Walt Disney PicturesEver since the genesis of animated cinema, filmmakers have been trying to merge the world of pencil and ink with that of reality. In the silent film era, animators such as Max Fleischer pioneered various techniques to make this a possibility, through cartoons like Koko the Clown which, at one point, showed its titular character boxing with a real kitten. Even a young Walt Disney made his mark with the Alice Comedies, which featured a young girl interacting with various animated animals. Films that mixed live-action with animation became increasingly more popular in the 1940s, once again thanks to the efforts of Walt Disney. Since then, there have been over one-hundred films to practice this technique. However, few have been able to stay in popular culture, and have largely been forgotten over the years. The difficulty to make a compelling film whilst combining what are two separate media only goes to show how truly great films that strike a balance actually are. Here at WhatCulture.com, we've sifted through the countless number of films that mix animation with live-action, and have picked the best films that to employ such techniques, starting with...