If you're still on the fence about whether animation is a genre or an art form, The Missing is here to smack some sense into you. This mind-bending masterpiece uses every trick in the animated playbook, from childlike scribbles to rotoscoped action and everything in between, to tell the gut-wrenching story of Eric, a young man who's one bad day away from losing himself—literally. Part coming-of-age tale, part horror show, with a dash of sci-fi, family drama, and gay romance thrown in for good measure, The Missing made history as the first animated film to represent the Philippines in the Best International Feature category at the 2024 Oscars. Made on an indie budget, it's a masterclass in emotionally raw filmmaking that'll have you laughing through your tears (and maybe covering your eyes during those jumping penis scenes). Carlo Aquino, Gio Gahol, and Dolly De Leon (fresh off her breakout role as the scene-stealing yacht employee in Ruben Östlund's Triangle of Sadness) bring their A-game to this one-of-a-kind cinematic experience.