We’re going out on a limb here and saying Digimon beats Pokemon in the movie stakes hands down.įor a start, this movie predicts how powerful the internet was set to become. Maybe it’s a bit on the soppy side but the message of learning to love who you are – as well as that dashing fairy prince who shows up – is as good as any. Thumbelina kicks butt in terms of its animation and the cheery songs will melt your cold, black heart. Told in eerie black and white, each story has a different visual and storytelling style – which keeps you on your toes. This feature-length anthology of short horror films by comics artists from around the globe will have you sleeping with the light on. It’s mad.Īnimation isn’t always light, fluffy and child-friendly.
Some very talented animators tried to sum up what it’s like to be inside the brains (on a good day) of The Beatles.įeaturing some of the band’s best tracks from their psychedelic period, Yellow Submarine is a technicolour odyssey featuring adorable characters and less adorable blue villains, plus… yeah, we have no idea. It is still Woody Allen’s best movie since Annie Hall.
Antz (1998)Īntz is A Bug’s Life with more humanity, less saccharine cliches and a whole gamut of excellent one-liners. With a comics-style aesthetic, the movie depicts both the horrors of war in Lebanon and the shadowy world of the soldier’s nightmares in arresting detail. It follows an Israeli man who’s struggling to fully recall his memories from when he was a teenage soldier. Those of you who like your ‘toons informative and moving as well as visually stunning need look no further than this powerful film. Terry Gilliam meets Salvador Dali meets Avatar – before any of them were really a thing – in 1973 movie Fantastic Planet.įeast your eyes on red-eyed, child-like creatures going about their business in an alien landscape terrorised by dragon-like monsters.ĭon’t expect any grinning fluffy animals to pop up here – only mind-boggling artistry and weird soundscapes. We like to think this project started out as ‘Zombie Dog’ but became a heart-warming tale of redemption when Reynolds signed up. There’s something very endearing about this movie, which tells the tale of a con artist dog called Charlie who helps a little girl find happiness after returning from the dead. All Dogs Go To Heaven (1990)Ĭutest orphan of all time? Check.
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If you haven’t seen Spirited Away you’re depriving yourself of a very beautiful movie, full stop. This studio’s Japanese masterpieces are so good that even Disney wanted a piece of the action, becoming their official distributor in the west.įollowing a young girl who stumbles upon a magic bath house and becomes trapped there when her parents turn into pigs, Spirited Away is no doubt the critical darling of the lot. Once upon a December is a legitimate banger.
If you ask us it was the most romantic movie of the nineties hands down, and Angela Lansbury voiced one of the characters. Notorious, semi-mythical villain in Rasputin and the female subject of one of European history’s biggest mysteries face off in this alternative to the Disney princess tale. If you like this one, check out The Illusionist (2010) by the same director, Sylvain Chomet. His grandmother and their increasingly fat dog help him fulfill this ambition – not before a strange detour to meet with a 1920s singing trio. This charming and funny French film follows a boy who looks like David Mitchell and dreams of being a champion cyclist. With this in mind, here are 15 simply-animated movies that you should absolutely watch instead next time you crave Disney on a rainy night in.