Popular Animation Movies on Kanopy - Page 18

Three Fools

2014

Three Fools

2014
6.7
In a search for a place to settle down, the three friends, Blue, Yellow and Green find their friendship being ruined by greed and headless competition. Only when Blue and Yellow have destroyed and used all surrounding natural resources in their race to build the tallest house on the beach - they discover that Green has found the true values in life on a mountaintop, in harmony with nature, surrounded by family and love.
Zing

2011

Zing

2011
7.4
Day in, day out, Mr. Grimm is busy with his job as the Reaper, harvesting people's lives. One day, his monotonous existence is interrupted by the door bell. It's a little girl. She wants her cat back. Little does she know that she's the next life on Mr. Grimm's list.
Phantom Boy

2015

Phantom Boy

2015
7
At a hospital in New York, Alex, a police officer, meets Leo, a boy who has the ability to get out of his body and pass through the walls like a ghost. Both team up with Mary, an intrepid journalist, to capture a disfigured villain who terrorizes the city.
The Bloody Lady

1981

The Bloody Lady

1981
6.7
The folktale about Bloody Lady Bathory, doomed to bathe in the blood of young girls in order to be forever youthful herself
Second to None

2016

Second to None

2016
6.7
Frederick Butterfield has always been runner up to his twin brother Herman. When Herman, the older by a mere minute, becomes the world's oldest man, Frederick finally sees an opportunity to be first place.
In The Night Kitchen

1987

In The Night Kitchen

1987
8
Mickey falls through the dark into the Night Kitchen where three fat bakers are making the morning cake and so begins an intoxicating dream fantasy in this animated short adaptation of Maurice Sendak's 1970 Caldecott Honor children's picture book.
Barcode

2001

Barcode

2001
6.5
A play of light and shadow in a virtual world.
Negative Space

2017

Negative Space

2017
7.4
Even though Sam's father is hardly ever home because he is often away on business trips, he is able to connect with his son by teaching him how to pack a suitcase.
Leo the Late Bloomer

1999

Leo the Late Bloomer

1999
9
"What's the matter with Leo?" his father asks when Leo can't read, write, draw, eat neatly, or speak. "He's just a late bloomer", explains his mother. And sure enough, one day in his own good time, Leo shows everyone how glorious it is to finally bloom.
Footsteps on the Wind

2021

Footsteps on the Wind

2021
“Footsteps on the Wind” is an animated short film to Sting’s song “Inshallah”. Based on the harsh and intense reality of refugees around the world, this film broaches a narrative told through the eyes of children that never give up on their dreams. Little Noor and her brother Josef see their lives torn apart when an unexpected event hits home, pushing them into a journey over the seas and mysterious lands.
Feral

2012

Feral

2012
7
A wild boy is found in the woods by a solitary hunter and brought back to civilization. Alienated by a strange new environment, the boy tries to adapt by using the same strategies that kept him safe in the forest.
Mind My Mind

2022

Mind My Mind

2022
8.2
Flirting, romance, sex... is it mission impossible for autistic people? Chris has invented a little man who, like a computer processor, helps him to survive in the social jungle.
Linnea in Monet's Garden

1992

Linnea in Monet's Garden

1992
6.5
Linnea in Monet's Garden is a unique blend of imagination and education, teaching children about the art and life of one of the most important painters of the 20th century, while entertaining them with the mystery and beauty of art and nature.
A Greyhound of a Girl

2023

A Greyhound of a Girl

2023
6.5
Mary is a 12-year-old girl with a passion for cooking, absorbing information from her grandmother, who is a wonderful cook. However, Mary and her family must come to terms with her grandmother's illness.
Neighbours

1952

Neighbours

1952
7.6
In this Oscar-winning short film, Norman McLaren employs the principles normally used to put drawings or puppets into motion to animate live actors. The story is a parable about two people who come to blows over the possession of a flower.
Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy?

2013

Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy?

2013
6.9
A series of interviews featuring linguist, philosopher and activist Noam Chomsky done in hand-drawn animation.
Cactus Swing

1995

Cactus Swing

1995
6
The West. A prospector is awakened by the sound of music outside his cave to see an animal band and a chorus line of dancing cacti.
Every Child

1979

Every Child

1979
6.3
This animated short follows an unwanted baby who is passed from house to house. The film is the Canadian contribution to an hour-long feature film celebrating UNESCO's Year of the Child (1979). It illustrates one of the ten principles of the Declaration of Children's Rights: every child is entitled to a name and a nationality. The film took home an Oscar® for Best Animated Short Film.
Shuteye Hotel

2007

Shuteye Hotel

2007
6.2
A film-noir murder mystery that takes place in a sleazy hotel. As cops investigate the gruesome murders, they become victims of this evil force.
Horses on Mars

2001

Horses on Mars

2001
Some 3.6 billion years ago, two microbes are playing "king of the pebble" when an event occurs that will separate them and change their future forever. This is the story of the microbe that remains on that pebble, and his amazing journey through time and space.