Follow along with me as I find out what the best and worst live-action theatrically-released Disney films are! If multiple films have the same grade, they are listed chronologically with the most recent film first.
A+:
Mary Poppins (1964)—[35/35, 100%]
Tron (1982)—[34/35, 97.14%]
The Three Lives of Thomasina (1964)—[34/35, 97.14%]
A:
Mary Poppins Returns (2018)—[33/35, 94.29%]
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018)—[33/35, 94.29%]
Saving Mr. Banks (2013)—[33/35, 94.29%]
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)—[33/35, 94.29%]
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)—[33/35, 94.29%]
A-:
Magic Camp (2020)—[32/35, 91.43%]
Lady and the Tramp (2019)—[32/35, 91.43%]
The BFG (2016)—[32/35, 91.43%]
Enchanted (2007)—[32/35, 91.43%]
Sky High (2005)—[32/35, 91.43%]
Cheetah (1989)—[32/25, 91.43%]
Flight of the Navigator (1986)—[32/35, 91.43%]
The Journey of Natty Gann (1985)—[32/35, 91.43%]
The Island at the Top of the World (1974)—[32/35, 91.43%]
The Biscuit Eater (1972)—[32/35, 91.43%]
That Darn Cat! (1965)—[32/35, 91.43%]
The Absent-Minded Professor (1961)—[32/35, 91.43%]
Darby O’Gill and the Little People (1959)—[32/35, 91.43%]
Old Yeller (1957)—[32/35, 91.43%]
Song of the South (1946)—[32/35, 91.43%]
B+:
Black Beauty (2020)—[31/35, 88.57%]
Oz: The Great and Powerful (2013)—[31/35, 88.57%]
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989)—[31/35, 88.57%]
Return to Oz (1985)—[31/35, 88.57%]
Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)—[31/35, 88.57%]
The Black Hole (1979)—[31/35, 88.57%]
The North Avenue Irregulars (1979)—[31/35, 88.57%]
The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975)—[31/35, 88.57%]
Now You See Him, Now You Don’t (1972)—[31/35, 88.57%]
The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit (1968)—[31/35, 88.57%]
Never a Dull Moment (1968)—[31/35, 88.57%]
Kidnapped (1960)—[31/35, 88.57%]
The Light in the Forest (1958)—[31/35, 88.57%]
B:
Hocus Pocus 2 (2022)—[30/35, 85.71%]
Rise (2022)—[30/35, 85.71%]
Aladdin (2019)—[30/35, 85.71%]
Cinderella (2015)—[30/35, 85.71%]
Muppet Treasure Island (1996)—[30/35, 85.71%]
Tall Tale (1995)—[30/35, 85.71%]
The Cat from Outer Space (1978)—[30/35, 85.71%]
Candleshoe (1977)—[30/35, 85.71%]
No Deposit, No Return (1976)—[30/35, 85.71%]
Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)—[30/35, 85.71%]
Emil and the Detectives (1964)—[30/35, 85.71%]
B-:
The Parent Trap (1998)—[29/35, 82.86%]
Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (1992)—[29/35, 82.86%]
The Rocketeer (1991)—[29/35, 82.86%]
Freaky Friday (1976)—[29/35, 82.86%]
The Million Dollar Duck (1971)—[29/35, 82.86%]
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969)—[29/35, 82.86%]
The Parent Trap (1961)—[29/35, 82.86%]
Toby Tyler (1960)—[29/35, 82.86%]
So Dear to My Heart (1948)—[29/35, 82.86%]
Beauty and the Beast (2017)—[28/35, 80%]
The Jungle Book (2016)—[28/35, 80%]
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again (1979)—[28/35, 80%]
Escape to Witch Mountain (1975)—[28/35, 80%]
Herbie Rides Again (1974)—[28/35, 80%]
The Happiest Millionaire (1967)—[28/35, 80%]
The Ugly Dachshund (1966)—[28/35, 80%]
Third Man on the Mountain (1959)—[28/35, 80%]
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952)—[28/35, 80%]
C+:
Noelle (2019)—[27/35, 77.14%]
Tomorrowland (2015)—[27/35, 77.14%]
Into the Woods (2014)—[27/35, 77.14%]
Miracle (2004)—[27/35, 77.14%]
The Watcher in the Woods (1980)—[27/35, 77.14%]
The Strongest Man in the World (1975)—[27/35, 77.14%]
Snowball Express (1972)—[27/35, 77.14%]
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band (1968)—[27/35, 77.14%]
C:
Christopher Robin (2018)—[26/35, 74.29%]
McFarland, USA (2015)—[26/35, 74.29%]
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (2005)—[26/35, 74.29%]
Herbie: Fully Loaded (2005)—[26/35, 74.29%]
The Shaggy D.A. (1976)—[26/35, 74.29%]
One Little Indian (1973)—[26/35, 74.29%]
The Gnome-Mobile (1967)—[26/35, 74.29%]
Follow Me, Boys! (1966)—[26/35, 74.29%]
Swiss Family Robinson (1960)—[26/35, 74.29%]
Treasure Island (1950)—[26/35, 74.29%]
C-:
Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022)—[25/35, 71.43%]
Safety (2020)—[25/35, 71.43%]
Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made (2020)—[25/35, 71.43%]
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (2010)—[25/35, 71.43%]
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006)—[25/35, 71.43%]
The Princess Diaries (2001)—[25/35, 71.43%]
Heavyweights (1995)—[25/35, 71.43%]
The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)—[25/35, 71.43%]
Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken (1991)—[25/35, 71.43%]
Blackbeard’s Ghost (1968)—[25/35, 71.43%]
D+:
The One and Only Ivan (2020)—[24/35, 68.57%]
The Lion King (2019)—[24/35, 68.57%]
Togo (2019)—[24/35, 68.57%]
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)—[24/35, 68.57%]
Queen of Katwe (2016)—[24/35, 68.57%]
Race to Witch Mountain (2009)—[24/35, 68.57%]
101 Dalmatians (1996)—[24/35, 68.57%]
Night Crossing (1982)—[24/35, 68.57%]
Hot Lead and Cold Feet (1978)—[24/35, 68.57%]
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing (1975)—[24/35, 68.57%]
The Castaway Cowboy (1974)—[24/35, 68.57%]
The Moon-Spinners (1964)—[24/35, 68.57%]
D:
The Lone Ranger (2013)—[23/35, 65.71%]
The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012)—[23/35, 65.71%]
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)—[23/35, 65.71%]
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (2007)—[23/35, 65.71%]
Squanto: A Warrior’s Tale (1994)—[23/35, 65.71%]
The Shaggy Dog (1959)—[23/35, 65.71%]
D-:
Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016)—[22/35, 62.86%]
Million Dollar Arm (2014)—[22/35, 62.86%]
Unidentified Flying Oddball (1979)—[22/35, 62.86%]
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (1977)—[22/35, 62.86%]
Gus (1976)—[22/35, 62.86%]
Treasure of Matecumbe (1976)—[22/35, 62.86%]
Those Calloways (1965)—[22/35, 62.86%]
Son of Flubber (1963)—[22/35, 62.86%]
In Search of the Castaways (1962)—[22/35, 62.86%]
Johnny Tremain (1957)—[22/35, 62.86%]
Better Nate Than Ever (2022)—[21/35, 60%]
Cruella (2021)—[21/35, 60%]
Godmothered (2020)—[21/35, 60%]
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (2014)—[21/35, 60%]
John Carter (2012)—[21/35, 60%]
The Game Plan (2007)—[21/35, 60%]
Eight Below (2006)—[21/35, 60%]
Ice Princess (2005)—[21/35, 60%]
Mighty Joe Young (1998)—[21/35, 60%]
Newsies (1992)—[21/35, 60%]
Never Cry Wolf (1983)—[21/35, 60%]
Return from Witch Mountain (1978)—[21/35, 60%]
Pete’s Dragon (1977)—[21/35, 60%]
Almost Angels (1962)—[21/35, 60%]
F:
Flora & Ulysses (2021)—[20/35, 57.14%]
Artemis Fowl (2020)—[20/35, 57.14%]
Stargirl (2020)—[20/35, 57.14%]
Dumbo (2019)—[20/35, 57.14%]
The Finest Hours (2016)—[20/35, 57.14%]
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)—[20/35, 57.14%]
Secretariat (2010)—[20/35, 57.14%]
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)—[20/35, 57.14%]
The Haunted Mansion (2003)—[20/35, 57.14%]
The Jungle Book (1994)—[20/35, 57.14%]
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993)—[20/35, 57.14%]
Benji the Hunted (1987)—[20/35, 57.14%]
The Love Bug (1968)—[20/35, 57.14%]
The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin (1967)—[20/35, 57.14%]
Pollyanna (1960)—[20/35, 57.14%]
Secret Society of Second-Born Royals (2020)—[19/35, 54.29%]
The Muppets (2011)—[19/35, 54.29%]
Blank Check (1994)—[19/35, 54.29%]
Amy (1981)—[19/35, 54.29%]
Superdad (1973)—[19/35, 54.29%]
The Misadventures of Merlin Jones (1964)—[19/35, 54.29%]
Miracle of the White Stallions (1963)—[19/35, 54.29%]
Babes in Toyland (1961)—[19/35, 54.29%]
The Sword and the Rose (1953)—[19/35, 54.29%]
Disenchanted (2022)—[18/35, 51.43%]
Jungle Cruise (2021)—[18/35, 51.43%]
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019)—[18/35, 51.43%]
Maleficent (2014)—[18/35, 51.43%]
Muppets Most Wanted (2014)—[18/35, 51.43%]
Hocus Pocus (1993)—[18/35, 51.43%]
Shipwrecked (1990)—[18/35, 51.43%]
The Bears and I (1974)—[18/35, 51.43%]
Alice in Wonderland (2010)—[17/35, 48.57%]
One Magic Christmas (1985)—[17/35, 48.57%]
Pinocchio (2022)—[16/35, 45.71%]
A Wrinkle in Time (2018)—[16/35, 45.71%]
Snow Dogs (2002)—[16/35, 45.71%]
The Boatniks (1970)—[16/35, 45.71%]
Westward Ho, The Wagons (1956)—[16/35, 45.71%]
Pete’s Dragon (2016)—[15/35, 42.86%]
The Incredible Journey (1963)—[15/35, 42.86%]
Perri (1957)—[15/35, 42.86%]
Hollywood Stargirl (2022)—[14/35, 40%]
Bridge to Terabithia (2007)—[14/35, 40%]
A Tale of Two Critters (1977)—[13/35, 37.14%]
Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N. (1966)—[13/35, 37.14%]
Greyfriars Bobby (1961)—[13/35, 37.14%]
Prom (2011)—[12/35, 34.29%]
Old Dogs (2009)—[12/35, 34.29%]
Meet the Deedles (1998)—[11/35, 31.43%]
Herbie Goes Bananas (1980)—[11/35, 31.43%]
King of the Grizzlies (1970)—[10/35, 28.57%]
The Country Bears (2002)—[9/35, 25.71%]
You forgot THIRD MAN ON THE MOUNTAIN (1959 ?) Not so hot but a mention would be nice.
James MacArthur & Michael Rennie in the cast plus Janet Munro who was in a couple other Disney films around this time
Hi, welcome to the blog! I haven’t forgotten that one actually; I just haven’t gotten around to it yet. I don’t review the films in chronological order.