This is a list of adult animated films that were made from the 1920s onwards. These are films intended for a more mature audience than many animated films, both short and feature. They are often distinct from television series or web series.
Title | Country | Director | Studio | Year | Notes | Animation technique | |
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Animal Farm[1] | United Kingdom and the United States | John Halas, Joy Batchelor | Halas and Batchelor | 1954 | First British animated feature | Traditional | |
A Short Vision | United Kingdom | Joan Foldes, Peter Foldes | British Film Institute Experimental Film Fund | 1956 | |||
Heaven and Earth Magic | United States | Harry Everett Smith | 1962 | Originally released in 1957 | Stop motion | ||
Doggie March | Japan | Daisaku Shirakawa | Toei Animation | 1963 | Traditional | ||
West and Soda | Italy | Bruno Bozzetto | Cineriz | 1965 | Traditional | ||
Gustav | Hungary | Attila Dargay, József Nepp, Marcell Jankovics | Pannonia Film Studio, Magyar Televízió | 1966 | Traditional | ||
Yellow Submarine | US, UK | Robert Balser, George Dunning, Jack Stokes animationDennis Abey, Al Brodax live-action | Apple Films, King Features Syndicate, TVC London, United Artists | 1968 | Traditional/Live-Action | ||
Out of an Old Man's HeadI huvet på en gammal gubbe | Sweden | Per Åhlin animationTage Danielsson live-action | 1968 | First Swedish animated feature | Traditional, Live action | ||
A Thousand and One Nights | Japan | Eiichi Yamamoto | Mushi Production | 1969 | Traditional | ||
Maruhi Gekiga, Ukiyoe Senichiya | Japan | Leo Nisimura | Leo Production | 1969 | First animated film to receive the R-18 in Japan | Traditional |
Title | Country | Director | Studio | Year | Notes | Animation technique | |
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Cleopatra | Japan | Osamu Tezuka, Eiichi Yamamoto | Mushi Production | 1970 | Traditional | ||
Do It! Yasuji's Pornorama | Japan | Takateru Miwa, Shinichiro Takakuwa | Tokyo TV Movie | 1971 | Based on the erotic gag manga by Yasuji Tanioka | Traditional | |
Fritz the Cat | US | Ralph Bakshi | Aurica Finance Company, Black Ink, Fritz Productions, Steve Krantz Productions | 1972 | First animated film to receive the X rating in the US | Traditional | |
Heavy Traffic | US | Ralph Bakshi | 1973 | Traditional | |||
King Dick | Italy | Gibba | 1973 | Traditional | |||
Johnny Corncob | Hungary | Marcell Jankovics | Pannonia Film Studio | 1973 | First Hungarian animated feature | Traditional | |
Fantastic Planet | Czechoslovakia, France | René Laloux | Jiří Trnka Studio | 1973 | Traditional | ||
Belladonna of Sadness | Japan, France | Eiichi Yamamoto | Mushi Production | 1973 | Traditional | ||
The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat | US | Robert Taylor | Steve Krantz Productions, Cine Camera, American International Pictures | 1974 | First American animated film to receive an R rating | Traditional | |
Down and Dirty Duck | US | Charles Swenson | New World Pictures | 1974 | Traditional | ||
Coonskin | US | Ralph Bakshi | 1975 | Traditional | |||
France, Belgium | Picha, Boris Szulzinger | 1975 | Traditional | ||||
Once Upon a Girl | US | Don Jurwich | 1976 | Originally rated X, rating surrendered by Severin Films for unrated DVD release | Traditional | ||
Wizards | US | Ralph Bakshi | 1977 | Traditional | |||
The Lord of the Rings | US | Ralph Bakshi | 1978 | Traditional/Rotoscoping | |||
Watership Down | UK | Martin Rosen | Nepenthe Productions | 1978 | Based on the 1972 novel by Richard Adams | Traditional | |
Lupin III: The Mystery of Mamo | Japan | Sōji Yoshikawa | Tokyo Movie Shinsha | 1978 | Traditional | ||
Ringing Bell | Japan | Masami Hata | Sanrio | 1978 | Based on Ringing Bell by Takashi Yanase | Traditional | |
Galaxy Express 999 | Japan | Rintaro | Toei Animation | 1979 | Traditional | ||
Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro | Japan | Hayao Miyazaki | Tokyo Movie Shinsha | 1979 | Traditional |
Title | Country | Director | Studio | Year | Notes | Animation technique | |
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Foam BathHabfürdö | Hungary | György Kovásznai | Pannonia Film Studio | 1980 | Traditional | ||
The Missing Link | France, Belgium | Picha | Pils Film | 1980 | Traditional | ||
American Pop | US | Ralph Bakshi | Columbia Pictures, Bakshi Productions | 1981 | Traditional/Rotoscoping | ||
Heavy Metal | Canada | Gerald Potterton | Columbia Pictures | 1981 | First Canadian animated feature | Traditional | |
Adieu Galaxy Express 999 | Japan | Rintaro | Toei Animation | 1981 | Traditional | ||
Son of the White Mare | Hungary | Marcell Jankovics | Pannonia Film Studio, MOKÉP, Arbelos Films | 1981 | Traditional | ||
Time MastersLes Maîtres du temps | France, West Germany, Switzerland, UK, Hungary | René Laloux, Tibor Hernádi | Télécip, TF1 Films Production, Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Südwestrundfunk, Radio-Télévision Suisse Romande, British Broadcasting Corporation, Pannonia Film Studio, Hungarofilm | 1982 | Traditional | ||
The Plague Dogs | UK, US | Martin Rosen | United Artists, Nepenthe Productions | 1982 | Traditional | ||
Japan | Osamu Dezaki | Tokyo Movie Shinsha | 1982 | Traditional | |||
Hey Good Lookin' | US | Ralph Bakshi | Warner Bros. Pictures | 1982 | Traditional | ||
Pink Floyd – The Wall | UK | Alan Parker, Gerald Scarfe | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | 1982 | Live action/Traditional | ||
Barefoot Gen | Japan | Mori Masaki | Madhouse | 1983 | Traditional | ||
Fire and Ice | US | Ralph Bakshi | 20th Century-Fox, Producers Sales Organization | 1983 | Traditional/Rotoscoping | ||
Rock & Rule | Canada | Clive A. Smith | Nelvana, United Artists | 1983 | Traditional | ||
Japan | Mamoru Oshii | Pierrot | 1983 | Traditional | |||
Japan | Osamu Dezaki | Tokyo Movie Shinsha | 1983 | Traditional/CGI | |||
Lensman | Japan | Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Kazuyuki Hirokawa | Madhouse | 1984 | Traditional/CGI | ||
Japan | Noboru Ishiguro, Shōji Kawamori | Artland, Tatsunoko Production and Topcraft | 1984 | Traditional | |||
Japan | Mamoru Oshii | Pierrot | 1984 | Traditional | |||
Samson & Sally | Denmark, Sweden | Jannik Hastrup | Dansk Tegnefilm | 1984 | Traditional | ||
Vampires in Havana | Cuba, Spain | Juan Padrón | 1985 | Traditional | |||
Angel's Egg | Japan | Mamoru Oshii | Tokuma Shoten | 1985 | Traditional | ||
The Dagger of Kamui | Japan | Rintaro | Madhouse, Project Team Argos | 1985 | Traditional | ||
Lupin III: Legend of the Gold of Babylon | Japan | Seijun Suzuki, Shigetsugu Yoshida | Tokyo Movie Shinsha | 1985 | Traditional | ||
US | Steven Hahn | Young Sung Production Co. Ltd. | 1985 | Traditional | |||
Japan | Kazuo Yamazaki | Studio Deen | 1985 | Traditional | |||
Japan | Studio Deen | 1985 | Traditional | ||||
Vampire Hunter D | Japan | Toyoo Ashida | Toho, Ashi Production | 1985 | Based on Vampire Hunter D Volume 1 by Hideyuki Kikuchi | Traditional | |
Penguin's Memory: Shiawase Monogatari | Japan | Shinji Kimura | Animation Staff Room | 1985 | Uses the penguin mascots from the Suntory's CAN Beer | Traditional | |
Arion | Japan | Yoshikazu Yasuhiko | Sunrise | 1986 | Traditional | ||
Barefoot Gen 2 | Japan | Toshio Hirata | Madhouse | 1986 | Traditional | ||
Fist of the North Star | Japan | Toyoo Ashida | Toei Animation | 1986 | Traditional | ||
When the Wind Blows | UK | Jimmy T. Murakami | Meltdown Productions | 1986 | Traditional | ||
Cat City | Hungary | Béla Ternovszky | 1986 | Traditional | |||
Bring Me the Head of Charlie Brown | US | Jim Reardon | California Institute of the Arts | 1986 | Traditional | ||
Neo Tokyo | Japan | Rintaro, Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Katsuhiro Otomo | Project Team Agros, Madhouse | 1987 | Traditional | ||
Robot Carnival | Japan | Atsuko Fukushima, Katsuhiro Otomo, Koji Morimoto, Hidetoshi Omori, Yasuomi Umetsu, Hiroyuki Kitazume, Mao Lamdo, Hiroyuki Kitakubo, Takashi Nakamura | A.P.P.P. | 1987 | Traditional | ||
Japan | Kōzō Morishita | Toei Animation | 1987 | Traditional | |||
Wicked City | Japan | Yoshiaki Kawajiri | Madhouse | 1987 | Traditional | ||
Twilight of the Cockroaches | Japan | Hiroaki Yoshida | Madhouse, Kitty Films | 1987 | Traditional/Live action | ||
Lupo the Butcher | Canada | Danny Antonucci | International Rocketship Limited | 1987 | Traditional | ||
The Big Bang | France, Belgium | Picha | 1987 | Traditional | |||
Lupin III: The Fuma Conspiracy | Japan | Masayuki Ōzeki | Tokyo Movie Shinsha | 1987 | Traditional | ||
Gandahar | US, France | René Laloux | SEK Studio | 1987 | Traditional | ||
Japan | Yoshiyuki Tomino | Sunrise | 1988 | Traditional/CGI | |||
Grave of the Fireflies | Japan | Isao Takahata | Studio Ghibli, Shinchosha 1988 | 1988 | Traditional | ||
Appleseed | Japan | Kazuyoshi Katayama | Gainax | 1988 | Traditional | ||
Who Framed Roger Rabbit | US | Robert Zemeckis | Touchstone Pictures Amblin Entertainment Silver Screen Partners | 1988 | Traditional/Live action | ||
Akira | Japan | Katsuhiro Otomo | Tokyo Movie Shinsha | 1988 | Traditional | ||
Demon City Shinjuku | Japan | Yoshiaki Kawajiri | Madhouse | 1988 | Traditional | ||
Riding Bean | Japan | Yasuo Hasegawa | AIC | 1989 | Traditional | ||
Japan | Mamoru Oshii | I.G. Tatsunoko, Shochiku | 1989 | Traditional |
Title | Country | Director | Studio | Year | Notes | Animation technique | |
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War of the Birds | Denmark | Jannik Hastrup | Dansk Tegnefilm | 1990 | Traditional | ||
A Wind Named Amnesia | Japan | Kazuo Yamazaki | Madhouse | 1990 | Traditional | ||
Werner – Beinhart! | Germany | Niki List,, | Constantin Film | 1990 | Traditional/Live action | ||
Only Yesterday | Japan | Isao Takahata | Studio Ghibli | 1991 | Traditional | ||
Bebe's Kids | US | Bruce W. Smith | Paramount Pictures, Hyperion Studio | 1992 | Was one of the first animated films to have an all African-American cast | Traditional | |
Cool World | US | Ralph Bakshi | Bakshi Animation, Paramount Pictures | 1992 | Traditional/Live action | ||
Porco Rosso | Japan | Hayao Miyazaki | Studio Ghibli | 1992 | Traditional | ||
Shōjo Tsubaki | Japan | Hiroshi Harada | 1992 | Traditional | |||
The Spirit of Christmas: Jesus vs. Frosty | US | Trey Parker, Matt Stone | Avenging Conscience | 1992 | Cutout/Stop-motion | ||
Evil Toons | US | Fred Olen Ray | 1992 | Traditional/Live action | |||
The Tune | US | Bill Plympton | October Films | 1992 | Traditional | ||
Ninja Scroll | Japan | Yoshiaki Kawajiri | Toho | 1993 | Traditional | ||
Japan | Mamoru Oshii | Production I.G | 1993 | Traditional | |||
Japan | Noriyuki Abe | Studio Pierrot | 1993 | Traditional | |||
Zit: The Video | UK | Keith Bateman | Screen Entertainment, A.K. Music | 1993 | Traditional | ||
Felidae | Germany | Michael Schaack | TFC Trickompany | 1994 | Based on the novel by Akif Pirinçci | Traditional | |
Rocky & Hudson | Brazil | Otto Guerra | Otto Desenhos Animados | 1994 | Traditional | ||
Japan | Masakatsu Iijima | Studio Pierrot, Movic | 1994 | Traditional | |||
Darkside Blues | Japan | Nobuyasu Furukawa | J.C.Staff | 1994 | Based on the manga by Hideyuki Kikuchi | Traditional | |
Ghost in the Shell | Japan, UK | Mamoru Oshii | Production I.G. | 1995 | Traditional | ||
Farewell to Nostradamus | Japan | Shunya Itō, Takeshi Shirato | Tokyo Movie ShinshaTelecom Animation Film | 1995 | Traditional | ||
Memories | Japan | Kōji Morimoto (Magnetic Rose), Tensai Okamura (Stink Bomb), Katsuhiro Otomo (Cannon Fodder) | Studio 4°C (Magnetic Rose, Cannon Fodder), Madhouse, Inc. (Stink Bomb) | 1995 | Traditional | ||
The Spirit of Christmas: Jesus vs. Santa | US | Trey Parker, Matt Stone | Krankin-Brass Productions | 1995 | Cutout/Stop-motion | ||
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America[2] | US | Mike Judge | Paramount Pictures, MTV Films, MTV Feature Animation | 1996 | Traditional | ||
Conspirators of Pleasure | Czech Republic, Switzerland, UK | Jan Švankmajer | 1996 | Stop-motion/live action | |||
Japan | Monkey Punch | Tokyo Movie Shinsha | 1996 | Traditional | |||
Japan | Hiroshi Negishi | Anime International Company | 1996 | Traditional | |||
Japan | Hideaki Anno, Masayuki, Kazuya Tsurumaki | Gainax | 1997 | Traditional | |||
The End of Evangelion | Japan | Hideaki Anno, Kazuya Tsurumaki | Gainax | 1997 | Traditional | ||
Perfect Blue | Japan | Satoshi Kon | Madhouse | 1997 | Traditional/CGI | ||
Princess Mononoke | Japan | Hayao Miyazaki | Studio Ghibli | 1997 | Traditional | ||
Japan | Tetsu Kimura | Anime International Company | 1997 | Traditional | |||
I Married a Strange Person! | US | Bill Plympton | Lionsgate, Italtoons | 1997 | Traditional | ||
Japan | Kōnosuke Uda | Toei Animation | 1998 | Traditional | |||
Japan | Osamu Dezaki | Tezuka Productions | 1998 | Traditional | |||
Spriggan | Japan | Hirotsuga Kawasaki | Studio 4°C | 1998 | Traditional | ||
Japan | Tatsuo Satō | Production I.G, Xebec | 1998 | Traditional | |||
Kirikou and the Sorceress | France, Belgium, Luxembourg | Michel Ocelot | France 3 Cinéma, Les Armateurs, Monipoly Productions, Odec Kid Cartoons, Rija Studio, Studio O, Trans Europe Film, Gébéka Films | 1998 | Traditional | ||
Japan | Hiroyuki Okiura | Production I.G, Bandai Visual | 1999 | Traditional | |||
US | Trey Parker | Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures, Comedy Central Films | 1999 | CGI | |||
Tenchi Forever! The Movie | Japan | Hiroshi Negishi | Anime International Company | 1999 | Traditional |
Title | Country | Director | Studio | Year | Notes | Animation technique |
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Japan | Kenichi Takeshita | Studio Live | 2000 | Traditional | ||
Japan | Hiroyuki Kitakubo | Production I.G. | 2000 | Traditional | ||
Escaflowne | Japan | Kazuki Akane | Bones (animation), Sunrise (production) | 2000 | Traditional | |
Heavy Metal 2000 | Canada | Michael Coldewey, Michel Lemire | CineGroupe | 2000 | Traditional | |
Little Otik | Czech Republic, UK | Jan Švankmajer | Zeitgeist Films | 2000 | Based on Otesánek by Karel Jaromír Erben | Stop-motion/live action |
One Piece | Japan | Junji Shimizu | Toei Animation, Fuji Television, Shueisha, Toei Company | 2000 | Based on One Piece by Eiichiro Oda | Traditional |
US, Japan | Yoshiaki Kawajiri | Madhouse | 2000 | Based on Vampire Hunter D Volume 3: Demon Deathcase by Hideyuki Kikuchi | Traditional | |
US | Curt Geda | Warner Bros. | 2000 | Censored version released in 2000, uncut version released in 2002. | Traditional | |
Mutant Aliens | US | Bill Plympton | Plymptoons | 2001 | Traditional | |
Japan | Toshiya Shinohara | Sunrise | 2001 | Traditional | ||
Metropolis | Japan | Rintaro | Madhouse | 2001 | Based on the manga of the same name. | Traditional |
Cowboy Bebop, Knockin' on Heaven's Door | Japan | Shinichirō Watanabe | Bones | 2001 | Traditional | |
US, Japan | Hironobu Sakaguchi, Motonori Sakakibara | Square Pictures | 2001 | CGI/Motion capture | ||
Millennium Actress | Japan | Satoshi Kon | Madhouse | 2001 | Traditional | |
Monkeybone | US | Henry Selick | 20th Century Fox, 1492 Pictures | 2001 | Stop-motion/Live action | |
Waking Life | US | Richard Linklater | Fox Searchlight | 2001 | Rotoscoping | |
Eight Crazy Nights | US | Seth Kearsley | Columbia Pictures, Happy Madison Productions | 2002 | Traditional | |
Japan | Fumihiko Takayama, Takuji Endo | Madhouse | 2002 | Traditional | ||
Japan | Toshiya Shinohara | Sunrise | 2002 | Traditional | ||
Lupin III: Return of Pycal | Japan | Mamoru Hamatsu | TMS Entertainment | 2002 | Traditional | |
Mercano, the Martian | Argentina | Juan Antín | Universidad Del Cine | 2002 | Traditional/CGI | |
My Beautiful Girl, Mari | South Korea | Lee Sung-gang | Daewoo Entertainment, Kuh Dong, Siz Entertainment | 2002 | Traditional | |
Song of the Miraculous Hind | Hungary | Marcell Jankovics | Pannonia Film Studio, Budapest Film | 2002 | Traditional | |
The Animatrix | US, Japan | Kōji Morimoto, Shinichirō Watanabe, Mahiro Maeda, Peter Chung, Andrew R. Jones, Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Takeshi Koike | Village Roadshow Pictures, Square Pictures, Studio 4°C, Madhouse | 2003 | Nine animated short films based on The Matrix trilogy | Traditional/CGI |
Cesante | Chile | Ricardo Amunátegui | Emu Films, Sobras Producciones, ADN Digital | 2003 | Traditional | |
Jake's Booty Call | US | Eric Eisner, J. Chad Hammes | Romp Studios | 2003 | Flash | |
France, Canada | Chris Delaporte, Pascal Pinon | Xilam Animation | 2003 | CGI | ||
France, Japan | Kazuhisa Takenouchi | Toei Animation, Daft Life Ltd, Wild Bunch, BAC Films | 2003 | Traditional | ||
Japan | Toshiya Shinohara | Sunrise | 2003 | Traditional | ||
Japan | Kōnosuke Uda | Toei Animation, Toei Company | 2003 | Based on One Piece by Eiichiro Oda | Traditional | |
Sky Blue | South Korea | Kim Moon-saeng | Endgame Productions Inc., Masquerade Films, Maxmedia, Tin House Productions | 2003 | Traditional/CGI | |
The Son of Satan | United States | JJ Villard | California Institute of the Arts | 2003 | Traditional | |
Tokyo Godfathers | Japan | Satoshi Kon | Madhouse | 2003 | Traditional | |
The Triplets of Belleville | France, UK, Canada | Sylvain Chomet | Les Armateurs, Production Champion, Vivi Film, France 3 Cinéma, RGP Productions | 2003 | Traditional | |
Terkel in Trouble | Denmark | Kresten Vestbjerg | Nordisk Film | 2004 | CGI | |
Hair High | US | Bill Plympton | Plymptoons | 2004 | Traditional | |
Appleseed | Japan | Shinji Aramaki | Micott & Basara, Digital Frontier | 2004 | CGI | |
US | Peter Chung | Universal Studios Home Entertainment | 2004 | Acts as a bridge passage between Pitch Black and The Chronicles of Riddick | Traditional | |
Dead Leaves | Japan | Hiroyuki Imaishi | Production I.G. | 2004 | Traditional | |
Japan | Mamoru Oshii | Production I.G., Studio Ghibli | 2004 | Traditional | ||
Japan | Toshiya Shinohara | Sunrise | 2004 | Traditional | ||
US | Andrew Orjuela | ADV Films | 2004 | Traditional | ||
Mind Game | Japan | Masaaki Yuasa | Studio 4°C | 2004 | Traditional | |
Japan | Kazuhisa Takenōchi | Toei Animation Toei Company | 2004 | Based on One Piece by Eiichiro Oda | Traditional | |
Steamboy | Japan | Katsuhiro Otomo | Sunrise | 2004 | Traditional | |
US | Sharon Bridgeman | Universal Animation Studios | 2004 | Animated prequel to the 2004 motion picture Van Helsing | Traditional | |
The District! | Hungary | Áron Gauder | 2004 | Caricaturistic | ||
Disaster! | US | Roy T. Wood | 2005 | Claymation | ||
Kirikou and the Wild Beasts | France, Vietnam | Michel Ocelot, Bénédicte Galup | Les Armateurs, Jet Media, Armada, Gébéka Films | 2005 | Traditional | |
Japan | Tetsuya Nomura | Visual Works | 2005 | Film sequel to the video game Final Fantasy VII | CGI | |
Japan | Seiji Mizushima | Bones | 2005 | Film sequel to the 2003 series Fullmetal Alchemist | Traditional | |
Lil' Pimp | US | Mark Brooks, Peter Gilstrap | 2005 | Flash | ||
Lunacy | Czech Republic, Slovakia | Jan Švankmajer | Warner Bros. | 2005 | Based on The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether and The Premature Burial by Edgar Allan Poe | Stop-motion/live-action |
Japan | Mamoru Hosoda | Toei Animation, Toei Company | 2005 | Based on One Piece by Eiichiro Oda | Traditional | |
Japan | Itsuro Kawasaki | Production I.G | 2005 | Traditional | ||
US | Pete Michels | Fuzzy Door Productions, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | 2005 | Traditional | ||
Japan | Tsutomu Mizushima | Production I.G | 2005 | Traditional | ||
2 in the AM PM | US | J. G. Quintel | California Institute of the Arts Net Hat Co. | 2006 | Traditional | |
Marvel Animated Features | US | Jamie Simone | MLG Productions | 2006 | Traditional | |
Aachi & Ssipak | South Korea | Jo Beom-jin | JTeam Studios | 2006 | Traditional | |
Japan | Noriyuki Abe | Pierrot | 2006 | Traditional | ||
Blood Tea and Red String[3] | US | Christiane Cegavske | 2006 | Stop-motion | ||
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time | Japan | Mamoru Hosoda | Madhouse | 2006 | Traditional | |
US | Phil Weinstein, Tad Stones | Film Roman | 2006 | Part of the Hellboy Animated film series | Traditional | |
Live Freaky! Die Freaky! | US | John Roecker | Hellcat Films | 2006 | Stop-motion | |
Princess | Denmark, Germany | Anders Morgenthaler | Det Danske Filminstitut, Nordisk Film, Tartan Films | 2006 | Traditional | |
Renaissance | France | Christian Volckman | Pathé | 2006 | CGI | |
Tales from Earthsea | Japan | Gorō Miyazaki | Studio Ghibli | 2006 | Traditional | |
Paprika | Japan | Satoshi Kon | Madhouse | 2006 | The last film directed by Satoshi Kon before his death in 2010 | Traditional |
A Scanner Darkly | US | Richard Linklater | Thousand Words, Section Eight, Detour Filmproduction, 3 Arts Entertainment | 2006 | Rotoscoping | |
Tekkonkinkreet | Japan | Michael Arias | Studio 4°C | 2006 | Traditional | |
Brazil | Otto Guerra | Otto Desenhos Animados | 2006 | Traditional | ||
Free Jimmy | Norway | Christopher Nielsen | 2006 | CGI | ||
One Night in One City | Czech Republic | Jan Balej | HAFAN film, MAUR film | 2007 | Stop Motion | |
UK, Belgium, France | Picha | 2007 | Based on the fairy tale of the same name | Traditional | ||
Film Noir | Serbia | D. Jud Jones, Risto Topaloski | EasyE Films | 2007 | CGI | |
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters | US | Matt Maiellaro, Dave Willis | Radical Axis, Williams Street, Adult Swim | 2007 | Flash/Traditional/CGI | |
Noah's Ark | Argentina, Italy | Juan Pablo Buscarini | Patagonik Film Group, Buena Vista International | 2007 | Traditional | |
Appleseed Ex Machina | Japan | Shinji Aramaki | Micott & Basara, Digital Frontier | 2007 | CGI | |
Beowulf | US | Robert Zemeckis | ImageMovers | 2007 | CGI/Motion capture | |
Japan | Noriyuki Abe | Pierrot | 2007 | Traditional | ||
Japan | Masayuki, Kazuya Tsurumaki | Studio Khara | 2007 | Traditional | ||
Fear(s) of the Dark | France | Blutch and Various | Diaphana Films | 2007 | Traditional | |
US | Dwayne Carey-Hill | The Curiosity Company, 20th Century Fox | 2007 | Part of four direct-to-DVD films based on the animated series Futurama | Traditional | |
US | Victor Cook, Tad Stones | Film Roman | 2007 | Part of the Hellboy Animated film series | Traditional | |
US, Japan | Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Hiroshi Hamasaki | Madhouse, Imagi Animation Studios | 2007 | An anime instalment of the cult Highlander franchise | Traditional | |
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood | Japan | Jūnichi Hayama | A.P.P.P. | 2007 | Traditional | |
Japan | Takahiro Imamura | Toei Animation, Fuji Television, Shueisha, Bandai Entertainment, Toei Company | 2007 | Based on One Piece by Eiichiro Oda | Traditional | |
The Simpsons Movie | US | David Silverman | 20th Century Fox, 20th Century Fox Animation, Gracie Films | 2007 | Traditional | |
Summer Days with Coo | Japan | Keiichi Hara | Shin-Ei Animation | 2007 | Traditional | |
United States | Bruce Timm, Lauren Montgomery, Brandon Vietti | Warner Premiere, DC Comics, Warner Bros. Animation | 2007 | Traditional | ||
Persepolis | France, Iran | Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud | Celluloid Dreams, CNC, France 3 Cinéma, The Kennedy/Marshall Company, Région Ile-de-France | 2007 | Traditional | |
Tengers | South Africa | Michael J. Rix | Filmhub | 2007 | Claymation | |
Cat City 2: The Cat of SatanMacskafogó 2 - A sátán macskája | Hungary | Béla Ternovszky | 2007 | Traditional | ||
US, Japan | 2008 | Traditional | ||||
Japan | Noriyuki Abe | Pierrot | 2008 | Traditional | ||
Idiots and Angels | US | Bill Plympton | Plymptoons | 2008 | Traditional | |
Japan | Mitsuru Obunai | Ufotable, Aniplex | 2008 | Based on the manga of the same name | Traditional | |
$9.99 | Israel, Australia | Tatia Rosenthal | 2008 | Stop-motion | ||
Goat Story | Czech Republic | Jan Tománek | Art And Animation studio, Visions in Technology, D production, & Ceská Televise. | 2008 | First Czech CGI feature | CGI |
US | Chuck Patton | Film Roman, Electronic Arts | 2008 | Animated film prequel to the video game Dead Space | Traditional | |
Edison and Leo | Canada | Neil Burns | TVA Films | 2008 | Stop-motion | |
The Sky Crawlers | Japan | Mamoru Oshii | Production I.G, Warner Bros. Pictures | 2008 | Traditional | |
US | Dwayne Carey-Hill | The Curiosity Company, 20th Century Fox | 2008 | Part of four direct-to-DVD films based on the animated series Futurama | Traditional | |
US | Peter Avanzino | The Curiosity Company, 20th Century Fox | 2008 | Part of four direct-to-DVD films based on the animated series Futurama | Traditional | |
Kite Liberator | Japan | Yasuomi Umetsu | ARMS | 2008 | Traditional | |
Lupin III: Green vs. Red | Japan | Shigeyuki Miya | TMS Entertainment | 2008 | Traditional | |
Japan, US | Makoto Kamiya | Capcom, Digital Frontier | 2008 | Set in the Resident Evil video game universe | CGI | |
US | Trey Parker | South Park Digital Studios | 2008 | Direct-to-video | CGI | |
Immigrants | Hungary, US | Gábor Csupó | Klasky Csupo | 2008 | Traditional | |
Tripping the Rift: The Movie | Canada | CineGroupe, Film Roman | 2008 | CGI | ||
Waltz with Bashir | Israel, Germany, France | Ari Folman | Bridgit Folman Film Gang, Les Films d'Ici, Razor Film Produktion | 2008 | First animated film nominated for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film | Traditional/Flash |
Turok: Son of Stone | US | Curt Geda, Dan Riba, Frank Squillace, Tad Stones | Classic Media, Film Roman, Starz Media | 2008 | Animated feature film based on the comic book character Turok | Traditional |
The Tale of Soldier Fedot, The Daring Fellow | Russia | Ludmila Steblyanko | Melnitsa Animation Studios, CTB Film Company, Channel One Russia | 2008 | Flash | |
US | Will Meugniot | Toonz Animation, Commotion Pictures, Epic Level Entertainment | 2008 | Based on the Dragonlance campaign setting of the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game. | Traditional/CGI | |
My Dog Tulip | US | Paul Fierlinger | Axiom Films, New Yorker Films | 2009 | Traditional | |
9 | US | Shane Acker | Focus Features, Bazelevs Company, Relativity Media, Starz Animation, Tim Burton Productions | 2009 | Based on Acker's 2005 animated short of the same name. | CGI |
Japan | Fuminori Kizaki | Gonzo | 2009 | Traditional | ||
Belowars | Brazil | Paulo Munhoz | Tecnokena | 2009 | Traditional | |
Boogie | Argentina | Gustavo Cova | Illusion Studios, Proceso | 2009 | Traditional | |
Japan | Masayuki, Kazuya Tsurumaki | Studio Khara | 2009 | Traditional | ||
US | Peter Avanzino | The Curiosity Company, 20th Century Fox | 2009 | Part of four direct-to-DVD films based on the animated series Futurama | Traditional | |
Japan | Shinsuke Takizawa | Ufotable, Aniplex | 2009 | Based on the manga of the same name | Traditional | |
The Haunted World of El Superbeasto | US | Rob Zombie | Film Roman | 2009 | Traditional | |
Killer Bean Forever | US | Jeff Lew | Killer Bean Studios | 2009 | CGI | |
Mary and Max | Australia | Adam Elliot | Melodrama Pictures | 2009 | Stop-motion | |
Metropia | Sweden, Denmark, Norway | Tarik Saleh | Atmo Media Network, Boulder Media Limited, Sandrew Metronome | 2009 | CGI | |
Japan | Munehisa Sakai | Toei Animation, Toei Company | 2009 | Based on One Piece by Eiichiro Oda | Traditional | |
Redline | Japan | Takeshi Koike | Madhouse | 2009 | Traditional | |
Summer Wars | Japan | Mamoru Hosoda | Madhouse | 2009 | Traditional | |
Japan | Kanta Kamei | Production I.G. | 2009 | Prequel to the 2008 video game Tales of Vesperia | Traditional | |
Serbia | Aleksa Gajić | Black White 'N' Green | 2009 | CGI | ||
Title | Country | Director | Studio | Year | Notes | Animation technique |
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Chico and Rita | UK Spain | Fernando Trueba, Javier Mariscal, Tono Errando | Fernando Trueba PC, Estudio Mariscal, Magic Light Pictures | 2010 | Traditional | |
Colorful | Japan | Keiichi Hara | Sunrise | Traditional | ||
US, Japan, South Korea | Mike Disa | Film Roman, Production I.G | Animated feature film based on the Dante's Inferno video game | Traditional | ||
US | Greg Franklin | Comedy Central Films, Double Hemm, Six Point Harness, Paramount Pictures | Flash | |||
Godkiller: Walk Among Us | US | Matt Pizzolo | Warner Bros., Warner Music Group, Rykodisc, Gravitas Ventures, Halo 8 Entertainment | Illustrated Film based on the comic books | Traditional | |
Halo Legends | Japan US Germany | Frank O'Connor, Joseph Chou | Studio 4°C, Production I.G, Casio Entertainment, Toei Animation, Bones, Bee Train, Warner Bros., 343 Industries | Collection of seven short films set in the Halo science fiction universe | Traditional CGI | |
US | Brandon Vietti | Warner Premiere, Warner Bros. Animation, DC Entertainment | Traditional | |||
Japan | Noriyuki Abe | Pierrot | Traditional | |||
Japan | Satoshi Nishimura | Madhouse | Traditional | |||
Jackboots on Whitehall | UK | McHenry Brothers | Vertigo Films, Matador Pictures, Entertainment Motion Pictures, McHenry Pictures | Puppets/stop-motion | ||
UK | Martyn Pick | Good Story Productions, Codex Pictures, POP6 | Set in Games Workshop's fictional Warhammer 40,000 universe | CGI | ||
George the Hedgehog | Poland | , Jakub Tarkowski, | Monolith Films | 2011 | Traditional | |
The King of Pigs | South Korea | Yeon Sang-ho | Studio Dadashow, KT&G Sangsangmadang | Traditional | ||
Ronal the Barbarian | Denmark | Kresten Vestbjerg Andersen, Thorbjørn Christoffersen, Philip Einstein Lipski | Det Danske Filminstitut, Einstein Film, Nordisk Film, TV2 Danmark | CGI | ||
Appleseed XIII: Ouranos | Japan | Takayuki Hamana | Production I.G | CGI | ||
Appleseed XIII: Tartaros | Japan | Takayuki Hamana | Production I.G | CGI | ||
US | Sam Liu, Lauren Montgomery | DC Entertainment, Warner Bros. Animation | Traditional | |||
Children Who Chase Lost Voices | Japan | Makoto Shinkai | CoMix Wave Films | Traditional | ||
US | Mike Disa | Film Roman, Electronic Arts | Animated film that bridges the story between the first Dead Space video game and the sequel, Dead Space 2 | Traditional | ||
Japan | Kazuya Murata | Bones | Traditional | |||
Japan | Tetsuya Yanagisawa | AIC | Traditional | |||
US | Juno John Lee | Lakeshore Entertainment, Titmouse, Inc. | Set in the universe of the Underworld films | Traditional | ||
Japan | Yōichi Mōri | Digital Frontier Bandai Namco Games Namco Pictures Asmik Ace Entertainment | Based on the Tekken video game series | CGI | ||
Alois Nebel | Czech, Germany | Tomáš Luňák | Negativ | Traditional | ||
Wrinkles | Spain | Ignacio Ferreras | Perro Verde Films | Traditional | ||
The Tragedy of Man | Hungary | Marcell Jankovics | Magyar Rajzfilm | Traditional | ||
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Part One | US | Jay Oliva | DC Entertainment, Warner Bros. Animation | 2012 | Traditional | |
Japan | Hideaki Anno (chief), Mahiro Maeda, Kazuya Tsurumaki | Studio Khara | Traditional | |||
Japan | Fumihiko Sori | BioWare, Electronic Arts, Funimation | Set in the Dragon Age universe | CGI | ||
El Santos vs. La Tetona Mendoza | Mexico | Alejandro Lozano, Andrés Couturier | Videocine, Átomo Films, Peyote Films | Traditional | ||
Fat, Bald, Short Man | Colombia | Carlos Osuna | Malta Cine, Ciné-Sud Promotion, Perfect Circle Productions | Rotoscoping | ||
US | Lauren Montgomery | DC Entertainment, Warner Bros. Animation | Traditional | |||
US Japan | Atsushi Takeuchi | Production I.G., BioWare | Set in the Mass Effect universe during the events of the second instalment Mass Effect 2 | Traditional | ||
Japan | Tatsuya Nagamine | Toei Animation, Toei Company | Based on One Piece by Eiichiro Oda | Traditional | ||
Japan | Makoto Kamiya | Capcom, Digital Frontier | Set in the Resident Evil video game universe | CGI | ||
Wolf Children | Japan | Mamoru Hosoda | Studio Chizu | Traditional | ||
Swimming to Sea | South Korea | Lee Dae-Hee | CJ Entertainment | CGI | ||
Where the Dead Go to Die | US | Jimmy ScreamerClauz | Chainsaw Kiss, Draconian Films | CGI | ||
The Suicide ShopLe Magasin des suicides | France, Canada, Belgium | Patrice Leconte | ARP Sélection | Traditional | ||
Japan US | Shinji Aramaki | Stage 6 Films Sola Digital Arts Lucent Pictures | Part of the Starship Troopers film series. | CGI | ||
It's Such a Beautiful Day | US | Don Hertzfeldt | Bitter Films | Traditional | ||
Kirikou and the Men and Women | France | Michel Ocelot | Les Armateurs, Mac Guff Ligne, France 3 Cinéma, Studio O, StudioCanal | Traditional | ||
Consuming Spirits | US | Chris Sullivan | Traditional | |||
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Part Two | US | Jay Oliva | DC Entertainment, Warner Bros. Animation | 2013 | Traditional | |
Cheech & Chong's Animated Movie | US | Branden Chambers, Eric D. Chambers | Houston Curtis Productions, Chamber Bros. Entertainment, 20th Century Studios | Traditional | ||
Japan | Fuminori Kizaki | Gonzo | Based on the 2009 video game Bayonetta | Traditional | ||
US | Ed Skudder, Zack Keller | Mondo Media, Remochoso, Six Point Harness | Flash | |||
The Fake | South Korea | Yeon Sang-ho | Studio Dadashow | Traditional | ||
Japan | Keiichiro Kawaguchi | Madhouse | Traditional | |||
Japan | Yuzo Sato | Madhouse | Traditional | |||
Savita Bhabhi | India | Puneet Agarwal | Unknown | Based on the Savita Bhabhi comic book | ||
Japan | Hiroshi Hamasaki | Madhouse | Traditional | |||
Jay & Silent Bob's Super Groovy Cartoon Movie | US | Steve Stark | SModcast Pictures, Phase 4 Films | Flash | ||
Movie 43 | United States | Steven Brill Peter Farrelly Will Graham Elizabeth Banks Steve Carr Griffin Dunne Brett Ratner Rusty Cundieff James Gunn Bob Odenkirk | Rogue Pictures Virgin Produced GreeneStreet Films Charles B. Wessler Entertainment Relativity Media | Flash/Live-action | ||
Brazil | Luiz Bolognesi | Buriti Filmes, Gullane | Traditional | |||
Short Peace | Japan | Shuhei Morita, Katsuhiro Otomo, Hiroaki Ando, Hajime Katoki | Sunrise | The film is a multimedia project composed of four short anime films produced by Sunrise and Shochiku | Traditional | |
Space Pirate Captain Harlock | Japan | Shinji Aramaki | Toei Animation | CGI | ||
The Wind Rises | Japan | Hayao Miyazaki | Studio Ghibli | Traditional | ||
Asphalt Watches | Canada | Shayne Ehman, Seth Scriver | Traditional | |||
Cheatin' | US | Bill Plympton | Plymptoons | Traditional | ||
Appleseed Alpha | Japan US | Shinji Aramaki, Steven Foster | Sola Digital Arts | 2014 | CGI | |
Até que a Sbórnia nos Separe | Brazil | Otto Guerra, Ennio Torresan Jr | Otto Desenhos Animados | Traditional | ||
Japan | Kenichi Shimizu | Madhouse | Traditional | |||
Expelled from Paradise | Japan | Seiji Mizushima | Toei Animation | Traditional | ||
Heavenly Sword | US | Gun Ho Jung | Blockade Entertainment | Based on the 2007 video game of the same name | CGI | |
Spain | Javier Fesser | Ilion Animation Studios, Zeta Studios, Películas Pendleton, Televisión Española | CGI | |||
Jigen's Gravestone | Japan | Takeshi Koike | TMS Entertainment, Telecom Animation Film | Traditional | ||
Japan | Atsushi Nishigori | A-1 Pictures, Bandai Namco Games | Traditional | |||
Back to L.A. | US, Spain | Pablo Fernandez | Traditional | |||
Japan | Keiichi Sato | Toei Animation | CGI | |||
Expelled from Paradise | Japan | Seiji Mizushima | Toei Animation, Graphinica | |||
Rocks in My Pockets | US | Signe Baumane | Zeitgeist Films, New Europe Film Sales, Locomotive Productions, Yekra, Ltd. | Traditional | ||
Chaar Sahibzaade | India | Harry Baweja | Baweja Movies, Irealities Technology, Sippy Grewal Production | CGI | ||
Anomalisa | US | Charlie Kaufman, Duke Johnson | Paramount Pictures, Starburns Industries | 2015 | Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature | Stop-motion |
Japan | Kazuya Nomura | Production I.G | Traditional | |||
Halo: The Fall of Reach | Canada US | Frank O'Connor | Sequence, 343 Industries | Set in the Halo universe and acts as a prelude to | CGI | |
The Boy and the Beast | Japan | Mamoru Hosoda | Studio Chizu | Traditional | ||
The Empire of Corpses | Japan | Ryoutarou Makihara | Wit Studio | Traditional | ||
Hell and Back | US | Tom Gianas, Ross Shuman | ShadowMachine | Stop-motion | ||
Madea's Tough Love | US | Frank Marino | Tyler Perry Studios, Bento Box Entertainment | Traditional | ||
Pirate's Passage | Canada | Mike Barth, Jamie Gallant | Martin's River Ink, PiP Animation Services | Flash | ||
Japan | Katsuyuki Motohiro, Naoyoshi Shiotani | Production I.G | Traditional | |||
Huevos: Little Rooster's Egg-cellent AdventureUn gallo con muchos huevos | Mexico | Gabriel Riva Palacio Alatriste, Rodolfo Riva Palacio Alatriste | Huevocartoon Producciones | CGI | ||
Last Days of Coney Island | US | Ralph Bakshi | Traditional | |||
When Black Birds Fly | US | Jimmy ScreamerClauz | Chainsaw Kiss, Draconian Films | CGI | ||
A Silent Voice | Japan | Naoko Yamada | Kyoto Animation | 2016 | Traditional | |
Japan | Masakazu Obara | Sunrise | Traditional | |||
US | Jay Oliva | DC Entertainment, Warner Bros. Animation | Traditional | |||
Batman: The Killing Joke | US | Sam Liu | DC Entertainment, Warner Bros. Animation | Initially planned as a direct-to-video release, but due to the positive feedback on the production, it was commissioned to a limited theatrical release. | Traditional | |
Big Fish & Begonia | China | Liang Xuan, Zhang Chun | Beijing Enlight Media, Biantian (Beijing) Media | Traditional | ||
Japan | Yasushi Kawamura | Digital Frontier | CGI | |||
Japan | Yuichiro Hayashi | MAPPA | CGI/Traditional | |||
In This Corner of the World | Japan | Sunao Katabuchi | MAPPA | Traditional | ||
Justice League vs. Teen Titans | US | Sam Liu | Warner Bros. Animation DC Entertainment | Traditional | ||
Japan | Takeshi Nozue | Visual Works, Digic Pictures, Image Engine | Based on the setting and story of the 2016 video game Final Fantasy XV | CGI | ||
My Life as a Courgette | Switzerland, France | Claude Barras | Praesens-Film, Gébéka Films | Based on Autobiographie d'une Courgette by Gilles Paris | Stop-motion | |
Japan | Hiroaki Miyamoto | Toei Animation, Toei Company | Based on One Piece by Eiichiro Oda | Traditional | ||
Sausage Party | US Canada | Conrad Vernon, Greg Tiernan | Columbia Pictures, Point Grey Pictures, Annapurna Pictures, Nitrogen Studios Canada, Inc. | First computer-animated film in the United States to be rated R by the MPAA, it was originally going to be NC-17, but it was edited several times to be rated R | CGI | |
Seoul Station | South Korea | Yeon Sang-ho | Studio Dadashow, Red Peter Pictures | Traditional | ||
Tower | US | Keith Maitland | Kino Lorber | Rotoscoping/Traditional | ||
Nerdland | US | Chris Prynoski | Samuel Goldwyn Films, Titmouse, Inc. | Flash | ||
Bad Cat | Turkey | Mehmet Kurtuluş | CGI | |||
Revengeance | US | Bill Plympton | Plymptoons | [4] [5] [6] | Traditional | |
Ethel & Ernest | UK | Roger Mainwood | Lupus Films | Traditional | ||
Max & Me | Spain, US | Donovan Cook | Dos Corazones Films, Imagination Films | CGI | ||
Justice League Dark | US | Jay Oliva | Warner Bros. Animation DC Entertainment | 2017 | Traditional | |
My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea | US | Dash Shaw | Washington Square Films, Electric Chinoland, Low Spark Films | [7] | Traditional | |
Japan | Noriyuki Abe | A-1 Pictures | Traditional | |||
Blame! | Japan | Hiroyuki Seshita | Polygon Pictures | Based on Blame! by Tsutomu Nihei | CGI | |
Japan | Tomodori Sudou | Ufotable | Traditional | |||
Genocidal Organ | Japan | Shūkō Murase | Manglobe, Geno Studio | Traditional | ||
Japan | Kōbun Shizuno, Hiroyuki Seshita | Polygon Pictures, Toho Animation | CGI | |||
Japan | Takanori Tsujimoto | Capcom, Marza Animation Planet | Set in the Resident Evil video game universe | CGI | ||
Japan | Tomohiko Itō | A-1 Pictures | Traditional | |||
Spain | Pedro Rivero, Alberto Vázquez | ZircoZine, Basque Films, Abrakam Estudio, La Competencia Producciones, Studio 4°C | Traditional | |||
The Breadwinner | Canada, Ireland, Luxembourg | Nora Twomey | Aircraft Pictures, Cartoon Saloon, Guru Studio, Irish Film Board, Jolie Pas, Melusine Productions, Telefilm Canada | It received ten Annie Award nominations, winning Best Independent Animated Feature and lost all categories to Coco, making it the most nominations for an adult animated film ever at the awards. | Traditional | |
Goemon's Blood Spray | Japan | Takeshi Koike | TMS Entertainment, Telecom Animation Film | |||
Have a Nice Day | China | Liu Chan | Nezha Bros. Pictures Le-joy Animation Studio | Traditional | ||
Mutafukaz | France, Japan | Shōjirō Nishimi Guillaume "Run" Renard | Ankama Animations Studio 4 °C | Traditional | ||
Loving Vincent | Poland, UK, US | Dorota Kobiela Hugh Welchman | BreakThru Productions Trademark Films | [8] [9] | Oil-painted Rotoscoping Traditional | |
Japan, US | Shinji Aramaki Masaru Matsumoto | Stage 6 Films Sola Digital Arts Lucent Pictures | Part of the Starship Troopers film series | CGI | ||
Virus Tropical | Colombia, Ecuador | Santiago Caicedo | IKKI Films | Traditional | ||
Marcianos vs. Mexicanos | Mexico | Gabriel Riva Palacio Alatriste Rodolfo Riva Palacio Alatriste | Huevocartoon Producciones | 2018 | [10] [11] | Traditional |
US | Sam Liu | Warner Bros. Animation DC Entertainment | ||||
Batman Ninja | Japan, US | Junpei Mizusaki | CGI | |||
Ana y Bruno | Mexico | Carlos Carrera | Altavista Films Lo Coloco Films Ítaca Films Ánima Estudios Discreet Arts Productions | CGI | ||
Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles | Spain | Salvador Simó | SygnatiaThe GlowSubmarine | Traditional | ||
Isle of Dogs | US, Germany | Wes Anderson | Fox Searchlight Pictures, Indian Paintbrush | Stop-motion | ||
United Kingdom | Mike Mort | Animortal Studio | Stop-motion | |||
Japan | Takuya Igarashi | Bones | Traditional | |||
Flavors of Youth | Japan, China | Li Haoling, Jiaoshou Yi Xiaoxing, Yoshitaka Takeuchi | Haoliners Animation League, CoMix Wave Films | |||
Garo: The Fleeting Cherry Blossom | Japan | Satoshi Nishimura | Studio M2, Studio VOLN | |||
Kobun Shizuno, Hiroyuki Seshita | Polygon Pictures, Toho Animation | CGI | ||||
Ready Player One | US | Steven Spielberg | Warner Bros. Pictures Amblin Partners Amblin Entertainment Village Roadshow Pictures De Line Pictures Farah Films & Management | Live action/CGI/Motion capture | ||
Ruben Brandt, Collector | US, Hungary | Milorad Krstić | Sony Pictures Classics | Traditional | ||
Memoirs of a Man in Pajamas | Spain | Carlos FerFer | Dream Team Concept Ladybug FilmsMovistar Plus+Televisión de Galicia (TVG)RTVE | Traditional | ||
Mirai | Japan | Mamoru Hosoda | Studio Chizu | Traditional | ||
Kenji Nagasaki | Bones | Traditional | ||||
Olimpia | Mexico | José Manuel Cravioto | Pirexia FilmsNational Autonomous University of Mexico | It is the first Mexican animated film to fully use the rotoscoping technique.[12] | Rotoscoping | |
Another Day of Life | Poland, Spain, Belgium, Germany, Hungary | Raul de la Fuente, Damian Nenow | Platige Image Kanaki Films | CGI/Rotoscoping | ||
Checkered Ninja | Denmark, US | Thorbjørn Christoffersen, Anders Matthesen | A. Film Pop Up Production Sudoku ApS Nordisk Film LevelK | CGI | ||
The Wolf House | Chile | Cristobal León,Joaquín Cociña | Diluvio,Globo Rojo Films | Stop-motion | ||
Justice League vs. the Fatal Five | US | Sam Liu | Warner Bros. Animation DC Entertainment | 2019 | Direct-to-DVD | Traditional |
Reign of the Supermen | ||||||
Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Jake Castorena | |||||
Batman: Hush | Justin Copeland | |||||
Justin Copeland, Sam Liu | ||||||
Homeless | Chile, Argentina | Jorge Campusano, José Ignacio Navarro, Santiago O'Ryan | FábulaLaurent Lunes | |||
A Cidade dos Piratas | Brazil | Otto Guerra | Otto Desenhos Animados | |||
One Piece Film: Stampede | Japan | Takashi Otsuka | Toei Animation, Toei Company | Based on One Piece by Eiichiro Oda | ||
Fujiko's Lie | Japan | Takeshi Koike | TMS Entertainment, Telecom Animation Film | Traditional | ||
White Snake | China, US | Amp Wong, Zhao Ji | Light Chaser Animation Studios Warner Bros. Far East | CGI | ||
I Lost My Body | France | Jérémy Clapin | SFXfilms Xilam Animation | Rotoscoping/Traditional | ||
Human Lost | Japan | Fuminori Kizaki | Polygon Pictures | CGI | ||
Kenji Nagasaki | Bones | Traditional | ||||
Japan | Kenji Iwaisawa | Rock 'n Roll Mountain TipTop | Rotoscoping/Traditional | |||
The Big Lez Show: Choomah Island | Australia | Jarrad Wright | Traditional |
Title | Country | Director | Studio | Year | Notes | Animation Technique |
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US | Sung Jin Ahn | Warner Bros. Animation Blue Ribbon Content DC Entertainment Berlanti Productions | 2020 | Direct-to-DVD | Traditional | |
US | Matt Peters Christian Sotta | Warner Bros. Animation DC Entertainment | Traditional | |||
Saudi Arabia | Malik Nejer | Myrkott Animation Studio | Traditional | |||
US | Ethan Spaulding | Warner Bros. Animation | Direct-to-DVD | Traditional | ||
US | Chris Palmer | Warner Bros. Animation DC Entertainment | Traditional | |||
Superman: Red Son | US | Sam Liu | Traditional | |||
To Your Last Death | US | Jason Axinn | Coverage Ink Films | CGI | ||
Altered Carbon: Resleeved | Japan | Takeru Nakajima Yoshiyuki Okuda | Anima | CGI | ||
US | Brandon Vietti | Warner Bros. Animation DC Entertainment | Direct-to-DVD | Traditional | ||
Hayop Ka! | Philippines | Avid Liongoren | Rocketsheep Studio Spring Films | Also known as You Animal! | Traditional | |
Japan | Haruo Sotozaki | Ufotable Toho Aniplex | Also known as Demon Slayer: Mugen Train/Infinity Train First R-rated animated film to break several box office records, including the highest-grossing film of 2020. | Traditional | ||
Soul Snatcher | China | Song Haolin Yi Liqi | Heroplus (Wuxi) Limited Beijing White Horse Time TV & Movie Co., Ltd. Edko (Beijing) Films Limited Edko Films Limited Irresistible Alpha Limited Beijing Weimeng Internet Technology Co., Ltd. Huawen Picture Co., Ltd. Douyin Culture (Xiamen) Limited | Live action/CGI/Motion capture | ||
US | Matt Thompson | Netflix Animation Floyd County Productions Lord Miller Productions | 2021 | Traditional | ||
US | Sam Liu | Warner Bros. Animation DC Entertainment | Direct-to-DVD | Traditional | ||
Batman: The Long Halloween | US | Chris Palmer | Warner Bros. Animation DC Entertainment | Traditional | ||
Belle | Japan | Mamoru Hosoda | Studio Chizu | Traditional/CGI | ||
Charlotte | Canada, Belgium, France | Éric Warin, Tahir Rana | January Films Sons of Manual Les Productions Balthazar Walking the Dog | Traditional | ||
Checkered Ninja 2 | Denmark | Thorbjørn Christoffersen, Anders Matthesen | A. Film, Pop Up Production, Sudoku ApS, Nordisk Film, LevelK | CGI | ||
Cryptozoo | US | Dash Shaw | Traditional | |||
Japan | Hideaki Anno, Kazuya Tsurumaki, Katsuichi Nakayama, Mahiro Maeda | Traditional | ||||
Flee | US, UK, France, Sweden, Norway, Denmark | Jonas Poher Rasmussen | Neon | Traditional | ||
Green Snake | China | Amp Wong | Light Chaser Animation Studios Alibaba Pictures Tianjin Maoyan Weiying Culture Media Bilibili | CGI | ||
Gora Automatikoa | Spain | David Galán Galindo, Esaú Dharma, Pablo Vara | 39 Escalones Films The Other Film Production | Flash animation | ||
Jujutsu Kaisen 0 | Japan | Sunghoo Park | MAPPA | Traditional | ||
Injustice | US | Matt Peters | Warner Bros. Animation DC Entertainment | Direct-to-DVD | Traditional | |
US | Jeff Wamester | Traditional | ||||
Mad God | US | Phil Tippett | Tippett Studio Shudder | Stop-motion | ||
US | Ethan Spaulding | Warner Bros. Animation | Traditional | |||
Japan | Kenji Nagasaki | Toho | Traditional | |||
Night of the Animated Dead | US | Jason Axinn | Warner Bros. Home Entertainment | Traditional | ||
Nimuendajú | Brazil | Tania Anaya | Rotoscoping/Traditional | |||
The Spine of Night | US | Philip Gelatt Morgan Galen King | RLJE Films Shudder Gorgonaut Reno Productions | Traditional | ||
US, South Korea, Poland | Kwang Il Han | Studio Mir Netflix | Traditional | |||
The Adventures of Drunky | US | Aaron Augenblick Fletcher Moules | Augenblick Studios, Cartuna | 2022 | Traditional | |
US | Richard Linklater | Netflix Animation Minnow Mountain Submarine | Rotoscope | |||
US | Matt Maiellaro Dave Willis | Williams Street | Direct-to-DVD | Traditional | ||
Aurora's Sunrise | Armenia, Lithuania, Germany | Inna Sahakyan | Bars MediaBroom FilmsGebrueder Beetz Filmproduktion | Paper cutout, CGI | ||
US | Matt Peters | Warner Bros. Animation DC Entertainment | Direct-to-DVD | CGI | ||
Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe | US | Mike Judge | MTV Entertainment Studios Judgemental Films Titmouse, Inc. | Traditional | ||
The Bob's Burgers Movie | US | Loren Bouchard Bernard Derriman | 20th Century Studios 20th Century Animation Bento Box Entertainment Wilo Productions | Traditional | ||
US | Shinsuke Terasawa | Warner Bros. Animation DC Entertainment | Direct-to-DVD | Traditional | ||
Entergalatic | US | Fletcher Moules | Netflix Animation | CGI | ||
Eternal Spring | Canada | Jason Loftus | Lofty Sky Entertainment | Traditional | ||
US | Jeff Wamester | Warner Bros. Animation DC Entertainment | Direct-to-DVD | Traditional | ||
Home Is Somewhere Else | US, Mexico | Carlos Hagerman Jorge Villalobos | Brinca Animation Studio Shine Global | Documentary | Traditional | |
The House | UK | Paloma Baeza Niki Lindroth von Bahr Marc James Roels Emma de Swaef | Netflix Animation Nexus Studios | Anthology film special comprising three separate stories. | Stop-Motion | |
US | Rick Morales | Warner Bros. Animation | Direct-to-DVD | Traditional | ||
Nayola | Portugal, France, Belgium, Netherlands | José Miguel Ribeiro | Praça Filmes S.O.I.L. Productions JPL Films il Luster Luna Blue Film | Traditional | ||
Japan | Gorō Taniguchi | Toei Animation, Toei Company | Based on One Piece by Eiichiro Oda | Traditional | ||
The Other Shape | Colombia, Brazil | Diego Felipe Guzmán | RTVC Play Hierro Animación Estúdio GIZ Dinamita Animación | Traditional | ||
El paraíso | Argentina | Fernando Sirianni Federico Breser | FS Entertainment Nomad Cine EOK Producciones McFly Studio | CGI | ||
Unicorn Wars | Spain, France | Alberto Vázquez | Abano Producións Uniko Unicorn Wars AIE Autour de Minuit Schmuby Productions | CGI/Traditional | ||
Wendell & Wild | US | Henry Selick | Netflix Animation Monkeypaw Productions Gotham Group Principato-Young Entertainment | Stop-Motion | ||
Art College 1994 | China | Liu Jian | Nezha Bros. Pictures Company Limited Modern Sky Entertainment Company Limited China Academy Of Art’s School of Animation and Game | 2023 | Traditional | |
US | Brendon Small Tommy Blacha | Williams Street Titmouse, Inc. | Direct-to-DVD | Traditional | ||
The Missing | Philippines, Thailand | Carl Joseph Papa | Project 8 Projects | Rotoscope | ||
The Peasants | Poland, Serba, Lithuania | DK Welchman Hugh Welchman | BreakThru Films DigitalKraft Art Shot | Oil-painted/Rotoscoping/Traditional | ||
Robot Dreams | Spain, France | Pablo Berger | Arcadia | Traditional | ||
They Shot the Piano Player | Spain, France, Netherlands | Fernando Trueba Javier Mariscal | Fernando Trueba PC Les Films D’ici Submarine Animanostra | Traditional | ||
Japan | Eiichirō Hasumi | Capcom, TMS Entertainment | Set in the Resident Evil video game universe | CGI | ||
US | Jackson Publick | Williams Street Astro Base GO! Titmouse, Inc. | Direct-to-DVD | Traditional | ||
US | Ethan Spaulding | Warner Bros. Animation | Direct-to-DVD | Traditional | ||
The Boy and the Heron | Japan | Hayao Miyazaki | Studio Ghibli | Winner of the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature | Traditional | |
Stopmotion | UK | Robert Morgan | British Film Institute blueLight | Live action/Stop-motion | ||
Mars Express | France | Jérémie Périn | Everybody on Deck Je Suis Bien Content EV.L Prod Plume Finance France 3 Cinéma Shine Conseils Gebeka Films Amopix | CGI/Flash/Rotoscoping/Traditional | ||
Japan | Takashi Katagiri | Wit Studio CloverWorks | Traditional |
Title | Country | Director | Studio | Notes | Animation Technique | |
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Fixed | US | Genndy Tartakovsky | Warner Bros. Pictures Sony Pictures Animation New Line Cinema | Set to be Sony Pictures Animation's first R-rated film.[13] | Traditional | |
Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc | Japan | TBD | MAPPA | Traditional | ||
Spermageddon | Norway | Tommy Wirkola Rasmus A. Sivertsen | Qvisten Animation 74 Entertainment | CGI | ||
Beckoning | UK Serbia Spain | Sava Živković | Snafu Pictures Bauk Pictures | Set to be animated using Unreal Engine. | CGI | |
The Goon | US | Patrick Osborne | Netflix Animation Blur Studio | [14] | CGI | |
Ray Gunn | US | Brad Bird | Apple TV+ Skydance Animation | [15] | CGI | |
Penelope of Sparta | France US | Jérôme Combe Silvia Martelossi | Fortiche | [16] | CGI | |
Untitled Bong Joon-ho Animated Project | South Korea | Bong Joon-ho | 4th CREATIVE PARTY ANIMATION CJ Entertainment | [17] | CGI | |
Untitled Family Guy film | US | Seth MacFarlane | 20th Century Studios 20th Century Animation Fuzzy Door Productions | [18] | Traditional |