Subgenre Sampler
Family: 1830 Films to Buy & Rent
- Pirates!, The - Band of Misfits (2012)
- Dir. Peter Lord, Jeff Newitt
Feat. Hugh Grant, Martin Freeman, Imelda Staunton…
- Aardman's latest claymation spectacle centres on a bumbling captain and his crew determined to pillage the most booty in pursuit of the coveted…
- Rise of the Guardians (2012)
- Dir. Peter Ramsey
Feat. Chris Pine, Alec Baldwin, Jude Law…
- An imaginative spin on childhood mythology, this excellent animated fantasy casts Jack Frost, The Easter Bunny, The Tooth Fairy, The Sandman, and…
- Room on the Broom (2012)
- Dir. Jan Lachauer, Max Lang
Feat. Simon Pegg, Gillian Anderson, Rob Brydon…
- An exquisite animated version of Julia Donaldson's popular illustrated story, about a kind–hearted witch who offers a ride to various animals…
- Shrek's Thrilling Tales (2012)
- A Halloween–themed three–episode compilation with two episodes set within the Shrek universe ("The Pig who cried Werewolf" and "The Ghost…
- Sir Billi (2012)
- Dir. Sascha Hartmann
Feat. Sean Connery, Alan Cumming, Patrick Doyle
- Sean Connery voices an aging, skateboarding veterinarian caught up in a chaotic land–sea adventure in this action packed animation set in the…
- Snow Queen, The (2012)
- Dir. Vladlen Barbe, Maksim Sveshnikov
- Russian–produced animation of Hans Christian Anderson's classic fairytale.
- Standing Up (Goat Island) (2012)
- Dir. D. J. Caruso
Feat. Chandler Canterbury, Annalise Basso, Radha Mitchell…
- Uplifting and morally salient adventure story about a pair of shy 12 year old kids who find strength and confidence together after a cruel prank…
- Tiki Tour (TV Series) (2012)
- Preschoolers are invited to climb on board the Tiki Tour bus to real life NZ locations while learning about maths, language, science, technology,…
- Tinkerbell and the Secret of the Wings (2012)
- Dir. Robert Gannaway, Peggy Holmes
- Fourth feature in Disney's Tinker Bell franchise has Ms. Bell and Periwinkle learning the secret of their wings and trying to unite the warm fairies…
- Wolf Children (2012)
- Dir. Mamoru Hosoda
- This beautiful, serious–minded take on werewolf folklore focuses on a young woman and her struggle to raise two children of mixed…