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.
Roger Ramjet: Hero of Our Nation (1965)
7.1/10
Starring: Roger Ramjet
Combing the straight-faced patriotism of the 1920s radio serials with the political commentary that came with the escalation of the Vietnam War, Roger... Read more
Room on the Broom (2012)
7.5/10
Director: Max Lang, Jan Lachauer
Starring: Gillian Anderson, Martin Clunes, Timothy Spall, David Walliams, Simon Pegg, Sall...
"Room on the Broom" is a magical animated tale about friendship and family from best-selling author Julia Donaldson and illustrator Axel Scheffler, cr... Read more
Royal Space Force: The Wings Of Honneamise (1994)
Director: Hiroyuki Yamaga
Starring: Melody Lee, Robert Matthews, Lee Stone
Stunning animation and Ryuichi Sakamoto's amazing score highlight this tale of politics and love set against the backdrop of social unrest in a war-ra... Read more
Ruben Brandt, Collector (2018)
7.5/10
Director: Milorad Krstic
A psychotherapist suffers violent nightmares inspired by legendary works of art. Four of his patients, expert thieves, offer to steal the works since... Read more
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and The Island of Misfit Toys (2001)
Director: Anon
Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Richard Dreyfuss, Rick Moranis, Voices Of
When the mysterious Toy Taker grabs all of Santa's toys, it looks like the children will miss out on Christmas. But everyone's favourite reindeer, Rud... Read more
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie (1998)
8.1/10
Director: Bill Kowalchuk
Starring: John Goodman, Eric Idle, Whoopi Goldberg, Bob Newhart, Debbie Reynolds
The all-new adventures of Rudolph, 'The most famous reindeer of all', comes vividly to life in this major feature length animated offering. Features t... Read more
Saiyuki - Requiem (2001)
7/10
Director: Hayato Date
Blending action, fantasy and comedy and based partly on a 16th Century Chinese folktale that also served as inspiration for 'Monkey!', 'Requiem' is th... Read more
Samurai Jack: Season 1 (2001)
8.4/10
Director: Genndy Tartakovsky
Starring: Voice Of, Phil LaMarr
Bursting onto the small screen in 2001, this imaginative and boldly-styled Cartoon Network show breathed fresh life into the realm of TV animation. T... Read more
Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School (1988)
7/10
Starring: Scooby-Doo, Scrappy-Doo, Shaggy
This feature-length adventure begins when Scooby and Shaggy sign on as gym teachers at Miss Grimwood's School for Ghouls - only to discover the pupils... Read more
Scooby-Doo and the Goblin King (2008)
6.5/10
Director: Joe Sichta
Starring: Lauren Bacall, Tim Curry, Voices Of, Hayden Panettiere, Jay Leno, Frank Welker,...
What a predicament! The Amazing Krudsky, a failed carnival magician, steals the light magic from Princess Fairy Willow, and Scooby-Doo and Shaggy must... Read more