Director: Bibo Bergeron, Don Paul Studio: DreamWorks Animation Voice Cast: Kenneth Branagh, Kevin Kline, Rosie Perez, Armand Assante, Edward James Olmos, Jim Cummings, Frank Welker, Tobin Bell, Elton John, Anne Lockhart Reasons To See It: Besides the memes, El Dorado is such a fun, colorful adventure film with two comical, wisecracking leads giving the charms. My former crush-turned-good friend loves this film. And I am in relief to learn I am not the only one who likes this. It is the Road to… movie for millennials.

Director: Tom McGrath Studio: DreamWorks Animation Voice Cast: Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Jonah Hill, David Cross, Brad Pitt, J. K. Simmons, Ben Stiller, Justin Theroux, Rob Corddry Reasons To See It: This is the polar opposite of Despicable Me in the 2010 showdown of animated films about supervillains. And glad it had the cult following that it truly deserves. But for the best part, it has to be rapport between Will Ferrell’s Megamind and Tina Fey’s Roxanne.

Director: Steven Spielberg Cast: Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis, Daniel Craig, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Toby Jones, Mackenzie Crook, Gad Elmaleh, Daniel Mays Reasons to See It: The single-take chase scene in Bagghar and the sheer faithfulness to three of Herge’s books

Director: Tomm Moore Cast: David Rawle, Brendan Gleeson, Fionnula Flanagan, Lisa Hannigan, Lucy O'Connell, Jon Kenny, Pat Shortt, Colm Ó Snodaigh, Liam Hourican Reasons to See It: Saoirse and the calm animation

Director: Sarah Smith Cast: James McAvoy, Hugh Laurie, Bill Nighy, Jim Broadbent, Imelda Staunton, Ashley Jensen, Marc Wootton, Laura Linney, Eva Longoria, Ramona Marquez, Michael Palin, Jerry Lambert Reasons to See It: The cool Santa delivery sequence and the heartwarming message about giving

Director: Travis Knight Cast: Art Parkinson, Charlize Theron, Matthew McConaughey, Ralph Fiennes, Rooney Mara, George Takei, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Brenda Vaccaro, Meyrick Murphy, Minae Noji Reasons to See It: Laika’s most intricate stop-motion animation to date

Director: Nora Twomey Cast: Saara Chaudry, Soma Bhatia, Noorin Gulamgaus, Kane Mahon, Laara Sadiq, Ali Badshah, Shaista Latif Studio: Cartoon Saloon (the studio of The Secret of Kells and Song of the Sea) Reasons to See It: 2D cutout animation on Parvana’s storytelling about the boy and the evil Elephant King

Director: Richard Linklater Cast: Keanu Reeves, Robert Downey Jr., Woody Harrelson, Winona Ryder, Rory Cochrane, Chamblee Ferguson, Angela Rawna, Mitch Baker, Lisa Marie Newmyer, Marco Perella, Alex Jones Reasons to See It: The rotoscope animation and the typical depth for an adaptation of a Philip K. Dick novel