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.
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs ( Blu-ray ) (2009)
7/10
Director: Christopher Miller, Phil Lord
Starring: Bruce Campbell, James Caan, Mr T, Benjamin Bratt, Anna Faris, Lauren Graham, Nei...
Blessed with an inventor's ingenuity since he was a boy, scientist Flint Lockwood (voiced by Bill Hader) stumbles upon greatness after devising a meth... Read more
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013)
6.4/10
Director: Cody Cameron, Kris Pearn
Starring: James Caan, Benjamin Bratt, Anna Faris, Neil Patrick Harris, Terry Crews, Andy S...
Inventor Flint Lockwood thought he saved the world when he destroyed his most infamous invention - a machine that turned water into food causing chees... Read more
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 ( Blu-ray ) (2013)
6.4/10
Director: Cody Cameron, Kris Pearn
Starring: James Caan, Benjamin Bratt, Anna Faris, Neil Patrick Harris, Terry Crews, Andy S...
Inventor Flint Lockwood thought he saved the world when he destroyed his most infamous invention - a machine that turned water into food causing chees... Read more
Clutch Cargo: Volume 1 (1959)
5.6/10
Starring: Clutch Cargo
Meet Clutch and his pals Spinner and Paddlefoot in television's first comic strip - complete with Live Action Lips! This revolutionary serialized cart... Read more
Coco (2017)
8.4/10
Director: Lee Unkrich, Adrian Molina
Starring: Benjamin Bratt, Gael Garcia Bernal, Alanna Ubach, Anthony Gonzalez
Despite his family's generations-old ban on music, young Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol Ernesto de la Cruz. Desperat... Read more
Coco (Blu-Ray) (2017)
8.4/10
Director: Lee Unkrich, Adrian Molina
Starring: Benjamin Bratt, Gael Garcia Bernal, Alanna Ubach, Anthony Gonzalez
Despite his family's generations-old ban on music, young Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol Ernesto de la Cruz. Desperat... Read more
Combat Wombat (2020)
6.1/10
Starring: Deborah Mailman, Ed Oxenbould, Frank Woodley
Maggie Diggins, a wombat turned Wonder Woman, unintentionally becomes the city's superhero after she begrudgingly saves a rookie superhero sugar glide... Read more
Cool World (1992)
4.8/10
Director: Ralph Bakshi
Starring: Gabriel Byrne, Kim Basinger, Brad Pitt
Gabriel Byrne plays an artist who is drawn into a bizarre cartoon universe where he meets the pen and ink girl of his dreams. Read more
Corpse Bride (2005)
7.4/10
Director: Tim Burton, Mike Johnson
Starring: Voices Of, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Emily Watson, Tracey Ullman, Danny...
Tim Burton returns to the world of stop-motion with this macabre comedy about a man who accidentally marries a corpse! A hugely talented voice cast i... Read more
Corpse Bride (Blu-ray) (2005)
7.4/10
Director: Tim Burton, Mike Johnson
Starring: Voices Of, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Emily Watson, Tracey Ullman, Danny...
Tim Burton returns to the world of stop-motion with this macabre comedy about a man who accidentally marries a corpse! A hugely talented voice cast i... Read more