A Far Off Place (1993)
Adventure | Drama | Family | Romance
Thrown together under incredible circumstances, two strangers must discover courage and strength when they begin a journey across the treacherous African desert.
Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Ethan Embry, Jack Thompson, Maximilian Schell
Director: Mikael Salomon
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy
An eccentric chocolatier, Willy Wonka, long isolated from his own family, Wonka launches a worldwide contest to select an heir to his candy empire. Five lucky children, including Charlie, a good-hearted boy from a poor family who lives in the shadow of Wonka's extraordinary factory, draw golden tickets from Wonka chocolate bars and win a guided tour of the legendary candy-making facility that no outsider has seen in 15 years. Dazzled by one amazing sight after another, Charlie is drawn into Wonka's fantastic world in this astonishing and enduring story.
Starring: Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore, David Kelly, Helena Bonham Carter, Noah Taylor, Missi Pyle
Director: Tim Burton
Underdog Kids (2015)
Action | Family
A group of inner-city kids bravely take on the undefeated Beverly Hills Junior Karate Team in the ultimate showdown at nationals.
Starring: Phillip Rhee, Beau Bridges, Mirelly Taylor, Tom Arnold, Max Gail, Ellia English
Director: Phillip Rhee
The Hobbit (1977)
Adventure | Animation | Family | Fantasy | Musical
A wonderous animated version of J.R.R. Tolkein's classic about the magical world of Middle Earth and the adventures of lovable hobbit named Bilbo Baggins.
Starring: Orson Bean, Richard Boone, Hans Conried, John Huston, Otto Preminger, Brother Theodore
Director: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr.
Tales of the Riverbank (2008)
Animation | Family
Tales of the Riverbank tells the story of three friends – Hammy Hamster, Roderick Rat and GP the Guinea Pig – who, having swept down the river in a violent storm, embark on an epic journey in search of their lost homes. Their journey, full of comic incident and dramatic danger, becomes even more precarious when they discover that the whole riverbank is threatened by a waffle, Marmalade and Doughnut (WMD) factory which, owned by the evil Fat Cats, is polluting the countryside with increasingly dangerous emissions…the Big Dirt!
Starring: Stephen Fry, Peter Serafinowicz, Miranda Hart, Morwenna Banks, Jim Broadbent, Steve Coogan, Ardal O'Hanlon
Director: John Henderson
One Little Indian (1973)
Comedy | Family | Western
Clint Keys is a hunted man. On the run from the Cavalry, where he faces a hangman's noose for mutiny and desertion charges, he makes a frantic attempt to fade into the vast desert countryside. His conspicuous companions? "Rosie," an ill-tempered camel, her offspring, and a 10-year-old runaway boy. Additional complications arise when they encounter a pioneering widow and her young daughter who must choose between aiding the unlikely fugitives — or hampering their desperate flight.
Starring: James Garner, Vera Miles, Pat Hingle, Morgan Woodward, John Doucette, Clay O'Brien
Director: Bernard McEveety
Magic in the Water / Glenorky (1995)
Adventure | Family | Fantasy
A divorced radio psychiatrist who has been so immersed in his career that he has neglected his two kids, Ashley and Josh. Rectify the situation by taking them to a lakeside cabin in Glenorky, BC the supposed home of a giant mythological reptilian monster. While he works on his book the children head out to explore. It is Ashley who first sees the mythical monster. She tells her dad, and of course, he initially disbelieves her, but the girl seems so earnest that he begins to wonder. His investigation of the matter leads him down a magical road to reconciliation with his children and the rediscovery that there is a wonderful life outside of his career. He even manages to find a little love along the way.
Starring: Mark Harmon, Joshua Jackson, Harley Jane Kozak, Adrien Dorval, Tom Cavanagh, David Rasche
Director: Rick Stevenson
Freedom (2014)
Drama | Family | Music
Two men separated by 100 years are united in their search for freedom. In 1856 a slave, Samuel Woodward and his family, escape from the Monroe Plantation near Richmond, Virginia. A secret network of ordinary people known as the Underground Railroad guide the family on their journey north to Canada. They are relentlessly pursued by the notorious slave hunter Plimpton. Hunted like a dog and haunted by the unthinkable suffering he and his forbears have endured, Samuel is forced to decide between revenge or freedom. 100 years earlier in 1748, John Newton the Captain of a slave trader sails from Africa with a cargo of slaves, bound for America. On board is Samuel's great grandfather whose survival is tied to the fate of Captain Newton. The voyage changes Newton's life forever and he creates a legacy that will inspire Samuel and the lives of millions for generations to come.
Starring: Cuba Gooding Jr., Sharon Leal, David Rasche, William Sadler, Bernhard Forcher, Anna Sims
Director: Peter Cousens
Advantageous (2015)
Drama | Family | Sci-Fi
In a metropolis in the near future, Gwen Koh, a beautiful woman full of poise and grace, works as the spokesperson for the Center for Advanced Health and Living, a company that offers a radical new technology allowing people to overcome their natural disadvantages and begin life anew. But when a shift in company priorities threatens her job and her family, will Gwen undergo the procedure herself?
Starring: Jacqueline Kim, James Urbaniak, Freya Adams, Ken Jeong, Jennifer Ehle, Samantha Kim
Director: Jennifer Phang
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Archie (2015)
Drama | Family | Thriller
Archie is a small boy with learning difficulties. He is written off by just about everyone, until he makes an unlikely friendship that changes everything…
Starring: Emma Stirland, James Darcey, Simon Brandon, Tom Bonington
Director: Sue Shearing
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Cinderella (2015)
Drama | Family | Fantasy | Romance
The story of "Cinderella" follows the fortunes of young Ella whose merchant father remarries following the tragic death of her mother. Keen to support her loving father, Ella welcomes her new stepmother Lady Tremaine and her daughters Anastasia and Drizella into the family home. But, when Ella's father suddenly and unexpectedly passes away, she finds herself at the mercy of a jealous and cruel new family. Finally relegated to nothing more than a servant girl covered in ashes, and spitefully renamed Cinderella since she used to work in the cinders, Ella could easily begin to lose hope. Yet, despite the cruelty inflicted upon her, Ella is determined to honor her mother's dying words and to "have courage and be kind." She will not give in to despair nor despise those who abuse her. And then there is the dashing stranger she meets in the woods. Unaware that he is really a prince, not merely an employee at the Palace, Ella finally feels she has met a kindred soul.
Starring: Cate Blanchett, Lily James, Richard Madden, Stellan Skarsgård, Holliday Grainger, Derek Jacobi
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Yours, Mine & Ours (2005)
Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Romance
A widowed Coast Guard Admiral and a widow handbag designer fall in love and marry, much to the dismay of her 10 and his 8 children.
Starring: Dennis Quaid, Rene Russo, Sean Faris, Katija Pevec, Dean Collins, Tyler Patrick Jones
Director: Raja Gosnell
Yours, Mine and Ours (1968)
Comedy | Family
A widower with 10 children marries a widow with 8 and tries to cope with trying to ever come together as one big happy family.
Starring: Lucille Ball, Henry Fonda, Van Johnson, Tom Bosley, Walter Brooke, Tim Matheson
Director: Melville Shavelson
Kicking & Screaming (2005)
Comedy | Family | Romance | Sport
Phil Weston (Will Ferrell) has been unathletic his entire life. In college he failed at every sport that he tried out for. It looks like his 10-year old son, Sam (Dylan McLaughlin), is following in his footsteps. Sam is riding the bench on the best soccer team in the league, which just happens to be coached by Phil's father, Buck (Robert Duvall). Buck has been competitive his whole life and winning is everything to him. Buck trades Sam to the last place Tigers team. The coach of the Tigers quits, and Phil becomes the new coach, even though he has never coached in his life. Phil gets a neighbor, Mike Ditka of the Chicago Bears, to help him coach. Mike recruits two Italian soccer kids to the Tigers. The Tigers start winning, and they get to play in the championship game against Buck's team.
Starring: Laura Kightlinger, Will Ferrell, Robert Duvall, Kate Walsh, Musetta Vander, Dylan McLaughlin
Director: Jesse Dylan
College Road Trip / National Lampoon's College Road Trip (2008)
Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Family
Melanie is eagerly looking forward to taking her first big step towards independence when she plans a "girls only" road trip to check out prospective universities. However, when her imposing police-chief dad insists on escorting her instead, she soon finds her dream trip turning into a nightmare full of misfortune and turmoil. Dad wants to assure total security and safety for his precious daughter, while Melanie has a 17-year-old's need to become a grown woman and have her own sense of independence. Now, even as dad and daughter bicker, banter and careen from one disaster to the next on their journey, they are about to discover that, sometimes, going that extra mile to be together can forge a family bond so strong it can withstand anything-even wild curves ahead.
Starring: Martin Lawrence, Raven-Symoné, Donny Osmond, Will Sasso, Eshaya Draper, Molly Ephraim
Director: Roger Kumble
Like Mike (2002)
Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Sport
At a scrawny, unpolished 14 years old, Calvin Cambridge dreams of becoming a professional basketball player, but that seems like a far-off fantasy when you compare him to those athletically gifted NBA giants! However, when he laces up a mysterious pair of old sneakers inscribed with the faded initials "MJ," Calvin leaps from playground hijinks to NBA superstardom, teaching his teammates a few off-the-court lessons as well.
Starring: Shad Moss, Morris Chestnut, Jonathan Lipnicki, Brenda Song, Jesse Plemons, Crispin Glover
Director: John Schultz
D.A.R.Y.L. (1985)
Family | Sci-Fi
After escaping from a maximum-security research facility, D.A.R.Y.L. — Data Analyzing Robot Youth Lifeform — is rescued and adopted by the Richardson family. Domestic bliss ensues until D.A.R.Y.L.'s actual "parents," two scientists, come to claim him. The Richardsons are shocked to realize that their adopted son isn't just flesh and blood, but wires and microchips as well.
Starring: Mary Beth Hurt, Michael McKean, Colleen Camp, Josef Sommer, Barret Oliver, Ed Grady
Director: Simon Wincer
The Devil and Max Devlin (1981)
Comedy | Family | Fantasy
When ruthless landlord Max Devlin is struck by a bus, he meets a diabolical "soul manager" with an offer he can't refuse. Max can return to life on earth if he can convince three innocent people to sign their souls over to the devil within two months. In a riotous race against time, all his targets have other ideas.
Starring: Elliott Gould, Bill Cosby, Susan Anspach, Julie Budd, Sonny Shroyer, Chuck Shamata
Director: Steven Hilliard Stern
Superdad (1973)
Comedy | Family
Charlie McCready haplessly invites punishment by trying to keep up with his daughter's rowdy teenage friends in volleyball, waterskiing… and even bodysurfing! His overprotective meddling soon drives her away from Bart, her beach-bum boyfriend, right into the arms of a crazed beatnik painter.
Starring: Bob Crane, Kurt Russell, Barbara Rush, Joe Flynn, Kathleen Cody, Joby Baker
Director: Vincent McEveety
Inspector Gadget 2 (2003)
Action | Comedy | Family | Sci-Fi
Just when things are quieting down in Riverton, everything goes wrong. Inspector Gadget is put on probation. Claw stages a daring escape from prison and plots a new "Crime of the Century." And the Mayor unveils a new and improved G2 — an all-robot, all-tech, all-female gadget! Could it get any worse for our hero?
Starring: French Stewart, Elaine Hendrix, Caitlin Wachs, Sigrid Thornton, Bruce Spence, Mungo McKay
Director: Alex Zamm
