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.
Tutenstein: Ghostbusted (2004)
7/10
When lightning strikes an ancient Egyptian sarcophagus in a museum, the mummy of a 10-year-old Pharaoh is brought back to life. Short in stature, but... Read more
Tom Goes to the Mayor: The Complete Series (2004)
6.7/10
Starring: Voices Of, Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim, Stephanie Courtney, Jack Black, Kyle Ga...
Yet another off-beat entry from the adult swim department at Cartoon Network that started life as a web cartoon on timanderic.com. Tom Peters is new... Read more
Wonder Woman ( animated ) (2009)
7.5/10
Director: Lauren Montgomery
Starring: Voices Of, Keri Russell, Nathan Fillion, Alfred Molina, Rosario Dawson, Marg Hel...
The Amazonian princess gets a reboot for the 21st century in this animated feature from Lauren Montgomery ('Superman: Doomsday', 'Batman: Gotham Knigh... Read more
Chicago 10 (2007)
7.4/10
Director: Brett Morgen
Starring: Hank Azaria, Mark Ruffalo, Nick Nolte, Roy Scheider, Jeffrey Wright, Liev Schrei...
See contemporary history with a forced perspective, mixing bold animation with extraordinary archival footage that explores the build-up to and unrave... Read more
The Book of Pooh: Stories From The Heart (1999)
6.4/10
Starring: Pooh, Piglet, Tigger
The beloved bear and his playful pals meet up in Christopher Robin's room where they discover Christopher's treasured storybook filled with endearing... Read more
Moomins and the Comet Chase (2010)
6.1/10
Director: Maria Lindberg
Starring: Max von Sydow, Mads Mikkelsen, Stellan Skarsgard
One day Moomintroll notices that something strange has happened in the Moomin Valley, everything is grey; not just the sky and the river, but the tre... Read more
Snoopy, Come Home (1972)
7.5/10
Director: Bill Melendez
Small Dogs. Big Secrets. When America's most beloved beagle suddenly goes missing, the whole Peanuts gang bands together to bring him back home in thi... Read more
Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021)
4.4/10
Director: Malcolm D Lee
Starring: LeBron James, Sonequa Martin-Green, Xosha Roquemore, Wood Harris
A rogue artificial intelligence kidnaps the son of famed basketball player LeBron James, who then has to work with Bugs Bunny to win a basketball game... Read more
Battle of the Planets: Volume 2 (1978)
7.6/10
Director: David E Hanson
Starring: Animation
With the continuation of the 'Battle of the Planets' Cult Animation series, we are lead on more adventures, with the G-Force team. In the 'The Space M... Read more
King Arthur's Disasters: Vol 1 (2005)
7.4/10
Director: David Freedman
Starring: Voices Of, Rik Mayall, Matt Lucas, Morwenna Banks, Phil Cornwell
Voiced by some outstanding Brit comedy talents including Rik Mayall as King Arthur and Little Britain's Matt Lucas as his doddery pal, Merlin, this an... Read more