8 Best Stop-Motion Animated Movies

By Vlad Zakh · February 15, 2026

Stop-motion’s handmade texture is impossible to fake. Isle of Dogs has a boy searching a trash island for his banished dog, Kubo and the Two Strings has a young storyteller seeking his father’s armour, and ParaNorman has a boy who sees ghosts saving his town from a curse. Fantastic Mr. Fox, Coraline, Wallace & Gromit, Chicken Run and The Nightmare Before Christmas round out the eight.

Isle of Dogs (2018)

IMDb ★ 7.8 RT 90% Metacritic 82

A boy searches a trash-island exile colony for his banished dog.

Directed by Wes Anderson · 1h 41m · Rated PG-13

Nominated for 2 Oscars34 wins & 95 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Disney Plus, HBO Max Amazon Channel, Cinemax Amazon Channel, HBO Max, Cinemax Apple TV channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)

TMDB ★ 7.6

A young storyteller with magical powers sets out to find his father's legendary armour.

Directed by Travis Knight · 1h 42m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: Hulu, HBO Max Amazon Channel, Peacock Premium, HBO Max, Peacock Premium Plus · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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ParaNorman (2012)

TMDB ★ 7.0

A boy who can see ghosts must use his ability to save his town from a centuries-old curse.

Directed by Sam Fell & Chris Butler · 1h 33m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: Hulu, HBO Max Amazon Channel, Peacock Premium, HBO Max, Peacock Premium Plus · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)

IMDb ★ 7.9 RT 93% Metacritic 83

A reformed chicken thief's one last heist puts his whole animal community at risk.

Directed by Wes Anderson · 1h 27m · Rated PG

Nominated for 2 Oscars32 wins & 63 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Disney Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Coraline (2009)

IMDb ★ 7.8 RT 91% Metacritic 80

A girl discovers an alternate version of her family that turns out to want to keep her forever.

Directed by Henry Selick · 1h 40m · Rated PG

Nominated for 1 Oscar8 wins & 46 nominations

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Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)

IMDb ★ 7.5 RT 95% Metacritic 87

An inventor's pest-control business is threatened by a giant, vegetable-devouring monster.

Directed by Steve Box & Nick Park · 1h 25m · Rated G

Won 1 Oscar41 wins & 25 nominations

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Chicken Run (2000)

IMDb ★ 7.1 RT 97% Metacritic 88

A resourceful hen organises an elaborate escape before the farm turns every bird into a pie.

Directed by Peter Lord & Nick Park · 1h 24m · Rated G

Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards24 wins & 27 nominations

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

IMDb ★ 7.9 RT 95% Metacritic 82

The Pumpkin King of Halloween Town stumbles onto Christmas and decides to take it over.

Directed by Henry Selick · 1h 16m · Rated PG

Nominated for 1 Oscar7 wins & 17 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Disney Plus, fuboTV · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Streaming availability data from JustWatch, via TMDB. Availability changes often, so check the service before you plan a movie night.

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

8 Best Stop-Motion Animated Movies

Isle of Dogs (2018)

Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)

ParaNorman (2012)

Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)

Coraline (2009)

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)

Chicken Run (2000)

The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

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