Wallace & Gromit: A Close Shave (1995)
A Close Shave is the third Wallace and Gromit short and one of the finest pieces of stop-motion animation ever produced. The short runs approximately thirty minutes.
Genre: Animal
Stories where an animal carries the plot, whether as hero, witness, or the only honest character in the room. Animal fiction lets a writer look at human behavior from the outside, which is often the clearest view.
AnimalShaun the Sheep Movie (2015)
Shaun the Sheep Movie is the rare modern feature animation that contains no spoken dialogue. Mark Burton and Richard Starzak co-directed.
AnimalRatatouille (2007) Review
Ratatouille is one of the best Pixar films and one of the best animated films of the twenty-first century. The premise sounds like an idea that would test poorly with focus groups and get killed in development.
AdventureThe Jungle Book (1967 / 2016), Contrast Review
The Jungle Book exists in two substantial Disney adaptations across nearly five decades. The 1967 animated production is one of the great classical Disney films.
AdventureFinding Nemo (2003) Review
Finding Nemo is one of the foundational documents of Pixar's golden era and one of the great American animated films of the early twenty-first century. Stanton would subsequently direct WALL-E in 2008, Finding Dory in 2016, and various other major…
AdventureFinding Dory (2016) Review
Finding Dory is one of the more substantive Pixar sequels and one of the more thoughtful contemporary animated productions about cognitive disability. The substantial gap between productions reflected Pixar's broader sequel discipline during the period.
AnimalDumbo (1941 / 2019), Contrast Review
The Dumbo property exists in two substantial Disney adaptations across nearly eighty years. The 1941 animated production is one of the great classical Disney achievements and the production that financially saved Disney following the substantial commercial disappointment of Fantasia.
AnimalBambi (1942) Review
Bambi is one of the great American animated films and one of Walt Disney's most personal achievements. The film runs seventy minutes.
AnimalThe Aristocats (1970) Review
The Aristocats is one of the substantial Disney animated productions of the post-Walt era and the studio's most successful cat-focused feature. The Aristocats was the last animated feature Walt Disney approved and the first produced after his death.