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James Algar

Director · 37 credits · 18 in highly-rated films

Best known for Fantasia (1940)

Frequent collaborators: Wilfred Jackson, Clyde Geronimi

Best James Algar movies by genre

Directed movies (36 total, ranked by score)

  1. Fantasia

    1940 · ★ 7.3 (3,373 votes)

    Animation, Family, Fantasy

    1

  2. Fantasia 2000

    2000 · ★ 7.0 (1,384 votes)

    Animation, Family, Music

    2

  3. The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad

    1949 · ★ 6.5 (696 votes)

    Horror, Fantasy, Animation

    3

  4. The Living Desert

    1953 · ★ 7.1 (67 votes)

    Documentary

    4

  5. The Wind in the Willows

    1949 · ★ 6.8 (69 votes)

    Animation, Family, Comedy

    5

  6. Jungle Cat

    1960 · ★ 7.3 (23 votes)

    Documentary, Family

    6

  7. Tricks of Our Trade

    1957

    Documentary, Animation

    7

  8. Grand Canyon

    1958 · ★ 7.2 (15 votes)

    Documentary

    8

  9. The Vanishing Prairie

    1954 · ★ 7.2 (31 votes)

    Documentary

    9

  10. Seal Island

    1948 · ★ 7.2 (12 votes)

    Documentary

    10

  11. Secrets of Life

    1956 · ★ 7.3 (17 votes)

    Documentary

    11

  12. Something You Didn't Eat

    1945 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    Animation, Documentary

    12

  13. The African Lion

    1955 · ★ 7.0 (35 votes)

    Documentary, Family

    13

  14. Bear Country

    1953 · ★ 7.5 (15 votes)

    Documentary

    14

  15. The Olympic Elk

    1952 · ★ 8.1 (10 votes)

    Documentary

    15

  16. Beaver Valley

    1950 · ★ 6.9 (19 votes)

    Documentary, Family

    16

  17. Project Florida

    1971 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    17

  18. Nature's Strangest Creatures

    1959

    Documentary

    18

  19. Nature's Half Acre

    1951 · ★ 7.2 (15 votes)

    Documentary

    19

  20. Victory Through Air Power

    1943 · ★ 5.8 (51 votes)

    Animation, War, Documentary

    20

  21. The Sorcerer’s Apprentice

    1940 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Music, Animation

    21

  22. The Legend of Lobo

    1962 · ★ 6.1 (20 votes)

    Family, Adventure

    22

  23. Islands of the Sea

    1960 · ★ 7.0 (7 votes)

    Documentary

    23

  24. Prowlers of the Everglades

    1953 · ★ 7.4 (5 votes)

    Documentary

    24

  25. The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures

    1975 · ★ 6.6 (7 votes)

    Documentary, Family

    25

  26. A Fire Called Jeremiah

    1961

    Adventure, Family, Drama

    26

  27. The Alaskan Eskimo

    1953 · ★ 6.9 (7 votes)

    Documentary, Family

    27

  28. Health for the Americas: Cleanliness Brings Health

    1945 · ★ 5.3 (5 votes)

    Animation, Documentary

    28

  29. The City Fox

    1972

    Family, TV Movie

    29

  30. Four Methods of Flush Riveting

    1942 · ★ 3.7 (3 votes)

    Documentary, Animation, War

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.