Subgenre Sampler
Family: 1833 Films to Buy & Rent
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…
5 Centimetres Per Second (Five Centimetres Per Second) (2008)
- Dir. Makoto Shinkai
- Sublimely romantic animated feature divided into three separate episodes tracing the emotional journey of a teenage boy through to manhood, and the…
Adventures of Food Boy, The (2008)
- Dir. Dane Cannon
Feat. Lucas Grabeel, Brittany Curran, Kunal Sharma
- HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL alumnus Lucas Grabeel moves centre stage here for this High School family comedy with a mildly bizarre twist – he inherits…
Adventures Of Merlin, The (TV Series) (2008)
- Feat. Colin Morgan, Angel Coulby, Bradley James…
- Ambitious drama series loosely based on the legend of King Arthur, following a young Merlin's arrival in Camelot where he must face great danger…
Adventures of Paddington Bear, The (TV Series) (2008)
- Charming animated revival of the beloved British bear. Also available on VHS: an animated, Hanna–Barbera adaptation of the…
Adventures Of White Tuft, The (White Tuft,The Little Beaver) (2008)
- Dir. Phillipe Calderon
- Gentle family drama follows White Tuft, a young beaver, who is separated from his family after the dam they dwell in collapses.
Skilfully weaving…