, Arthur Malet

An orphaned brontosaurus named Littlefoot sets off in search of the legendary Great Valley. A land of lush vegetation where the dinosaurs can thrive and live in peace. Along the way he meets four other young dinosaurs, each one a different species, and they encounter several obstacles as they learn to work together in order to survive.
Dir. Don Bluth · With Gabriel Damon, Candace Hutson, Will Ryan

Ten years after she was separated from her family, an eighteen-year-old orphan with vague memories of the past sets out to Paris in hopes of reuniting with her grandmother. She is accompanied by two con men, who intend to pass her off as the Grand Duchess Anastasia to the Dowager Empress for a reward.
Dir. Gary Goldman, Don Bluth · With Meg Ryan, John Cusack, Kelsey Grammer

A young mouse named Fievel and his family decide to migrate to America, a "land without cats," at the turn of the 20th century. But somehow, Fievel ends up in the New World alone and must fend off not only the felines he never thought he'd have to deal with again but also the loneliness of being away from home.
Dir. Don Bluth · With Phillip Glasser, Erica Yohn, Nehemiah Persoff

When a casino-owning dog named Charlie is murdered by his rival Carface, he finds himself in Heaven. Wanting to get back at his killer, he cons his way back to the living with the warning that doing so damns him to Hell. Once back, he teams with his old partner, Itchy, to prep his retaliation. He stumbles upon an orphan girl who can talk to the animals, thus allowing him to get the inside info on the races to ensure his wins to finance his plans. However, all the while, he is still haunted by nightmares of what's waiting for him on the other side unless he can prove that he is worthy of Heaven again.
Dir. Don Bluth · With Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Judith Barsi

Chanticleer is a foolhardy farm rooster who believes his crows can actually make the sun come up and shine. When the sun rises one morning without Chanticleer's crow, he leaves the farm in disgrace and runs off to become a rock 'n' roll singer. But in his absence, a sinister, sunshine-hating owl prepares to take over.
Dir. Don Bluth · With Glen Campbell, Toby Scott Ganger, Christopher Plummer

A young man finds out that he holds the key to restoring hope and ensuring survival for the human race, while an alien species called the Drej are bent on mankind's destruction.
Dir. Don Bluth, Gary Goldman · With Matt Damon, Bill Pullman, Drew Barrymore

Born of a flower and growing to only a couple of inches tall, poor Thumbelina is worried she'll never meet someone her own size, until she happens to catch the eye of Prince Cornelius of the Fairies. Just as soon as she finds love, however, it's torn away when she's kidnapped by Ms. Toad. Now Thumbelina has to escape Ms. Toad's grasp and search for Prince Cornelius. Luckily, there's a whole city of animals willing to help.
Dir. Don Bluth, Gary Goldman · With Jodi Benson, Gino Conforti, Barbara Cook
Albino bat Bartok – former sidekick to the wicked Grigori Rasputin – ventures to prove his true worth on a new quest to defeat the legendary Russian witch Baba Yaga.
Dir. Gary Goldman, Don Bluth · With Hank Azaria, Kelsey Grammer, Andrea Martin
A friendly troll with a magic green thumb grows one flower too many for the queen, whose laws require all trolls to be mean ugly and scare humans whenever possible. As a punishment, he is exiled to a world of concrete, where he should live a life of proper trolldom: Manhattan.
Dir. Gary Goldman, Don Bluth · With Dom DeLuise, Phillip Glasser, Tawny Sunshine Glover
A bashful bachelor penguin named Hubie, who's partial to a pretty female named Marina. Ancient penguin ritual dictates that males present a pebble to their intended, then mate for life. Hubie finds a spiffy stone, but before he can bestow it on Marina, dastardly rival Drake tosses him into the churning sea, and Hubie gets swept away.
Dir. Don Bluth, Gary Goldman · With Martin Short, Annie Golden, Jim Belushi
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