The Breadwinner
Dir. Nora Twomey
The Breadwinner is as beautiful as it is heartbreaking. The animation is magical as it seamlessly jumps back and forth…
Chico & Rita
Dir. Fernando Trueba & Javier Mariscal
The Cuban bolero, not to be confused with the Spanish dance, is a Latin ballad form that spread all throughout…
Mirai
Dir. Mamoru Hosoda
Fittingly, Mirai feels like the fading memories of childhood: loosely connected snippets strung together by the feeling rather than the…
When Marnie Was There
Dir. Hiromasa Yonebayashi & James Simone
Studio Ghibli is best known for their fantastical worldbuilding, but on occasion, they veer into the mundane domestic day-to-day life…
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
Dir. Merlin Crossingham & Nick Park
Gromit’s concern that Wallace is becoming too dependent on his inventions proves justified, when Wallace invents a “smart” gnome that…
Shaun the Sheep
Shaun the Sheep thinks and acts like a person in a barnyard, which usually gets him into trouble. The farmer’s…
The Red Turtle
Dir. Michael Dudok de Wit
The dialogue-less film follows the major life stages of a castaway on a deserted tropical island populated by turtles, crabs…
Turning Red
Dir. Domee Shi
Thirteen-year-old Mei is experiencing the awkwardness of being a teenager with a twist – when she gets too excited, she…
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Dir. Wes Anderson
The Fantastic Mr. Fox, bored with his current life, plans a heist against the three local farmers. The farmers, tired…
Kubo and the Two Strings
Dir. Travis Knight
Kubo mesmerizes the people in his village with his magical gift for spinning wild tales with origami. When he accidentally…
ParaNorman
Dir. Chris Butler & Sam Fell
In the town of Blithe Hollow, Norman Babcock can speak to the dead, but no one other than his eccentric…
Raya and the Last Dragon
Dir. Carlos López Estrada & Don Hall
Long ago, in the fantasy world of Kumandra, humans and dragons lived together in harmony. But when an evil force…
Corpse Bride
Dir. Mike Johnson & Tim Burton
In a 19th-century European village, a young man about to be married is whisked away to the underworld and wed…
Howl’s Moving Castle
Dir. Hayao Miyazaki
Sophie, a young milliner, is turned into an elderly woman by a witch who enters her shop and curses her.…
The Princess and the Frog
Dir. John Musker & Ron Clements
A waitress, desperate to fulfill her dreams as a restaurant owner, is set on a journey to turn a frog…
Lilo & Stitch
Dir. Chris Sanders & Dean DeBlois
As Stitch, a runaway genetic experiment from a faraway planet, wreaks havoc on the Hawaiian Islands, he becomes the mischievous…
The Wind Rises
Dir. Hayao Miyazaki
In what was originally intended to be his final film, Hayao Miyazaki is at his most lucid with The Wind…
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Dir. Joel Crawford
Puss in Boots discovers that his passion for adventure has taken its toll: He has burned through eight of his…
Wreck-It Ralph
Dir. Rich Moore
Wreck-It Ralph is the 9-foot-tall, 643-pound villain of an arcade video game named Fix-It Felix Jr., in which the game’s…
How to Train Your Dragon
Dir. Chris Sanders & Dean DeBlois
As the son of a Viking leader on the cusp of manhood, shy Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III faces a rite…
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Dir. Phil Johnston & Rich Moore
Video game bad guy Ralph and fellow misfit Vanellope von Schweetz must risk it all by traveling to the World…
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Dir. Dean DeBlois
As Hiccup fulfills his dream of creating a peaceful dragon utopia, Toothless’ discovery of an untamed, elusive mate draws the…
Monsters, Inc.
Dir. Pete Docter
Lovable Sulley and his wisecracking sidekick Mike Wazowski are the top scare team at Monsters, Inc., the scream-processing factory in…
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Dir. Dean DeBlois
Five years have passed since Hiccup and Toothless united the dragons and Vikings of Berk. Now, they spend their time…
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Dir. Joaquim Dos Santos & Justin K. Thompson
After reuniting with Gwen Stacy, Brooklyn’s full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is catapulted across the Multiverse, where he encounters the Spider…