Why ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’ is the Best Animated Disney Movie Ever Made
With such a raw look at the 15th century, it seems that Disney was really trying to step outside of its element with this motion picture.

Steffen is a good kid, a teenager who has recently finished school and is looking for work. He lives with his widowed mother, a newspaper reporter. Very little throws him off his stride, whether it is his girlfriend's jealousy of his friendship with Charly, a reform-school boy, or his mother's drunken, playful amorousness one night, because he reminds her of his father.
With such a raw look at the 15th century, it seems that Disney was really trying to step outside of its element with this motion picture.
A few episodes in, I realized the most prominent theme of In The Long Run wasn't culture, race or even finding independence--but the idea of belonging.
Avengers: Doomsday, Jumanji 3, Hunger Games are some of the biggest 2026 movies tied to popular franchises, books, video games, comics, and existing series. From Marvel to DC, Disney to Pixar, across Hollywood studios.
This is ambitious horror filmmaking, and in a lot of ways, I fully admire its ambitions. For me, the film’s sloppiness defines its overall quality.
Inspiring and diverse animated series for the whole family.