Subgenre Sampler
Family: 1833 Films to Buy & Rent
Worst Witch, The (TV Series) (2002)
- Feat. Una Stubbs
- British TV Series chronicling the misadventures of Miss Cackle and her Academy for witches.
Angelina Ballerina (TV Series) (2001-2002)
- Animated TV series charts the pirouetting adventures of a young mouse who wants to be a ballerina. Cutesome stories are bolstered by thoughtfully…
Atlantis - The Lost Empire (2001)
- Dir. Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise
- An exciting new direction for Disney animations, this swift–moving pulp adventure story is more Indiana Jones than LION KING.
Concocting an…
Back to the Secret Garden (2001)
- Dir. Michael Tuchner
Feat. Joan Plowright, George Baker, Cherie Lunghi…
- Sequel to the 1993 enchanted family adventure THE SECRET GARDEN set years later with the original children Mary and Colin now married (yes, they are…
Badjelly the Witch (2001)
- Based on the Spike Milligan story that entranced a generation of children, and translated into an unfussy animation.
Follow the adventures of Tim…
Barbie in the Nutcracker (2001)
- Dir. Owen Hurley
- Barbie is CGI–ed to life in this version of Tchaikovsky’s classic ballet, in which Clara (Barbie) must defeat the Mouse King with the help of…
Being Eve (TV Series) (2001)
- Feat. Fleur Saville
- Spunky, good–natured Kiwi comedy essays the angsty teenage years of girl philosopher Eve Baxter, whose unconventional outlook on life is…
Cats and Dogs (Cats & Dogs) (2001)
- Dir. Lawrence Guterman
Feat. Jeff Goldblum, Elizabeth Perkins, Alec Baldwin…
- More one for dog–people than cat lovers, this finds feline resentment at dogs (being man’s best friend and all) leading to a plan for cat…
Cinderella 2: Dreams Come True (2001)
- Having snagged herself a prince, Cinderella enjoys the life being a royal housewife in the palace. Rather in–essential sequel from Disney.
Clifford (TV Series) (2001)
- Feat. John Ritter, Grey DeLisle
- Clifford the Big Red Dog comes to the rescue on Birdwell Island in this amiable children's animation.
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