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.
Despicable Me 2 ( Blu-ray ) (2013)
7.4/10
Director: Chris Renaud, Pierre Coffin
Starring: Steve Coogan, Benjamin Bratt, Steve Carell, Russell Brand, Miranda Cosgrove, Ken...
Arch-criminal Gru (voiced by Steve Carell) and his minions return in this hit computer-animated sequel. Although now living a life of domestic bliss i... Read more
Detective Pikachu (2019)
6.8/10
Director: Rob Letterman
Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Justice Smith, Kathryn Newton, Ken Watanabe, Bill Nighy
Ace detective Harry Goodman goes mysteriously missing, prompting his 21-year-old son, Tim, to find out what happened. Aiding in the investigation is H... Read more
Detective Pikachu (Blu-Ray) (2019)
6.8/10
Director: Rob Letterman
Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Justice Smith, Kathryn Newton, Ken Watanabe, Bill Nighy
Ace detective Harry Goodman goes mysteriously missing, prompting his 21-year-old son, Tim, to find out what happened. Aiding in the investigation is H... Read more
Dexter's Laboratory: Season 1 (2002)
6.4/10
Dexter's Laboratory is the story of a young boy prodigy. Born with an extraordinary mind, Dexter has built his very own extremely high tech and expans... Read more
Dilbert: The Complete Series (1999)
7.3/10
Starring: (Voices of) , Jason Alexander, Daniel Stern, Chris Elliott, Kathy Griffin
Based on the popular comic strip by Scott Adams, Dilbert is a tie-wearing cubicle slave, toiling endlessly over indeterminate products at 'The Company... Read more
Dilbert: Volume 1 (1999)
7.3/10
Starring: Voices Of, Daniel Stern, Jim Wise, Kathy Griffin
Based on the popular comic strip by Scott Adams, Dilbert is a cubicle slave, toiling endlessly over indeterminate products at Pat-E-Tech Management.... Read more
Dinosaur (2000)
6.5/10
Director: Ralph Zondag, Eric Leighton
Starring: Joan Plowright, Ossie Davis, Voices Of, D B Sweeney
Disney's spectacular computer-animated adventure is set 65 million years ago at the end of the Age of Reptiles, as an abandoned baby iguanadon named A... Read more
Disaster! (2005)
7.3/10
Director: Roy T Wood
An asteroid is on a collision course with Earth, and it's up to a fearless group of adventurers to save the planet before the human race is wiped out.... Read more
Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka (2003)
7.2/10
Director: Wilson Milam
Starring: Richard E Grant
The first official, fully animated Doctor Who story! The TARDIS lands in a small English village in 2003, where the population are living in fear from... Read more
Doctor Who: The Infinite Quest (2007)
6.8/10
Starring: (Voices of) , David Tennant, Freema Agyeman, Anthony Heald
Animated special based on the popular BBC sci-fi series. The Doctor and Martha set off on an adventure through space in search of the data chips that... Read more