Best Russian animation movies
A curated collection of popular animation movies from Russia.
Dead Hand: Fortress (2013)
Dead Hand: Fortress (2013)
This is cartoon parable. Despite the fact that mankind is killed, the war still continues. War continued with automated system left by people. One of the last surviving bomber and its pilot still performs its task. The city is dead for a long time. Dead people who built it. Dead people who gave the order to destroy the city. And war will continue until subside echo of humanity.But life will always find a way to survive. Cassette bomb submunitions became a fortress for the grass.
The Lily of Belgium (1915)
The Lily of Belgium (1915)
When a young girl finds a beautiful dead lily in the woods, she asks her grandfather to tell her about it. The lily stands in splendour beside a stream, admired by the creatures of the woods. But an army of beetles, bent on conquering new territories, wants to cross the stream - and the lily is blocking their way. An unashamed allegory of the German rape of Belgium.
Tides to And Fro (2010)
Tides to And Fro (2010)
Morning outflow and evening inflow of the sea change a tide of life of the coastal small town.
Ku! Kin-dza-dza (2013)
Ku! Kin-dza-dza (2013)
Beginner DJ Shreds and world-renowned cellist Vladimir Chizhov meet on a noisy street in Moscow barefoot man. Clicking on the strange machine, the characters are moved to the desert planet Plyuk. A remake of the beloved animated film "Kin-dza-dza!" No less fascinating and funny than the original, the adventures of the Shred and Uncle Vova. In this world of sand inhabitants are divided into two categories - patsaks and chatlan, a simple match has incredible value, and the people are met and escorted by the color of his pants.
Dead Hand: Last Day of War (2016)
Dead Hand: Last Day of War (2016)
Dead Hand episode 2. Last day of war. Last war broke out. All people are dead, but the machines continue dutifully follow orders. On the automatic base machines fueling and charge the weapons of last surviving bomber preparing to drop bombs at the dead enemy city. This happens until the echo of mankind subsides completely. Then comes a new era in which there is no place for us.
Alice's Birthday (2009)
Alice's Birthday (2009)
Adapted from a novel from sci-fi series by Kyr Bulychev about a little girl Alice. It's Alice's birthday and as a present she is invited by an old alien friend archaeologist Gromozeka to join him on an expedition to an alien planet Coleida which population was destroyed by a space plague a hundred years ago. Arriving at the planet they decide that Alice, using a time-traveling device, will go back in time to the day when the plague was brought in by their space expedition to try and save the planet from destruction by spraying the astronauts with a vaccine. To achieve that, she and another alien scientist professor Rrrr, who looks just like a cat, must make a long and perilous journey to the planet's spaceport.
BoxBallet (2020)
BoxBallet (2020)
Once a fragile ballerina Olya meets a rude and gloomy boxer Evgeny. The contrast between the worlds of the heroes and their worldview is so striking that the very possibility of intersection of heroes appears as a miracle. Are the heroes ready to accept the same timid feeling that arose between them? Will they overcome everything external and superficial, behind which fragile loving souls are hidden.
My Love (2006)
My Love (2006)
In nineteenth-century Russia, a teenage boy in search of love is drawn to two very different women.
Lavatory Lovestory (2006)
Lavatory Lovestory (2006)
A single middle aged lady working as receptionist and cleaner in a public lavatory for men spends her time between chores reading "Happy Woman" and daydreaming about a loving partner. When an unknown man starts leaving flowers at her desk, she gets excited but also increasingly stressed out trying to figure out who is her secret admirer or, perhaps, the prankster.
Invention of Love (2010)
Invention of Love (2010)
An inventor tries to impress the woman he loves. Will she love him back?
Mermaid (1997)
Mermaid (1997)
An elderly monk, while training the young novice who will succeed him, recalls the mysterious lost love of his past - just as his young successor appears to be encountering her himself.
A Spoonful of Stardust (2021)
A Spoonful of Stardust (2021)
"The Intergalactic organization plans to destroy humanity for bad behavior. Only one astronaut rebelled against such a decision and ended up on Earth... He must have time to return to the Intergalactic Base Station in 72 hours in order to save the Earth"
Alesha Popovich and Tugarin the Dragon (2004)
Alesha Popovich and Tugarin the Dragon (2004)
Alesha Popovich has to catch Tugarin Zmey and bring back the stolen money with the help of a talking Horse (which talks all the time and has an opinion on everything), a wise granny, a donkey and a beauty Lyubava.
Little Longnose (2003)
Little Longnose (2003)
When he refused to support power-hungry witch, the good shoemaker's boy, Jacob is transformed into a hunchbacked dwarf with overlong nose. Of their mother no longer recognized, mocked by the people of the city and driven away, Jacob runs one day a goose on the road. Together with the spring animal - in fact the king's daughter Greta enchanted - Jacob is now trying to make the transformation to reverse and put the wicked witch craft.
Prince Vladimir (2006)
Prince Vladimir (2006)
The plot follows the events surrounding Vladimir from childhood and into adulthood. In the beginning of the film, being under the influence of the high priest Krivzha, the Prince is a young, impulsive and cruel pagan. Fighting for supreme power, Vladimir wins a battle that kills his brother. Regretting what he has done, Vladimir does not suspect a conspiracy between the priest and the Pechenegs. Vladimir is concerned about gathering the Slavic tribes into one united state. Solving this major task, he faces obstacles, which Vladimir overcomes in the end, defeating Krivzha and winning the battle against Kurya, a Pecheneg chief.
Secret of the Sukharev Tower. Magician of Balance (2015)
Secret of the Sukharev Tower. Magician of Balance (2015)
In the late 17th century Russia, a dark magician arrives at the capital in search of the ultimate power hidden within the Magic Worlds, the entrance to which is located inside the Sukharev Tower and is tightly guarded by Jacob Bruce, the Wizard of Balance. When Jacob's apprentice Petya and daughter Margarita accidentally rip apart the ancient manuscript that is the source of his powers, they must venture into the Magic Worlds to restore it.
Secret Magic Control Agency (2021)
The Snow Queen (2012)
The Snow Queen (2012)
The Snow Queen creates a world of eternal winter, frosting human souls and emotions. When she turns Kai, the son of a wizard, into an ice statue, his sister embarks on a journey to save him and bring life back to the world.
The Snow Queen 3: Fire and Ice (2016)
The Snow Queen 3: Fire and Ice (2016)
After heroically defeating both the Snow Queen and the Snow King, Gerda still cannot find peace. Her dream is to find her parents who were once taken away from them by the North Wind and finally reunite the family. Thus, Gerda and her friends embark on an exiting journey to find her parents and encounter new challenges along the way: they discover an ancient magical artifact of the trolls, the Stone of Fire and Ice. From that moment on, things don't go according to the initial plan...Will Gerda be able to tame the mighty forces of the magical elements and get her family back? The answer will be reveled in 2016. This is a story which encompasses everything you love about Wizart: kindness, bravery, friendship, mystery, love of one's family, and a happy ending, of course!
Cats in the Museum (2023)
Cats in the Museum (2023)
A cartoon about the famous four-legged inhabitants of the St. Petersburg Winter Palace - museum cats that protect the territory of the State Hermitage from rats and mice.
Pinocchio: A True Story (2021)
Pinocchio: A True Story (2021)
Young Pinocchio runs away from his genius creator Jepetto. Accompanied by his horse Tibalt, he aims to see the world while joining the traveling circus ran by hustler Modjafocco.
The Princess and the Dragon (2018)
The Princess and the Dragon (2018)
On her 7th birthday, Princess Barbara discovers a magical book that transports her to Wonderland, an enchanted place filled with dragons and fantastic creatures.
The Insects' Christmas (1913)
The Insects' Christmas (1913)
A Father Christmas ornament climbs down from a decorated tree, and goes to the forest. There he creates and decorates a Christmas tree for the forest creatures. He then invites all the insects, along with a friendly frog, to come and enjoy the gifts he has prepared, and to celebrate Christmas.
The Nutcracker and the Magic Flute (2022)
Magic Arch (2020)
Teddy Boom! (2021)
Teddy Boom! (2021)
An extra-class thief Max steals a unique ruby, which is going to be taken out of the country. To do this, he hides a jewel inside a teddy bear named Boom, a popular children's toy. But everything does not go according to plan, when the bear accidentally enters the toy store, and the ruby turns out to be magical and revives all its inhabitants. Max has to find Boom and return the ruby. The hunt begins!
The Grasshopper and the Ant (1913)
The Grasshopper and the Ant (1913)
An ant works to prepare for winter while a drunken grasshopper plays his violin and dances away his time. When the snow arrives, the grasshopper pleads with the ant for shelter and is turned away to die.
An Airship of Unknown Destination (2019)
An Airship of Unknown Destination (2019)
Rain wants to learn how to fly. This is a story about a poet who gives himself to everyone.
Three heroes and the King of the Sea (2017)
Three heroes and the King of the Sea (2017)
There is family trouble for the knights. To get out of trouble’s way, they decide to whizz off to China for a dragon tooth, the symbol of wisdom and power. At that time the Prince of Kiev is on a journey with his horse Julius; he is after the treasures of the Sea tsar to fill his coffers and “patch up the budget”. And the Sea tsar has decided to marry – and therefore drown Kiev. What is to be done? What will help our heroes? Friendship, boldness and, of course, love.
