Animated Movies: Not Just for Kids

WALL-E, 2008. ©Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures/courtesy Everett Collection
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WALL-E (2008)
In the distant future, a small waste collecting robot inadvertently embarks on a space journey that will — gulp — ultimately decide the fate of mankind. Wall-E has been tapped to become the first ever animated movie to win a Best Picture Oscar.

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