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Plot Summary:
A multi-dimensional interface between a comic book artist, a novelist, and a film director. Each lives in a separate reality but authors a story about one of the others.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada, Brazil
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, surreal, psychological, emotional, meta
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My Life as McDull (2001)
Plot Summary:
McDull is not the brightest kid on the block, but he continuously tries to do his best to please his mother. Still it seems he may not be destined for great things like she wishes, but McDull strives to try anyway.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, surreal, anime, independent film
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Glossary of Broken Dreams (2018)
Plot Summary:
Puppets! Pixels! Anime! Live action! Stock footage! Lumpennerd Johannes Grenzfurthner gives an ideotaining cinematic revue about important political concepts. Everyone is talking about freedom! Privacy! Identity! Resistance! The Market! The Left! But, yikes, Johannes can't tolerate ignorant and topically abusive comments on the "Internet" anymore! Supported by writer Ishan Raval, in this film, Johannes explains, re-evaluates, and sometimes sacrifices political golden calves of discourse. Not to be used with false consciousness or silicone-based lubricant.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama, History, Music
Country: Austria, USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: thought provoking, humorous, realistic, psychological, tense, philosophical, adult animation, anime
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Have a Nice Day (2017)
Plot Summary:
Three parties pursue the million dollars that driver Xiao Zhang stole to help out his girlfriend.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: China
Duration: 77 min
Plot tags: adult animation, tense, humorous, captivating, semi serious, noir, stylized, anime, hood, neo noir
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Welcome to Irabu's Office (2009)
Plot Summary:
Welcome to Irabu's Office, where you may be greeted by a man in a bear mask, holding a giant needle, who’s ready to cure your ills. Get to know the eccentric Dr. Ichirou Irabu who has a fetish for injections, and a rather strange methodology. Despite his weird approach, Dr. Irabu (who changes his appearance more than Madonna), does succeed in helping each of his patients... eventually.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 268
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: anime, psychological, humorous, captivating, disturbing, psychedelic, seinen, surreal
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Welcome to Siegheilkirchen (2021)
Plot Summary:
1960's Siegheilkirchen, a small town in the Austrian hinterland is steeped in reactionary and ultra-Catholic attitudes. The son of a hard-working innkeeper and his wife, called Snotty Boy by all and sundry, is at odds with the narrow-minded confines of his home town. But his unstoppable talent for drawing gives him an outlet for his discontent.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 444
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama
Country: Austria, Germany
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, satirical, disturbing, semi serious, anime, computer animated
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Pompo the Cinephile (2021)
Plot Summary:
Operating out of the movie capital "Nyallywood," Pompo has been shooting one B-grade entertainment flick after another that anyone would enjoy. One day, Pompo's "movie buff" assistant Gene spots a new script written by Pompo and is moved by its exquisite story. In a fit of passion, he proclaims, "I want to see this as a finished work in theaters as soon as possible!" However, Pompo tells him, "So you shoot this film." Thus, Gene takes on his first directing gig. Meanwhile, Natalie, an ordinary girl who just arrived in town with movie actress dreams, has been discovered by Pompo.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: anime, black comedy, dark comedy
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Hanasaku Iroha: Home Sweet Home (2013)
Plot Summary:
While sorting through a mess of books in the staff room, Ohana happens upon one of Denroku's log books from long ago. Within it, it recounts a story of Ohana's mom when she was the same age as her.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 383
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 66 min
Plot tags: anime, psychological, sentimental, sincere, touching, melancholic
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The Wild Adventures of El Santos (2012)
Plot Summary:
Santos, a fighter finished pacheco overweight and suffers from his recent divorce with Busty Mendoza, a voluptuous and wild woman fighter. To get out of your depression, Santos begins a campaign to help Sahuayo Zombies (gray and harmless characters with which fully identifies). However, his philanthropic campaign soon becomes a very profitable business that leverages Santos for their benefit. The population becomes a zombie plague and Busty Santos threatens to dispose of them. However, the Peyote Murderer (rivals Santos) who gets rid of the zombies. But the world without zombies turns out to be worse than anyone could have imagined and the only chance to save the nation is that the Saints and the Peyote work together to return to repopulate the world Sahuayo zombies.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 707
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy
Country: Mexico, USA, Canada
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: adult animation, humorous, captivating, entertaining, surreal
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Tengers (2007)
Plot Summary:
Whilst working on "the great South African novel," an unemployed writer gets caught up in the harsh realities of life in the city of Johannesburg.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 87
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama
Country: South Africa
Duration: 68 min
Plot tags: adult animation, claymation, black comedy, dark comedy
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It's the Girl in the Red Truck, Charlie Brown (1988)
Plot Summary:
Spike waves to a young woman driving a red pickup truck through the desert of Needles, California every day; it is the highlight of his day. In this combined animated and live-action special, we meet an aerobics instructor, Jenny, who wants to be a big city jazz dancer. She and Spike drive around looking at the desert scenery and spending some time at a roller rink. However, when Spike is accidentally thrown out of the skating rink he runs off and is pursued by people on a nighttime coyote hunt.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 200
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags:
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Rocks in My Pockets (2014)
Plot Summary:
A fantastical tale based on true events, about five women of Signe Baumane's family, including herself, and their battles with depression and madness.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 893
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama
Country: Latvia, USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: surreal, stylized, adult animation, humorous, psychological, atmospheric, semi serious, anime, visually stunning, touching
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Cheatin' (2013)
Plot Summary:
In a fateful bumper car collision, Jake and Ella meet and become the most loving couple in the long history of romance. But when a scheming "other" woman drives a wedge of jealousy into their perfect courtship, insecurity and hatred spell out an untimely fate. With only the help of a disgraced magician and his forbidden "soul machine", Ella takes the form of Jake's numerous lovers, desperately fighting through the malfunction and deceit as they try to reclaim their destiny.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 981
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min
Plot tags: surreal, adult animation, stylized, humorous, semi serious, anime, visual, visually stunning, offbeat, independent film
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The Moment You Fall in Love (2016)
Plot Summary:
Following Natsuki Enomoto's confession rehearsals with Yuu Setoguchi, their younger siblings Kotarou and Hina struggle to confess their own love. Despite a disastrous first meeting in middle school with her upperclassman Koyuki Ayase, Hina’s heart is captured by his warm smile. Initially confused by these newfound feelings, Hina soon realizes that she has fallen in love for the very first time. Chasing after her brother Yuu and her crush Koyuki, Hina also enrolls in Sakuragaoka High School; but the threads of love are far-reaching, and they entangle Hina and her friends. Boisterous but sensitive, Hina hopes to confess her feelings to the tender-hearted Koyuki. Meanwhile, Kotarou, oblivious to his own feelings for her, is determined to always keep Hina smiling. This movie follows Hina, Kotarou, and Koyuki in high school. Their youthful love forges new relationships, but also threatens to break others.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 548
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 63 min
Plot tags: anime, touching, sincere, romantic, humorous, captivating, entertaining, whimsical
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Haikara-san: Here Comes Miss Modern Part 2 (2018)
Plot Summary:
After marrying the head of the military, Benio hears her husband died in Siberia during a war. However after finding out he's alive and fighting against his home land, Benio starts looking for her first love. Wondering why he didn't return and wanting to welcome him back. Hardships will happen and hearts may be broken, as he might have moved on.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 131
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: anime, psychological, captivating, disturbing
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Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! Take On Me (2018)
Plot Summary:
Yuuta and Rikka are in their third year of high school. One day in Spring, Touka declares that she will take Rikka to Italy with her, as her job has stabilized there and thinks they should migrate together as a family. Touka is also worried about Rikka not being competent enough to advance to universities in Japan. The gangs from the club suggested Yuuta, who doesn't want to be separated, to elope with Rikka!! A runaway drama throughout Japan begins.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: anime, road movie, sincere, light, humorous, captivating, super sentai
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Non Non Biyori: The Movie - Vacation (2018)
Plot Summary:
The movie for Non Non Biyori series. Summer vacation is drawing to an end. When Suguru wins a free trip to Okinawa, all of the five students of Asahigaoka branch school are excited to end their vacation with a bang. Along with Hikage, Konomi, and their teacher and the candy store owner, everyone goes to Okinawa for a fun three-day trip. There, Natsumi makes friends with Aoi, the girl who helps out at the hotel they stay in.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 390
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 71 min
Plot tags: anime, light, touching, feel good, humorous, sweet, captivating, visually appealing, seinen, crying
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My Life as a Zucchini (2016)
Plot Summary:
After his mother’s death, Zucchini is befriended by a kind police officer, Raymond, who accompanies him to his new foster home filled with other orphans his age. There, with the help of his newfound friends, Zucchini eventually learns to trust and love as he searches for a new family of his own.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 28000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama
Country: Switzerland, France
Duration: 66 min
Plot tags: touching, psychological, compassionate, adult animation, sincere, romantic, independent film, captivating, funny, offbeat
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Working with Voice! (2010)
Plot Summary:
Koe de Oshigoto!, also known by the short title KoeGoto, is a 2008–2013 manga series by Azure Konno, about a girl working as a voice actress for an eroge development company. It was serialized in Wani Books' monthly Comic Gum magazine. A two-episode anime adptation was produced by Studio Gokumi and released in 2010 and 2011.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 110
Genere: Animation, Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: anime, erotic, light, feel good, humorous, ecchi
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Clannad: The Motion Picture (2007)
Plot Summary:
Clannad is set in a high-school located in some Japanese town. Okazaki Tomoya is a third-year student who doesn't take his studies seriously. Always late for class, he's seen as a delinquent by the rest of his classmates who are busy preparing for their entrance examinations. Needless to say, he hasn't too many close friends either.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: anime, touching, emotional, sincere, humorous, semi serious, serious, shoujo, realistic
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Kuso (2017)
Plot Summary:
Broadcasting through a makeshift network of discarded televisions, this story is tangled up in the aftermath of Los Angeles's worst earthquake nightmare. Travel between screens and aftershocks into the twisted lives of the survived.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: disturbing, anthology, psychological, enigmatic, captivating, satirical, semi serious, dark, mumblecore, controversial
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Love Me, Love Me Not (2020)
Plot Summary:
Yuna and Akari are two high school girls with very different views on love: Yuna dreams about romance through rose-coloured glasses, while Akari is down-to-earth and practical. Meanwhile, high school boys Kazuomi and Rio also have different views on love: Kazuomi is an airhead who can't grasp the concept of love, while Rio grabs onto any confession as an opportunity—so long as the girl looks cute. Will these four classmates end up leading a youthful romance that meets their expectations?.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 523
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: anime, captivating, light, romantic, shoujo, entertaining, humorous
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Heavy Traffic (1973)
Plot Summary:
An "underground" cartoonist contends with life in the inner city, where various unsavory characters serve as inspiration for his artwork.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min
Plot tags: adult animation, surreal, psychedelic, parody, mind bending, dark, social, psychotronic, black comedy, cult classic
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Scary Godmother: Halloween Spooktakular (2003)
Plot Summary:
The Scary Godmother Halloween Spooktakular is based on the comics and children's books of popular artist and writer Jill Thompson. Jill has won numerous awards for her fabulous watercolour paintings and illustrations. Scary Godmother is the whimsical all-ages story that follows the first trick-or-treating adventure of Hannah Marie, a young girl whose rotten older cousin is babysitting her one dark Halloween. Unhappy to be saddled with Hannah, her cousin cooks up a scheme to frighten her. But his scheme backfires when Hannah gets help from her Scary Godmother. Scary Godmother takes Hannah to her realm on the Fright Side where she is throwing the best Halloween party in all of frightdom. At the party Hannah is introduced to many colourful characters, learns that not all monsters are mean and enlists her new spooky friends in a plan to teach Jimmy a lesson.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 47 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, spooky, computer animated
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Snowtime! (2015)
Plot Summary:
To amuse themselves during the winter school break, the kids in a small village decide to have a massive snowball fight. Luke and Sophie, both 11 years old, become the leaders of the opposing sides. Sophie and her cohort defend an elaborate snow fort against the assault of Luke’s horde. Whichever side occupies the fort at the end of the winter break, wins. But what starts out as pure youthful fun and enthusiasm deteriorates into a more serious conflict. Joy is restored when all the children decide to attack the fort rather than each other and happily destroy every last bit of the snow fort.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: feel good, captivating, light, humorous, anime
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Pixies (2015)
Plot Summary:
Joe Beck has lost the love of his life thanks to a Pixie's Curse and he now needs to figure out how to get his girl back, learn more about the mysterious Pixies and undo a bad deed he did long ago.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, semi serious, anime
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Fritz the Cat (1972)
Plot Summary:
A hypocritical swinging college student cat raises hell in a satiric vision of various elements on the 1960's.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: psychedelic, adult animation, disturbing, grindhouse, surreal, controversial, cult classic, dark comedy, erotic, dark
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Anomalisa (2015)
Plot Summary:
A man crippled by the mundanity of his life experiences something out of the ordinary.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 75000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: surreal, adult animation, depressing, atmospheric, art house, psychological, emotional, melancholic, meditative, philosophical
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Mary and Max (2009)
Plot Summary:
A tale of friendship between two unlikely pen pals: Mary, a lonely, eight-year-old girl living in the suburbs of Melbourne, and Max, a forty-four-year old, severely obese man living in New York. In the mid-1970's, a homely, friendless Australian girl of 8 picks a name out of a Manhattan phone book and writes to him; she includes a chocolate bar. He writes back, with chocolate. Thus begins a 20-year correspondence. Will the two ever meet face to face?.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 184000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: touching, depressing, emotional, adult animation, black comedy, sincere, stylized, sad, gloomy, dark comedy
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Saturday Night Live: The Best of Saturday TV Funhouse (2006)
Plot Summary:
Sometimes controversial but always hilarious, Robert Smigel's "TV Funhouse" cartoons have contained some of Saturday Night Live's most memorable material in recent years. Ace and Gary, "The Ambiguously Gay Duo" (voiced by Steve Carell and Stephen Colbert), host this critically acclaimed collection, which features hits like "X-Presidents," "Saddam and Osama," "The Narrator That Ruined Christmas," "Smurfette," "The New Adventures of Mr. T," "Fun With Real Audio" and more, with appearances by the full cast of SNL. No subject is off limits. Learn what's really inside the Disney vault, what Jewish folks do on Christmas Eve, and what makes Michael Jackson float. As Mr. T would say, "If you believe in yourself, drink your school, stay in drugs, and don't do milk, you can get work!".
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 289
Genere: Animation, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: parody, adult animation, captivating, humorous, sketch comedy, absurd, spoof, exciting, contemplative, cult film
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The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat (1974)
Plot Summary:
Fritz, now married and with a son, is desperate to escape from the domestic hell he now finds himself in. Lighting up a joint, he begins to dream about his eight other lives, hoping to find one that will provide a pleasant distraction.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min
Plot tags: adult animation, disturbing, satirical, surreal, brutal, humorous, psychedelic, controversial, cult classic, witty