Top Ten Best Movies from Sony Pictures Animation
The following list compiles the best movies produced by the Sony Pictures Animation branch of Sony Pictures Entertainment.
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Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs is possibly the best Sony Pictures Animation movie to ever be produced. Sure, it doesn't stay true to the source material, but the movie makes up for it with its fun and enjoyable execution that delivers creative writing with an inventive script, really funny comedy, clever gags, and great plucky characters.
On top of that, it also offers one of the best examples of Pete Oswald's unique and cartoony art style of animation that works very well in CGI. With fluent movement and fast-paced slapstick, it fits the silly and goofy premise of the movie. I loved this movie!
It's sad that Sony Pictures Animation has been going downhill. In 2009, they made one of the best animated movies ever, and it's the number one movie you're seeing right now (as of March 23, 2018). The comedy and plot were blended to create a great story.
Unfortunately, they made The Emoji Movie, which had terrible humor and plot, and the message really didn't feel right. It's sad that the studio behind this great movie made a terrible one years later. (However, they had different directors.)
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Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Let me tell you a story as I write this in 2018. A year ago, I found myself at the movie theater, ready to purchase a ticket for Pixar's Coco. But while I was doing that, I saw an older Black woman purchasing some tickets for her and her grandsons to go see Sony's The Star. In my mind, I was flabbergasted that Sony Pictures Animation would be getting any money from them that holiday season when they deserved to see a much better movie with Coco rather than a movie by the same animation studio that made the reviled summer disaster that was The Emoji Movie.
Fast forward to 2018, and I'm at that same movie theater. Only this time, I wasn't giving my money to Disney or Pixar. This time, I gave my money to Sony. And let me tell you, for every second of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse that I saw, every penny that went into the ticket I bought was totally worth it.
Into the Spider-Verse isn't just quite arguably the best Spider-Man film to come out in recent years. It was also quite possibly one of, if not the, best animated films of 2018 and the best film of 2018 overall. And definitely Sony Pictures Animation's best one yet.
I loved pretty much everything about Into the Spider-Verse. I loved how the animation used a low frame rate to make it feel like a comic book come to life, I loved seeing how each of the Spider-Man counterparts was portrayed, and the story, soundtrack, and overall quality of the film blew pretty much every Spider-Man movie out of the water.
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Surf's Up
Not only is this my favorite animated Sony movie, but it's also in my Top 3 Best Animated Movies. This is what got me into surfing in the first place. I love the characters, I love the story, I love the humor - everything about Surf's Up is top-notch, except for a few things:
1. Reggie (the otter with the afro hair)
2. Surf's Up 2: Wavemania is GOD AWFUL!
Aside from that, if you haven't watched Surf's Up already, go watch it. NOW!
By the way, my favorite character is Chicken Joe.
This movie was my childhood. I legitimately used to watch it seven times a day.
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Arthur Christmas
I love this movie. Great premise, amazing cast (and Mr. Santa, but whatevs), and - while I'm not a huge fan of the character designs - at least it's not Flint Lockwood.
One of the most underrated Christmas movies of all time. Way better than literally everything Rankin/Bass has ever made.
I haven't seen this movie, but I'm sure it is good.
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Hotel Transylvania
I really like Hotel Transylvania. My favorite character is Johnny. He is so funny.
It's got great animation and lovable characters.
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The Pirates! Band of Misfits
They made this movie? I thought the people who made Shaun the Sheep did.
It is one of my favorite movies.
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Open Season
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Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2
It isn't my favorite, but I giggled a few times, honestly.
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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
I might like this movie even more than the first, if I'm honest.
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Goosebumps
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Hotel Transylvania 4: Transformania
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Fixed
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Hotel Transylvania 2
I liked this one better than the first one. The little baby is so cute.
Great movie, like the first one!
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Monster House
The person who said they hated this movie should get dragged to Brazil.
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Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
Fun cast, hard-hitting jokes, and an okay premise. Very similar to the first movie but enjoyable nonetheless.
This was pretty good. I personally liked this one.
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The Smurfs
I love this movie. It was my childhood, and I don't find it as annoying as the Chipmunks movies.
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Sausage Party
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The Mitchells vs. the Machines
The only reason this is so low right now is because it came out very recently. This movie, The Mitchells vs. the Machines, aka Connected, is amazing! The 2D style is really appealing with the 3D rendering. The characters are funny, the story and plot are great, the graphics are stunning, and it's just such an enjoyable movie. The relationships of the characters, like Katie and her brother and Eric and Deborahbot, are genius! Everything is so original, yet so funny, interesting, and entertaining! This was definitely the best movie of 2021. This deserves to be at the top of the list.
I'll be back when this brilliantly great and enjoyable film is in the top 3.
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Smurfs: The Lost Village
Beautiful. A huge upgrade from the originals and, along with Captain Underpants, is one of the more underrated movies of 2017. Strong cast, decent jokes, and perfect animation.
It is much more faithful to its original source material than the live-action The Smurfs duology.
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Peter Rabbit
It's funny, cute, entertaining, and quirky. I like it.
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The Angry Birds Movie 2
Way better than the first one, except for the fact that Colleen Ballinger and JoJo Siwa are in this one.
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KPop Demon Hunters
I love this movie. It should be number one.
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The Star
Creative and engaging animated rendition of the ageless story of Christ's birth. Well done.
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Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
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Open Season: Scared Silly
Way, way better than the second and especially third movies. If you think otherwise, I hope Awkwafina voices your favorite female character because you don't deserve nice things.
Still a better Open Season movie than the second and third ones.
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The Smurfs 2
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Open Season 2
