# List of animated feature films of 2001

This is a list of animated feature films first released in 2001.

## List

| Title | Country | Director | Studio | Animation technique | Type | Notes | Release date | Duration |
| 10 + 2: The Great Secret 10 + 2: El gran secreto | Spain | Miquel Pujol | | Traditional | Theatrical | | August 17, 2001 | 85 minutes |
| Aida of the Trees Aida degli alberi | Italy United Kingdom | Guido Manuli | Medusa | Traditional | Theatrical | | December 21, 2001 | 75 minutes |
| The Abrafaxe – Under The Black Flag Die Abrafaxe – Unter schwarzer Flagge | Germany South Korea | Gerhard Hahn [de], Tony Power | | Traditional | Theatrical | | October 25, 2001 | 81 minutes |
| Atlantis: The Lost Empire | United States | Gary Trousdale Kirk Wise | Walt Disney Pictures Walt Disney Feature Animation | Traditional | Theatrical | | June 3, 2001 (premiere) June 15, 2001 (United States) | 96 minutes |
| Go! Anpanman: Gomira's Star ja:それいけ!アンパンマン ゴミラの星 | Japan | Shunji Oga | Anpanman Production Committee, TMS Entertainment | Traditional | | | July 14, 2001 | 50 minutes |
| Barbie in the Nutcracker | Canada United States | Owen Hurley | Mainframe Entertainment Mattel Entertainment | CG animation | Direct-to-video | | October 2, 2001 | 78 minutes |
| Becassine and the Viking Treasure Bécassine – Le trésor Viking | France | | | Traditional | Theatrical | | December 12, 2001 | 85 minutes |
| Blue Remains | Japan | Hisaya Takabayashi Toshifumi Takizawa | GAGA Communications | CGI | | | August 22, 2001 | 77 minutes |
| The Book of Pooh: Stories from the Heart | United States | Mitchell Kriegman Dean Gordon | Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment Shadow Projects | Live-action CG animation Puppetry | Direct-to-Video | | July 17, 2001 | 76 minutes |
| Case Closed: Countdown to Heaven 名探偵コナン 天国へのカウントダウン (Meitantei Conan Tengoku e no Kauntodaun) | Japan | Kenji Kodama | Toho | Traditional | Theatrical | | April 21, 2001 | 95 minutes |
| Christmas Carol: The Movie | United Kingdom Germany | Jimmy T. Murakami | Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios Pathé Pictures Illuminated Film Company FilmFour Productions Winchester Films U.S./UK Film Council Saturn Films | Traditional / Live-Action | Theatrical | | September 15, 2001 (Toronto International Film Festival) December 7, 2001 (United Kingdom) | 81 minutes |
| Commando Stoertebeker Kommando Störtebeker | Germany | | | Traditional | Theatrical | | September 20, 2001 | 83 minutes |
| Cowboy Bebop, Knockin' on Heaven's Door | Japan | Shinichirō Watanabe | Sunrise Bones Bandai Visual | Traditional | Theatrical | | September 1, 2001 | 115 minutes |
| Crayon Shin-chan: The Adult Empire Strikes Back クレヨンしんちゃん 嵐を呼ぶ モーレツ！オトナ帝国の逆襲 (Kureyon Shinchan: Arashi o Yobu: Mōretsu! Otona Teikoku no Gyakushū?) | Japan | Keiichi Hara | Shin-Ei Animation | Traditional | Theatrical | | April 21, 2001 | 90 minutes |
| David Macaulay: Mill Times | United States | Larry Klein | WGBH-TV Unicorn Projects | Traditional/live-action | Television film | | 2001 | 56 minutes |
| Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves ドラえもん のび太と翼の勇者たち (Doraemon Nobita to Tsubasa no Yūsha-tachi) | Japan | Tsutomu Shibayama | Asatsu Toho | Traditional | Theatrical | | March 10, 2001 | 91 minutes |
| Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within | Japan United States | Hironobu Sakaguchi | Square Pictures | CG animation | Theatrical | | July 2, 2001 (premiere) July 11, 2001 (United States) | 106 minutes |
| Fracasse | Spain France | | | Traditional | Television film | | | 114 minutes |
| Franklin's Magic Christmas | Canada | John van Bruggen | Nelvana | Traditional | TV special | | November 6, 2001 | 55 minutes |
| Fünf Wochen im Ballon | China Germany | Manfred Durniok, Hong Hu Zhao | Shanghai Animation Film Studio | Stop motion | Theatrical | | December 31, 2001 | 85 minutes |
| Hamtaro: Adventures in Ham-Ham Land | Japan | | | Traditional | Theatrical | | December 15, 2001 | 50 minutes |
| The Happy Cricket O Grilo Feliz | Brazil | Walbercy Ribas | Start Desenhos Animados | Traditional | Theatrical | | July 20, 2001 | 80 minutes |
| Hay – The Gazelle Child | Arab League | | | Traditional | Theatrical | |
| The House of Morecock | United States | Joe Phillips | Adult Visual Animation Home Video | Traditional | Direct-to-video | | September 14, 2001 | 61 minutes |
| Initial D: Third Stage | Japan | Noboru Mitsusawa | Studio Deen | Traditional | Theatrical | | January 13, 2001 | 105 minutes |
| InuYasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time 映画犬夜叉 時代を越える想い (Eiga Inuyasha: Toki o Koeru Omoi) | Japan | Toshiya Shinohara | Sunrise | Traditional | Theatrical | First installment of the Inuyasha film series | December 15, 2001 | 100 minutes |
| The Jar: A Tale from the East | Syria | Ammar Al Sharbaji | Star Animation | Traditional | Theatrical | First Syrian animated feature | | 63 minutes |
| Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius | United States | John A. Davis | Nickelodeon Movies O Entertainment DNA Productions | CG Animation | Theatrical | Nominated for Best Animated Feature | December 21, 2001 | 82 minutes |
| The Kid aka. Gahan Wilson's The Kid | Canada United States | | | Traditional | Television film | | October 30, 2001 | 75 minutes |
| Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure | United States | Darrell Rooney Jeannine Roussel | Walt Disney Home Video Walt Disney Animation Australia Disney Television Animation | Traditional | Direct-to-video | | February 27, 2001 | 69 minutes |
| The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze | United States | Charles Grosvenor | Universal Cartoon Studios | Traditional | Direct-to-video | | December 4, 2001 | 76 minutes |
| Ladybirds' Christmas Lepatriinude jõulud | Estonia | | | Traditional | Theatrical | | November 29, 2001 | 54 minutes |
| La leyenda del unicornio | Spain | Maite Ruiz de Austri | | Traditional | Theatrical | | December 21, 2001 | 70 minutes |
| The Little Bear Movie | Canada | Raymond Jafelice | Nelvana Limited | Traditional | Direct-to-video | | August 7, 2001 | 75 minutes |
| The Little Polar Bear [it] Der Kleine Eisbär | Germany | Piet De Rycker [fr] Thilo Rothkirch [de] | Rothkirch Cartoon Film | Traditional / CGI Animation | Theatrical | | October 4, 2001 | 78 minutes |
| Little Potam Petit Potam | France | | | Traditional | Theatrical | | May 30, 2001 | 77 minutes |
| The Living Forest El bosque animado, sentirás su magia | Spain | Ángel de la Cruz, Manolo Gómez | Dygra Films S.L. | CG animation | Theatrical | | August 3, 2001 | 83 minutes |
| Malice@Doll | Japan | Keitaro Motonaga | GAGA Communications Soeishinsha | CG Animation | OVA | | April 27, 2001 | 78 minutes |
| Marco Polo: Return to Xanadu | United States | | | Traditional | Theatrical | | December 22, 2001 | 82 minutes |
| Metropolis メトロポリス (Metoroporisu) | Japan | Rintaro | Madhouse | Traditional | Theatrical | | May 26, 2001 | 113 minutes |
| Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse | United States | Tony Craig Roberts Gannaway Rick Schneider-Calabash | Walt Disney Home Video Toon City Animation Walt Disney Television Animation | Traditional | Direct-to-video | | November 6, 2001 | 65 minutes |
| Millennium Actress 千年女優 (Sennen Joyū) | Japan | Satoshi Kon | Madhouse | Traditional | Theatrical | | July 28, 2001 (Fantasia Film Festival) September 14, 2002 (Japan) | 87 minutes |
| Momo Momo alla conquista del tempo | Italy Germany | Enzo D'Alò | | Traditional | Theatrical | | December 21, 2001 | 80 minutes |
| Monkeybone | United States | Henry Selick | 1492 Pictures | Stop-motion / Live-action | Theatrical | | February 23, 2001 | 92 minutes |
| Monsters, Inc. | United States | Pete Docter | Walt Disney Pictures Pixar Animation Studios | CG animation | Theatrical | Nominated for Best Animated Feature | October 28, 2001 (El Capitan Theatre) November 2, 2001 (United States) | 92 minutes |
| Mr. Blot's Triumph Tryumf Pana Kleksa | Poland | Krzysztof Gradowski | Studio Miniatur Filmowych | Traditional/Live action | Theatrical | | October 12, 2001 | 72 minutes |
| Mutant Aliens | United States | Bill Plympton | Plymptoons | Traditional | Theatrical | | January 24, 2001 | 81 minutes |
| My Life as McDull | Hong Kong | Toe Yuen | | Traditional | Theatrical | | December 15, 2001 | 76 minutes |
| Old Master Q 2001 老夫子2001 (lou5 fu1 zi2 2001) | Hong Kong Macau | Herman Yau | China Star Entertainment Group One Hundred Years of Film Film Workshop | CG animation / Live-action | Theatrical | | April 5, 2001 (Hong Kong, Macau) May 23, 2001 (Singapore) July 14, 2001 (Taiwan) | 103 minutes |
| One Piece: Clockwork Island Adventure | Japan | Junji Shimizu | Toei Animation | Traditional | Theatrical | | March 3, 2001 | 55 minutes |
| Osmosis Jones | United States | Tom Sito Piet Kroon (animation) Robert Farrelly Peter Farrelly (live action) | Warner Bros. Animation Conundrum Entertainment | Traditional / Live-action | Theatrical | | August 7, 2001 (premiere) August 10, 2001 (United States) | 83 minutes |
| Pokémon 4Ever | Japan | Kunihiko Yuyama | OLM, Inc. | Traditional | Theatrical | Final Pokémon film to use traditional cel animation | July 7, 2001 | 75 minutes |
| Putih | Malaysia | | | Traditional | Theatrical | | October 25, 2001 | 90 minutes |
| ReBoot: Daemon Rising | Canada | George Roman Samilski | AAC Kids Mainframe Entertainment | CG animation | Television film | | November 18, 2001 | 85 minutes |
| ReBoot: My Two Bobs | Canada | Steve Ball | AAC Kids Mainframe Entertainment | CG animation | Television film | | November 25, 2001 | 90 minutes |
| Recess Christmas: Miracle on Third Street | United States | Chuck Sheetz Susie Dietter | Walt Disney Home Video Walt Disney Television Animation | Traditional | Direct-to-Video | | November 6, 2001 | 63 minutes |
| Recess: School's Out | United States | Chuck Sheetz | Walt Disney Pictures Walt Disney Television Animation Rough Draft Studios | Traditional | Theatrical | | February 10, 2001 (premiere) February 16, 2001 (United States) | 83 minutes |
| Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and the Island of Misfit Toys | Canada | Bill Kowalchulk | Golden Books Family Entertainment Tundra Productions GoodTimes Entertainment | CG animation | Direct-to-Video | | October 30, 2001 | 74 minutes |
| Sakura Wars: The Movie サクラ大戦 活動写真 (Sakura Taisen Katsudō Shashin) | Japan | Mitsuru Hongo | Production I.G | Traditional | Theatrical | | December 21, 2001 | 85 minutes |
| The Santa Claus Brothers | Canada United States | Mike Fallows | | CG animation | Television film | | December 13, 2001 | 60 minutes |
| Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase | United States | Jim Stenstrum | Warner Bros. Animation Hanna-Barbera Productions Mook Animation | Traditional | Direct-to-Video | First Scooby-Doo direct-to-video film to use digital ink and paint Final Hanna-Barbera film before being absorbed by Warner Bros. Direct-to-Video | October 9, 2001 | 75 minutes |
| Shenmue: The Movie | Japan | | | CG animation | Direct-to-video | | January 20, 2001 | 88 minutes |
| Shrek | United States | Vicky Jenson, Andrew Adamson | DreamWorks Animation Pacific Data Images | CG animation | Theatrical | First ever winner of the Best Animated Feature Award | April 22, 2001 (Mann Village Theatre) May 18, 2001 (United States) | 90 minutes |
| Spirited Away | Japan | Hayao Miyazaki | Studio Ghibli | Traditional | Theatrical | The highest grossing Japanese film of all time, won Best Animated Feature, and considered by many to be the greatest anime features of all time. | July 20, 2001 | 125 minutes |
| The Trumpet of the Swan | United States | Richard Rich Terry L. Noss | Nest Family Entertainment RichCrest Animation Studios | Traditional | Theatrical | | May 11, 2001 | 75 minutes |
| The Vœu Le Vœu | France | David Alaux, Éric Tosti | TAT Productions | Traditional | |
| VeggieTales: Lyle the Kindly Viking | United States | Tim Hodge | Big Idea Productions | CG animation | Direct-to-video | | March 24, 2001 | 36 minutes |
| VeggieTales: The Ultimate Silly Song Countdown | United States | Tom Bancroft | Big Idea Productions | CG animation | Direct-to-video | | September 15, 2001 | 43 minutes |
| Waking Life | United States | Richard Linklater | Fox Searchlight Pictures Thousand Words | Rotoscoping | Theatrical | | January 23, 2001 (Sundance) October 19, 2001 (United States) | 101 minutes |

## Highest-grossing films

The following is a list of the 10 highest-grossing animated feature films first released in 2001.
| Rank | Title | Studio | Worldwide gross |
| 1 | Monsters, Inc. | Pixar | $562,816,256 |
| 2 | Shrek | Pacific Data Images / Dreamworks Animation | $484,409,218 |
| 3 | Spirited Away | Studio Ghibli | $358,656,279 |
| 4 | Atlantis: The Lost Empire | Walt Disney Feature Animation | $186,053,725 |
| 5 | Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius | Nickelodeon Movies / O Entertainment / DNA Productions | $102,992,536 |
| 6 | Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within | Square Pictures | $85,131,830 |
| 7 | Pokémon 3: The Movie | OLM, Inc. | $68,411,275 |
| 8 | Recess: School's Out | Walt Disney Television Animation / Rough Draft Studios | $44,460,850 |
| 9 | Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves | Asatsu / Toho | $29,322,550 (¥3.35 billion) |
| 10 | Clockwork Island Adventure/Digimon Adventure 02: Revenge of Diaboromon | Toei Animation | $26,259,000 (¥3 billion) |