The 100 best animated movies: the best stop-motion movies
World-famous animators pick the best animated movies ever, including Disney and Pixar movies, cult movies, kids movies, stop-motion, anime and more
We’ve applied 26 handy labels to the 100 great animations in our list. Here you’ll find all the best stop-motion animated films.
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The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
The film that made Christmas creepy.
See full entryFantastic Mr Fox (2009)
An idiosyncratic auteur gets animated with this stop-motion take on Roald Dahl’s children’s novel.
See full entryAlice (1988)
This Lewis Carroll adaptation, from a brilliant Czech surrealist, is too wild and wonderful for kids.
See full entryWallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
An eccentric inventor and his loyal canine companion hunt a mutant bunny.
See full entryChicken Run (2000)
Aardman’s first feature applied their signature style to a tale of farmed chickens trying to break free.
See full entryConsuming Spirits (2012)
A one-man, multidiscipline labour of love.
See full entryMary and Max (2009)
A wise, funny Claymation tale of lives lived on the edge of society.
See full entryHeaven and Earth Magic (1962)
Wonderfully madcap early-1960s experimental piece.
See full entryJason and the Argonauts (1963)
This mythical adventure provides the ultimate showcase for Ray Harryhausen’s stop-frame animation.
See full entryKing Kong (1933)
Stop-motion animatronics meet live action in this still-thrilling adventure story.
See full entryCoraline (2009)
‘Nightmare Before Christmas’ director Selick’s follow-up is altogether more unsettling.
See full entryFaust (1994)
A gleefully bizarre twist on the Faust story that blends live-action with puppetry, stop-motion animation and more.
See full entryThe Tale of the Fox (1930)
The world’s first feature-length stop-motion animation... and one of the greatest.
See full entryJames and the Giant Peach (1996)
Roald Dahl’s beloved but trippy children’s book – about escape, adventure and the company of giant insects – meets its creative match.
See full entryKirikou and the Sorceress (1998)
A West African village folktale pits a plucky tot against a fearsome magician.
See full entryLittle Otik (2000)
A couple’s desire for a child inspires a tree stump to come to life – and take over their lives – in this funny absurdist yarn.
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