20 Best Animation movies like A Single Life (2014)

List of the best animation movies like A Single Life (2014): Soul, The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow, Feast, World of Tomorrow, Rhino Full Throttle, The One and Only Ivan, Hair Love, Marvel Rising: Secret Warriors, Book of Dragons, The Good Dinosaur.

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Markimdb: 8.1
Genreadventure, family, cartoon, music
CountryUSA

Joe Gardner is a middle school teacher with a love for jazz music. After a successful gig at the Half Note Club, he suddenly gets into an accident that separates his soul from his body and is transported to the You Seminar, a center in which souls develop and gain passions before being transported to a newborn child. Joe must enlist help from the other souls-in-training, like 22, a soul who has spent eons in the You Seminar, in order to get back to Earth.

Markimdb: 6.1
Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, adventure, family, cartoon, short
CountryUSA

When Brainy Smurf is favored to win the annual Smurfberry Hunt for the ninth year in a row, Gutsy Smurf sets out to discover how Brainy wins every year. Gutsy’s investigation takes him into spooky Smurfy Hollow–and right into Gargamel’s trap! Can Brainy and Gutsy, with the help of Smurfette, put aside their rivalry before Gargamel captures them–or worse, they come face-to-face with the legendary ghost, the Headless Horseman?

Markimdb: 8.2
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, family, cartoon, short
CountryUSA
Duration00:06

This Oscar-winning animated short film tells the story of one man's love life as seen through the eyes of his best friend and dog, Winston, and revealed bite by bite through the meals they share.

Markimdb: 8.1
Genrefantastic, comedy, drama, cartoon, short
CountryUSA
Duration01:05

A little girl is taken on a mind-bending tour of her distant future.

Markimdb: 7.7
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, family, cartoon, short
CountryGermany
Duration00:15

Bruno is making his way through the city searching for its soul. Driven by his curiosity, a challenging imagination and his wild reflection on reality he is lifting the old dusty curtain on the city's crusted perception.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genrecomedy, family
CountryUSA

Ivan is a 400-pound silverback gorilla who shares a communal habitat in a suburban shopping mall with Stella the elephant, Bob the dog, and various other animals. He has few memories of the jungle where he was captured, but when a baby elephant named Ruby arrives, it touches something deep within him. Ruby is recently separated from her family in the wild, which causes him to question his life, where he comes from and where he ultimately wants to be.

Markimdb: 7.4
Genrecomedy, drama, family, cartoon, short
CountryUSA, Canada

When dad has to unexpectedly step in for mom to do his daughter Zuri’s hair before a big event, what seems like a simple task is anything but as these locks have a mind of their own!

Markimdb: 5.3
Genrefantastic, action, fantasy, comedy, drama, family, cartoon, short
CountryUSA

When a threat no one could have expected bears down on the Marvel Universe, this ragtag, untrained band of teens have no choice but to rise together and prove to the world that sometimes the difference between a 'hero' and 'misfit' is just in the name.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon, short
CountryUSA
Duration00:17

So you want to be a dragon trainer do you? Prepare yourself for adventure, excitement and training as Hiccup, Astrid, Toothless and Gobber tell the legend behind the Book of Dragons and reveal insider training secrets about new, never-before-seen dragons.

Markimdb: 6.7
Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, adventure, family, cartoon
CountryUSA
Duration02:22

An epic journey into the world of dinosaurs where an Apatosaurus named Arlo makes an unlikely human friend.

Markimdb: 6.9
Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon, short, detective
CountryUSA
Duration00:17

The film follows Hiccup and his young fellows accompanying their mentor, Gobber, on a quest to kill the legendary Boneknapper Dragon. An extra that accompanies the film "How to Train Your Dragon".

Markimdb: 6.4
Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, musical, adventure, family, cartoon
CountryUSA, France, Japan
Duration01:26

A 12-year-old boy searches for the one thing that will enable him to win the affection of the girl of his dreams. To find it he must discover the story of the Lorax, the grumpy yet charming creature who fights to protect his world.

Markimdb: 7.1
Genrefantasy, comedy, family, cartoon, short
CountryUnited Kingdom, Germany, USA, Republic of Ireland

A follow up to the 2009 animated feature and adapted from the childrens' book by Julia Donaldson and Alex Scheffler. The Gruffalo's child explores the deep dark wood in search of the big bad mouse and meets the Snake, Owl and Fox in the process. She eventually finds the mouse, who manages to outwit her like the Gruffalo before!

Markimdb: 7.8
Genrefantastic, action, thriller, fantasy, comedy, drama, musical, adventure, family, cartoon, detective
CountryUSA, South Korea, Spain, Japan, Mexico

Two years after the events of "Change Your Mind", Steven (now 16 years old) and his friends are ready to enjoy the rest of their lives peacefully. However, all of that changes when a new sinister Gem arrives, armed with a giant drill that saps the life force of all living things on Earth. In their biggest challenge ever, the Crystal Gems must work together to save all organic life on Earth within 48 hours.

Markimdb: 7
Genrecomedy, drama, adventure, family, cartoon, short
CountryUSA, Canada
Duration01:55

Snoopy embarks upon his greatest mission as he and his team take to the skies to pursue their arch-nemesis, while his best pal Charlie Brown begins his own epic quest back home.

Markimdb: 7.7
Genredrama, adventure, family, cartoon, short
CountryChile
Duration00:11

An old bear goes out every day to a busy street corner. Through a tin marionette theater of his own making, the bear will tell us his life story.

Markimdb: 6.7
Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon, short
CountryUSA
Duration00:21

The Zoosters are back in an all-new holiday adventure. When Santa and his reindeer crash onto the island of Madagascar it's up to Alex, Marty, Gloria, Melman and those wacky penguins to save Christmas. Get ready for a sleigh full of laughs in this hilarious new holiday classic.

Markimdb: 8.2
Genrecomedy, drama, adventure, family, cartoon
CountryUSA
Duration01:36

Carl Fredricksen spent his entire life dreaming of exploring the globe and experiencing life to its fullest. But at age 78, life seems to have passed him by, until a twist of fate (and a persistent 8-year old Wilderness Explorer named Russell) gives him a new lease on life.

Markimdb: 8.3
Genrecomedy, family, cartoon, short, music
CountryUSA

Behind the Hollywood Bowl stage which is playing the opera The Barber of Seville, Bugs Bunny flees into the backstage area with Elmer Fudd in close pursuit. Seeing his opportunity to fight on his terms, Bugs raises the curtain on Elmer, trapping him on stage. As the orchestra begins playing, Bugs comes into play as the barber who is going to make sure that Elmer is going to get a grooming he will never forget.

Markimdb: 7.8
Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon, short
CountryUSA

This is the story of the internal struggle between a man’s Brain—a pragmatic protector who calculates his every move, and his Heart—a free-spirited adventurer who wants to let loose.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genrecomedy, drama, cartoon, short
CountryAustralia
Duration00:11

An animated road-movie set across the vast and barren landscape of Australia's Nullarbor Plain.

Markimdb: 5.9
Genrecomedy, adventure, family, cartoon, short
CountryUSA
Duration01:12

A harried prehistoric bird mom Ethel entrusts her precious, soon-to-hatch egg to Sid. When she recommends him to her neighbors – a condor mom, Cholly Bear and Gladys Glypto – business booms at his new egg-sitting service. However, dastardly pirate bunny Squint, who is seeking revenge on the herd, steals, camouflages and hides all the eggs. Once again, with Squint’s twin brother, Clint, assisting, Manny, Diego and the rest of the gang come to the rescue and take off on a daring mission that turns into the world’s first Easter egg hunt.

Markimdb: 5.8
Genrecomedy, drama, musical, adventure, family, cartoon, detective
CountryUSA
Duration01:18

Follow the clues to fun and excitement as the beloved little mouse takes on a big monster in this charming, full-length adventure. When a ferocious, mouse-nabbing creature puts fear into the hearts of New York City's rodents, Fievel and his friends team up with a reporter to chase after the scoop of the century and -- just maybe -- get a close-up look at the bad guy himself!

Markimdb: 6.3
Genrefantasy, comedy, musical, family, cartoon, short
CountryUSA

It's Halloween in the 100 Acre Wood, and Roo's best new friend, Lumpy, is looking forward to his first time trick-or-treating. That is, until Tigger warns them about the scary Gobloon, who'll turn them into jack-o'-lanterns if he catches them. But if Roo and Lumpy turn the tables on the Gobloon, they get to make a wish! Lumpy and Roo decide to be "brave together, brave forever" and catch the Gobloon so they can make their wishes come true.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genrefantastic, action, comedy, family, cartoon, short
CountryUSA, France, Japan

Two minions working in a bomb lab get competitive. Short #1 from the 'Minions: 3 Mini-Movie Collection'.

Markimdb: 7.6
Genrecomedy, adventure, family, cartoon, short
CountryUSA
Duration00:05

Kari the babysitter thinks she's in for a night of routine babysitting. She's prepared to provide neurological stimulation with some soothing musical accompaniment for little Jack-Jack, the smallest member of the incredible Parr family. Little does she know that Jack-Jack will teach her a thing or two about babies with "special needs."

Markimdb: 7.4
Genrefantastic, action, comedy, musical, adventure, family, cartoon, short
CountryUSA, South Korea, China, Taiwan
Duration01:18

Perry's worst fear comes true when Phineas and Ferb finds out that he is in fact Secret Agent P, but that soon pales in comparison during a trip to the 2nd dimension where Perry finds out that Dr. Doofenshmirtz is truly evil and successful.

Markimdb: 5.7
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, musical, adventure, family, cartoon
CountryUSA, Australia
Duration01:09

Lady and Tramp's mischievous pup, Scamp, gets fed up with rules and restrictions imposed on him by life in a family, and longs for a wild and free lifestyle. He runs away from home and into the streets where he joins a pack of stray dogs known as the "Junkyard Dogs." Buster, the pack's leader, takes an instant disliking to the "house-dog" and considers him a rival. Angel, a junkyard pup Scamp's age, longs for the safety and comfort of life in a family and the two become instant companions. Will Scamp choose the wild and free life of a stray or the unconditional love of his family?

Markimdb: 6.8
Genrefantastic, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon, short
CountryUSA
Duration05:30

Scrat struggles once again to protect his nut.

Markimdb: 7.6
Genrefantastic, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon, short, crime, detective
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Republic of Ireland, France, Australia
Duration00:30

Wallace and Gromit have a brand new business - a bakery. Although business is booming, Gromit is concerned by the news that 12 local bakers have 'disappeared' this year - but Wallace isn't worried. He's too distracted and in love with local beauty and bread enthusiast, Piella Bakewell, to be of much help. Gromit must be the sleuth and solve the escalating murder mystery.

Markimdb: 6.9
Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon, short
CountryUSA
Duration00:05

A legendary and friendly creature named Nessie lives happily in a small pond with her friend MacQuack, a rubber duck. When a rich developer takes the pond and land surrounding it to build a miniature golf course, Nessie is forced to search for a new home.

Markimdb: 5.5
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, family, cartoon
CountryUSA

A young girl turns into an A-List celebrity over night when her private journal is accidently published and becomes a best-seller.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genrecomedy, family, cartoon, short
CountryUSA
Duration00:04

Maggie Simpson returns to the Ayn Rand School for Tots. There, Maggie's future prospects are deemed to be minimal, so she is left in one of the daycare's less enjoyable rooms, with just a butterfly for company.

Markimdb: 7.8
Genrefantastic, comedy, family, cartoon, short
CountryUSA
Duration00:05

When an overconfident teen alien gets behind the controls of a spaceship, he must attempt to abduct a slumbering farmer under the watchful eye of a critical instructor. But abducting humans requires precision and a gentle touch, and within a few missteps it's painfully clear why more humans don't go missing every year.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, comedy, family, cartoon, short, music
CountryUSA
Duration00:05

A Shrek parody of Michael Jackson's Thriller song and music video, with Donkey singing.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genrecomedy, drama, cartoon, short, music
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration00:07

A surreal trip through the subconscious of a stifled musician as he struggles to sing.

Markimdb: 6.7
Genrecomedy, family, cartoon, short
CountryUSA

The Minions need to raise $20 to purchase an as seen on TV banana blender. So they take up lawn mowing at an old folks home, with hilarious antics!

Markimdb: 8.5
Genrefantastic, action, fantasy, comedy, drama, adventure, family, cartoon
CountryUSA, Mexico
Duration02:09

After uncovering a mysterious amulet, an average teen assumes an unlikely destiny and sets out to save two worlds. Created by Guillermo del Toro.

Markimdb: 8
Genrefantasy, comedy, family, cartoon, short
CountryUSA
Duration00:26

It is an adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic A Christmas Carol, featuring Scrooge McDuck as his namesake and inspiration Ebenezer Scrooge and Mickey Mouse as Bob Cratchit. This film was based on a 1972 audio musical entitled Disney's A Christmas Carol. It is a twenty-four minute animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions as an accompaniment to a re-release of The Rescuers.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genrecomedy, adventure, family, cartoon, short
CountryUSA
Duration00:25

When Sid accidentally destroys Manny's heirloom Christmas rock and ends up on Santa's naughty list, he leads a hilarious quest to the North Pole to make things right and ends up making things much worse. Now it's up to Manny and his prehistoric posse to band together and save Christmas for the entire world!

Markimdb: 6.6
Genrecomedy, musical, family, cartoon, short
CountryUSA
Duration00:04

In 1950, Mel Blanc recorded some novelty songs for Capitol Records in the voices of his characters he did for Warner Bros. Cartoons. Now someone has taken his voices from one of those records and, with a new arrangement based on the originals by Billy May, has put them in this new computer animated short in order to illustrate the characterizations of Tweety and Sylvester in all their violent glory!

Markimdb: 7.4
Genrefantastic, action, fantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon
CountryUSA
Duration01:09

To save the universe, and their friendship, Mordecai and Rigby must defeat an evil volleyball coach.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama, musical, adventure, family, cartoon, biography
CountryUSA
Duration02:15

The Grimm brothers Wilhelm and Jacob, known for their literary works in the nineteenth century, have their lives dramatized. In the movie they write a family history for a duke which includes reenactments of three of their stories including "The Dancing Princess," "The Cobbler and the Elves" and "The Singing Bone."

Markimdb: 7.4
Genrefantasy, drama, family, cartoon, short
CountryRepublic of Ireland

Emily finds herself disconnected from the world around her. She goes on a journey through her memories and relives different moments from her life. Emily must look to her past so that she may fully embrace the present.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genrefantasy, comedy, family, cartoon, short
CountryLuxembourg, France
Duration00:11

Mr Hublot is a withdrawn, idiosyncratic character with OCD, scared of change and the outside world. Robot Pet's arrival turns his life upside down: he has to share his home with this very invasive companion...

Markimdb: 8
Genrefantasy, comedy, family, cartoon, short
CountryUSA
Duration00:06

When Day, a sunny fellow, encounters Night, a stranger of distinctly darker moods, sparks fly! Day and Night are frightened and suspicious of each other at first, and quickly get off on the wrong foot. But as they discover each other's unique qualities--and come to realize that each of them offers a different window onto the same world-the friendship helps both to gain a new perspective.

Markimdb: 7
Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon, short
CountryUSA
Duration00:05

Mike and Sulley are back at Monsters University for a fun-filled weekend with their Oozma Kappa fraternity brothers. The gang is throwing their first party, but no one’s showing up. Luckily for them, Mike and Sulley have come up with a plan to make sure “Party Central” is the most epic party the school has ever seen.

Markimdb: 7.5
Genrecomedy, melodrama, family, cartoon, short
CountryUSA

A closeted boy runs the risk of being outed by his own heart after it pops out of his chest to chase down the boy of his dreams.

Markimdb: 6.9
Genrefantastic, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon, short
CountryUSA, France, Japan
Duration00:04

Margo, Edith, and Agnes spot an ice cream truck.The three of them go after the truck but Agnes falls as she attempts to pedal to the truck. The Minions, seeing her so upset by this, decide to build her a unicorn-themed motorcycle. Agnes goes for a little ride around town.

Markimdb: 5.3
Genrecomedy, musical, family, cartoon, short, music
CountryUSA
Duration00:29

Deck the halls with Donkey’s laughter in this all-new holiday collection. Donkey presents his very own carolling stage show featuring his Far Far Away pals in this merry, musical treat with all the trimmings! Join in the fun as they bring their own Shrektacular spirit to festive holiday songs, a fun Donkey Decoration scramble, and a hilarious virtual Yule Log that’s so funny… it’s on fire.




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