Animated films based on plays

1953 animated fantasy-adventure film by Disney

2002 American animated film

Anomalisa is a 2015 American adult animated film directed by Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson from a screenplay by Kaufman, based on his 2005 audio play of the same name that explores the Fregoli delusion, a term Kaufman used as a pen name for himself. It incorporates elements of psychological drama, romantic comedy, and self-reflexive fiction, in a similar vein as Kaufman's film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Anomalisa follows the British middle-aged customer service expert Michael Stone (David Thewlis), who perceives everyone (Tom Noonan) as identical except for Lisa Hesselman (Jenni

2023 film directed by Oleh Malamuzh and Oleksandra Ruban

1956 animated film by Ivan Ivanov-Vano

1980 animated film directed by Tetsuo Imazawa, Kimio Yabuki and Yūgo Serikawa

Nayola is a 2022 adult animated drama film directed by José Miguel Ribeiro in his directorial debut. It is based on the play A Caixa Preta by José Eduardo Agualusa & Mia Couto who co-wrote the script with Virgilio Almeida. It tells the story of 3 women from 3 generations who lived through the tragic period of the Angolan civil war. It is a co-production between Portugal, France, Belgium and the Netherlands.