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25. The Suicide Squad
With its over-the-top violence, talking shark, and twisted humor, The Suicide Squad was basically begging to be animated. A cartoon version could push the gore, weirdness, and dark comedy to an even more unhinged level. | © Warner Bros. Pictures
24. Gremlins
Gremlins already feels like a chaotic cartoon brought to life, so why not go all in? Animation could make the mayhem even wilder and give the mischievous creatures more personality than ever. | © Warner Bros. Pictures
23. Cats
Cats might have actually worked if it had been animated. Instead of the bizarre half-human VFX nightmare, a cartoon could’ve embraced stylized cat designs, weird poses, and the surreal tone without creeping everyone out. | © Universal Studios
22. The BFG
The live-action BFG was fine, but animation could’ve made it magical. With more playful visuals, exaggerated size differences, and distinct giant designs, it would’ve captured the charm and weirdness of Dahl’s world much better. | © Walt Disney Pictures
21. Ran
Ran is already a visual masterpiece, but in animation, its bold colours and epic battles could be reimagined in stunning new ways. Since it’s based on King Lear, a fresh animated take wouldn’t just work – it would feel right. | © Toho
20. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
With animation, Eternal Sunshine could dive even deeper into the strange, shifting world of fading memories. Gondry and Kaufman already have animation experience, so why not let them remake it with no limits this time? | © Focus Features
19. Sky High
An animated Sky High could’ve opened the door to more stories, and maybe finally given us Layla and Warren as a couple. It’s the superhero high school series we never got, and animation would’ve kept the fun going. | © Walt Disney Pictures
18. Life of Pi
If most of your movie is CGI animals and a digital ocean, why not just make the whole thing animated? It might lean more stylised, but it could feel even more magical – and no one would question the tiger’s acting skills. | © 20th Century Studios
17. The Grand Budapest Hotel
Wes Anderson’s style already feels like animation, with perfect symmetry, bold colors, and storybook worlds. An animated version of The Grand Budapest Hotel could take that even further, using different animation styles to reflect the film’s shifting timelines. | © 20th Century Studios
16. Mad Max: Fury Road
The wild, chaotic world of Mad Max is begging for an animated take: no rules, no limits, just pure visual madness. Imagine Immortan Joe in full cartoon glory or Max tearing through the Wasteland with physics-defying stunts. | © Warner Bros. Pictures
15. Avatar
Avatar already blurs the line between live-action and animation, so why not take it all the way? A fully animated version, especially hand-drawn, could bring something fresh and beautiful to Pandora that we haven’t seen before. | © 20th Century Studios
14. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
With ghost ships, sea monsters, and Jack Sparrow’s chaotic energy, Pirates of the Caribbean already feels like it belongs in animation. Disney could easily breathe new life into the franchise with a wild, animated adventure, and they’ve got the chops to pull it off. | © Walt Disney Pictures
13. Minority Report
Philip K. Dick’s dark futures have already worked in animation, and Minority Report is perfect for it – pre-crime, psychics, and sleek tech all fit the format. Since the movie’s ending closes the door on sequels, a bold animated remake or series feels like the right move. | © 20th Century Studios
12. The Crow
An animated The Crow could lean into the gritty, brutal tone of the original comic, something the movie only hinted at. Done right, it’d need to go full NC-17 to stay faithful. | © Miramax Films
11. The Dark Tower
The Dark Tower deserves a second shot as an adult animated series with a totally new script. The movie missed the mark, but animation could finally do justice to the scale and weirdness of King’s universe. | © Sony Pictures Releasing
10. John Carter
The live-action John Carter had scale, but animation could take its wild sci-fi world even further: bigger creatures, stranger landscapes, more stylized action. And maybe give it a new title while we’re at it. | © Walt Disney Pictures
9. Goldfinger
An animated Goldfinger would let James Bond stay forever young and finally live in the Cold War era where he belongs. It’s a chance to stick closer to the original books, go full retro, and explore a timeless version of Bond without reboot fatigue. | © United Artists
8. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Fear and Loathing done in rotoscope, like A Scanner Darkly or Undone, would look incredible, perfectly capturing the drug-fueled madness. That said, Hunter S. Thompson would probably roll in his grave; he hated the idea of it ever being animated. | © Universal Pictures
7. 300
Stylized to the max, 300 already looks halfway animated, just swap slow-mo for bold animation, and it’s a perfect fit. It’d keep the comic-book flair and make the action even more intense. | © Warner Bros. Pictures
6. The Fifth Element
The Fifth Element is already wild, but animation could crank its sci-fi chaos and fashion up to eleven. Without real-world limits, the cities, aliens, and costumes could be even more surreal, think Heavy Metal levels of weird. | © Columbia Pictures
5. Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Kill Bill already dipped into anime, and it worked so well, it left us wanting more. Imagine the whole film in that gritty, stylized look, especially the Crazy 88 fight scene. | © Miramax Films
4. Alien
It’s wild that Alien never got a proper animated adaptation, especially with all the comics, games, and even toy lines hinting at one. A dark, adult-oriented animated Alien could finally bring that gritty, twisted universe to life in a new way. | © 20th Century Studios
3. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
The gravity-defying fights in Crouching Tiger already feel animated, fluid, dreamlike, and full of elegance. Turning it into an animated film would only heighten its beauty and give even more freedom to its fantastical action. | © Columbia Pictures
2. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
With its larger-than-life characters and magical world, Harry Potter would shine in animation, where exaggerated features and whimsical settings feel right at home. It could capture the charm and oddness of the books in a way live-action never quite could. | © Warner Bros. Pictures
1. 2001: A Space Odyssey
Reimagining 2001 as an animated film would let artists go wild with surreal visuals and futuristic designs without touching Kubrick’s original. The stargate sequence alone could become a jaw-dropping spectacle in animation. | © Warner Bros. Pictures
