Anime to-see
by jirosworld | created - 10 Oct 2014 | updated - 3 weeks ago | PublicAnime and animations that I still plan to see. In no particular order. With a little help from http://www.timeout.com/newyork/movies/100-best-animated-movies-list
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1. Spawn (1997–1999)
TV-MA | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
After being betrayed and murdered by his employer, a government assassin is resurrected as a Hellspawn and is forced to act as the reluctant leader of Hell's army.
Stars: Keith David, Richard Dysart, Dominique Jennings, Todd McFarlane
Votes: 10,037
2. Planetes (2003–2004)
TV-14 | 25 min | Animation, Drama, Sci-Fi
Ai Tanabe joins the Debris Section of the Technora Corporation as they work to remove the debris left around Earth. As Ai tries to accommodate to space life, she learns more about her crew on the dilapidated 'Toy Box'.
Stars: Kazunari Tanaka, Satsuki Yukino, Ai Orikasa, Kirk Thornton
Votes: 3,931
3. 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: 10,707 | Gross: $0.04M
4. 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: 14,561
5. Welcome to the Space Show (2010)
Not Rated | 136 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Five kids go on amazing adventures through the universe after they rescue an injured alien.
Directors: Kôji Masunari, Masaaki Yuasa | Stars: Tomoyo Kurosawa, Honoka Ikezuki, Takuto Yoshinaga, Tamaki Matsumoto
Votes: 1,080
6. The Eccentric Family (2013– )
24 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
In Kyoto there are three kinds of residents: humans, tanuki and tengu. Shimogamo Yasaburou is the third son of the Shimogamo tanuki family. His father was eaten by members of the "Friday ... See full summary »
Stars: Kikuko Inoue, Jun'ichi Suwabe, Yôko Hikasa, Takahiro Sakurai
Votes: 417
7. Tales of the Night (2011)
Not Rated | 84 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
Tales of the Night weaves together six exotic fables each unfolding in a unique locale, from Tibet, to medieval Europe, to the Land of the Dead. From the imagination of internationally renowned animator Michel Ocelot.
Director: Michel Ocelot | Stars: Julien Béramis, Marine Griset, Michel Elias, Olivier Claverie
Votes: 1,672 | Gross: $0.01M
8. The Rabbi's Cat (2011)
Not Rated | 100 min | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
Set in Algeria in the 1920s, a rabbi's cat who learns how to speak after swallowing the family parrot expresses his desire to convert to Judaism.
Directors: Antoine Delesvaux, Joann Sfar | Stars: François Morel, Hafsia Herzi, Maurice Bénichou, Jean-Pierre Kalfon
Votes: 3,767 | Gross: $0.02M
9. 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
10. Gwen, the Book of Sand (1985)
67 min | Animation, Adventure, Fantasy
Gwen is a young girl adopted by a nomad tribe in a desert post-apocalyptic world. When Gwen's friend is kidnapped, she and an old woman called Roseline embark on a trip to bring him back.
Director: Jean-François Laguionie | Stars: Michel Robin, Lorella Di Cicco, Armand Babel, Raymond Jourdan
Votes: 365
11. Wings of Honneamise (1987)
Unrated | 121 min | Animation, Drama, Sci-Fi
In an alternative Earth, a young astronaut participates in a controversial fledgling space program.
Director: Hiroyuki Yamaga | Stars: Leo Morimoto, David Thomas, Mitsuki Yayoi, Heidi Lenhart
Votes: 5,761 | Gross: $0.06M
12. Alert (2006)
Unrated | 87 min | Animation, Music
Alert! is a collection of one to four minute animated musical clips created by one man, your pal Jim Ether. Jim began creating abstract animations for the internet and got it into his head ... See full summary »
Director: Jim Ether
Votes: 70
13. The Clockwork Girl (2014)
TV-PG | 84 min | Animation, Adventure, Fantasy
A nameless robot girl has recently been given the gift of life from her creator, while exploring the wonders of an ordinary world she meets an amazing mutant boy and they share a friendship that must overcome their warring families.
Director: Kevin Konrad Hanna | Stars: Adrian Hough, Jeffrey Tambor, Brad Garrett, Carrie-Anne Moss
Votes: 806
14. Daisy, a Hen Into the Wild (2011)
Not Rated | 93 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Leafie is a hen who manages to escape the horrible conditions of an egg production line. After surviving a harrowing encounter with a one-eyed weasel and being rejected by the barnyard ... See full summary »
Director: Seong-yun Oh | Stars: Moon So-ri, Yoo Seung-ho, Choi Min-sik, Park Chul-min
Votes: 1,051
15. The Embryo Who Came in from the Cold (2020)
90 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
5 IVF embryos embark on a journey to find their mother.
Director: Ganit Orian | Stars: Yael Ben-Ari, Adina David, Sarah Lynn Dawson, Blair Dinucci
Votes: 15
16. Code Geass (2006–2008)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Drama
After being given a mysterious power to control others, an outcast prince becomes the masked leader of the rebellion against an all-powerful empire.
Stars: Jun Fukuyama, Takahiro Sakurai, Johnny Yong Bosch, Yukana
Votes: 80,254
17. Cowboy Bebop (1998–1999)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The futuristic misadventures and tragedies of an easygoing bounty hunter and his partners.
Stars: Kôichi Yamadera, Unshô Ishizuka, Megumi Hayashibara, Steve Blum
Votes: 138,997
18. FLCL (2000–2001)
TV-14 | 151 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
Mysterious things start happening when 12-year-old Naota meets a strange woman on a Vespa wielding a big guitar.
Stars: Jun Mizuki, Mayumi Shintani, Izumi Kasagi, Suzuki Matsuo
Votes: 19,727
19. Paranoia Agent (2004–2005)
TV-MA | 25 min | Animation, Drama, Horror
Seemingly unconnected citizens of Tokyo are targeted for bludgeoning by a boy with a golden baseball bat. As detectives try to link the victims, they discover that following the assaults, the victims' lives have improved in some way.
Stars: Shôzô Îzuka, Toshihiko Seki, Mamiko Noto, Michael McConnohie
Votes: 14,233
20. Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001)
TV-14 | 115 min | Animation, Action, Crime
A terrorist explosion releases a deadly virus on the masses, and it's up to the bounty-hunting Bebop crew to catch the cold-blooded culprit.
Directors: Shin'ichirô Watanabe, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, Tensai Okamura, Hiroyuki Okiura, Yoshiyuki Takei | Stars: Beau Billingslea, Melissa Fahn, Nicholas Guest, Kôichi Yamadera
Votes: 53,161 | Gross: $1.00M
21. 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
22. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (2002–2005)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Crime
The futuristic adventures of a female cyborg counter intelligence agent and her support team.
Stars: Shirô Saitô, Atsuko Tanaka, Osamu Saka, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn
Votes: 20,954
23. Fate/Zero (2011–2012)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Seven chosen mages and their summoned heroic spirits fight against each other to try and win the Holy Grail: a magical device that can grant any wish.
Stars: Ayako Kawasumi, Kari Wahlgren, Sayaka Ôhara, Jôji Nakata
Votes: 14,758
24. Tatsu no ko Tarô (1979)
75 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
A young boy has to make a voyage to a distant lake to save his mother, who has been turned into a dragon.
Directors: Kiriô Urayama, Peter Fernandez | Stars: Jun'ya Katô, Mîna Tominaga, Kazuo Kumakura, Kazuo Kitamura
Votes: 917
25. Princes and Princesses (2000)
70 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Six old-style funny silhouetted fairy tales for not so-old-style people.
Director: Michel Ocelot | Stars: Arlette Mirapeu, Philippe Cheytion, Yves Barsacq, François Voisin
Votes: 2,411
26. The King and the Mockingbird (1980)
Not Rated | 83 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
A chimney sweep and a shepherdess seek to escape from the clutches of a tyrannical king.
Director: Paul Grimault | Stars: Jean Martin, Pascal Mazzotti, Raymond Bussières, Agnès Viala
Votes: 5,556 | Gross: $0.03M
27. Eleanor's Secret (2009)
Not Rated | 80 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
Natanaël, seven, still doesn't know how to read. His eccentric old aunt bequeaths her house to his parents and her book collection to the young boy. Nat discovers that the books serve as a ... See full summary »
Director: Dominique Monfery | Stars: Ruy Abitbol, Paul Bandey, Natacha Body, Peppino Capotondi
Votes: 1,003
28. Anina (2013)
Not Rated | 80 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
A fantastical journey into the world of a ten-year-old girl who, following a playground skirmish, is given the weirdest punishment in the history of weird punishments.
Director: Alfredo Soderguit | Stars: Federica Lacaño, María Mendive, César Troncoso, Cristina Morán
Votes: 912
29. Nocturna (2007)
TV-PG | 80 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
An orphan boy named Tim is afraid of the dark. However, when the stars start going out in the sky, he finds himself exploring the world of the night, alongside his new friend, the Cat Shepherd.
Directors: Adrià García, Víctor Maldonado | Stars: Imanol Arias, Hervé Caradec, Roger Carel, Cathy Cerda
Votes: 2,559
30. Hyouge Mono (2011–2012)
25 min | Animation, Comedy, History
During the Age of Warring States, the upcoming warlord Sasuke Furuta is torn between his political ambition and his love of the tea ceremony.
Stars: Rikiya Koyama, Kôji Ohkura, Masashi Ebara, Hiroshi Yanaka
Votes: 93
31. The Garden of Words (2013)
TV-14 | 46 min | Animation, Drama, Romance
On a rainy morning in Tokyo, 15-year-old Takao, an aspiring shoemaker, decides to skip class to sketch designs in a beautiful garden. This is where he meets Yukari, a beautiful yet mysterious woman. They strike an unlikely friendship.
Director: Makoto Shinkai | Stars: Miyu Irino, Kana Hanazawa, Fumi Hirano, Gou Maeda
Votes: 52,624
32. Knights of Sidonia (2014–2015)
TV-MA | Animation, Action, Adventure
A thousand years after the destruction of Earth by gigantic aliens called Gauna, mankind is living on massive spaceships. One of these space ships is Sidonia, which is protected by large pilot controlled exosuits called Gardes.
Stars: Sayaka Ôhara, Pete Sepenuk, Ryôta Ôsaka, Takahiro Sakurai
Votes: 4,623
33. 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: 60,417 | Gross: $2.28M
34. Chowder (2007–2010)
TV-Y7-FV | 11 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
In Marzipan City, excitable young food-loving Chowder is the apprentice of Mung Daal, a very old chef who runs a catering company with his wife Truffles and assistant Shnitzel.
Stars: Nicky Jones, Dwight Schultz, John DiMaggio, Tara Strong
Votes: 15,554
35. Stand by Me Doraemon (2014)
TV-PG | 95 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
What will happen to Nobita's life after Doraemon leaves?
Directors: Tony Oliver, Ryuichi Yagi, Takashi Yamazaki | Stars: Wasabi Mizuta, Megumi Ôhara, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Yumi Kakazu
Votes: 9,350
36. Moomin (1990–1992)
23 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The eerie and charming animated adventures of a creature called Moomin and his friends and family.
Stars: Ikue Ôtani, Minami Takayama, Rei Sakuma, Mika Kanai
Votes: 4,672
37. Home (II) (2015)
PG | 94 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
An alien on the run from his own people makes friends with a girl. He tries to help her on her quest, but can be an interference.
Director: Tim Johnson | Stars: Jim Parsons, Rihanna, Steve Martin, Jennifer Lopez
Votes: 111,563 | Gross: $177.40M
38. Wonder Showzen (2005–2007)
TV-MA | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
An all-cynical, all-evil absurdist variety show that parodies the classic educational PBS shows of the 1970s, made up of old cartoons and educational films, children, and puppets from one's worst nightmares.
Stars: Vernon Chatman, John Lee, Alyson Levy, Evan Seligman
Votes: 4,877
39. The Boxcar Children (2014)
G | 86 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
Four children set out on a journey to find a new home.
Directors: Daniel Chuba, Mark A.Z. Dippé, Kyungho Jo | Stars: Illeana Douglas, Mackenzie Foy, Zachary Gordon, Joey King
Votes: 613
40. To the Forest of Firefly Lights (2011)
45 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy
Hotaru is rescued by a spirit when she gets lost in a forest as a child. The two become friends, despite the spirit revealing that he will disappear if he is ever touched by a human.
Director: Takahiro Ômori | Stars: Kôki Uchiyama, Ayane Sakura, Shinpachi Tsuji, Izumi Sawada
Votes: 21,714
41. The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006)
TV-PG | 98 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A high-school girl named Makoto acquires the power to travel back in time, and decides to use it for her own personal benefits. Little does she know that she is affecting the lives of others just as much as she is her own.
Director: Mamoru Hosoda | Stars: Riisa Naka, Takuya Ishida, Mitsutaka Itakura, Ayami Kakiuchi
Votes: 70,886
42. 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: 15,142
43. Colorful (2010)
TV-14 | 126 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy
A sinful spirit is granted the opportunity to prove worthy for rebirth, inhabiting the body of a student who killed himself.
Director: Keiichi Hara | Stars: Kumiko Asô, Chris Ayres, Greg Ayres, Clint Bickham
Votes: 7,049
44. Tatsumi (2011)
Not Rated | 96 min | Animation, Biography, Drama
A story based on the life and short stories of Yoshihiro Tatsumi, a mangaka known for his gekiga style of alternate Japanese manga.
Director: Eric Khoo | Stars: Tetsuya Bessho, Motoko Gollent, Yoshihiro Tatsumi, Mike Wiluan
Votes: 854
45. Clannad: After Story (2008–2009)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
A sequel to the anime based on the recently concluded Key Clannad franchise. After Story is a new path that opens in the original visual novel after all other options have been traversed.
Stars: Yûichi Nakamura, David Matranga, Luci Christian, Mai Nakahara
Votes: 12,353
46. Chico & Rita (2010)
Not Rated | 94 min | Animation, Crime, Drama
Chico is a young piano player with big dreams. Rita is a beautiful singer with an extraordinary voice. Music and romantic desire unites them, but their journey - in the tradition of the Latin ballad, the bolero - brings heartache and torment.
Directors: Tono Errando, Javier Mariscal, Fernando Trueba | Stars: Eman Xor Oña, Limara Meneses, Mario Guerra, Jon Adams
Votes: 9,691 | Gross: $0.35M
47. 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: 66,942 | Gross: $2.89M
48. The Boy and the World (2013)
PG | 80 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
A little boy goes on an adventurous quest in search of his father.
Director: Alê Abreu | Stars: Vinicius Garcia, Marco Aurélio Campos, Lu Horta, Felipe Zilse
Votes: 7,602 | Gross: $0.13M
49. Frisky Dingo (2006–2008)
TV-MA | 11 min | Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi
A philandering billionaire playboy who moonlights as the superhero, Awesome X, faces against his greatest adversary, Killface, but finds balancing his business and superhero lives difficult.
Stars: Adam Reed, Eric Sims, Neal Holman, Stuart Culpepper
Votes: 7,650
50. Son of the White Mare (1981)
Unrated | 86 min | Animation, Adventure, Fantasy
In this dreamlike Hungarian folk myth, a horse goddess gives birth to three powerful brothers who set out into the Underworld to save three princesses from three evil dragons and reclaim their ancestors' lost kingdom.
Director: Marcell Jankovics | Stars: György Cserhalmi, Vera Pap, Gyula Szabó, Ferenc Szalma
Votes: 2,867
51. Gulliver's Travels (1939)
Passed | 76 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A doctor washes ashore on an island inhabited by little people.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Willard Bowsky, Orestes Calpini, Roland Crandall, William Henning, Winfield Hoskins, Thomas Johnson, Frank Kelling, Seymour Kneitel, Robert G. Leffingwell, Grim Natwick, Tom Palmer | Stars: Jessica Dragonette, Lanny Ross, Pinto Colvig, Cal Howard
Votes: 4,852 | Gross: $7.13M
52. Goodbye Mr. Christie (2011)
78 min | Animation
Outwardly, Mr. Christie is a perfect gentleman. Inwardly, he is a selfish arrogant monster. When the whole world sees him on television having sex with a French sailor, his life is changed forever.
Director: Phil Mulloy
Votes: 30
53. The Bugs Bunny/Road-Runner Movie (1979)
G | 98 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Bugs Bunny reflects on his past cartoon exploits.
Directors: Chuck Jones, Phil Monroe, Maurice Noble, Tom Ray | Stars: Mel Blanc, Arthur Q. Bryan, Paul Julian, Nicolai Shutorev
Votes: 4,459
54. The Story of the Fox (1937)
63 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
When Renard the Fox's mischievous pranks go too far, King Lion is forced to attempt to bring the trickster to justice.
Directors: Irene Starewicz, Wladyslaw Starewicz | Stars: Claude Dauphin, Romain Bouquet, Sylvain Itkine, Léon Larive
Votes: 1,554
55. Anahit (2014)
90 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
The King of Ancient Armenia Vachagan fell in love with Anahit. And to gain her love he must become something more than a king.
Directors: David Sahakyants, Lyulya Sahakyants | Stars: Mkrtich Arzumanyan, David Babayan, Nazeni Hovhannisyan, Rafael Kotanjyan
Votes: 172
56. Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast (2014 Video)
G | 76 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
When the compassionate animal-fairy, Fawn, befriends the sleepy furry giant called the NeverBeast, persuading Queen Clarion and the vigilant Scout Fairies of its kindness is easier said than done. Is the peaceful Pixie Hollow in danger?
Director: Steve Loter | Stars: Ginnifer Goodwin, Mae Whitman, Rosario Dawson, Lucy Liu
Votes: 10,051
57. The Head (1994–1996)
TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Jim and Roy, a friendly violet demonic-looking alien that inhabits Jim's giant head, must stop an alien invasion. Misguided FBI agents and a manipulated mad doctor stand in their way, but Jim finds allies.
Stars: Jason Candler, Eric Fogel, Dick Rodstein, Russ Hexter
Votes: 1,342
58. Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)
PG | 90 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Po and his friends fight to stop a peacock villain from conquering China with a deadly new weapon, but first the Dragon Warrior must come to terms with his past.
Director: Jennifer Yuh Nelson | Stars: Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Jackie Chan, Dustin Hoffman
Votes: 321,158 | Gross: $165.25M
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: 4,297
60. Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995–1996)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Drama
A teenage boy finds himself recruited as a member of an elite team of pilots by his father.
Stars: Megumi Ogata, Megumi Hayashibara, Kotono Mitsuishi, Spike Spencer
Votes: 85,350
61. Heaven and Earth Magic (1962)
66 min | Animation, Fantasy
A sequence of surreal cutout animation imagery, largely without a discernible narrative.
Director: Harry Smith
Votes: 872
62. Only Yesterday (1991)
PG | 119 min | Animation, Drama, Romance
A twenty-seven-year-old office worker travels to the countryside while reminiscing about her childhood in Tokyo.
Director: Isao Takahata | Stars: Miki Imai, Toshirô Yanagiba, Yoko Honna, Mayumi Izuka
Votes: 37,265 | Gross: $0.45M
63. The Wind Rises (2013)
PG-13 | 126 min | Animation, Biography, Drama
Jiro Horikoshi studies assiduously to fulfill his aim of becoming an aeronautical engineer. As WWII begins, fighter aircraft designed by him end up getting used by the Japanese Empire against its foes.
Director: Hayao Miyazaki | Stars: Hideaki Anno, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Miori Takimoto, Masahiko Nishimura
Votes: 98,849 | Gross: $5.21M
64. Lady and the Tramp (1955)
G | 76 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The romantic tale of a sheltered uptown Cocker Spaniel dog and a streetwise downtown Mutt.
Directors: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske, Jack Cutting | Stars: Barbara Luddy, Larry Roberts, Peggy Lee, Bill Thompson
Votes: 148,530 | Gross: $93.60M
65. Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)
102 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A dashing thief, his gang of desperadoes and an intrepid cop struggle to free a princess from an evil count, and learn the secret of a treasure that she holds part of the key to.
Director: Hayao Miyazaki | Stars: Yasuo Yamada, Eiko Masuyama, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Makio Inoue
Votes: 33,583
66. Consuming Spirits (2012)
Not Rated | 136 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Consuming Spirits is an independent feature animation chronicling the lives of three characters who live in a rust belt town called Magguson, and work at its local newspaper The Daily ... See full summary »
Director: Chris Sullivan | Stars: Nancy Andrews, Chris Sullivan, Judith Rafael, Mary Lou Zelazny
Votes: 309
67. It's Such a Beautiful Day (2011)
23 min | Animation, Short, Drama
Don Hertzfeldt closes his trilogy as Bill struggles to piece together his shattering psyche.
Director: Don Hertzfeldt | Stars: Sara Cushman, Don Hertzfeldt
Votes: 3,225
68. Oggy and the Cockroaches (2013)
TV-G | 80 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Oggy beats some cockroaches through four time periods.
Director: Olivier Jean-Marie | Stars: Greg Eagles, Shailesh Pandey, Don Michael Paul, Matt Hill
Votes: 1,133
69. Summer Wars (2009)
PG | 114 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A student tries to fix a problem he accidentally caused in OZ, a digital world, while pretending to be the fiancé of his friend at her grandmother's 90th birthday.
Director: Mamoru Hosoda | Stars: Ryunosuke Kamiki, Nanami Sakuraba, Mitsuki Tanimura, Takahiro Yokokawa
Votes: 31,787 | Gross: $0.08M
70. Folktales from Japan (2012– )
30 min | Animation
Anime television series that adapts various traditional stories from Japan.
Stars: Yoneko Matsukane, Akira Emoto
Votes: 36
71. Manga Nippon Mukashi Banashi (1975–2017)
30 min | Animation
Stars: Fujio Tokita, Etsuko Ichihara
Votes: 131
72. Wonderful Days (2003)
Unrated | 86 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
2142: Pollution and climate change wiped out most of Earth's population. Ecoban city is built to withstand this. Suppression results in revolt. A childhood couple find each other as adults on opposing sides.
Director: Moon-saeng Kim | Stars: Andrew Ableson, Cathy Cavadini, Joon-ho Chung, Mark Lindsay
Votes: 9,445 | Gross: $0.03M
73. The AristoCats (1970)
G | 78 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
With the help of a smooth talking tomcat, a family of Parisian felines set to inherit a fortune from their owner try to make it back home after a jealous butler kidnaps them and leaves them in the country.
Director: Wolfgang Reitherman | Stars: Phil Harris, Eva Gabor, Sterling Holloway, Scatman Crothers
Votes: 114,778 | Gross: $37.68M
74. Arthur and the Invisibles (2006)
PG | 94 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Ten-year-old Arthur, in a bid to save his grandfather's house from being demolished, goes looking for some much-fabled hidden treasure in the land of the Minimoys, tiny people living in harmony with nature.
Director: Luc Besson | Stars: Freddie Highmore, Mia Farrow, Madonna, Ron Crawford
Votes: 40,896 | Gross: $15.13M
75. Balto (1995)
G | 78 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
An outcast Husky risks his life with other sled dogs to prevent a deadly epidemic from ravaging Nome, Alaska.
Director: Simon Wells | Stars: Kevin Bacon, Bob Hoskins, Bridget Fonda, Jim Cummings
Votes: 48,135 | Gross: $11.35M
76. Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010 Video)
PG-13 | 75 min | Animation, Action, Crime
There's a mystery afoot in Gotham City, and Batman must go toe-to-toe with a mysterious vigilante, who goes by the name of Red Hood. Subsequently, old wounds reopen and old, once buried memories come into the light.
Director: Brandon Vietti | Stars: Bruce Greenwood, Jensen Ackles, John DiMaggio, Neil Patrick Harris
Votes: 67,823
77. Batman: Gotham Knight (2008 Video)
PG-13 | 75 min | Animation, Action, Crime
A collection of key events mark Bruce Wayne's life as he journeys from beginner to Dark Knight.
Directors: Yasuhiro Aoki, Futoshi Higashide, Toshiyuki Kubooka, Hiroshi Morioka, Jong-Sik Nam, Shôjirô Nishimi, Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Yûichirô Hayashi | Stars: Kevin Conroy, Jason Marsden, Scott Menville, George Newbern
Votes: 30,225
78. The Book of Life (2014)
PG | 95 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Manolo, a young man who is torn between fulfilling the expectations of his family and following his heart, embarks on an adventure that spans three fantastic worlds where he must face his greatest fears.
Director: Jorge R. Gutiérrez | Stars: Diego Luna, Zoe Saldana, Channing Tatum, Ron Perlman
Votes: 78,039 | Gross: $50.15M
79. Brother Bear (2003)
G | 85 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
When a young Inuit hunter needlessly kills a bear, he is magically changed into a bear himself as punishment with a talkative cub being his only guide to changing back.
Directors: Aaron Blaise, Robert Walker | Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Jeremy Suarez, Rick Moranis, Jason Raize
Votes: 123,874 | Gross: $85.34M
80. Chicken Little (2005)
G | 81 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
After ruining his reputation with the town, a courageous chicken must come to the rescue of his fellow citizens when aliens start an invasion.
Director: Mark Dindal | Stars: Zach Braff, Joan Cusack, Garry Marshall, Don Knotts
Votes: 100,871 | Gross: $135.39M
81. Psycho-Pass (2012–2019)
TV-MA | 25 min | Animation, Action, Crime
Believing in humanity and order, policewoman Akane Tsunemori obeys the ruling, computerized, precognitive Sibyl System. But when she faces a criminal mastermind who can elude this perfect system, she questions both Sibyl and herself.
Stars: Kana Hanazawa, Miyuki Sawashiro, Noriko Hidaka, Shizuka Itou
Votes: 22,339
82. Tokyo Ghoul (2014)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Drama
A Tokyo college student is attacked by a ghoul, a superpowered human who feeds on human flesh. He survives, but has become part ghoul and becomes a fugitive on the run.
Stars: Natsuki Hanae, Austin Tindle, Brina Palencia, Sora Amamiya
Votes: 64,939
83. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (2006–2009)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
The crazy adventures of the SOS Brigade, led by the insane but charismatic Haruhi.
Stars: Tomokazu Sugita, Aya Hirano, Yûko Gotô, Daisuke Ono
Votes: 9,145
84. Guilty Crown (2011–2012)
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Action, Crime
After the outbreak of the unidentified virus "Lost Christmas" in 2029, Japan has been under the control of a multi-nation organization called GHQ. Ohma Shu is a 17 year old boy who has a ... See full summary »
Stars: Yûki Kaji, Ai Kayano, Kana Hanazawa, Patrick Seitz
Votes: 5,668
85. Mawaru-Penguindrum (2011)
TV-14 | Animation, Comedy, Drama
A terminally ill girl is revived by a magical penguin spirit. In return, her brothers are sent on a quest for the mysterious 'Penguindrum'.
Stars: Monica Rial, Brittney Karbowski, Adam Gibbs, Emily Neves
Votes: 961
86. The Good Dinosaur (2015)
PG | 93 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
In a world where dinosaurs and humans live side-by-side, an Apatosaurus named Arlo makes an unlikely human friend.
Director: Peter Sohn | Stars: Jeffrey Wright, Frances McDormand, Maleah Nipay-Padilla, Ryan Teeple
Votes: 127,500 | Gross: $123.09M
87. The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore (2011)
TV-G | 15 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Morris Lessmore, a young writer, wanders into a mysterious library after a storm devastates his city. The library is home to magical flying books that literally come to life.
Directors: William Joyce, Brandon Oldenburg
Votes: 5,805
88. Room on the Broom (2012 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 25 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
To the annoyance of her cat a kindly witch allows a dog, a bird and a frog who have helped her retrieve things she has lost to ride on her broomstick, making it top heavy. The broom is ... See full summary »
Directors: Jan Lachauer, Max Lang | Stars: Simon Pegg, Gillian Anderson, Rob Brydon, Timothy Spall
Votes: 4,708
89. 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: 117,161 | Gross: $5.50M
90. Charlotte's Web (1973)
G | 94 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Wilbur is a farm pig who's terrified that he'll end up on the dinner table. His friend Charlotte, a charming spider, comes to his rescue. She weaves words into her web, convincing the farmer that Wilbur is too special a pig to kill.
Directors: Charles Nichols, Iwao Takamoto | Stars: Debbie Reynolds, Henry Gibson, Paul Lynde, Rex Allen
Votes: 22,725 | Gross: $5.23M
91. Hell and Back (2015)
R | 86 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Two best friends set out to rescue their pal after he's accidentally dragged to hell.
Directors: Tom Gianas, Ross Shuman | Stars: Nick Swardson, Mila Kunis, Bob Odenkirk, T.J. Miller
Votes: 5,282 | Gross: $0.16M
92. Azur & Asmar: The Princes' Quest (2006)
PG | 99 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
Raised by the same woman, the dark-complexioned, Asmar, and the flaxen-haired, Azur, set out on a quest to a strange and magical land to liberate the enchanting Djinn-fairy; but, only one can save her. Will the brothers be triumphant?
Directors: Michel Ocelot, Ian McIntyre | Stars: Cyril Mourali, Karim M'Riba, Hiam Abbass, Patrick Timsit
Votes: 3,620
93. Jack and the Beanstalk (1956)
12 min | Animation, Short, Family
Jack leaves home with a pig given by his mother where he encounters a mysterious man in the forest. Interested in Jack's pig, the man offers to buy the pig from Jack. So Jack trade the pig ... See full summary »
Director: Lotte Reiniger | Star: Deryck Guyler
Votes: 94
94. Lotte Reiniger: Homage to the Inventor of the Silhouette Film (1999 Video)
60 min | Documentary, Biography
Follows the life and work of animator Lotte Reiniger.
Director: Katja Raganelli | Stars: Jenny Evans, Hillary Owers, David Kehoe, Louis Hagen
Votes: 43
95. Secret of the Wings (2012)
G | 75 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
Tinkerbell wanders into the forbidden Winter woods and meets Periwinkle. Together they learn the secret of their wings and try to unite the warm fairies and the winter fairies to help Pixie Hollow.
Directors: Bobs Gannaway, Peggy Holmes | Stars: Mae Whitman, Lucy Hale, Timothy Dalton, Jeff Bennett
Votes: 14,130
96. The Snow Queen (2012)
PG | 80 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
The Snow Queen created a world of eternal winter where the polar wind cools human souls. Years later, a girl named Gerda, her pet ferret Luta, and the troll Orm must save her brother Kai and the world.
Directors: Vladlen Barbe, Maksim Sveshnikov | Stars: Anna Shurochkina, Ivan Okhlobystin, Galina Tyunina, Dmitriy Nagiev
Votes: 2,861
97. Strange Magic (2015)
PG | 99 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Goblins, elves, fairies and imps, and their misadventures sparked by the battle over a powerful potion.
Director: Gary Rydstrom | Stars: Evan Rachel Wood, Elijah Kelley, Kristin Chenoweth, Maya Rudolph
Votes: 12,204 | Gross: $12.43M
98. The Snow Queen 2 (2014)
TV-Y | 81 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Snow queen casts a curse on her mirror making people see the worst in themselves.
Director: Alex Tsitsilin | Stars: Ivan Okhlobystin, Anna Shurochkina, Garik Kharlamov, Anna Khilkevich
Votes: 2,506
99. Thumbelina (1994)
G | 86 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
This retelling of the Hans Christian Andersen classic fairy tale has the digit-sized heroine evading the clutches of various toads, moles, and beetles before she can proceed with her courtship with her dream lover, Prince Cornelius.
Directors: Don Bluth, Gary Goldman | Stars: Jodi Benson, Gary Imhoff, Gino Conforti, Barbara Cook
Votes: 18,653 | Gross: $11.37M
100. Quest for Camelot (1998)
G | 86 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
An adventurous girl, a young blind hermit, and a goofy two-headed dragon race to find the lost sword Excalibur to save King Arthur and Camelot from disaster.
Director: Frederik Du Chau | Stars: Jessalyn Gilsig, Cary Elwes, Andrea Corr, Bryan White
Votes: 18,075 | Gross: $22.72M
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