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A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon

A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon (2019) is Aardman's stop-motion sci-fi comedy sequel, directed by Will Becher and Richard Phelan, in which Shaun helps the alien Lu-La return home; 96% on Rotten Tomatoes, Oscar and BAFTA nominated.

Atlantis: Milo's Return

Atlantis: Milo's Return (2003) is Disney's direct-to-video sequel to Atlantis: The Lost Empire, assembled from three episodes of the cancelled Team Atlantis series, directed by Tad Stones, with James Arnold Taylor replacing Michael J. Fox as Milo.

Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins

Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins is a 2000 direct-to-video animated pilot film for the Buzz Lightyear of Star Command TV series, directed by Tad Stones, with Tim Allen voicing Buzz against Emperor Zurg, who steals the Little Green Men's Uni-mind.

Cars 2

Cars 2 (2011) is Pixar's twelfth animated feature, a G-rated spy comedy sequel to Cars (2006), directed by John Lasseter and Brad Lewis, in which Lightning McQueen races the World Grand Prix while Mater is mistaken for a spy; it grossed $558.6 million but became Pixar's first Rotten-rated film.

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (film)

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs is a 2009 American animated science-fiction comedy film directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, adapted from the 1978 children's book.

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013) is Sony Pictures Animation's sequel directed by Cody Cameron and Kris Pearn, in which Flint Lockwood's FLDSMDFR creates foodimals; grossed $119.8M US, 71% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Futurama: Bender's Big Score

Futurama: Bender's Big Score (2007) is the first of four direct-to-DVD Futurama revival films, directed by Dwayne Carey-Hill, written by Ken Keeler and David X. Cohen, about alien scammers using time travel to loot Earth's past.

How to Train Your Dragon 2

How to Train Your Dragon 2 is DreamWorks Animation's 2014 animated sequel, directed by Dean DeBlois, the middle act of the HTTYD trilogy. Released June 13, 2014 by 20th Century Fox, it earned $621.5 million worldwide and an Oscar nomination, distinct from the 2010 original and 2019 Hidden World.

Jetsons: The Movie

Jetsons: The Movie is a 1990 American animated science-fiction comedy film based on Hanna-Barbera's TV series, directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera and released by Universal on July 6, 1990.

Kung Fu Panda (film)

Kung Fu Panda (2008) is DreamWorks Animation's computer-animated martial arts comedy directed by John Stevenson and Mark Osborne, starring Jack Black as Po; it grossed over $630 million worldwide and set China's animated-film box office record.

Kung Fu Panda 2

Kung Fu Panda 2 is a 2011 American animated martial arts comedy-drama directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson, in which Po defends China against Lord Shen.

Kung Fu Panda 3 (功夫熊猫3)

Kung Fu Panda 3 (功夫熊猫3) is DreamWorks' 2016 animated sequel, the first Sino-US co-produced animated feature with Oriental DreamWorks, released January 29, 2016 in dual English and Mandarin versions with separate lip-sync animation, earning $519 million worldwide.

Kung Fu Panda 4

Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024) is DreamWorks Animation's fourth Po film, directed by Mike Mitchell with Jack Black, Awkwafina, and Viola Davis; it opened March 8, 2024, grossed $549.1 million worldwide, and scored 71% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Leroy & Stitch

Leroy & Stitch (リロイ&スティッチ) is Disney's 2006 animated TV film, the fourth Lilo & Stitch movie and finale of Lilo & Stitch: The Series, in which Dr. Hämsterviel clones Leroy, Stitch's evil twin (Experiment 629), into an army defeated by the song "Aloha Oe."

Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch

Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch is Disney's 2005 direct-to-video animated sequel, directed by Michael LaBash and Tony Leondis, in which a malfunction in Stitch threatens his friendship with Lilo before her hula competition; distinct from the 2028 live-action Lilo & Stitch 2.

Penguins of Madagascar

Penguins of Madagascar is a 2014 American computer-animated spy comedy from DreamWorks Animation, a spin-off of the Madagascar franchise promoting its four penguin commandos to starring roles.

Return from Witch Mountain

Return from Witch Mountain (1978) is Disney's sequel to Escape to Witch Mountain, directed by John Hough, starring Bette Davis and Christopher Lee as villains who kidnap psychic alien boy Tony (Ike Eisenmann) in Los Angeles.

Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders

Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders (2000) is the third Warner Bros. direct-to-video Scooby-Doo film, directed by Jim Stenstrum, animated by Mook Animation, released October 3, 2000, with romance plots for Shaggy and Scooby and Mary Kay Bergman's final Daphne performance.

Son of Flubber

Son of Flubber (1963) is Disney's first theatrical feature sequel to The Absent-Minded Professor, directed by Robert Stevenson, with Fred MacMurray as Professor Brainard experimenting with dry rain and Flubbergas at Medfield College.

Star Wars: The Clone Wars (film)

Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) is Lucasfilm Animation's first CG-animated theatrical film, directed by Dave Filoni, introducing Ahsoka Tano and Captain Rex and launching the Cartoon Network series.

The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie

The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie is a 2025 American animated sci-fi comedy starring Porky Pig and Daffy Duck against an alien bubble-gum plot.

The Legend of Hei II (罗小黑战记2)

The Legend of Hei II (罗小黑战记2) is a 2025 Chinese 2D animated fantasy film directed by Mu Tou and Gu Jie, sequel to the 2019 hit, with 200,000 hand-drawn frames, 533 million yuan domestic box office, and a Douban 8.7 score.

The Lego Ninjago Movie

The Lego Ninjago Movie is a 2017 animated comedy-adventure film based on the Lego Ninjago toy line, following teenage ninja Lloyd and his warlord father Garmadon.

The Transformers: The Movie

The Transformers: The Movie (1986) is an animated Sunbow/Marvel film directed by Nelson Shin, set in 2005, in which the Autobots face Unicron, voiced by Orson Welles in his final role, and the deaths of Optimus Prime and other characters to refresh Hasbro's toy line.