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The Hand

“The Hand” is a 1965 Czech stop-motion animated short film by Jiří Trnka. It features a remarkably detailed puppet hand...

Czech 1965 Short Puppet

9.2 Excellent

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Dimensions of Dialogue

“Dimensions of Dialogue” is a surreal stop-motion film created by Czech artist Jan Švankmajer in 1982. The short work ut...

Surreal Czech 1982 Short

9.1 Excellent

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Street of Crocodiles

The Brothers Quay’s *Street of Crocodiles* is a haunting 1986 stop-motion film exploring themes of decay and distorted c...

Surreal Short 1986 Puppet

9.0 Excellent

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Adventures of Prince Achmed

“Adventures of Prince Achmed is a pioneering 1926 German stop-motion film notable for its innovative use of silhouettes...

German Silent 1926 Silhouette

8.5 Great

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The Pied Piper

Jiri Barta’s *The Pied Piper* is a 1985 Czech stop-motion film based on the classic fairy tale. Utilizing meticulously c...

Fairy Tale Czech Puppet 1985

8.5 Great

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Mary and Max

Mary and Max is a poignant Australian stop-motion film created using clay animation. The story follows a lonely American...

Drama Australian 2009 Claymation

8.4 Great

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Peter and the Wolf

Peter and the Wolf is a 2006 stop-motion animated film based on Sergei Prokofiev’s classic musical composition. The film...

Musical 2006 Short Puppet

8.4 Great

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The Cabinet of Jan Švankmajer

Jan Švankmajer’s Cabinet presents a collection of intensely surreal stop-motion films created between 1984 and 1989. The...

Surreal 1984 Short Puppet

8.3 Great

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My Life as a Zucchini

My Life as a Zucchini is a Swiss-French stop motion animated film crafted from clay figures. The story follows a young b...

Drama Switzerland France 2016

8.2 Great

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The Tale of the Fox

“The Tale of the Fox” is a groundbreaking 1930 French stop-motion film created by pioneer Eadweard Muybridge and his son...

French Puppet Fable Starewicz

8.1 Great

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Conspirators of Pleasure

Jan Švankmajer’s *Conspirators of Pleasure* is a distinctive 1996 Czech stop-motion film exploring themes of desire and...

Surreal Czech 1996 Svankmajer

8.0 Great

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The Mascot

1933 French stop-motion short by Ladislas Starevich in which a toy dog embarks on a surreal nighttime journey through a...

Fantasy Short Puppet Starewicz

7.9 Good

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A Town Called Panic

2009 Belgian-French stop-motion comedy feature directed by Stéphane Aubier and Vincent Patar, expanded from their TV ser...

Comedy Absurdist Belgian 2009

7.8 Good

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Mad God

2021 American stop-motion film by visual effects legend Phil Tippett, a passion project he began in the late 1980s that...

Experimental Dark 2021 Puppet

7.8 Good

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Frankenweenie (1984)

1984 American live-action short film directed by Tim Burton for Disney, in which a boy reanimates his dead dog, drawing...

Horror 1984 Short Puppet

7.5 Good

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Komaneko: The Curious Cat

2006 Japanese stop-motion short film series directed by Tsuneo Goda at Dwarf Studios, following a cat named Komaneko who...

Japanese Children 2006 Short

7.2 Good

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Tulips Shall Grow

1942 American Puppetoon short by George Pal serving as an allegorical anti-war film depicting mechanical invaders destro...

Wartime Short 1942 George Pal

7.0 Good

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Prehistoric Beast

1984 American stop-motion short film by Phil Tippett depicting a realistically rendered dinosaur, later incorporated int...

1984 Dinosaur Short Puppet

7.0 Good

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Hansel and Gretel

Stop-motion puppet adaptation of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale, a subject that has attracted numerous puppet and clay an...

German Fairy Tale Children 1954

6.0 Fair

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Jasper and the Watermelons

1942 American Puppetoon short by George Pal, one of a series of films featuring the character Jasper, later noted for th...

Short 1942 George Pal Puppetoon

5.0 Mediocre