Animation
Animation refers to the process in which each frame of a film or movie is produced individually, whether generated as a computer graphic, or by photographing a drawn image, or by repeatedly making small changes to a model, and then photographing the result. When the frames are strung together and the resulting film is viewed at a speed of 16 or more frames per second, there is an illusion of continuous movement (due to the persistence of vision). Generating such a film is very labour intensive and tedious, though the development of computer animation has greatly sped up the process.
Here Alice has assembled all the very best of this craft; scroll below alphabetically or search using the sub-categories in green on the left. 'Family Animation', 'Classic Animation', 'Cult Animation' or 'JapanAnime'.
Right: Nick Park's endearing Wallace and Gromit.
The Care Bears Movie (1984)
5.6/10
Director: Arna Selznick
Full-leangth cartoon about a group of lovable bears who perform good deeds by helping lonely and unhappy children. Read more
The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)
7.8/10
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
A.K.A. "Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro". From the creators of the enormously successful 'Princess Mononoke' comes this exciting, and fast-p... Read more
The Cat Returns (2002)
7.3/10
Director: Hiroyuki Morita
From Japan's Studio Ghibli comes this magical animated adventure that will delight and inspire both the young and the young at heart. After saving a... Read more
The Complete Weird Cartoons (1942)
Johnny Legend presents a creepy collection of bizarre animation from the 1910s-1940s. You'll be amazed at the artistry and the strangeness that abound... Read more
The Complete Works of Yuri Norstein ( Tale of Tales, Hedgehog in the Fog, Heron and the Crane, Fox and Rabbit ) (1978)
Director: Yuri Norstein
Yuri Norstein is a world renowned Russian animator, whose painstaking attention of detail and craft have become legendary. On this Disc are collected... Read more
The Congress (2013)
6.5/10
Director: Ari Folman
Starring: Harvey Keitel, Robin Wright, Paul Giamatti, Danny Huston, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Jon...
Robin Wright stars as herself in this drama directed by Ari Folman. When mature actress Robin Wright realises that no studio will offer her work anymo... Read more
The Critic: The Complete Series (1994)
8/10
Starring: Jon Lovitz
This acclaimed animated series features Jon Lovitz supplying the voice of a rotund, acerbic New York TV film reviewer who juggles a career of watching... Read more
The Croods (2013)
7.2/10
Director: Chris Sanders, Kirk De Micco
Starring: Catherine Keener, Cloris Leachman, Nicolas Cage, Ryan Reynolds, Emma Stone, Clar...
Animated comedy-adventure follows the world's first modern family, Grug (voiced by Nicolas Cage), his wife Ugga (Catherine Keener), daughter Eep (Emma... Read more
The Croods: A New Age (2020)
7.2/10
Starring: Catherine Keener, Cloris Leachman, Nicolas Cage, Ryan Reynolds, Emma Stone, Clar...
Animated comedy-adventure follows the world's first modern family, Grug (voiced by Nicolas Cage), his wife Ugga (Catherine Keener), daughter Eep (Emma... Read more
The Croods: A New Age (Blu-ray) (2020)
7/10
Starring: Catherine Keener, Cloris Leachman, Nicolas Cage, Ryan Reynolds, Emma Stone, Clar...
Animated comedy-adventure follows the world's first modern family, Grug (voiced by Nicolas Cage), his wife Ugga (Catherine Keener), daughter Eep (Emma... Read more