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1. Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021)
PG | 115 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A rogue artificial intelligence kidnaps the son of famed basketball player LeBron James, who then has to work with Bugs Bunny to win a basketball game.
Director: Malcolm D. Lee | Stars: LeBron James, Don Cheadle, Cedric Joe, Khris Davis
Votes: 80,270 | Gross: $70.59M
2. Once Upon a Studio (2023)
G | 9 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
An all-star ensemble of beloved characters from Walt Disney Animation Studios come together for a joyful, entertaining and emotional reunion as they assemble for a spectacular group photo to mark Disney's 100th anniversary.
Directors: Dan Abraham, Trent Correy | Stars: Scott Adsit, Stan Alexander, Stephen J. Anderson, Tony Anselmo
Votes: 6,710
3. A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child (1989)
R | 89 min | Fantasy, Horror
The pregnant Alice finds Freddy Krueger striking through the sleeping mind of her unborn child, hoping to be reborn into the real world.
Director: Stephen Hopkins | Stars: Robert Englund, Lisa Wilcox, Kelly Jo Minter, Danny Hassel
Votes: 50,624 | Gross: $22.17M
4. Miss Potter (2006)
PG | 88 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
The story of Beatrix Potter, the author of the beloved and best-selling children's book, "The Tale of Peter Rabbit", and her struggle for love, happiness, and success.
Director: Chris Noonan | Stars: Renée Zellweger, Ewan McGregor, Emily Watson, Barbara Flynn
Votes: 32,009 | Gross: $2.98M
5. Evil Toons (1992)
R | 90 min | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
Burt has a cleaning company and hires four women to clean an isolated house. They find an old book, a dagger and a soul shred and when one of them, Megan, reads an incantation, she unleashes an evil beast in our world.
Director: Fred Olen Ray | Stars: David Carradine, Arte Johnson, Dick Miller, Monique Gabrielle
Votes: 3,659
6. Boy (I) (2010)
Not Rated | 87 min | Comedy, Drama
Boy, an 11-year-old child and devout Michael Jackson fan who lives on the east coast of New Zealand in 1984, gets a chance to know his absentee criminal father, who has returned to find a bag of money he buried years ago.
Director: Taika Waititi | Stars: James Rolleston, Te Aho Eketone-Whitu, Taika Waititi, Moerangi Tihore
Votes: 29,507 | Gross: $0.26M
7. Paperhouse (1988)
PG-13 | 92 min | Drama, Fantasy
A young girl lost in the loneliness and boredom of reality finds solace in an ill boy, whom she can visit in a surreal dream world that she drew in her school composition book.
Director: Bernard Rose | Stars: Charlotte Burke, Jane Bertish, Samantha Cahill, Glenne Headly
Votes: 6,279 | Gross: $0.24M
8. BeetleBorgs (1996–1998)
TV-Y7 | 23 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Their wish to become comic book heroes forces three kids to take on the heroes' mortal enemies.
Stars: Billy Forester, Wesley Barker, Herbie Baez, Terence J. Rotolo
Votes: 1,464
9. ChalkZone (1998–2009)
TV-Y | 22 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The adventures of a boy with a magic chalk stick that enables him to enter a world of chalk drawings and alter its reality at will.
Stars: Elizabeth Daily, Candi Milo, Hynden Walch, Jess Harnell
Votes: 3,685
10. Saludos Amigos (1942)
Passed | 42 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Disney animators tour South America and present four animated shorts inspired by their trip.
Directors: Wilfred Jackson, Jack Kinney, Hamilton Luske, Bill Roberts, Norman Ferguson | Stars: Fred Shields, José Oliveira, Lee Blair, Mary Blair
Votes: 7,905
11. Make Mine Music (1946)
Passed | 75 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Animation done to contemporary popular music.
Directors: Robert Cormack, Clyde Geronimi, Jack Kinney, Hamilton Luske, Joshua Meador | Stars: Nelson Eddy, Dinah Shore, Laverne Andrews, Maxene Andrews
Votes: 4,945
12. Harold and the Purple Crayon (2001–2002)
TV-Y | Animation, Family, Fantasy
Harold has the power to create a world of his own just by drawing it with his purple crayon.
Stars: Sharon Stone, Connor Matheus, Spencer Breslin, James Sie
Votes: 163
13. Puff the Magic Dragon (1978 TV Movie)
30 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
A friendly dragon comes to help a non-communicative boy overcome his debilitating fears.
Directors: Charles Swenson, Fred Wolf | Stars: Burgess Meredith, Philip Tanzini, Robert Ridgely, Maitzi Morgan
Votes: 772
14. Animator vs. Animation (2006– )
TV-Y | Animation, Action, Adventure
The adventures of various stick figures who fight against Animators, Minecraft, YouTube, Viruses and other villains.
Stars: Alan Becker, Kaori Becker
Votes: 238
15. The Adventures of Picasso (1978)
88 min | Biography, Comedy
Already in his childhood, Pablo Picasso shows talent for painting and is sent to the Academy of Arts in Madrid. He becomes a painter but has to live in Paris in poverty. One day he is ... See full summary »
Director: Tage Danielsson | Stars: Gösta Ekman, Hans Alfredson, Margaretha Krook, Lena Olin
Votes: 3,925
16. Granny O'Grimm's Sleeping Beauty (2008)
Not Rated | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
It's night; a wide-eyed fearful child is in bed. When her granny enters the room, the child pretends to be asleep. Granny O'Grimm isn't fooled; she pokes the child with a walker and picks ... See full summary »
Director: Nicky Phelan | Star: Kathleen O'Rourke
Votes: 1,674
17. Harold and the Purple Crayon (1959)
G | 7 min | Animation, Short, Family
A little boy takes a walk, using his purple crayon to create everything he encounters along the way.
Director: David Piel | Star: Norman Rose
Votes: 64
18. Our Drawings (2023)
TV-MA | 61 min | Animation, Adventure
Paige Foster, discovers a mysterious intruder inside her artwork where she travels. Her beatboxing puppy sidekick helps search within her imaginative realms drawings that enable Foster to become anything desired.
Director: Calobi | Stars: Ann, Calobi, Clivecastle, Nic Ferg
Votes: 137
19. Dog City (1992–1994)
TV-G | 23 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
The adventures of a canine private eye while he confers with his animator who has his own problems to deal with.
Stars: Ron White, Elizabeth Hanna, Kevin Clash, John Stocker
Votes: 418
20. Shake Rattle and Roll Fourteen: The Invasion (2012)
122 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Critically-acclaimed director Chito S. Roño embarks on creating the three episodes titled: Pamana, Lost Command, and Unwanted. Graded A by the Cinema Evaluation Board, Chito S. Roño ... See full summary »
Director: Chito S. Roño | Stars: Herbert Bautista, Janice De Belen, Arlene Muhlach, Dennis Padilla
Votes: 108
21. Who Wants to Kill Jessie? (1966)
80 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
"What if someone had an absurd dream and the visions ran out in the street?" a scientist asks Rose, a researcher who discovers a way to engender beneficial dreams (to produce contented, ... See full summary »
Director: Václav Vorlícek | Stars: Dana Medrická, Jirí Sovák, Olga Schoberová, Juraj Visny
Votes: 1,156
22. A Symposium on Popular Songs (1962)
Passed | 19 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Professor Ludwig von Drake plays a variety of popular music, all of which he wrote. First, ragtime: the Rutabaga Rag, with vegetables dancing in stop-motion. Next, the Charleston, with ... See full summary »
Directors: Bill Justice, Wolfgang Reitherman | Stars: Paul Frees, Gloria Wood, Billy Storm, Skip Farrell
Votes: 353
23. Designs on Jerry (1955)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Tom designs a better mousetrap that would have made Rube Goldberg jealous. While he sleeps, the mouse that Tom drew wakes Jerry and they get chased by the cat Tom drew. As Tom awakes, they make a strategic alteration to the design.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Star: June Foray
Votes: 861
24. Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings (1976– )
5 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
A boy has adventures in a fantasy land of chalk drawings, usually solving problems he inadvertently created on his own chalkboard at home.
Stars: Bernard Cribbins, Ernie Coombs
Votes: 125
25. Humorous Phases of Funny Faces (1906)
3 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A cartoonist draws faces and figures on a blackboard - and they come to life.
Director: J. Stuart Blackton | Star: J. Stuart Blackton
Votes: 1,459
26. The Adventure of Magical Michiko (2018)
70 min | Fantasy, Comedy
Director: Jun'ichi Yamamoto | Stars: Miku Abeno, Azuki, Akino, Kirie Kawasaki
27. Ko-Ko's Earth Control (1928)
6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Koko the Clown and his dog Fitz walk into a building where levers that control various aspects of the Earth are located. After Fitz presses a particular lever, the world goes topsy-turvy and out-of-control.
Director: Dave Fleischer
Votes: 508
28. Bosko the Talk-Ink Kid (1929)
5 min | Family, Animation, Short
A cartoonist draws Bosko, who promptly comes to life.
Directors: Hugh Harman, Rudolf Ising | Stars: Rudolf Ising, Carman Maxwell
Votes: 607
29. Animator vs. Animation - Actual Shorts (2022– )
Animation, Short, Action
Shorts featuring the stick figures from the Animator vs. Animation series.
Star: Alan Becker
Votes: 18
30. Smile, Darn Ya, Smile! (1931)
7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A streetcar conductor has adventures with a would-be passenger hippo, a cow blocking the tracks, and a runaway train while he, his passengers, and some hobos sing the title song.
Directors: Hugh Harman, Rudolf Ising | Stars: Ken Darby, Rochelle Hudson, Rudolf Ising, The King's Men
Votes: 728
31. Der Struwwelpeter (1955)
79 min | Family
A live action adaptation of the 1845 children's book.
Director: Fritz Genschow | Stars: Fredy Kaindl, Traute Höhnisch, Eric Canso, Renée Stobrawa
Votes: 75
32. Melody (1953)
Approved | 10 min | Animation, Short, Family
An owl teaches his class full of birds about melody. It's all around in nature. Only birds and man can sing; man "sings" even when he speaks. We see a quick survey of the stages of life, as... See full summary »
Directors: Ward Kimball, Charles Nichols | Stars: Sue Allen, Judson Conlon, Mac McLean, Loulie Jean Norman
Votes: 339
33. Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings (2002– )
30 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
A boy has adventures in a fantasy land of chalk drawings, usually solving problems he inadvertently created on his own chalkboard at home.
Star: Ernie Coombs
Votes: 25
34. The Enchanted Drawing (1900)
2 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A cartoonist defies reality when he draws objects that become three-dimensional after he lifts them off his sketch pad.
Director: J. Stuart Blackton | Star: J. Stuart Blackton
Votes: 1,413
35. Betty Boop's Rise to Fame (1934)
Passed | 9 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A reporter interviews Max Fleischer about his creation, and Betty illustrates with excerpts from three prior cartoons.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Myron Waldman | Stars: Cab Calloway, Dave Fleischer, Max Fleischer, Bonnie Poe
Votes: 410
36. The Monster's Christmas (1981 TV Movie)
47 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
In her bed on Christmas Eve, a little girl reads an illustrated storybook entitled "The Monster's Christmas" to her teddy bear as something sneaks around in the trees outside her window. ... See full summary »
Director: Yvonne Mackay | Stars: Paul Farrell, Lee Hatherly, Paul Jenden, Bernard Kearns
Votes: 95
37. Maria si Mirabella in Tranzistoria (1989)
71 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
The continuation of the adventures of Maria and Mirabella, in which the two girls get lost in a fabulous world inside a television set.
Director: Ion Popescu-Gopo | Stars: Ioana Moraru, Andrianu Kuchinska, Stela Popescu, Grigore Grigoriu
Votes: 109
38. The Bookworm (1939)
Approved | 8 min | Comedy, Animation, Short
Three witches need a worm to complete their potion; they dispatch a raven to catch one, and he goes after a bookworm. He chases the worm into the horror section, where the monsters attack ... See full summary »
Directors: Friz Freleng, Hugh Harman | Stars: Mel Blanc, Elvia Allman, Frank Elmquist, Martha Wentworth
Votes: 222
39. The Cartoon Factory (1924)
Not Rated | 8 min | Animation, Comedy, Short
This 1924 cartoon features an animated KoKo the Clown and a live-action Max Fleischer. Max has invented a new, electric, drawing device. He uses this to finish the drawing and then, with a ... See full summary »
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Max Fleischer | Star: Max Fleischer
Votes: 212
40. Drawn to You (2019)
4 min | Animation, Short, Romance
Young Emily didn't see anything wrong with her drawing of two girls holding hands, but her mother saw otherwise and tore both the paper and her child's heart in two. Little did they know, ... See full summary »
Director: Eleanor Davitt
Votes: 51
41. All the Cats Join In (1946)
5 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A cool cat teen hears a tune on the jukebox at the malt shop and calls his girl; she rounds up a crowd and soon the place is jumping. No dialogue, just the song lyrics. The pencil drawing everyone is shown throughout the first half.
Director: Jack Kinney | Star: Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
Votes: 309
42. Ko-Ko's Tattoo (1928)
6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Max draws a tattoo of a cat on his coworker, and Fitz chases the cat around when the tattoo comes to life.
Director: Dave Fleischer | Star: Max Fleischer
Votes: 15
43. Out of the Inkwell (1918)
TV-G | 2 min | Animation, Comedy, Short
Max Fleischer's pen drawing of a clown performs tricks with lifelike motion.
Director: Dave Fleischer
Votes: 71
44. Believe It or Not #1 (1930)
Unrated | 9 min | Short
Robert L. Ripley shows the very first cartoon of his, published in newspapers 8 years earlier. He then proceeds with various oddities, first introducing a woman who can read aloud 8 words a... See full summary »
Director: Murray Roth | Star: Robert L. Ripley
Votes: 78
45. A Bout with a Trout (1947)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Family
Little Lulu, torn between playing hookey and going fishing, or going to school, chooses to go fishing...where she encounters the Fish from Cartoon Hades.
Directors: Izzy Sparber, Myron Waldman | Stars: Jack Mercer, Mae Questel, Cecil Roy
Votes: 136
46. The Wonders (2013)
Not Rated | 112 min | Comedy, Mystery
The complex relationship between a Jerusalem street artist and a mysterious, modern-day prophet being held prisoner in an abandoned apartment across the alleyway.
Director: Avi Nesher | Stars: Adir Miller, Ori Hizkiah, Yehuda Levi, Yuval Scharf
Votes: 353
47. Those Beautiful Dames (1934)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Family, Short
Toys in a shop window come to life and visit a poverty-stricken little girl as she sleeps. She awakens to find that her shack has been refurbished and that the toys are about to throw her a party.
Director: Friz Freleng | Stars: Bernard B. Brown, The Rhythmettes, The Varsity Three
Votes: 189
48. The Tantalizing Fly (1919)
4 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
As a cartoonist draws a clown, a housefly harasses both the man and his pen-and-ink creation.
Director: Max Fleischer | Stars: Roland Crandall, Max Fleischer
Votes: 372
49. Late Bloomer (2004)
13 min | Short, Comedy
Loosely based on the dark tales of HP Lovecraft, "Late Bloomer" is a compelling and humorous journey through a young boy's first sexual education class.
Director: Craig William Macneill | Stars: Clay McLeod Chapman, Sam Borenzweig, Lauren Bond, Godfrey Pflager
Votes: 509
50. The Dresden Doll (1922)
7 min | Animation, Comedy, Short
Ko-Ko, the Inkwell Clown leaps off the paper and follows a telephone wire to the cinema projectionist. Once inside the projector, the clown draws a mechanical dancing girl and soon falls in love. But the romance is not to be.
Director: Dave Fleischer | Stars: Dave Fleischer, Max Fleischer
Votes: 114