Subgenre Sampler
Animation: 947 Films to Buy & Rent
Tekkonkinkreet (2006)
- Dir. Michael Arias
- Notable Western–directed anime about two street kids defending their turf across a sprawling, fantastical cityscape.
Involving yakuza muscle…
Ugly Duckling and Me, The (2006)
- Dir. Karsten Kiillerich, Michael Hegner
- An unscrupulous rat called Ratso leads the menagerie in this animated, family–friendly Danish update of the classic Hans Christian Anderson…
Ultimate Avengers (2006)
- Dir. Bob Richardson
- Slim, cheerfully low–grade Marvel animated feature which unites six iconic superheroes (Captain America, The Hulk, etc.) in a fight against…
Wild, The (2006)
- Dir. Steve 'Spaz' Williams
Feat. Kiefer Sutherland, James Belushi, Eddie Izzard…
- Lively if ultimately average Disney animation about a young zoo–born lion who is accidentally shipped back to Africa, prompting to his…
American Dad (TV Series) (2005)
- More politically–inclined satire from the creator of THE FAMILY GUY (Seth MacFarlane), set around a CIA operative with a very strange family…
Avatar - The Last Airbender (TV Series) (2005)
- Anime–influenced cartoon series from the Nickelodeon stable set in a timeless quasi–prehistoric world, which begins with the discovery of…
Barbie - Fairytopia (2005)
- Barbie stars as a flower fairy who lives in a meadow in the magical realm of Fairytopia, but is spurred into stopping the evil Laverna from…
Ben 10 (TV Series) (2005)
- Imaginative 'boys own' Cartoon Network adventure series inspired by Japanese anime.
The story of Ben Tennyson, a typical kid who becomes very…
Bromwell High (TV Series) (2005)
- Akin to a British version of SOUTH PARK, this non–PC animation follows the school misadventures of three problematic teenage girls, their…
Charlie and Lola (TV Series) (2005)
- Gorgeous animated series for three to seven–year–olds, based on Lauren Child's award winning books. Uniquely voiced by children using…