For a long time, animated movies and TV shows have been a source of entertainment for children, however, as time has passed, people have used the genre and the vast storytelling opportunities to write some brilliant content aimed at people of all ages. The following list of animated movies and television shows is indicative of that. So take a look at these movies and shows now to plan an interesting evening.
Animated Movies and TV Shows
Soul
Following a school music teacher and pianist, trying to get his big break in Jazz music, this film explores his life after he passes away suddenly right before an important performance that would change the trajectory of his life. When he comes across 22 in the before-life, it becomes clear that he has to go back to Earth to secure his future and 22 is going to help him do it. This film is currently streaming on Disney+ Hotstar.
Entergalactic
When a comic book artist, Jabari runs into Meadow in his apartment, sparks fly almost instantaneously. But love is easy when it just happens, and is difficult to do on purpose. Starring Kid Cudi, Jessica Williams, and a stellar cast otherwise, this film is supposed by a five-part movie following the highs and lows of finding love in the city where somehow everyone knows each other. This show is streaming on Netflix.
Encanto
The Madrigal family is a tight-knit unit of members whose roles are very clearly defined. All of them have their own powers, except for Mirabel. However, when a threat to their magical abode Encanto makes its appearance, Mirabel must choose between saving her family and upholding the long-lasting traditions of the house. This film explores generational trauma and the prospect of forgiveness when it comes to family. This film is streaming on Disney+ Hotstar.
Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse
Miles Morales just joined a new private school in Brooklyn and is the most of his worries before a radioactive spider bites him and gives him superpowers. However, that is not it, because of a supercollider experiment gone wrong, Spider-people from across the multiverse have landed in Miles’ Brooklyn. The film follows their struggles in getting home and Miles’ coming of age as a Spider-Man in his own right. This film is streaming on Netflix.
Love Death and Robots
An anthology series featuring various animation styles, this show takes stories from all across the world and identities. Most of them are wholesome and make interesting insights of the world, while others take on darker themes like death and destruction to make a comment on the current state of the human condition. Spread across three seasons with 35 episodes in total, this show is one of the few methods of short-form storytelling to make a big impact on audiences. This show is currently streaming on Netflix.
BoJack Horseman
BoJack was the star of a 90s Sit-Com that suddenly got cancelled. Now, he’s out to make his mark on the world again and regain his dignity as a performer in the world. Since anything is better than going back to the booze and getting lost in a sea of self-loathing, BoJack contacts his agent and tries to make it in Hollywood all over again. But things are different than they used to be, and Twitter is just the beginning. This show is streaming on Netflix.
Inside Job
The deep-state is real and they are controlling everything. Following the story of a special agent and scientist, Reagan, the show explores her family dynamics and connection to the US government. Moreover, this show explores conspiracy theories like they’re real and gives birth to the Illuminati in the best possible way. This show is currently streaming on Netflix.
Arcane
With a 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes, this show follows the story of two sisters on opposite sides of a war between magic technologies and clashing convictions. Set in the fictional towns of the utopian Piltover and the oppressed underground of Zaun, this show employs fantastical and steampunk elements to tell a gripping and enthralling story. This show is streaming on Netflix.
The Incredibles
Following a family of five who are trying their level best to make it in a world where people hate superheroes, this film explores the father’s comeback to the job and the possibility that there could be something new in it for the other superheroes ostracised their entire lives, including their children. However, that isn’t all, there is a new threat lurking in the shadows ready to make the past known. This film is currently streaming on Disney+ Hotstar.
Ratatouille
Building on the aphorism that anyone can cook, this film follows a rat that proves exactly that. With a strong sense of taste and harmony in food, he puts his talents across by working stealthily in a chef’s hat, operating the man’s hands and legs through his hair. The man, Linguini, has just found a job as a janitor in the kitchen but when Remy, the rat comes into his life, everything changes for the better. This film is currently streaming on Disney+ Hotstar.
Coco
An aspiring musician in a family that hates musicians is quite unfortunate but things get worse when the musician is transported to the Land of the Dead on the Day of the Dead, Dia De Los Muertos. His family can help him get out of this rut, but they make him promise to not play music again, which doesn’t go over very well for him. In a quest to find his estranged grandfather, he finds out some important truths of life. This film is currently streaming on Disney+ Hotstar.
Rick and Morty
Rick Sanchez and his grandson Morty Smith have been living in the same house and while they have nothing in common, their love for adventures across the dimensions makes them a great pair. Living amongst other family members including Beth, Rick’s daughter, Jerry, his son-in-law and Summer, his granddaughter. Rick still manages to rule supreme among all of these family members and distresses them to no end. This show is currently streaming on Netflix.
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