Subgenre Sampler
Family > Fantasy: 292 Films to Buy & Rent
Matilda (1997)
- Dir. Danny De Vito
Feat. Mara Wilson, Danny De Vito, Rhea Perlman
- An achingly funny and mischievous Roald Dahl story about a browbeaten nine–year–old girl who has the last laugh when bestowed with…
Mighty, The (Freak the Mighty) (1997)
- Dir. Peter Chelsom
Feat. Elden Henson, Kieran Culkin, Sharon Stone…
- Poignant, well–crafted story of two phenomenally mismatched boys who become perfectly complementary friends, escaping the slings and arrows of…
Simple Wish, A (1997)
- Dir. Michael Ritchie
Feat. Mara Wilson, Martin Short, Kathleen Turner
- Mara Wilson's (MATILDA) simple wish for a fairy–godmother upturns the blundering Martin Short, who helps/hinders her crusade to rescue her…
Adventures of Pinocchio, The (1996)
- Dir. Steve Barron
Feat. Martin Landau, Jonathan Taylor Thomas
- The beloved Carlo Coloddi story receives an enchanting treatment that mixes live–action and wondrous animatronic/CGI effects. Martin Landau…
Gargoyles (1996)
- Mythical winged warriors who fight evil, the Gargoyles awaken after a thousand years in 21st century New York, to find there's still plenty of work…
Goosebumps (TV Series) (1996)
- Ghoulish anthology series based on R. L. Stine's popular kidult horror novels. Bound to raise goosebumps on the younger ones.
Season One Episodes:…
Loch Ness (1996)
- Dir. John Henderson
Feat. Ted Danson, Joely Richardson, Ian Holm…
- Setting out to trap the Loch Ness monster, Ted Danson is waylaid by the charms of his landlady Joely Richardson. The mystique of the legend is all…
Space Jam (1996)
- Dir. Joe Pytka
Feat. Michael Jordan, Bill Murray
- Basketball star Michael Jordan and Bugs Bunny slam dunk with other looney tunes and a host of midget aliens.
Anarchic humour and a decent…
Sun, The Moon and the Stars, The (1996)
- Dir. Geraldine Creed
Feat. Angie Dickinson, Jason Donovan, Elaine Cassidy
- Angie Dickinson adds class to this well–mounted tale of the supernatural, as a woman suspected of witchcraft by two young girls when she…
To the Ends of Time (1996)
- Dir. Markus Rothkranz
Feat. Joss Ackland, Christine Taylor
- Elaborate fantasy–tale concerns a sorceress who tampers with Time, causing young hero Joss Ackland to prematurely age. While also keeping an…