The Rugrats Movie (1998)
Nov 22, 2008Animation/Talking Babies
The first film spinoff of the popular animated tv series Rugrats about infants observing the adult world
Tara Strong
The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea (2000)
Dec 20, 2000Disney Animation
One of the video-released sequels to their animated films that Disney made in the 90s/00s, this slavishly imitates its predecessor but does have a likeable line-up of supporting characters
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie (2000)
Jan 1, 2010Animation/Talking Babies
The second entry in the ultra-annoying animated franchise spun off from the animated tv series that only seems to centre around poo and pee jokes, this is marginally more enjoyable than the first film
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (2000)
Jun 30, 2003Batman of the Future/Animation
Film spinoff of Batman Beyond, an animated tv series set in the future as a youngster inherits a hi-tech Batsuit from an aging Bruce Wayne. The film resurrects The Joker but fails to do anything interesting with the character
Ice Age (2002)
Mar 22, 2002Animation/Prehistoric Talking Animals
This begat an interminable number of tedious sequels. However, the original is a still likeable and appealing animated film about a group of prehistoric talking animals migrating with the onset of an Ice Age
The Animatrix (2003)
Nov 26, 2005Compilation of Matrix Anime Shorts
To accompany their two Matrix sequels, The Wackowskis hired seven anime directors to each make a short film set in The Matrix universe. The results are often quite remarkable
Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman (2003)
Oct 27, 2017Comic-Book Superhero/Animation
One of the better films spun off from the 1990s animated Batman tv series, introducing the character of Batwoman (although a different one to the comic-book incarnation).
The Batman vs. Dracula (2005)
Apr 7, 2007Comic-Book Superhero vs Vampire/Animation
A film spinoff from the animated The Batman tv series, this offers a great title match but proves a disappointment. Moreover, it has to twist comic-book canon to make the plot work
Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild (2005)
Sep 19, 2008Animation/Mouse Boy
The third of the Stuart Little films, this one animated instead of its live-action predecessors
Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo (2006)
Dec 1, 2021Animation/Comic-Book Superhero Team
The first film featuring DC Comics; Teen Titans, a spinoff from the Teen Titans animated series
Doctor Strange (2007)
Jan 1, 2008Marvel Comics Magician Superhero/Animation
One among a handful of animated films based on Marvel Comics properties, this conducts a passable telling of the origin story of the Sorcerer Supreme
The Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Beginning (2008)
Dec 20, 2009Disney Animation
One among the series of cheap video-released sequels to their classic animated films made during the 1990s/2000s, this is a prequel that offers up a Little Mermaid origin story
Wonder Woman (2009)
Jan 27, 2011Animation/DC Comics Superheroine
Fine animated version of the DC Comics superheroine that gets the character just right and tells the story in a way that eclipses all previous filmed versions
Thor: Tales of Asgard (2011)
Nov 24, 2012Animation/Marvel Comics Norse God Superhero
Though Marvel Comics have had massive success with their big screen adaptations in the 00s, they have been far less successful with their attempts to spin off animated films. An okay but unexceptional animated prequel released at the same time as the first Thor live-action film
Batman: The Killing Joke (2016)
Aug 6, 2016Comic-Book Superhero/Animation
Adaptation of the Alan Moore graphic novel, one of the most famous comic-book titles of all time. The notoriously cranky Moore need have no reason to shun this film version, which recreates his work right down to preserving his dialogue and replicating the set-up of individual panels
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies (2018)
Mar 16, 2020Animation/Comic-Book Superhero Team
Film spinoff from the animated tv series Teen Titans Go! This hits in with an hilairous barrage of one-liners wickedly spoofing the superhero genre and jokes at DC Comics canon
Batman: Gotham By Gaslight (2018)
Feb 11, 2018Animation/Victorian Era Batman
Adaptation of a classic graphic novel that imagines Batman back in the late 19th Century as he fights Jack the Ripper. This works rather well – in fact, better than the graphic novel it is based on
Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay (2018)
Apr 8, 2018Animation/Team-Up of DC Comics Super-Villains
A DC Universe Original Animated Movie given over to Suicide Squad. Clearly inspired by the live-action film, this goes overboard on the super-villains present, having three entire teams running around to general confusion, while striking a very odd tone in its pitch for an R-rating
Batman vs Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2019)
May 31, 2019Animation/Comic-Book Superhero Crossover
An animated crossover where you cannot help but think that the two styles of either - a grim loner who lives in a dark milieu vs a team of manic teenagers spouting surfer speak - are only going to end up clashing
Justice League vs the Fatal Five (2019)
Jul 22, 2021Animation/Comic-Book Superheroes
A DC Universe Original Animated Movie that introduces the Legion of Superheroes, their nemeses The Fatal Five and an assortment of new Justice League members to widen diversity
Teen Titans Go! vs Teen Titans (2019)
Jan 15, 2024Animation/Comic-Book Superhero Team
Here the less-than-serious Teen Titans Go! conduct an Into the Spider-Verse-type crossover with their serious counterparts from the multiverse
Superman: Red Son (2020)
Mar 6, 2020Comic-Book Superhero/Alternate History/Animation
A very different take on the Superman story that asks What if Superman had grown up in the Soviet Union rather than in the US and become a paragon of Communist virtue
Witness Infection (2020)
Mar 13, 2022Mafia Zombies Comedy
Unexpectedly rather funny comedy that combines Mafia on a witness protection program and zombies