Top 19 movies like Forest Tales
Top 19 Movies like Forest Tales
- 1. One Small Step
- 2. Simple Destiny Abstractions
- 3. The Great Philips Review
- 4. Riding the Rails
- 5. A Star Is Hatched
- 6. Hold It!
- 7. Porky's Poppa
- 8. The Mice Will Play
- 9. Glove
- 10. Taku & Mama
- 11. Test I
- 12. Neo Faust
- 13. Sunday
- 14. Impasse
- 15. Foxy by Proxy
- 16. Devil in the Room
- 17. Color Test
- 18. Roadhead
- 19. Bermuda
1. One Small Step (One Small Step)
Luna is a vibrant young Chinese-American girl who dreams of becoming an astronaut. From the day she witnesses a rocket launching into space on TV, Luna is driven to reach for the stars. In the big city, Luna lives with her loving father Chu, who supports her with a humble shoe repair business he runs out of his garage. As Luna grows up, she enters college, facing adversity of all kinds in pursuit of her dreams.
It has an average vote of 7.6 on TMDB.
2. Simple Destiny Abstractions
A short creation by Douglass Crockwell that can be found on the Unseen Cinema box set.
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
3. The Great Philips Review
Puppet animation of Bert Ambrose and His Orchestra performing. A Puppetoon animated short film.
It has an average vote of 6.1 on TMDB.
4. Riding the Rails
Betty Boop goes to work on the subway ; Pudgy the Pup follows her and gets more ride than he bargained for.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
5. A Star Is Hatched
Emily the chicken lives in Hickville but dreams of Hollywood. Her chance comes when director J. Megga-Phone happens to drive past and gives her his card.
It has an average vote of 5.444 on TMDB.
6. Hold It!
When the lights of the city go dim, all of the kitties are let outdoors to prowl. Holding a meeting, they come up with a plan to rid themselves of a neighboring dog. The cats proceed to torment him, chase him with a water hose, and try feeding him.
It has an average vote of 4 on TMDB.
7. Porky's Poppa
We take a tour of Porky's Poppa's farm, to the tune of Old MacDonald. After meeting several animals, "on this farm, he has a mortgage" which he frets over, particularly since Bessie has stopped producing milk. Poppa orders an Acme milk producing robot, and the beast vs. machine battle is on.
It has an average vote of 6.056 on TMDB.
8. The Mice Will Play
The mice are on the loose after hours in a doctor's office, playing with the various pieces of medical apparatus. Susie Mouse is caged for research until her lover Johnnie frees her. A mouse orchestra plays a swinging wedding song. But throughout, a cat is stalking...
It has an average vote of 5.857 on TMDB.
9. Glove
The haunting true story of a glove that’s been floating in space since 1968.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
10. Taku & Mama
A story about a boy, born with a strange appearance, and his busy mother.
11. Test I (Test I)
White circles appear and disappear on a black surface.
It has an average vote of 3.5 on TMDB.
12. Neo Faust (ネオ・ファウスト)
Short anime adaption of the Osamu Tezuka manga Neo Faust.
13. Sunday (Pühapäev)
Dedicated to the contradictions of scientific and technical progress, warning against one-sided technical developments that turn a person into an involuntary consumer.
14. Impasse
A classic of abstract animation that follows a tiny red arrow's journey through a multitude of spirals of white and waterfalls of color. Directed by Caroline and Frank Mouris, preserved in 2020 thanks to a collaborative effort between the Academy Film Archive and the Yale Film Archive.
15. Foxy by Proxy
Bugs is provoked by a pack of foxhounds and their hunters stampeding over his hole, so he gets out his Halloween costume from last year and sets out to lead the dogs on a merry chase. The stupidest of the dogs, whose objective is to cut a fox's tail off, becomes his main victim; Bugs tricks him into chasing a train instead. He eventually tricks the dog pack into running off a cliff, but the stupid dog ends up with Bugs' tail.
It has an average vote of 6.417 on TMDB.
16. Devil in the Room
Have you ever woken in the night unable to move, certain that you are not alone? This is an experimental documentary examining what happens when dreams leak into waking life. It is about what is real, what is not, and if it even matters.
It has an average vote of 5.3 on TMDB.
18. Roadhead
This is the first ‘independent’ use made of our “rotoshop” software. It was quite primitive in the beginning. This is a short road-trip documentary consisting of animated interviews with people found along the route from New York to Austin.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.