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A Christmas Carol (2009 film)
Disney's A Christmas Carol (2009) is Robert Zemeckis's $200 million performance-capture 3-D adaptation of Dickens's novella, starring Jim Carrey as Scrooge and the ghosts; 52% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Animal Farm (1954 film)
Animal Farm is a 1954 British animated feature directed by John Halas and Joy Batchelor, adapting Orwell's novella and covertly part-funded by the CIA as Cold War propaganda.
Curious George (film)
Curious George is a 2006 animated comedy film directed by Matthew O'Callaghan, based on the children's books by Margret and H.A. Rey, starring the voices of Will Ferrell and Drew Barrymore.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw (film)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw is a 2025 animated Christmas comedy on Disney+, the fourth animated Wimpy Kid film, adapting book three; directed by Matt Danner and Gino Nichele, written by Jeff Kinney, starring Aaron D. Harris as Greg Heffley.
Epic (2013 film)
Epic is a 2013 American 3D computer-animated fantasy-adventure film directed by Chris Wedge, produced by Blue Sky Studios and loosely based on William Joyce's picture book.
Ernest & Celestine
Ernest & Celestine (Ernest et Célestine), 2012 French-Belgian animated film by Renner, Patar, and Aubier from Gabrielle Vincent's picture books; César winner and Oscar nominee.
Ernest et Célestine
Ernest et Célestine (Ernest & Celestine) is a 2012 French-Belgian-Luxembourgish hand-drawn animated film by Renner, Patar, and Aubier, adapted from Gabrielle Vincent's albums, with a César win and an Oscar nomination.
FernGully: The Last Rainforest
FernGully: The Last Rainforest is a 1992 animated musical fantasy directed by Bill Kroyer, about fairies, logger Zak, and pollution spirit Hexxus; grossed over US$65 million and screened at the UN Earth Summit.
Gulliver's Travels (1939 film)
Gulliver's Travels (1939) is the Fleischer Studios Technicolor animated feature, the second cel-animated feature after Snow White, directed by Dave Fleischer, rotoscoped with Sam Parker, released by Paramount December 1939 with two Oscar nominations.
Heidi, Girl of the Alps (アルプスの少女ハイジ)
Heidi, Girl of the Alps (アルプスの少女ハイジ) is a 52-episode 1974 Fuji TV anime by Zuiyo, directed by Isao Takahata with Hayao Miyazaki on layouts and Yoichi Kotabe on character design, adapted from Johanna Spyri's 1880 novel and noted for its realism, about 20% ratings, and its role as the seed of the World Masterpiece Theater series.
Horton Hears a Who! (film)
Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! is a 2008 Blue Sky Studios CG animated film for 20th Century Fox, directed by Jimmy Hayward and Steve Martino, with Jim Carrey as Horton and Steve Carell as the Mayor, adapted from Seuss's 1954 book.
How to Train Your Dragon (film)
How to Train Your Dragon (2010) is a DreamWorks Animation film directed by Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois, loosely based on Cressida Cowell's book, about Viking Hiccup befriending the dragon Toothless; it grossed $494.9 million worldwide and spawned a trilogy and 2025 live-action remake.
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, also known as How to Train Your Dragon 3, is a 2019 animated film directed by Dean DeBlois.
I Lost My Body
I Lost My Body (J'ai perdu mon corps) is Jérémy Clapin's 2019 French adult animated feature, adapted from Guillaume Laurant's Happy Hand, about a severed hand crossing Paris; Cannes Critics' Week Grand Prize, César and Oscar nominee.
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole is a 2010 computer-animated fantasy adventure film directed by Zack Snyder, adapting the first three books of Kathryn Lasky's Guardians of Ga'Hoole series.
Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return
Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return is a 2014 computer-animated musical sequel to The Wizard of Oz, based on Roger S. Baum's Dorothy of Oz, directed by Will Finn and Dan St. Pierre, a $70 million critical and box-office flop tied to a $103 million investor fundraising controversy.
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain (Amélie et la métaphysique des tubes) is a 2025 French animated film by Maïlys Vallade and Liane-Cho Han adapting Amélie Nothomb's autobiographical novel about a Belgian girl's childhood in Japan; Oscar-nominated, Annecy Audience Award winner.
Meet the Robinsons
Meet the Robinsons is a 2007 Walt Disney Animation Studios CG film, an adaptation of William Joyce's A Day with Wilbur Robinson, directed by Stephen J. Anderson; orphan inventor Lewis time-travels to 2037, meets his future family, and learns to keep moving forward.
Mickey's Christmas Carol
Mickey's Christmas Carol is Disney's 1983 animated featurette, directed by Burny Mattinson, casting Scrooge McDuck as Ebenezer Scrooge and Mickey Mouse as Bob Cratchit; Mickey's first theatrical film since 1953, Oscar-nominated.
Oliver & Company
Oliver & Company (1988) is a Disney animated musical adapting Oliver Twist with animals in 1980s New York, directed by George Scribner, voiced by Joey Lawrence and Billy Joel, grossing $53.3M domestically.
Orion and the Dark
Orion and the Dark is a 2024 DreamWorks/Netflix animated film directed by Sean Charmatz, written by Charlie Kaufman from Emma Yarlett's picture book, starring Jacob Tremblay and Paul Walter Hauser, released February 2, 2024.
Pete's Dragon (1977 film)
Pete's Dragon (1977) is Disney's live-action/animated musical about orphan Pete and his invisible green dragon Elliott in Passamaquoddy, Maine. Directed by Don Chaffey, written by Malcolm Marmorstein, it cost $11 million, earned two Oscar nominations, and was remade by David Lowery in 2016.
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night (1987) is a Filmation animated musical, directed by Hal Sutherland, continuing Disney's 1940 Pinocchio one year on; it survived a Disney lawsuit and grossed about $2.7 million.
Tarzan (1999 film)
Tarzan (1999) is Disney's animated adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs's Tarzan of the Apes, directed by Kevin Lima and Chris Buck. It closed the Disney Renaissance, grossed $448 million worldwide, introduced Deep Canvas, and won the Best Song Oscar for Phil Collins's "You'll Be in My Heart."
Tarzan (2013 film)
Tarzan, also known as Tarzan 3D, is a 2013 German motion-capture computer-animated adventure film directed by Reinhard Klooss, loosely adapted from Edgar Rice Burroughs's Tarzan stories.
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad is Disney's 1949 package feature, 68 minutes, adapting The Wind in the Willows and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, narrated by Basil Rathbone and Bing Crosby, released October 5, 1949.
The Amazing Maurice
The Amazing Maurice is a 2022 animated film adapted from Terry Pratchett's Carnegie Medal-winning Discworld novel. Directed by Toby Genkel, voiced by Hugh Laurie and Emilia Clarke, premiering at Sundance 2023; distinct from the novel of the same subject.
The Ant Bully (film)
The Ant Bully is a 2006 American computer-animated comedy film directed by John A. Davis, based on John Nickle's picture book about a boy shrunk to ant size.
The Flight of Dragons
The Flight of Dragons is a 1982 Rankin/Bass animated TV film, also called A Flight of Dragons, directed by Jules Bass and Arthur Rankin Jr., combining Peter Dickinson's 1979 dragon-flight book with Dickson's The Dragon and the George, animated by Topcraft, voiced by John Ritter and James Earl Jones.
The Fox and the Hound
The Fox and the Hound (1981) is a Walt Disney animated drama, directed by Berman, Rich, and Stevens from Daniel P. Mannix's novel, about the fox Tod and hound Copper, released July 10, 1981.