Popular Animation Movies on Kanopy - Page 21

Last Day of Freedom

2015

Last Day of Freedom

2015
7.1
When Bill Babbitt realizes his brother Manny has committed a crime he agonizes over his decision to call the police.
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale

1989

Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale

1989
3
Mufaro's daughters are tested unknowingly to reveal which one is worthy enough to marry the king in this award-winning production, lush with Steptoe's magnificent paintings and a rich musical score.
Engine 371

2007

Engine 371

2007
This animated short looks at the building of Canada's transcontinental railroad with wit and whimsy. Engine 371 illustrates the struggle humans have with nature and how this fundamental tension united a country.
In The Beginning

2013

In The Beginning

2013
There can be no doubt that a little girl had a hand in the Creation.
The Tiny Seed

2015

The Tiny Seed

2015
The fascinating story of the life cycle of a flower told through the adventures of a tiny seed. Young readers will cheer at the happy outcome of this exciting tale.
Water Path for a Fish

2016

Water Path for a Fish

2016
6.5
It's a starry night in a poor neighborhood in Latin America. Óscar is sleeping in his room when a sudden wind wakes him up. From his window he sees a little goldfish in a dirty puddle gasping for air. Óscar will try to save the goldfish through a rampant adventure full of mysterious challenges.
Two Friends: Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass

2017

Two Friends: Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass

2017
Two friends, Susan B. Anthoy and Frederick Douglass, get together for tea and conversation. They recount their similar stories fighting to win rights for women and African Americans.
Jonas and the Sea

2015

Jonas and the Sea

2015
5.2
A boy casts aside everything in pursuit of his dream, a quest we all share: the quest to find a place he can call home, even if it's underwater. He loves to swim with fishes and builds an ingenious machine to be able to dive.
Bubble Bath

1979

Bubble Bath

1979
7.1
Zsolt Mohai, an eccentric shop window decorator in his 40s, drops by Anna Parádi on his wedding day, asking her to phone his bride Klára Horváth and call off the event. Drama, discussions and musical numbers ensue over topics like romance, loyalty, ambition, and settling for a family life in a modern day city.
The Dot

2004

The Dot

2004
Art class is over, but Vashti is sitting glued to her chair in front of a blank piece of paper. The words of her teacher are a gentle invitation to express herself. But Vashti can’t draw - she’s no artist. To prove her point, Vashti jabs at a blank sheet of paper to make an unremarkable and angry mark. "There!" she says. That one little dot marks the beginning of Vashti’s journey of surprise and self-discovery. That special moment is the core of Peter H. Reynolds’s delicate fable about the creative spirit in all of us.
Bear Wants More

2006

Bear Wants More

2006
When springtime comes, Bear wakes up very hungry! His friends help him find good things to eat, but will his hunger EVER be satisfied?
Spook Sport

1940

Spook Sport

1940
5.9
It's midnight in a graveyard. The principal characters are spooks, ghosts, bats, bells, and, at the end, the sun. As midnight strikes, 12 spooks appear, then two ghosts. They move to the music's rhythm. Against the black night, they are blue and yellow. Bats appear as does a xylophone of bones. Mist rises, spooks swirl. A bell tolls. The sky turns light blue, the ghosts' dance slows. Then black night returns bringing intimations of frenzy. Bones play snare drums; spooks peek out of square graves. Scary faces appear. Frenetic movement takes over. A rooster crows and all return to earth as the sun's light appears.
The Smortlybacks

2013

The Smortlybacks

2013
5
On a tabletop mountain a mahout and his strange herd make a surprising and never-ending journey.
A Single Life

2014

A Single Life

2014
6.9
When Pia plays a mysterious vinyl record single, she suddenly knows how to travel through her own life.
Coppelia

2022

Coppelia

2022
6.7
When everyone in town falls under the spell of charismatic cosmetic surgeon Doctor Coppelius, feisty Swan must act to save her sweetheart Franz, before his heart is used to spark life into Coppelia – the ‘perfect’ robot-woman the Doctor has created.
My Depression (The Up and Down and Up of It)

2014

My Depression (The Up and Down and Up of It)

2014
7.4
Based on Elizabeth Swados’ picture book of the same name, this animated short film charts one woman's struggle with depression.
The Danish Poet

2006

The Danish Poet

2006
7
A woman ponders over the strange coincidences that made her forefathers and -mothers meet and create the premises for her becoming the person that she is.
A Cabin Boy on Salty Water

1929

A Cabin Boy on Salty Water

1929
A commercial promoting the Czech Brouk and Babka department store and its branches in Czech towns Prague, Pilsen, Ostrava and České Budějovice. Felix the Cat sails the sea as a cabin boy, and the boat founders even though Felix and the captain spot the upcoming storm in time. The two survivors are captured by a local tribe of cannibals; they are imprisoned and seem to face death. Yummy Yum, the king of the cannibals, however, has a conceited daughter Ufrfina and decides to reprieve the two captives in order to meet her wishes, as well as the wishes of his subjects - only the men have to buy themselves out by the things from the list submitted by the cannibals. The desperate captives have no idea where to get so many things so fast. A magician hears their weeping. He conjures them two beetles who get them everything the cannibals crave. Felix wonders at this and the beetles confess to owning the Brouk and Babka department stores where everything is available.
Cheatin'

2014

Cheatin'

2014
6.6
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.
In the Air

2009

In the Air

2009
A man tries various ways to achieve flight, with sometimes unexpected results.