Watch Order
0 / 8 watchedThe essential Bluth animated features in the order they were released.
About Don Bluth
Don Bluth (born 1937) left Disney in 1979 to keep lavish hand-drawn animation alive, and spent the next two decades as Disney's sharpest rival. His peak run, The Secret of NIMH (1982), An American Tail (1986), The Land Before Time (1988) and All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989), mixed darker tones with old-school craft; Anastasia (1997) became his biggest hit.
Release order is the natural path, and it also tracks the rise and fall of his studios. This list covers the eight key features in sequence, with a note on each. Sequels like Fievel Goes West were made without him and are not included.
Good to know
Bluth is living but has not directed a feature since Titan A.E. (2000), so this list is treated as complete. A Dragon's Lair film has been in development for years, with a Netflix live-action version and James Bobin reported in talks in June 2025, but nothing has shot. His 1990s Fox films vary more in quality than the 1980s run.
