Subgenre Sampler
Animation: 947 Films to Buy & Rent
Lion King 3, The (Hakuna Matata) (2004)
- Dir. Bradley Raymond
- The story of THE LION KING told from the perspective of warthog Pumbaa and meerkat Timon. Recyling many of the scenes from the first two movies, this…
Mind Game (2004)
- Dir. Masaaki Yuasa
Feat. Koji Imada, Sayaka Maeda, Takashi Fujii
- Inventive Japanese animation based on the manga of the same by Robin Nishi, depicting the psychedelic self–discovery of a socially inept…
Monster Road (2004)
- Dir. Brett Ingram
- A revealing peek into the strange world of Bruce Bickford, a reclusive self–taught animator, most famous for his collaborations with Frank…
Nutcracker and the Mouse King, The (2004)
- Quaint animated adaptation E.T.A Hoffman’s timeless fairytale about a young Prince and the nutcracker he becomes trapped inside by a magic spell.…
Peep And The Big Wide World (TV Series) (2004)
- Delightful preschooler animation featuring a newly hatched chick named Peep and his pals Chirp the Robin and Quack the Duck who explore the urban…
Peppa Pig (TV Series) (2004-2012)
- A Bafta award–winning animation for pre–schoolers, featuring Peppa, a loveable, cheeky little piggy who lives with her younger brother…
Polar Express, The (2004)
- Dir. Robert Zemeckis
Feat. Tom Hanks
- Expertly animating the childrens' book by Chris Van Allsburg, this makes a Christmas Eve excursion into mythical childhood fantasies of Santa Claus…
Shark Tale (2004)
- Dir. Bibo Bergeron, Vicky Jenson, Rob Letterman
- A snappy deep–sea animated comedy from the makers of SHREK whose tale almost sinks under its load of gags and in–jokes.
Oscar, a lowly…
Shrek 2 (2004)
- Dir. Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury
- The cranky beast with a heart of gold returns to the big screen in this sequel to the computer–animated smash hit, here coping with the…
Spongebob Squarepants Movie, The (2004)
- Dir. Steven Hillenburg
Feat. David Hasselhoff
- Excellent big–screen version of Nickolodeon's most celebrated cartoon TV series, set in a cheerfully off–colour undersea world, where a…