Subgenre Sampler
Family: 1838 Films to Buy & Rent
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies (2018)
- Dir. Peter Rida Michail, Patrick Horvath
- Sprightly animated satire in which the DC Comics teen superhero gang head to Hollywood to pull off their dream of starring in a movie, but are…
Zoo (2018)
- Dir. Colin McIvor
Feat. Art Parkinson, Toby Jones, Penelope Wilton
- Touching and uplifting family adventure based on the true story. While bombs fall on Northern Ireland during WWII, the plucky son of the veterinarian…
A Bag of Marbles (Un sac de billes) (2017)
- Dir. Christian Duguay
Feat. Dorian Le Clech, Batyste Fleurial
- The experience of the French occupation during WWII is told uniquely using a child's perspective in this latterday adaptation of the book by Joseph…
A Dog's Purpose (2017)
- Dir. Lasse Hallstrom
Feat. Dennis Quaid, Britt Robertson, Josh Gad
- One for the dog–lovers, this unashamedly sugary canine caper features a single dog reincarnated fives times and each time offering boundless…
Beauty and the Beast (2017)
- Dir. Bill Condon
Feat. Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans…
- A live–action re–telling of Disney's own animated classic which refashions the original French fairy tale for a contemporary audience,…
Belle and Sebastian: Friends for Life (Belle et Sebastien 3) (2017)
- Dir. Clovis Cornillac
Feat. Félix Bossuet, Tcheky Karyo, Clovis Cornillac
- Third installment of the delightful French film series about an orphan and his friendship with a wild mountain dog during the upheaval of WWII.
Boss Baby, The (2017)
- Dir. Tom McGrath
- A hit–and–miss Dreamworks animated lark about a suit–wearing, briefcase–carrying baby (voiced by Alec Baldwin) who pairs up…
Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017)
- Dir. David Soren
- Zany Dreamworks animation where two elementary school pranksters manage to hypnotise their mean–spirited principal into believing he is a…
Cars 3 (2017)
- Dir. Brian Fee
Feat. Owen Wilson, Cristela Alonzo, Chris Cooper…
- Hailed as a return to form for the vehicular franchise, with Lightning McQueen back as the celebrated stock car racer, now past his prime and facing…
Changeover, The (2017)
- Dir. Stuart McKenzie, Miranda Harcourt
Feat. Erana James, Timothy Spall, Melanie Lynskey…
- Maragret Mahy's beloved fantasy romance novel is translated into a post–earthquake Christchurch setting, and marks an impressive debut from…