7 Best Animated Movies For Adults

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Khuraijam Roger Singh
Oct 01, 2024

Waking Life (2001)

Directed by Richard Linklater, an animated philosophical journey through dreams where a young man wanders through a succession of dreamlike realities and encounters a series of interesting characters.

Anomalisa (2015)

Based on a 2005 audio play by Kaufman and directed by Charlie Kaufman, Anomalisa explores the inner life of a self-help author who finds every person he meets to be depressingly similar—until he encounters a unique woman.

Persepolis (2007)

Persepolis is a powerful adaptation of Marjane Satrapi’s graphic novel. The story follows a young girl as she comes of age against the backdrop of the Iranian Revolution.

Waltz with Bashir (2008)

An animated documentary, directed by Ari Folman, reconstructs lost memories of a soldier in the 1982 Lebanon War through surreal, dreamlike sequences and what it’s like during the war.

Grave of the Fireflies (1988)

Directed by Isao Takahata, a heartbreaking movie that follows the life of two siblings trying to survive in war-torn Japan and the film also depicts the ravages of war on innocence and the bond between brother and sister.

Loving Vincent (2017)

An animated drama film about the life of the painter Vincent van Gogh, the film explores the life and mysterious death of Vincent van Gogh through the eyes of those who knew him.

I Lost My Body (2019)

A French animated fantasy drama film directed by Jérémy Clapin, follows a severed hand as it escapes from a lab and embarks on a journey to reunite with its owner, Naoufel.

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