Subgenre Sampler
Family: 1833 Films to Buy & Rent
Martian Child (2007)
- Dir. Menno Meyjes
Feat. John Cusack, Joan Cusack, Amanda Peet
- Nicely judged performances from a quality cast lend weight to this rather feathery, maudlin tale of a lonely sci–fi author who adopts an…
Meet the Robinsons (2007)
- Dir. Stephen J. Anderson
- A whizz–bang animated riff on BACK TO THE FUTURE that sees a young orphaned inventor travel in time to find his birth mother, but who instead…
Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007)
- Dir. Steve Bendelack
Feat. Rowan Atkinson, Emma de Caunes, Willem Dafoe…
- Rubber–faced Rowan Atkinson returns to the big–screen with the bumbling Bean, his most accessible, successful comic hero.
This time…
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (2007)
- Dir. Zach Helm
Feat. Natalie Portman, Dustin Hoffman, Jason Bateman…
- Elves–in–the–toyshop fantasy with Dustin Hoffman as Mr. Magorium, the kindly, Wonka–esque, owner of a magical toy…
Nancy Drew (2007)
- Dir. Andrew Fleming
Feat. Emma Roberts, Rachael Leigh Cook, Tate Donovan…
- Witty update of the indomitable girl detective, with Nancy Drew poking her nose into the mystery of a murdered movie star during one of her…
National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets (2007)
- Dir. Jon Turtletaub
Feat. Nicolas Cage, Justin Bartha, Diane Kruger…
- Family adventure sequel joining up with a treasure hunter on a global quest for clues to prove his family's innocence over Abraham Lincoln's death. A…
Pirates of the Caribbean 3: At World's End (2007)
- Dir. Gore Verbinski
Feat. Johnny Depp, Keira Knightley, Orlando Bloom…
- Blockbuster third installment in the ever–popular swashbuckling franchise finds Johnny Depp and crew having to sail off the edge of the map and…
Pixar Short Film Collection Vol. 2 (2007-2012)
- A second superb compilation of previously unseen short films from Pixar studios.
Shorts include: Your Friend the Rat, Presto, BURN–E, Partly…
Prince and the Pauper, The (A Modern Twain Story) (2007)
- Dir. James Quattrochi
Feat. Dylan Sprouse, Cole Sprouse, Vincent Spano…
- Identical Sprouse twins (THE SUITE LIFE OF ZACK AND CODY) team up again in this modern take on the classic Twain story as two wayward boys from…
R.L. Stine's Haunting Hour (Don't Even Think About It) (2007)
- Dir. Alex Zamm
Feat. Tobin Bell
- Jocular tween horror tale of a spooky lil Goth girl who discovers a puzzling book that unleashes unthinkable evil. Suitably creepy…