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Animation Movies For When Your Brain Is Fried Alone

Animation movies for when your brain is fried alone. Includes Wolf Children, Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish and more, c...

Your brain is cooked. These don't need it.

Wolf Children movie poster
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2012 · ★★★★☆ 8.2/10

After her werewolf lover unexpectedly dies in an accident, a woman must find a way to raise the son and daughter that she had with him. However, their inheritance of their father's traits prove to be a challenge for her.

Low cognitive load. High payoff. The film does the heavy lifting tonight.

Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time movie poster
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2021 · ★★★★☆ 8.2/10

In the aftermath of the Fourth Impact, stranded without their Evangelions, Shinji, Asuka and Rei find refuge in one of the rare pockets of humanity that still exist on the ruined planet Earth. There, each lives a life far different from their days as an Evangelion pilot. However, the danger to the world is far from over. A new impact is looming on the horizon—one that will prove to be the true end of Evangelion.

You don't need to track much. The film carries itself.

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish movie poster
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2022 · ★★★★☆ 8.2/10

Puss in Boots discovers that his passion for adventure has taken its toll: He has burned through eight of his nine lives, leaving him with only one life left. Puss sets out on an epic journey to find the mythical Last Wish and restore his nine lives.

You don't need to track much. The film carries itself.

Justice League Dark: Apokolips War movie poster
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2020 · ★★★★☆ 8.2/10

Earth is decimated after intergalactic tyrant Darkseid has devastated the Justice League in a poorly executed war by the DC Super Heroes. Now the remaining bastions of good – the Justice League, Teen Titans, Suicide Squad and assorted others – must regroup, strategize and take the war to Darkseid in order to save the planet and its surviving inhabitants.

Low cognitive load. High payoff. The film does the heavy lifting tonight.

Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train movie poster
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2020 · ★★★★☆ 8.2/10

Tanjiro Kamado, joined with Inosuke Hashibira, a boy raised by boars who wears a boar's head, and Zenitsu Agatsuma, a scared boy who reveals his true power when he sleeps, boards the Infinity Train on a new mission with the Fire Hashira, Kyojuro Rengoku, to defeat a demon who has been tormenting the people and killing the demon slayers who oppose it!

You don't need to track much. The film carries itself.

The best low-effort films are better than their reputation. Being easy to watch isn't a flaw.

Visually driven. Easy to follow even when nothing's firing upstairs.

Best watched alone. Full absorption, no compromise on what to pick.

Coco movie poster
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2017 · ★★★★☆ 8.2/10

Despite his family’s baffling generations-old ban on music, Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz. Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colorful Land of the Dead following a mysterious chain of events. Along the way, he meets charming trickster Hector, and together, they set off on an extraordinary journey to unlock the real story behind Miguel's family history.

You don't need to track much. The film carries itself.

Wolfwalkers movie poster
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2020 · ★★★★☆ 8.2/10

In a time of superstition and magic, when wolves are seen as demonic and nature an evil to be tamed, a young apprentice hunter comes to Ireland with her father to wipe out the last pack. But when she saves a wild native girl, their friendship leads her to discover the world of the Wolfwalkers and transform her into the very thing her father is tasked to destroy.

Low cognitive load. High payoff. The film does the heavy lifting tonight.

Steven Universe: The Movie movie poster
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2019 · ★★★★☆ 8.2/10

Two years after bringing peace to the galaxy, Steven Universe sees his past come back to haunt him in the form of a deranged Gem who wants to destroy the Earth.

Low cognitive load. High payoff. The film does the heavy lifting tonight.

Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms movie poster
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2018 · ★★★★☆ 8.1/10

Fleeing the war, the immortal Machia, graced with eternal youth, finds a baby abandoned in the forest and decides to raise it as her own child, sparking a moving story between a mortal and a being who does not age.

You don't need to track much. The film carries itself.

Piper movie poster
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2016 · ★★★★☆ 8.1/10

A mother bird tries to teach her little one how to find food by herself. In the process, she encounters a traumatic experience that she must overcome in order to survive.

Low cognitive load. High payoff. The film does the heavy lifting tonight.

The right film for the right state is a specific thing. These are specific.

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