Top Rated Animation Movies on Kanopy - Page 9

A Greek Tragedy

1985

A Greek Tragedy

1985
5.2
Three scantily-clad female figures struggle to hold up the crumbling remains of an ancient Greek temple.
Johnny Corncob

1973

Johnny Corncob

1973
7.8
A traditional Hungarian poetic fairytale that describes the epic adventures of a young shepherd through love, war, magic and death.
The Sloth Lane

2024

The Sloth Lane

2024
6.6
After a terrifying storm destroys their home, a speedy sloth named Laura and her kooky family move to the big city in their rusted old food truck, Gordito, hoping to make their business a success. The family's delicious food catches the eye of a quick-witted cheetah who will stop at nothing to revive her failing fast-food business.
Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Space

2002

Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Space

2002
6.3
Tamala is a cat living on Planet Cat Earth in the Feline Galaxy. In attempt to leave the Feline Galaxy, which is practically owned by a mega corporation called Catty & Co., she crashes on the violence-ridden Planet Q where she meets Michelangelo. Together they have fun, while Tamala seaches for her connections to Catty & Co. and her mysterious homeworld Orion.
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.
Why Man Creates

1968

Why Man Creates

1968
6.6
A 1968 animation/documentary that criticises the industrial system. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive.
The Burden

2017

The Burden

2017
7.3
A shopping center along a large highway is the scene of an apocalyptic musical. Animation with a strong sense of form set to auto-tuned music by Klungan. About liberation through great catastrophy.
Two Sisters

1991

Two Sisters

1991
5.6
Viola writes novels in a darkened room. Marie, her sister and only companion, takes care of her every need. Together, they are an island unto themselves, quiet and complete in their isolation. And then the abrupt arrival of a stranger throws their tenuous order into chaos. An animated short etched directly onto tinted 70 mm film.
Black Holes

2017

Black Holes

2017
5.6
Dave is about to lead the first mission to Mars when he’s teamed up with a sentient melon, who claims to be the reincarnation of a fashion designer, upstaging his big moment and driving him to the brink of madness.
Dissonance

2015

Dissonance

2015
6.1
A pianist plays in a huge theatre on a cylindrical piano, which is rotated by his dwarf assistant. The theatre is part of a huge, spherical city. Upon waking, he turns out to be a street musician, who has a restraining order, but wants to teach his daughter how to play the piano.
Wild Life

2011

Wild Life

2011
5.6
An English dreamer experiences both the beauty and harshness of nature when he relocates to the Canadian prairie.
Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman

2023

Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman

2023
6.7
A lost cat, a giant talkative frog and a tsunami help a bank employee without ambition, his frustrated wife and a schizophrenic accountant to save Tokyo from an earthquake and find a meaning to their lives.
Albert

2015

Albert

2015
5.5
The nice town of Kellyville is too small to accomodate the world's worst scoundrels, Albert and Egon, who decides to go out in the world.
Home Sweet Home

2013

Home Sweet Home

2013
7.7
A house uproots itself from its suburban foundations and sets off on an epic journey.
Sleeping Betty

2007

Sleeping Betty

2007
6.7
Princess Betty sleeps in a narcoleptic stupor. The king appeals to his subjects to wake her, and several respond: Uncle Henry VIII, Aunt Victoria, an emotional alien, a cool witch and a handsome prince. This worthy Prince Charles lookalike has to leave his royal suburb to save the princess, but will Betty be wakened with just a kiss?
Pachyderm

2024

Pachyderm

2024
6.7
As every summer, Louise is entrusted to her grand-parents for a few days of vacation in the country. The green grass of the garden, the swimming in the lake, the fishing with Grandpa, everything seems as sweet as Grandma's strawberry pies. Yet this year, the snow will fall in summer and a monster will die.
Tatsumi

2011

Tatsumi

2011
6.4
Animated film based on the life and stories of Manga writer Yoshihiro Tatsumi who revolutionised the art form with darker, more adult stories. The film animates several of his stories.
Hola Frida!

2025

Hola Frida!

2025
6.9
It’s the story of a little girl who is different. Her world is Coyoacan, Mexico City. Sparkling, vibrant, everything interests her and when difficulties arise, she faces them with an overflowing imagination. This little girl is called Frida Kahlo.
My Old School

2022

My Old School

2022
6.8
In 1993, 16-year-old Brandon Lee enrolled at Bearsden Academy, a secondary school in a well-to-do suburb of Glasgow, Scotland. What followed over the next two years would become the stuff of legend.
Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story

2020

Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story

2020
6.8
Exploring the rise and fall of the groundbreaking animated series Ren & Stimpy and its controversial creator, John Kricfalusi, through archival footage, show artwork and interviews with the artists, actors and executives behind the show.