The only animated film to make our list, Grave of the Fireflies is - according to Roger Ebert - "an emotional experience so powerful that it forces a rethinking of animation." And he's right: this anti-war film, which sets its focus on two Japanese siblings in the last days of World War Two, will break your heart. An absolute masterpiece.
Sam Hill is an ardent cinephile and has been writing about film professionally since 2008. He harbours a particular fondness for western and sci-fi movies.
