100 Best Animated Movies in UK [Updated September 2022]

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Is your little one wanting to spend time with you? Are you worried about where to find the best animated movies in UK And which ones to stream? In today’s world of movies made by Disney and Pixar, you keep on falling in love with different characters over and over again.

Such movies which create a bond between you and your children are dearest to the heart. It also creates a beautiful environment for the whole family to share emotions while the movie is on.

Whether it be dancing off to ‘Let it Go’ or munching your favorite snacks while revisiting your childhood fairy tales. It’s something to keep the kids busy and for you to divulge into the world of your little ones.

Without further ado, we would like to present you a list of all the recent animated movies and the best old classics you used to watch when you were a kid. This list is filled with bouts of adventurous emotional and brave stories from the world of animation.

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)

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Director- Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman, Bob Persichetti
Writer- Rodney Rothman, Dan Slott, Phil Lord, Meghan Malloy
Cast- Shameik Moore, Jake Johnson, Hailee Steinfeld, Mahershala Ali, Brian Tyree Henry, Lily Tomlin, Luna Lauren Velez, Zoë Kravitz, John Mulaney, Kimiko Glenn, Nicolas Cage, Kathryn Hahn, Liev Schreiber, Chris Pine, Natalie Morales
IMDB- 8.4/10
Genre– Animation, Action, Fantasy, Adventure
Runtime- 1 hour and 57 minutes

Miles Morales did not see it coming when he realizes that he isn’t the only spiderman around here. He may be the friendly neighborhood spider man in this universe but turns out, there are 5 others like him in other multi-verses.

However, they all must fight together and with each other’s help take on an enemy to stop any damage to the perspective realities. Watch this movie on Netflix to find out more.

Toy Story (1995)

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Director- John Lasseter
Writer- Andrew Stanton, Joel Cohen, Joss Whedon, Alec Sokolow
Cast- Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Don Rickles, Jim Varney, Wallace Shawn, John Ratzenberger, Annie Potts, John Morris, Erik von Detten, Laurie Metcalf, R. Lee Ermey, Sarah Rayne
IMDB- 8.3/10
Genre- Comedy, Adventure, Kids, Fantasy
Runtime- 1 hour and 21 minutes

The toy story is an epic depiction of what happens when you leave your toys alone. they come to Life! Woody, a cowboy is Andy’s favorite toy and his best friend but when it’s Andy’s birthday, all the toys anxiously wait for who is going to arrive and join their gang now.

Andy is gifted Buzz Lightyear who is a very self-submerged Astronaut toy who soon becomes Andy’s new favorite. Making Woody jealous of course.

However, when Woody and Buzz get lost due to a misunderstanding, they are bound to rely on each other and find their way back home because Andy’s family is moving the next day and they better get back in time before he leaves without them. This is one of the best animated movies on Disney Plus.

 Spirited Away (2001)

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Director- Hayao Miyazaki
Writer- Hayao Miyazaki
Cast- Rumi Hiiragi, Miyu Irino, Mari Natsuki, Takashi Naitô, Yasuko Sawaguchi, Tatsuya Gashûin, Ryûnosuke Kamiki, Yumi Tamai,Yô Ôizumi, Koba Hayashi
IMDB- 8.6/10
Genre- Adventure, Fantasy
Runtime- 2 hours and 5 minutes

A poor ten-year-old is trapped in a weird world with her parents. A world where there is magic and Gods, she must work her way out to save herself and her parents, as they are turned into pigs in this world.

She tries to make herself useful and get out the sooner as she can because this world does not like any humans. This is one of the best animated movies in UK.

Pinocchio (1940)

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Director- Ben Sharpsteen, Hamilton Luske
Writer- Ted Sears, Webb Smith, Joseph Sabo, Otto Englander
Cast- Mel Blanc, Billy Bletcher, Don Brodie, Stuart Buchanan, Walter Catlett, Marion Darlington, Frankie Darro, Virginia Davis, Walt Disney, Cliff Edwards, Dickie Jones, Charles Judels, Dal McKennon
IMDB- 7.5/10
Genre- Kids, Fantasy, Musical, Drama
Runtime– 2 hours and 28 minutes

A wood carver makes a puppet and names him Pinocchio. However, he wishes that one day this puppet turns into reality. That same night when the wood carver is fast asleep, a blue fairy arrives and brings the puppet to life by the dash of her wand.

However, she also asks the boy to remain truthful and unselfish so that she can turn him into a real boy. There is one problem though, whenever Pinocchio would lie, his nose would get longer and longer.

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)

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Director- David Hand
Writer- Ted Sears, Dorothy Ann Blank, Otto Englander, Earl Hurd
Cast- Roy Atwell, Stuart Buchanan, Adriana Caselotti, Eddie Collins, Pinto Colvig, Marion Darlington, Billy Gilbert, Otis Harlan, Lucille La Verne
IMDB- 7.6/10
Genre- Fantasy, Kids, Musical
Runtime- 1 hour and 23 minutes

The old classic has been transformed into many versions but this one is still the best one. When Snow white’s father passes away, leaving her evil stepmother in charge of the throne, she has no choice but to work as a maid.

One day, the stepmother’s magic mirror tells her that Snow White is the fairest of them all and she gets furious. She hires a huntsman to kill her so that she could be the most beautiful in the whole reign.

However, the huntsmen let her go and asks her to find shelter in the forest where she finds 7 dwarfs and starts living with them. This is one of the best Disney Plus movies.

 Wall-E (2008)

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Director- Andrew Stanton
Writer- Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon
Cast- Ben Burtt, Elissa Knight, Jeff Garlin, Fred Willard, MacInTalk, John Ratzenberger, Kathy Najimy, Sigourney Weaver
IMDB- 8.4/10
Genre- Sci-Fi, Romance, Kids
Runtime- 1 hour and 38 minutes

Into the future and beyond, this movie is set in the year 2800 when there is no sign of life left on earth and nothing left except for WALL-E, a robot that tries to clean somewhat the humongous remnants left every day. One day he meets a modern robot sent from space named EVA and falls for her.

However, when EVA shuts down when she finds the presence of life, WALL-E is destined to go with her into space where a spaceship full of obese humans are passing everyday life by eating and entertaining themselves.

 My Neighbor Totoro (1988)

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Director- Hayao Miyazaki
Writer- Hayao Miyazaki
Cast- Noriko Hidaka, Chika Sakamoto, Shigesato Itoi, Sumi Shimamoto, Tanie Kitabayashi, Hitoshi Takagi, Yûko Maruyama, Machiko Washio, Reiko Suzuki, Masashi Hirose, Toshiyuki Amagasa
IMDB- 8.1/10
Genre- Kids, Animation, Fantasy
Runtime- 1 hour and 26 minutes

When two sisters and their father decide to move into a house in the country so they can help better aid their hospitalized mother, they also discover the rumors of magical creatures roaming around in the woods near them.

These creatures are called Totoro’s and soon they become friends with each other all the while going on magical adventures.

The Incredibles (2004)

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Director- Brad Bird
Writer- Brad Bird
Cast- Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Samuel L. Jackson, Jason Lee, Dominique Louis, Teddy Newton, Jean Sincere, Eli Fucile, Maeve Andrews, Wallace Shawn
IMDB- 8/10
Genre- Action, Comedy, Adventure
Runtime- 1 hour and 55 minutes

The Incredibles is probably everyone’s childhood favorite where a family of five pretends to lead a normal average life in the witness protection program.

Bored by his job as an insurance officer, Bob (Mr. Incredible) leaps at the first opportunity he gets to dive into super-hero works once again. However, he does not realize the extent of the danger he has put himself and his family in until the very end.

His family then comes after him trying to save him and mend their personal relationships along the way.

Dumbo

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Director- Ben Sharpsteen
Writer- Joe Grant, Dick Huemer
Cast- Herman Bing, Billy Bletcher, Edward Brophy, Hall Johnson Choir, Cliff Edwards, Verna Felton, Noreen Gammill, Eddie Holden, Sterling Holloway, Malcolm Hutton, James MacDonald, Harold Manley
John McLeish
IMDB- 7.2/10
Genre- Musical, Comedy, Kids
Runtime- 1 hour and 41 minutes

An unfortunate Female Elephant is unable to protect her baby when he is born with exceptionally large ears. He is mocked by a group of kids during the opening of the circus and when the Elephant tries to protect her baby, she is locked away from her calf.

However, the baby elephant Dumbo then goes on to meet a mouse who helps him achieve his true and unlimited potential.

Rango (2011)

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Director- Gore Verbinski
Writer- John Logan
Cast- Johnny Depp, Isla Fisher, Abigail Breslin, Ned Beatty, Alfred Molina, Bill Nighy, Stephen Root, Harry Dean Stanton, Timothy Olyphant, Ray Winstone, Ian Abercrombie, Gil Birmingham, James Ward Byrkit, Claudia Black, Blake Clark, John Cothran
IMDB-7.2/10
Genre-Comedy, Adventure, Western
Runtime- 1 hour and 47 minutes

An ordinary chameleon in an extraordinary situation. Rango finds himself stuck in a town called dirt. Realizing the extent of lawlessness in this town, Rango then accepts the offer to become the sheriff. Since the town is in desperate need.

Grave of the Fireflies (1988)

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Director- Isao Takahata
Writer- Isao Takahata
Cast- Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara, Akemi Yamaguchi, Kôzô Hashida, Masayo Sakai, Kazumi Nozaki Kazumi Nozaki, Yoshio Matsuoka, Masahiro Kanetake, Kiyoshi Yanagawa
IMDB- 8.9/10
Genre- Drama, War
Runtime- 1 hour and 29 minutes

The tragic story of a 14-year-old boy and a 4-year-old girl, both siblings after the second world war in Kobe, Japan. Trying to flee their saddened fate after their parents die, these two try to find shelter in an abandoned place.

However, they soon realize that even though they are in the vicinity of safety, getting food and other necessities might be difficult to get in these tough times. This is one of the best movies on Vudu.

Fantastic Planet (1973)

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Director- René Laloux
Writer- René Laloux, Roland Topor
Cast- Jennifer Drake, Eric Baugin, Jean Topart, Jean Valmont, Sylvie Lenoir, Michèle Chahan, Yves Barsacq, Hubert de Lapparent, Gérard Hernandez
IMDB- 7.7/10
Genre- Drama, Sci-Fi
Runtime- 1 hour and 12 minutes

This story is based on the occupation of the Russians in the Czech Republic. The story is set on a faraway planet which is literally known as the ‘Fantastic Planet’, where human beings are known as Oms and are ruled by Draags.

Draags are huge in size compared to Oms and tend to domesticate the ones which rebel against them. However, one of the Oms gets away with a device that can install any thought in one’s mind and tries to overthrow their reign through this.

Up (2009)

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Director- Pete Docter, Bob Peterson
Writer- Bob Peterson, Pete Docter
Cast- Edward Asner, Christopher Plummer, Jordan Nagai, Bob Peterson, Delroy Lindo, Jerome Ranft, John Ratzenberger, David Kaye, Elie Docter, Jeremy Leary
IMDB- 8.3/10
Genre- Adventure, Comedy, Kids
Runtime- 1 hour and 36 minutes

When Carl and Ellie lose hopes of having any children, they awaken new ones which are associated with visiting the Wild in South America.

However, Ellie doesn’t live long enough to see this dream come true and Carl decides to make this wish come true by tying thousands of balloons to his house to make it fly after getting an eviction notice.

Just when Carl has lifted the whole house into the air, he realizes that he is not alone on this journey. A child scout named Russel is also up for an adventure when he is found on the patio of Carl’s house while in flight. This is one of the best animated movies in UK.

Howl’s Moving Castle (2004)

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Director- Hayao Miyazaki
Writer- Hayao Miyazaki
Cast- Chieko Baishô, Takuya Kimura, Akihiro Miwa, Tatsuya Gashûin, Ryûnosuke Kamiki, Mitsunori Isaki, Yô Ôizumi, Akio Ôtsuka, Daijirô Harada, Haruko Katô, Jean Simmons, Christian Bale, Lauren Bacall, Blythe Danner, Emily Mortime, Josh Hutcherson
IMDB- 8.2/10
Genre- Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
Runtime- 1 hour and 59 minutes

Sophie is a young teenager who makes hats in her late father’s shop. One day when she is running an errand in the town, she meets a Wizard Howl. He is amazingly handsome but a wimp.

A witch misinterprets the relationship between the Wizard and Sophie, thus casting a spell on Sophie to become a 90-year-old woman who has nowhere but to wander in the wastelands.

Sophie comes across the moving castle of Howl and is taken in as a cleaning lady. She shakes up the whole house with more energy than she had when she was young.

A Silent Voice (2016)

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Director- Naoko Yamada
Writer- Reiko Yoshida
Cast- Miyu Irino, Saori Hayami, Aoi Yûki, Kenshô Ono, Yûki Kaneko, Yui Ishikawa, Megumi Han, Toshiyuki Toyonaga, Mayu Matsuoka, Sachiko Kojima,Hana Takeda, Fuminori Komatsu, Ikuko Tani, Erena Kamata, Ayano Hamaguchi
IMDB- 8.1/10
Genre- Drama, Romance
Runtime- 2 hours and 10 minutes

A poor deaf girl is bullied by a naughty boy in school so much that she has no choice but to transfer. However, that boy is then left alone by his friends and also falls to the point where he has no further plans for the future. Until one day when he meets that deaf girl again and tries to mend his mistakes.

Inside Out

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Director- Pete Docter, Ronaldo Del Carmen
Writer- Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve, Josh Cooley
Cast- Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, Richard Kind, Bill Hader, Lewis Black, Mindy Kaling, Kaitlyn Dias, Diane Lane, Kyle MacLachlan
IMDB- 8.2/10
Genre- Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
Runtime- 1 hour and 35 minutes

This movie is about the emotional wreck that 13-year-old Riley goes through after leaving her old home and school plus the hockey team to move with her family to San Francisco.

Everything is going smoothly in her mind’s headquarters where her emotions (Joy, Sadness, Fear, Anger, and Disgust) reside until Joy and Sadness both get lost. With joy completely out of her mind’s consciousness, Riley is unable to get past the new phase of her life.

While Joy tries her best to drag Sadness along with her back to the headquarters, they meet forgotten characters and view old memories along the adventure.

Paddington 2

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Director- Paul King
Writer- Michael Bond, Jon Croker, Simon Farnaby, Paul King
Cast-Hugh Grant, Julie Walters, Samuel Joslin, Daniel Stisen, Ben Miller, Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Brendan Gleeson, Jim Broadbent, Peter Capaldi, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Louis Partridge
IMDB- 7.8/10
Genre- Fantasy, Comedy
Runtime- 1 hour and 43 minutes

The second part of the hilarious Paddington movie. In this one, he is living a happy life settled with the Brown family while spreading happiness in the community. However, he must find a gift to buy for his aunt’s 100th birthday.

He embarks upon a journey to buy a pop-up book that requires him to do all sorts of jobs. However, when the same book is stolen, he and the browns must work together to find out the real culprit.

Zootopia

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Director- Byron Howard, Rich Moore, Jared Bush
Writer- Jared Bush, Phil Johnston
Cast- Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Idris Elba, Jenny Slate, Nate Torrence, Bonnie Hunt, Don Lake, Tommy Chong, J.K. Simmons, Octavia Spencer, Alan Tudyk, Shakira, Raymond S. Persi, Della Saba
IMDB- 8/10
Genre- Kids, Comedy
Runtime- 1 hour and 48 minutes

Officer Judy Hopps is a bunny who believes that anyone can be whatever they want to be in Zootopia. In this city, mammals, reptiles, predators, and prey all live together in harmony.

When carnivores start going savage, 90% of the animals in Zootopia are in danger. Officer Hopps takes up the mission to find the real culprit behind these reactions with the help of a Fox named Nick. Both Nick and Judy go on a series of adventures to get to the end of the tunnel.

The Lion King (1994)

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Director- Rob Minkoff, Roger Allers
Writer- Irene Mecchi, Jonathan Roberts, Linda Woolverton
Cast- Rowan Atkinson, Matthew Broderick, Niketa Calame-Harris, Jim Cummings, Whoopi Goldberg, Robert Guillaume, Jeremy Irons, James Earl Jones, Moira Kelly, Nathan Lane, Zoe Leader, Cheech Marin Cheech Marin, Ernie Sabella, Madge Sinclair, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Frank Welker
IMDB- 8.5/10
Genre- Adventure, Drama, Musical, Comedy
Runtime- 1 hour and 28 minutes

In the Kingdom of Pride Rock, lives Simba a lion cub with his father King Mufasa. Everyone bows to the king, except one. The scar is a lion who was banished from the lands a long time ago and is jealous of Mufasa becoming King. He schemes to trick Simba into putting himself in danger.

When his father and king Mufasa try to save Simba from a stampede, he is killed leaving Simba to wander off in the deserts believing himself to be the reason for his father’s death. Scar takes over the Rock pride and Simba grows up in a faraway land. This is one of the best animated movies in UK.

Ratatouille (2007)

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Director- Brad Bird
Writer- Brad Bird
Cast- Patton Oswalt, Ian Holm, Lou Romano, Brian Dennehy, Peter Sohn, Peter O’Toole, Brad Garrett, Janeane Garofalo, Will Arnett, Julius Callaha, James Remar
IMDB- 8.1/10
Genre- Kids, Comedy
Runtime- 1 hour and 51 minutes

A hilarious concoction of a rat’s dreams of becoming a true Chef in Paris and a young lad who wants to work out his life after his mother passes away.

When the two meet, they create a duo where Remy cooks up such a delicious meal hiding in the hat of Linguini, that everyone assumed that it was Linguini who is the true artist. Trying to hide the truth, both of them try to work on their motives until a critic arrives in the midst of chaos demanding to be only served by Linguini.

The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

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Director- Henry Selick
Writer- Caroline Thompson, Michael McDowell
Cast- Danny Elfman, Chris Sarandon, Catherine O’Hara, William Hickey, Glenn Shadix, Paul Reubens, Ken Page, Edward Ivory, Susan McBride, Debi Durst, Greg Proops, Kerry Katz, Randy Crenshaw, Sherwood Ball
Carmen Twillie
IMDB- 7.9/10
Genre- Horror, Fantasy, Romance, Musical
Runtime- 1 hour and 16 minutes

The King of Halloween town is quite bored with doing the same thing every year for Halloween. However, he gets a great idea to set up Christmas when he accidentally wanders into Christmas town and is astonished by all the things, they do every year. He then takes it upon himself to build a Christmas day himself with the help of ghouls, bats, and goblins.

Monsters, Inc. (2001)

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Director- Pete Docter, Lee Unkrich, David Silverman
Writer- Andrew Stanton, Daniel Gerson
Cast- John Goodman, Billy Crystal, Mary Gibbs, Steve Buscemi, James Coburn, Jennifer Tilly, Bob Peterson, John Ratzenberger
IMDB-8.1/10
Genre- Fantasy, Kids, Comedy
Runtime- 1 hour and 32 minutes

The Monsters of Monstropolis generate power in the city by scaring kids all over the world while they sleep to catch their screams as a form of energy. When one of the top scarers of the company Sullivan and his best friend plus partner Mike get hold of a girl child accidentally, all hell breaks loose.

Since human children are considered to be toxic to monsters, the whole city is in search of that child, all the while Sully and Mike try to quietly send her back to the human world without anyone noticing.

Beauty and the Beast (1991)

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Director- Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise
Writer- Linda Woolverton
Cast- Robby Benson, Jesse Corti, Rex Everhart, Angela Lansbury, Paige O’Hara, Jerry Orbach, Bradley Pierce, David Ogden Stiers, Richard White, Jo Anne Worley, Mary Kay Bergman, Brian Cummings, Alvin Epstein, Tony Jay, Alec Murphy, Kimmy Robertson, Hal Smith, Kath Soucie, Frank Welker, Jack Angel
IMDB- 8/10
Genre- Musical, Romance, Kids, Fantasy
Runtime- 1 hour and 24 minutes

A prince turns into a beast when he is enchanted with a curse that can only be lifted with true love.

When Belle is taken prisoner by this beast, she has no option but to befriend the Castle’s talking furniture and slowly develop softness for the beast who only appears to be frightening and hardcore. Will Belle fall in love with the beast and lift the long-struck curse?

 Shrek (2001)

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Director- Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson
Writer- Ted Elliott, Roger S.H. Schulman, Terry Rossio, David N. Weiss
Cast- Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, John Lithgow, Vincent Cassel, Peter Dennis, Clive Pearse, Jim Cummings, Bobby Block, Chris Miller, Cody Cameron, Kathleen Freeman, Michael Galasso, Christopher Knights
IMDB-7.9/10
Genre-Fantasy, Comedy, Adventure
Runtime- 1 hour and 30 minutes

Shrek is a green ogre who lives in a swamp. When his swamp is overfilled with fairytale creatures, he is forced to ask Lord Farquaad for help. However, the Lord strikes a deal that will make him a prince.

He commands Shrek to save a princess in the tower of a castle guarded by a dragon who was waiting for her true love. When Shrek manages to defeat the dragon and bring back Fiona, he suspects that she is hiding some secret of her own.

The Iron Giant (1999)

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Director- Brad Bird
Writer- Tim McCanlies, Brad Bird
Cast- Jennifer Aniston, Harry Connick Jr., Vin Diesel, James Gammon, Cloris Leachman, Christopher McDonald, John Mahoney, Eli Marienthal, M. Emmet Walsh
IMDB- 8.1/10
Genre- Kids, Sci-Fi
Runtime- 1 hour and 26 minutes

A young boy befriends a 50 feet tall iron robot fallen from another plant. Even though a boy befriending an alien is a big cause of concern, there are other problems as well. The boy must find a way to hide this metal-eating giant while the government is on the chase to demolish the Iron man with the help of sources from land, air, and sea.

Cinderella (1950)

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Director- Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske, Wilfred Jackson
Writer- Bill Peet, Ken Anderson, Ted Sears, Homer Brightman
Cast- Ilene Woods, Eleanor Audley, Verna Felton, Claire Du Brey, Rhoda Williams, James MacDonald, Helene Stanley, Luis Van Rooten, Don Barclay, Lucille Bliss, Jeffrey Stone, Mike Douglas, William Phipps
IMDB- 7.3/10
Genre- Kids, Romance, Musical, Fantasy
Runtime- 1 hour and 14 minutes

This tale is not unknown to many and has had numerous variations over the years. However, the classic movie tells the story of Cinderella who is treated like a maid by her stepmother and stepsisters after her father’s death.

When a Royal Ball is arranged for the prince to meet all the maidens in the Kingdom, Cinderella is not allowed to attend. Until a fairy godmother grants her a wish and asks her to come back before the clock strikes 12.

Your Name (2019)

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Director- Makoto Shinkai
Writer- Makoto Shinkai
Cast- Ryûnosuke Kamiki, Mone Kamishiraishi, Ryô Narita, Aoi Yûki, Nobunaga Shimazaki, Kaito Ishikawa, Kanon Tani, Masaki Terasoma, Sayaka Ôhara, Kazuhiko Inoue, Chafûrin, Kana Hanazawa
IMDB- 8.4/10
Genre- Fantasy, Drama, Romance
Runtime- 1 hour and 46 minutes

The experiences of a young girl who is the daughter of the mayor in a mountain town and a high school boy who lives in Tokyo. While the girl has no interest in her father’s political campaign, she dreams of living in the city of Tokyo.

On the other hand, the boy wants to become a successful artist and currently works in an Italian Restaurant residing in Tokyo. However, the mystery starts when the boy has dreams of transforming into a girl who lives in the mountains every night.

Moana (2016)

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Director- John Musker, Chris Williams, Ron Clements, Don Hall
Writer- Jared Bush
Cast- Auli’i Cravalho,Dwayne Johnson,Rachel House,Temuera Morrison,Jemaine Clement,Nicole Scherzinger,Alan Tudyk,Oscar Kightley,Troy Polamalu,Puanani Cravalho,Louise Bush
IMDB- 7.6/10
Genre- Fantasy, Adventure, Musical
Runtime- 1 hour and 47 minutes

One of the favorites of the young ones in today’s date. Moana is the daughter of the Island’s Chief. She is a strong-headed girl who strives to make things better for her people.

However, when Crops start turning black and fish are nowhere to be found, she learns of the curse Demigod Maui has caused. She then sets on a journey beyond the reef to find Maui, get him on her boat, and restore the heart of Ta White to mend things.

Akira (1988)

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Director- Katsuhiro Ōtomo
Writer- Izo Hashimoto, Katsuhiro Ōtomo
Cast- Mitsuo Iwata, Nozomu Sasaki, Mami Koyama, Tesshô Genda, Hiroshi Ôtake, Kôichi Kitamura, Michihiro Ikemizu, Yuriko Fuchizaki, Masaaki Ôkura, Tarô Arakawa, Takeshi Kusao
IMDB- 8/10
Genre- Thriller, Sci-Fi
Runtime- 2 hours and 4 minutes

After the third world war, Neo-Tokyo has become a city of ruthless criminals, gangs, and a government full of corruption. The only thing under control is the military which is in search of a subject for an experiment.

Tetsuo is part of the motorcycle gang which is being raided for the subject and ends up being one for the military making him Psychic. When these powers make him extremely powerful, he goes into a rage to take revenge on those who oppressed him. However, he is out of control.

Chicken Run (2000)

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Director- Nick Park, Peter Lord
Writer- Karey Kirkpatrick
Cast- Phil Daniels, Lynn Ferguson, Mel Gibson, Tony Haygarth, Jane Horrocks, Miranda Richardson, Julia Sawalha, Timothy Spall, Imelda Staunton
Benjamin Whitrow
IMDB- 7.1/10
Genre- Comedy, Adventure
Runtime- 1 hour and 24 minutes

Ginger is a chicken who dreams of being free from the Tweety Farm one day. However, the only thing holding her back is her incompetent friends. One day when she is depressed and another chicken is axed, she meets an injured rooster out the front gates. He had escaped from a circus.

Ginger makes a pact with the rooster to hide him when the circus people come looking for him in return for being taught how to fly. This is one of the best animated movies in UK.

101 Dalmatians (1961)

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Director-Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske, Wolfgang Reitherman
Writer-Bill Peet
Cast-Rod Taylor, J. Pat O’Malley, Betty Lou Gerson, Martha Wentworth, Ben Wright, Cate Bauer, David Frankham, Frederick Worlock, Lisa Davis, Tom Conway, Tudor Owen, George Pelling, Ramsay Hill, Sylvia Marriott, Queenie Leonard, Marjorie Bennett, Mickey Maga, Barbara Beaird, Mimi Gibson, Sandra Abbott, Thurl Ravenscroft, Bill Lee
IMDB- 7.3/10
Genre- Kids, Adventure
Runtime- 1 hour and 19 minutes

The story of Dalmatian pups who are being chased by a woman named Cruella. Literally cruel, she wants the hides of those pups who are the children of Pongo and Perdita. She fires some goons to help her kidnap the pups and it is now up to the Dalmatian parents to save their pups from becoming garments and accessories.

Bambi (1942)

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Director- David Hand
Writer- Larry Morey
Cast- Hardie Albright, Stan Alexander, Bobette Audrey, Peter Behn, Thelma Boardman, Janet Chapman
IMDB- 7.3/10
Genre- Kids, Drama
Runtime- 1 hour and 9 minutes

The story of a deer named Bambi who grows up in the forest with his friends who are a rabbit and a skunk. The experiences he faces during from his birth onwards.

 How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019)

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Director- Dean DeBlois
Writer- Dean DeBlois
Cast- Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera, F. Murray Abraham, Cate Blanchett, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Kristen Wiig, Kit Harington, Justin Rupple, Robin Atkin Downes, Kieron Elliott, Julia Emelin, Gideon Emery, Ashley Jensen, AJ Kane
IMDB- 7.4/10
Genre- Comedy, Adventure
Runtime- 1 hour and 44 minutes

From the series of How to train your Dragon, this Irish tale follows the story after Hiccup has managed to procure a peaceful Utopia. His dragon Toothless finds a mate who is elusive and draws the night fury away. Soon both the Dragon and his master are tested for becoming chief where they have to choose between saving their own species.

Wreck-It Ralph (2012)

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Director- Rich Moore
Writer- Phil Johnston, Jennifer Lee
Cast- John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Jack McBrayer, Jane Lynch, Alan Tudyk, Mindy Kaling, Joe Lo Truglio, Ed O’Neill, Dennis Haysbert , Edie McClurg, Raymond S. Persi
IMDB-7.7/10
Genre- Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
Runtime- 1 hour and 41 minutes

Ralph is the bad guy in his game and wants to earn a medal like a hero in his game. He then tries to get in another game to win his medal but brings more disaster as well. Along the way, he meets Vanellope, who is a glitch in her game, and helps her win the race so she can also participate in the game like others.

The Great Mouse Detective (1986)

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Director- John Musker, David Michener, Ron Clements, Burny Mattinson
Writer- Paul Galdone, Eve Titus
Cast-Vincent Price, Barrie Ingham, Val Bettin, Susanne Pollatschek, Candy Candido, Diana Chesney, Eve Brenner, Alan Young, Basil Rathbone, Laurie Main, Shani Wallis, Ellen Fitzhugh
IMDB- 7.2/10
Genre- Mystery, Adventure, Musical
Runtime- 1 hour and 24 minutes

The story of two enemies where one is an expert in mystery solving and the other is a mastermind. In Mousedom, the rat Basil tries to unveil the case of the toy maker’s kidnapping. However, he tries to pinpoint the link it could have with Professor Ratigan.

Kung Fu Panda

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Director- Mark Osborne, John Stevenson
Writer- Jonathan Aibel, Glenn Berger
Cast- Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie, Ian McShane, Jackie Chan, Seth Rogen, Lucy Liu, David Cross, Randall Duk Kim, James Hong, Dan Fogler, Michael Clarke Duncan, Wayne Knight, Kyle Gass, JR Reed, Laura Kightlinger
IMDB- 7.6/10
Genre- Comedy, Action
Runtime- 1 hour and 36 minutes

Po is a panda who is lazy and lacks all the things you would want in a hero. However, when the Valley is in danger due to a leopard, Po must save it. He not only changes in himself but eventually becomes a hero only by believing in himself that he can achieve anything he wants.

James and the Giant Peach

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Director- Henry Selick
Writer- Karey Kirkpatrick, Jonathan Roberts, Steve Bloom
Cast- Simon Callow, Richard Dreyfuss, Jane Leeves, Joanna Lumley, Miriam Margolyesa, Pete Postlethwaite, Susan Sarandon, Paul Terry, David Thewlis, J. Stephen Coyle, Steven Culp, Cirocco Dunlap
IMDB- 6.7/10
Genre- Fantasy, Musical, Adventure, Kids
Runtime- 1 hour and 19 minutes

A boy lives with his two aunts who are very cruel to him. However, the boy has no choice because he is an orphan. One day he meets bugs the size of humans who literally live inside of a giant peach. Together, the boy and these bugs embark on a journey to New York City.

Klaus

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Director- Sergio Pablos
Writer- Sergio Pablos, Zach Lewis, Jim Mahoney
Cast- Jason Schwartzman, J.K. Simmons, Rashida Jones, Will Sasso, Neda Margrethe Labba, Sergio Pablos, Norm MacDonald, Joan Cusack, Evan Agos, Sky Alexis, Jaeden Bettencourt, Teddy Blum
IMDB- 8.1/10
Genre- Comedy, Fantasy, Drama
Runtime- 1 hour and 36 minutes

The movie is based on the beautiful impact kindness can make in every person’s life. When a toymaker and a postman become friends, they deliver a holiday full of joy and put an end to an old feud.

Big Hero 6

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Director- Chris Williams, Don Hall
Writer- Don Hall, Jordan Roberts, Robert L. Baird
Cast- Scott Adsit, Ryan Potter, Daniel Henney, T.J. Miller, Jamie Chung, Damon Wayans Jr., Genesis Rodriguez, James Cromwell, Alan Tudyk, Maya Rudolph, Abraham Benrubi, Katie Lowes, Billy Bush
IMDB- 7.8/10
Genre- Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Runtime- 1 hour and 42 minutes

Hiro Hamada’s city is under threat and to save its high-tech space, he must join forces with a band of superheroes who also rely on technology to save the city. He also tries to complete the mission with the help of his friends and invention, Baymax a giant robot. This is one of the best superhero movies of all time that you can watch

 The Jungle Book (1967)

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Director- Wolfgang Reitherman
Writer- Larry Clemmons
Cast- Phil Harris,  Sebastian Cabot, Bruce Reitherman, George Sanders, Sterling Holloway, Louis Prima, J. Pat O’Malley, Verna Felton, Clint Howard, Chad Stuart, Lord Tim Hudson, John Abbott, Ben Wright, Darleen Carr
IMDB- 7.6/10
Genre- Comedy, Kids, Musical, Adventure
Runtime- 1 hour and 18 minutes

A boy named Mowgli who was raised in the jungles plans to escape the terrors of the tiger Sheher Khan with a wise panther named Bagheera. On the way, he meets some interesting characters which include a hypnotic snake, a mad king of the apes, and a bear named Baloo who teaches him the necessities of life. He wants to reach a village where humans live.

 Tangled (2010)

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Director- Nathan Greno, Byron Howard
Writer- Dan Fogelman
Cast- Mandy Moore, Zachary Levi, Donna Murphy, Ron Perlman, M.C. Gainey, Jeffrey Tambor, Brad Garrett, Paul F. Tompkins, Richard Kiel, Delaney Rose Stein
IMDB- 7.7/10
Genre- Comedy, Kids, Musical
Runtime- 1 hour and 40 minutes

Rapunzel always dreams of leaving the tower she has been living in since the day she was born. When Flynn Rider tries to take refuge in the hidden tower, he meets an enchanted girl with hair so long is able to reach the bottom of the tower.

The duo makes a pact where Flynn promises Rapunzel to take her to see the lights which are released on her birthday each year. Soon, he realizes that there is more to Rapunzel’s hair than just the length of it. It magically heals everything.

Encanto

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Director- Jared Bush, Byron Howard, Charise Castro Smith
Writer- Jared Bush, Charise Castro Smith
Cast- Stephanie Beatriz, María Cecilia Botero, John Leguizamo, Mauro Castillo,Jessica Darrow, Angie Cepeda, Carolina Gaitan, Diane Guerrero, Wilmer Valderrama, Rhenzy Feliz, Ravi Cabot-Conyers, Adassa,Maluma, Rose Portillo, Noemi Josefina Flores
IMDB- 7.2/10
Genre- Drama, Musical, Comedy, Fantasy
Runtime- 1 hour and 42 minutes

The story of a child where the whole family is blessed with some sort of magic powers. The whole house is magical and grants every child its powers and their room is specialized accordingly when they come of age.

However, one child did not receive any powers and when the house starts falling apart, it’s Mirabel’s job to mend the cracks and maybe that is her gift. You can watch Encanto on Dinsey Plus.

Fantasia (1940)

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Director- James Algar, Samuel Armstrong, Ford Beebe Jr
Writer- Joe Grant, Dick Huemer
Cast- Deems Taylor, Leopold Stokowski, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Corey Burton, Walt Disney, Hugh Douglas, James MacDonald, Tim Matheson, Julietta Novis, Paul J. Smith
IMDB- 7.7/10
Genre- Kids, Musical, Fantasy
Runtime- 2 hours and 5 minutes

A Disney musical made on all the classics of western Music, Greek mythology, and everything that would make you lost in the world of Fantasy.

Aladdin (1992)

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Director- John Musker, Ron Clements
Writer- Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, John Musker, Ron Clements
Cast- Scott Weinger, Robin Williams, Linda Larkin, Jonathan Freeman, Frank Welker, Gilbert Gottfried, Douglas Seale, Charlie Adler, Jack Angel, Corey Burton, Philip L. Clarke, Jim Cummings
IMDB- 8/10
Genre- Adventure, Musical, Fantasy, Kids
Runtime- 1 hour and 30 minutes

A princess falls in love with a street boy when she wandered out of the palace to find herself a husband on her father’s demand. However, in greed for the throne, the sultan’s Vizier Jaffar casts a spell so that he may marry the princess.

On the other hand, Aladdin gets hold of a magical lamp that produces a genie from inside ready to grant any three wishes.

Alice in Wonderland (1951)

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Director- Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske, Wilfred Jackson
Writer- Bill Peet, Erdman Penner, Winston Hibler, Ted Sears
Cast- Kathryn Beaumont, Ed Wynn, Richard Haydn, Sterling Holloway, Jerry Colonna, Verna Felton, J. Pat O’Malley, Bill Thompson, Heather Angel, Joseph Kearns
IMDB- 7.4/10
Genre- Fantasy, Adventure, Musical
Runtime- 1 hour and 15 minutes

The story of a young girl who follows a white rabbit down the rabbit hole and lands herself in Wonderland. During her journey, she meets numerous interesting characters and experiences wild things. She also gets in trouble with the queen of hearts who has a whole army of playing cards.

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)

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Director- Kevin Altieri
Writer- Paul Dini, Michael Reaves, Alan Burnett, Martin Pasko
Cast- Kevin Conroy, Dana Delany, Hart Bochner, Stacy Keach, Abe Vigoda, Dick Miller, John P. Ryan, Efrem Zimbalist Jr, Bob Hastings, Robert Costanzo, Mark Hamill
IMDB- 7.8/10
Genre- Action, Fantasy
Runtime- 1 hour and 16 minutes

Bruce Wanes returns to Gotham after many years abroad. He has enjoyed a lot being a millionaire. However, he recalls the vows that he made after his parent’s death. To fight crime.

He follows a cave underneath his mansion and gets a perfect idea to dress up as Batman to keep himself disguised. One day, he meets a woman named Andrea and immediately falls for her.

He wants to spend more time with her during the night but also has to fight criminals. He is stuck between making this decision when Andrea disappears without any notice.

Song of the Sea (2014)

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Director- Tomm Moore
Writer- Will Collins
Cast- David Rawle, Brendan Gleeson, Lisa Hannigan, Fionnula Flanagan, Lucy O’Connell, Jon Kenny, Pat Shortt, Colm Ó’Snodaigh, Liam Hourican, Kevin Swierszcz
IMDB- 8/10
Genre- Kids, Fantasy, Adventure
Runtime- 1 hour and 33 minutes

Two siblings Ben and Sairose, are sent off to live with their grandmother. When they want to return to their mother, they have to travel by sea and that too in a matter of very less time.

They soon realize that this world that they are seeing for the first time reminds them of the bedtime stories their mother used to tell. However, the key to their survival is Sairose only.

Wallace and Gromit In The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit (2005)

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Director- Nick Park, Steve Box
Writer- Nick Park, Steve Box
Cast- Peter Sallis, Ralph Fiennes, Helena Bonham Carter, Peter Kay, Nicholas Smith, Liz Smith, John Thomson, Mark Gatiss, Vincent Ebrahim, Geraldine McEwan, Edward Kelsey, Dicken Ashworth, Robert Horvath, Pete Atkin, Noni Lewis, Ben Whitehead
IMDB- 7.5/10
Genre- Comedy, Kids
Runtime- 1 hour and 25 minutes

A vegetable competition is being held in the town and Wallace and Gromit have taken up the responsibility of pest control. While business is booming during this mania, they both also have a home full of rabbits they keep catching.

One night a beast enters the neighborhood and starts destroying crops. The hostess of the competition then requests Wallace and Gromit to catch this creature.

Persepolis (2007)

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Director- Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud
Writer- Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud
Cast- Chiara Mastroianni,Catherine Deneuve,Danielle Darrieux ,Simon Abkarian,Gabrielle Lopes Benites,François Jerosme,Sophie Arthuys,Jean-François Gallotte,Arié Elmaleh,Mathias Mlekuz
IMDB- 8/10
Genre- Drama
Runtime- 1 hour and 36 minutes

8-year-old Marjane considers herself a revolutionary while living in Tehran with her modern parents and religious grandmother. Soon enough the Iranian Revolution strikes in 1979 and things change, Marjane is required to wear a hijab now, but she still does not lose hope.

However, after some years the Iran-Iraq war begins creating outrage in the country. Havoc arises every day when loved ones disappear. Thus, for her own safety, Marjane’s parents send her off to Austria.

There she experiences the vapors of freedom and falls in love. But soon she beings to miss her old life and starts to dwell on being an outcast. This is one of the best animated movies in UK.

Coco (2017)

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Director- Lee Unkrich, Adrián Molina
Writer- Adrián Molina, Matthew Aldrich
Cast- Anthony Gonzalez, Gael García Bernal, Benjamin Bratt, Alanna Ubach, Renee Victor, Jaime Camil, Alfonso Arau, Herbert Siguenza, Gabriel Iglesias, Lombardo Boyar, Ana Ofelia Murguía, Natalia Cordova, Selene Luna, Edward James Olmos, Sofía Espinosa
IMDB- 8.4/10
Genre- Comedy, Fantasy, Drama
Runtime- 1 hour and 45 minutes

Miguel aspires to be a musician one day, but his family despises this career more than anything in the world since their great grandfather left the family to pursue his career.

However, when Miguel accidentally enters into the world of the dead, he must acquire the blessings of his relatives in order to get back with conditions as well. He must get the blessings of his grandfather before it strikes dawn because there would be left in that world forever.

Turning Red

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Director- Domee Shi
Writer- Domee Shi, Cast- Rosalie Chiang, Sandra Oh, Ava Morse, Hyein Park, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Orion Lee, Wai Ching Ho, Tristan Allerick Chen, Lori Tan Chinn, Mia Tagano, Sherry Cola, Lillian Lim, James Hong
IMDB- 7/10
Genre- Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy
Runtime- 1 hour and 40 minutes

The story of a confident 13-year-old teenager who always tries to be obedient to her mother. Her mother is very supportive and caring for her daughter and is never far away to miss any problems that might arise.

However, there is a problem that she is unable to fix. Whenever Mei gets too excited, she turns herself into a red giant panda. Being her age, stopping yourself from being excited is a bit too hard. You can watch Turning Red on Disney Plus.

My Life As A Courgette (2016)

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Director- Claude Barras
Writer- Claude Barras, Morgan Navarro, Céline Sciamma, Germano Zullo
Cast- Gaspard Schlatter, Sixtine Murat, Paulin Jaccoud, Michel Vuillermoz, Raul Ribera, Estelle Hennard, Elliot Sanchez, Lou Wick, Brigitte Rosset, Natacha Koutchoumov, Monica Budde, Adrien Barazzone, Véronique Montel, Romane Cretegny, Evelyne Bouvier, Léonard Geneux , Anne-Laure Brasey
IMDB- 7.7/10
Genre- Comedy, Drama
Runtime- 1 hour and 10 minutes

Courgette begins to believe that there is no one left for him when his mother dies. He then meets a group of kids at the children’s home who are more or less like him. They all have stories of their own. He also meets a young girl too. He realizes the extent of discoveries you can make being 10-year-old and the joys of friendship.

Raya The Last Dragon

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Director- Paul Briggs, John Ripa, Don Hall, Carlos López Estrada
Writer- Qui Nguyen, Adele Lim
Cast- Kelly Marie Tran, Awkwafina, Izaac Wang, Gemma Chan, Daniel Dae Kim, Benedict Wong, Jona Xiao, Sandra Oh, Thalia Tran, Lucille Soong
IMDB- 7.3/10
Genre- Action, Fantasy, Adventure
Runtime- 1 hour and 47 minutes

A world where dragons and humans lived in harmony was attacked by Druuns about 500 years ago. During this time, the dragons sacrificed their entity to save that world. However, now that the Drums have returned and are threatening to destroy everything again, it’s up to a lone warrior to find the remaining dragon and fight against the enemy.

Frozen (2013)

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Director- Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee
Writer- Jennifer Lee
Cast- Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff, Josh Gad, Santino Fontana, Alan Tudyk, Ciarán Hinds, Chris Williams, Stephen J. Anderson, Maia Wilson, Edie McClurg, Robert Pine, Maurice LaMarche, Livvy Stubenrauch, Eva Bella, Spencer Lacey Ganus
IMDB- 7.4/10
Genre- Musical, Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy
Runtime- 1 hour and 42 minutes

Elsa has powers that threaten the lives of others if not controlled. She has no control over the ice and snow that she produces. Thus, on the day of her coronation, she runs away to live freely in the mountains spreading extreme cold everywhere in the kingdom as well. Her sister Anna sets out on an adventure to bring back Elsa and save everyone.

The Little Mermaid (1989)

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Director- John Musker, Ron Clements
Writer- John Musker, Ron Clements
Cast- Rene Auberjonois, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Jodi Benson, Pat Carroll, Paddi Edwards, Buddy Hackett, Jason Marin, Kenneth Mars, Edie McClurg, Will Ryan, Ben Wright, Samuel E. Wright
IMDB- 7.6/10
Genre- Musical, Kids, Fantasy
Runtime- 1 hour and 23 minutes

Ariel is a mermaid who is fascinated by the human world and even more so becomes attracted when she falls in love with the prince whose life she saved from a shipwreck.

Since her father does not approve of her engagement with the human world, she goes on to seek help from Ursula. She makes a deal with Ursula to keep her voice in return for a pair of legs. However, she must win the kiss of her true love in a matter of three days, otherwise, she will forever be a  prisoner of Ursula.

Despicable Me (2010)

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Director- Pierre Coffin, Chris Renaud
Writer- Ken Daurio, Cinco Paul
Cast- Steve Carell,Jason Segel ,Russell Brand,Julie Andrews,Will Arnett,Kristen Wiig ,Miranda Cosgrove ,Dana Gaier,Elsie Fisher,Pierre Coffin,Chris Renaud,Jemaine Clement
IMDB- 7.6/10
Genre- Sci-Fi, Kids, Comedy
Runtime- 1 hour and 35 minutes

This story tells the struggle of Gru as he strives to become the world’s greatest villain. His new plan is to steal the moon. However, for this mission to become complete, he must take the help of three little girls. When he takes them in for adoption, he realizes that he is a Dad for these angels.

 Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)

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Director- Wes Anderson
Writer- Wes Anderson, Noah Baumbach
Cast- George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Wallace Wolodarsky, Eric Chase Anderson, Michael Gambon, Willem Dafoe, Owen Wilson, Jarvis Cocker, Wes Anderson, Karen Duffy, Robin Hurlstone,
IMDB- 7.9/10
Genre- Comedy
Runtime- 1 hour and 27 minutes

Mr. Fox is tired of living a quiet and lame life. He tries to back hunting for chicken around the town and the farmers become angry on him.

This behavior not only creates problems for his wife, son, and nephew but also endangers the whole harmonious animal community. Animals want to take revenge on their farmers when they are locked away underground without much food and also take up on the sly Mr.Fox.

Yellow Submarine (1968)

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Director- George Dunning
Writer- Al Brodax, Jack Mendelsohn, Lee Minoff, Erich Segal
Cast- The Beatles, Paul Angelis, John Clive, Dick Emery, Geoffrey Hughes, Lance Percival
IMDB- 7.4/10
Genre- Musical
Runtime- 1 hour and 25 minutes

A story based on life without music. More or less of a musical you could say. When the Blue Meanies attack Pepper land with their music-hating selves, everything goes white and black. Draining music from everywhere.

Captain Fred hastily escapes in his yellow submarine and goes to London to seek help from the Beatles, who then accompany him back to pepper land to bring back joy and music.

Coraline (2009)

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Director- Henry Selick
Writer- Henry Selick
Cast- Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French, Keith David, John Hodgman, Robert Bailey Jr., Ian McShane, Aankha Neal, George Selick, Hannah Kaiser, Harry Selick, Marina Budovsky, Emerson Tenney, Jerome Ranft, Christopher Murrie-Green, Jeremy Ryder, Carolyn Crawford, Yona Prost
IMDB- 7.7/10
Genre- Fantasy, Horror
Runtime- 1 hour and 40 minutes

Coraline finds a bricked-up wall against a door in her new home and immediately tries to open it up. Once she enters through that door, she finds that there is another family weirdly similar to her own with a different set of parents.

However, this reality seems to be the ideal of her home and family. Even though she enjoys being there, it soon becomes horrific when she tries to go back home, and the new family wants to keep her there forever.

Watership Down (1978)

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Director- Martin Rosen
Writer- Martin Rosen
Cast- John Hurt, Richard Briers, Michael Graham Cox, John Bennett, Ralph Richardson, Simon Cadell, Terence Rigby, Roy Kinnear, Richard O’Callaghan, Denholm Elliott, Lynn Farleigh, Mary Maddox, Zero Mostel, Harry Andrews, Hannah Gordon
IMDB- 7.6/10
Genre- Adventure
Runtime- 1 hour and 31 minutes

Two young rabbits fear that their home might be on the verge of destruction and seek permission from their chief to lead all the rabbits to a safer new place. However, the Chief does not agree, and the duo set off with a small band of rabbits on their own.

Even though they face many problems along the way like hunters, predators, and even other rabbits, they soon enough find a new warren called Water ship Down and settle down there. It’s not long before conflicts start to arise in this new warren as well.

The Triplets of Belleville (2003)

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Director- Sylvain Chomet
Writer- Sylvain Chomet
Cast- Jean-Claude Donda, Dirk Denoyelle, Monica Viegas, Graziellia de Villa, Michel Robin, Noël Baye, Suzy Falk, Michèle Caucheteux, Nicole Shirer, Germaine Charest
IMDB- 7.7/10
Genre- Drama, Comedy
Runtime- 1 hour and 20 minutes

Trouble arises when Madame Souze’s grandson Champion goes missing. A great athlete at being a road racer, he is supposed to show up for another ace when he is kidnapped along with his two competitors.

However, Madame Souze does not lose hope and goes up on the hike to find her grandson alongside his overweight dog. She reaches the town of Belleville where she is taken in by three jazz singers known as the triplets. She continues to look for her grandson.

Consuming Spirits (2012)

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Director- Chris Sullivan
Writer- Chris Sullivan
Cast- Nancy Andrews, Chris Sullivan, Judith Rafael, Mary Lou Zelazny, Chris Harris
IMDB- 7.4/10
Genre- Mystery, Drama, Comedy
Runtime- 2 hours and 16 minutes

The story of three strangers working at a local newspaper together. Although, they may seem like just acquaintances they actually have a lot of connections with each other. From relationships, hatred, and family secrets to foster care, they are hiding something. However, by the end of all this Drama, each one walks out with contentment in their heart.

Waking Life (2001)

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Director- Richard Linklater
Writer- Richard Linklater
Cast- Trevor Jack Brooks, Lorelei Linklater, Wiley Wiggins, Glover Gill, Lara Hicks, Ames Asbell, Leigh Mahoney, Sara Nelson, Jeanine Attaway, Erik Grostic, Bill Wise
IMDB- 7.7/10
Genre- Drama
Runtime- 1 hour and 39 minutes

This piece of animation is an extraordinary one since it was originally shot in live action. It was then turned into an animation by a group of 30 artists frame by frame! In this movie, Willey Wiggins goes through a series of experiences doubting their reality and poses the question that might arise in our minds sooner or later. Is this life a dream or are we sleeping through our reality?

The Lego Movie (2014)

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Director- Phil Lord, Christopher Miller
Writer- Phil Lord, Christopher Miller
Cast- Will Arnett, Elizabeth Banks, Craig Berry, Alison Brie, David Burrows, Anthony Daniels, Charlie Day, Amanda Farinos, Keith Ferguson, Will Ferrell, Will Forte, Dave Franco, Morgan Freeman, Todd Hansen
IMDB- 7.7/10
Genre- Action, Comedy, Adventure
Runtime- 1 hour and 40 minutes

The hilarious concoction of misunderstandings, this movie shows the story of Emmet. He is an average guy who never breaks the rules or goes out of the way for anything. He is just plain ordinary.

However, the story takes an unexpected turn when he is mistaken for someone very extraordinary and also the hero who can save the world. While Emmet freights over the true reality, he is taken to a place full of strangers expecting something wonderful out of him.

Waltz With Bashir (2008)

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Director- Ari Folman
Writer- Ari Folman
Cast- Ari Folman, Shmuel Frenkel, Zahava Solomon, Dror Harazi, Miki Leon, Ron Ben-Yishai, Ronny Dayag, Ori Sivan
IMDB- 8/10
Genre- War, Animation, Drama
Runtime- 1 hour and 30 minutes

Ari meets a young lad in the night bar, and they immediately click with each other. While discussing about their dreams, the young man reveals that he dreams of being chased by 26 dogs every night which is a very concerning connection to the Israeli mission.

Ari then tries to think hard of the days he fought in the Lebanon war during the 80s He is left with no memory thus, he then decides to interview his fellow comrades and the soldiers that were present during that time. He discovers horrible truths when he digs deeper.

Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)

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Director- Robert Zemeckis
Writer- Jeffrey Price, Peter S. Seaman
Cast- Bob Hoskins, Christopher Lloyd, Joanna Cassidy, Charles Fleischer, Stubby Kaye, Alan Tilvern, Richard LeParmentier, Lou Hirsch, Betsy Brantley, Joel Silver, Paul Springer, Richard Ridings, Edwin Craig, Lindsay Holiday
IMDB- 7.7/10
Genre- Kids, Comedy, Adventure
Runtime- 1 hour and 44 minutes

A chivalrous story of a cartoon rabbit who exists alongside humans like other toons as well. He gets framed for a murder when his boss had hired Eddy (a detective) to find out if his extremely beautiful wife was faithful to him or not.

Eddy had been at a better stage in his life but had lost everything due to the death of his brothers at the hands of another cartoon. Roger Rabbit must ask for Eddy’s help to get him out of trouble. This is one of the best animated movies in UK.

Luca

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Director- Enrico Casarosa
Writer- Jesse Andrews, Mike Jones
Cast- Jacob Tremblay, Jack Dylan Grazer, Emma Berman, Saverio Raimondo, Maya Rudolph, Marco Barricelli, Jim Gaffigan, Peter Sohn, Lorenzo Crisci, Marina Massironi, Gino La Monica, Sandy Martin
IMDB- 7.4/10
Genre- Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure
Runtime- 1 hour and 35 minutes

Luca seems to be just another harmless boy who is spending quality time with his friends during the summer. He enjoys all the pasta, gelato, and fun scooter rides he is getting while staying at an Italian Riviera.

However, no one really knows his deep dark secret. He may appear to be a normal boy but he is actually a sea monster that doesn’t belong to this world but comes from under the surface.

Duck Amuck (1953)

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Director- Chuck Jones
Writer- Michael Maltese
Cast- Mel Blanc
IMDB- 8.6/10
Genre- Comedy
Runtime- 7 minutes

This extremely short movie features Daffy Duck as the main character in the film. Dealing with a short temper already, he is more annoyed by the fact that the animator keeps on changing everything.

From costumes to backgrounds to numerous other animation details, it keeps Daffy in a whirlwind of anger as he tries to improvise with the changes again and again.

Extinct

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Director- David Silverman, Raymond S. Persi
Writer- Joel H. Cohen, John Frink, Rob LaZebnik
Cast- Adam Devine, Rachel Bloom, Ken Jeong, Zazie Beetz, Jim Jefferies, Catherine O’Hara, Reggie Watts, Henry Winkler, Alex Borstein, Benedict Wong, Julia Chan, Tom Hollander, Richard Kind
IMDB- 5.4/10
Genre- Aventure, Comedy
Runtime- 1 hour and 24 minutes

Two cute creatures known as Fummels try to travel in the future. When they realize that the fluffy little creatures of their own kind are nowhere to be found, they go back in their time to make sure their species does not go extinct in the near future.

Street of Crocodiles (1986)

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Director- Timothy Quay, Stephen Quay
Writer- Timothy Quay, Stephen Quay
Cast- Feliks Stawinski
IMDB- 7.6/10
Genre- Surrealism
Runtime- 20 minutes

A short movie where a puppet experiences the path of freedom when his strings are cut by a man before closing the lecture hall. He is astonished to see other forms of artifacts and dolls come to life and also invites him to look at other things placed in those rooms.

My Life as a Zucchini (2016)

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Director- Claude Barras
Writer- Claude Barras, Morgan Navarro, Céline Sciamma, Germano Zullo
Cast- Gaspard Schlatter, Sixtine Murat, Paulin Jaccoud, Michel Vuillermoz, Raul Ribera, Estelle Hennard, Elliot Sanchez, Lou Wick, Brigitte Rosset, Natacha Koutchoumov, Monica Budde, Adrien Barazzone, Véronique Montel, Romane Cretegny, Evelyne Bouvier, Léonard Geneux , Anne-Laure Brasey
IMDB- 7.7/10
Genre- Comedy, Drama
Runtime- 1 hour and 10 minutes

Courgette begins to believe that there is no one left for him when his mother dies. He then meets a group of kids at the children’s home who are more or less like him. They all have stories of their own. He also meets a young girl too. He realizes the extent of discoveries you can make being 10-year-old and the joys of friendship.

The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)

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Director- Hayao Miyazaki
Writer- Hayao Miyazaki, Haruya Yamazaki, Yasuo Otsuka
Cast- Yasuo Yamada, Eiko Masuyama, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Makio Inoue, Gorô Naya, Sumi Shimamoto, Tarô Ishida, Kôhei Miyauchi, Ichirô Nagai, Tadamichi Tsuneizumi, Kinpei Azusa, Shôzô Hirabayashi, Mikio Terashima
IMDB- 7.6/10
Genre- Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Runtime- 1 hour and 42 minutes

The master of thieves, Lupin travels to the small town of European duchy Cagliostro. While he had originally arrived in the interest of the forged money, he gets distracted by another mystery. He must go back in time to solve the puzzle and save a beautiful woman from the hands of Count Cagliostro with the help of his friends.

Finding Nemo

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Director- Andrew Stanton, Lee Unkrich
Writer- Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson, David Reynolds
Cast- Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Alexander Gould, Willem Dafoe, Brad Garrett, Allison Janney, Austin Pendleton, Stephen Root, Vicki Lewis, Joe Ranft, Geoffrey Rush, Andrew Stanton, Elizabeth Perkins, Nicholas Bird, Bob Peterson, Barry Humphries
IMDB- 8.2/10
Genre- Comedy, Adventure, Kids
Runtime- 1 hour and 40 minutes

Marlin, a clownfish has enough reasons to be an overprotective father, but when his son Nemo goes to school for the first time, he gets scooped by a scuba driver. The only good thing left in his life gets carried away and Marlin has no choice but to follow the path in which the boat went.

Accompanied by a hilarious and forgetful Dory, Marlin accomplishes more than he might by crossing the whole ocean just to save his son.

Tarzan

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Director- Kevin Lima, Chris Buck
Writer- Tab Murphy
Cast- Brian Blessed, Glenn Close, Minnie Driver, Tony Goldwyn, Nigel Hawthorne, Lance Henriksen, Wayne Knight, Alex D. Linz, Rosie O’Donnell
IMDB- 7.3/10
Genre –Drama, Adventure
Runtime- 1 hour and 28 minutes

Tarzan has been raised by Gorillas since he was a little child and he believes himself to be one as well. When he meets a young and courageous girl, he realizes that he is in fact human and different from the animals in the jungle. He must decide whether he wants to go on and live life like a human or save his gorilla family from the wrath of outsiders.

The Illusionist

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Director- Sylvain Chomet
Writer- Sylvain Chomet, Jacques Tati
Cast- Jean-Claude Donda, Eilidh Rankin, Duncan MacNeil, Raymond Mearns, James T. Muir, Tom Urie, Paul Bandey
IMDB- 7.5/10
Genre- Drama
Runtime- 1 hour and 20 minutes

A man who loves to entertain people in theaters finds himself losing more and more of his importance as an entertainer when music rock stars start emerging, taking over his career. He is soon left with no choice but to accept work from various parties, bars, and even fringe stages. However, his life changes when he meets a young fan of his.

The Bad Guys

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Director- Pierre Perifel
Writer- Etan Cohen, Hilary Winston
Cast- Zazie Beetz, Alex Borstein, Lilly Singh, Barbara Goodson, Sam Rockwell, Marc Maron, Awkwafina, Walt Dohrn, David P. Smith, Craig Robinson, Anthony Ramos, Richard AyoadeDina Morrone, Michael Godere
IMDB- 6.8/10
Genre- Animation, Comedy
Runtime- 1 hour and 40 minutes

A group of robbers is finally caught and now they must behave their best and become good citizens in order to obey the animal laws. However, only they know how much of a fool they are making of everybody else and deep down they are still the criminals they once were. It is one of the best heist movies you shouldn’t miss.

Millennium Actress

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Director- Satoshi Kon
Writer- Satoshi Kon, Sadayuki Murai
Cast- Miyoko Shôji, Mami Koyama,Fumiko Orikasa, Shôzô Îzuka , Shouko Tsuda, Hirotaka Suzuoki, Hisako Kyôda, Kan Tokumaru, Tomie Kataoka,Takkô Ishimori, Masamichi Satô
IMDB- 7.8/10
Genre- Drama, Romance, Fantasy
Runtime- 1 hour and 27 minutes

When a TV studio is being torn down, a cameraman and his crew interview its famous actress. They go through a series of struggles she faced as she dwells back on her memories.

The Simpsons Movie

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Director- David Silverman
Writer- Matt Groening, James L. Brooks, Al Jean, Ian Maxtone-Graham
Cast- Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Hank Azaria, Harry Shearer, Pamela Hayden, Tress MacNeille, Albert Brooks, Karl Wiedergott, Marcia Wallace, Russi Taylor, Maggie Roswell, Phil Rosenthal
IMDB- 7.3/10
Genre- Comedy
Runtime- 1 hour and 27 minutes

All hell breaks loose when Holmer adopts a pig who has escaped from Krusty Burger when Krusty tries to make him eatable. Being troubled by his waste that’s piling up within two days, Holmer decides to dump it in the lake causing a lot of pollution.

Now Holmer must escape with his family to save himself from being caught or choose to protect his hometown which is being forced to not let any evacuation.

The Land Before Time (1988)

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Director- Don Bluth
Writer- Stu Krieger
Cast- Pat Hingle, Helen Shaver, Gabriel Damon, Bill Erwin, Candace Hutson, Burke Byrnes, Judith Barsi, Will Ryan
IMDB- 7.4/10
Genre- Kids, Drama, Adventure
Runtime- 1 hour and 9 minutes

A young, orphaned dinosaur sets out to find the legendary Great Valley. He meets different forms of dinosaurs on his way and also learns to work with them to find the right path. They face all kinds of obstacles to get to the lush green and vegetative land.

Bao

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Director- Domee Shi
Writer- Domee Shi
Cast- Sindy Lau, Daniel Kai Lin, Sharmaine Yeoh, Tim Zhang
IMDB- 7.5/10
Genre- Fantasy, Drama
Runtime- 8 minutes

A short tale of a Chinese family where the woman is barren and when she loses all hope, one of her dumplings come to life. Even though she is overjoyed with happiness, she must also realize the fact that the dumpling will grow up too.

The Wolf Children Ame and Yuki (2012)

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Director- Mamoru Hosoda
Writer- Mamoru Hosoda, Satoko Okudera
Cast- Aoi Miyazaki, Takao Osawa, Haru Kuroki, Yukito Nishii, Momoka Ôno, Amon Kabe, Takuma Hiraoka, Megumi Hayashibara, Tadashi Nakamura, Tamio Ôki, Tomie Kataoka, Takashi Kobayashi, Hajime Inoue, Shôta Sometani, Taichi Masu
IMDB- 8.1/10
Genre- Fantasy, Drama
Runtime- 1 hour and 57 minutes

Hanna falls in love with a wolfman, and they marry starting off their own family in a place far away from the people of the world. They give birth to two kids over the course of 13 years. One is a boy and another a girl named Snow and rain. However, in the course of events where Hanna’s husband dies, she decides to move to a rural village nearby.

Kiki’s Delivery Service

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Director- Hayao Miyazaki
Writer- Hayao Miyazaki
Cast-  Kirsten Dunst, Phil Hartman, Matthew Lawrence, Pamela Adlon, Debbie Reynolds, Debi Derryberry
IMDB- 7.8/10
Genre- Fantasy, Kids, Adventure
Runtime- 1 hour and 42 minutes

Kiki is a young witch who has come of age and according to tradition must live on her own for a year. She moves with her talking cat to a seaside town and soon sets up her own delivery service using her broom for the purpose. She must learn how to cope with the emotions to get her powers back when she faces self-doubt.

Fritz the Cat (1972)

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Director- Ralph Bakshi
Writer- Ralph Bakshi
Cast- Skip Hinnant, Rosetta LeNoire, John McCurry, Judy Engles, Phil Seuling
IMDB- 6.2/10
Genre- Comedy
Runtime- 1 hour and 18 minutes

In a world where people are represented by animals, pigs are the cops, Lions are rabbis, black people are crows and cats are like those white dudes who want to write poetry but instead get themselves engaged in group sex. Fritz the Cat gets in trouble when some of his dorm mates are busted carrying drugs in their dorm and he tries to make a move by stealing a car.

Frankenweenie

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Director- Tim Burton
Writer- John Augus
Cast- Catherine O’Hara, Martin Short, Martin Landau, Charlie Tahan, Atticus Shaffer, Winona Ryder, Robert Capron, James Hiroyuki Liao, Conchata Ferrell, Tom Kenny
IMDB- 6.9/10
Genre- Comedy, Sci-Fi, Horror
Runtime- 1 hour and 27 minutes

All hell breaks loose when Young Victor tries to bring back his dead dog to life by conducting some sort of science experiment. He does not know the extent of the consequences of this monstrous act. This is one of the best animated movies in UK.

Sing 2

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Director- Garth Jennings
Writer- Garth Jennings
Cast- Tori Kelly, Reese Witherspoon, Taron Egerton, Nick Kroll, Matthew McConaughey, Garth Jennings, Jennifer Saunders, Chelsea Peretti, Scarlett Johansson, Bobby Cannavale, Nick Offerman, Adam Buxton, Eric André, Halsey, Letitia Wright, Bono Bono, Pharrell Williams, Julia Davis
IMDB- 7.4/10
Genre- Musical, Comedy
Runtime- 1 hour and 50 minutes

The gang comes back together in this new movie and this time they don’t need to persuade their inner selves, but rather another famous rock star to boost up their glamour in the upcoming opening of a new show.

The Prince of Egypt (1998)

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Director- Simon Wells, Steve Hickner, Brenda Chapman
Writer- Philip Lazebnik
Cast- Val Kilmer, Ralph Fiennes, Michelle Pfeiffer, Sandra Bullock, Jeff Goldblum, Danny Glover, Patrick Stewart, Helen Mirren, Steve Martin, Martin Short, Bobby Motown, Eden Riegel, Ofra Haza
IMDB- 7.1/10
Genre- Adventure, Musical
Runtime- 1 hour and 39 minutes

This is the animated version of the life of Prophet Moses as told by the book of Exodus. It revolves around the lives of two brothers in which one becomes a slave and the other emerges as a leader and a prince. He must put an end to his father and the Pharoah’s tyranny over the slaves and bring peace.

Ron’s Gone Wrong

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Director- Sarah Smith, Jean-Philippe Vine
Writer- Sarah Smith, Peter Baynham
Cast- Jack Dylan Grazer, Zach Galifianakis, Ed Helms, Olivia Colman, Rob Delaney, Justice Smith, Kylie Cantrall, Ricardo Hurtado, Cullen McCarthy, Ava Morse, Marcus Scribner, Thomas Barbusca, Sarah Miller, Bentley Kalu, Krupa Pattani, John Macmillan, Megan Maczko, Ruby Wax, David Menkin, Iara Nemirovsky
IMDB- 7/10
Genre- Sci-Fi, Comedy
Runtime- 1 hour and 47 minutes

Barney lives in a world where every kid gets a walking talking robot to be his best friend. Being an 11-year-old himself, he also gets one named Ron. However, he soon realizes that his bot is not working properly and instead of having fun with the bot, he is left to figure out how to fix this thing before it brings about any more damage.

Hercules (1997)

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Director- John Musker, Ron Clements
Writer- John Musker, Ron Clements
Cast- Barbara Barrie, Roger Bart, Mary Kay Bergman, Corey Burton, Danny DeVito, Jim Cummings, Keith David, Tate Donovan, Paddi Edwards, Susan EganSusan Egan, Samantha Eggar, Cheryl Freeman, Kathleen Freeman, Matt Frewer, Amanda Plummer, Bobcat Goldthwait
IMDB- 7.3/10
Genre- Comedy, Musical, Fantasy, Kids
Runtime- 1 hour and 33 minutes

Hercules is half God, but he is raised on Earth. When he learns the truth about his immortality through his father Zeus, he must prove himself to be a True Hero in order to get back to Mount Olympus.

He tries to achieve his goal through his friend Pegasus’s help and a personal trainer but he only achieves it when he has to save the life of Pegasus and make self-sacrifice.

Abominable

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Director- Jill Culton, Todd Wilderman
Writer- Jill Culton, Todd Wilderman
Cast- Chloe Bennet, Albert Tsai, Tenzing Norgay Trainor, Joseph Izzo, Sarah Paulson, Eddie Izzard, Tsai Chin, Michelle Wong, Rich Dietl, James Hong
IMDB- 7/10
Genre- Comedy, Adventure, Kids, Fantasy
Runtime- 1 hour and 37 minutes

When Yi finds a Yeti trying to hide on top of her building, she gets scared. However, she realizes that he is an escapee and wants to return to his home. She and 2 of her friends go on an adventure to take the Yeti home. However, they must also be alert as a wealthy zoologist wants to track down this creature and experiment on him.

Loving Vincent (2017)

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Director- Dorota Kobiela, Hugh Welchman
Writer- Dorota Kobiela, Hugh Welchman
Cast- Douglas Booth, Josh Burdett, Holly Earl, Robin Hodges, Chris O’Dowd, John Sessions, Helen McCrory, Eleanor Tomlinson, Aidan Turner, Saoirse Ronan, Joe Stuckey, James Greene, Martin Herdman, Bill Thomas, Jerome Flynn, Robert Gulaczyk, Piotr Pamula
IMDB- 7.8/10
Genre- Drama
Runtime- 1 hour and 34 minutes

An extraordinary film due to its cinematics which was hand painted by a craftsman of 30 artists. It took them over 2 years to paint more than 55,000 frames on which the movie was sequenced on. Loving Vincent is about his art and how he loved to paint himself.

Ghost in the Shell (1995)

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Director- Mamoru Oshii
Writer- Kazunori Itô
Cast- Atsuko Tanaka, Akio Ôtsuka, Kôichi Yamadera, Yutaka Nakano, Tamio Ôki, Tesshô Genda, Namaki Masakazu, Masato Yamanouchi, Shinji Ogawa, Mitsuru Miyamoto, Kazuhiro Yamaji
IMDB- 7.9/10
Genre- Action, Sci-Fi
Runtime- 1 hour and 23 minutes

The first ever anime film to release in the United States and Great Britain brings about more about the future. They show the time to be set in 2029 when humans have become more work-oriented and there is no need to barge into someplace to steal anything or terrorize anyone.

You can just simply hack any network and transfer all their funds to yourself. Thus, Cyborgs are created to look over and be able to get connected to any kind of network for security purposes.

When the Wind Blows (1986)

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Director- Jimmy T. Murakami
Writer- Raymond Briggs
Cast- Peggy Ashcroft, John Mills, Robin Houston, James Russell, David Dundas, Matt Irving
IMDB- 7.7/10
Genre- War, Drama
Runtime- 1 hour and 24 minutes

Jim and Hilda live out in the countryside since they want to be out of sight of the government. As the third world war arises, they become victims of the nuclear attack and miraculously survive.

As they hope and wait for the government’s help to come, they slowly wither off ding with poisonous air that the nuclear attack has left and are unaware that the government is not going to help.

Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (1997)

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Director- Hideaki Anno, Kazuya Tsurumaki
Writer- Hideaki Anno
Cast- Megumi Ogata, Megumi Hayashibara, Yûko Miyamura, Kotono Mitsuishi, Yuriko Yamaguchi, Fumihiko Tachiki, Akira Ishida, Motomu Kiyokawa, Mugihito, Takehito Koyasu, Hiro Yûki, Miki Nagasawa, Spike Spencer, Amanda Winn Lee Amanda, Tiffany Grant, Allison Keith-Shipp, Sue Ulu, Tristan MacAvery, Aaron Krohn
IMDB- 8/10
Genre- Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Runtime- 1 hour and 27 minutes

Based on the ending of a theatrical TV series, this movie picks up right where the last episode of the series left off.

Peter Pan (1953)

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Director- Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske, Wilfred Jackson, Jack Kinney
Writer- Ted Sears, Erdman Penner, Bill Peet, Winston Hibler
Cast- Bobby Driscoll, Kathryn Beaumont, Hans Conried, Bill Thompson, Heather Angel, Paul Collins, Tommy Luske, Candy Candido, Tom Conway
IMDB- 7.3/10
Genre- Adventure, Kids, Fantasy
Runtime- 1 hour and 17 minutes

The adventure that every child would like to become a part of. When Wendy and her brothers are transported to the Netherlands, they meet a series of Disney Characters like the pirates, Fairies, and Shadows who run away from their owners, and also the hero Peter Pan. These kids also get the ability to fly which makes this series even more fun!

Pom Poko (1994)

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Director- Isao Takahata
Writer- Isao Takahata
Cast- Shinchô Kokontei,Makoto Nonomura,Yuriko Ishida,Norihei Miki,Nijiko Kiyokawa,Shigeru Izumiya,Gannosuke Ashiya ,Takehiro Murata,Beichô Katsura,Bunshi Katsura Vi,Kosan Yanagiya,Akira Kamiya
IMDB- 7.3/10
Genre- Drama, Comedy, Fantasy
Runtime- 1 hour and 59 minutes

When the raccoons feel that their species might get extinct due to the possibility of destruction of their meadow habitat due to construction, they try every possible move they can to preserve their natural home. They struggle hard to stop this encroachment.

Charlotte’s Web (1973)

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Director- Charles A. Nichols, Iwao Takamoto
Writer- Earl Hamner Jr
Cast- Debbie Reynolds, Paul Lynde, Henry Gibson, Rex Allen, Martha Scott, Dave Madden, Danny Bonaduce, Don Messick, Herb Vigran, Agnes Moorehead, Pamelyn Ferdin, Joan Gerber, Bob Holt, John Stephenson, William B. White
IMDB- 6.9/10
Genre- Kids, Musical
Runtime- 1 hour and 34 minutes

Quite a tale to tell, this is the story of a pig and a spider’s special friendship. When Wilbur the pig is terrified of being slaughtered one day and being served as dinner, he asks his spider friend Charlotte for help. Charlotte weaves words into her web so that the farmer can get the idea of Wilbur being too special to kill.

The Secret of Kells (2009)

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Director- Tomm Moore, Nora Twomey
Writer- Fabrice Ziolkowski
Cast- Evan McGuire, Christen Mooney, Brendan Gleeson, Mick Lally, Liam Hourican, Paul Tylak, Michael McGrath, Paul Young
IMDB- 7.6/10
Genre- Fantasy, Adventure
Runtime- 1 hour and 15 minutes

Brendon leaves the safety of his remote outpost to finish a magical book that the illusionist has brought. He must overcome his greatest fear and go to an enchanted forest to reveal secrets from the book and finish it. While he meets mythical creatures like a wolf girl and a fairy to help him complete the quest, he must also keep track of the barbarians closing in on him.

Lilo & Stitch (2002)

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Director- Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders
Writer- Chris Sanders
Cast- Daveigh Chase, Chris Sanders, Tia Carrere, David Ogden Stiers, Kevin McDonald, Ving Rhames, Zoe Caldwell, Jason Scott Lee, Kevin Michael Richardson, Susan Hegarty, Amy Hill
IMDB- 7.3/10
Genre- Kids, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Runtime- 1 hour and 25 minutes

When Lilo finds an ugly doglike creature who is actually a genetic experimenter from another planet, she takes him in. She names him Stich and tries to teach him the concept of family which is ‘ Ohana’ in Hawaii.

Perfect Blue (1997)

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Director- Satoshi Kon
Writer- Sadayuki Murai
Cast- Junko Iwao, Rica Matsumoto, Shinpachi Tsuji, Masaaki Ôkura, Yôsuke Akimoto, Yoku Shioya, Hideyuki Hori, Emi Shinohara, Masashi Ebara, Kiyoyuki Yanada, Tôru Furusawa, Shiho Niiyama, Emiko Furukawa, Aya Hara, Shin’ichirô Miki
IMDB- 8/10
Genre- Drama, Thriller, Horror
Runtime- 1 hour and 21 minutes

Mima is a pop idol who would very much like her fame back and for that she is ready to accept a not-so-decent role in soap operas. However, things become worse than she imagined, and she starts to think she is hallucinating when she sees another person just like her with a successful musical career. She also sees websites detailing her intimate information and her friends and relatives being threatened. All of this creates a very confusing situation for her.

Anomalisa

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Director- Charlie Kaufman, Duke Johnson
Writer- Charlie Kaufman, Dan Harmon
Cast- David Thewlis, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tom Noonan
IMDB- 7.2/10
Genre- Comedy, Drama
Runtime- 1 hour and 30 minutes

An author feels out of the ordinary when he has no need to connect with people. Although he writes books about customer service, it seems ironic that he does not have a true friend. However, one night while on a business trip, he meets a special someone who changes his life forever.

Conclusion

Hopefully, there would have been at least one title amongst the elaborate and detailed choices that would have locked your heart. May it be an adult movie or a kid’s classical you might want to reminisce about.

Whatever the choice may be, tonight no one is getting bored that’s for sure, with our list of best animated movies in UK! Remember to subscribe to the best VPN for streaming.

Chris Mack

Chris Mack

Meet Chris Mack, your go-to expert for the best of BBC iPlayer with a twist—he's also a cybersecurity enthusiast. Whether you're into British entertainment classics or searching for hidden gems, Chris has you covered, always with an eye for secure streaming practices. Beyond the screen, Chris blends his love for reading and exploring the outdoors with a passion for staying ahead in the world of cybersecurity, ensuring a safe viewing experience. If you're looking for top British TV picks or tips on keeping your digital viewing secure, Chris is your guide. Dive into the drama of British TV with Chris!


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