Last night at 2:17 AM, every child from Mrs. Gandy's class went missing.

Turns out, animation can handle the darkest, funniest, and most complex stories we throw at it. These movies stand out as masterpieces.

One of the best animated movies was adapted from a 1978 children’s book about a town where food falls from the sky. In the cartoon movie version, a young scientist invents a machine that causes clouds ...

No film drew greater buzz than “Julián” (pictured above). Led by Ireland’s Cartoon Saloon and listing Sun Creature (Denmark), Folivari (France), Aircraft Pictures (Canada) and Wychwood Media (U.K.) as ...