ANIMATION - 2025, a list by Royce Bunn

8.0

/699/

85

/19/

89

/14/

4.2

/3172/

98

/57/

98

/26/

82

/16/

4.0

"From Ground Zero" is a compelling project that brings together 22 short films created by talented filmmakers from Gaza. Launched by Rashid Masharawi, a notable Palestinian filmmaker, the initiative emerged amid the backdrop of conflict, aiming to provide a platform for young artists to express themselves through their craft. Each film, ranging from 3 to 7 minutes, presents a unique perspective on the current reality in Gaza. The project captures the diverse experiences of life in the Palestinian enclave, including the challenges, tragedies, and moments of resilience faced by its people. With a mix of genres such as fiction, documentary, docu-fiction, animation, and experimental cinema, "From Ground Zero" showcases a rich tapestry of stories that reflect the sorrow, joy, and hope inherent in Gazan life.

83

8.4

/39804/

82

/2051/

82

/583/

4.4

/399011/

71

/13/

9.1

/205518/

3.5

age 16+

In a brutal war between devils, hunters, and secret enemies, a mysterious girl named Reze has stepped into Denji's world, and he faces his deadliest battle yet, fueled by love in a world where survival knows no rules.

83

IMDb 19

7.5

/57090/

78

/2966/

75

/1047/

3.8

/876971/

91

/212/

96

/2276/

73

/39/

4.0

age 8+

After cracking the biggest case in Zootopia's history, rookie cops Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde find themselves on the twisting trail of a great mystery when Gary De'Snake arrives and turns the animal metropolis upside down. To crack the case, Judy and Nick must go undercover to unexpected new parts of town, where their growing partnership is tested like never before.

81

IMDb 81

7.5

/110301/

79

/9554/

81

/2183/

3.6

/1485126/

93

/98/

99

/201/

77

/9/

3.0

age 10+

When K-pop superstars Rumi, Mira and Zoey aren't selling out stadiums, they're using their secret powers to protect their fans from supernatural threats.

78

7.4

/55672/

75

/4471/

78

/1036/

3.8

/194266/

78

/18/

3.5

age 16+

While three of the fiercest warriors in human history—a Viking raider, a ninja in feudal Japan, and a WWII pilot—are killers in their own right, they are merely prey for their new opponent: the ultimate killer of killers.

78

8.4

/59540/

83

/2118/

76

/651/

4.0

/373663/

67

/11/

8.6

/145668/

3.0

The Demon Slayer Corps are drawn into the Infinity Castle, where Tanjiro, Nezuko, and the Hashira face terrifying Upper Rank demons in a desperate fight as the final battle against Muzan Kibutsuji begins.

78

7.6

/1496/

79

/97/

79

/68/

4.1

/24343/

81

/15/

3.0

The world is a perplexing, peaceful mystery to Amélie until a miraculous encounter with chocolate ignites her wild sense of curiosity. As she develops a deep attachment to her family's housekeeper, Nishio-san, Amélie discovers the wonders of nature as well as the emotional truths hidden beneath the surface of her family's idyllic life as foreigners in post-war Japan.

77

8.0

/21890/

81

/1116/

81

/550/

4.1

/68046/

68

/22/

3.0

age 13+

After a catastrophic event leaves their bodies destroyed, Ne Zha and Ao Bing are granted a fragile second chance at life. As tensions rise between the dragon clans and celestial forces, the two must undergo a series of perilous trials that will test their bond, challenge their identities, and decide the fate of both mortals and immortals.

77

7.5

/1023/

78

/62/

79

/58/

4.0

/30491/

75

/16/

3.0

Arco, ten years old, lives in a far future. During his first flight in his rainbow suit, he loses control and falls in the past. Iris, a little girl his age from 2075, saw him fall. She rescues him and tries by all means to send him back to his era.

75

5.3

/1143/

62

/124/

63

/25/

2.6

/22483/

100

/29/

98

/473/

4.0

Visionary director Quentin Tarantino had a dream of a Kill Bill chapter that never made it to the silver screen, a chapter known as "Yuki's Revenge." Over twenty years later, Tarantino and Epic have come together to bring the story to life in Fortnite.

75

6.4

/280/

65

/10/

72

/3/

3.2

/1993/

90

/20/

74

/5/

4.0

In the 1990s, a group of students on the campus of the Chinese Southern Academy of Arts are pursuing their studies and preparing to face the world. China is opening up to the West and the students’ lives are a tangle of love stories and friendships, artistic research, ideals and ambitions brought about by new influences. Caught between tradition and modernity, they have to decide who they want to become.

73

7.0

/5094/

73

/470/

73

/125/

3.9

/59960/

age 10+

When an astronaut leaves Earth for Mars, the vast infinite space divides star-crossed lovers in this animated romance that crosses the cosmos.

73

6.3

/13237/

70

/1388/

75

/324/

3.2

/85315/

82

/106/

81

/994/

66

/22/

3.5

age 6+

When a faithful police dog and his human police officer owner are injured together on the job, a harebrained but life-saving surgery fuses the two of them together and Dog Man is born. Dog Man is sworn to protect and serve—and fetch, sit and roll over. As Dog Man embraces his new identity and strives to impress his Chief, he must stop the pretty evil plots of feline supervillain Petey the Cat.

71

6.7

/36378/

71

/3320/

69

/771/

3.4

/218055/

83

/228/

89

/1076/

66

/40/

2.5

age 6+

Elio, a space fanatic with an active imagination, finds himself on a cosmic misadventure where he must form new bonds with eccentric alien lifeforms, navigate a crisis of intergalactic proportions and somehow discover who he is truly meant to be.

71

IMDb 5

7.4

/103574/

75

/3876/

73

/1352/

3.6

/973838/

66

/339/

90

/4103/

61

/59/

2.5

age 13+

In the wake of the devastating war against the RDA and the loss of their eldest son, Jake Sully and Neytiri face a new threat on Pandora: the Ash People, a violent and power-hungry Na'vi tribe led by the ruthless Varang. Jake's family must fight for their survival and the future of Pandora in a conflict that pushes them to their emotional and physical limits.

70

6.5

/481/

63

/25/

73

/10/

3.7

/7746/

68

/37/

61

/1192/

76

/15/

3.5

age 15+

A teenager in suburban Florida desperately hustles to make $5,000 in this dreamy and surreal animated coming-of-age story.

70

IMDb 59

7.5

/3056/

75

/25/

81

/16/

3.2

/5817/

55

/6/

3.0

age 6+

From the songs of his mother’s heart to the whispers of a faithful God, David’s story begins in quiet devotion. When the giant Goliath rises to terrorize a nation, a young shepherd armed with only a sling, a few stones, and unshakable faith steps forward. Pursued by power and driven by purpose, his journey tests the limits of loyalty, love, and courage—culminating in a battle not just for a crown, but for the soul of a kingdom.

68

6.4

/319/

70

/16/

62

/5/

3.5

/800/

3.0

age 14+

In the city that never sleeps, five families hustle each winter to turn sidewalks into holiday outposts.

68

6.5

/5672/

70

/633/

69

/162/

3.0

/18303/

61

/10/

3.5

age 8+

Stevie and her little brother Elliot journey into the wildly absurd landscape of their own dreams to ask the Sandman to grant them the perfect family.

67

7.0

/23080/

75

/2588/

77

/610/

3.5

/109937/

64

/23/

2.0

age 6+

The now-reformed Bad Guys are trying (very, very hard) to be good, but instead find themselves hijacked into a high-stakes, globe-trotting heist, masterminded by a new team of criminals they never saw coming: The Bad Girls.

67

5.7

/255/

50

/11/

60

/9/

3.1

/1812/

78

/4/

4.0

Jozef embarks on a journey via a ghostly train to visit his dying father in a remote Galician sanatorium. Upon arrival, he discovers that the sanatorium exists in a realm where time is distorted—his father's death has not yet occurred, as time here lags behind the outside world by an undefined interval. Jozef's experiences become increasingly fragmented and dreamlike as he confronts various manifestations of his father, each representing different aspects of their relationship and his own psyche.

77

66

8.6

/44494/

79

/216/

77

/33/

3.3

/12172/

Hiranyakashyap, the tyrannical demon, challenges Vishnu, proclaiming himself a god. However, his son Prahlad remains devoted to Vishnu, who appears as Narsimha to defeat the demon.

66

6.0

/1717/

63

/146/

65

/64/

2.9

/5036/

88

/34/

81

/26/

2.0

age 8+

A wolf and mountain lion team up when a meteor unleashes a virus turning zoo animals into zombies. They join forces with other survivors to rescue the zoo and stop the deranged mutant leader from spreading the virus.

66

5.8

/4338/

62

/262/

66

/58/

2.5

/58590/

65

/17/

4.0

age 7+

Desperate to be a big guy, SpongeBob sets out to prove his bravery to Mr. Krabs by following The Flying Dutchman – a mysterious swashbuckling ghost pirate – on a seafaring adventure that takes him to the deepest depths of the deep sea, where no Sponge has gone before.

76

65

7.7

/3297/

77

/167/

75

/42/

4.0

/38526/

72

/5/

age 8+

A gifted runner trains a determined but unskilled classmate, unaware he's creating a rival who will challenge him on the track for years to come.

65

6.2

/747/

64

/71/

69

/32/

2.8

/1907/

Popcorn

80

/42/

2.5

age 6+

When a train unexpectedly starts up, taking only pets with it, the animals discover that Hans, a badger with a grudge is behind it all. While the crash seems inevitable, the animals can count on Falcon, a roguish Raccoon who will do anything to save them.

65

64

6.2

/3458/

65

/555/

67

/215/

3.3

/17652/

6.9

/2240/

age 13+

The Batman family has returned to the present to discover that Japan has disappeared, and a giant island - Hinomoto - is now in the sky over Gotham City. At the top sit the Yakuza, a group of superpowered individuals who reign without honor or humanity and look suspiciously like the Justice League. Now, it’s up to Batman and his allies to save Gotham!

63

6.8

/7638/

74

/272/

84

/127/

3.2

/9282/

42

/6/

2.0

age 8+

Charles Dickens tells his young son Walter the greatest story ever told, and what begins as a bedtime tale becomes a life-changing journey. Through vivid imagination, the boy walks alongside Jesus, witnessing His miracles, facing His trials, and understanding His ultimate sacrifice.

62

6.4

/312/

65

/9/

77

/3/

3.0

/2843/

61

/10/

2.0

age 11+

After failing to avenge her father's murder, Princess Scarlet, wakes up in the "Land of the Dead." In this world filled with madness, if she does not achieve her revenge against her nemesis and reach the "No End Place," she will become "Void" and cease to exist. Can Scarlet find a way to live at the end of her endless journey?

67

62

5.5

/2232/

69

/343/

67

/52/

2.6

/5864/

87

/23/

93

/373/

46

/4/

age 5+

Gabby heads out on a road trip with her Grandma Gigi to the urban wonderland of Cat Francisco. But when Gabby's dollhouse, her most prized possession, ends up in the hands of an eccentric cat lady named Vera, Gabby sets off on an adventure through the real world to get the Gabby Cats back together and save the dollhouse before it's too late.

62

5.8

/727/

61

/69/

70

/23/

2.8

/2162/

71

/34/

65

/39/

60

/7/

2.5

age 8+

Stitch Head was the first creature brought to 'almost life' by mad professor Erasmus. In the years since, he’s become nursemaid to the master’s ever-growing menagerie of neglected creatures, tasked with teaching them to suppress their 'inner monster' and hide out in the castle — away from prying eyes and itchy pitchfork fingers, of the village mob in the valley below. But when grubby circus impresario Fulbert Freakfinder arrives offering Stitch Head a starring role in his freak show, our hero is tempted by the promise of love and acceptance.

61

5.3

/4339/

63

/643/

67

/140/

2.3

/24738/

71

/14/

68

/136/

61

/5/

age 8+

Plankton's tangled love story with his sentient computer wife goes sideways when she takes a stand — and decides to destroy the world without him.

82

58

7.8

/2017/

79

/97/

79

/20/

3.9

/21282/

Popcorn

96

/205/

Momo and Okarun set out on their latest adventure, traveling to a hot springs town home rented by Jiji, Momo's childhood friend and former crush, with the goal to solve the mystery surrounding his family. When they arrive, strange locals derail their investigation before it can properly begin, and the group soon learns there's more lurking under the surface of the town than they could possibly have imagined. Theatrical event featuring four episodes of the anime, including the first three episodes of the second season, and an exclusive interview with series co-directors Fuga Yamashiro and Abel Góngora.

80

56

7.8

/1434/

77

/89/

83

/29/

4.1

/22466/

8.1

/6771/

Pursued by a religious cult and other curse users, former friends Satoru Gojo and Suguru Geto are the only sorcerers capable of carrying the difficult task of protecting Riko Amanai, a student who has been designated to be sacrificed as the Star Plasma Vessel, until she can fulfill her duty.

56

6.1

/10818/

66

/1305/

68

/249/

2.9

/20412/

58

/19/

37

/111/

54

/8/

2.0

age 15+

When human sailors are attacked by mysterious creatures of the deep, only one person can stop the war between land and sea: the Witcher, Geralt of Rivia.

64

54

6.5

/3735/

68

/173/

56

/75/

3.4

/57949/

age 15+

A veil abruptly descends over the busy Shibuya area amid the bustling Halloween crowds, trapping countless civilians inside. Satoru Gojo, the strongest jujutsu sorcerer, steps into the chaos. But lying in wait are curse users and spirits scheming to seal him away. Yuji Itadori, accompanied by his classmates and other top-tier jujutsu sorcerers, enters the fray in an unprecedented clash of curses — the Shibuya Incident. In the aftermath, ten colonies across Japan are transformed into dens of curses in a plan orchestrated by Noritoshi Kamo. As the deadly Culling Game starts, Special Grade sorcerer Yuta Okkotsu is assigned to carry out Yuji's execution for his perceived crimes. A compilation movie of Shibuya Incident including the first two episodes of the Culling Games arc.

53

5.1

/3808/

54

/264/

62

/64/

2.8

/19362/

46

/90/

58

/42/

52

/25/

2.0

age 15+

In a story that spans billions of years, a buoy and a satellite meet online long after humanity’s extinction. As they learn what life was like on Earth, they discover themselves and what it means to be alive and in love.

71

52

6.8

/756/

71

/128/

79

/80/

3.5

/5411/

7.1

/7772/

In a Kaiju-filled Japan, Kafka Hibino works in monster disposal. After reuniting with his childhood friend Mina Ashiro, a rising star in the anti-Kaiju Defense Force, he decides to pursue his abandoned dream of joining the Force, when he suddenly transforms into the powerful "Kaiju No. 8." An action-packed recap of the first season of Kaiju No. 8 and a new original episode, Hoshina's Day Off.

52

3.9

/734/

52

/77/

60

/33/

1.7

/2247/

42

/5/

3.5

age 8+

Ty, a misguided, one-of-a-kind designer sneaker, doesn’t know life outside the comforts of his velvet-lined shoebox. After his sister is stolen by a shady collector, Ty must venture into New York City to find and rescue her. In his adventure, Ty meets a ragtag group of footwear friends from all walks of life who help him find the courage to step outside of his shoebox and find his sole-mate.

52

4.7

/3704/

62

/338/

61

/78/

2.3

/14146/

50

/24/

44

/130/

48

/9/

2.5

age 8+

When the meanest, nastiest villains pull a trick to take over their town, two brave children team up with a family of magical animals to bring them down.

82

51

7.8

/1244/

80

/146/

77

/49/

3.9

/2547/

Popcorn

100

/12/

The Little Pig Yao decides to leave Langlang Mountain to join the pilgrimage. On the journey west, what trials will the little monsters face? In the end, will they achieve their dreams and live as they truly desire?

82

51

7.9

/1054/

83

/76/

85

/39/

4.1

/2834/

age 10+

When an attack shatters the fragile peace between the spirit world and humanity, Hei teams up with Luye, the last disciple of his Shifu Wuxian, to expose a conspiracy that threatens both realms - and the bond they've sworn to protect.

73

50

6.4

/436/

67

/44/

68

/20/

3.2

/2890/

87

/175/

93

/1290/

A group of former criminals do their best to get to their parole interview on time.

63

50

5.4

/1861/

62

/194/

77

/124/

3.0

/12884/

age 15+

In the time of the Aztec empire, tragedy strikes Yohualli Coatl when his father is murdered by Spanish conquistadors. To warn King Moctezuma and his high priest, Yoka, of imminent danger, Yohualli escapes to Tenochtitlán. There, he trains in the temple of the bat god Tzinacan with his mentor, developing equipment and weaponry to confront the Spanish invasion and avenge his father’s death. Along the way, he encounters key figures like the fierce Jaguar Woman and the conquistador Hernán Cortés.

50

5.2

/4806/

59

/480/

62

/131/

2.2

/24205/

56

/62/

42

/109/

51

/12/

1.5

age 17+

After learning he's getting neutered, a dog has 24 hours to squeeze in one last balls-to-the-wall adventure with the boys.

71

49

6.5

/1387/

74

/58/

75

/30/

3.4

/14359/

7.6

/10320/

Ichika is a high school musician who can enter a mysterious place called “SEKAI,” where she and her friends express their innermost emotions through music alongside Hatsune Miku. One day after giving a live performance, Ichika meets a new Miku that she has never seen before. No matter how hard this new Miku tries to sing, she struggles connecting with the hearts of her listeners. Miku must rely on the help of others to find a way to sing again.

56

49

5.4

/3464/

57

/194/

64

/107/

2.6

/13368/

Two narrative threads: one is an emerging love story between awkward teens Jens and Lisa, who are having sex for the first time; the other, an eventful quest of Simon the Semen and his friends to reach the golden goal, the Egg.

48

4.3

/6571/

61

/903/

59

/234/

1.7

/30406/

21

/101/

64

/339/

31

/27/