Subgenre Sampler
Family: 1833 Films to Buy & Rent
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…
Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
- Dir. Rich Moore
Feat. John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Jane Lynch…
- A gleeful 3D animation set in the world of video games, where an 8–bit arcade character must fight to overcome his arch nemesis, Fix–It…
A Monster in Paris (2011)
- Dir. Bibo Bergeron
- A delightfully off–beat Francophile animation exudes class and nostalgia in its heartfelt tale of a friendship between a sassy singer, a…
A Second Chance (2011)
- Family–friendly Australian indie set in the competitive world of kids gymnastics, which stays light–weight while touching upon themes of…
Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn (2011)
- Dir. Steven Spielberg
Feat. Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis, Daniel Craig…
- Wellington's Weta Digital work their magic on this rollicking first installment of Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson's 3D animated trilogy of…
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (2011)
- Dir. Mike Mitchell
Feat. Jason Lee, Justin Long, David Cross…
- Parents will want to block their ears at the shrill sound of this third Chipmunks adventure, in which Alvin and the gang find themselves marooned on…
Arthur Christmas (2011)
- Dir. Sarah Smith, Barry Cook
Feat. James McAvoy, Hugh Laurie, Bill Nighy…
- Aardman takes on Christmas in this fun–filled holiday claymation about Santa's high–tech operation beneath the North Pole.
Cars 2 (2011)
- Dir. John Lasseter, Brad Lewis
Feat. Owen Wilson, Larry the Cable Guy, Michael Caine…
- Solid sequel has the roaring return of Lightning McQueen and friends as they head overseas to compete in a World Grand Prix and find themselves…
Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2: Rodrick Rules (2011)
- Dir. David Bowers
Feat. Zachary Gordon, Devon Bostick, Robert Capron…
- Inoffensive sequel with our put–upon hero forced to bond with his loser older brother while still vainly searching for the popularity which…
Dolphin Tale (2011)
- Dir. Charles Martin Smith
Feat. Harry Connick Jnr., Ashley Judd, Nathan Gamble…
- High–spirited aquatic tale of an injured dolphin nursed back to health by a young boy after its tale is caught in crab trap off the coast of…