Shrek
It ain't easy bein' green -- especially if you're a likable (albeit smelly) ogre named Shrek. On a mission to retrieve a gorgeous princess from the clutches of a fire-breathing dragon, Shrek teams up with an unlikely compatriot -- a wisecracking donkey.
Director: Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson
Stars: Bobby Block Cameron Diaz Chris Miller Clive Pearse Eddie Murphy Jim Cummings John Lithgow Mike Myers Peter Dennis Vincent Cassel
Shiloh 2: Shiloh Season
When Shiloh's abusive previous owner, Judd Travers, tries to retake Shiloh again, Ray tries to find a way to end the rivalry and open up the hidden kindness within the town drunk.
Director: Sandy Tung
Stars: Ann Dowd Michael Moriarty Scott Wilson Zachary Browne
Shiloh
An abused beagle runs away from his owner. On the road, he meets young Marty Preston and follows him home. The boy immediately forms a bond with the dog and names him Shiloh. His stern father won't let him keep the dog because it belongs to Judd Travers, a local hunter. After Shiloh is mistreated again, he runs away and returns to Marty. Knowing his father will once again make him bring Shiloh back to Judd, he makes a home for the dog in an old shed up the hill from the Prestons' house and hides him from his family. His secret is soon discovered when a stray attacks the dog one night and he must turn to his father for help.
Director: Chip Rosenbloom
Stars: Blake Heron J. Madison Wright Michael Moriarty Rod Steiger Scott Wilson
Eragon
In his homeland of Alagaesia, a farm boy happens upon a dragon's egg -- a discovery that leads him on a predestined journey where he realized he's the one person who can defend his home against an evil king.
Director: Stefen Fangmeier
Stars: Alun Armstrong Djimon Hounsou Ed Speleers Garrett Hedlund Jeremy Irons John Malkovich Joss Stone Rachel Weisz Robert Carlyle Sienna Guillory
School of Rock
Fired from his band and hard up for cash, guitarist and vocalist Dewey Finn finagles his way into a job as a fifth-grade substitute teacher at a private school, where he secretly begins teaching his students the finer points of rock 'n' roll. The school's hard-nosed principal is rightly suspicious of Finn's activities. But Finn's roommate remains in the dark about what he's doing.
Director: Richard Linklater
Stars: Chris Stack Jack Black Joan Cusack Joey Gaydos Jr. Kevin Alexander Clark Lucas Babin Maryam Hassan Mike White Miranda Cosgrove Sarah Silverman
The Santa Clause
Scott Calvin is an ordinary man, who accidentally causes Santa Claus to fall from his roof on Christmas Eve and is knocked unconscious. When he and his young son finish Santa's trip and deliveries, they go to the North Pole, where Scott learns he must become the new Santa and convince those he loves that he is indeed, Father Christmas.
Director: John Pasquin
Stars: David Krumholtz Eric Lloyd Jayne Eastwood Judge Reinhold Kenny Vadas Larry Brandenburg Paige Tamada Peter Boyle Tim Allen Wendy Crewson
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
The Rugrats are back! There's Tommy the brave one, Chuckie the timid one, Phil and Lil the odd couple, Dil, and spoiled brat Angelica. This time they're wreaking havoc in Paris, France, where Tommy's dad Stu is summoned after yet another one of his inventions took a dump.
Director: Stig Bergqvist, Paul Demeyer
Stars: Cheryl Chase Christine Cavanaugh Cree Summer Elizabeth Daily John Lithgow Kath Soucie Michael Bell Susan Sarandon Tara Strong Tress MacNeille
The Rugrats Movie
Tommy faces responsibility when Dil, his new baby brother, is born. As with all newborns, the child becomes a bane to Tommy and the rest of his gang. They decide to return Dil to where he came from, the hospital, but they get lost along the way. Can they find their way home and can Tommy and Dil learn to get along?
Director: Norton Virgien, Igor Kovalyov
Stars: Busta Rhymes Cheryl Chase Christine Cavanaugh David Spade Elizabeth Daily Jack Riley Kath Soucie Tara Strong Tim Curry Whoopi Goldberg
Peter Pan
In stifling Edwardian London, Wendy Darling mesmerizes her brothers every night with bedtime tales of swordplay, swashbuckling and the fearsome Captain Hook. But the children become the heroes of an even greater story, when Peter Pan flies into their nursery one night and leads them over moonlit rooftops through a galaxy of stars and to the lush jungles of Neverland.
Director: P.J. Hogan
Stars: Freddie Popplewell Geoffrey Palmer Harry Newell Jason Isaacs Jeremy Sumpter Ludivine Sagnier Lynn Redgrave Olivia Williams Rachel Hurd-Wood Richard Briers
Peter Pan
Leaving the safety of their nursery behind, Wendy, Michael and John follow Peter Pan to a magical world where childhood lasts forever. But while in Neverland, the kids must face Captain Hook and foil his attempts to get rid of Peter for good.
Director: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske
Stars: Bill Thompson Bobby Driscoll Candy Candido Hans Conried Heather Angel June Foray Kathryn Beaumont Paul Collins Tom Conway Tommy Luske
The NeverEnding Story
While hiding from bullies in his school's attic, a young boy discovers the extraordinary land of Fantasia, through a magical book called The Neverending Story. The book tells the tale of Atreyu, a young warrior who, with the help of a luck dragon named Falkor, must save Fantasia from the destruction of The Nothing.
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Stars: Barret Oliver Chris Eastman Darryl Cooksey Frank Lenart Gerald McRaney Nicholas Gilbert Noah Hathaway Silvia Seidel Tami Stronach Thomas Hill
Monsters vs Aliens
When Susan Murphy is unwittingly clobbered by a meteor full of outer space gunk on her wedding day, she mysteriously grows to 49-feet-11-inches. The military jumps into action and captures Susan, secreting her away to a covert government compound. She is renamed Ginormica and placed in confinement with a ragtag group of Monsters...
Director: Conrad Vernon, Rob Letterman
Stars: Hugh Laurie Jimmy Kimmel Julie White Kiefer Sutherland Paul Rudd Rainn Wilson Reese Witherspoon Seth Rogen Stephen Colbert Will Arnett
Kingsman: The Secret Service
The story of a super-secret spy organization that recruits an unrefined but promising street kid into the agency's ultra-competitive training program just as a global threat emerges from a twisted tech genius.
Director: Matthew Vaughn
Stars: Colin Firth Edward Holcroft Geoff Bell Mark Strong Michael Caine Samantha Womack Samuel L. Jackson Sofia Boutella Sophie Cookson Taron Egerton
The Secret Garden
A young British girl born and reared in India loses her neglectful parents in an earthquake. She is returned to England to live at her uncle's castle. Her uncle is very distant due to the loss of his wife ten years before. Neglected once again, she begins exploring the estate and discovers a garden that has been locked and neglected. Aided by one of the servants' boys, she begins restoring the garden, and eventually discovers some other secrets of the manor.
Director: Agnieszka Holland
Stars: Andrew Knott Frank Baker Heydon Prowse Irène Jacob John Lynch Kate Maberly Laura Crossley Maggie Smith Valerie Hill Walter Sparrow
Chicken Little
When the sky really is falling and sanity has flown the coop, who will rise to save the day? Together with his hysterical band of misfit friends, Chicken Little must hatch a plan to save the planet from alien invasion and prove that the world's biggest hero is a little chicken.
Director: Mark Dindal
Stars: Amy Sedaris Don Knotts Evan Dunn Garry Marshall Joan Cusack Mark Walton Matthew Josten Sean Elmore Steve Zahn Zach Braff
Stuart Little
The adventures of a heroic and debonair stalwart mouse named Stuart Little with human qualities, who faces some comic misadventures while searching for his lost bird friend and living with a human family as their child.
Director: Rob Minkoff
Stars: Bruno Kirby Chazz Palminteri David Alan Grier Geena Davis Hugh Laurie Jim Doughan Jonathan Lipnicki Michael J. Fox Nathan Lane Steve Zahn
Little Nicky
After the lord of darkness decides he will not cede his throne to any of his three sons, the two most powerful of them escape to Earth to create a kingdom for themselves. This action closes the portal filtering sinful souls to Hell and causes Satan to wither away. He must send his most weak but beloved son, Little Nicky, to Earth to return his brothers to Hell.
Director: Steven Brill
Stars: Adam Sandler Allen Covert Harvey Keitel Jonathan Loughran Patricia Arquette Peter Dante Rhys Ifans Robert Smigel Rodney Dangerfield Tom Lister Jr.
A Little Princess
When her father enlists to fight for the British in WWI, young Sara Crewe goes to New York to attend the same boarding school her late mother attended. She soon clashes with the severe headmistress, Miss Minchin, who attempts to stifle Sara's creativity and sense of self- worth.
Director: Alfonso Cuarón
Stars: Camilla Belle Eleanor Bron Kelsey Mulrooney Lauren Blumenfeld Liam Cunningham Liesel Matthews Rachael Bella Rusty Schwimmer Vanessa Lee Chester Vincent Schiavelli
Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events
Three wealthy children's parents are killed in a fire. When they are sent to a distant relative, they find out that he is plotting to kill them and seize their fortune. This movie is extremely alarming, an expression which here means "a thrilling misadventure involving three ingenious orphans and a villainous actor named Count Olaf (Jim Carrey) who wants their enormous fortune." It includes a suspicious fire, delicious pasta, Jim Carrey, poorly behaved looches, Billy Connolly, an incredibly deadly viper, Meryl Streep, and the voice of an imposter named Jude Law.
Director: Brad Silberling
Stars: Billy Connolly Emily Browning Jim Carrey Jude Law Kara Hoffman Liam Aiken Luis Guzmán Meryl Streep Shelby Hoffman Timothy Spall
The Land Before Time
An orphaned brontosaurus named Littlefoot sets off in search of the legendary Great Valley. A land of lush vegetation where the dinosaurs can thrive and live in peace. Along the way he meets four other young dinosaurs, each one a different species, and they encounter several obstacles as they learn to work together in order to survive.
Director: Don Bluth
Stars: Bill Erwin Burke Byrnes Candace Hutson Frank Welker Gabriel Damon Helen Shaver Judith Barsi Pat Hingle Will Ryan
Zathura: A Space Adventure
After their father is called into work, two young boys, Walter and Danny, are left in the care of their teenage sister, Lisa, and told they must stay inside. Walter and Danny, who anticipate a boring day, are shocked when they begin playing Zathura, a space-themed board game, which they realize has mystical powers when their house is shot into space. With the help of an astronaut, the boys attempt to return home.
Director: Jon Favreau
Stars: Dax Shepard Derek Mears Douglas Tait Frank Oz Jeff Wolfe Joe Bucaro III Jonah Bobo Josh Hutcherson Kristen Stewart Tim Robbins
Jumanji
When siblings Judy and Peter discover an enchanted board game that opens the door to a magical world, they unwittingly invite Alan -- an adult who's been trapped inside the game for 26 years -- into their living room. Alan's only hope for freedom is to finish the game, which proves risky as all three find themselves running from giant rhinoceroses, evil monkeys and other terrifying creatures.
Director: Joe Johnston
Stars: Adam Hann-Byrd Bebe Neuwirth Bonnie Hunt Bradley Pierce David Alan Grier Jonathan Hyde Kirsten Dunst Laura Bell Bundy Patricia Clarkson Robin Williams
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
Jimmy Neutron is a boy genius and way ahead of his friends, but when it comes to being cool, he's a little behind. All until one day when his parents, and parents all over Earth are kidnapped by aliens, it's up to him to lead all the children of the world to rescue their parents.
Director: John A. Davis
Stars: Carolyn Lawrence Crystal Scales Debi Derryberry Frank Welker Jeffrey Garcia Mark DeCarlo Martin Short Megan Cavanagh Patrick Stewart Rob Paulsen
Jack Frost
A father, who can't keep his promises, dies in a car accident. One year later, he returns as a snowman, who has the final chance to put things right with his son before he is gone forever.
Director: Troy Miller
Stars: Andrew Lawrence Eli Marienthal Henry Rollins Joseph Cross Kelly Preston Mark Addy Michael Keaton Mika Boorem Taylor Handley Will Rothhaar
It’s a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
The owner of a bank (Miss Bitterman) wants to own the Muppet Theatre so she can build a nightclub over it. After she tricks Pepe into giving her the only copy of the contract between her father and the Muppets, she changes it so the Muppets have very little time to pay a debt they owe. Meanwhile, the Muppets are trying to put on a Christmas show. After the Muppets are confronted by Bitterman, they make a lot of sacrifices to save up so they can keep the Theatre.
Director: Kirk R. Thatcher
Stars: Carson Daly Chantal Strand Dave Ward David Arquette Joan Cusack Matthew Lillard Mel Brooks Molly Shannon Whoopi Goldberg William H. Macy
Inkheart
The adventures of a father and his young daughter, in their search for a long lost book that will help reunite a missing, close relative.
Director: Iain Softley
Stars: Andy Serkis Brendan Fraser Eliza Bennett Helen Mirren Jim Broadbent Marnix Van Den Broeke Matt King Paul Bettany Rafi Gavron Sienna Guillory
Ice Age: The Meltdown
Diego, Manny and Sid return in this sequel to the hit animated movie Ice Age. This time around, the deep freeze is over, and the ice-covered earth is starting to melt, which will destroy the trio's cherished valley. The impending disaster prompts them to reunite and warn all the other beasts about the desperate situation.
Director: Carlos Saldanha
Stars: Chris Wedge Denis Leary Jay Leno John Leguizamo Josh Peck Peter Ackerman Queen Latifah Ray Romano Seann William Scott Will Arnett
I Am Number Four
A teenage fugitive with an incredible secret races to stay one step ahead of the mysterious forces seeking destroy him in this sci-fi action thriller. With three dead and one on the run, the race to find the elusive Number Four begins. Outwardly normal teen John Smith never gets too comfortable in the same identity, and along with his guardian, Henri, he is constantly moving from town to town. With each passing day, John gains a stronger grasp on his extraordinary new powers, and his bond to the beings that share his fantastic fate grows stronger.
Director: D.J. Caruso
Stars: Alex Pettyfer Callan McAuliffe Dianna Agron Emily Wickersham Garrett M. Brown Jake Abel Kevin Durand Patrick Sebes Teresa Palmer Timothy Olyphant
Hook
The boy who wasn't supposed grow up—Peter Pan—does just that, becoming a soulless corporate lawyer whose workaholism could cost him his wife and kids. During his trip to see Granny Wendy in London, the vengeful Capt. Hook kidnaps Peter's kids and forces Peter to return to Neverland.
Director: Steven Spielberg
Stars: Amber Scott Arthur Malet Bob Hoskins Caroline Goodall Charlie Korsmo Dustin Hoffman Isaiah Robinson Julia Roberts Maggie Smith Robin Williams
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
Remake of the popular Disney classic, this time featuring some well known voices as two dogs and a cat trek across America encountering all sorts of adventures in the quest to be reunited with their owners.
Director: Duwayne Dunham
Stars: Anne Christianson Benj Thall Don Alder Don Ameche Ed Bernard Kevin Chevalia Kim Greist Michael J. Fox Sally Field Ted D'Arms
Heavyweights
Camp Hope is a summer retreat for overweight boys run by a kindly couple who make the campers feel comfortable with their extra pounds. But when tyrannical fitness guru Tony buys the camp, he puts the kids on a cruel regimen that goes too far. Sick of the endless weeks of "all work and no play," the kids stage a coup and reclaim their summer of fun.
Director: Steven Brill
Stars: Aaron Schwartz Anne Meara Ben Stiller Jeffrey Tambor Jerry Stiller Kenan Thompson Paul Feig Shaun Weiss Tim Blake Nelson Tom McGowan
Freaky Friday
Mother and daughter bicker over everything -- what Anna wears, whom she likes and what she wants to do when she's older. In turn, Anna detests Tess's fiancé. When a magical fortune cookie switches their personalities, they each get a peek at how the other person feels, thinks and lives.
Director: Mark Waters
Stars: Chad Michael Murray Christina Vidal Dina Spybey-Waters Haley Hudson Harold Gould Jamie Lee Curtis Lindsay Lohan Mark Harmon Ryan Malgarini Stephen Tobolowsky
The Goonies
A young teenager named Mikey Walsh finds an old treasure map in his father's attic. Hoping to save their homes from demolition, Mikey and his friends Data Wang, Chunk Cohen, and Mouth Devereaux run off on a big quest to find the secret stash of Pirate One-Eyed Willie.
Director: Richard Donner
Stars: Corey Feldman Jeff Cohen Joe Pantoliano John Matuszak Jonathan Ke Quan Josh Brolin Kerri Green Martha Plimpton Robert Davi Sean Astin
Free Willy
When maladjusted orphan Jesse vandalizes a theme park, he is placed with foster parents and must work at the park to make amends. There he meets Willy, a young Orca whale who has been separated from his family. Sensing kinship, they form a bond and, with the help of kindly whale trainer Rae Lindley, develop a routine of tricks. However, greedy park owner Dial soon catches wind of the duo and makes plans to profit from them.
Director: Simon Wincer
Stars: August Schellenberg Danielle Harris Jason James Richter Jayne Atkinson Lori Petty Michael Bacall Michael Ironside Michael Madsen Mykelti Williamson Richard Riehle
Ella Enchanted
Ella lives in a magical world in which each child, at the moment of their birth, is given a virtuous "gift" from a fairy godmother. Ella's so-called gift, however, is obedience. This birthright proves itself to be quite the curse once Ella finds herself in the hands of several unscrupulous characters whom she quite literally cannot disobey. Determined to gain control of her life and decisions, Ella sets off on a journey to find her fairy godmother who she hopes will lift the curse. The path, however, isn't easy -- Ella must outwit a slew of unpleasant obstacles including ogres, giants, wicked stepsisters, elves and Prince Charmont's evil uncle, who wants to take over the crown and rule the kingdom.
Director: Tommy O'Haver
Stars: Aidan McArdle Anne Hathaway Cary Elwes Heidi Klum Hugh Dancy Jim Carter Jimi Mistry Joanna Lumley Steve Coogan Vivica A. Fox
Tales from Earthsea
Something bizarre has come over the land. The kingdom is deteriorating. People are beginning to act strange... What's even more strange is that people are beginning to see dragons, which shouldn't enter the world of humans. Due to all these bizarre events, Ged, a wandering wizard, is investigating the cause. During his journey, he meets Prince Arren, a young distraught teenage boy. While Arren may look like a shy young teen, he has a severe dark side, which grants him strength, hatred, ruthlessness and has no mercy, especially when it comes to protecting Teru. For the witch Kumo this is a perfect opportunity. She can use the boy's "fears" against the very one who would help him, Ged.
Director: Gorô Miyazaki
Stars: Aoi Teshima Bunta Sugawara Jun Fubuki Junichi Okada Kaoru Kobayashi Mitsuko Baisho Takashi Naito Teruyuki Kagawa Yui Natsukawa Yūko Tanaka
Dunston Checks In
Hotel manager Robert Grant is forced by his boss to postpone his family vacation when a hotel critic checks in. Trouble is, the critic is really a villainous jewel thief with an orangutan assistant named Dunston. When Dunston gets loose and tries to escape a life of crime -- aided by Robert's sons -- havoc, hijinks and lots of laughs abound!
Director: Ken Kwapis
Stars: Eric Lloyd Faye Dunaway Glenn Shadix Graham Sack Jason Alexander Jennifer Bassey Judith Scott Nathan Davis Paul Reubens Rupert Everett
Drillbit Taylor
Three kids hire a low-budget bodyguard to protect them from the playground bully, not realising he is just a homeless beggar and petty thief looking for some easy cash.
Director: Steven Brill
Stars: Alex Frost Casey Boersma David Dorfman Dylan Boersma Josh Peck Leslie Mann Lisa Ann Walter Nate Hartley Owen Wilson Troy Gentile
Doctor Dolittle
A successful physician and devoted family man, John Dolittle seems to have the world by the tail, until a long suppressed talent he possessed as a child, the ability to communicate with animals is suddenly reawakened with a vengeance! Now every creature within squawking distance wants the good doctor's advice, unleashing an outrageous chain of events that turns his world upside down!
Director: Betty Thomas
Stars: Eddie Murphy Jeffrey Tambor Kristen Wilson Kyla Pratt Oliver Platt Ossie Davis Peter Boyle Raven-Symoné Richard Schiff Steven Gilborn
Dinosaur
An orphaned dinosaur raised by lemurs joins an arduous trek to a sancturary after a meteorite shower destroys his family home.
Director: Ralph Zondag, Eric Leighton
Stars: Alfre Woodard D. B. Sweeney Della Reese Hayden Panettiere Joan Plowright Julianna Margulies Max Casella Ossie Davis Peter Siragusa Samuel E. Wright
Dennis the Menace
Mr. Wilson's ever-present annoyance comes in the form of one mischievous kid named Dennis. But he'll need Dennis's tricks to uncover a collection of gold coins that go missing when a shady drifter named Switchblade Sam comes to town.
Director: Nick Castle
Stars: Ben Stein Bill Erwin Christopher Lloyd Jennie Rebecca Hogan Joan Plowright Lea Thompson Mason Gamble Paul Winfield Robert Stanton Walter Matthau
Crocodile Dundee
When a New York reporter plucks crocodile hunter Dundee from the Australian Outback for a visit to the Big Apple, it's a clash of cultures and a recipe for good-natured comedy as naïve Dundee negotiates the concrete jungle. Dundee proves that his instincts are quite useful in the city and adeptly handles everything from wily muggers to high-society snoots without breaking a sweat.
Director: Peter Faiman
Stars: David Gulpilil John Meillon John Snyder Linda Kozlowski Mark Blum Michael Lombard Paul Hogan Reginald VelJohnson Rik Colitti Ritchie Singer
Cheaper by the Dozen
The Baker brood moves to Chicago after patriarch Tom gets a job coaching football at Northwestern University, forcing his writer wife, Mary, and the couple's 12 children to make a major adjustment. The transition works well until work demands pull the parents away from home, leaving the kids bored -- and increasingly mischievous.
Director: Shawn Levy
Stars: Alyson Stoner Bonnie Hunt Hilary Duff Jacob Smith Kevin Schmidt Liliana Mumy Morgan York Piper Perabo Steve Martin Tom Welling
Charlotte’s Web
Wilbur the pig is scared of the end of the season, because he knows that come that time, he will end up on the dinner table. He hatches a plan with Charlotte, a spider that lives in his pen, to ensure that this will never happen.
Director: Gary Winick
Stars: Cedric the Entertainer Dakota Fanning John Cleese Julia Roberts Kathy Bates Oprah Winfrey Reba McEntire Robert Redford Steve Buscemi Thomas Haden Church