15 Disney Movies Lost To Cultural Memory

15. Oliver & Company

After the flop of The Black Cauldron, Oliver & Company surprised in 1988 with a streetwise retelling of Oliver Twist starring a pack of stray dogs in New York City. Though it earned a second life on home video, you’ll hardly find it in Disney’s merchandise or park lineups. | © Walt Disney Pictures

14. Hercules

Critics praised Hercules when it premiered in 1997, but its lackluster box office showing derailed Disney’s hit-making streak. Now mostly forgotten beyond Hades’s standout villainy, it’s coming back as a Russo Brothers–produced live-action remake. | © Walt Disney Pictures

13. Dinosaur

Dinosaur was Disney’s first big CGI experiment, mixing live-action landscapes with early computer animation. It follows Aladar, a lemur-raised dinosaur, leading his herd to safety after a meteor strike, and while its effects now feel dated, they were revolutionary back then. | © Walt Disney Pictures

12. Meet the Robinsons

Meet the Robinsons is one of Disney’s most inventive animated films, following orphaned inventor Lewis as he travels to the future and meets Wilbur’s eccentric family. Wacky characters and a simple message about family and sticking with your dreams make it a fun but often forgotten time-travel adventure. | © Walt Disney Pictures

11. Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers

A continuation of the short-lived but popular TV series, Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers, follows chipmunks who reunite thirty years after their show to save an old friend in a world where cartoons and humans mix. It’s packed with clever jokes and fun cameos, yet somehow it still flies under most people’s radar. | © Walt Disney Pictures

10. Oz: The Great and Powerful

Oz: The Great and Powerful follows a struggling magician who’s swept away to the Land of Oz and reluctantly becomes its legendary wizard. Though it dazzled at the box office with gorgeous effects and big names like Michelle Williams and Rachel Weisz, critics panned its thin story and shaky character arcs. | © Walt Disney Pictures

9. Tomorrowland

Tomorrowland follows a curious young scientist and a former child inventor as they unlock the secrets of a hidden world beyond time. Even with George Clooney and Brad Bird at the helm, it stumbled at the box office and has largely slipped from memory. | © Walt Disney Pictures

8. Strange World

Strange World is a science fiction adventure that follows three generations of explorers navigating an uncharted world, where family conflicts threaten their survival. Despite its creative charm, poor marketing and disappointing ticket sales led it to fade quickly into Disney+ obscurity, making it an underappreciated gem worth rediscovering. | © Walt Disney Pictures

7. G-Force

Disney will likely never attempt anything quite like G-Force again, a live-action movie where a squad of specially trained guinea pigs races to stop a billionaire’s world-domination plot. Despite roping in Bill Nighy, Penélope Cruz and Nicolas Cage and scoring a decent box-office haul, critics tore it apart for its mindless script. | © Walt Disney Pictures

6. Home on the Range

Home on the Range follows three determined cows who team up to save their farm from a notorious outlaw. Gorgeous hand-drawn animation and Judi Dench’s voice couldn’t mask its uneven tone and limp plot, earning it Disney’s lowest-rated animated feature. | © Walt Disney Pictures

5. Teacher's Pet

Teacher’s Pet brings the TV series to life as Spot the dog experiments with being human, only to learn that there is no place like the pet he already is. Its lively hand-drawn animation, absurd jokes, and toe-tapping musical numbers make this under-75-minute romp a delightful little secret in Disney’s catalogue. | © Walt Disney Pictures

4. Chicken Little

Chicken Little is about how the character panics over the sky falling and gets ridiculed, only for the truth to be revealed with an alien invasion. It was a big box-office hit in 2005, but the reviews were mixed, and now it’s mostly remembered as a quirky, playful oddity from the past. | © Walt Disney Pictures

3. Brother Bear

Brother Bear flies under the radar despite being one of Disney’s funniest and most heartfelt stories. Joaquin Phoenix voices Kenai, whose quest for revenge turns him into a bear and leads to a touching journey about brotherhood, tolerance, and spiritual growth. | © Walt Disney Pictures

2. Treasure Planet

Disney fans will agree that films such as Treasure Planet deserve as much love as classics like The Lion King or Frozen. This sci-fi adaptation of Treasure Island follows young Jim Hawkins as he ventures across space to find pirate treasure, beautifully blending the classic period style with a stunning futuristic setting. | © Walt Disney Pictures

1. Bolt

Bolt is about a TV dog who believes his abilities are real and teams up with a streetwise cat to track down his missing co-star. Though it didn’t light up the box office, John Travolta and Miley Cyrus bring plenty of laughs and genuine warmth to this family adventure that’s easy to overlook. | © Walt Disney Pictures