Since its release in 1997, Naruto has grown to become one of the most popular manga franchises ever. Eleven theatrical films and twelve original video animations (OVAs) based on the series were created. The first three movies correspond to the original anime series, and the latter eight movies correspond to the second series. Not all of these movies are worth the time it takes to watch, even if most Naruto fans will find them entertaining. Here is an IMDb rating that helps you choose the best Naruto movie of all time.
Naruto: all movies ranked by IMDb
1 - Boruto: Naruto the Movie.
IMDb - 7.8
Box office collection - ¥2.6 billion (US$39.5 million)
Director - Hiroyuki Yamashita
Release - 2015
Naruto: all movies ranked by IMDb
1 - Boruto: Naruto the Movie.
IMDb - 7.8
Box office collection - ¥2.6 billion (US$39.5 million)
Director - Hiroyuki Yamashita
Release - 2015
The movie focuses on the main protagonist's (Naruto) kid, Boruto Uzumaki, who trains alongside his father's foe, Sasuke, to surpass him.
2 - The Last: Naruto the Movie.
IMDb - 7.6
Box office collection - ¥2.0 billion (US$19.84 million)
Director - Tsuneo Kobayashi
Release - 2014
A crash between the moon and Earth is stopped by Naruto and his friends. The movie emphasizes the romance between Naruto and Hinata while also tying up some loose ends in the mythology of the series.
3 - Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie(2012)
Box office collection - ¥2.0 billion (US$19.84 million)
Director - Tsuneo Kobayashi
Release - 2014
A crash between the moon and Earth is stopped by Naruto and his friends. The movie emphasizes the romance between Naruto and Hinata while also tying up some loose ends in the mythology of the series.
3 - Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie(2012)
IMDb - 7.6
Box office collection - ¥1.48 billion (US$17.9 million)
Director - Hayato Date
Release - 2012
Tobi sends Naruto and Sakura to an alternate dimension where they learn what it means to be a father and a friend. Sakura and Naruto find that a lot has changed in the world around them, including the fact that their friends' personalities are completely different from how they were before. Sasuke Uchiha never left the village and is now a womanizer, Naruto is now known as "Menma," no one knows who Madara is, Kizashi was the Fourth Hokage, and Mebuki and Kizashi sacrificed their lives to seal the Nine-Tails inside Menma, causing people to love Sakura and refer to her as the "Child of Heroes."
4 - Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Blood Prison
Box office collection - ¥1.48 billion (US$17.9 million)
Director - Hayato Date
Release - 2012
Tobi sends Naruto and Sakura to an alternate dimension where they learn what it means to be a father and a friend. Sakura and Naruto find that a lot has changed in the world around them, including the fact that their friends' personalities are completely different from how they were before. Sasuke Uchiha never left the village and is now a womanizer, Naruto is now known as "Menma," no one knows who Madara is, Kizashi was the Fourth Hokage, and Mebuki and Kizashi sacrificed their lives to seal the Nine-Tails inside Menma, causing people to love Sakura and refer to her as the "Child of Heroes."
4 - Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Blood Prison
IMDb - 7.1
Box office collection - ¥800 million; (US$9.1 million)
Director - Masahiko Murata
Release - 2011
After being mistakenly convicted of attacking the Fourth Raikage, Naruto Uzumaki is arrested and sent to Hozuki Castle (Hoozuki Jou) in the Hidden Grass Village.
5 - Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Will of Fire.(2009)
Box office collection - ¥800 million; (US$9.1 million)
Director - Masahiko Murata
Release - 2011
After being mistakenly convicted of attacking the Fourth Raikage, Naruto Uzumaki is arrested and sent to Hozuki Castle (Hoozuki Jou) in the Hidden Grass Village.
5 - Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Will of Fire.(2009)
IMDb - 7
Box office collection - ¥1.02 billion (US$8.1 million)
Director - Masahiko Murata
Release - 2009
A few ninjas with Kekkei Genkai (bloodline trait) skills have disappeared from the land of lightning, earth, water, and wind amid the potential outbreak of the 4th Great Ninja World War. People begin to suspect the Land of Fire's involvement in these incidents because it is the only village that has been spared, and rumors of a potential rebellion start to spread. The other countries are gathering troops on the Land of Fire's borders and threatening an invasion, so the Feudal Lord of the Land of Fire orders Tsunade to find the true offender and establish Konoha's innocence; if she fails, the Land of Fire will destroy the village in order to maintain world peace.
Box office collection - ¥1.02 billion (US$8.1 million)
Director - Masahiko Murata
Release - 2009
A few ninjas with Kekkei Genkai (bloodline trait) skills have disappeared from the land of lightning, earth, water, and wind amid the potential outbreak of the 4th Great Ninja World War. People begin to suspect the Land of Fire's involvement in these incidents because it is the only village that has been spared, and rumors of a potential rebellion start to spread. The other countries are gathering troops on the Land of Fire's borders and threatening an invasion, so the Feudal Lord of the Land of Fire orders Tsunade to find the true offender and establish Konoha's innocence; if she fails, the Land of Fire will destroy the village in order to maintain world peace.
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6 - Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Lost Tower.(2010)
IMDb - 6.8
Box office collection - ¥1.03 billion (US$8.5 million)
Director - Masahiko Murata
Release - 2010
Yamato and Naruto are transported 20 years into the past. Naruto meets Sra, the queen of Loran, when he emerges from this time loop. It was eventually discovered that Mukade, the Loran minister who had murdered Sra's mother Sramu, had journeyed six years earlier to Naruto and assumed the name Anrokuzan. After Anrokuzan announces the kidnapped residents and creates a summon for the "Puppet Ninja Forces," Naruto agrees to defend Sra. The heroes are supported by Minato, Shibi Aburame, Chza Akimichi, and Kakashi Hatake, who are each on a quest to stop Anrokuzan.
7 - Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Bonds.
Box office collection - ¥1.03 billion (US$8.5 million)
Director - Masahiko Murata
Release - 2010
Yamato and Naruto are transported 20 years into the past. Naruto meets Sra, the queen of Loran, when he emerges from this time loop. It was eventually discovered that Mukade, the Loran minister who had murdered Sra's mother Sramu, had journeyed six years earlier to Naruto and assumed the name Anrokuzan. After Anrokuzan announces the kidnapped residents and creates a summon for the "Puppet Ninja Forces," Naruto agrees to defend Sra. The heroes are supported by Minato, Shibi Aburame, Chza Akimichi, and Kakashi Hatake, who are each on a quest to stop Anrokuzan.
7 - Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Bonds.
IMDb - 6.8
Box office collection - ¥1.16 billion (US$10.6 million)
Director - Hajime Kamegaki
Release - 2008
After enemy ninjas from the Land of the Sky reach Konoha, they immediately begin attacking the community as a form of retaliation for the Leaf Village's During the Second Great Ninja War, there was a brutal attack on the Sky Country.
8 - Naruto Shippuden the Movie.
Box office collection - ¥1.16 billion (US$10.6 million)
Director - Hajime Kamegaki
Release - 2008
After enemy ninjas from the Land of the Sky reach Konoha, they immediately begin attacking the community as a form of retaliation for the Leaf Village's During the Second Great Ninja War, there was a brutal attack on the Sky Country.
8 - Naruto Shippuden the Movie.
IMDb - 6.7
Box office collection - ¥1.21 billion (US$10.0 million)
Director - Hajime Kamegaki
Release - 2007
Shion, a priestess, starts to see visions of Naruto's death, so Naruto sets off on a mission to protect her.
9 - Naruto the Movie : Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow.(2004)
Box office collection - ¥1.21 billion (US$10.0 million)
Director - Hajime Kamegaki
Release - 2007
Shion, a priestess, starts to see visions of Naruto's death, so Naruto sets off on a mission to protect her.
9 - Naruto the Movie : Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow.(2004)
IMDb - 6.6
Box office collection - ¥1.37 billion (US$11.1 million)
Director - Tensai Okamura
Release - 2004
In a local theatre, Yukie Fujikaze is the star of a movie that Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, and Sakura Haruno are watching. To prepare for their upcoming mission—to save Yukie, who plays Princess Gale in the movies—from being captured while working on her most recent film, Kakashi Hatake has invited them to watch it. Koyuki Kazahana, a princess from the island known as the Land of Snow, is eventually revealed to be Yukie. Koyuki's uncle, Doto Kazahana, who it is later discovered, killed her father, Sosetsu, in a coup d'état. Team 7 goes to the Land of Snow to guard the actors while the new Princess Fuun movie is being filmed.
10 - Naruto the Movie : Legend of the Stone of Gelel.(2005)
Box office collection - ¥1.37 billion (US$11.1 million)
Director - Tensai Okamura
Release - 2004
In a local theatre, Yukie Fujikaze is the star of a movie that Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, and Sakura Haruno are watching. To prepare for their upcoming mission—to save Yukie, who plays Princess Gale in the movies—from being captured while working on her most recent film, Kakashi Hatake has invited them to watch it. Koyuki Kazahana, a princess from the island known as the Land of Snow, is eventually revealed to be Yukie. Koyuki's uncle, Doto Kazahana, who it is later discovered, killed her father, Sosetsu, in a coup d'état. Team 7 goes to the Land of Snow to guard the actors while the new Princess Fuun movie is being filmed.
10 - Naruto the Movie : Legend of the Stone of Gelel.(2005)
IMDb - 6.4
Box office collection - ¥1.18 billion (US$10.2 million)
Director - Hirotsugu Kawasaki
Release - 2005
On a ninja mission, Naruto, Shikamaru, and Sakura become involved in a battle between the Sunaga village and a large army of armored soldiers. In contrast to its predecessor, The Legend of the Stone of Gelel was released in direct-to-video format rather than in theatres in the United States.
11 - Naruto The Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom.(2006)
IMDb - 6.3
Box office collection - $3,224,005
Director - Toshiyuki Tsuru
Release - 2006
Prince Hikaru Tsuki and his father Michiru, the heir to the extremely wealthy Land of the Moon, are being sent back to their kingdom under the protection of Naruto Uzumaki, Kakashi Hatake, Sakura Haruno, and Rock Lee. Naruto finds Hikaru's spoilt attitude annoying throughout the tour, and the group quickly realizes just how astounding Michiru's wealth is when he casually purchases a whole circus for Hikaru in order to befriend its main attractions, a saber-toothed cat named Cham and its monkey partner Kiki. Cham attacks Hikaru as a result of his attempts to befriend him, necessitating Naruto's intervention to save him.
Box office collection - $3,224,005
Director - Toshiyuki Tsuru
Release - 2006
Prince Hikaru Tsuki and his father Michiru, the heir to the extremely wealthy Land of the Moon, are being sent back to their kingdom under the protection of Naruto Uzumaki, Kakashi Hatake, Sakura Haruno, and Rock Lee. Naruto finds Hikaru's spoilt attitude annoying throughout the tour, and the group quickly realizes just how astounding Michiru's wealth is when he casually purchases a whole circus for Hikaru in order to befriend its main attractions, a saber-toothed cat named Cham and its monkey partner Kiki. Cham attacks Hikaru as a result of his attempts to befriend him, necessitating Naruto's intervention to save him.