Best Stop Motion Animated
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl is a 2024 animated film from Aardman Animations, the sixth installment in the Wallace & Gromit series. Directed by Nick Park and Merlin Crossingham, it continues the story following a new invention’s appropriation by Feathers McGraw, marking Ben Whitehead's debu...
Pat & Mat is a Czechoslovak animated series featuring two mischievous brothers created by Lubomír Beneš and Vladimír Jiránek. The show utilizes stop-motion animation and silent comedy, drawing inspiration from early slapstick films. Initially presented in short films like *Kutýáci* and later televis...
Coraline is a 2009 stop-motion animated film exploring themes of identity and deception. The movie utilizes intricate hand-crafted puppets to create a visually arresting fantasy world mirroring our own. It’s notable for its unsettling atmosphere and dark fairytale elements appealing to older childre...
"Dcera" ("Daughter") is a 2019 Czech stop-motion animated short film written and directed by Daria Kashcheeva. The film explores a complex, strained relationship between a daughter and her father, unfolding largely in a hospital room. It is distinguished by its raw, expressive animation style, utili...
Nina Gantz’s “Wander to Wonder” is a recent stop-motion animated short film recognized for its intricate craftsmanship. The film showcases meticulous hand-built sets and figures brought to life through traditional animation techniques. It earned the BAFTA award for British Short Animation and was su...
Kubo and the Two Strings is a 2016 stop-motion fantasy adventure produced by Laika and directed by Travis Knight. Set in a fictionalized ancient Japan, it follows a young storyteller and musician who searches for his father's magical armor while pursued by supernatural relatives. The film combines p...
Coraline is a 2009 stop-motion animated dark fantasy film directed and written for the screen by Henry Selick, based on Neil Gaiman's 2002 novella. It was the first feature produced by Laika and follows Coraline Jones, a girl who enters a parallel version of her home where seemingly ideal parents co...
Bestia is a 2021 Chilean stop-motion animated short film directed by Hugo Covarrubias. Its fictionalized central character is inspired by Ingrid Olderock, an agent of Chile's DINA secret police during the military dictatorship, and the film enters her inner life through disturbing dreams, memories,...
Der Schneemann is a German animated short associated with director and animator Hans Fischerkoesen. Film records identify it as a 13-minute production released in 1944, with an idea credited to Horst von Möllendorff. The film follows a snowman who wants to experience summer and is often discussed in...
Negative Space is a 2017 stop-motion animated short film directed by Max Porter and Ru Kuwahata. Running approximately five minutes, it adapts a poem by Ron Koertge about a son's relationship with his father, expressed through the meticulous art of packing luggage. The film was nominated for the Aca...
Directed by Christopher Kezelos, "The Maker" is a 2011 Australian stop-motion animated short film characterized by its intricate, gothic creature design and emotional narrative. The story follows a strange, rabbit-like creature who frantically works to construct a new being from scavenged organic ma...
"Daughter" (originally titled "Dcera") is a 2019 Czech stop-motion animated short film written and directed by Daria Kashcheeva. Produced at the FAMU film school in Prague, the highly stylized film explores a complex, strained relationship between a daughter and her hospitalized father. The project...
"Madame Tutli-Putli" is a 2007 Canadian stop-motion animated short film directed by Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski, produced by the National Film Board of Canada. The film follows a weary, solitary woman as she embarks on a suspenseful, surreal night train journey. It is highly regarded for its...
Peter & the Wolf is a 2006 stop-motion animated short film directed by Suzie Templeton. Produced by Se-ma-for Studios, it features a dialogue-free narrative adapted from Sergei Prokofiev's 1936 symphonic fairy tale. The film won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 80th Academy Awar...
Fresh Guacamole is a 2012 stop-motion animated short film written and directed by PES. In less than two minutes, a pair of hands prepares guacamole from familiar objects that transform through visual puns, including a grenade used as an avocado and dice produced by chopping other objects. The film c...
Sister is a 2018 stop-motion animated short film written and directed by Siqi Song. Narrated as a man's recollection of childhood with an energetic younger sister, it gradually reveals an alternative family history shaped by China's one-child policy. The handmade felt characters and domestic setting...
Robin Robin is a 2021 British stop-motion animated short film produced by Aardman Animations for Netflix. The story follows a robin raised by a family of mice who embarks on a journey to prove she belongs. The film features original musical numbers and is constructed using felt and fabric materials...
Missing Link is a 2019 stop-motion animated adventure comedy written and directed by Chris Butler and produced by Laika. The story follows Mr. Link, a Sasquatch who recruits explorer Sir Lionel Frost and adventurer Adelina Fortnight to help him find his relatives in the Himalayan valley of Shangri-L...
