Subgenre Sampler
Family: 1830 Films to Buy & Rent
- Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang (2010)
- Dir. Susanna White
Feat. Emma Thompson, Ralph Fiennes, Ewan McGregor…
- Emma Thompson again pens and stars in the second installment about the otherworldly nanny, accompanied again by a staggering array of British…
- Nutcracker, The (2010)
- Dir. Andrei Konchalovsky
Feat. Elle Fanning, Nathan Lane, John Turturro…
- A clunky, though nonetheless eye–popping new rendering of Tchaikovsky’s ballet, with Elle Fanning as the young girl who discovers a world of…
- Penguins Of Madagascar, The (TV Series) (2010)
- Four penguins from the MADAGASCAR franchise reunite in this lively animated series about their daily adventures at Central Park Zoo. Raucous humour…
- Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief (2010)
- Dir. Chris Columbus
Feat. Logan Lerman, Brandon T. Jackson, Alexandra Daddario…
- Striking fantasy that follows a gangly teenager who discovers that he's the son of Poseidon and has inherited some of Dad's powers. Percy soon finds…
- Ramona and Beezus (2010)
- Dir. Elizabeth Allen
Feat. Joey King, Selena Gomez, John Corbett…
- Sweet and playful adaptation of Beverly Cleary's popular children's novels about a young girl's overactive imagination which keeps things interesting…
- Regular Show (TV Series) (2010)
- This sophisticated Cartoon Network curio is a thinly–veiled Gen–Y hipster satire that concerns two mischievous groundskeepers at a park…
- Santa's Apprentice (2010)
- Dir. Luc Vinciguerra
- Charming animation with a young orphan selected to train as Santa's replacement, but first he must overcome his lack of self–confidence and…
- Shrek Forever After (Shrek 4) (2010)
- Dir. Mike Mitchell
Feat. Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz…
- Surprisingly enjoyable fourth entry in the franchise has the dastardly Rumpelstiltskin tricking the beloved green ogre into a dark alternate time…
- Sorcerer's Apprentice, The (2010)
- Dir. Jon Turteltaub
Feat. Nicolas Cage, Alfred Molina, Jay Baruchel…
- Playing to type, Jay Baruchel is the average, unassuming new recruit of a master sorcerer (Nicholas Cage) who needs the help of a protégé to defeat…
- Spy Next Door, The (2010)
- Dir. Brian Levant
Feat. Jackie Chan, Amber Valletta, Madeline Carroll…
- Cheesy chop–socky for the kids with Jackie Chan as an international spy who gets more than he bargained for while looking after three…