This is a list of films that showcase stop motion animation, and is divided into four sections: animated features, TV series, live-action features, and animated shorts. This list includes films that are not exclusively stop motion.
Stop motion animated features In this section are included stop motion films with a duration of at least 40 minutes, following the definition of feature film given by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and other institutions, since it appears to be the generally accepted short/feature threshold.
Released
Year Title Country Type Length(minutes) 1917 El Apóstol Argentina Cutout 70 1926 The Adventures of Prince Achmed Germany Cutout 65 1927 Ein Rückblick in die Urwelt Germany Cutout N/A 1937 The Tale of the Fox France Puppet 65 The Seven Ravens Germany Puppet 53 1945 Handling Ships UK Puppet 70 1947 The Crab with the Golden Claws Belgium Puppet 75 The Czech Year AKA A Treasury of Fairy-tales Czechoslovakia Puppet 75 1949 The Emperor's Nightingale Czechoslovakia Puppet 72 Adventures of Esparadrapo Spain Puppet 60 1950 Prince Bayaya Czechoslovakia Puppet 87 1952 The Treasure of Bird Island Czechoslovakia Puppet 77 1953 Old Czech Legends Czechoslovakia Puppet 91 1954 Hansel and Gretel: An Opera Fantasy USA Puppet 72 1955 The Good Soldier Schweik Czechoslovakia Puppet 76 1956 The Heavenly Creation (Nebesnoe sozdanie) Soviet Union Puppet 44 1958 Beloved Beauty USSR Puppet 45 1959 A Midsummer Night's Dream Czechoslovakia Puppet 76 1961 The Strange Story of the Inhabitants of Schiltburg East Germany Puppet 73 1962 Heaven and Earth Magic USA Cutout 66 Joseph The Dreamer Israel Puppet 90 1963 The Peacock Princess China Puppet 73 1964 Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer USA/Canada/Japan Puppet 47 The Girl With Long Hair China Puppet N/A Lefty USSR Cutout 42 1965 Willy McBean and his Magic Machine USA/Canada/Japan Puppet 94 1966 Go There, Don't Know Where USSR Cutout 56 Taro, the Son Of Dragon Japan Puppet N/A Ballad of Smokey the Bear USA Puppet 60 Thunderbirds Are Go UK/USA Puppet 93 1967 Heungbuwa Nolbu South Korea Puppet 67 Mad Monster Party? USA/Japan Puppet 94 The Kurohime Story Japan Puppet N/A 1968 The Mighty Taro Japan Puppet N/A Adam West Germany Cutout 79 1969 Hanako, The Elephant Japan Puppet N/A 1970 Dougal and the Blue Cat France Puppet 82 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town USA/Japan Puppet 48 1971 Here Comes Peter Cottontail USA/Japan Puppet 55 1972 The Enchanted World of Danny Kaye: The Emperor's New Clothes USA/Denmark/Japan Puppet 60 1973 Fantastic Planet France Cutout 72 1974 The Year Without a Santa Claus USA/Japan Puppet 51 Pohádky tisíce a jedné noci Czechoslovakia Cutout 91 Adventures of Sinbad the Sailor Czechoslovakia Cutout 88 1975 The Pinchcliffe Grand Prix Norway Puppet 88 1976 Rudolph's Shiny New Year USA/Japan Puppet 47 1977 The Easter Bunny Is Comin' To Town USA/Japan Puppet 50 The Holiday of Disobedience USSR Puppet 48The Scrap and the CloudUSSRCutout55 1978 Kongjui & Patchui South Korea Puppet 73 Krabat – The Sorcerer's Apprentice Czechoslovakia/East Germany Cutout 73 La pobre viejecita Colombia Puppet 70 1979 Colargol, the Conqueror of Space Poland Puppet 67 Jack Frost USA/Japan Puppet 48 Nutcracker Fantasy Japan/USA Puppet 82 Ubu et la Grande Gidouille France Cutout 80 Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July USA/Japan Puppet 97 1980Colargol and the Magic SuitcasePolandPuppet75I Go Pogo USA Puppet 86 Pinocchio's Christmas USA/Japan Puppet 49 The Tale Of John and Marie Czechoslovakia/USSR Cutout 66 1981 Rennyo and His Mother Japan Puppet 93 1982Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, a Sailor from York Czechoslovakia/West Germany Puppet 68 Henry The Horse USA/Mexico/Spain Cutout 48 The Flying Windmill East Germany Puppet 85 Our House USA Cutout 67 Chronopolis France/Poland Puppet 70 The Adventures of Sam the Squirrel Hungary Puppet 82 1983 The Wind in the Willows UK Puppet 79 Cristóbal Colón Colombia Puppet 63 The Little Witch Czechoslovakia/West Germany Cutout 96 Twice Upon a Time USA Cutout 75 1984 Saving Mother China Puppet 55 1985 The Adventures of Mark Twain AKA Comet Quest USA Clay 86 The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus USA/Japan Puppet 50 Odyssea Czechoslovakia/East Germany Cutout 72 1986 The Pied Piper of Hamelin Czechoslovakia Puppet 53 Sophie's Place USA Cutout 86 1987 The Amazing Mr. Bickford USA Clay 60 Long live Servatius! Hungary Puppet 64 My Favourite Time USSR Cutout 80 The Puppetoon Movie USA Puppet 80PapoboCubaPuppet50 1988 The Cat Who Walked by Herself USSR Mixed Göyçak fatma USSR Cutout 46 1989 Santa Claus: The Baker Street USA/UK Cutout 68 El escudo del cóndor Argentina Puppet 72 A Tale of Two Toads UK Puppet 60 1990 The Trace Leads to the Silver Lake East Germany Puppet 80 The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship UK Puppet 60 The School of Fine Arts USSR Mixed 70 The School of Fine Arts: The Return USSR Mixed 67 1992 Mitki-Mayer Russia Cutout 53 1993 The Nightmare Before Christmas USA Puppet 76 Herzog Ernst Germany Cutout 45 The Return of Captain Sinbad USA Puppet 45 The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb UK Puppet and pixilation 60 1995 Gumby: The Movie USA Clay 88 1996 James and the Giant Peach USA/UK Puppet 79 Kings and Cabbage Russia Cutout 52The Ballad of the Viking King, Holger the DaneDenmarkPuppet82 1997 Jue jiang de Kailaban China/Germany Puppet 90 Mamo, czy kury potrafią mówić? Poland Puppet 71 1998 Reise um die Erde in 80 Tagen China/Germany Puppet 90 The Magic Pipe Russia Puppet 47 1999 Juego de niños Spain Clay 70 2000 The Miracle Maker UK/Russia Puppet 90 Princes et Princesses France Cutout 70 Chicken Run UK/USA Clay 84 Prop and Berta Denmark Puppet 77 Optimus Mundus Russia Mixed 56 2001 Tootletubs & Jyro Finland Puppet 65 Bob the Builder: A Christmas to Remember UK Puppet 63 2002 Fimfárum Jana Wericha Czech Republic Puppet 100 2003 Winter Days Japan Puppet 100 The Legend of the Sky Kingdom Zimbabwe Puppet 73 Bob the Builder: The Knights of Can-A-Lot UK Puppet 44 2004 Davey and Goliath's Snowboard Christmas USA Clay 45 Bob the Builder: Snowed Under UK Puppet 52 Bob the Builder: When Bob Became a Builder UK Puppet 50 2005 Disaster! USA Puppet 83 Klay World: Off the Table USA Clay 90 Among the Thorns Sweden Cutout 46 The Book of the Dead Japan Puppet 70 Corpse Bride USA/UK Puppet 77 Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit UK/USA Clay 85 The Three Musketeers Denmark/Latvia Puppet 75 Bob the Builder: Bob's Big Plan UK Puppet 44 2006 Live Freaky! Die Freaky! USA Puppet 75 Blood Tea and Red String USA Puppet 71 Fimfárum 2 Czech Republic Puppet 90 Holidaze: The Christmas That Almost Didn't Happen USA Clay 60 Desmond & the Swamp Barbarian Trap Sweden Puppet 68 Bob the Builder: Built to be Wild UK Puppet 57 Saving Mother China Puppet 79 2007 We Are the Strange USA Puppet 88 One Night in One City Czech Republic Puppet 75 Max & Co Belgium/France/Switzerland/UK Puppet 76 Tengers South Africa Clay 68 2008 Davie & Golimyr USA Puppet 45 $9.99 Australia Puppet 78 Moomin and Midsummer Madness Finland/Austria/Poland Puppet 88 Edison and Leo Canada Puppet 79 A Miser Brothers' Christmas USA/Canada Puppet 45 Bob the Builder: Race to the Finish UK Puppet 61 2009 Coraline USA Puppet 100 Mary and Max Australia Puppet 92 A Town Called Panic Belgium/Luxembourg/France Puppet 76Elemi Japan Puppet/Clay 46 Fantastic Mr. Fox USA/UK Puppet 86 Toys in the Attic Czech Republic Puppet 75 2010 Sky Song Estonia Puppet 45 The Ugly Duckling Russia Puppet 75 Jackboots on Whitehall UK/Spain/Belgium Puppet 91 Cheburashka Japan/Russia/South Korea Puppet 79 Moomins and the Comet Chase UK/USA/Poland/Finland Puppet 75 The Puppet Monster Massacre USA Puppet 70 The Sandman and the Lost Sand of Dreams Germany/France Puppet 83 2011 Fimfarum: The Third Time Lucky Czech Republic Puppet 75 Spot and Splodge on the Spot Sweden Puppet 44 2012 The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! UK/USA Clay 88 ParaNorman USA Puppet 93 The Apostle Spain Puppet 80Consuming Spirits USA Cutout 136 Frankenweenie USA Puppet 87 7 Sea Pirates Argentina-Chile-Uruguay Puppet 80 2013 Miffy the Movie Netherlands Puppet 70 Lisa Limone and Maroc Orange: A Rapid Love Story Estonia Puppet 72 Louis & Luca and the Snow Machine Norway Puppet 76 Worms Brazil/Canada Puppet 82 Spot and Spldogde Plottspotting Sweden Puppet 53 2014 The Boxtrolls USA Puppet 96 Possessed Spain Clay 812015Shaun the Sheep Movie UK/France Clay 85 El Bandido Cucaracha Spain Puppet 74Little from the Fish Shop Czech Republic/France/Slovakia Puppet 72Acid Space Italy Puppet 70 Hell and Back USA Puppet 84 Louis and Luca – The Big Cheese Race Norway Puppet 78 Anomalisa USA Puppet 90 Kuru Kuru and Friends: The Rainbow Tree Forest South Korea/Japan Puppet 74The Hunting of the SnarkUKPuppet65 2016 Les espiègles France Puppet 44 Pat a Mat ve filmu Czech Republic Puppet 56 Finding Santa Sweden/Denmark Puppet 80 Murderous Tales Czech Republic/Slovakia Puppet 80 Kubo and the Two Strings USA Puppet 102 My Life as a Courgette France/Switzerland Clay 66 In the Forest of Huckybucky Norway/Netherlands Puppet 75 2017 Moomins and the Winter Wonderland Finland/Poland Puppet 82 Junk Head Japan Puppet 101 Laika Czech Republic Puppet 88 2018 The Tower France/Sweden/Norway Puppet 74 Pat & Mat Back in Action Czech Republic Puppet 75 Early Man UK/France Clay 89 Chuck Steel: Night of the Trampires UK Puppet 85 This Magnificent Cake! Belgium/France/Netherlands Puppet 44 Isle of Dogs USA/Germany Puppet 101 Pat & Mat: Winter Fun Czech Republic Puppet 60 S He China Puppet 95 Strike UK Puppet 100 Captain Morten and the Spider Queen Estonia/Ireland/UK/Belgium Puppet 79 Gofmaniada Russia Puppet 78 The Wolf House Chile Puppet 75 Louis & Luca - Mission to the Moonhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt7533756/ Norway Puppet 80 Urpo ja Turpo johtolangan jäljillä Finland Puppet 60 2019 Missing Link USA Puppet 93 Pat & Mat: DIY Troubles Czech Republic Puppet 57 The Old Man Estonia Puppet 88 A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon UK/France Clay 87 2020 A Colourful Dream Czech Republic Puppet 74 The Nose or the Conspiracy of Mavericks Russia Cutout 89 L'équipe de secours, en route pour l'aventure! France Puppet 44Alien XmasUSAPuppet40 2021 Mad God USA Puppet 83 Bob Spit: We Do Not Like People Brazil Puppet 90 Even Mice Belong in Heaven Czech Republic/France/Slovakia/Poland Puppet 80 Adventures of a young Moomin Poland Puppet 74Pat & Mat: Baking and Grilling!Czech RepublicPuppet60 2022 The House UK Puppet 97 Knor Netherlands Puppet 72 Wendell & Wild USA Puppet 105 Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio USA/Mexico Puppet 117 No Dogs or Italians Allowed France/Italy/Switzerland Puppet 70 2023 The Inventor France/Ireland/USA Puppet 92 Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget UK Clay 98 My Grandfather's Demons Portugal Puppet 85 Tony, Shelly and the Magic Light Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic Puppet 80 2024 Memoir of a Snail Australia Puppet 95 Living Large Czech Republic, France, Slovakia Puppet 80 Savages Switzerland, France, Belgium Puppet 87 Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl UK Clay 792025I Am FrankeldaMexicoPuppet113 Junk World Japan Puppet104Saurus CityUSAPuppet83Olivia and the Invisible EarthquakeSpain, France, BelgiumPuppet70Tales from the Magic GardenCzech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, FrancePuppet71Memory HotelGermanyPuppet110
Upcoming Year Title Country Type2026WildwoodUSAPuppetShaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy BottomUKClayHansel and GretelChileTBA Inzomnia Mexico Puppet The Ballad of the Phoenix Mexico PuppetThe Night GardenerUSAPuppetThe Ocean at the End of the Lane USA PuppetPiranesiUSAPuppetThe Buried GiantGuillermo del Toro and Oscar Isaac Are Already Planning Their Next FilmUSAPuppetWinter WonderlandUSAPuppetUntitled Tim Burton stop-motion filmUSAPuppetTwilight ParkUSAPuppet
Films with stop motion sequences These films are primarily not stop motion, but incorporate elements of it, often for special effects.