Experimental animation
Peculiar artstyles and/or unconventional forms of animation. Feature films only
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- DirectorRichard LinklaterStarsKeanu ReevesWinona RyderRobert Downey Jr.An undercover cop in a not-too-distant future becomes involved with a dangerous new drug and begins to lose his own identity as a result.Rotoscoped with experimental shading
- DirectorSébastien LaudenbachStarsAnaïs DemoustierJérémie ElkaïmPhilippe LaudenbachIn hard times, a miller sells his daughter to the Devil. Protected by her purity, she escapes but is deprived of her hands. Walking away from her family, she encounters the goddess of water, a gentle gardener, and the prince in his castle.Hand-drawn lineart suggesting elements rather than depicting them
- DirectorJean-François LaguionieStarsJean BarneyChloé BerthierJB BlancThree characters of different social classes escape their unfinished painting in search of the Painter, hoping he will complete it.3d Characters and environments mimicking two-dimensional painted elements
- DirectorDK WelchmanHugh WelchmanStarsDouglas BoothJerome FlynnRobert GulaczykIn a story depicted in oil painted animation, a young man comes to the last hometown of painter Vincent van Gogh to deliver the troubled artist's final letter and ends up investigating his final days there.Frame-by-frame animation of oil paintings
- DirectorChristian VolckmanStarsDaniel CraigCatherine McCormackJonathan PryceA young gene researcher, Ilona, is kidnapped in a future Paris. Police Captain Karas and his team are in charge of finding her.Maximum-contrast, black and white CG animation
- DirectorPhilip GelattMorgan Galen KingStarsRichard E. GrantLucy LawlessPatton OswaltUltra-violent, epic fantasy set in a land of magic follows heroes from different eras and cultures battling against a malevolent force.Rotoscoped with painted backgrounds and flat-colored foreground elements
- DirectorJorge R. GutiérrezStarsDiego LunaZoe SaldanaChanning TatumManolo, a young man who is torn between fulfilling the expectations of his family and following his heart, embarks on an adventure that spans three fantastic worlds where he must face his greatest fears.Cg-Models mimicking wood-puppets
- DirectorRichard LinklaterStarsMilo CoyJack BlackLee EddyA coming-of-age story set in the suburbs of Houston, Texas in the summer of 1969, centered around the historic Apollo 11 moon landing.Rotoscoped with two-tone shading
- DirectorNora TwomeyStarsJacob TremblayLeighton MeesterDianne WiestElmer Elevator searches for a captive Dragon on Wild Island and finds much more than he could ever have anticipated.Mostly lineless art with soft shading inspired by picture books
- DirectorSergio PablosCarlos Martínez LópezStarsJason SchwartzmanJ.K. SimmonsRashida JonesA simple act of kindness always sparks another, even in a frozen, faraway place. When Smeerensburg's new postman, Jesper, befriends toymaker Klaus, their gifts melt an age-old feud and deliver a sleigh full of holiday traditions.Hand-drawn animation with computer-generated lighting
- DirectorYasushi KawamuraKei'ichi SatoStarsDaisuke OnoMao IchimichiTomohiro KakuAfter being brutally murdered in a subway station, a teen boy awakens to find himself resurrected by a strange computer named Gantz, and forced to fight a large force of invading aliens in Osaka.Anime-esque stylized charater designs, rendered photorealistically and animated by motion-capture performances
- DirectorBob PersichettiPeter RamseyRodney RothmanStarsShameik MooreJake JohnsonHailee SteinfeldTeen Miles Morales becomes the Spider-Man of his universe and must join with five spider-powered individuals from other dimensions to stop a threat for all realities.Cg-animation with unconventional shaders, occasionally abstract backgrounds and other stylebreaks
- DirectorGitanjali RaoStarsCyli KhareAmit DeondiGargi ShitoleBOMBAY ROSE is a beautiful hand-painted animation created by award winning animator Gitanjali Rao. Amidst the bustle of a magnetic and multifaceted city, the budding love between two dreamers is tested by duty and religious divides.Frame-by frame animation of lineless digital paintings with smudged and (mostly) two-tone shading
- DirectorUjichaStarsSaki FujitaKellen GoffNao HanaiFollowing an end-of-term school ceremony, the American boy Bobby decides to go with his friend Akkun into the mountains outside their village, to a place perfect for a secret base. On the way they stop into a mysterious amusement park. They have fun there, but are attacked and cannot leave.Real-time puppeteering of two-dimensional cutouts
- DirectorJuan AntinStarsAndrea SantamariaIndia CoenenSaïd AmadisA young boy living in a remote village in the Andes Mountains dreams of becoming shaman.CG Animation on drawn backgrounds and with drawn FX. Character designs inspired by indigenous Andean pottery