Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "stop-motion-animation"

1. Coraline (2009)

PG | 100 min | Animation, Drama, Family

Wandering her rambling old house in her boring new town, an 11-year-old Coraline discovers a hidden door to a strangely idealized version of her life. In order to stay in the fantasy, she must make a frighteningly real sacrifice.

Director: Henry Selick | Stars: Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, John Hodgman, Jennifer Saunders

Votes: 263,788 | Gross: $75.29M

2. Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)

PG | 87 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

An urbane fox cannot resist returning to his farm raiding ways and then must help his community survive the farmers' retaliation.

Director: Wes Anderson | Stars: George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Bill Murray, Jason Schwartzman

Votes: 270,324 | Gross: $21.00M

3. The Lego Movie (2014)

PG | 100 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

An ordinary LEGO construction worker, thought to be the prophesied as "special", is recruited to join a quest to stop an evil tyrant from gluing the LEGO universe into eternal stasis.

Directors: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller | Stars: Chris Pratt, Will Ferrell, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett

Votes: 388,368 | Gross: $257.76M

4. Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022)

PG | 117 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A father's wish magically brings a wooden boy to life in Italy, giving him a chance to care for the child.

Directors: Guillermo del Toro, Mark Gustafson | Stars: Ewan McGregor, David Bradley, Gregory Mann, Burn Gorman

Votes: 113,097

5. The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

PG | 76 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy

Jack Skellington, king of Halloween Town, discovers Christmas Town, but his attempts to bring Christmas to his home causes confusion.

Director: Henry Selick | Stars: Danny Elfman, Chris Sarandon, Catherine O'Hara, William Hickey

Votes: 375,154 | Gross: $75.08M

6. Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (2023)

PG | 98 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Having pulled off an escape from Tweedy's farm, Ginger has found a peaceful island sanctuary for the whole flock. But back on the mainland the whole of chicken-kind faces a new threat, and Ginger and her team decide to break in.

Director: Sam Fell | Stars: Thandiwe Newton, Zachary Levi, Bella Ramsey, Imelda Staunton

Votes: 22,533

7. Corpse Bride (2005)

PG | 77 min | Animation, Drama, Family

When a shy groom practices his wedding vows in the inadvertent presence of a deceased young woman, she rises from the grave assuming he has married her.

Directors: Tim Burton, Mike Johnson | Stars: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Emily Watson, Tracey Ullman

Votes: 298,856 | Gross: $53.36M

8. King Kong (1933)

Passed | 100 min | Adventure, Horror

A film crew goes to a tropical island for a location shoot, where they capture a colossal ape who takes a shine to their blonde starlet, and bring him back to New York City.

Directors: Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack | Stars: Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong, Bruce Cabot, Frank Reicher

Votes: 90,962 | Gross: $10.00M

9. Mad God (2021)

Unrated | 83 min | Animation, Fantasy, Horror

The Assassin travels through a nightmare underworld of tortured souls, ruined cities and wretched monstrosities forged from the primordial horrors of the unconscious mind of Phil Tippett, the world's preeminent stop-motion animator.

Director: Phil Tippett | Stars: Alex Cox, Niketa Roman, Satish Ratakonda, Harper Taylor

Votes: 14,715

10. Isle of Dogs (2018)

PG-13 | 101 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Set in Japan, Isle of Dogs follows a boy's odyssey in search of his lost dog.

Director: Wes Anderson | Stars: Bryan Cranston, Koyu Rankin, Edward Norton, Bob Balaban

Votes: 190,845 | Gross: $32.02M

11. Chicken Run (2000)

G | 84 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

When a cockerel apparently flies into a chicken farm, the chickens see him as an opportunity to escape their evil owners.

Directors: Peter Lord, Nick Park | Stars: Mel Gibson, Julia Sawalha, Phil Daniels, Lynn Ferguson

Votes: 212,271 | Gross: $106.83M

12. Robot Chicken (2001–2022)

TV-MA | 11 min | Animation, Short, Adventure

Pop culture references fly thick and fast as stop-motion animation is featured in sketches lampooning everything from television movies to comic books.

Stars: Seth Green, Matthew Senreich, Breckin Meyer, Tom Root

Votes: 46,258

13. Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2021)

PG | 90 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama

A cash-strapped documentary maker decides to make his newest documentary about a mollusk shell he finds living in his Airbnb with his friends.

Director: Dean Fleischer Camp | Stars: Jenny Slate, Dean Fleischer Camp, Isabella Rossellini, Joe Gabler

Votes: 27,038 | Gross: $5.79M

14. The House (III) (2022)

TV-MA | 97 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama

Across different eras, a poor family, an anxious developer and a fed-up landlady become tied to the same mysterious house in this animated dark comedy.

Directors: Paloma Baeza, Emma De Swaef, Niki Lindroth von Bahr, Marc James Roels | Stars: Mia Goth, Matthew Goode, Claudie Blakley, Eleanor De Swaef-Roels

Votes: 22,612

15. James and the Giant Peach (1996)

PG | 79 min | Animation, Adventure, Family

An orphan who lives with his two cruel aunts befriends anthropomorphic bugs who live inside a giant peach, and they embark on a journey to New York City.

Director: Henry Selick | Stars: Paul Terry, Joanna Lumley, Pete Postlethwaite, Simon Callow

Votes: 74,005 | Gross: $28.93M

16. Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)

G | 85 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Wallace and his loyal dog, Gromit, set out to discover the mystery behind the garden sabotage that plagues their village and threatens the annual giant vegetable growing contest.

Directors: Steve Box, Nick Park | Stars: Peter Sallis, Helena Bonham Carter, Ralph Fiennes, Peter Kay

Votes: 146,098 | Gross: $56.11M

17. Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)

PG | 101 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A young boy named Kubo must locate a magical suit of armour worn by his late father in order to defeat a vengeful spirit from the past.

Director: Travis Knight | Stars: Charlize Theron, Art Parkinson, Matthew McConaughey, Ralph Fiennes

Votes: 138,409 | Gross: $48.02M

18. Mary and Max (2009)

Not Rated | 92 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama

In 1976 Melbourne, a lonely 8-year-old girl strikes up a correspondence with an unlikely pen pal: a severely obese 44-year-old New Yorker with Asperger's syndrome.

Director: Adam Elliot | Stars: Toni Collette, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Eric Bana, Barry Humphries

Votes: 186,794

19. The Little Prince (2015)

PG | 108 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama

A little girl lives in a very grown-up world with her mother, who tries to prepare her for it. Her neighbor, the Aviator, introduces the girl to an extraordinary world where anything is possible, the world of the Little Prince.

Director: Mark Osborne | Stars: Jeff Bridges, Mackenzie Foy, Rachel McAdams, Marion Cotillard

Votes: 66,527 | Gross: $1.34M

20. Jason and the Argonauts (1963)

G | 104 min | Action, Adventure, Family

The legendary Greek hero leads a team of intrepid adventurers in a perilous quest for the legendary Golden Fleece.

Director: Don Chaffey | Stars: Todd Armstrong, Nancy Kovack, Gary Raymond, Laurence Naismith

Votes: 31,038 | Gross: $4.58M

21. Frankenweenie (2012)

PG | 87 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama

When a boy's beloved dog passes away suddenly, he attempts to bring the animal back to life through a powerful science experiment.

Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Winona Ryder, Catherine O'Hara, Martin Short, Martin Landau

Votes: 117,116 | Gross: $35.29M

22. Anomalisa (2015)

R | 90 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama

A man crippled by the mundanity of his life experiences something out of the ordinary.

Directors: Duke Johnson, Charlie Kaufman | Stars: David Thewlis, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tom Noonan

Votes: 75,307 | Gross: $3.76M

23. Wendell & Wild (2022)

PG-13 | 105 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Two scheming demon brothers, Wendell and Wild, enlist the aid of 13-year-old Kat Elliot to summon them to the Land of the Living.

Director: Henry Selick | Stars: Lyric Ross, Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, Angela Bassett

Votes: 12,862

24. ParaNorman (2012)

PG | 92 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A misunderstood boy takes on ghosts, zombies and grown-ups to save his town from a centuries-old curse.

Directors: Chris Butler, Sam Fell | Stars: Kodi Smit-McPhee, Anna Kendrick, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Tucker Albrizzi

Votes: 109,935 | Gross: $56.00M

25. Thunderbirds (1965–1966)

TV-G | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Family

In the year 2065, the Tracy family run International Rescue - a top-secret organization whose ongoing mission is to rescue people trapped in extraordinarily dangerous situations using their advanced Thunderbirds machines.

Stars: Sylvia Anderson, Peter Dyneley, David Graham, Shane Rimmer

Votes: 5,112

26. Moonwalker (1988)

PG | 93 min | Action, Crime, Fantasy

Anthology movie by, and starring, Michael Jackson in his prime, combining a number of music videos from his bestselling "Bad" album with a fantasy tale of Michael's confrontation with a ruthless drug dealer known as Mr. Big.

Directors: Jerry Kramer, Jim Blashfield, Colin Chilvers | Stars: Michael Jackson, Joe Pesci, Sean Lennon, Kelley Parker

Votes: 18,239

27. Bob the Builder (1997–2018)

TV-Y | 10 min | Animation, Comedy, Family

Bob Builder and his machine team are ready to tackle any project. Bob and Can-Do Crew demonstrate power of positive thinking, problem-solving, teamwork,.

Stars: Rob Rackstraw, Kate Harbour, Neil Morrissey, Lorelei King

Votes: 5,600

28. Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977)

G | 113 min | Action, Adventure, Family

Sinbad the Sailor sails to deliver a cursed prince to a dangerous island in the face of deadly opposition from the powerful witch Zenobia, her son and their several monsters.

Director: Sam Wanamaker | Stars: Patrick Wayne, Jane Seymour, Taryn Power, Margaret Whiting

Votes: 8,670 | Gross: $16.79M

29. The Boxtrolls (2014)

PG | 96 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A young orphaned boy raised by underground cave-dwelling trash collectors tries to save his friends from an evil exterminator.

Directors: Graham Annable, Anthony Stacchi | Stars: Ben Kingsley, Jared Harris, Nick Frost, Richard Ayoade

Votes: 61,511 | Gross: $50.84M

30. The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012)

PG | 88 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Pirate Captain sets out on a mission to defeat his rivals Black Bellamy and Cutlass Liz for the Pirate of the year Award. The quest takes Captain and his crew from the shores of Blood Island to the foggy streets of Victorian London.

Directors: Peter Lord, Jeff Newitt | Stars: Hugh Grant, Salma Hayek, Jeremy Piven, Martin Freeman

Votes: 51,419 | Gross: $31.05M

31. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964 TV Movie)

TV-G | 47 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A young reindeer Rudolph lives at the North Pole. His father is one of Santa's reindeer and it is expected that Rudolph will eventually be one too. However, he has a feature which is a setback and causes him to be ostracized: his red nose.

Director: Larry Roemer | Stars: Billie Mae Richards, Burl Ives, Larry D. Mann, Paul Soles

Votes: 37,476

32. The Inventor (2023)

PG | 100 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Inventing flying contraptions, war machines and studying cadavers, Leonardo da Vinci tackles the meaning of life itself with the help of French princess Marguerite de Nevarre.

Directors: Jim Capobianco, Pierre-Luc Granjon | Stars: Matt Berry, Daisy Ridley, Marion Cotillard, Stephen Fry

Votes: 528

33. Wallace and Gromit (2024)

Animation, Adventure, Comedy | Filming

Focus on Gromit's concern that Wallace has become over-dependent on his inventions, which proves justified when Wallace invents a "smart gnome" that seems to develop a mind of its own.

Directors: Merlin Crossingham, Nick Park | Stars: Ben Whitehead, Mason Dinar

34. The Primevals (2023)

Adventure, Sci-Fi

When a group of explorers go in search of a yeti, they find themselves taken captive by an ancient race of alien creatures.

Director: David Allen | Stars: Walker Brandt, Robert Cornthwaite, Jeffrey S. Farley, Kevin Mangold

Votes: 82

35. Shaun the Sheep Movie (2015)

PG | 85 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

When Shaun decides to take the day off and have some fun, he gets a little more action than he bargained for. A mix up with the Farmer, a caravan and a very steep hill lead them all to the Big City and it's up to Shaun and the flock to return everyone safely to the green grass of home.

Directors: Mark Burton, Richard Starzak | Stars: Justin Fletcher, John Sparkes, Omid Djalili, Richard Webber

Votes: 43,434 | Gross: $19.38M

36. The PJs (1999–2001)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

The lives of occupants of an inner-city housing project.

Stars: Loretta Devine, Ja'net DuBois, Michele Morgan, Pepe Serna

Votes: 4,115

37. Moon Garden (2022)

97 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

A comatose five-year-old girl journeys through an industrial wonderland to find her way back to consciousness.

Director: Ryan Stevens Harris | Stars: Augie Duke, Brionne Davis, Haven Lee Harris, Morgana Ignis

Votes: 1,047

38. Missing Link (2019)

PG | 93 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Mr. Link recruits explorer Sir Lionel Frost to help find his long-lost relatives in the fabled valley of Shangri-La. Along with adventurer Adelina Fortnight, this trio of explorers travel the world to help their new friend.

Director: Chris Butler | Stars: Hugh Jackman, David Walliams, Stephen Fry, Matt Lucas

Votes: 28,788 | Gross: $16.65M

39. Early Man (2018)

PG | 89 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Set at the dawn of time, when prehistoric creatures and woolly mammoths roamed the earth, Early Man tells the story of Dug, along with sidekick Hognob as they unite his tribe against a mighty enemy Lord Nooth and his Bronze Age City to save their home.

Director: Nick Park | Stars: Eddie Redmayne, Tom Hiddleston, Maisie Williams, Timothy Spall

Votes: 23,803 | Gross: $8.27M

40. Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers (1993)

TV-PG | 29 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Gromit butts heads with a mysterious penguin lodger, who hatches a sinister scheme involving the ex-NASA Techno Trousers that have been modified by Wallace for walkies.

Director: Nick Park | Stars: Peter Sallis, Peter Hawkins

Votes: 57,397

41. The Wolf House (2018)

Not Rated | 75 min | Animation, Drama, Horror

Tells the story of Maria, a young woman who takes refuge in a house in southern Chile after escaping from a German colony.

Directors: Joaquín Cociña, Cristóbal León | Stars: Amalia Kassai, Rainer Krause, Karina Hyland, Carlos Cociña

Votes: 4,758

42. Shaun the Sheep (2007–2020)

TV-G | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Shaun The Sheep is a cheeky and mischievous sheep at Mossy Bottom farm who's the leader of the flock and always plays slapstick jokes, pranks and causes trouble especially on Farmer X and his grumpy guide dog, Bitzer.

Stars: Justin Fletcher, John Sparkes, Richard Webber, Kate Harbour

Votes: 16,845

43. My Life as a Zucchini (2016)

PG-13 | 70 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama

After losing his mother, a young boy is sent to an orphanage with other orphans his age where he begins to learn the meaning of trust and true love.

Director: Claude Barras | Stars: Gaspard Schlatter, Sixtine Murat, Paulin Jaccoud, Michel Vuillermoz

Votes: 29,144 | Gross: $0.29M

44. The Shivering Truth (2018–2020)

TV-MA | 11 min | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy

A miniature propellant cluster bomb of painfully mutinous nightmares, all dripping with the orange sludge of dream logic.

Stars: Vernon Chatman, Janeane Garofalo, Zadie, Rachel Butera

Votes: 2,747

45. Wallace & Gromit: A Grand Day Out (1989)

Not Rated | 23 min | Animation, Short, Adventure

To replenish their depleted supply of cheese, inventor Wallace and his dog Gromit travel to the moon in a homemade rocket-ship.

Director: Nick Park | Stars: Peter Sallis, Peter Hawkins

Votes: 36,571

46. Celebrity Deathmatch (1998–2007)

TV-14 | 25 min | Animation, Action, Comedy

Celebrities duel it out in a wrestling ring, the first one who dies loses.

Stars: Maurice Schlafer, Len Maxwell, Mills Lane, André Sogliuzzo

Votes: 11,869

47. No Activity (2017–2021)

TV-MA | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Two low-level cops who have spent too much time in a car; two criminals who are kept in the dark; two dispatch workers who haven't really clicked; and two Mexican tunnelers who are in a small space considering they've only just met.

Stars: Patrick Brammall, Sunita Mani, Tim Meadows, Amy Sedaris

Votes: 1,590

48. M.O.D.O.K. (2021)

TV-MA | 22 min | Animation, Action, Comedy

It centers around an egomaniacal supervillain with a really big head and a really little body, who struggles to maintain control of his evil organization and his demanding family.

Stars: Patton Oswalt, Aimee Garcia, Ben Schwartz, Jon Daly

Votes: 6,120

49. Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death (2008)

TV-PG | 29 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Wallace and his dog, Gromit, open a bakery and get tied up with a murder mystery. But when Wallace falls in love, Gromit is left to solve the case.

Director: Nick Park | Stars: Peter Sallis, Sally Lindsay, Sarah Laborde, Ben Whitehead

Votes: 18,338

50. Hell and Back (2015)

R | 86 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Two best friends set out to rescue their pal after he's accidentally dragged to hell.

Directors: Tom Gianas, Ross Shuman | Stars: Nick Swardson, Mila Kunis, Bob Odenkirk, T.J. Miller

Votes: 5,280 | Gross: $0.16M