The best animation movies alone on a rainy night from the 2010s that will keep you on the edge of your seat. A hand-curated list of animation films for Moviepiq.
A rainy night alone is one of the few situations that genuinely calls for a great film. No interruptions, no compromises on what to watch, no one talking over the quiet moments.
The 2010s produced a remarkable volume of high-quality genre cinema — streaming expanded what could get made, and prestige filmmakers turned their attention to corners of film that had long been overlooked.
Animation isn't a genre — it's a medium. And in the right hands, it reaches emotional places live-action simply cannot. Below are ten animated films that use the freedom of their medium to tell stories with a rawness and beauty that's uniquely their own.
Teen Miles Morales becomes Spider-Man of his reality, crossing his path with five counterparts from other dimensions to stop a threat for all realities.
78-year-old Carl Fredricksen travels to Paradise Falls in his home equipped with balloons, inadvertently taking a young stowaway along for the ride.
In the distant future a small waste collecting robot inadvertently embarks on a space journey that will ultimately decide the fate of mankind.
Lion prince Simba and his father are targeted by his uncle, who wants to ascend the throne himself.
Aspiring musician Miguel, confronted with his family's ban on music, enters the Land of the Dead to find his great-great-grandfather.
The animated films that last are the ones that never condescend. They trust their audience — child or adult — to handle complexity, loss, and wonder in equal measure.
Two strangers find themselves linked in a bizarre way. When a connection forms, will distance be the only thing to keep them apart?
A cowboy doll is profoundly threatened and jealous when a new spaceman figure supplants him as top toy in a boy's room.
When an unconfident young woman is cursed with an old body by a spiteful witch, her only chance of breaking the spell lies with a self-indulgent yet insecure young wizard.
A family of undercover superheroes, while trying to live the quiet suburban life, are forced into action to save the world.
A devastating story of a young boy and his little sister struggling to survive in Japan during World War II.
Sustained tension is one of the hardest things to pull off in cinema. It requires the audience to genuinely not know what happens next — and to care deeply about the outcome. These films deliver.
A great animated film reminds you that the most universal emotions don't need to be rendered in flesh and blood to feel completely real.