Movies Similar to Madagascar, a Journey Diary

The Village(2010)

A doctor mysteriously discovers that he is required urgently at the village to offer his services. He arrives there after a long and difficult journey, only to discover that the village is empty.

4.4

The Apple(1963)

A man's repeated attempts to retrieve an apple off a high tree branch all prove fruitless. What does he want the apple for? That would be telling.

5.0

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Baby Quark(1987)

Tells the beginning of the story of Quark: His birth and how he is thrown out by his parents due to his malicious behaviour.

0.0

Trees(1948)

A Walt Disney short film.

6.0

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The Next Move(2006)

A film about a couple moving into their first home.

3.0

The Cow Who Wanted To Be a Hamburger(2010)

A children's fable about the power of advertising, the meaning of life and ultimately the test of a mother's love. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2016.

5.4

Urs(2009)

For many years, Urs has had to look after his aging mother. But now he sets out for a dangerous journey: He carries his mother up a mountain to find a better place for both of them. But she wants to stay at home.

7.0

The Gruffalo(2009)

The magical tale of a mouse who sets foot on a woodland adventure in search of a nut. Encountering predators who all wish to eat him - Fox, Owl and Snake - the brave mouse creates a terrifying, imaginary monster to frighten them away. But what will the mouse do when he meets this frightful monster for real?

7.3

The Illusionist(2009)

The journey of a magician performing illusions to amaze and humour.

6.6

Nocturna Artificialia(1979)

Enigmatic, stop-motion, animated story of a man's day.

5.8

The Cabinet of Jan Švankmajer(1984)

In Prague, a professorial puppet, with metal pincers for hands and an open book for a hat, takes a boy as a pupil. First, the professor empties fluff and toys from the child's head, leaving him without the top of his head for most of the film. The professor then teaches the lad about illusions and perspectives, the pursuit of an object through exploring a bank of drawers, divining an object, and the migration of forms. The child then brings out a box with a tarantula in it: the professor puts his "hands" into the box and describes what he feels. The boy receives a final lesson about animation and film making; then the professor gives him a brain and his own open-book hat.

6.8

Rehearsals for Extinct Anatomies(1988)

Stop-motion animated short film in which, among other things, a man made of wire looks malevolent.

6.5

The Comb(1991)

A porcelain doll’s explorations of a dreamer’s imagination.

6.7

Anamorphosis(1993)

The Quays' interest in esoteric illusions finds its perfect realization in this fascinating animated lecture on the art of anamorphosis. This artistic technique, often used in the 16th- and 17th centuries, utilizes a method of visual distortion with which paintings, when viewed from different angles, mischievously revealed hidden symbols.

6.5

Stille Nacht IV: Can't Go Wrong Without You(1993)

Short animated film featuring the song "Can't Go Wrong Without You" by His Name Is Alive.

6.8

Frosty the Snowman(1951)

This short little cartoon is based on the popular song by Jack Rollins and Steve Nelson, first recorded in 1950 by Gene Autry as his followup to Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.

5.6

In Absentia(2000)

A woman sits alone on a chair at a table in a room on one of the top floors of an asylum. Bright spot lights dot the night, sometimes shining on her window. She sharpens pencils and writes on a page in a copy book. The pencil point often breaks under her fingers' force. She places broken points outside the window on the sill. A satanic figure is somewhere nearby, animated but of straw or clay, not flesh. She finishes her writing, tears the paper from the pad, folds it, places it in an envelope, and slips it through a slot. Is she writing to her husband? "Sweetheart, come."

6.3

The Facts in the Case of Mister Hollow(2008)

The film centers on an unusual photograph dating back to the 1930s. An investigation of its particulars reveals a tapestry of secrets hidden in the details, and a tale of kidnapping and murder captured in a haunting moment.

5.8

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Having a Brother(2006)

Morten the hedgehog suddenly acquires a baby brother and getting mummy and daddy's attention becomes very difficult. Morten decides to get rid of his baby brother and put back the clock.

0.0

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The Rotten Fruit(2000)

An animated band comprised of foul mouthed fruit.

5.6