Best tv shows like Gravity Falls
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Plot Summary:
Twin brother and sister Dipper and Mabel Pines are in for an unexpected adventure when they spend the summer helping their great uncle Stan run a tourist trap in the mysterious town of Gravity Falls, Oregon.
IMDB Rating: 8.9
IMDB Votes: 129000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, offbeat, anime, adult animation, not serious, humorous, funny, slasher, controversial
Best tv shows and movies like Gravity Falls (2012):
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Amphibia (2019)
Plot Summary:
The adventures of 13-year-old, self-centered Anne Boonchuy who is magically transported to the fictitious world of Amphibia, a rural marshland full of frog-people. With the help of an excitable young frog named Sprig, Anne will transform into a hero and discover the first true friendship of her life.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, captivating, enigmatic, colorful, adult animation, suspense, 2d animation, weird, colourful
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Camp Lakebottom (2013)
Plot Summary:
McGee sets out for summer camp but ends up in the wrong bus, where he meets Squirt and Gretchen. The bus ended up at Camp Lakebottom, a forgotten, weird place has a lot of adventures in store for the 3 friends and their enemy Buttsquat.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 975
Genere: Animation, Short, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: exciting, feel good, humorous, captivating, tense, stylized, semi serious
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The Amazing World of Gumball (2011)
Plot Summary:
The life of Gumball Watterson, a 12-year old cat who attends middle school in Elmore. Accompanied by his pet, adoptive brother, and best friend Darwin Watterson, he frequently finds himself involved in various shenanigans around the city, during which he interacts with various family members: Anais, Richard, and Nicole Watterson, and other various citizens.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 39000
Genere: Animation, Short, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Music, Musical, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, Ireland, USA, Germany
Duration: 11 min
Plot tags: not serious, offbeat, slapstick comedy, humorous, black comedy, anime, adult animation, funny, light, feel good
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Little Witch Academia (2017)
Plot Summary:
When she was a little girl, Atsuko "Akko" Kagari saw a magic show performed by a witch named Shiny Chariot. From that day on she wanted to be just like her. Enrolling at Luna Nova Magical Academy and having no magical background, can she become a witch like her idol Shiny Chariot?.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: anime, light, exciting, captivating, stylized, humorous, manga, seinen, adult anime, shoujo
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Steven Universe (2013)
Plot Summary:
A young boy takes his mother's place in a group of gemstone-based beings, and must learn to control his powers.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 38000
Genere: Animation, Short, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 11 min
Plot tags: touching, stylized, captivating, offbeat, witty, anime, adult animation, melancholic, cult classic, adult cartoon
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Legend Quest (2017)
Plot Summary:
When an evil force threatens his village, a gifted teen who can talk to ghosts puts his skills to good use, one legend at a time.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 531
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance
Country: Mexico, Philippines, USA, Colombia, Canada
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: tense, sincere, unusual plot structure, humorous, captivating, contemplative, spooky, anime
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DuckTales (2017)
Plot Summary:
The adventures of billionaire Scrooge McDuck and his nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie, their famous uncle Donald Duck, pilot extraordinaire Launchpad, Mrs. Beakly, Webby and Roboduck. Adventures and hidden treasures are everywhere, in their hometown Duckburg and all around the world.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 21 min
Plot tags: humorous, funny, suspense, anime, 2d animation
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Hilda (2018)
Plot Summary:
Fearless, free-spirited Hilda finds new friends, adventure and magical creatures when she leaves her enchanted forest home and journeys to the city.
IMDB Rating: 8.5
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: UK, Canada, USA
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: light, sweet, fairy tale, captivating, funny, feel good, entertaining, anime, spooky, adult cartoon
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Summer Camp Island (2018)
Plot Summary:
Oscar and Hedgehog are dropped off at a strange summer camp, full of fantastical things ranging from magical camp counselors to sticky notes that are portals to other dimensions.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Short, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: exciting, light, sincere, humorous, captivating, 2d animation
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Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated (2010)
Plot Summary:
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated is the eleventh incarnation of Hanna-Barbera's Scooby-Doo animated series, and the first incarnation not to be first-run on Saturday mornings. The series is produced by Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network and premiered in the United States on Cartoon Network on April 5, 2010, with the next twelve episodes continuing, and the first episode re-airing, on July 12, 2010. The series concluded on April 5, 2013 with two seasons and fifty-two episodes, with a total of twenty-six episodes per season. Mystery Incorporated returns to the early days of Scooby and the gang, when they are still solving mysteries in their home town, though it makes many references to previous incarnations of the franchise, not least among them many cases and creatures from the original Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!. Episode by episode, the series takes a tongue-in-cheek approach to the classic Scooby-Doo formula, with increasingly outlandish technology, skills and scenarios making up each villain's story, and a different spin on the famous "meddling kids" quote at the end of every episode. Contrasting sharply with this, however, are two elements that have never been used in a Scooby-Doo series before: a serial format with an ongoing story arc featuring many dark plot elements that are treated with near-total seriousness, and ongoing relationship drama between the characters.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: humorous, suspenseful, light, anime, detective, suspense, slapstick, teen horror, lovecraft, comedy drama
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Over the Garden Wall (2014)
Plot Summary:
Two brothers find themselves lost in a mysterious land and try to find their way home.
IMDB Rating: 8.8
IMDB Votes: 68000
Genere: Animation, Short, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: dark fantasy, atmospheric, enigmatic, period piece, adult animation, captivating, anime, cult classic, entertaining, philosophical
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Infinity Train (2019)
Plot Summary:
13-year-old Tulip finds herself on a mysterious train with an endless number of cars, each one its own universe, and must find a way to get home.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Animation, Short, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 11 min
Plot tags: exciting, psychological, captivating, mysterious, anthology, intellectual, adult animation, adult cartoon, emotional, suspense
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Twelve Forever (2019)
Plot Summary:
Reggie's dream is to be a kid forever. Her dream is so powerful that it creates its own fantasy world of perpetual youth.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 768
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: exciting, light, humorous, captivating, entertaining, adult animation, anime, teen comedy, queer cinema
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Phineas and Ferb (2007)
Plot Summary:
Each day, two kindhearted suburban stepbrothers on summer vacation embark on some grand new project, which annoys their controlling sister, Candace, who tries to bust them. Meanwhile, their pet platypus plots against evil Dr. Doofenshmirtz.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 55000
Genere: Animation, Short, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 15 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, intellectual, captivating, entertaining, exciting, adult animation, sitcom, anime, children's program
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Star vs. the Forces of Evil (2015)
Plot Summary:
Intergalactic warrior Star Butterfly arrives on Earth to live with the Diaz family. She continues to battle villains throughout the universe and high school, mainly to protect her extremely powerful wand, an object that still confuses her.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: captivating, exciting, sincere, semi serious, anime, adult cartoon, dark fantasy, humorous, 2d animation
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Hazbin Hotel (2024)
Plot Summary:
In attempt to find a non-violent alternative for reducing Hell's overpopulation, the daughter of Lucifer opens a rehabilitation hotel that offers a group of misfit demons a chance at redemption.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 32 min
Plot tags: adult animation, anime, sitcom, horror musical, colorful, colourful
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The Owl House (2020)
Plot Summary:
An animated fantasy-comedy series that follows Luz, a self-assured teenage girl who accidentally stumbles upon a portal to a magical world where she befriends a rebellious witch, Eda, and an adorably tiny warrior, King. Despite not having magical abilities, Luz pursues her dream of becoming a witch by serving as Eda's apprentice at the Owl House and ultimately finds a new family in an unlikely setting.
IMDB Rating: 8.5
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, entertaining, stylized, light, feel good, captivating, colorful, slasher, adult animation, anime
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Clarence (2013)
Plot Summary:
The adventures of a young boy named Clarence, who is optimistic about everything, and his two best friends Jeff and Sumo.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: humorous, entertaining, light, feel good, anime, adult cartoon, realistic, weird, 2d animation
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Danny Phantom (2003)
Plot Summary:
Danny Phantom is an American animated television series created by Butch Hartman for Nickelodeon, produced by Billionfold Studios. It was distributed by Nelvana, a Canadian animation company, as was The Fairly OddParents. The show is about a 14-year-old named Danny Fenton who, after an accident with an unpredictable portal between the human world and the supernatural "Ghost Zone", becomes half-ghost and frequently saves his town and the world from ghost attacks, while attempting to keep his ghost half a secret from everyone, except his best friends Tucker Foley and Samantha Manson. The series premiered on April 3, 2004 and ended on August 24, 2007; it ran for 3 seasons with a total of 53 episodes. It is currently being released on DVD. On August 5, 2013, Hartman announced the possible revival of the show as a result of persisted praise from fans and successful T.U.F.F. Puppy ratings on his Twitter account, but there has been not yet been any official word from Hartman or Nickelodeon.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: exciting, semi serious, intellectual, gothic, spooky, slapstick comedy, slapstick, humorous, odd, nostalgic
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The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy (2001)
Plot Summary:
The exploits of the Grim Reaper, who has been forced into being the best friend of two children. A spin-off of the show Grim & Evil.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: gothic, humorous, not serious, anime, spooky, adult animation, adult cartoon, exciting, horror comedy, offbeat
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Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005)
Plot Summary:
In a war-torn world of elemental magic, a young boy reawakens to undertake a dangerous mystic quest to fulfill his destiny as the Avatar, and bring peace to the world.
IMDB Rating: 9.3
IMDB Votes: 350000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, adult animation, semi serious, stylized, manga, anime, spiritual, epic, educational
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Adventure Time (2010)
Plot Summary:
Told in eight parts, Islands tells the story of Finn, Jake, BMO and Susan Strong leaving Ooo and traveling across the ocean to solve the mystery of Finn's past. During their trip, they unlock secrets, encounter various creatures, make new friends, and explore a variety of mysterious islands.
IMDB Rating: 8.6
IMDB Votes: 108000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 11 min
Plot tags: exciting, feel good, surreal, humorous, captivating, adult animation, sweet, anime, adult cartoon, apocalyptic
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Superjail! (2007)
Plot Summary:
Superjail! is an American animated television series produced by Augenblick Studios the first season and Titmouse, Inc. the second and third season. The series follows the events that take place in an unusual prison. The pilot episode aired on television on May 13, 2007, and its first season began on September 28, 2008. Superjail! is characterized by its psychedelic shifts in setting and plot and extreme graphic violence, which give the series a TV-MA-V rating. These elements are depicted through highly elaborate animated sequences, which have been described as "baroque and complicated and hard to take in at a single viewing". A fourth season was confirmed on David Wain's Twitter.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 10 min
Plot tags: adult animation, humorous, adult cartoon, surreal, not serious, exciting, anime, captivating, offbeat, dark comedy
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Courage the Cowardly Dog (1999)
Plot Summary:
Courage the Cowardly Dog is an American comedy horror animated television series created by John R. Dilworth for Cartoon Network. Its central plot revolves around a somewhat anthropomorphic pink/purple dog named Courage who lives with his owners, Muriel and Eustace Bagge, an elderly, married farming couple in the "Middle of Nowhere". Courage and his owners are frequently thrown into bizarre misadventures, often involving the paranormal/supernatural and various villains. The show is known for its surreal, often disquieting humor and bizarre plot twists. The series combines elements of comedy horror, science fantasy, and drama. The program originated from a short on Cartoon Network's animation showcase series created by Hanna-Barbera president Fred Seibert, "What a Cartoon!" titled "The Chicken from Outer Space". The segment was nominated for an Academy Award in 1996, and Cartoon Network commissioned a series based on the short. The series, which premiered on November 12, 1999, ran for four seasons, ending on November 22, 2002 with a total of 52 episodes produced. The series was the sixth and final series to be spun off from World Premiere Toons, and it was the eighth series to fall under the Cartoon Cartoons label.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 50000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 11 min
Plot tags: offbeat, humorous, not serious, semi serious, anime, spooky, adult cartoon, captivating, retro, psychedelic
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Disenchantment (2018)
Plot Summary:
Set in a ruined medieval city called Dreamland, Disenchantment follows the grubby adventures of a hard-drinking princess, her feisty elf companion and her personal demon.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 71000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: adult animation, feel good, humorous, entertaining, captivating, dark fantasy, fairy tale, sitcom, adult cartoon, funny
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Inside Job (2021)
Plot Summary:
For employees of the Deep State, conspiracies aren't just theories — they're fact. And keeping them a secret is a full-time job.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 29000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: adult animation, captivating, adult cartoon, funny, intellectual, suspense, disturbing, sitcom, smart, tense
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The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)
Plot Summary:
Upon moving into the run-down Spiderwick Estate with their mother, twin brothers Jared and Simon Grace, along with their sister Mallory, find themselves pulled into an alternate world full of faeries and other creatures.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 101000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, exciting, scary, semi serious, visual, visually stunning, mystical, captivating, spooky, psychological
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Coraline (2009)
Plot Summary:
When Coraline moves to an old house, she feels bored and neglected by her parents. She finds a hidden door with a bricked up passage. During the night, she crosses the passage and finds a parallel world where everybody has buttons instead of eyes, with caring parents and all her dreams coming true. When the Other Mother invites Coraline to stay in her world forever, the girl refuses and finds that the alternate reality where she is trapped is only a trick to lure her.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 257000
Genere: Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: gothic, surreal, dark fantasy, dark, scary, stylized, bleak, offbeat, disturbing, visually appealing
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Rick and Morty (2013)
Plot Summary:
An animated series that follows the exploits of a super scientist and his not-so-bright grandson.
IMDB Rating: 9.1
IMDB Votes: 582000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: adult animation, entertaining, humorous, offbeat, adult cartoon, cynical, sitcom, dark comedy, absurd, not serious