Fantastic Planet

 

Fantastic Planet

Directed by René Laloux

Country of Origin: France, Czechoslovakia

Year:  1973

Not safe for kids

Set around the lifespan of Terr, a minute human shaped Om slave, and pet, of the giant blue alien Draags. Escaping into the wilderness and with a device used for intellectual advancement of the Draags, Terr finds refuge and support from fellow Oms and using the learning tool, he finds that knowledge is power and then sets to use the new found knowledge to revolt against the Draag masters.

Phantom Boy

 

Phantom Boy

Country of Origin: France, Belgium

Year: 2015

A super-powered boy helps a wheelchair-bound policeman in his attempt to bring down a mob kingpin.

The Boxtrolls

 

The Boxtrolls

Laika Studios

Country of Origin: USA

Year: 2014

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

MFKZ

 

MFKZ (also known as Mutafukaz)
Country of Origin: France, Japan

Year: 2017

Not safe for kids

Angelino is just one of thousands of deadbeats living in Dark Meat City. But an otherwise unremarkable scooter accident caused by a beautiful, mysterious stranger is about to transform his life... into a waking nightmare! He starts seeing monstrous forms prowling around all over the city... Is Angelino losing his mind, or could an alien invasion really be happening this quietly...?

Lily C.A.T.

Lily C.A.T.

Country of Origin: Japan

Year: 1987

A captain and his crew travel across the universe in a ship that can travel for 20 years while the crew will age only 1 year. Soon the crew realizes that a criminal is onboard who is hoping to escape civilization. The crew must find who the criminal is, and find the source of a deadly virus that is destroying them one by one.

Night on the Galactic Railroad

Night on the Galactic Railroad

Country of Origin: Japan

Year: 1985

On the night of a cat village's Festival of the Stars, a kitten and his friend go on an celestial journey on a magical space locomotive. On that trip, they have various stops where they meet strange sights, even more unusual fellow passengers and learn some lessons of life on their trip to the terminus of the Galactic Railroad.

The Secret of NIMH

The Secret of NIMH

Don Bluth Animation

Country of Origin: USA
Year: 1982

To save her ill son, a field mouse must seek the aid of a colony of rats, with whom she has a deeper link than she ever suspected.

Felidae

Felidae

Country of Origin: Germany

Year: 1994

English dub available

Not safe for kids

After his owner relocates, the cat Francis in involved in a series of cat murders in the new neighborhood. Francis tries to solve the murder cases with others - including Claudandus, a very knowledgeable, old cat.

Robot Carnival

Robot Carnival

Country of Origin: Japan

Year 1987

9 of Japan's leading animators were asked to create a short segment that followed the theme of "Robots," for their inclusion in this film. Essentially, this "movie" is 9 short films, all independent of one another. The common element is human interaction with robots, namely the consequences of creating life with one's own hands, played in nine very different ways.

Miss Hokusai

Miss Hokusai

Country of Origin: Japan

Year: 2015

English dub available

Set in 1814, Miss Hokusai focuses on O-Ei, the daughter of famed artist Tetsuzo, better known by his pen name Hokusai, as she tries to navigate the various aspects of her life. O-Ei spends the bulk of her time assisting her divorced father who cares about his art and not much else.

The Congress

The Congress

Country of Origin: France, Israel

Year: 2013

Not for kids

An aging, out-of-work actress accepts one last job, though the consequences of her decision affect her in ways she didn't consider.

Gen¹³

Gen¹³

Country of Origin: USA
Year: 2000

Caitlin Fairchild, is a teenager who is offered a place in an institute for gifted children. She soon learns that the school isn't really a school, but rather a military project to turn children with a special genetic structure into super soldiers.

The Triplets of Belleville

The Triplets of Belleville

Directed by Sylvain Chomet

Country of Origin: France, Canada, Belgium, UK

Year: 2003

Minimal dialogue in French

When her grandson is kidnapped during the Tour de France, Madame Souza and her beloved pooch Bruno team up with the Belleville Sisters--an aged song-and-dance team from the days of Fred Astaire--to rescue him.

Osmosis Jones

Osmosis Jones

Country of Origin: USA
Year: 2001

A policeman white blood cell, with the help of a cold pill, must stop a deadly virus from destroying the human they live in, Frank.

Lupin the 3rd: The Castle of Cagliostro

Lupin the 3rd: The Castle of Cagliostro

Directed by Hayao Miyazaki

Country of Origin: Japan

Year: 1979

2 English dubs available

After successfully robbing the Monte Carlo Casino, Lupin The Third and Jigen Daisuke soon learn that their money is in fact counterfeit and they go after the man responsible: Count Lazare de Cagliostro.

Children Who Chase Lost Voices

Children Who Chase Lost Voices (aka Journey to Agartha)

Directed by Makoto Shinkai

Country of Origin: Japan

Year: 2011

English dub available

Asuna Watase is a young girl who has been forced to grow-up quickly due to the death of her father, while her mother, a nurse, works long shifts at a hospital. Asuna spends her solitary days listening to the mysterious music emanating from the cat's-whisker receiver her father gave to her as a memento. One day, while walking to her clubhouse across a bridge, she is attacked by a fearsome creature and saved by a mysterious boy who calls himself Shun. Shun tells Asuna not to come back but she returns the following day to find Shun expecting her.

Dexter's Laboratory: Ego Trip

Dexter's Laboratory: Ego Trip

Cartoon Network

Country of Origin: USA

Year: 1999

After Dexter is confronted with robots who wish to "destroy the one who saved the future," he uses his time machine to see how he saved it. They declare that they are here to destroy the one who saved the future, and make ready to attack Dexter. Dexter easily destroys them with the use of various tools and gadgets from his lab. However, news that he is "The One Who Saved the Future" intrigues him, and he decides to travel through time to discover how cool he is.

South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut

South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut

Country of Origin: USA
Year: 1999

Not safe for kids

When four boys in South Park Stan Marsh, Kyle and his stepbrother Ike Broflovski, Eric Cartman, and Kenny McCormick sees an R-rated movie featuring Canadians "Terrance & Phillip: Asses of Fire", they are pronounced "corrupted", and Kyle's mom Sheila with the rest of the parents pressure the United States to wage war against Canada for World War 3!

Pachamama

Pachamama

Country of Origin: France, Canada, Luxembourg

Year: 2018

Available in English dub

When a sacred statue is taken from his Andean village, a spirited boy who dreams of becoming a shaman goes on a brave mission to get it back.

Killer Bean Forever

Killer Bean Forever

Country of Origin: USA

Year: 2009

Killer Bean is sent on a mission in Beantown, but when he attacks one of the warehouses owned by the mafia boss, Cappuccino, he gets the attention of Detective Cromwell, a bean who's trying to put Cappuccino, and possibly Killer Bean, behind bars.