Genre: Animated
Stories told in or about animation — works where the medium’s freedom from realism shapes the storytelling, from the fantastical to the deeply personal.
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Wizards (1977) — Review
Wizards is one of the substantial adult animated productions of the late 1970s and one of the most distinctive Ralph Bakshi feature productions. Ralph Bakshi directed and wrote the screenplay. The film was released in February 1977. It grossed approximately nine million dollars worldwide on a... -
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) — Review
Who Framed Roger Rabbit is one of the great American films of the 1980s and one of the most substantial technical achievements in animated cinema history. Robert Zemeckis directed. Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman wrote the screenplay. The film was released in June 1988. It grossed approximately... -
Tangled (2010) — Review
Tangled is one of the most substantive Disney productions of the post-Renaissance period and the studio's most successful Disney Princess production of the late 2000s and early 2010s. Nathan Greno and Byron Howard directed. Dan Fogelman wrote the screenplay. The film was released in November 2010.... -
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) — Review
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is the foundational achievement of American feature animation. The film was released in December 1937 after more than three years in production. It was the first feature-length animated film produced in the United States. The film was widely predicted to fail.... -
The Shrek Franchise (2001-2022) — Review
The Shrek franchise consists of six feature productions across approximately twenty-one years of continuous DreamWorks production. The 2001 original is one of the great American animated films of the early twenty-first century and the production that established DreamWorks Animation as substantial... -
Pinocchio (Garrone, 2019) — Review
Matteo Garrone's Pinocchio is the most faithful screen adaptation of Carlo Collodi's 1883 source novel ever produced. The Italian film was released in December 2019. It grossed approximately twenty-three million dollars worldwide on a production budget of approximately fifteen million dollars. The... -
Pinocchio (1940) — Review
Pinocchio is Disney's technical masterpiece. The film was released in February 1940 as the studio's second animated feature after Snow White. The budget was approximately two and a half million dollars. The film grossed approximately one and a half million dollars in its initial release. The film... -
Peter Pan (1953) — Review
Peter Pan is one of Disney's enduring animated features and one of the most iconic adaptations of J.M. Barrie's source material. The film was released in February 1953 after more than fifteen years in development. Walt Disney had purchased the rights to Barrie's play and novel in 1939. The Second... -
ParaNorman (2012) — Review
ParaNorman is one of the substantial Laika stop-motion animated productions and the studio's second feature following Coraline in 2009. Sam Fell and Chris Butler directed. Butler wrote the screenplay. The film was released in August 2012. It grossed approximately one hundred seven million dollars... -
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) — Review
The Nightmare Before Christmas is one of the great stop-motion animated productions in cinema history and one of the most distinctive American animated films of the 1990s. Henry Selick directed. Tim Burton produced and developed the story and characters. Caroline Thompson wrote the screenplay. The...