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The best animated movies on Netflix right now

The cast of The LEGO Movie.
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Netflix is no longer the streaming home of  Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, and it didn’t add anything comparable in May to replace it. In fact, the lineup of animated movies on Netflix is currently a little stale, since the streamer is between big-name box-office hits and original animated flicks of its own.

The Lego Movie is back on Netflix, and that’s always a reason to celebrate. The streamer has also added a Malaysian animated movie called Dongeng Sang Kancil. Despite its alluring visual style, we’re telling you ahead of time that Dongeng Sang Kancil is probably not suitable for very young kids.

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You can find these films and more among the best animated movies on Netflix below.

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New movies to stream at a glance

The Lego Movie (2014)

The Lego Movie
83%
7.7/10
PG
100m
Genre
Animation, Family, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Stars
Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks, Will Ferrell
Directed by
Phil Lord, Christopher Miller
Watch on Netflix
For a movie that incorporates several different franchises through Lego toys, The Lego Movie is remarkably great as a standalone film. Chris Pratt lends his voice to Emmet Brickowski, an ordinary Lego guy who wouldn’t ordinarily have a name. In a universe with heroes like Batman (Will Arnett) and Wyldstyle (Elizabeth Banks), Emmet suddenly becomes one of the most important characters when he’s inadvertently bonded with the Piece of Resistance.

Lord Business (Will Ferrell) is behind a scheme that will lock the Legoverse into only one form forever, while Wyldstyle, Batman, and other Master Builders lead the resistance. Emmet doesn’t have any of those skills, and he isn’t outwardly special. The real question is whether Emmet has what it takes to become a hero.

Dongeng Sang Kancil (2024)

Dongeng Sang Kancil
6.8/10
99m
Genre
Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Music
Stars
Nini Razali, Amir Masdi, Loke Keng Sun
Directed by
Ahmad Razuri Roseli, Nik Ahmad Rasyidi bin Nik Othman
Watch on Netflix

The story of Sang Kancil isn’t widely known in the West, but it’s a popular tale in Malaysian folklore. Dongeng Sang Kancil revisits those stories with an impressive blend of 2D and 3D animation, and it doesn’t attempt to pander to Western audiences.

Sang Kancil (Nini Razali) is a clever mouse-deer who is haunted by the death of his mother at the hands of a predator. Kancil usually uses his wits to get out of trouble, but the movie goes in some unexpectedly dark directions when he is given the opportunity to get his revenge. That part of the film may not be very kid-friendly, but it does take a unique approach to a genre that would ordinarily play it safe.

Sing (2016)

Sing
59%
7.1/10
PG
107m
Genre
Animation, Comedy, Family, Music
Stars
Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Seth MacFarlane
Directed by
Garth Jennings
Watch on Netflix

Illumination’s Sing brought together an all-star cast of celebrity voices to portray singing anthropomorphic animals. Matthew McConaughey leads the voice cast as Buster Moon, a koala bear who owns a theater that is facing foreclosure. To save his prized possession, Buster hits the bright idea of holding a singing competition with a cash prize of $1,000.

Several different animals answer the call, including Ash (Scarlett Johansson) the punk rock porcupine, a teenage ape named Johnny (Taron Egerton), and a singing mouse who goes by Mike (Seth MacFarlane). What Buster doesn’t realize until too late is that his flyers have a typo listing the prize as $100,000, and that’s far more than he could ever  hope to pay the winner of his contest.

Despicable Me 4 (2024)

Despicable Me 4
52%
6.4/10
pg
94m
Genre
Animation, Family, Comedy, Science Fiction
Stars
Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Will Ferrell
Directed by
Chris Renaud
Watch on Netflix

Despicable Me 4 is all about the Cunninghams, the cover identities adopted by Gru (Steve Carell), Lucy Wilde (Kristen Wiig), and their children. And as usual, this messy situation is Gru’s fault. In the past, he made an enemy out of Maxime Le Mal (Will Ferrell) when they went to high school together. And in the present, Maxime has vowed to turn Gru’s son, Gru Jr. (Tara Strong), into a human/cockroach hybrid like himself in order to get revenge on Gru.

Undercover life doesn’t really suit Gru and the women in his life, and his new neighbor, Poppy Prescott (Joey King), sees through the Cunninghams’ disguises right away. Poppy is just a girl who wants to be a villain herself, and she admires Gru for his past as a bad guy. Unfortunately for the family, that’s the kind of attention that can bring Maxime down on them when they least expect him to strike.

Mary and The Witch's Flower (2017)

Mary and The Witch's Flower
74%
6.8/10
pg
103m
Genre
Adventure, Animation, Family, Fantasy
Stars
Yuki Amami, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Hana Sugisaki
Directed by
Hiromasa Yonebayashi
Watch on Netflix

Mary and The Witch’s Flower is a visually stunning anime film that may remind animation fans of the Studio Ghibli classic, Kiki’s Delivery Service. It’s not quite up to that level, but still very good.

The story revolves around Mary Smith (Ruby Barnhill), a young girl who just can’t find her place in this world after moving to the northern part of England. But Mary finds something potentially life-changing in the form of a flower that temporarily gives her all of the magic powers of a witch. These abilities lead Mary to Endor College, a school for witches run by Madam Mumblechook (Kate Winslet). At first, they welcome Mary’s power to their institution. But when they learn how she gained her witchy abilities, their intentions towards her turn sinister.

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (2024)

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
83%
7.7/10
pg
79m
Genre
Animation, Comedy, Family, Adventure
Stars
Ben Whitehead, Peter Kay, Lauren Patel
Directed by
Nick Park, Merlin Crossingham
Watch on Netflix

It’s been nearly two decades since the last Wallace & Gromit film, Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, but the lovable stop-motion animated duo is back in Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl. The pun in that name is very intentional, as their old nemesis, Feathers McGraw, is back for revenge on a grand scale.

Wallace (Ben Whitehead) has created his latest breakthrough: Norbot (Reece Shearsmith), an AI-powered smart gnome that can do household chores. Gromit (Wallace’s canine companion) has some obvious misgivings about Norbot, but even he didn’t expect Feathers McGraw to reprogram Norbot’s personality to become a threat by leading an army of artificial gnomes against their creator.

Hotel Transylvania (2012)

Hotel Transylvania
47%
7.0/10
pg
91m
Genre
Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Stars
Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez
Directed by
Genndy Tartakovsky
Watch on Netflix

There’s never been a more huggable version of Dracula than Adam Sandler’s take on the count in Hotel Transylvania. He’s just an old softy who wants to protect his daughter, Mavis (Selena Gomez), from the outside world while creating a resort for his monster pals that doubles as a safe haven from humans.

When Mavis hits 118 years old, she dares to venture outside the hotel, inadvertently leading a human named Johnny Loughran (Andy Samberg) back to the hotel. In his panic, Dracula tries to pass Johnny off as another monster to avoid alienating his guests. But there’s little Dracula can do when Johnny and Mavis experience a mutual attraction that could upend everything in his little corner of the world.

Spellbound (2024)

Spellbound
54%
5.7/10
pg
111m
Genre
Animation, Fantasy, Family, Adventure, Comedy
Stars
Rachel Zegler, Miguel Bernardeau, Giovanna Bush
Directed by
Vicky Jenson
Watch on Netflix

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes‘ Rachel Zegler gets to play an animated princess before next year’s Snow White remake in Spellbound. Life is anything but a fairy tale in the kingdom of Lumbria, because the parents of Princess Ellian (Zegler) have transformed into monsters.

Neither Queen Ellsmere (Nicole Kidman) nor King Solon (Javier Bardem) remembers who they really were or their relationship to their daughter. Ellian’s efforts to keep the truth about her parents from coming out are starting to backfire. If Ellian can’t find a cure, then her parents might be stuck as monsters forever.

The Secret Life of Pets (2016)

The Secret Life of Pets
61%
6.5/10
pg
86m
Genre
Adventure, Comedy, Animation, Family
Stars
Louis C.K., Eric Stonestreet, Kevin Hart
Directed by
Chris Renaud
Watch on Netflix

The Secret Lives of Pets pulls back the curtains on what companion animals are supposedly doing all day while their owners are away. It’s a good life for a dog named Max (Louis C.K.), who loves his owner, Katie (Ellie Kemper). But Max’s life takes a downward turn when Katie adopts another dog, Duke (Eric Stonestreet), whom Max doesn’t like at all.

After an arugment, Max and Duke find themselves trapped by Animal Control without their collars. As they try to get back to their owner, the duo encounter a white rabbit, Snowball (Kevin Hart), and his vengeful Flushed Pets, who want revenge on humans for being abandoned. And when Snowball’s crew discovers that Max and Duke love their owner, he declares war on them.

Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024)

Kung Fu Panda 4
54%
pg
94m
Genre
Animation, Family, Fantasy, Action
Stars
Jack Black, Awkwafina, Viola Davis
Directed by
Mike Mitchell
Watch on Netflix

A lot of time has passed between Kung Fu Panda and Kung Fu Panda 4, including the recently concluded Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight animated series on Netflix. Po (Jack Black) has had a very good life as the Dragon Warrior and the protector of the Valley of Peace. But now it’s time for Po to retire as a warrior, and assume a more spiritual role at the behest of his mentor, Master Shifu (Dustin Hoffman).

Po doesn’t really want to step down, and his search for the next Dragon Warrior proves fruitless until he meets a thief named Zhen (Awkwafina), a fox who may be able to help him defeat the evil sorceress called the Chameleon (Viola Davis). Meanwhile, Po’s adoptive father, Mr. Ping (James Hong), and his biological dad, Li Shan (Bryan Cranston), are determined to help their son because they’re not convinced that he can beat the Chameleon alone.

Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)

Kubo and the Two Strings
84%
7.7/10
pg
102m
Genre
Animation, Adventure, Family
Stars
Art Parkinson, Charlize Theron, Brenda Vaccaro
Directed by
Travis Knight
Watch on Netflix

Bumblebee helmer Travis Knight made his directorial debut with the action-packed stop-motion animated film called Kubo and the Two Strings. Kubo (Art Parkinson) is a 12-year-old boy living in feudal Japan who never quite believed his mother’s warnings that if he ever stayed out after dark, his evil grandfather, the Moon King (Ralph Fiennes), and his mother’s sinister sisters, Karasu and Washi (Rooney Mara), would hunt him down and find him.

One day, Kubo breaks his mother’s rule and discovers that her stories were true all along. To defeat his evil family members, Kubo makes two unlikely allies, Monkey (Charlize Theron) and Beetle (Matthew McConaughey). However, this battle needs to be won by more than skill.

The Garfield Movie (2024)

The Garfield Movie
31%
5.7/10
pg
101m
Genre
Animation, Comedy, Family, Adventure, Action
Stars
Chris Pratt, Samuel L. Jackson, Hannah Waddingham
Directed by
Mark Dindal
Watch on Netflix

Garfield has been around for the better part of five decades, and this lasagna-loving feline isn’t going away anytime soon. The Garfield Movie gives the beloved fat cat a reboot as Chris Pratt (The Super Mario Bros. Movie) takes over the title role. This movie also introduces Vic (Samuel L. Jackson), Garfield’s father.

Garfield and his best buddy, Odie, are happily living with their owner, Jon Arbuckle (Nicholas Hoult), when Garfield’s past comes back to haunt him. Because of Garfield’s reluctant connection with Vic, he and Odie are forced into a milk heist against their will. And if they don’t come through, then neither Garfield nor Odie will ever get to go home to Jon again.

Migration (2023)

Migration
56%
6.6/10
pg
83m
Genre
Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Stars
Kumail Nanjiani, Elizabeth Banks, Caspar Jennings
Directed by
Benjamin Renner
Watch on Netflix

Migration features Kumail Nanjiani as the head of a fine feathered family of ducks, Mack Mallard. And as far as Mack is concerned, there’s nothing more important than keeping his wife, Pam (Elizabeth Banks), and their children — Dax (Caspar Jennings) and Gwen (Tresi Gazal) — safe from harm.

But after years of staying in the same place, Pam, Dax, and Gwen want to live a little and migrate to Jamaica. With some coaxing, they manage to get Mack and their Uncle Dan (Danny DeVito) to agree to the trip. However, there are complications ahead for this family of first-time migrators. And they may not be entirely clear about how to get to their destination.

Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie (2024)

Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie
4.0/10
pg
82m
Genre
Animation, Comedy, Adventure, Family
Stars
Carolyn Lawrence, Tom Kenny, Clancy Brown
Directed by
Liza Johnson
Watch on Netflix

Sandy Cheeks (Carolyn Lawrence) has been a part of the SpongeBob SquarePants show since the very beginning, but she finally gets the leading role in Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie. Sandy is a flying squirrel who decided to live underwater years ago. But she’s forced to leave her chosen home, Bikini Bottom, when it is stolen out from under her by someone from the surface world.

To restore Bikini Bottom to its rightful place under the sea, Sandy has to take off her diving suit and return to her original home alongside SpongeBob (Tom Kenny). And if they fail in their quest, they won’t have a home of their own to go back to.

The Imaginary (2023)

The Imaginary
66%
6.8/10
pg
108m
Genre
Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Stars
Kokoro Terada, Rio Suzuki, Sakura Ando
Directed by
Yoshiyuki Momose
Watch on Netflix

While most of American animation companies have abandoned the hand-drawn style that used to define the medium, Studio Ponoc’s new anime film, The Imaginary, proves that this artistic approach still has a lot of life in it. Among hand-drawn films, only Studio Ghibli releases have been more visually impressive than The Imaginary. This film is just stunning to look at.

The story follows Rudger, an imaginary boy who was created by a young girl named Amanda to be her companion for made-up adventures. And while Rudger loves being with Amanda, he’s all too aware that as an Imaginary, his existence could be fleeting. Rudger eventually discovers that imaginary beings like himself could find sanctuary at The Town of Imaginaries. However, something unspeakable is preying upon the Imaginaries that live there, and Rudger may be the next target.

Ultraman: Rising (2024)

Ultraman: Rising
121m
Genre
Action, Science Fiction, Animation, Family
Stars
Christopher Sean, Gedde Watanabe, Tamlyn Tomita
Directed by
Shannon Tindle
Watch on Netflix

Ultraman is a Japanese superhero who has been around for nearly six decades. And the latest film in the franchise, Ultraman: Rising, veers off into some unexpected territory. Ultraman still grows to giant sizes and fights monsters, but now he has to raise a monster as well.

Ken Sato (Christopher Sean) is the latest Ultraman, and he defeats a female kaiju early in the film. But rather than harm the kaiju’s infant child, Ken adopts the baby and attempts to raise it himself. Now, Ultraman has an adoptive son. And bringing up this baby is going to require some new superheroic feats.

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (2023)

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
62%
7.4/10
pg
97m
Genre
Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Stars
Thandiwe Newton, Zachary Levi, Bella Ramsey
Directed by
Sam Fell
Watch on Netflix

In animation, time can stand still in a way that simply isn’t possible in the real world. That’s why Chicken Run: The Dawn of the Nugget can seamlessly take place a short time after the original Chicken Run despite 23 years between the two films. In the previous story, Rocky (Zachary Levi) and Ginger (Thandiwe Newton) were able to lead their chickens on a grand escape from the Tweedy farm. And now, Rocky and Ginger have a daughter named Molly (The Last of Us star Bella Ramsey).

But just as the chickens are settling into their new peaceful lives, their old owner, Mrs. Tweedy (Miranda Richardson), has some vile plans for them. In order to secure their future, Rocky and Ginger are going to have to stage a break in to discover Tweedy’s secrets and defeat her once and for all.

Orion and the Dark (2024)

Orion and the Dark
75%
91m
Genre
Family, Comedy, Animation, Fantasy
Stars
Jacob Tremblay, Paul Walter Hauser, Angela Bassett
Directed by
Sean Charmatz
Watch on Netflix

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind screenwriter Charlie Kaufman may seem like an odd choice to adapt Emma Yarlett’s children’s novel Orion and the Dark, but Kaufman and director Sean Charmatz have delivered one of Netflix’s best original animated films to date. There’s also a very good chance that it could be a contender when next year’s Oscar season comes around.

The film follows Orion (Jacob Tremblay), a kid who is frightened out of his mind by just about everything, especially the dark. Over time, this becomes very annoying to Dark (Black Birds Paul Walter Hauser), the literal embodiment of darkness. In a conciliatory gesture, Dark not only reveals himself to Orion but also offers to help him conquer his fears by taking him on an unforgettable adventure that may change both of their lives.

Leo (2023)

Leo
66%
7.0/10
pg
102m
Genre
Animation, Comedy, Family
Stars
Adam Sandler, Bill Burr, Cecily Strong
Directed by
Robert Smigel, Robert Marianetti, David Wachtenheim
Watch on Netflix

If you’re old enough to remember Adam Sandler’s animated film, Eight Crazy Nights, rest assured that Leo is a much better movie. Sandler stars as the voice of Leo, a tuatara who has lived as a fifth-grade classroom pet for 74 years. But when Leo learns that his life expectancy is only 75 years, he decides that he needs to be free for his last year.

What Leo doesn’t realize is that the students in his classroom really do care about him. And once Leo accidentally exposes the fact that he can talk and understand English, the students embrace him as a key part of their lives. Now, Leo can either embrace their love or escape as he originally planned to do.

Wish Dragon (2021)

Wish Dragon
59%
7.2/10
pg
99m
Genre
Animation, Family, Comedy, Fantasy
Stars
Jimmy Wong, John Cho, Constance Wu
Directed by
Chris Appelhans
Watch on Netflix

If you think that Wish Dragon seems suspiciously like Aladdin, then you aren’t wrong. They share very similar stories, but they are not exact copies. The film is set in modern Shanghai, and follows Din Song (Jimmy Wong), a struggling college student who discovers an all-powerful wish dragon named Long (John Cho). And it turns out that as Long’s tenth and final master, Din can set him free by making three wishes.

All Din really wants is to reconnect with his childhood flame, Li Na Wang (Ahsoka’s Natasha Liu Bordizzo), and win her heart. Yet the temptation of three wishes means that some very bad men want to take Long away from Din, by any means necessary.

A Whisker Away (2020)

A Whisker Away
6%
6.7/10
pg
104m
Genre
Animation, Drama, Romance, Fantasy
Stars
Mirai Shida, Natsuki Hanae, Koichi Yamadera
Directed by
Junichi Sato, Tomotaka Shibayama
Watch on Netflix

It should never be forgotten that many of the best animated movies in the world come from Japan. The anime film, A Whisker Away, was released in the U.S. as a Netflix original, and it really does stand out among the more family-oriented films on this list. In this movie, Miyo “Muge” Sasaki (Mirai Shida) is a young Japanese girl who is hopelessly in love with her classmate, Kento Hinode (Natsuki Hanae).

Miyo is heartbroken when Hindode doesn’t return her feelings, which is why she accepts a magic mask that transforms her into a cat named Tarō. As Tarō, Miyo finally receives the love and affection that she desires from Hinode. But if Miyo isn’t careful, she may be trapped as a cat for the rest of her life.

The Monkey King (2023)

The Monkey King
59%
5.8/10
pg
92m
Genre
Animation, Fantasy, Adventure, Family, Comedy
Stars
Jimmy O. Yang, Bowen Yang, Jolie Hoang-Rappaport
Directed by
Anthony Stacchi
Watch on Netflix

Netflix never lets a summer go by without a few blockbusters of its own. The Monkey King is Netflix’s big animated movie of the season, and it takes a very famous Chinese novel and adds new life to it. Jimmy O. Yang stars as Monkey, the brash young monkey who defies the Dragon King (Fire Island‘s Bowen Yang) and steals a weapon from him in order to face a demon and win the adoration of his tribe.

After Monkey declares himself the Monkey King, a young girl named Lin (Jolie Hoang-Rappaport) volunteers to work as his assistant. However, Lin has a dark secret and the Dragon King is out for revenge on Monkey for stealing from him. And if Monkey isn’t careful, he may find himself alone during the fight of his life.

Nimona (2023)

Nimona
75%
7.7/10
pg
102m
Genre
Animation, Science Fiction, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Stars
Chloë Grace Moretz, Riz Ahmed, Eugene Lee Yang
Directed by
Troy Quane, Nick Bruno
Watch on Netflix

Nimona is an animated film that escaped cancellation in the wake of the Disney and Fox merger. It’s widely believed that the movie’s LGBT themes made Disney reluctant to go forward with the movie after the merger. However, Netflix had no problem with a leading man, Ballister Boldheart (Riz Ahmed), who is in love with another man, or a non-conforming heroine like Nimona (Chloë Grace Moretz).

In a futuristic medieval world, Ballister is framed for murdering Queen Valerin (Lorraine Toussaint). While forced to go on the run, Ballister is befriended by Nimona. She may be Ballister’s last ally in the kingdom, but Nimona is more than she seems. And her secret could destroy her newfound friendship with Ballister.

The Magician's Elephant (2023)

The Magician's Elephant
99m
Genre
Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Stars
Noah Jupe, Mandy Patinkin, Brian Tyree Henry
Directed by
Wendy Rogers
The Magician’s Elephant adapts Kate DiCamillo’s novel of the same name, and it tells the story of a young orphan named Peter (Noah Jupe). Peter’s only wish in life is to find his missing sister, Adele (Pixie Davies), Through a fortune teller, Peter is told that he has to find a Magician (Benedict Wong), who will summon an elephant.

The Summit of the Gods (2021)

The Summit of the Gods
95m
Genre
Animation, Adventure, Mystery
Stars
Éric Herson-Macarel, Damien Boisseau, Elisabeth Ventura
Directed by
Patrick Imbert
Watch on Netflix

This gorgeously animated French-language film from director Patrick Imbert chronicles a Japanese photojournalist’s quest for the truth regarding a mysterious mountain climber and his connection to one of the first teams to attempt to climb Mount Everest.

A Cannes Film Festival darling praised for its beautiful visual achievement and compelling story, The Summit of the Gods is the rare adaptation of a Japanese manga series that does right by its source material — which was itself based on a 1998 novel by Baku Yumemakura. Fascinating and emotional, the film makes it tough not to be pulled along on the characters’ epic journey.

The Sea Beast (2022)

The Sea Beast
115m
Genre
Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Stars
Karl Urban, Zaris-Angel Hator, Jared Harris
Directed by
Chris Williams
Watch on Netflix

Chris Williams, the co-director of Disney’s Big Hero 6 and Moana, takes the helm on this animated high-seas adventure about a young girl who stows away on a famous monster-hunting ship, only to discover that everything she thought she knew about monsters and hunters might be wrong.

Zaris-Angel Hator portrays aspiring monster-hunter (and stowaway) Maisie, while Karl Urban voices legendary hunter Jacob Holland in this all-ages feature that’s exciting, funny, and much deeper than its premise suggests.

Bubble (2022)

Bubble
101m
Genre
Animation, Adventure, Science Fiction
Stars
Jun Shison, Riria, Alice Hirose
Directed by
Tetsuro Araki
Watch on Netflix

This animated feature from Attack on Titan director Tetsuro Araki is set in a post-apocalyptic Tokyo where a mysterious event has affected the laws of gravity, leaving strange bubbles and urban debris floating throughout the city. Skilled racers compete in parkour-like competitions for food and supplies, and when one gifted young man encounters a strange girl while exploring the epicenter of the gravity-twisting “bubble event,” their relationship changes the lives of everyone around them.

A gorgeous spectacle of sights and sounds, Bubble begs to be seen on a high-end entertainment system, as it delivers remarkably detailed scenes of the characters traversing the city and a powerful score that accentuates its most thrilling — and quietest — moments.

The Willoughbys (2020)

The Willoughbys
68%
6.4/10
pg
92m
Genre
Animation, Comedy, Family
Stars
Will Forte, Maya Rudolph, Alessia Cara
Directed by
Kris Pearn
Watch on Netflix

A family tale made for those who wish they could get away from their family, The Willoughbys is a Netflix original that has gone somewhat under the radar.

When the four Willoughby children are abandoned by their selfish parents, they must adapt to the contemporary world. Their old family was very old-fashioned, and now they have one mission in life: become the ultimate modern family.

Klaus (2019)

Klaus
65%
8.2/10
pg
96m
Genre
Animation, Family, Adventure, Comedy
Watch on Netflix

Netflix’s first original animated feature film, Klaus is an alternative and entertaining Santa Claus origin story. When a selfish young postman is assigned to a remote Scandinavian town, his unlikely friendship with a recluse leads to the accidental creation of an incredible (and familiar) toymaker.

Klaus features the voice talent of Jason Schwartzman (who really carries the film), J.K. Simmons, Rashida Jones, Norm MacDonald, and Joan Cusack. The film earned a 2020 Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature.

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Sadie Sink in O'Dessa.

Sci-fi fans, is it fair for Hulu to take away all of the Alien and Predator movies for a few months and then trot them back out as if they're fresh additions to the library? Those films should have permanent places among the best sci-fi movies on Hulu, rather than seasonal passes.
Before we eventually readmit some of those films to this roundup, we're throwing the spotlight on a new arrival called O'Dessa, starring Sadie Sink, who was recently cast in the next Spider-Man film. Our other pick for the month is The Prestige, which does veer into science fiction territory in a uniquely entertaining way. You can find these films and the rest of the best sci-fi movies on Hulu below.
If you're curious about what's available in science fiction on other streaming services, we also have guides for the best sci-fi movies on Netflix, as well as the best sci-fi movies on Amazon Prime Video. For more options, check out guides for the best new movies to stream and the best movies on Hulu.

If you're looking for more films to watch, remember that Hulu is part of the Disney Bundle. That includes the basic Hulu subscription (with ads), Disney+, and ESPN+, all for just $17 a month. That's a great deal, and you don't even have to travel to the future for it.

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