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".
Metropia (2009)
6.3/10
Director: Tarik Saleh
Starring: Juliette Lewis, Stellan Skarsgard, Udo Kier, Vincent Gallo, Alexander Skarsgard
'Metropia' takes place in a not-so-distant but terrifying Europe of the future. The world is running out of oil and the underground train systems have... Read more
Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures - The Complete Series (1987)
Director: John Kricfalusi, Ralph Bakshi
In this revival of the classic Mighty Mouse cartoon, we follow the humorous, satirical adventures of Mike Mouse (a worker at Pearl Pureheart's factor... Read more
Moral Orel: Volume 1 (2005)
7.8/10
Director: Dino Stamatopoulos
Starring: Voices Of, Carolyn Lawrence, Scott Adsit, Britta Phillips, Jay Johnston
Another adult swim entry, following the misguided adventures of Orel, an impressionable young resident of Moralton, where everyone lives by a strict m... Read more
My Dog Tulip (2010)
6.9/10
Director: Paul Fierlinger, Sandra Fierlinger
Starring: Christopher Plummer, Lynn Redgrave, (Voices of)
A misanthropic, middle-aged British man finds the loving and devoted companion he's sought all his life when he takes in a mistreated German shepherd... Read more
Ninja Scroll: The Complete Series (2003)
7.9/10
Director: Tatsuo Sato
In feudal Japan, the Edo period brought a time of delicate peace bought with blood. Revisiting the popular 1993 Animé film, this series chronicles the... Read more
Over the Garden Wall (2014)
8.9/10
Director: Nate Cash, Patrick McHale
Starring: Elijah Wood, Collin Dean, Melanie Lynskey, Christopher Lloyd, John Cleese, Shirl...
This brilliant and highly acclaimed animated television miniseries centers around two half-brothers who travel across a strange forest in order to fin... Read more
Paprika (2006)
7.7/10
Director: Satoshi Kon
Groundbreaking animator Satoshi Kon's visually stunning exploration of the boundaries between dreams and reality tells the magical tale of a revolutio... Read more
Paprika ( Blu-ray ) (2006)
7.7/10
Director: Satoshi Kon
Starring: Megumi Hayashibara, Toru Emori
Groundbreaking animator Satoshi Kon's visually stunning exploration of the boundaries between dreams and reality tells the magical tale of a revolutio... Read more
Persepolis (2007)
8.1/10
Director: Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud
Starring: (Voices of) , Catherine Deneuve, Iggy Pop, Gena Rowlands, Sean Penn
Based on her autobiographical graphic novels, Marjane Satrapi and co-screenwriter Vincent Paronnaud directed this Oscar-nominated, black-and-white ani... Read more
Phantom 2040: Season 1 (1994)
7.3/10
Director: David J Corbett
Starring: J.D. Hall, Margot Kidder, Scott Valentine, Mark Hamill, Ron Perlman
The 24th Phantom, the 'Ghost Who Walks,' battles crimes in the future of 2040. Phantom 2040 is a French-American animated science fiction television s... Read more