Subgenre Sampler
Family: 1833 Films to Buy & Rent
Kong: King of Atlantis (2005)
- Although of limited appeal to older KING KONG fans, this Warner Bros animation will please the younger crowd with its tale about a clone of the big…
Lassie (2005)
- Dir. Charles Sturridge
Feat. Samantha Morton, Peter O'Toole, Peter Dinklage
- The 'Lassie' franchise returns faithfully to England in this rambling and affable remake, in which an impoverished mining family in 1930s Yorkshire…
Little Einsteins (TV Series) (2005)
- Colourful pre–school adventurism combines sing–a–long music and participatory elements in the worldly pursuits of five young…
Little Manhattan (2005)
- Dir. Mark Levin
Feat. Josh Hutcherson, Bradley Whitford, Cynthia Nixon…
- Contemplative and sweetly romantic comedy following a 10–year old boy who experiences falling in love for the first time amidst his parents'…
Mad Hot Ballroom (2005)
- Dir. Marilyn Agrelo
- A fetching and occasionally poignant documentary which follows the efforts of pre–teenage students from three multiracial NYC elementary…
Madagascar (2005)
- Dir. Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath
Feat. Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer…
- Punchy and old–fashioned animation concerning a group of animal residents of Central Park zoo in New York who have an adventure in the 'real'…
March of the Penguins (2005)
- Dir. Luc Jacquet
- An engrossing and naturally spectacular documentary epic, which 'dramatises' the perils and hardship of the Emperor Penguin's annual migration…
Mee-Shee (The Water Giant) (2005)
- Dir. John Henderson
Feat. Bruce Greenwood, Rena Owen, Joel Tobeck
- A modest yet engaging family adventure, partly filmed in New Zealand, with special effects by 'Jim Henson's Creature Shop'.
Mickybo and Me (2005)
- Dir. Terry Loane
Feat. Adrian Dunbar, Gina McKee, Susan Lynch…
- Widely praised though little–seen drama which observes the friendship between two young lads – one Catholic, one Protestant –…
MirrorMask (2005)
- Dir. Dave McKean
Feat. Gina McKee, Stephanie Leonidas
- Inventive fantasy drama in which a teenage girl – born into a circus family – is traumatised by her mother's sudden illness and retreats…