+ Netflix Top 25 in Anime & Animation +

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+ 001- Corpse Bride + Set in 19th-century Europe, Tim Burton's animated tale centers on Victor (voiced by Johnny Depp), a young man who, just as he's [...] the Dead, but nothing can stop him from trying to return to his true love. Albert Finney and Christopher Lee also lend their voices.

+ 002- Flushed Away + In this lively comedy from DreamWorks Animation and Aardman Features (Wallace & Gromit), London high-society mouse Roddy [...] Rita (Kate Winslet), the rodent-hating Toad (Ian McKellen) and his faithful thugs Spike and Whitey (Andy Serkis and Bill Nighy).

+ 003- Princess Mononoke + This anime epic from director Hayao Miyazaki made critic Roger Ebert's list of 1999's 10 best films. Infected with an incurable [...] town. Princess Mononoke (Yuriko Ashida), a human raised by wolves, leads the animals, but higher powers intent on killing may prevail.

+ 004- Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind + Faced with almost certain destruction of her planet's natural resources, warrior princess Nausicaa rallies her people against [...] -- the Valley of the Wind -- where the ultimate showdown between good and evil will play out. Includes a voice talent featurette.

+ 005- The Animatrix + Straight from the creators of the groundbreaking Matrix trilogy, this collection of short animated films from the world's [...] Final Flight of the Osiris, The Second Renaissance, Kid's Story, Program, World Record, Beyond, A Detective Story and Matriculated.

+ 006- Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children + A deadly disease and a band of brothers threaten to destroy the planet in this thrilling computer-animated sequel based on the [...] affliction. But Cloud and his friends are called back into action when the mysterious Kadaj and his brothers show up on the scene.

+ 007- My Neighbor Totoro + Legendary Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki provides a stunningly realistic portrayal of life in the country. When their mother [...] be a natural wonderland filled with exotic real-life creatures and a trio of furry woodland sprites who can only be seen by children.

+ 008- Kiki's Delivery Service + In director Hayao Miyazaki's gentle, animated adventure, young witch Kiki (voiced by Kirsten Dunst) moves away from her family [...] a baker's wife by starting an express delivery service. She quickly discovers, however, that she can't take her abilities for granted.

+ 009- Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within + It's an Armageddon scenario with a Greenpeace subtext when Dr. Aki Ross races against time to keep phantom-like alien invaders [...] her arch human antagonist (the hawkish General Hein), who would like to blow the aliens -- and everything else -- to kingdom come.

+ 010- Grave of the Fireflies + Named Best Animated Feature at the 1994 Chicago International Children's Film Festival, this film proves that not all anime [...] is harsh. Soon, they come to the somber conclusion that they can neither escape the hardships of war nor find enough food to survive.

+ 011- The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury + Aeon Flux creator Peter Chung steps even farther out of the proverbial animation box with this edgy new series about escaped [...] by money-hungry bounty hunters, who must deal with his overwhelming wrath. He's determined to be free again, even if he has to kill.

+ 012- The Cat Returns + Young Haru rescues a cat from being run over, but soon finds it's no ordinary feline; it happens to be the Prince of the Cats. [...] fate. Think Alice in Wonderland … with kitty litter. Hiroyuki Morita directs this anime follow-up to Whisper of the Heart.

+ 013- Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence + Writer-director Mamoru Oshii's animated thriller concocts a complex follow-up to his monster hit, Ghost in the Shell. It's now [...] one who's able to decipher why humanity has lost its allure. When he figures out the answer, he'll face life's ultimate questions.

+ 014- Steamboy + In this animated tale that's as riveting as it is retro, genius teen inventor Ray Steam receives a strange spherical device [...] between the Yanks and the Brits, who'll do anything to obtain the priceless orb. Voices include Anne Suzuki and Katsuo Nakamura.

+ 015- Akira + Based on the popular anime series, Akira is the story of two childhood friends, Tetsuo and Kaneda, who are pulled into the [...] On his way to save Tetsuo, Kaneda runs into a group of anti-government activists and corrupt scientists, and a bloody battle ensues.

+ 016- Cowboy Bebop: The Movie + Based on the animated television series, Cowboy Bebop is set on Mars in the year 2071 and tells the story of a spaceship [...] witnesses a deadly terrorist attack, they all set out to catch those responsible and, more importantly, cash in on the reward money.

+ 017- Futurama the Movie: Bender's Big Score + In this animated sci-fi tale, the wacky Planet Express crew returns and soon finds themselves victimized by scheming alien [...] wrought to the space-time continuum? Celebrity voices include Al Gore, Sarah Silverman, rapper Coolio, Mark Hamill and Katey Sagal.

+ 018- Porco Rosso + After witnessing the horrendous deaths of his fellow pilots in action during World War I, an Italian pilot transforms into [...] in distress -- all the while looking for a way out of his porcine predicament. Hayao Miyazaki directs this oddly compelling anime.

+ 019- Metropolis + Set in a strictly segmented industrial labyrinth populated by humans and robots, this stylized anime adventure provides a new [...] Siddall) finds Tima (Rebecca Forstadt), a young girl bereft of memory and speech -- the new android created to take over Metropolis.

+ 020- Fullmetal Alchemist: The Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa + Picking up where the TV series ended, this full-length anime film follows the efforts of Alphonse and Edward Elric to restore [...] in a parallel world. Unbeknownst to them, their reunion may be all that can stop a catastrophic war between the two dimensions.

+ 021- Avatar: The Last Airbender: Book 1 + With a crop of new friends, instant celebrity status and the ruthless Fire Nation on his tail, can a 12-year-old boy stay the [...] the minute they thaw him out -- and the world learns he's the Avatar they've been waiting for -- his destiny takes a dizzying turn.

+ 022- Samurai Champloo + Director Shinichiro Watanabe mixes a maturity rarely found in anime with a historical Japanese setting and a funky hip-hop [...] for saving them from execution, Fuu demands that they accompany her on a journey to find "a samurai who smells of sunflowers."

+ 023- Van Helsing: The London Assignment + This animated short -- a prequel to the feature film Van Helsing, starring Hugh Jackman -- is helmed by Stephen Sommers, who [...] into the bowels of London to search for the demonic Mr. Hyde, whose murderous crime spree has brought the city to a standstill.

+ 024- Renaissance + It's 2054 Paris, and a megacorporation called Avalon dominates contemporary life and sells eternal youth and beauty to the [...] her. As he investigates, Karas discovers others on the hunt for Tasuiev -- along with a trail of witnesses that keep turning up dead.

+ 025- Millennium Actress + Japan's great film studio is shutting down after a 70-year run, and a documentary filmmaker is commissioned to make a film [...] living a Garbo-esque life of seclusion for the past 30 years, as she takes the audience through the history of her career and life.