Illumination movies
Here are some movies made by the Illumination studio. Despicable Me movies Despicable Me 2010 -> 5/5 Despicable Me 2 2013 -> 4/5 Minions 2015 -> 3.5/5 Despicable Me 3 2017 -> watched the 1st part Sing movies Sing 2016 -> 4.5/5 Sing 2 2021 -> 4.5/5 Standalone movies The Lorax 2012 -> 4.5/5 The […]
Aardman movies
Here are a bunch of movies produced by Aardman Animations. Some make use of stop-motion animation — this is what they’re known for. Chicken Run movies Chicken Run 2000 -> 5/5 Chicken Run: Dawn of The Nugget 2023 -> 4.5/5 Wallace & Gromit movies Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit 2005 -> 4.5/5 […]
A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon
{4.5/5} A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon, released in 2019 The sheep like to have fun. But each time they try something new, the dog forbids them from doing it. An alien lands on Earth and ends up at the farm, eventually conveying to Shaun that he needs to get back to his ship. Meanwhile, […]
Frozen II
{4/5} “Come on, it’ll be fun. Assuming we don’t get stuck here, and no one ever finds us, and you starve and I give up.” Frozen II, released in 2019 Elsa, Queen of Arendelle, hears a voice that no one else can hear. It seems to be coming from the Enchanted Forest, which is covered […]
Finding Nemo
{4.5/5} “Fish are friends, not food.” Finding Nemo, released in 2003 Marlin is a clown fish. His only son Nemo is caught by a human diver and driven away in a boat. He swims off in search of Nemo, and meets up with a fish named Dory who is forgetful but nevertheless joins him on […]
Brave
{4.5/5} “Boys, don’t just play with your haggis.” Brave, released in 2012 Merida is a princess. Her mother is constantly teaching her about what a proper princess does, but she’d rather be out riding her horse and shooting arrows. When the time comes for the clans to present their suitors for Merida’s hand in marriage, […]
Inside Out
{5/5} “Congratulations, San Francisco. You’ve ruined pizza. First the Hawaiians and now you.” Inside Out, released in 2015 Riley is an 11-year-old girl whose parents decide to move to San Francisco. She initially tries to make the best of it, but then decides to run away. Meanwhile, inside Riley’s mind are emotions that come to […]
Rango
{4.5/5} “What our story needs is an unexpected event that will propel our hero into conflict.” Rango, released in 2011 Rango is a lizard who lives with humans until the car he’s riding in swerves and his terrarium shatters on the road. He walks through the desert to a town called Dirt, which is in […]
Laika movies
Here are all the movies that Laika has made — so far they’re all stop-motion animation. Two out of five are masterpieces, which is a pretty good ratio. Coraline 2009 -> 2.5/5 ParaNorman 2012 -> 4/5 The Boxtrolls 2014 -> 5/5 Kubo and the Two Strings 2016 -> 5/5 Missing Link 2019 -> 4/5
Missing Link
{4/5} “Throw them into the inescapable pit of isolation and miserable disappointment.” Missing Link, released in 2019 After seeing the Loch Ness Monster but not getting any proof of its existence, adventurer Sir Lionel Frost gets an invitation he can’t refuse — he travels to the New World to get proof of the Sasquatch. When […]