Subgenre Sampler
Family: 1833 Films to Buy & Rent
Phineas and Ferb - Across the Second Dimension (2011)
- Feature–length spin–off from the hugely successful Disney Channel cartoon series. Step–brothers Phineas and Ferb discover that…
Pirates of the Caribbean 4: On Stranger Tides (2011)
- Dir. Rob Marshall
Feat. Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz, Ian McShane…
- Johnny Depp returns with more limb–flailing shenanigans in this fourth installment of the increasingly tired franchise. This time Sparrow…
Prom (2011)
- Dir. Joe Nussbaum
Feat. Aimee Teegarden, Thomas McDonell, DeVaughn Nixon…
- Cheerful teen comedy follows a high school president who scrambles to save the prom after an act of vandalism.
Puss in Boots (2011)
- Dir. Chris Miller
Feat. Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Zach Galifianakis…
- Slinky fairytale spin–off of SHREK finds the titular swashbuckling Spaniard on a whole new steal–stealing adventure. Despite slick…
Rango (2011)
- Dir. Gore Verbinski
Feat. Johnny Depp, Isla Fisher, Abigail Breslin…
- Johnny Depp slithers his way through this lively and often brilliant animated western, voicing a lizard who winds up as the sheriff of a lawless…
Red Dog (2011)
- Dir. Kriv Stenders
Feat. Josh Lucas, Rachael Taylor, Keisha Castle-Hughes…
- True blue Ocker hit inspired by the "true story" (ie. legend) of a charismatic kelpie who united a disparate local mining community before roaming…
Rio (2011)
- Dir. Carlos Saldanha
Feat. Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, George Lopez…
- Charming kids tale with a domesticated and land–locked Macaw heading to sunny Rio with the bird of his dreams. More warm–hearted fun that…
Smurfs, The (2011)
- Dir. Raja Gosnell
Feat. Hank Azaria, Neil Patrick Harris, Katy Perry
- La la la–la la la, la la–la–la laa! La la la–la la la, la la–la–la laa! La la la–la la la, la…
Spy Kids 4 (All the Time in the World ) (2011)
- Dir. Robert Rodriguez
Feat. Jessica Alba, Joel McHale, Rowan Blanchard…
- Rebooted fourth edition of the cartoonish espionage fantasy sees original spy kids Alexa Vega and Daryl Sabara hand over the reins to a new duo…
Treasure Island (2011)
- Dir. Steve Barron
Feat. Eddie Izzard, Toby Regbo, Donald Sutherland…
- Eddie Izzard provides plenty of scowl and swagger as the latest incarnation of Long John Silver in this gritty and imaginative adaptation Robert…