Wendell & Wild

The director of Coraline (2009) and The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) brings his eerie whimsy to a macabre tale of an orphaned punk, Kat. Haunted by her parents' death and disappointed with other adults, she is shuttled off to a failing boarding school, where she discovers her ability to summon demons. Two of them, voiced by Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele, manipulate Kat into bringing them to the land of the living with a promise of resurrecting her parents, but bringing people back from the dead never turns out quite as planned. With spectacular stop-motion animation, an inspired Afro-punk soundtrack, and kooky antics aplenty, this is a charming take on the importance of community, standing up for what's right, and befriending your demons.