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Adult Animation movies

Animation for grown-ups, often driven by satire, darker humor, or mature themes and commentary.

Flee

1. Flee

Documentary Animation Biographical Documentary Adult Animation
7.9

20211h 29min

Denmark, Estonia

Director: Jonas Poher Rasmussen

Recounted mostly through animation to protect his identity, Amin looks back over his past as a child refugee from Afghanistan as he grapples with a secret he’s kept hidden for 20 years.

Themes

Trauma and memory, Displacement and belonging, Secrecy and disclosure, Sexuality and acceptance, Perilous migration, Family duty and absence

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Mars Express

2. Mars Express

Animation Science Fiction Action Mystery Adult Animation
7.5

20231h 29min

France

Director: Jérémie Périn

In 2200, private detective Aline Ruby and her android partner Carlos Rivera are hired by a wealthy businessman to track down a notorious hacker. On Mars, they descend deep into the underbelly of the planet's capital city where they uncover a darker story of brain farms, corruption, and a missing girl who holds a secret about the robots that threatens to change the face of the universe.

Themes

Corporate influence, Autonomy vs control, Exploitation of androids, Coexistence tension, Activism and liberation, Mind manipulation

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Justice League Dark: Apokolips War

3. Justice League Dark: Apokolips War

Animation Action Adventure Fantasy Superhero Action
7.8

20201h 30min

United States

Director: Matt Peters

Earth is decimated after intergalactic tyrant Darkseid has devastated the Justice League in a poorly executed war by the DC Super Heroes. Now the remaining bastions of good – the Justice League, Teen Titans, Suicide Squad and assorted others – must regroup, strategize and take the war to Darkseid in order to save the planet and its surviving inhabitants.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Betrayal and alliance, Team cohesion under threat, Resource-driven conflict, Hope amid ruin, Survival under decimation

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Loving Vincent

4. Loving Vincent

Animation Drama Mystery History Adult Animation
7.8

20171h 35min

Poland, United Kingdom

Director: DK Welchman

A young man arrives at the last hometown of painter Vincent van Gogh to deliver the troubled artist's final letter and ends up investigating his final days there.

Themes

Bullying dynamics, Investigation pressure, Adult animation, Final letter, Mysterious death, Melancholy mood

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After the vicious slaughter of his family by stone-cold mercenary Sub-Zero, Hanzo Hasashi is exiled to the torturous Netherrealm. There, in exchange for his servitude to the sinister Quan Chi, he’s given a chance to avenge his family – and is resurrected as Scorpion, a lost soul bent on revenge. Back on Earthrealm, Lord Raiden gathers a team of elite warriors – Shaolin monk Liu Kang, Special Forces officer Sonya Blade and action star Johnny Cage – an unlikely band of heroes with one chance to save humanity. To do this, they must defeat Shang Tsung’s horde of Outworld gladiators and reign over the Mortal Kombat tournament.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Betrayal and deception, Survival under siege, Power and manipulation, Revenge under coercion, Duty vs choice

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I Lost My Body

6. I Lost My Body

Animation Drama Fantasy Adult Animation Tragic Drama
7.5

20191h 21min

France

Director: Jérémy Clapin

A story of Naoufel, a young man who is in love with Gabrielle. In another part of town, a severed hand escapes from a dissection lab, determined to find its body again.

Themes

Loneliness after loss, Pizza delivery boy longing, Crawling hand pursuit, Surrealism as perspective, Librarian memory shaping reality, Severed hand isolation

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The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf

7. The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf

Animation Action Fantasy Adult Animation Dark Fantasy
7.2

20211h 23min

Poland, South Korea

Director: Han Kwang Il

Escaping from poverty to become a witcher, Vesemir slays monsters for coin and glory, but when a new menace rises, he must face the demons of his past.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Power and responsibility, Trust and suspicion, Fear as social control, Illusion as weapon, Corruption in leadership

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In 1998, Beavis and Butt-Head are sentenced to Space Camp by a “creative” judge. Their obsession with a docking simulator (huh huh) leads to a trip on the Space Shuttle, with predictably disastrous results. After going through a black hole, they re-emerge in our time, where they look for love, misuse iPhones, and are hunted by the Deep State. Spoiler: They don’t score.

Themes

Time travel ethics, Gender dynamics, Youth rebellion vs authority, Privilege and bias, Satire of media culture, Technology and consequences, Surveillance and state power

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YouTube
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The House

9. The House

Animation Drama Comedy Horror Fantasy
6.8

20221h 37min

United Kingdom

Director: Paloma Baeza

Across different eras, a poor family, an anxious developer and a fed-up landlady become tied to the same mysterious house in this animated dark comedy.

Themes

Dark comedy tone, Poor family dynamics, Fed-up landlady leverage, Anxious developer pressure, Surreal ambiance, Mysterious house control, Stop motion texture

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Mary and Max

10. Mary and Max

Animation Comedy Drama Adult Animation Dark Comedy
8.1

20091h 32min

Australia

Director: Adam Elliot

A tale of friendship between two unlikely pen pals: Mary, a lonely, eight-year-old girl living in the suburbs of Melbourne, and Max, a forty-four-year old, severely obese man living in New York.

Themes

Solace through letters, Loneliness through isolation, Friendship across distance, Family neglect effects, Identity through diagnosis, Resilience through connection

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