Top 20 Disney Movies That Are Surprisingly Dark

so typical of your kind to twist the truth to Cloud the mind with Unholy thoughts welcome to Ms Mojo and today we're counting down our picks for the saddest and scariest Disney movies on the Block watch out for dark spoilers ahead I thought that get away from him poah Haas it won't help he was only he killed him number 20 James and the Giant Peach stop motion animation is one of the most intricate mediums in the realm of Cinema creating Everlasting images funnily enough however some of the scariest parts of James and the Giant Peach take place in live action had his head in the clouds instead of looking where he was going he never even saw that Rhino coming that Rhino and the Beast will get you too before James finds his way into the peach and everything becomes stop motion he's living with his terrifying ant Spiker and sponge for a kids movie these ants have a pretty terrifying way about them treating James horribly dare you disagree with us patient sister remember his condition his condition chronic liar he eventually gets revenge on them but not before they attack him with fire axes the themes about abuse are pretty richly wrot here in a way that's surprising for an animated film number 19 Mulan Mulan is a delightful Disney movie filled with amazing songs and a Plucky protagonist but when you really think about it it's also one of Disney's more adult themed [Music] films star straight there are a lot of ideas about gender that factor into the story of Mulan of course but there's also a pretty heavy Swatch of violence in one scene Mulan and the rest of her Squad come across a village that has been burned down by the Huns they find out that the Huns have murdered their Leader's father and it's very heavily implied that young people have also died in the massacre it's a dark scene in a movie that doesn't shy away from that sort of thing the Huns are moving quickly we'll make better time to the Imperial City through the tong sha pass we're the only hope for the emperor now number 18 Toy Story 3 the Toy Story franchise is known for tugging at our heartstrings but the third installment in the series manages to go even further than its predecessors but the thing that makes Woody special is he'll never give up on you there are several times throughout Toy Story 3 where things seem pretty bleak for our favorite toys with none being quite as horrifying as when it looks as though Buzz Woody and the rest of the gang are going to be burned alive in an incinerator bu what do we do not to mention this film's villain is totally creepy and has some seriously dark intentions something changed that day inside Lota something snapped she replaced us come on number 17 zootopia when you think of zootopia you probably think of cute little animals however there's also that whole racism allegory to contend with you probably didn't know but a bunny can call another bunny cute but when other animals do it it's a little I am so sorry the general message of zootopia which centers on a rabbit and a fox teaming up together despite their prejudices is that we shouldn't take stock in stereotypes the movie goes further using the allegory of predators and prey to try and make a statement on systemic racism oh there's a them now you know what I mean you're not that kind of Predator the kind that needs to be muzzled the kind that makes you think you need to carry around Fox repellent while some of that allegory doesn't necessarily come together all the time it's still a fairly complicated and dark subject to try and fit into a kids movie number 16 Tarzan on the surface Tarzan seems like a pretty fun romp that Phil Collins music The Comedy of Errors that arises when a human is raised by Apes is all in good fun Spirit it free [Applause] you but there's a lot of Darkness to the Tarzan story The Story begins with Tarzan's parents being murdered by a leopard and Tarzan struggles throughout the film with the concept of found family plus the character of Clayton a hunter is one of the most vicious villains that Disney has ever come up with I can use a challenge because after I get rid of you rounding up your little eight family will be all too easy his death scene at the end is so visceral and something we'll never forget number 15 The Rescuers despite being made for children Disney movies sure do seem to like to put their young heroes in Peril nowhere is that more prevalent than in 1977's the Rescuers the film centers around Penny an orphan who's been kidnapped by Madame Medusa an aspiring jewel thief I'll never get adopted adopted what makes you think anyone would want a homely Little Girl Like You Medusa seems to have no real plans for Penny but to continue to treat her terribly she abuses her constantly even going so far as to put her under the care of two terrifying crocodiles named Brutus and Nero so my H yours but half of it is mine you double crossing crook put me down mine penny is luckily saved by Bianca and Bernard but her plight up until then is not one we would want to dwell on number 141 Dalmations Cruella Cruella she's like a spider waiting for the kill Roger she hear you Cruella Dev everyone loves puppies except quite famously one person 101 Dalmations is a Beloved movie for a lot of reasons not least of all its numerous adorable dogs but its villain and her Vendetta against those adorable dogs is truly dark Corella DeVille loves fashion and she will go to any means to get what she wants even if it means skinning cute little puppies and turning their fur into coats I don't care how you kill the little beast but do it and do it now a please miss now I have Petty will you despite the junti little song that's written about her Kella is anything but delightful she's shrewd and cunning and her Ambitions cannot be stopped number 13 Sleeping Beauty so many Disney movies are based on classic fairy tales of old and those old fairy tales are usually a bit darker than the movies we see in the case of Sleeping Beauty that is still quite true but this princess romance is definitely a lot darker than you remember before the sun sets on her 16th birthday she shall prick her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel and die Maleficent's curse on Aurora at the beginning of the film is really the least of its Darkness the moment Aurora falls asleep is pretty terrifying within itself and Prince Philip's fight with Maleficent at the end is scary as well and all the powers of hell as a dragon Maleficent becomes one of the more intim ating villains in Disney history number 12 Dumbo animals in Peril drug use and light racism how much darker can this Disney movie get Dumbo has such a cute protagonist at its center it's easy to forget everything that actually happens in the film Dumbo's mother is at one point locked up in a cage but that's really one of the last dark things about this film so precious to me just be baby of there's also the moment when Dumbo and Timothy the mouse get drunk and start to hallucinate not to mention that gang of crows led by Dandy Crow previously named Jim Crow a pretty obvious racial stereotype against African-Americans and I just laugh that I thought I'd die but i' be daning about everything when I see a elephant fly we guess there's a lot you can get away with when you've got a cute elephant as your star especially for a movie made in the' 40s number 11 Fantasia if you've seen the 1940 film Fantasia then you know exactly where this one's going the majority of Fantasia a sort of series of musical sequences isn't too scary but the ending scene will have you quaking in your boots here on walp just night which is the equivalent of our own Halloween the creatures of evil gathered to worship their Master under his spell they dance furiously the last section of the film is called Night on Bald Mountain if the name doesn't already give you pause you're in for a treat it centers around a devil named chernabog a terrifyingly large- winged creature who summons a number of lesser demons to do his bidding for the [Music] night everything about this from its music to its animation is one of the scariest things we've ever seen number 10 and Alice in Wonderland there's a lot to enjoy in Alice in Wonderland from its glorious animation to memorable characters but this trippy 1951 film is a lot more strange than you might remember Alice goes through a lot of trauma while on her journey through Wonderland including shrinking and growing numerous times and meeting creatures who seem bent on deceiving her goodness don't let her stay here and go to seed go on don't you take please girl we don't want weeds in our bed move the logic of Wonderland from the unbirthday celebration to the Queen of Hearts is all so absurd and just a little bit too unsettling when we remember watching this as a kid it's hard not to remember just how freaked out we were again loses canward forward outward bottom to the to number nine The Fox and the Hound when a young Fox's mother being killed at the beginning of a movie isn't the worst thing to happen to him you know you're in for a depressing [Music] story it may at first seem like an adorable tale of interspecies friendship but Big Mama's warning that Todd and copper are natural enemies lingers over the entirety of The Fox and the Hound until it finally comes to fruition to I I don't want to see you get killed break him down boy I'll let you go this one time in the end these two can never be the best of friends because one has been bred and trained to kill the other there are a lot of sad and scary moments in this film making it one you don't want to show to more sensitive kids God I'm scared number eight The Adventures of ikabod and Mr Toad this movie didn't exactly make it into the cannon of beloved Disney films and it might just be because it's too scary for most kids W many are familiar with the tale of the headless horsemen and this 1949 version of the tale manages to ramp up the tension leading up to his appearance in a fashion so effective that it still gives us chills the fact that we never find out for sure what happened to kabad Crane leaves viewers with an unsettling feeling that just can't be shaken next morning kad's hat was found and close beside it a shattered pumpkin number seven Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs as Disney's first major feature film it seems that the house of mouse was still ironing Out The Kinks of what kids would like when they made this [Music] [Applause] one it has of course become a Timeless classic but its themes are decidedly more Sinister than some of its successors thirsty I the evil queen wanting to dispose of Snow White is pretty standard fairy tale fod but it's the part where she wants the hunter to rip her heart out and put it on display that has us raising our eyebrows bring back her heart in this number six The Lion King parents dying in Disney movies is pretty much par for the course but it never happens in quite as horrific of a fashion than in this 1994 film long live the king not only does scar murder his brother Mufasa In Cold Blood by throwing him into a Gorge of stampeding animals he then goes on to blame Simba for it exiling him from his home but the king is dead and if it weren't for you he'd still be alive when Simba grows up and goes back to Pride Rock to take what is rightfully his he recreates the circumstances of his father's death to get revenge run run away scar and never return number five Bambi How could a movie about adorable Woodland creatures be dark well for starters the action kicks off when Bambi's mother is killed by hunters everyone is familiar with the basic outline of the story but there's another lesser known scene you may have forgotten about when Hunters are approaching a trio of birds are hiding in the underbrush he's coming hush be quiet one of them is is panicking and suggests they fly away which the others quickly dismiss she can't help herself though and Soares out of their hiding spot only to be immediately shot and killed I can't stand it any longer number four Pocahontas there has been plenty of debate over the years since this movie was released as to whether it properly serves its purpose WIS why do you think those insolent heathens attacked us because we invaded their land and cut their trees and duck up their Earth telling the story of early colonialism in the United States is going to be a touchy subject no matter how you spin it even though for the most part it's clear that the white guys are the bad guys in Pocahontas barely even human saes saes not to mention a major character is suddenly killed and John Smith is almost executed this is undoubtedly one of the heavier stories that Disney has attempted to tell if you kill him you'll have to kill me too number three The Hunchback of notredam Disney has made a lot of feel-good movies over the years and this is definitely not one of them where you going Hunchback the's just beginning there are a lot of upsetting moments in the Hunchback of notredam from Quasimodo's public humiliation when he's dubbed the king of fools too's creepy obsession with Esmeralda in his song Hellfire where he talks about wanting her to burn in hell because he can't stop thinking about her destroy esala and let her taste the fires of Hell or else let her be mine and mine alone talk about red flags the ending is also a lot more nuanced than even adults are able to understand showing that just because you're the hero of the story doesn't entitle you to end up with the love [Music] interest number two the Black Cauldron the 80s were a time of transition for Disney no stop by the end of the decade they would begin the animation studios's renissance with the little mermaid but there were some bumps on the way to success sandwiched between The Fox and the Hound and The Great Mouse Detective Disney released this film which everyone has been trying to forget ever since arise my messengers of death our time has arrived featuring an army of Undead soldiers and an absolutely terrifying villain The Black Cauldron stands out as being the most UND disney-like film that the studio ever made before we continue be sure to subscribe to our Channel and ring the bell to get notified about our latest videos you have the option to be notified for occasional videos or all of them if you're on your phone make sure you go into your settings and switch on notifications number number one Pinocchio sure he gets eaten by a giant whale but that's not even the worst of it as one of Disney's earlier films Pinocchio definitely has a more Sinister tone than what we have come to associate with Walt's Creations there's no risk they never come back as boys while there are a lot of scary things that happen in this 1940 movie the worst has to be Pleasure Island where boys can go to drink smoke carouse and oh yeah get turned into [Music] donkeys watching one of the boys be transformed was terrifying when we were kids and honestly didn't get any less disturbing when we got older if we missed any of your favorite surprisingly dark Disney movies let us know in the comments below I know what you imagining do you agree with our picks check out this other recent clip from M Mojo and be sure to subscribe and ring the bell to be notified about our latest videos

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Length: 18min 14sec (1094 seconds)

Published: Mon Feb 05 2024