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Top Animation Movies 2020

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Tells the story of a Grandfather who, after suffering a devastating loss, is sent into a downward spiral and loses his inspiration to create. Years later, he decides to revisit the easel, and pick up the paint brush… but he can't do it alone.

Frank E. Abney III, Paige Johnstone

When you’re a bored teenager looking for thrills, sometimes the only thing you can turn to is rock ‘n roll. Having no skill, money, or even a full set of drums, a feared trio of high school delinquents nevertheless decide they are destined for musical glory in a quest to impress their only friend Aya, avoid a rival gang, and – most importantly – jam out.

Shintaro Sakamoto, Kenji Iwaisawa

Soul introduces Joe Gardner, a middle-school band teacher whose true passion is playing jazz. “I think Joe is having that crisis that all artists have,” says Powers. “He’s increasingly feeling like his lifelong dream of being a jazz musician is not going to pan out and he’s asking himself ‘Why am I here? What am I meant to be doing?’ Joe personifies those questions.”

In the film, just when Joe thinks his dream might be in reach, a single unexpected step sends him to a fantastical place where he’s is forced to think again about what it truly means to have soul. That’s where he meets and ultimately teams up with 22, a soul who doesn’t think life on Earth is all it’s cracked up to be. Jamie Foxx lends his voice to Joe, while Tina Fey voices 22. “The comedy comes naturally,” says Murray. “But the subtle emotion that reveals the truth to the characters is really something special.”

Jamie Foxx, Mike Jones, Daveed Diggs, Alice Braga, Angela Bassett, Pete Docter, Dana Murray, Kemp Powers

PG

86%

  • 4
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The Croods have survived their fair share of dangers and disasters, from fanged prehistoric beasts to watching their daughter get heart eyes over a new boyfriend. But now they face something that will shake their pack to its core and make them reconsider everything they hold true: another family.

Peter Dinklage, Kirk DeMicco, Catherine Keener, Joel Crawford, Mark Swift, Chris Sanders, Kevin Hageman, Dan Hageman

PG

75%

  • 4.4
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Jiang Ziya, a top commander in the divine Kunlun army, is ordered to eliminate the menacing Nine-Tailed Fox Demon which poses a grave threat to humankind and Jiang Ziya's rightful place amongst the Gods. Upon discovering the Fox Demon is inhabited by an innocent young girl, Jiang Ziya faces a moral dilemma between choosing to protect one or to protect all. The follow up to the international blockbuster, NE ZHA, comes the second film from the "Fengshen Cinematic Universe," a legendary tale of fate-defying, action-packed Chinese animation.

Teng Cheng, Wei Li

88%

  • 3.8
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100% Wolf centres on Freddy Lupin, the heir to a proud family line of werewolves. Desperate to become a werewolf himself, Freddy is in for a shock when on his 13th birthday his first “transwolfation” goes awry, turning him into a ferocious … poodle. Just when Freddy thinks life can’t get any worse, he’s groomed against his will, chased into the streets and thrown into dog prison. Can Freddy and his new streetwise friend, Batty, escape? Who is the sinister man following his every move? Despite his pink and fluffy exterior, can Freddy prove he’s still 100% wolf?

Jane Lynch, Alexs Stadermann, Loren Gray, Samara Weaving, Jai Courtney, Ilai Swindells

64%

  • 3.7
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Follows the Addams family as they face-off against a crafty reality-TV host (Allison Janney) while also preparing for their extended family to arrive for a major celebration.

Chloë Grace Moretz, Finn Wolfhard, Charlize Theron, Bette Midler, Nick Kroll, Pamela Pettler, Conrad Vernon, Greg Tiernan

PG

81%

  • 3.5
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When Ruka was younger, she saw a ghost in the water at the aquarium where her dad works. Now she feels drawn toward the aquarium and the two mysterious boys she meets there, Umi and Sora. They were raised by dugongs and hear the same strange calls from the sea as she does. Ruka's dad and the other adults who work at the aquarium are only distantly aware of what the children are experiencing as they get caught up in the mystery of the worldwide disappearance of the oceans' fish.

Ayumu Watanabe, Mana Ashida, Hiiro Ishibashi, Seishû Uragami, Win Morisaki

88%

  • 3
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Marnie, a pampered house cat, trades a life of luxury for a new adventure as a private eye. With help from new friends and her favorite detective TV shows, Marnie sets out to solve a mystery and prove she’s more than just a house cat.

Addison Rae, Christoph Lauenstein, Wolfgang Lauenstein, Erik Borner, Alexandra Neldel, Axel Prahl, Santiago Ziesmer

PG

63%

  • 4.8
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A street-smart dog and a pampered cat join forces to lead a pack of unlikely heroes when their city is seized by its evil mayor — and his robot army.

Natalie Dormer, Reinhard Klooss, Eddie Marsan, Jeff Burrell

67%

  • 2.2
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This outrageous fairy tale spoof starts as Snow White steals a pair of red shoes that transform her into a princess. Meanwhile, a witch's curse turn seven brave princes into dwarfs, forcing them to seek out the princess, hoping for a kiss to break their spell. Together, they must face Snow White's wicked stepmother - who will stop at nothing to get her precious shoes back - and, along the way, learn that true beauty lies within!

Chloë Grace Moretz, Gina Gershon, Patrick Warburton, Jin Kim, Sam Clafin, Jim Rash

PG

88%

  • 3.7
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SamSam seems like he has it all: great family, great friends, and even his own flying saucer. But he’s still trying to find one thing that will make his life even better - actual superpowers. Thanks to Mega, a mysterious new student in school, SamSam’s about to find them - while learning what it really takes to fight monsters and how many ways there are to be a hero.

Tanguy de Kermel, Didier Brunner, Damien Brunner, Gaëtan David, André Logie, Jean Regnaud, Valérie Magis, Isaac Lobé-Lebel

Ivan is a 400-pound silverback gorilla who shares a communal habitat in a suburban shopping mall with Stella the elephant, Bob the dog, and various other animals. He has few memories of the jungle where he was captured, but when a baby elephant named Ruby arrives, it touches something deep within him. Ruby is recently separated from her family in the wild, which causes him to question his life, where he comes from and where he ultimately wants to be.

Angelina Jolie, Brooklynn Prince, Ariana Greenblatt, Danny DeVito, Sam Rockwell, Bryan Cranston, Thea Sharrock, Allison Shearmur

PG

95%

  • 3.9
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Phineas and Ferb travel across the galaxy to rescue their older sister Candace, who has been abducted by aliens and found utopia in a far-off planet, free of her pesky little brothers.

Thomas Middleditch, David Hoberman, Thomas Sangster, Sean Bailey, Michael Arndt, Swampy Marsh, Dan Povenmire, Ashley Tisdale

67%

  • 4.8
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A workaholic dad, stuck in a nowhere job, inherits a rundown circus from a distant relative he hardly knew. On the brink of losing his job, his house, and his sanity… he uncovers a magical box of Animal Crackers that gives him the uncanny ability to become any animal from the box.

Sylvester Stallone, Danny DeVito, Ian McKellen, Emily Blunt, Patrick Warburton, Gilbert Gottfried, Tony Bancroft, Scott Christian Sava

63%

  • 3.7
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Launched into space by his scientist owner in 1969, loyal dog Buddy crash lands in the present-day in a small town where pets are no longer welcome. Desperate to be reunited with his owner, Buddy recruits a tech-wiz cat named Felix and together they embark on a daring, madcap adventure.

Luke Evans, Gemma Arterton, Ben Smith, Nick Frost, Bill Nighy, Charli D'Amelio

PG

81%

  • 4.1
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The first full-length animated Scooby-Doo adventure for the big screen is the never-before told stories of Scooby-Doo’s origins and the greatest mystery in the career of Mystery Inc.

Amanda Seyfried, Dax Shepard, Mark Wahlberg, Chris Columbus, Jason Isaacs, Tony Cervone, Frank Welker, Zac Efron

96%

  • 3.2
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A suburban fantasy tale which centers on two teen elf brothers who go on a quest to discover if there is still magic left in the world.

Octavia Spencer, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Tom Holland, Chris Pratt, Dan Scanlan, John Ratzenberger, Dan Scanlon, C. S. Anderson

PG

83%

  • 3.9
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In an adventure that will take them well beyond what they’ve known before, Poppy (Kendrick) and Branch (Timberlake) discover that they are but one of six different Troll tribes scattered over six different lands and devoted to six different kinds of music: Funk, Country, Techno, Classical, Pop and Rock. Their world is about to get a lot bigger and a whole lot louder.

A member of hard-rock royalty, Queen Barb (Rachel Bloom), aided by her father King Thrash (Ozzy Osbourne), wants to destroy all other kinds of music to let rock reign supreme. With the fate of the world at stake, Poppy and Branch, along with their friends — Biggie (James Corden), Chenille (Caroline Hjelt), Satin (Aino Jawo), Cooper (Ron Funches) and Guy Diamond (Kunal Nayyar) — set out to visit all the other lands to unify the Trolls in harmony against Barb, who’s looking to upstage them all.

Anna Kendrick, Caroline Hjelt, Anthony Ramos, Mary J. Blige, Sam Rockwell, Jamie Dornan, David P. Smith, Justin Timberlake

PG

89%

  • 3.5
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The four Willoughby children -- Timothy; his twin brothers, Barnaby A and Barnaby B; and their little sister, Jane -- are abandoned by their oblivious parents and must learn how to adapt their old-fashioned values to the contemporary world in order to create something new: The Modern Family.

Maya Rudolph, Sean Cullen, Alessia Cara, Cory Evans, Luke Carroll, Kris Pearn, Ricky Gervais, Martin Short

PG

73%

  • 3.8
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A suburban fantasy tale which centers on two teen elf brothers who go on a quest to discover if there is still magic left in the world.

Octavia Spencer, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Tom Holland, Chris Pratt, Dan Scanlan, John Ratzenberger, Dan Scanlon, C. S. Anderson

PG

83%

  • 3.9
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A live-action adventure comedy based on the global blockbuster videogame franchise from Sega that centers on the infamously brash bright blue hedgehog. The film follows the (mis)adventures of Sonic as he navigates the complexities of life on Earth with his newfound – human – best friend Tom Wachowski (James Marsden). Sonic and Tom join forces to try and stop the villainous Dr. Robotnik (Jim Carrey) from capturing Sonic and using his immense powers for world domination. The film also stars Tika Sumpter and Ben Schwartz as the voice of Sonic.

Ben Schwartz, Jeff Fowler, Jim Carrey, Adam Pally, Toby Ascher, Neal H. Moritz, James Marsden, Natasha Rothwell

PG

95%

  • 4.6
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A live-action adventure comedy based on the global blockbuster videogame franchise from Sega that centers on the infamously brash bright blue hedgehog. The film follows the (mis)adventures of Sonic as he navigates the complexities of life on Earth with his newfound – human – best friend Tom Wachowski (James Marsden). Sonic and Tom join forces to try and stop the villainous Dr. Robotnik (Jim Carrey) from capturing Sonic and using his immense powers for world domination. The film also stars Tika Sumpter and Ben Schwartz as the voice of Sonic.

Ben Schwartz, Jeff Fowler, Jim Carrey, Adam Pally, Toby Ascher, Neal H. Moritz, James Marsden, Natasha Rothwell

PG

95%

  • 4.6
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Woody must protect his forest home from Lance Walters (Timothy Omundson), who starts building his dream mansion in the forest with his son, Tommy, and fiancée, Vanessa (Thaila Ayala). To make matters worse, he must avoid the clutches of two grizzly poachers. With a series of crazy hijinks to sabotage their plans, Woody proves he'll stop at nothing to defend his turf.

Timothy Omundson, Alex Zamm, Thaila Ayala, Eric Bauza

PG

Strange lights over the quiet town of Mossingham herald the arrival of a mystery visitor from far across the galaxy… but at nearby Mossy Bottom Farm, Shaun has other things on his mind, as his mischievous schemes are continually thwarted by an exasperated Bitzer.

When an impish and adorable alien with amazing powers crash-lands near Mossy Bottom Farm, Shaun soon sees an opportunity for alien-powered fun and adventure, setting off on a mission to shepherd the intergalactic visitor home before a sinister organisation can capture her…can Shaun and the flock avert Farmageddon on Mossy Bottom Farm before it’s too late?

Richard Starzak, John Sparkes, Paul Kewley, Justin Fletcher, Kate Harbour, Richard Webber

92%

  • 3.7
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Romance between a surfer and a firefighter.

Ryôta Katayose, Masaaki Yuasa, Reiko Yoshida, Rina Kawaei, Honoka Matsumoto, Kentarô Itô

The summer of his high school freshman year, Hokoda runs away from his remote island home to Tokyo, and quickly finds himself pushed to his financial and personal limits. The weather is unusually gloomy and rainy every day, as if to suggest his future. He lives his days in isolation, but finally finds work as a writer for a mysterious occult magazine. Then one day, Hokoda meets Hina on a busy street corner. This bright and strong-willed girl possesses a strange and wonderful ability: the power to stop the rain and clear the sky...

Makoto Shinkai, Genki Kawamura

73%

  • 2.7
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Blanket is an indoor cat who is too afraid to leave his apartment. But when his adventurous son, Cape, sets out to find a legendary cat paradise, Blanket must overcome his own fears and embark on the wildest ride of his life.

Brittany Curran, Dermot Mulroney, Gary Wang, Nicole Tompkins, Nick Guerra

PG

70%

  • 2.9
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Boisterous 10-year-old Maxie can’t believe her eyes when lovely, little, funky fairy Violetta turns up in her bedroom.

Maite Wokock, Silja Clemens

Follows a girl who builds a rocket ship and blasts off to the moon in hopes of meeting a legendary Moon Goddess.

Glen Keane, Gennie Rim, Audrey Wells, Janet Yang

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Extremely Unique Dynamic

changed the US film release date from January 3, 2025 to January 10, 2025

Left At Wall

changed the US film release date from TBA to January 24, 2025

Cunk on Life

changed the US film release date from TBA to January 2, 2025

Into the Deep

changed the US film release date from TBA to January 24, 2025

Presence

changed the US film release date from January 24, 2024 to January 24, 2025

Hell of a Summer

changed the US film release date from TBA to April 18, 2025
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