Raunchiest adult animated films, from Fritz the Cat to modern entries

Movieweb published a roundup by Canadian-born reporter and editor Adam Symchuk listing the raunchiest animated movies aimed at adult audiences, noting that animation has long appealed to grown-ups and that adult animated films reached mainstream success in the 1970s and 1980s. The piece cites Fritz the Cat (1972) as an early, notably explicit example and highlights a range of titles across decades: Ralph Bakshi’s X-rated Heavy Traffic (1973) and its critical success; South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut (1999), which satirized the MPAA and was the highest-grossing R-rated animated film until 2016; Heavy Metal (1981), praised for graphics but criticized for sexism; Netflix’s America: The Motion Picture (2021), described as crude yet appreciated for cast and animation; and the South Korean Aachi & Ssipak (2006) with its defecation-powered premise and later English dub by the creators of Dick Figures.

The list also includes series-based or fan-focused films such as Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters (2007), The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie! (2010), Jay & Silent Bob’s Groovy Cartoon Movie! (2013), Adam Sandler’s Eight Crazy Nights (2002), and Cheech & Chong’s Animated Movie (2013).

Symchuk’s roundup emphasizes that raunch in adult animation ranges from sexual and vulgar humor to political and social satire, and that reception varies from box-office success to mixed reviews and cult followings.

Key Topics

Culture, Heavy Traffic, South Park, Ralph Bakshi, Motion Picture Association