Cult Animation
Like your animation a little weird and wonderful? Then look no further, you have arrived. From works as diverse as Jan Svankmajer and The Brothers Quay to that of Richard Linklater ("Waking Life", pictured), from the "Simpsons" to the "Bloggs" (in "Where the Wind Blows"). For Japanese Animation, check out "Japanime", for those oldies but goodies (1920-1965) check out "Classic Animation".
The Lord Of The Rings (1978)
6.2/10
Director: Ralph Bakshi
Starring: William Squire, John Hurt, Christopher Guard
J. R. R. Tolkien's classic tale of Middle- Earth comes to life through the imaginative art of animator Ralph Bakshi. Frodo the hobbit, Gandalf the wiz... Read more
The Simpsons: Season 8 (1996)
8.7/10
Starring: Voices Of, Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Han...
Still not slowing down in Season Eight, Homer's new boss turns out to be a mega super villain ('You Only Move Twice'), who faces off against the Mike... Read more
Animal Farm (1954)
7.2/10
Director: John Halas, Joy Batchelor
Starring: Gordon Heath, Voices Of, Maurice Denham
George Orwell's allegorical examination of totalitarianism and revolutionary thought is transported into animated form to tell the tale of the oppress... Read more
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)
6.4/10
Director: Hironobu Sakaguchi
Starring: Ming-Na, Voices Of, Ving Rhames, Steve Buscemi, James Woods, Donald Sutherland,...
The year is 2065 A.D. The Earth is infested with alien spirits and mankind faces total extinction. Led by a strange dream and guided by her mentor, Dr... Read more
The Simpsons: Season 4 (1992)
8.7/10
Starring: Dan Castellaneta, Nancy Cartwright, Harry Shearer, Voices Of, Julie Kavner, Year...
Welcome to the complete fourth season of "The Simpsons", contains all 22 episodes. Episodes include: "Kamp Krusty", "A Streetcar Named Marge", "Homer... Read more
Robot Chicken: Season 1 (2005)
7.8/10
Director: Tom Root, Matthew Senreich, Douglas Goldstein, Seth Green
Starring: Voices Of, Seth Green, Breckin Meyer, Chad Morgan, Seth MacFarlane, etc ...
This twisted stop-motion series takes a satirical swipe at pop culture, with a re-animated chook forced to watch TV, Clockwork Orange-style. Beginnin... Read more
The Illusionist (2010)
7.5/10
Director: Sylvain Chomet
Starring: Eilidh Rankin, Jean-Claude Donda
A wonderful hand-painted animated feature from Sylvain Chomet ("The Triplets of Belleville"), "The Illusionist" is based on an unproduced script that... Read more
South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut (1999)
8.7/10
Director: Trey Parker
Starring: Eric Cartman, Stan, Kyle, Kenny
When the four boys see an R-rated movie featuring Canadian's Terrance and Philip, they are pronounced corrupted, and their parents pressure the United... Read more
Akira ( Blu-ray ) (1988)
8.1/10
Director: Katsuhiro Otomo
Groundbreaking Japanese animated epic set in the post-WWIII metropolis of Neo-Tokyo. The labyrinthine plot revolves around a battle between oppressive... Read more
Fantastic Mr Fox (2009)
7.8/10
Director: Wes Anderson
Starring: Adrien Brody, Bill Murray, Brian Cox, George Clooney, Jason Schwartzman, Meryl S...
The visually ravishing animated movie 'The Fantastic Mr. Fox' follows a fox (George Clooney) as he cheerfully and recklessly takes his thieving too fa... Read more