Aspiring musician Miguel, confronted with his family's ancestral ban on music, enters the Land of the Dead to find his great-great-grandfather, a legendary singer. —Disney/Pixar

 

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A dark ‘Bladerunneresque' interpretation of the near future where humans, replicants, cyborgs and robots co-exist. Batou is a detective plunged deep into a world of corruption and murder in his search for a killer that leads him to fear for his own humanity. A stunningly rendered 2-D and 3-D animation, Ghost in the Shell 2's story may pale in comparison with the greats such as ‘Akira' but as a visual feast it's a bench mark for what precedes it. NB you don't have to have watched Ghost in the She find out more...

Sophie is a young hat maker and though less than satisfied with the life allotted to her she is resigned to her fate. When the wicked witch of the waste transforms her into an old woman however, the world Sophie had expected disappears forever. Finding refuge in the bizarre moving Castle of the wizard Howl, Sophie embarks on a fantastical adventure that will shape the destiny of the world. The latest film from the master animator Hayao Miyazaki Howl's moving Castle is a beautifully rendered flig find out more...

 Disney's take on the Tony-winning original musical by James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim A twist on the Brothers Grimm fairy tales, intertwining the plots of Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and The Beanstalk and Rapunzel.

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A fantastical tale about the floating city of Laputa, a mystical place created by a long departed people, and the key to something magical that only young Sheeta and her rescuer Pazu will discover. From the same people who brought you Kiki's Delivery Service, Castle In The Sky is a stunning piece of Japanese animation for children and adults alike. find out more...

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Ponyo, part-goldfish part-human, meets and forms a bond with a 5-year-old human boy, Sosuke, and the film charts their adventures as Ponyo attempts to become human in this stunning variation on the mermaid myth.
This is an awesome animation from the people who brought you 'Spirited Away', 'Princess Mononoke', 'Howl's Moving Castle', 'Laputa Castle in the Sky', 'Kiki's Delivery Service', 'Grave of the Fireflies', 'My Neighbour Totoro', 'Only Yesterday' and others. Perhaps a little thinner find out more...

Princess Mononoke was raised by wolves and sounds an awful lot like Baz Luhrmann's ill-fated Juliet. Critically acclaimed, this is one of the biggest manga films of recent years. When a young warrior sets out to find the cure to an illness that is threatening his life he comes across a host of characters that must all fight against gods present in the forests. Mononoke leads the animal gods and the film is clearly an allegory demonstrating the struggle between man and nature through stunning find out more...

Chihiro is moving to the country with her family, and she's not happy, but before they even reach their new home they come to a dark and foreboding tunnel gateway. Victim to her father's curiosity Chihiro finds herself in a fantastical world, a bath house for the Gods ruled by a sinister sorceress. Chipper, brave and resourceful Chihiro must begin a journey to save those dearest to her and return to the land which she knows. Spirited Away is mesmerising, the imagination and uniqueness of the sto find out more...

In this lavish epic animation, a tale of battling sorcerers, from Studio Ghibli, Ged/Sparrowhawk is a wandering wizard investigating how dragons can be entering the realm of humans. He teams up with Prince Arren, a teen with a dark side, he murdered his father, and an infatuation for Thera, a girl he rescues from slavery. Together they must restore the Balance. find out more...