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Plot Summary:
After a car crash sends repressed cartoonist Stu Miley (Fraser) into a coma, he and the mischievous Monkeybone, his hilariously horny alter-ego, wake up in a wacked-out waystation for lost souls. When Monkeybone takes over Stu's body and escapes to wreak havoc on the real world, Stu has to find a way to stop him before his sister pulls the plug on reality forever!.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: stylized, humorous, absurd, not serious, cult classic, black comedy, dark comedy, surreal, funny, adult animation
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Daffy Duck's Quackbusters (1988)
Plot Summary:
In this feature-length film combining footage from classic Warner Brothers cartoon shorts with newly animated bridging sequences, Daffy Duck, after having induced laughter in an ailing millionaire and forestalled the millionaire's death for a time (as chronicled in Daffy Dilly (1948), is the beneficiary for the deceased millionaire's assets. But the millionaire's will clearly stipulates that Daffy must use the money for the common good, by providing a service, and should Daffy think of pursuing selfish aims, the millionaire's ghost will "repossess" his millions by making them disappear from Earthly existence. Under the pretense of community service, Daffy opens an exorcism agency and employs Porky Pig, Sylvester Cat, and Bugs Bunny to track and eliminate ghosts, ghouls, and other monsters, while Daffy secretly schemes to use his learned "ghost-busting" talents to rid himself of the millionaire's nagging spirit.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, exciting, tense, touching, captivating, anthology, light, anime, spooky
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My Little Pony: Equestria Girls (2013)
Plot Summary:
Via a magic mirror, Twilight Sparkle travels into an alternate universe in order to recover a crown that was stolen from the Crystal Empire. Upon her arrival she is horrified to learn that she has turned into a human.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 72 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, stylized, sweet
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Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 3: The Jerkinators! (2006)
Plot Summary:
Back for their third and zaniest adventure yet, Nickelodeon's boy genius Jimmy Neutron and Timmy from "The Fairly Odd Parents" unite to sculpt a wonder robot. Cartoon calamity ensues when the power-hungry robot develops a mind of his own and turns on his creative inventors. Features bonus episodes: two from "The Fairly Odd Parents" ("Odd, Odd West" and "That's Life") and two from "Jimmy Neutron" ("Ultra Sheen" and "The Feud").
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 766
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, light, exciting, computer animated, contemplative
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Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure (2013)
Plot Summary:
Tom And Jerry are among the last animals living in Storybook Town, a fairy tale-inspired theme park "where dreams come true, if you believe.".
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 57 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, not serious, feel good, humorous, parody, stylized, mysterious, exciting, slapstick, 2d animation
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We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (1993)
Plot Summary:
Captain New Eyes travels back in time and feeds dinosaurs his Brain Grain cereal, which makes them intelligent and non-violent. They agree to go to the Middle Future in order to grant the wishes of children in New York city. They are to meet Dr. Bleeb of the Museum of Natural History, but get sidetracked with their new children friends and run into the Captain's evil brother, Professor.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 72 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, entertaining, captivating, sentimental, retro, sweet, cult classic, independent film, smart
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James and the Giant Peach (1996)
Plot Summary:
When the young orphan boy James spills a magic bag of crocodile tongues, he finds himself in possession of a giant peach that flies him away to strange lands.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 73000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: surreal, dark fantasy, feel good, touching, humorous, entertaining, visual, visually stunning, stylized, sweet
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Jimmy Timmy Power Hour (2004)
Plot Summary:
Mayhem reigns supreme in the animated kingdom as whiz kid Jimmy Neutron and Timmy from "The Fairly Oddparents" swap places in each other's worlds.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, light, feel good, exciting, computer animated
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The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002)
Plot Summary:
Eliza and Debbie are two sisters who don't always get along. But their relationship is put to the test when Debbie's life is in danger, and Eliza might have to give up her power to talk to animals.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Hungary
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: clever, feel good, humorous, semi serious, adult cartoon, colorful, exciting, not serious, scary, thought provoking
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The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000)
Plot Summary:
Rocky and Bullwinkle have been living off the finances made from the reruns of their cartoon show. Boris and Natasha somehow manage to crossover into reality and team up with Fearless Leader, an evil criminal turned media mogul with some evil plans up his sleeve. Rocky and Bullwinkle must stop the three of them before they wreak havoc.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: parody, humorous, melancholic, surreal, feel good, not serious, family comedy, cult classic, offbeat, fast
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Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale (2007)
Plot Summary:
A holiday themed animated direct-to-video film starring Academy Award-winners, Tom and Jerry. It uses a good deal of Tchaikovsky's famous ballet The Nutcracker as background music. This film would be the last animated production for Tom and Jerry co-creator, Joseph Barbera, who would die on December 18, 2006. The film features all of the exaggerated violence usually found in Tom and Jerry.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 47 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, not serious, christmas special, captivating, funny, light, entertaining, parody
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Futurama: Bender's Big Score (2007)
Plot Summary:
The Planet Express crew return from cancellation, only to be robbed blind by hideous "sprunging" scam artists. Things go from bad to worse when the scammers hack Bender, start traveling through time, and take Earth over entirely! Will the crew be able to save the day, or will Bender's larcenous tendencies and their general incompetence doom them all?.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 35000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Musical, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: futuristic, humorous, witty, talky, adult animation, exciting, not serious, clever, intense, light
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Robin Harris' Bebe's Kids (1992)
Plot Summary:
When Robin meets the lovely Jamika he thinks he's in heaven. But when he meets her friend Bebe's children, whom she is looking after, he knows he's in hell. Bebe's kids are the most obnoxious, irritating, pain in the butt kids he has ever met. Written by Brian W Martz.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, UK, Canada, Taiwan
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: adult animation, humorous, hood, black comedy, adult cartoon, independent film, offbeat, witty, talky, cynical
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Cool World (1992)
Plot Summary:
Jack Deebs is a cartoonist who is due to be released from jail. His comic book "Cool World" describes a zany world populated by "doodles" (cartoon characters) and "noids" (humanoids). What Jack didn't realize is that Cool World really does exist, and a "doodle" scientist has just perfected a machine which links Cool World with our world. Intrigued at seeing his creating come to life, Jack is nonetheless wary as he knows that not everything in Cool World is exactly friendly.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 25000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: psychedelic, adult animation, anime, cult classic, surreal, stylized, mind bending, controversial, humorous, witty
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South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999)
Plot Summary:
When the four boys see an R-rated movie featuring Canadians Terrance and Philip, they are pronounced "corrupted", and their parents pressure the United States to wage war against Canada.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 213000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, Spain
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: funny, parody, adult animation, black comedy, spoof, cult classic, dark comedy, offbeat, humorous, witty
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Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters (2007)
Plot Summary:
An action epic that explores the origins of the Aqua Teen Hunger Force (better known as Master Shake, Frylock, and Meatwad,) who somehow become pitted in a battle over an immortal piece of exercise equipment.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: humorous, adult animation, stylized, talky, exciting, not serious, cult classic, offbeat, witty, non-linear
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Hotel Transylvania (2012)
Plot Summary:
Welcome to Hotel Transylvania, Dracula's lavish five-stake resort, where monsters and their families can live it up and no humans are allowed. One special weekend, Dracula has invited all his best friends to celebrate his beloved daughter Mavis's 118th birthday. For Dracula catering to all of these legendary monsters is no problem but the party really starts when one ordinary guy stumbles into the hotel and changes everything!.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 275000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: 3d animation, humorous, computer animated, fairy tale, absurd, gothic, anime, horror comedy, melancholic, scary
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Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)
Plot Summary:
Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck are up to their feuding ways again. Tired of playing second fiddle to Bugs, Daffy has decided to leave the Studio for good. He is aided by Warner Bros.' humor impaired Vice President of Comedy, Kate Houghton, who releases him from his contract and instructs WB security guard/aspiring stunt man DJ Drake to capture and "escort" Daffy off the studio lot.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 40000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: humorous, parody, feel good, witty, not serious, funny, spy comedy, light, captivating, entertaining
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Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (2011)
Plot Summary:
Playing around while aboard a cruise ship, the Chipmunks and Chipettes accidentally go overboard and end up marooned in a tropical paradise. They discover their new turf is not as deserted as it seems.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 39000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Music, Musical
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: humorous, funny, entertaining, fairy tale, sweet, not serious, slapstick, anime, exciting, sentimental
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The Lego Movie (2014)
Plot Summary:
An ordinary Lego mini-figure, mistakenly thought to be the extraordinary MasterBuilder, is recruited to join a quest to stop an evil Lego tyrant from gluing the universe together.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 382000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Denmark, Australia, Norway
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: not serious, humorous, exciting, stylized, hilarious, light, funny, visually stunning, 3d animation, entertaining
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Despicable Me (2010)
Plot Summary:
Villainous Gru lives up to his reputation as a despicable, deplorable and downright unlikable guy when he hatches a plan to steal the moon from the sky. But he has a tough time staying on task after three orphans land in his care.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 573000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, France
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, entertaining, light, not serious, funny, sweet, computer animated, 3d animation, visually appealing
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Enchanted (2007)
Plot Summary:
The beautiful princess Giselle is banished by an evil queen from her magical, musical animated land and finds herself in the gritty reality of the streets of modern-day Manhattan. Shocked by this strange new environment that doesn't operate on a "happily ever after" basis, Giselle is now adrift in a chaotic world badly in need of enchantment. But when Giselle begins to fall in love with a charmingly flawed divorce lawyer who has come to her aid - even though she is already promised to a perfect fairy tale prince back home - she has to wonder: Can a storybook view of romance survive in the real world?.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 215000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA, Algeria, New Zealand
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, romantic, feel good, stylized, parody, romantic comedy, funny, cute, sweet, entertaining
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The Smurfs 2 (2013)
Plot Summary:
The evil wizard Gargamel creates a couple of mischievous Smurf-like creatures called the Naughties that he hopes will let him harness the all-powerful, magical Smurf-essence. But when he discovers that only a real Smurf can give him what he wants, and only a secret spell that Smurfette knows can turn the Naughties into real Smurfs, Gargamel kidnaps Smurfette and brings her to Paris, where he has been winning the adoration of millions as the world¹s greatest sorcerer. It's up to Papa, Clumsy, Grouchy, and Vanity to return to our world, reunite with their human friends Patrick and Grace Winslow, and rescue her! Will Smurfette, who has always felt different from the other Smurfs, find a new connection with the Naughties Vexy and Hackus or will the Smurfs convince her that their love for her is True Blue?.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 45000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, France, Canada, Belgium
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: entertaining, humorous, not serious, slapstick, sweet, relaxing, computer animated, funny, unusual plot structure, melancholic
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Garfield: The Movie (2004)
Plot Summary:
Garfield, the fat, lazy, lasagna lover, has everything a cat could want. But when Jon, in an effort to impress the Liz - the vet and an old high-school crush - adopts a dog named Odie and brings him home, Garfield gets the one thing he doesn't want. Competition.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 92000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: feel good, not serious, romantic, entertaining, light, 3d animation, anime, cult classic, light hearted, humorous
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Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
Plot Summary:
'Toon star Roger is worried that his wife Jessica is playing pattycake with someone else, so the studio hires detective Eddie Valiant to snoop on her. But the stakes are quickly raised when Marvin Acme is found dead and Roger is the prime suspect.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 213000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA, Canada, Japan, Australia
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: neo noir, surreal, detective, slapstick comedy, feel good, funny, noir, offbeat, entertaining, adult animation
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The Smurfs (2011)
Plot Summary:
When the evil wizard Gargamel chases the tiny blue Smurfs out of their village, they tumble from their magical world and into ours -- in fact, smack dab in the middle of Central Park. Just three apples high and stuck in the Big Apple, the Smurfs must find a way to get back to their village before Gargamel tracks them down.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 95000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Belgium, Canada
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: humorous, entertaining, funny, 3d animation, exciting, sweet, romantic, anime, fantasy adventure, relaxing
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Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
Plot Summary:
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 titular hero fixes buildings that Ralph destroys. Wanting to prove he can be a good guy and not just a villain, Ralph escapes his game and lands in Hero's Duty, a first-person shooter where he helps the game's hero battle against alien invaders. He later enters Sugar Rush, a kart racing game set on tracks made of candies, cookies and other sweets. There, Ralph meets Vanellope von Schweetz who has learned that her game is faced with a dire threat that could affect the entire arcade, and one that Ralph may have inadvertently started.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 450000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: humorous, sweet, not serious, 3d animation, feel good, computer animated, touching, fairy tale, exciting, light
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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)
Plot Summary:
Inventor Flint Lockwood creates a machine that makes clouds rain food, enabling the down-and-out citizens of Chewandswallow to feed themselves. But when the falling food reaches gargantuan proportions, Flint must scramble to avert disaster. Can he regain control of the machine and put an end to the wild weather before the town is destroyed?.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 252000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: feel good, 3d animation, humorous, funny, light, colorful, entertaining, visually stunning, stylized, parody
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Home (2015)
Plot Summary:
When Earth is taken over by the overly-confident Boov, an alien race in search of a new place to call home, all humans are promptly relocated, while all Boov get busy reorganizing the planet. But when one resourceful girl, Tip, manages to avoid capture, she finds herself the accidental accomplice of a banished Boov named Oh. The two fugitives realize there’s a lot more at stake than intergalactic relations as they embark on the road trip of a lifetime.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 110000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, India
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: light, emotional, entertaining, exciting, semi serious, 3d animation, computer animated, uplifting, feel good, sad
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The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie! (2010)
Plot Summary:
Eight housemates on a fake animated reality TV show realize they've been canceled and set off on a journey to get back on the air.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: adult animation, parody, humorous, witty, not serious, funny, controversial, spoof, offbeat, satirical
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Horton Hears a Who! (2008)
Plot Summary:
One day, Horton the elephant hears a cry from help coming from a speck of dust. Even though he can't see anyone on the speck, he decides to help it. As it turns out, the speck of dust is home to the Whos, who live in their city of Whoville. Horton agrees to help protect the Whos and their home.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 148000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Music
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: light, feel good, funny, computer animated, humorous, colorful, fairy tale, entertaining, touching, uplifting