– Director: Brad Bird

– Stacker score: 90.2

– Metascore: 85

– IMDb user rating: 8.0

– Runtime: 86 minutes

The animated film “The Iron Giant” is the heartwarming tale of a boy in the late 1950s who makes friends with a large robot from space and tries to hide him from government agents. Directed by Brad Bird (who would go on to be one of Pixar’s most prolific directors), the movie features the voice talents of Jennifer Aniston, Harry Connick Jr., and Vin Diesel. The film won or was nominated for just about every award at the Annies, the animation world’s version of the Oscars.