Subgenre Sampler
Family: 1840 Films to Buy & Rent
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)
- Dir. Chris Columbus
Feat. Daniel Radcliffe, Maggie Smith, Alan Rickman…
- Immensely popular, this star–studded adaptation of JK Rowling’s first book thankfully captures the essence of orphan Harry’s tale of…
Hildegarde (2001)
- Dir. Di Drew
Feat. Richard E. Grant, Tom Long, Tara Morice
- Three children pursue those who have stolen their loved pet duck, who seek to imprison her in their travelling nature–show. Richard E Grant is…
Hoobs, The (TV Series) (2001-2006)
- Created by the Jim Henson workshop, this TV series is set in Hoobland – a colourful and bouncy kind of place – where Iva, Tula and Groove…
Ivor The Invisible (2001)
- Feat. Timothy Spall, Jane Horrocks, Alison Steadman
- Another one of Raymond Briggs' (WHEN THE WIND BLOWS) evocative children's animations has young John waking up one morning to discover and invisible…
Jack and the Beanstalk - The Real Story (2001)
- Dir. Brian Henson
Feat. Matthew Modine, Jon Voight, Vanessa Redgrave…
- TV sequel to the fairytale of 'Jack and the Beanstalk' in which a descendant of Jack (Modine) must lift a family curse by returning the world of the…
Jimmy Neutron - Boy Genius (2001)
- Dir. John A Davis
- Sophisticated animated feature from Nickelodeon TV is a mite hyperactive but is breathtaking in design and has a captivating story that will…
Land Before Time 8: The Big Freeze (2001)
- Further challenges face the dinosaurs of the Great Valley when they wake one morning to find themselves in the grip of a cold snap and set off to…
Little Polar Bear, The (2001)
- Feat. Mijail Verona, Maximilian Artajo
- Based on the internationally best–selling German picture books set around the Arctic frolics of a young polar bear. Attractively animated too.
Monsters, Inc. (2001)
- Dir. Peter Docter, David Silverman, Lee Unkrich
Feat. John Goodman, Billy Crystal, Jennifer Tilly…
- Discovering that children’s screams can be converted into an energy source (‘Scream Heat’), monsters lurk in their closets to feed the…
Nightmare Room, The (TV Series) (2001)
- Essentially a reprise of the creepy kids TV Series GOOSEBUMPS, this posits a series of spooky scenarios similarly narrated by R.L. Stine.