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This is a list of Stop-Motion films divided into 3 sections; List of Stop-Motion Feature Films, Stop-Motion/Live Action Features (mainly for special effects) and Notable Stop-Motion Shorts. For films made using puppetry (in other words, using puppets but not animation), please go here. Note: This list includes films that are not exclusively stop motion.

Contents

Stop-Motion Animated Features

Year Title Country Type Length
(Minutes)
1926 The Adventures of Prince Achmed
Germany Cutout 65
1935 The New Gulliver USSR Puppet 75
1937 The Tale of the Fox France/Germany Puppet 65
1937 The Seven Ravens Germany Puppet 53
1945 Handling Ships UK Puppet 70
1947 The Crab with the Golden Claws Belgium Puppet 75
1947 The Czech Year AKA A Treasury of Fairy-tales Czechoslavakia Puppet 75
1947 Adventures of Esparadrapo Spain Puppet 60
1949 Alice in Wonderland US Puppet 70
1949 The Emperor's Nightingale Czechoslavakia Puppet 72
1950 Prince Bayaya Czechoslavakia Puppet 87
1953 The Treasure Of Bird Island Czechoslavakia Cutout 77
1953 Old Czech Legends Czechoslavakia Puppet 91
1954 Hansel and Gretel: An Opera Fantasy US Puppet 72
1958 Beloved Beauty USSR Puppet 45
1959 A Midsummer Night's Dream Czechoslovakia Puppet 76
1961 The Strange Story of the Inhabitants of Schiltburg Germany Puppet N/A
1962 Heaven and Earth Magic US Cutout 66
1962 Joseph The Dreamer Israel Puppet 90
1964 The Peacock Princess China Puppet N/A
1964 The Girl With Long Hair China Puppet N/A
1964 Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer US Puppet 47
1964 Lefty USSR Cutout 42
1965 Willie McBean & His Magic Machine Japan/US Puppet 94
1966 Go There, Don't Know Where USSR Cutout/Puppet 56
1966 Taro, the Son Of Dragon Japan Puppet N/A
1967 The Kurohime Story Japan Puppet N/A
1968 The Mighty Taro Japan Puppet N/A
1968 Adam 2 West Germany Cutout 79
1968 Mad Monster Party US Puppet 94
1969 Hanako, The Elephant Japan Puppet N/A
1970 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town Japan/US Puppet 48
1970 Dougal and the Blue Cat France Puppet 82
1971 Here Comes Peter Cottontail US Puppet 55
1972 The Emperor's New Clothes[1] US Puppet 60
1974 The Year Without a Santa Claus US Puppet 51
1974 Tales of 1001 Nights AKA Sinbad Czechoslavakia Cutout 88
1975 Flåklypa Grand Prix Norway Puppet 88
1976 Rudolph's Shiny New Year US Puppet 47
1977 The Easter Bunny Is Comin' To Town US Puppet 50
1977 The Holiday of Disobedience[2] USSR Puppet 48
1977 Rime of the Ancient Mariner US Cutout 42
1978 Krabat – The Sorcerer's Apprentice Czechoslovakia/West Germany Cutout 73
1979 Jack Frost US Puppet 48
1979 Adventures of Captain Vrungel USSR Cutout 58 (13 ep.)
1979 Nutcracker Fantasy Japan/US Puppet 82
1979 Ubu et la Grande Gidouille France Cutout 80
1980 Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July US Puppet 97
1980 Pinocchio's Christmas US Puppet 44
1980 The Tale Of John and Marie[3] Czechoslovakia/USSR Cutout 66
1981 Rennyo and His Mother Japan Puppet 93
1981 Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, a Sailor from York Czechoslovakia Puppet 72
1982 The Flying Windmill East Germany Puppet 85
1982 Chronopolis France/Poland Puppet 70
1982 The Adventures of Sam the Squirrel Hungary Puppet 82
1983 The Wind in the Willows UK Puppet 79
1983 The Little Witch Czechoslovakia/West Germany Cutout 96
1985 The Adventures of Mark Twain AKA Comet Quest US Clay/Puppet 86
1985 The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus US Puppet 50
1985 Odyssea Czechoslovakia/East Germany Cutout 72
1985 The Pied Piper of Hamelin Czechoslovakia Puppet 53
1986 Sophie's Place[4] US Cutout 86
1986 Long live Servatius! Hungary Puppet 64
1987 The Amazing Mr. Bickford US Clay 60
1987 My Favourite Time[5] USSR Cel/Cutout 80
1988 The Cat Who Walked by Herself USSR Mixed 70
1989 The Trace Leads to the Silver Lake East Germany Puppet 80
1990 The Flying Sneaker AKA The Butterflies Time Canada/Czechoslovakia Puppet N/A
1990 The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship UK Puppet 60
1990 The School of Fine Arts[6] USSR Mixed 70
1990 The School of Fine Arts: The Return[7] USSR Mixed 67
1992 Mitki-Mayer [8] Russia Cutout 53
1993 The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb UK Mixed 61
1993 The Nightmare Before Christmas US Puppet 76
1993 The Return of Captain Sinbad US Puppet 45
1995 Gumby: The Movie US Clay/Puppet 88
1996 James and the Giant Peach US Puppet 79
1996 Kings and Cabbage[9] Russia Cutout/Puppet 52
1998 The Magic Pipe Russia Puppet 50
2000 The Miracle Maker UK/Russia Puppet 90
2000 Chicken Run UK/US Clay/Puppet 84
2000 Prop and Berta[10] Denmark Puppet 77
2000 Optimus Mundus [11][12] Russia Mixed 56
2002 Jan's Werich Fimfarum Czech Republic Puppet 100
2003 Winter Days Japan Cutout/Puppet 100
2003 The Legend of the Sky Kingdom Zimbabwe Puppet 73
2004 Davey and Goliath's Snowboard Christmas US Puppet 45
2005 Klay World: Off the Table US Clay 90
2005 Among The Thorns Sweden Puppet 46
2005 The Book of the Dead Japan Puppet 70
2005 Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit UK Clay/Puppet 85
2005 Corpse Bride UK/US Puppet 76
2005 The Three Musketeers[13] Denmark/Latvia Puppet 75
2006 Disaster! [14] US Puppet 83
2006 Live Freaky! Die Freaky! US Puppet 75
2006 Blood Tea and Red String US Puppet 71
2006 Fimfarum 2[15] Czech Republic Puppet 90
2006 Holidaze: The Christmas That Almost Didn't Happen US Clay/Puppet 60
2006 Desmond & the Swamp Barbarian Trap Sweden Puppet 68
2006 Davie & Golimyr [16] US Puppet 45
2007 We Are the Strange US CGI/Puppet 88
2007 One Night in One City Czech Republic Puppet 75
2007 Max & Co Belgium/France/Switzerland/UK CGI/Puppet 76
2007 Tengers South Africa Clay/Puppet 68
2008 $9.99 Australia/Israel Puppet 78
2008 Edison and Leo Canada Puppet 79
2008 A Miser Brothers' Christmas US Puppet 45
2009 Coraline US Puppet 101
2009 Mary and Max Australia Puppet 100
2009 A Town Called Panic Belgium/Luxembourg Puppet 76
2009 Fantastic Mr. Fox US Puppet 87
Upcoming Films
Year Title Country Type
2012 The Pirates! Band of Misfits UK Clay/Puppet
2012 Frankenweenie US Puppet
2012 ParaNorman US Puppet
2014 Untitled Film[1][2] US Puppet
TBA Grass Roots US Clay/Puppet
TBA Gofmaniada Russia Puppet
TBA Worms [17] Brazil/Canada Puppet
TBA The Junks[18] Bulgaria Puppet
TBA The Overcoat Russia Cutout
TBA Black Forest US Puppet
TBA (2015) Green Eggs and Ham (film) US Puppet

Stop-Motion/Live-Action Features

Year Title Country Top Animator Sequence Length
(Minutes)
1913 The Night Before Christmas Russia Ladislas Starevich 41
1922 Häxan Denmark/Sweden The devil 104
1923 Three Ages US Brontosaur 63
1925 The Lost World US Willis O'Brien Dinosaurs 106
1933 King Kong US Willis O'Brien King Kong, dinosaurs and other creatures 104
1933 The Son of Kong US Willis O'Brien Kong Jr. and other creatures 69
1934 Babes in Toyland US Gus Meins, Charley Rogers Toys 78
1935 The New Gulliver USSR Aleksandr Ptushko 75
1939 The Golden Key USSR Aleksandr Ptushko 72
1949 Mighty Joe Young US Willis O'Brien, Ray Harryhausen, Pete Peterson Joe Young and other creatures 94
1949 Alice in Wonderland France/UK Lou Bunin All the Wonderland characters 96
1951 The Lost Continent US Dinosaurs 80
1953 The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms US Ray Harryhausen The rhedosauras 80
1955 It Came from Beneath the Sea US Ray Harryhausen The hectipus 79
1955 Journey to Prehistory Czechoslovakia Karel Zeman Dinosaurs and other creatures 93
1956 Earth vs. the Flying Saucers US Ray Harryhausen UFOs 83
1956 The Beast of Hollow Mountain US Dinosaur 81
1957 20 Million Miles to Earth US Ray Harryhausen The Ymir and elephant 82
1957 The Black Scorpion US Willis O'Brien, Pete Peterson Scorpions and worm 88
1958 A Deadly Invention Czechoslovakia Karel Zeman 83
1958 The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad US Ray Harryhausen The dragon, cyclops, skeleton, snake woman, adult and baby roc 88
1958 Monster from Green Hell US Wasps 71
1958 tom thumb US Toys 98
1958 Fiend Without a Face UK Creatures
1959 Behemoth, the Sea Monster UK/US Pete Peterson, Willis O'Brien The behemoth 80
1959 Owls in the Marsh Norway Ivo Caprino 94
1960 Dinosaurus! US Dinosaurs 85
1960 Goliath and the Dragon France/Italy Jim Danforth Dragon 98
1960 The Three Worlds of Gulliver UK/US Ray Harryhausen The crocodile and squirrel 100
1961 Reptilicus Denmark Kaye Koed Creatures 92
1961 Mysterious Island US Ray Harryhausen Animals 96
1961 Babes in Toyland US Jack Donohue Toys 105
1962 Journey to the 7th Planet Denmark/US Jim Danforth Creatures 83
1962 Jack the Giant Killer US Jim Danforth The giants and other creatures 91
1962 The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm US Jim Danforth The cobblers, a flower and a dragon 135
1963 Jason and the Argonauts US Ray Harryhausen Harpies, titans, skeletons, hydra and other creatures 104
1964 7 Faces of Dr. Lao US Jim Danforth The sea serpent 100
1964 First Men in the Moon US Ray Harryhausen The moon cows and selenites 103
1964 The Jester's Tale Czechoslovakia Karel Zeman 82
1966 One Million Years B.C. US Ray Harryhausen Dinosaurs 100
1966 The Daydreamer US Jules Bass 101
1967 The Stolen Airship Czechoslovakia Karel Zeman 90
1969 The Valley of Gwangi US Ray Harryhausen Dinosaurs, tiny horse and an elephant 96
1970 Equinox US Jim Danforth, David Allen, Dennis Muren Demons 80
1970 On the Comet Czechoslovakia Karel Zeman 74
1971 When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth US Jim Danforth, David Allen Dinosaurs 100
1974 The Golden Voyage of Sinbad US Ray Harryhausen Griffin, centaur, kali, homunculus, figurehead 105
1974 Flesh Gordon US Jim Danforth, David Allen, Dennis Muren Creatures 78
1977 The Crater Lake Monster US David Allen The plesisaur 85
1977 Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope US Phil Tippett The chess pieces during the game on the Millennium Falcon 123
1977 Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger US Ray Harryhausen Creatures 113
1978 Planet of Dinosaurs US Doug Beswick Dinosaurs 84
1978 Laserblast US David Allen Aliens 84
1978 Piranha US Phil Tippett Piranhas, creature in laboratory 94
1980 Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back US Phil Tippett Tauntaun and AT-ATs 129
1980 The Day Time Ended US David Allen Aliens 120
1981 The Howling US David Allen Brief sequence of the werewolves at the end of the film 91
1981 Caveman US Jim Danforth, David Allen, Randall William Cook Dinosaurs 92
1981 Clash of the Titans US Ray Harryhausen, Jim Danforth Creatures 118
1981 Dragonslayer US Phil Tippett Dragon 108
1981 The Evil Dead US Sam Raimi Rotting corpse 85
1982 The Thing US Randall William Cook The dog creature and spider head 109
1982 Q US Randall William Cook, David Allen Serpent 93
1982 Mysterious Planet US Brett Piper 71
1983 Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi US Phil Tippett AT-STs 134
1983 Krull UK Giant spider 117
1983 The Hunger US David Allen Monkey aging sequence
1984 Ghostbusters US Randall William Cook The terror dogs 107
1984 2010 US Randall William Cook 116
1984 The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension US Rick Heinrichs 103
1984 Dreamscape US Jim Aupperle Snake man 99
1984 The Terminator US Doug Beswick, Pete Kleinow, Stan Winston Battle-damaged Terminator 108
1984 Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure US Phil Tippett Creatures 96
1985 Ewoks: The Battle for Endor US Creatures 94
1985 Return to Oz US Will Vinton Gnome King and other gnomes 113
1985 Better Off Dead US Singing hamburgers 97
1985 Young Sherlock Holmes US David Allen Creatures 109
1985 Pee-wee's Big Adventure US Rick Heinrichs Demonic truck driver 90
1986 Aliens US Doug Beswick Some sequences of alien movement 137
1986 Howard the Duck US Phil Tippett Dark Overlord 111
1986 The Golden Child US Phil Tippett The devil 94
1987 A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors US Doug Beswick Freddy coming to life as a puppet, also skeleton in grave
1987 Dolls US David Allen The Dolls
1987 Evil Dead II US Doug Beswick Decapitated Linda, Henrietta monster. Ash's severed hand and various laughing objects 85
1987 The Gate US Randall William Cook Demons 85
1987 RoboCop US Phil Tippett ED-209 103
1987 House II: The Second Story US Phil Tippett Dinosaurs 88
1987 Batteries not included US David Allen The spaceships
1988 Alice Czechoslovakia Jan Švankmajer All the Wonderland characters 86
1988 Moonwalker Czechoslovakia Will Vinton Speed Demon segment 86
1988 Beetlejuice US Doug Beswick, Tim Lawrence, Ted Rae Beetlejuice snake, sandworms and transformations 85
1988 Willow US David Allen Dragon
1989 I, Madman US Randall William Cook 89
1989 Honey, I Shrunk the Kids US David Allen Insects and scorpion
1989 Puppet Master US David Allen The puppets
1989 Tetsuo: The Iron Man Japan Shinya Tsukamoto Main character, woman, metal fetishist 67
1990 RoboCop 2 US Phil Tippett Robots 117
1990 The Gold Sword USSR Stanislav Sokolov 85
1990 Gremlins 2: The New Batch US Flying gremlin
1990 It US Spider 192
1990 A Nymphoid Barbarian in Dinosaur Hell US Brett Piper Dinosaurs
1990 Robot Jox US David Allen Robots 85
1991 Winterbeast US 80
1991 Lunatics: A Love Story US Dave Hettmer 87
1992 Nemesis US Peter Kleinow cyborg Farnsworth's mechanical endoskeleton 95
1992 The Gate II: Trespassers Canada Steven Archer Demons 93
1992 Braindead New Zealand Peter Jackson The rat monkey 104
1993 The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb UK Dave Borthwick 60
1993 RoboCop 3 US Phil Tippett ED-209 104
1993 Robot Wars US David Allen, Jim Danforth Robots 71
1993 Army of Darkness US Pete Kleinow Skeletons and red demon 81
1993 Prehysteria! US
1993 Coneheads US Phil Tippett Garthak
1994 Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult US T-Rex 83
1994 Dinosaur Island US Dinosaurs 83
1994 Faust Czech Republic/France/UK Jan Švankmajer 97
1995 Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life Germany/Japan/UK Brothers Quay 104
1996 Conspirators of Pleasure Czech Republic/Switzerland/UK Jan Švankmajer 85
1996 Frostbiter: Wrath of the Wendigo US Dave Hettmer
1997 Good Burger US Cheeseburger assembly 97
1997 A Life Less Ordinary UK/US Alternate ending over end credits 103
2000 Little Otik Czech Republic/Japan/UK Jan Švankmajer 132
2000 Drainiac! US Brett Piper 81
2001 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone UK/US Voldemort's head 152
2001 Monkeybone US Paul Berry 93
2002 Psyclops US Brett Piper 93
2003 Arachnia US Brett Piper Spiders 82
2003 Elf US The Chiodo Brothers Leon the snowman introduction 97
2004 The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou US Justin Kohn The jaguar shark, recon sea turtles, crayon starfish, fighting crabs and various fish 119
2004 Monster Island US David Bowes Giant insects and other creatures 119
2005 The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes France/Germany/UK Brothers Quay 99
2005 Lunacy Czech Republic/Slovakia Jan Švankmajer 118
2006 The Science of Sleep France Michel Gondry 106
2008 Imagination US Eric Leiser 70
2011 A Very Harold and Kumar Christmas US Todd Strauss-Schulson Stoned Dream Sequence 89

Notable Stop-Motion Shorts

Year Title Country Type Length (Minutes) Award(s)
1910 The Beautiful Leukanida
Russia Puppet N/A
1911 The Cameraman's Revenge Russia Puppet N/A
1911 The Ant and the Grasshopper Russia Puppet 5 Decoration By the Tsar
1912 The Terrible Vengeance Russia Puppet N/A
1923 The Voice of the Nightingale France Puppet 13
1926 Thieves of Baghdad[3] Japan Cutout
1952 Neighbours Canada Pixilation 8 Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)
Canadian Film Award for Best Animated Short
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film
1955 Magic Brush China Puppet 20 Warsaw International Film Festival Award for Outstanding Film
1971 The Battle of Kerzhenets USSR Cutout 10 Animafest Zagreb Grand Jury Prize
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Prize for Best Animated Film
1971 Cheburashka USSR Puppet 20
1972 Balablok Canada Cutout 7
1974 Closed Mondays US Clay/Puppet 10 Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film
1975 Hedgehog in the Fog USSR Cutout 10 All-Union Film Festival Award for Best Animated Film
1977 The Sand Castle Canada Clay/Sand 13 Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film
1979 Tale of Tales USSR Cutout 29 Animafest Zagreb Grand Jury Prize
1981 'E' Canada Cutout 7
1981 Plasticine Crow USSR Clay 9
1982 Vincent US Puppet 5 Annecy Film Festival Critic's Prize
1985 Prehistoric Beast US Puppet 10
1986 Nightangel Canada/Czechoslovakia Pinscreen/Puppet 19
1987 A Claymation Christmas Celebration US puppet 24 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program
1989 Creature Comforts UK Clay/Puppet 5 Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film
1989 Wallace & Gromit: A Grand Day Out UK Clay/Puppet 25 Nominated - Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film
1991 Adam UK Clay/Puppet 6 Nominated - Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film
1993 Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers UK Clay/Puppet 30 Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film
1995 Wallace & Gromit: A Close Shave UK Clay/Puppet 30 Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film
1998 More US Puppet 6 Sundance Film Festival Special Jury Prize for Short Films
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film
Nominated - Annie Award for Best Animated Short Subject
1998 Domo-kun Japan Puppet 2-3 N/A
2003 Doggy Poo South Korea Puppet 30 Big Apple Anime Fest Viewer's Choice Award
Tokyo International Anime Fair Award for Best Pilot
2003 Harvie Krumpet Australia Clay/Puppet 22 Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film
Australian Film Institute Award for Best Short Animation
2003 Komaneko Japan Puppet, Cutout (2 episodes) N/A N/A
2005 The Captain's Daughter Russia puppet 28 Golden Eagle Award for Best Animated Film
2006 Peter and the Wolf UK/Norway/Poland puppet 32 Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film
Annecy International Animated Film Festival Audience Award
Rose d'Or for Performing Art
Nominated - BAFTA Award For Best Short Film
Nominated - Cartoon d'or
2007 Madame Tutli-Putli Canada Puppet 17 Best of Festival Award
Le Grand Prix Canal + du meilleur court-métrage
Petit Rail d'Or
Prix Ars Electronica Award for Computer Animation/Visual Effects
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film
2008 The Necktie Canada Puppet 5 Audience Prize for Best Canadian Short Film
Best Short Film Award
Jutra Award for Best Animated Film
2008 Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death UK Clay/Puppet 29 Annie Award for Best Animated Short Subject
BAFTA Award for Best Short Animation
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film
2009 After Parties Are Ending Too[19] France Puppet 5 Ladislas Starevitch Award
2011 The Adventures of Super Khali and Umaga - The Movie [20] Australia Figure 13

See also

References

  1. ^ "ParaNorman To Open August 17, 2012" (Press release). LAIKA. 2011-05-04. http://www.laika.com/blog/?p=613. Retrieved 2011-05-04. 
  2. ^ ParaNorman at the Big Cartoon DataBase
  3. ^ Armen Boudjikanian (February 26, 2008). "Early Japanese Animation: As Innovative as Contemporary Anime". Frames Per Second Magazine. http://www.fpsmagazine.com/blog/2008/02/early-japanese-animation-as-innovative.php. Retrieved 2008-05-05. 

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