swap_horiz Rob Minkoff Alternatives

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Yuriy Norstein

Yuriy Norstein is a prominent Russian animator known for his deeply evocative and experimental films. His work, particul...

Russian Independent Traditional Director

9.6 Brilliant

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Bill Tytla

Bill Tytla was a prominent animator primarily known for his evocative character work during Disney’s Golden Age. His met...

Traditional Disney Golden Age Character Animator

9.3 Excellent

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Richard Williams

Richard Williams is an independent animator celebrated for his meticulous traditional techniques. He directed animation...

Independent Traditional Director Who Framed Roger Rabbit

9.3 Excellent

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Glen Keane

Glen Keane is a renowned American animator celebrated for his work at Disney. He’s particularly known for shaping iconic...

Traditional Disney Beast Character Animator

9.3 Excellent

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John Lasseter

John Lasseter is a prominent figure in animation history. He co-created Pixar Animation Studios and spearheaded “Toy Sto...

Disney Pixar Cgi Toy Story

9.3 Excellent

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Ollie Johnston

Ollie Johnston was a highly influential American animator primarily known for his work at Disney during the studio’s “Go...

Traditional Disney Golden Age Nine Old Men

9.2 Excellent

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Hideaki Anno

Hideaki Anno is a Japanese animator and director renowned for his innovative approach to animation and storytelling. He...

Traditional Japanese Science Fiction Evangelion

9.2 Excellent

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James Baxter

James Baxter was a British animator recognized primarily for his innovative work on the iconic ballroom scene within Dis...

Traditional Disney Dreamworks Character Animator

9.0 Excellent

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John Musker

John Musker is a prominent animator and director recognized for his contributions to beloved animated films. He has nota...

Traditional Disney Aladdin Director

9.0 Excellent

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Ron Clements

Ron Clements is a prominent animator and director recognized for his contributions to Disney’s classic animated films. H...

Traditional Disney Aladdin Director

9.0 Excellent

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Ward Kimball

Ward Kimball was a prominent American animator during Disney’s Golden Age. He was one of the “Nine Old Men,” a group of...

Traditional Disney Golden Age Nine Old Men

8.9 Great

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Sylvain Chomet

French animator Sylvain Chomet directed "The Triplets of Belleville" (2003) and "The Illusionist" (2010), both nominated...

French Independent Traditional Director

8.8 Great

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Paul Grimault

French animator Paul Grimault directed "The King and the Mockingbird," a landmark of French animation whose definitive v...

French Traditional Pioneer Director

8.8 Great

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Eric Goldberg

American Disney animator and director best known for animating the Genie in Aladdin (1992) and directing segments of Fan...

Traditional Disney Director Character Animator

8.8 Great

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Rich Moore

American animation director who directed Wreck-It Ralph (2012) and co-directed Zootopia (2016) at Walt Disney Animation...

Disney Cgi Director Zootopia

8.8 Great

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Kirk Wise

American Disney director who co-directed Beauty and the Beast (1991) and The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) alongside Ga...

Traditional Disney Beauty And The Beast Director

8.5 Great

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Roger Allers

American Disney director who co-directed The Lion King (1994) and subsequently wrote and directed the Broadway stage ada...

Traditional Disney Director Lion King

8.5 Great

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David Hand

American Disney director who served as supervising director on Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) and Bambi (1942),...

Traditional Disney Golden Age Snow White

8.1 Great

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Wolfgang Reitherman

American Disney animator and director, one of the Nine Old Men, who directed several Disney animated features including...

Traditional Disney Golden Age Director

8.0 Great

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Aaron Blaise

American Disney animator who contributed to Pocahontas and co-directed Brother Bear (2003) before becoming an independen...

Traditional Disney Director Character Animator

7.9 Good