Subgenre Sampler
Family: 1838 Films to Buy & Rent
Tinkerbell and the Lost Treasure (2009)
- Feat. Kristin Chenoweth, Jesse McCartney, Anjelica Huston
- Adequate sequel to 2008's TINKERBELL sees the feisty fairy and friends go on a journey to find the source of the Pixies mystical dust.The stellar…
Totally Spies! (2009)
- Dir. Pascal Jardin
- The winning animated adventures of three high school girls who also happen to be spies. Based on the popular Cartoon Network series, this…
Toys in the Attic (2009-2012)
- Dir. Vivian Schilling, JirĂ Barta
- Dark stop–motion animated fairytale following the adventures of a doll, a marionette, a teddy bear, a Mechanical Mouse and the plasticine…
Under the Mountain (2009)
- Dir. Jonathan King
Feat. Tom Cameron, Sophie McBride, Sam Neill…
- The special effects are right up to spec, and it's a step up for the director of BLACK SHEEP, but in souping up its source material for a teenage…
Up (2009)
- Dir. Peter Docter, Bob Peterson
Feat. Edward Asner, Christopher Plummer, Jordan Nagai
- Pixar are on top yet again with this inspired flight of fancy, about a widowed octogenarian (voiced by grizzly Ed Asner) and his dream of traveling…
Velveteen Rabbit, The (2009)
- Dir. Michael Landon Jr.
Feat. Jane Seymour, Tom Skerritt, Ellen Burstyn
- Modern retelling of Margery Williams’s beloved children's book, about a boy who discovers a 'magic attic' where three forgotten toys come to life…
Walk On The Wild Side (TV Series) (2009)
- Highly youtube–able, family oriented sketch show with comedians dubbing over footage from the BBC's natural history department.
Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
- Dir. Spike Jonze
Feat. Max Records, Catherine Keener, James Gandolfini…
- Expanding on the simple text of Maurice Sendak's modern children's classic, this glorious, visionary adaptation from director Spike Jonze and writer…
Wizards Of Waverly Place: The Movie (2009)
- Dir. Lev L. Spiro
Feat. David Henrie, Selena Gomez, Jake T. Austin
- Feature–length spin–off from popular Disney series THE WIZARDS OF WAVERLY PLACE, focused around a family of…
WotWots, The (TV Series) (2009)
- Charming, energetic, and entirely home–grown kids series about two soft, puppet–like aliens who land in a local zoo and go on a mission…