Subgenre Sampler
      Family: 1843 Films to Buy & Rent
	  		 
	        
Illusionist, The (2010)
 
- Dir. Sylvain Chomet
 
- Sylvain Chomet's long awaitied follow–up to THE TRIPLETS OF BELLEVILLE is another exquisite animation, this time based on an unfilmed script by…
 
Jack and the Beanstalk (2010) 
- Dir. Gary J. Tunnicliffe
Feat. Colin Ford, Chloe Grace Moretz, Christopher Lloyd… 
- Gently subversive telling of the classic tale with young Jack trading his computer for the requisite magic beans, and there's enough…
 
Just William (TV Series) (2010) 
- Feat. Rebecca Front, Caroline Quentin, Warren Clarke…
 
- Cute kids comedy, based on the eternally popular books, with a young scallywag and his gang running amok. Parents may well enjoy the…
 
Kaitangata Twitch (TV Series) (2010) 
- Feat. Te Waimarie Kessell, George Henare
 
- A fine adaptation of Margaret Mahy's novel about a teenager who possesses a strange connection to a mysterious island where a young girl vanished…
 
Karate Kid, The (2010) 
- Dir. Harald Zwart
Feat. Jaden Smith, Jackie Chan, Taraji P.  Henson 
- Solid remake of the '80s classic with Jaden Smith as the bullied teen learning to fight back with the help of Jackie Chan.
 
Last Airbender, The (2010) 
- Dir. M. Night Shyamalan
Feat. Noah Ringer, Dev Patel, Nicola Peltz… 
- Based on the weirdly popular Nickelodeon series, this cheesy live–action version from know–it–all director M. Night Shyamalan was…
 
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga' Hoole (2010)
 
- Dir. Zack Snyder
Feat. Jim Sturgess, Hugo Weaving, Helen Mirren… 
- A young owl who is abducted by an evil Owl army, and must escape with newfound friends to seek out the legendary Guardians to stop the menace.…
 
Lego: The Adventures of Clutch Powers (2010) 
- Dir. Howard E. Baker
 
- Breezy kids pic is the first LEGO movie out of the gate. Clutch Powers – space's greatest explorer – responds to a distress call from a…
 
Marmaduke (2010) 
- Dir. Tom Dey
Feat. Owen Wilson, Emma Stone, George Lopez… 
- Breezy family fare with the lovable Great Dane wreaking havoc in a new neighbourhood and plotting a bullying doberman's…
 
Megamind (2010)
 
- Dir. Tom McGrath
Feat. Will Ferrell, Jonah Hill, Brad Pitt… 
- This zesty Dreamworks animation is a wry take on superheroes, with the fiendish baddie Megamind finding himself at a loose end after dispatching…