Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)

This fantasy comedy directed by the great Robert Zemeckis and Richard Williams is told through a combination of cartoon and live action. It tells the story of an up-and-coming, albeit cartoon, actor Roger Rabbit in a universe where “toons” live amongst humans. Its cast features Bob Hoskins, Christopher Lloyd, and Joanna Cassidy.

When Roger Rabbit is accused of murder, he befriends a private detective who helps him.

The complex tone of this zany movie would be pretty tough to remake today, and dare we say, modern computer generated animation probably wouldn’t be as cool as the old-school 2D stuff, which is much less common now in film and television than it used to be. For that reason, it’s on our list of movies that never had a sequel or remake.