Kikoriki: Team Invincible

Kikoriki: Team Invincible (Смешарики: Начало, 2011) is a Russian animated feature you can watch online on iFILM. Director Denis Chernov takes the beloved round characters from the long-running Kikoriki franchise and drops them out of their cozy homeland into a sprawling modern city — where they're suddenly expected to act as superheroes and save the world.

The film works on two levels. Kids get the action sequences and familiar faces in new situations. Parents get the deadpan comedy of watching Kikoriki navigate gridlock and high-rises. The franchise's first theatrical outing is modest in scope but moves fast and never bores. Stream Kikoriki: Team Invincible (2011) online on iFILM.