Favorite Animation Films
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1. Waking Life (2001)
R | 99 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy
A man shuffles through a dream meeting various people and discussing the meanings and purposes of the universe.
Director: Richard Linklater | Stars: Ethan Hawke, Trevor Jack Brooks, Lorelei Linklater, Wiley Wiggins
Votes: 66,948 | Gross: $2.89M
2. Ghost in the Shell (1995)
TV-MA | 83 min | Animation, Action, Crime
A cyborg policewoman and her partner hunt a mysterious and powerful hacker called the Puppet Master.
Directors: Mizuho Nishikubo, Mamoru Oshii | Stars: Atsuko Tanaka, Iemasa Kayumi, Akio Ôtsuka, Kôichi Yamadera
Votes: 157,015 | Gross: $0.52M
3. Coraline (2009)
PG | 100 min | Animation, Drama, Family
Wandering her rambling old house in her boring new town, an 11-year-old Coraline discovers a hidden door to a strangely idealized version of her life. In order to stay in the fantasy, she must make a frighteningly real sacrifice.
Director: Henry Selick | Stars: Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, John Hodgman, Jennifer Saunders
Votes: 263,989 | Gross: $75.29M
4. Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (I) (2004)
PG-13 | 100 min | Animation, Drama, Mystery
In the year 2032, Batô, a cyborg detective for the anti-terrorist unit Public Security Section 9, investigates the case of a female robot--one created solely for sexual pleasure--who slaughtered her owner.
Directors: Naoko Kusumi, Mizuho Nishikubo, Mamoru Oshii | Stars: Akio Ôtsuka, Atsuko Tanaka, Tamio Ôki, Kôichi Yamadera
Votes: 40,327 | Gross: $1.04M
5. Paprika (2006)
R | 90 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy
When a machine that allows therapists to enter their patients' dreams is stolen, all hell breaks loose. Only a young female therapist, Paprika, can stop it.
Director: Satoshi Kon | Stars: Megumi Hayashibara, Tôru Emori, Katsunosuke Hori, Tôru Furuya
Votes: 97,022 | Gross: $0.88M
6. Serial Experiments Lain (1998)
TV-14 | 316 min | Animation, Drama, Horror
Strange things start happening when a withdrawn girl named Lain becomes obsessed with an interconnected virtual realm known as "The Wired".
Stars: Kaori Shimizu, Bridget Hoffman, Dan Lorge, Randy McPherson
Votes: 17,228
7. A Scanner Darkly (2006)
R | 100 min | Animation, Comedy, Crime
An undercover cop in a not-too-distant future becomes involved with a dangerous new drug and begins to lose his own identity as a result.
Director: Richard Linklater | Stars: Keanu Reeves, Winona Ryder, Robert Downey Jr., Rory Cochrane
Votes: 117,172 | Gross: $5.50M
8. Tekkonkinkreet (2006)
R | 111 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Two boys defend Treasure Town and Yakuza try to take over and clear it for new development.
Directors: Michael Arias, Hiroaki Andô | Stars: Kazunari Ninomiya, Yû Aoi, Yûsuke Iseya, Kankurô Kudô
Votes: 14,564
9. Angel's Egg (1985 Video)
Not Rated | 71 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy
A mysterious young girl wanders a desolate, otherworldly landscape, carrying a large egg.
Director: Mamoru Oshii | Stars: Mako Hyôdô, Jinpachi Nezu, Keiichi Noda
Votes: 12,019
10. Mind Game (I) (2004)
Not Rated | 103 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
After a deadly encounter with two yakuza, a loser with a crush on his childhood girlfriend goes to heaven and back, embarking on a psychedelic self-discovery experience with her and his friends.
Directors: Masaaki Yuasa, Kôji Morimoto | Stars: Kôji Imada, Sayaka Maeda, Takashi Fujii, Seiko Takuma
Votes: 10,709 | Gross: $0.04M
11. Mononoke (2007)
TV-MA | 25 min | Animation, Fantasy, Horror
A mysterious man called the Medicine Seller travels along feudal Japan, uncovering and slaying evil spirits called "Mononoke".
Stars: Takahiro Sakurai, Michael C. Pizzuto, Eiji Takemoto, Yukana
Votes: 2,994
12. Surf's Up (2007)
PG | 85 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A behind-the-scenes look at the annual Penguin World Surfing Championship, and its newest participant, up-and-comer Cody Maverick.
Directors: Ash Brannon, Chris Buck | Stars: Shia LaBeouf, Zooey Deschanel, Jon Heder, Jeff Bridges
Votes: 90,886 | Gross: $58.87M
13. Slow Bob in the Lower Dimensions (1991 TV Short)
6 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Nightmarish pilot about Robert Potemkin, a man with deformed back, who lives in the attic of his family's house. One night, his siamese sisters plan a prank on him, but sentient lizards send him to a parallel world to save photo-people.
Director: Henry Selick | Stars: Hannah Sim, Mark Steger
Votes: 288
14. Get Real! (2010)
12 min | Animation, Short, Action
A high school student is addicted to a computer game in which he protects as a bodyguard a sexy female mega singer against all kinds of attacks. That way he scores her love. But that ... See full summary »
Director: Evert de Beijer
Votes: 28
15. Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer (1984)
Unrated | 90 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The night before the school festival, things seem to be repeating themselves. Gradually, all the world functions come to a stop, the only ones that are not affected are a select group of student friends.
Director: Mamoru Oshii | Stars: Fumi Hirano, Toshio Furukawa, Akira Kamiya, Kazuko Sugiyama
Votes: 2,230
16. The Place Promised in Our Early Days (2004)
TV-PG | 90 min | Animation, Drama, Romance
In an alternate postwar timeline, Japan is divided into the Union-controlled North and the US-controlled South.
Directors: Makoto Shinkai, Yoshio Suzuki | Stars: Hidetaka Yoshioka, Masato Hagiwara, Yuka Nanri, Unshô Ishizuka
Votes: 15,145
17. Twilight Q (1987– )
60 min | Animation
Diving into the sea, Maymui is surprised to find a camera containing images of herself with a man she has never seen before. On top of this, the camera turns out to be a model not yet for sale.
Stars: Mako Hyôdô, Tetsuya Kaji, Mîna Tominaga, Shigeru Chiba
Votes: 178
18. Futurama: Bender's Big Score (2007 Video)
Not Rated | 88 min | Animation, Comedy, Musical
Planet Express sees a hostile takeover and Bender falls into the hands of criminals where he is used to fulfill their schemes.
Director: Dwayne Carey-Hill | Stars: Billy West, Katey Sagal, John DiMaggio, Tress MacNeille
Votes: 35,534
19. The Man Who Planted Trees (1987)
30 min | Animation, Short, Drama
The story of a shepherd's single handed quest to re-forest a barren valley.
Director: Frédéric Back | Stars: Philippe Noiret, Christopher Plummer
Votes: 6,113
20. Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Space (2002)
92 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
A cerebral and existential story of Tamla, a kitten from the Planet of Cats, who sets out to solve the mystery of her birth.
Director: Tol | Stars: Béatrice Dalle, Takeshi Katô, Hisayo Mochizuki, Shinji Takeda
Votes: 568
21. Monkeybone (2001)
PG-13 | 93 min | Comedy, Fantasy
In a coma, a cartoonist finds himself trapped within his own underground creation and must find a way to get back, while racing against his popular but treacherous character, Monkeybone.
Director: Henry Selick | Stars: Brendan Fraser, Bridget Fonda, John Turturro, Chris Kattan
Votes: 19,205 | Gross: $5.41M
22. Memories (1995)
PG-13 | 113 min | Animation, Sci-Fi, Thriller
An animated science fiction anthology from the visionary anime director, Katsuhiro Otomo.
Directors: Kôji Morimoto, Tensai Okamura, Katsuhiro Ôtomo | Stars: Marc Swint, Robbie Daymond, Frank Todaro, Laura Post
Votes: 21,410
23. Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs (2008 Video)
Not Rated | 90 min | Animation, Comedy, Romance
The Planet Express crew discovers a tentacle-covered, planet-sized alien that wishes to copulate with it all the inhabitants of Earth.
Director: Peter Avanzino | Stars: Billy West, Katey Sagal, John DiMaggio, Tress MacNeille
Votes: 25,193
24. Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy? (2013)
Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary, Animation, Biography
A series of interviews featuring linguist, philosopher and activist Noam Chomsky done in hand-drawn animation.
Director: Michel Gondry | Stars: Noam Chomsky, Michel Gondry, Richard Feynman, Michèle Oshima
Votes: 3,681 | Gross: $0.13M
25. Spirited Away (2001)
PG | 125 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
During her family's move to the suburbs, a sullen 10-year-old girl wanders into a world ruled by gods, witches and spirits, and where humans are changed into beasts.
Director: Hayao Miyazaki | Stars: Daveigh Chase, Suzanne Pleshette, Miyu Irino, Rumi Hiiragi
Votes: 850,214 | Gross: $10.06M
26. Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
PG | 87 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
An urbane fox cannot resist returning to his farm raiding ways and then must help his community survive the farmers' retaliation.
Director: Wes Anderson | Stars: George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Bill Murray, Jason Schwartzman
Votes: 270,587 | Gross: $21.00M
27. Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade (1999)
R | 102 min | Animation, Action, Drama
A traumatized member of an elite para-military police force falls for the sister of a female terrorist courier who died in front of him on duty.
Directors: Kenji Kamiyama, Hiroyuki Okiura | Stars: Michael Dobson, Yoshikazu Fujiki, Sumi Mutoh, Moneca Stori
Votes: 18,775 | Gross: $0.09M
28. Technotise: Edit & I (2009)
Not Rated | 100 min | Animation, Drama, Sci-Fi
Belgrade 2074. Edit is a student. After a few failed exams she decides to implant a memory chip... but, something strange starts happening to her.
Directors: Aleksa Gajic, Nebojsa Andric, Stevan Djordjevic | Stars: Sanda Knezevic, Nebojsa Glogovac, Jelisaveta 'Seka' Sablic, Petar Kralj
Votes: 3,376
29. King of Thorn (2009)
TV-MA | 120 min | Animation, Adventure, Horror
A virus begins to grip the Earth's population and a group of hopeful survivors are cryogenically frozen in attempt to find a cure. But when the group awakens they are flung into a horrifying situation.
Director: Kazuyoshi Katayama | Stars: Kana Hanazawa, Toshiyuki Morikawa, Eri Sendai, Sayaka Ôhara
Votes: 2,909
30. The Congress (2013)
Not Rated | 122 min | Animation, Drama, Sci-Fi
An aging, out-of-work actress accepts one last job, though the consequences of her decision affect her in ways she didn't consider.
Director: Ari Folman | Stars: Robin Wright, Harvey Keitel, Jon Hamm, Kodi Smit-McPhee
Votes: 19,917 | Gross: $0.14M
31. Last Day of Freedom (2015)
32 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
When Bill Babbitt realizes his brother Manny has committed a crime he agonizes over his decision to call the police. Living Condition: Bill's Story is an animated account of his decision to... See full summary »
Directors: Dee Hibbert-Jones, Nomi Talisman | Star: Bill Babbitt
Votes: 391
32. Waltz with Bashir (2008)
R | 90 min | Documentary, Animation, Biography
An Israeli film director interviews fellow veterans of the 1982 invasion of Lebanon to reconstruct his own memories of his term of service in that conflict.
Director: Ari Folman | Stars: Ari Folman, Ron Ben-Yishai, Ronny Dayag, Ori Sivan
Votes: 60,426 | Gross: $2.28M
33. Automatic Fitness (2015)
20 min | Animation, Short, Action
It's a 20 min. animated tragicomedy which plays with the concept of an all permeating acceleration. It is about the stranglehold of everyday madness and the automatism, in which we are forced to live, work, breathe, think and : exist.
Directors: Alberto Couceiro, Alejandra Tomei
Votes: 30
34. The Pine Tree Villa (2016)
9 min | Animation, Short
Director: Jan Koester | Stars: Dirk Dreißen, Christoph Letkowski, Paolo Masini, Johanna von Gagern
Votes: 19
35. I, Destini (2016)
14 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
I, Destini is an animated documentary that explores the poignant and imaginative illustrations of a youth grappling with the effects of having an incarcerated loved one.
Directors: Nicholas Pilarski, Destini Riley
Votes: 7
36. Snow-White (1933)
7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Trouble starts when the queen's magic mirror says Betty Boop is fairest. Cab Calloway sings "St. James Infirmary Blues."
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Roland Crandall | Stars: Cab Calloway, Billy Murray, Mae Questel
Votes: 2,216
37. Ayny (2016)
11 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
Two young boys run away from their mother's protection and slackline on the danger of war to play music with the instrument they always dreamt to have.
Director: Ahmad Saleh
Votes: 36
38. I am Here (I) (2016)
5 min | Animation, Short
A mysterious traveler journeys across space and time in search of the origin of the universe, life, and God. Eventually finding himself alone in the dying light of an aging cosmos, he ... See full summary »
Director: Eoin Duffy | Stars: Nicholas Campbell, Fred Ewanuick
Votes: 45
39. Cool World (1992)
PG-13 | 102 min | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
When Jack Deebs was behind bars he found escape by creating Cool World, a cartoon series featuring a vixen named Holli Would. The flesh proves weaker than ink, however, as Holli takes human form in Las Vegas.
Director: Ralph Bakshi | Stars: Gabriel Byrne, Kim Basinger, Janni Brenn, Brad Pitt
Votes: 24,958 | Gross: $14.11M
40. Perfect Blue (1997)
R | 81 min | Animation, Crime, Drama
A pop singer gives up her career to become an actress, but she slowly goes insane when she starts being stalked by an obsessed fan and what seems to be a ghost of her past.
Director: Satoshi Kon | Stars: Junko Iwao, Rica Matsumoto, Shinpachi Tsuji, Masaaki Ôkura
Votes: 95,693 | Gross: $0.78M
41. Time Masters (1982)
78 min | Animation, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Piel, a 7 or 8 year old boy, is alone on the desert planet Perdide, only survivor of an attack by giant hornets. Calling for help, Piel's father's friend Jaffar keeps contact with the kid and hurries across space toward Perdide.
Director: René Laloux | Stars: Jean Valmont, Michel Elias, Frédéric Legros, Yves-Marie Maurin
Votes: 6,120
42. White (2015)
5 min | Animation, Short, Sci-Fi
Souls of a white world create light until one becomes faulty.
Director: Elodie Bonnaure
Votes: 11
43. Flatworld (1997)
30 min | Animation, Short
Matt Phlatt, along with his pet cat Geoff and his fish, Chips live in a world where everyone is "flat" character in a 3D world of paper and cardboard. A freak electrical accident releases a... See full summary »
Director: Daniel Greaves
Votes: 534
44. Your Name. (2016)
PG | 106 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy
Two teenagers share a profound, magical connection upon discovering they are swapping bodies. Things manage to become even more complicated when the boy and girl decide to meet in person.
Director: Makoto Shinkai | Stars: Ryunosuke Kamiki, Mone Kamishiraishi, Ryo Narita, Aoi Yûki
Votes: 320,811 | Gross: $5.02M
45. Das Sandmännchen - Abenteuer im Traumland (2010)
Not Rated | 83 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Each night, like every other child in the world, Miko goes to Dreamland thanks to magic sand dispersed by the Sandman. But one night, the evil dream Habumar steals the Sand of Dreams and ... See full summary »
Directors: Jesper Møller, Sinem Sakaoglu, Helmut Fischer | Stars: Bruno Renne, Ilja Richter, Volker Lechtenbrink, Marc Wehe
Votes: 150
46. Pure White (2018)
3 min | Animation, Short
The protagonist is an anatomy model.
Director: Sven Windszus | Stars: Julia Carmon, Eva Kwade
47. Garden Party (2017)
R | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
In a deserted rich house, a couple of amphibians explore their surroundings and follow their primal instincts.
Directors: Florian Babikian, Vincent Bayoux, Victor Caire, Théophile Dufresne, Gabriel Grapperon, Lucas Navarro
Votes: 2,005
48. Akira (1988)
R | 124 min | Animation, Action, Drama
A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath who can only be stopped by a teenager, his gang of biker friends and a group of psychics.
Director: Katsuhiro Ôtomo | Stars: Mitsuo Iwata, Nozomu Sasaki, Mami Koyama, Tesshô Genda
Votes: 205,412 | Gross: $0.55M
49. Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century (1953)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Duck Dodgers and Marvin Martian wage war over Planet X.
Director: Chuck Jones | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 6,439
50. Résistance (2016)
7 min | Animation, Short
Dominated by an Insect's totalitarian regime, the staff of a restaurant organizes a plot to knock down the established order.
Directors: Alex Chauvet, Quentin Foulon, Fabien Glasse, Juliette Jean, Anna Le Danois, Julie Narat
Votes: 49
51. Simulacra (2014)
9 min | Animation, Short, Fantasy
Which image is real - the one staring at us from the mirror or the one standing in front of it? In hallways filled with illusions, a simulacrum behind the looking glass, he is trying to ... See full summary »
Directors: Ivana Bosnjak, Thomas Johnson
Votes: 21
52. Beyond (IV) (2016)
10 min | Animation, Short
A black hole is a place in space where gravity pulls so much that even light can not get out. Also in Earth there are places and situations with strange attraction. Some back off, some step closer to observation.
Director: Milán Kopasz
53. Coco (I) (2017)
PG | 105 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Aspiring musician Miguel, confronted with his family's ancestral ban on music, enters the Land of the Dead to find his great-great-grandfather, a legendary singer.
Directors: Lee Unkrich, Adrian Molina | Stars: Anthony Gonzalez, Gael García Bernal, Benjamin Bratt, Alanna Ubach
Votes: 591,039 | Gross: $209.73M
54. Der kleine Vogel und die Raupe (2017)
4 min | Animation, Short
A little bird has plenty of peace and quiet high up in its tree, at least until an unexpected guest shows up.
Director: Lena von Döhren
Votes: 30
55. Megamind (2010)
PG | 95 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Evil genius Megamind finally defeats his do-gooder nemesis, Metro Man, but is left without a purpose in a superhero-free world.
Director: Tom McGrath | Stars: Will Ferrell, Jonah Hill, Brad Pitt, Tina Fey
Votes: 296,095 | Gross: $148.42M
56. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society (2006 TV Movie)
108 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A.D. 2034. It has been two years since Motoko Kusanagi left Section 9. Togusa is now the new leader of the team, that has considerably increased its appointed personnel. The expanded new ... See full summary »
Directors: Kenji Kamiyama, Toshiyuki Kôno, Masaki Tachibana, Masayuki Yoshihara | Stars: Atsuko Tanaka, Osamu Saka, Akio Ôtsuka, Kôichi Yamadera
Votes: 7,498
57. Impostor (2014)
7 min | Animation, Short, Crime
In a city at night, a human-shaped deer tries to steal a man's identity by taking his head off.
Director: Elie Chapuis
Votes: 23
58. My Life as a Zucchini (2016)
PG-13 | 70 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
After losing his mother, a young boy is sent to an orphanage with other orphans his age where he begins to learn the meaning of trust and true love.
Director: Claude Barras | Stars: Gaspard Schlatter, Sixtine Murat, Paulin Jaccoud, Michel Vuillermoz
Votes: 29,168 | Gross: $0.29M
59. Faust (1994)
97 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
An ordinary man is lured into a strange puppet theatre by a map and finds himself embroiled in a production of the Faustian legend.
Director: Jan Svankmajer | Stars: Petr Cepek, Jan Kraus, Vladimír Kudla, Antonin Zacpal
Votes: 4,298
60. Timber (I) (2014)
6 min | Animation, Short, Action
A group of logs is about to freeze to death in a cold, icy desert. When they realize only themselves are possible fuel for a warming fire things start heating up.
Director: Nils Hedinger
Votes: 203
61. Fugue (1999)
7 min | Animation, Short
A visual art work that borrows the principles of fugue from music. A man, his dreams, a hotel room...
Director: Georges Schwizgebel
Votes: 311
62. Steins;Gate: The Movie - Load Region of Déjà Vu (2013)
TV-14 | 90 min | Animation, Mystery, Sci-Fi
After the events of the anime, Rintarou begins to feel the repercussions of extensive time travel, and eventually completely fades from reality. Kurisu, being the only companion to remember him, now must find a way to bring him back.
Directors: Kanji Wakabayashi, Hiroshi Hamasaki, Takuya Satô | Stars: Mamoru Miyano, Asami Imai, Kana Hanazawa, Tomokazu Seki
Votes: 9,614
63. Wendell & Wild (2022)
PG-13 | 105 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Two scheming demon brothers, Wendell and Wild, enlist the aid of 13-year-old Kat Elliot to summon them to the Land of the Living.
Director: Henry Selick | Stars: Lyric Ross, Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, Angela Bassett
Votes: 12,882
64. A Morning Stroll (2011)
Not Rated | 7 min | Animation, Short, Action
When a New Yorker walks past a chicken on his morning stroll, we are left to wonder which one is the real city slicker.
Director: Grant Orchard
Votes: 818
65. World of Tomorrow (2015)
G | 17 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A little girl is taken on a mind-bending tour of her distant future.
Director: Don Hertzfeldt | Stars: Julia Pott, Winona Mae, Sara Cushman
Votes: 10,330
66. This Ain't Disneyland (2016)
7 min | Animation, Short, Drama
A juxtaposition of the collapse of the Twin Towers and Disney.
Director: Faiyaz Jafri
68. The Talk True Stories About the Birds & the Bees (2016)
9 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
Adult men share their stories of how their fathers explained sex to them as kids in an animated compilation.
Director: Alain Delannoy
Votes: 23
69. Aachi & Ssipak (2006)
R | 90 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
In a future where energy is made from fecal matter, the government rewards defecation with "juicybars". Small-time hustlers try to get rich while fending off the mutated Diaper Gang.
Directors: Jo Beom-jin, Zack Keller, Ed Skudder | Stars: Nick Ainsworth, Yang Jeong-hwa, Zack Keller, Gyu-hwa Lee
Votes: 1,846
70. The Facts in the Case of Mister Hollow (2008)
6 min | Animation, Short, Fantasy
The film centers on an unusual photograph dating back to the 1930s. An investigation of its particulars reveals a tapestry of secrets hidden in the details, and a tale of kidnapping and murder captured in a haunting moment.
Directors: Rodrigo Gudiño, Vincent Marcone | Stars: Julian Richings, Alan Alderton, Lea Lawrynowicz, Tony Morrone
Votes: 625
71. Keine Angst vorm Atom! (2007)
2 min | Animation, Short
Are there any reasonable arguments against atomic power? In this educational film we learn, that atomic energy is not only clean and useful, but also really quite cute. That's thanks to Mr ... See full summary »
Directors: Jon Frickey, Till Penzek
Votes: 8
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