Subgenre Sampler
Family: 1833 Films to Buy & Rent
Thief Lord, The (2006)
- Dir. Richard Claus
Feat. Jasper Harris, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jim Carter…
- A delightful HARRY POTTER–esque fantasy chronicling the adventures of two runaways who join a scalawag band of abandoned kids in search of a…
Tom's Midnight Garden (2006)
- Dir. Willard Carroll
Feat. Greta Scacchi, James Wilby, Joan Plowright
- A handsome screen version of children's novel by Phillipa Pearce, in which a young boy in the 1950s is sent to live with his aunt and uncle because…
Ugly Duckling and Me, The (2006)
- Dir. Karsten Kiillerich, Michael Hegner
- An unscrupulous rat called Ratso leads the menagerie in this animated, family–friendly Danish update of the classic Hans Christian Anderson…
Ultimate Avengers (2006)
- Dir. Bob Richardson
- Slim, cheerfully low–grade Marvel animated feature which unites six iconic superheroes (Captain America, The Hulk, etc.) in a fight against…
Unaccompanied Minors (Grounded) (2006)
- Dir. Paul Feig
Feat. Wilmer Valderrama, Lewis Black, Tyler James Williams
- Five kids flying solo create in–transit Christmas mayhem when their airport is snowed in.
Strong on seasonal sentiment, this…
Upside Down Show, The (TV Series) (2006)
- Resourceful Aussie kid's show presented by comedy duo 'The Umbilical Brothers' set in an apartment with multiple doors that lead to imaginative…
Wild at Heart (TV Series) (2006)
- Feat. Stephen Tompkinson, Amanda Holden
- Gratifying drama series following the adventures of a middle class British family who travel to the wilds of Africa with their veterinarian father…
Wild, The (2006)
- Dir. Steve 'Spaz' Williams
Feat. Kiefer Sutherland, James Belushi, Eddie Izzard…
- Lively if ultimately average Disney animation about a young zoo–born lion who is accidentally shipped back to Africa, prompting to his…
Wind in the Willows, The (2006)
- Dir. Rachel Talalay
Feat. Matt Lucas, Bob Hoskins, Imelda Staunton…
- Mole, Ratty, Toad and Badger are incarnated once again in this lush BBC "masterpiece theatre" production of Kenneth Grahame's classic.
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Young Dracula (TV Series) (2006)
- Dir. Joss Agnew
Feat. Gerran Howell, Keith-Lee Castle, Clare Thomas
- Great low–budget kids show that revolves around the children of single father Count Dracula, who has moved his family to a small town in Wales.