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Plot Summary:
Fresh off ripping space-time a new one at the end of "Bender's Big Score," the Planet Express crew is back to mend the tear in reality, or (hopefully) at least not make it worse. Beyond the tear, though, lurks a being of inconceivable...tentacularity. What will become of Earth, and indeed, our universe, when faced with the Beast with a Billion Backs?.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 25000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, melancholic, talky, stylized, not serious, exciting, adult animation, clever, witty, computer animated
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Gintama: The Movie (2010)
Plot Summary:
Odd Jobs Gin has taken on a lot of odd work in the past, and when you're a Jack of All Trades agency based in a feudal Japan that's been conquered and colonized by aliens, the term "Odd Jobs" means REALLY ODD jobs. But when some more than slightly suspicious secrets from the shadows of Gintoki Sakata's somewhat shady former samurai past and a new pair of odd jobs collide, the action is bound to get so wild and demented that only a feature film will do it justice!.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy, History, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, humorous, suspenseful, stylized, semi serious, epic, offbeat, slapstick, fast
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The Daughter of Darkness (1997)
Plot Summary:
Mayuka is a girl who appears one day and claims to be Tenchi's daughter. As the initial shock wears off, everyone in the Masaki household gets used to Mayuka's presence. However, things only become more interesting as Washu tries to discover Mayuka's background. What Washu found involves demon, the Prince of Jurai, and unrequited emotions.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 728
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, humorous, futuristic, stylized, semi serious, black comedy, dark comedy
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Mutant Aliens (2001)
Plot Summary:
Mutant Aliens is a wildly humorous yet poignant story about an astronaut, his daughter, and 5 violent, yet sympathetic, alien creatures who seek revenge against a space industry baron.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: adult animation, semi serious, humorous, stylized, surreal, funny, light, captivating, entertaining, psychedelic
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Disaster! (2005)
Plot Summary:
A spoof of disaster films, an asteroid is coming towards earth and Harry Bottoms is in charge of saving us all...again.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Australia, Ireland, UK
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: witty, adult animation, humorous, parody, apocalyptic, spoof, anime, dark comedy, exciting, offbeat
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Space Battleship Yamato (1977)
Plot Summary:
When vile aliens known as the Gamilons wreak nuclear havoc on Earth, a group of survivors refit the Japanese battleship Yamato for intergalactic travel and set off on a mission to retrieve a neutralizer that will eradicate the radiation from Earth's atmosphere.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 412
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 135 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, sentimental, serious, emotional, futuristic, suspenseful, stylized, adult animation, 2d animation
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Godkiller: Walk Among Us (2010)
Plot Summary:
Even in a postapocalyptic future in which Earth has been colonized by aliens, humans need hearts to live, so when an orphan boy's sister needs a new one, he'll go to just about any length to get it in this "illustrated film" from Matt Pizzolo.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 450
Genere: Animation, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min
Plot tags: bleak, anime, captivating, tense, atmospheric, adult animation, exciting, serious, futuristic, stylized
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Martian Successor Nadesico (1996)
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Martian Successor Nadesico, known in Japan as Mobile Battleship Nadesico, is a science fiction comedy anime TV series, and a later manga series created by Kia Asamiya. The manga, published in English by CPM Manga, is significantly different from the anime. In 2005 Anime News Network reported that plans for Nadesico 2 were scrapped, citing an entry on Stellvia director Tatsuo Sato's blog.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 519
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: anime, parody, exciting, humorous, stylized, semi serious
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Mars (2010)
Plot Summary:
A new space race is born between NASA and the ESA when Charlie Brownsville, Hank Morrison, and Dr. Casey Cook compete against an artificially intelligent robot to find out what's up there on the red planet. 'Mars' follows these three astronauts on the first manned mission to our galactic neighbor. On the way they experience life threatening accidents, self doubts, obnoxious reporters, and the boredom of extended space travel.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 422
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, semi serious, captivating, mumblecore, anime, offbeat, fun
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Space Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes Back (2010)
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Comet longs to be taken seriously as a full-fledged space chimp. He journeys to the fantastical Planet Malgor and bonds with the adorable alien Kilowatt, living out his ultimate fantasy. However, it's time for Comet to prove himself when the feared alien ruler Zartog takes over Mission Control! Comet must show he has the right stuff, and join fellow chimps Ham, Luna and Titan, to save the day.
IMDB Rating: 2.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, not serious, computer animated, captivating
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Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space (2009)
Plot Summary:
Susan Murphy (a.k.a. Ginormica) and the Monsters are now working with the US government as special ops. So when an alien presence is detected in Susan's hometown of Modesto, California -- right before Halloween -- the team is dispatched to investigate. Everything appears normal, right down to the jack-o-lanterns peering out from every doorstep and windowsill. But when Halloween arrives, those innocent-looking carved pumpkins reveal themselves for what they really are mutant aliens. The altered pumpkins then start to implement their fiendish plan to take over Earth. The Monsters are there to combat the mutant gourds and try to smash their wicked scheme!.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 26 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, witty, light, exciting, futuristic, 3d animation, computer animated, offbeat, stylized
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Ratchet & Clank (2016)
Plot Summary:
Ratchet and Clank tells the story of two unlikely heroes as they struggle to stop a vile alien named Chairman Drek from destroying every planet in the Solana Galaxy. When the two stumble upon a dangerous weapon capable of destroying entire planets, they must join forces with a team of colorful heroes called The Galactic Rangers in order to save the galaxy. Along the way they'll learn about heroism, friendship, and the importance of discovering one's own identity.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: Hong Kong, Canada, USA, China
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, exciting, futuristic, 3d animation, anime, computer animated, independent film, scary, sexy
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Space Chimps (2008)
Plot Summary:
Three chimps are sent into space to explore the possibility of alien life when an unmanned space shuttle crash lands on an uncharted planet.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada, UK, Australia
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: computer animated, humorous, entertaining, not serious, 3d animation, anime, exciting, fairy tale, parody, funny
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Ultimate Avengers: The Movie (2006)
Plot Summary:
When a nuclear missile was fired at Washington in 1945, Captain America managed to detonate it in the upper atmosphere. But then he fell miles into the icy depths of the North Atlantic, where he remained lost for over sixty years. But now, with the world facing the very same evil, Captain America must rise again as our last hope for survival.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min
Plot tags: stylized, entertaining, intense, epic, anime, computer animated, exciting, serious, fast, light
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Spaceballs: The Animated Series (2008)
Plot Summary:
Spaceballs: The Animated Series, also known as Spaceballs: The Series, is an animated television series that premiered in 2008 on G4 and Canada's Super Channel, and is loosely based on the parody science fiction film Spaceballs. Similarly to how the original film parodied the original Star Wars films and the Star Trek universe, each episode of the series parodies a different film or other aspect of popular culture, such as the Star Wars prequel trilogy, The Lord of the Rings, or the Grand Theft Auto video games.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: parody, feel good, talky, not serious, humorous, witty, adult animation, adult cartoon, spoof, anime
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Tripping the Rift: The Movie (2008)
Plot Summary:
What begins for Chode and crew as a routine mission to protect a pissed-off princess will soon become a filth- splattered saga of dismembered royalty, indestructible clown assassins and desperately horny housewives.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: humorous, surreal, exciting, parody, not serious, offbeat, spoof, campy, canadian science fiction
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Futurama: Bender's Game (2008)
Plot Summary:
When Leela is insulted by a group of space-rednecks (like regular rednecks, but in space) she enters the Planet Express ship in a demolition derby. She emerges victorious, but when she brings the damaged ship home and the Professor sees the fuel gauge, he's enraged by the hit he's going to take at the Dark Matter pump. Now the crew have to find a way to break Mom's stranglehold on starship fuel, even if they have to wade through a Lord of the Rings-inspired fantasy-land to do it!.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: parody, witty, not serious, exciting, adult animation, clever, computer animated, anime, cult classic, offbeat
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Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder (2009)
Plot Summary:
Leela becomes an outlaw when she and a group of ecologically-minded feminists attempt to save an asteroid of primitive life forms and the Violet Dwarf star from being destroyed, while Fry joins a secret society and attempts to stop a mysterious species known as the "Dark Ones" from destroying all life in the universe.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: melancholic, talky, humorous, not serious, exciting, adult animation, spoof, intense, anime, cult classic
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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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Jay and Silent Bob's Super Groovy Cartoon Movie (2013)
Plot Summary:
When they can no longer stomach the ever-growing weed of suburban crime, Jay and Silent Bob take on the mantles of costumed avengers Bluntman and Chronic, smashing the super-villains they accidentally create! Can the Doobage Duo save their beloved Jersey 'burbs from their new arch enemies, The League of Shitters? While clearly not the comic book movie the world wants, GROOVY MOVIE is the comic book movie the world needs!.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 64 min
Plot tags: parody, humorous, witty, not serious, adult animation, anime, exciting, offbeat, talky, 2d animation
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Robot Chicken: Star Wars (2007)
Plot Summary:
Fans of Adult Swim's "Robot Chicken" and the Star Wars movie franchise won't want to miss this collection of 30 sketches. This hilarious compilation features an array of skits -- such as "Darth Vader's Collect Call" and "Inside the AT-AT" -- as well as the incredible voice talents of Hulk Hogan, Malcolm McDowell, Conan O'Brien and even the original Luke Skywalker himself, Mark Hamill.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: parody, humorous, witty, not serious, spoof, feel good, funny, light, captivating, entertaining
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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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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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Monsters vs. Aliens (2009)
Plot Summary:
When Susan Murphy is unwittingly clobbered by a meteor full of outer space gunk on her wedding day, she mysteriously grows to 49-feet-11-inches. The military jumps into action and captures Susan, secreting her away to a covert government compound. She is renamed Ginormica and placed in confinement with a ragtag group of Monsters.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 173000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: feel good, funny, entertaining, humorous, exciting, light, computer animated, 3d animation, semi serious, fairy tale
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Dreamworks Spooky Stories (2012)
Plot Summary:
In these spooktacular stories, your favorite DreamWorks characters from the blockbuster hits Shrek and Monsters vs. Aliens return in these chilling tales for the whole family.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 690
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, feel good, humorous, witty, stylized, not serious, computer animated, exciting
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Escape from Planet Earth (2012)
Plot Summary:
Astronaut Scorch Supernova finds himself caught in a trap when he responds to an SOS from a notoriously dangerous alien planet.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 27000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: computer animated, entertaining, light, colorful, feel good, not serious, humorous, funny, 3d animation, psychotronic
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Ark (2005)
Plot Summary:
The population of the planet Alcyone is split in two; the cultures of the Ceveans and the Storrions are locked in eternal war, destroying their home. Led by their priestess Amiel, the Ceveans constructed the Ark in an attempt to flee their world, but the Ark was ceased by the Storrions, enslaving some of the Ceveans and banishing the rest to the wastelands.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 609
Genere: Animation, Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, South Korea
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: futuristic, exciting, suspenseful, stylized, anime, bleak, serious, mecha, computer animated
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Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)
Plot Summary:
Led by a strange dream, scientist Aki Ross struggles to collect the eight spirits in the hope of creating a force powerful enough to protect the planet. With the aid of the Deep Eyes Squadron and her mentor, Dr. Sid, Aki must save the Earth from its darkest hate and unleash the spirits within.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 84000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: computer animated, anime, adult animation, exciting, atmospheric, suspenseful, manga, apocalyptic, motion capture, 3d animation
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Tripping the Rift (2004)
Plot Summary:
Tripping the Rift is a CGI science fiction comedy television series. It is based on two short animations published on the Internet by Chris Moeller and Chuck Austen. The series was produced by CineGroupe in association with the Sci Fi Channel. It did very well in ratings; however, because Sci Fi didn't have a major 18-34 demographic coming to the network regularly and Sci Fi was not seen as a source of comedy programming, the network decided to postpone ordering more episodes. CineGroupe continued producing the series for the other North American and International broadcasters. The series aired on the Canadian speciality channel Space in 2004. Canada's cartoon network Teletoon has been airing the series since August 2006. The third season aired on Teletoon in 2007, and a feature-length movie version was released on DVD in 2008. Its main character is Chode McBlob. Many episodes parody or allude to movies, television shows or novels. For example, "23½" makes reference to the series 24 and Snakes on a Plane. In fact, the opening of each of the series' episodes pays homage to three specific science fiction shows and movies; Star Trek, Star Wars, and 2001: A Space Odyssey.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: adult animation, exciting, humorous, stylized, not serious, parody, adult cartoon, offbeat, sex comedy, 3d animation
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Planet 51 (2009)
Plot Summary:
When Earth astronaut Capt. Chuck Baker arrives on Planet 51 -- a world reminiscent of American suburbia circa 1950 -- he tries to avoid capture, recover his spaceship and make it home safely, all with the help of an empathetic little green being.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 58000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Spain, UK, USA, Canada
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: computer animated, humorous, entertaining, funny, feel good, captivating, 3d animation, visual, futuristic, inspirational
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Futurama (1999)
Plot Summary:
The adventures of a late-20th-century New York City pizza delivery boy, Philip J. Fry, who, after being unwittingly cryogenically frozen for one thousand years, finds employment at Planet Express, an interplanetary delivery company in the retro-futuristic 31st century.
IMDB Rating: 8.5
IMDB Votes: 257000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: adult animation, adult cartoon, futuristic, sitcom, cynical, surreal, parody, anime, humorous, funny