Movies Like Uncanny Valley

Crossroads

1931

William Wilson

1999

Edgar Allan Poe’s ill-fated hero meets his double.

Day & Night

2010

When Day, a sunny fellow, encounters Night, a stranger of distinctly darker moods, sparks fly! Day and Night are frightened and suspicious of each other at first, and quickly get off on the wrong foot. But as they discover each other's unique qualities--and come to realize that each of them offers a different window onto the same world-the friendship helps both to gain a new perspective.

Quota

2024

When every global citizen is required to have their CO2 emissions tracked, it makes little impact…that is, until they discover the consequences of reaching their designated quota.

Lou

2017

A Pixar short about a lost-and-found box and the unseen monster within.

Magueyes

1962

Experimental filmmaker Rubén Gámez explores the iconography of the maguey plant in Mexican cinematic history.

Ethel & Ernest

2016

This hand drawn animated film, based on the award winning graphic novel by Raymond Briggs, is an intimate and affectionate depiction of the life and times of his parents, two ordinary Londoners living through extraordinary events.

Halo Legends

2010

The universe of the Halo video game series is expanded in seven short animated films from Japan's greatest anime directors and studios.

Beyond

2003

While looking for her cat, a young woman and some kids find an abandoned building where strange things happen and the rules of physics don't always apply. Part of the Animatrix collection of animated shorts set in the Matrix universe.

Killer Bean Forever

2008

When things go bad in Beantown, top assassin Killer Bean is called to clean-up the mess. Detective Cromwell finds himself in the middle between Killer Bean and mob boss Cappuccino.

The Yankee Doodle Mouse

1943

As Tom and Jerry stage their typical fight sequences, the patriotic soldier theme of the title is evidenced by such things as a carton of eggs labeled "Hen Grenades"; Jerry dropping light bulbs from an airplane like bombs; and Jerry sending a telegram with the message "Sighted Cat - Sank Same." Musical phrasings from various patriotic war songs are heard throughout. The cut scene after Jerry hitting Tom with the board 4 times was cut from the 1950 reissue print for a war bond joke, and the original footage is currently considered "lost" due to the negatives destroyed in the 1978 George Eastman House fire.

Hawaiian Vacation

2011

The toys throw Ken and Barbie a Hawaiian vacation in Bonnie's room.

El almohadón de plumas

2007

Animation short based on a story by Horacio Quiroga.

The Secret of Santa Vittoria

1970

During World War II, Italian villagers hide their wine from the German army.

The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper

2005

During the holiday season, when the animals of the Central Park Zoo are preparing for Christmas, Private, the youngest of the penguins notices that the Polar Bear is all alone. Assured that nobody should have to spend Christmas alone, Private goes into the city for some last-minute Christmas shopping. Along the way, he gets stuffed into a stocking

Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales

2008

Mater the tow truck travels from country to country as he retells his infamous but unbelievable stories.

Bunker

2023

Trapped in a bunker during World War I, a group of soldiers are faced with an ungodly presence that slowly turns them against each other.

Shoulder Arms

1918

An American doughboy, stationed in France during the Great War, goes on a daring mission behind enemy lines and becomes a hero.