Family movies

Ponyo (2008)

Thursday, March 4th, 2010
Genres: Adventure | Animation | Family | Fantasy
Countries: Japan
Actors: Nara, Yuria | Doi, Hiroki | Tokoro, Jôji | Yamaguchi, Tomoko | Amami, Yûki | Nagashima, Kazushige | Yano, Akiko | Hatori, Shinichi | Hidari, Tokie | Hiraoka, Eimi | Hîragi, Rumi | Naraoka, Tomoko | Ohashi, Nozomi | Yoshiyuki, Kazuko | Ishizumi, Akihiko
Directors: Miyazaki, Hayao
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The son of a sailor, 5-year old Sosuke lives a quiet life on an oceanside cliff with his mother Lisa. One fateful day, he finds a beautiful goldfish trapped in a bottle on the beach and upon rescuing her, names her Ponyo. But she is no ordinary goldfish. The daughter of a masterful wizard and a sea goddess, Ponyo uses her father’s magic to transform herself into a young girl and quickly falls in love with Sosuke, but the use of such powerful sorcery causes a dangerous imbalance in the world. As the moon steadily draws nearer to the earth and Ponyo’s father sends the ocean’s mighty waves to find his daughter, the two children embark on an adventure of a lifetime to save the world and fulfill Ponyo’s dreams of becoming human.

Justin Time (2010)

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
Genres: Adventure | Family
Countries: USA
Actors: Wimmer, Brian | Trejo, Danny | Laird, Chris | Pfeiffer, Shareece | Flynn, Michael | Gaudio, Alyx | Hinckley, Troy | Hildebrant, Mike | Egbert, Alex | Martinez, Dave | Reese, Matthew | Hansen, J. Omar | Miller, Bronzell | Neal, Cyloie | De Silva, Nano
Directors: Diamond, Rob
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An ancient stone amulet and calendar disc has the power to stop time. Passed from generation to generation, these magical artifacts end up in the hands of an 18-year-old half Shoshoni Indian named Justin, who chooses to to use his power to make the world a better place. But on the other side of the equation is the power-seeking philanthropist, Micahel Romano, who seeks to indulge in the riches of the world.

Daffy Duck’s Quackbusters (1988)

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
Genres: Animation | Comedy | Family | Horror
Countries: USA
Actors: Blanc, Mel | Tormé, Mel | Firestone, Roy
Directors: Ford, Greg
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In this feature-length film combining footage from classic Warner Brothers cartoon shorts with newly animated bridging sequences, Daffy Duck, after having induced laughter in an ailing millionaire and forestalled the millionaire’s death for a time (as chronicled in _Daffy Dilly (1948)_(qv), is the beneficiary for the deceased millionaire’s assets. But the millionaire’s will clearly stipulates that Daffy must use the money for the common good, by providing a service, and should Daffy think of pursuing selfish aims, the millionaire’s ghost will “repossess” his millions by making them disappear from Earthly existence. Under the pretense of community service, Daffy opens an exorcism agency and employs Porky Pig, Sylvester Cat, and Bugs Bunny to track and eliminate ghosts, ghouls, and other monsters, while Daffy secretly schemes to use his learned “ghost-busting” talents to rid himself of the millionaire’s nagging spirit.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993)

Monday, March 1st, 2010
Genres: Action | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Sci-Fi
Countries: Hong Kong | USA
Actors: Koteas, Elias | Turco, Paige | Wilson, Stuart | Shimono, Sab | Wu, Vivian | Caso, Mark | Hill, Matt | Raposa, Jim | Fraser, David | Hayashi, Henry | Aylward, John | Takano, Mak | Akahoshi, Steve | Kim, Kent
Directors: Gillard, Stuart
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When a magic scepter accidentally transports April back through time to 17th Century Japan, the boys take-off in hot pursuit, cowabungling their way out of the sewers right into Samurai-O-Rama! Now they must battle the evil Lord Norinaga to reclaim the magic scepter that will bring them back below the subways of New York City.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)

Monday, March 1st, 2010
Genres: Action | Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Family | Sci-Fi
Countries: Hong Kong | USA
Actors: Pais, Josh | Sisti, Michelan | Tilden, Leif | Forman, David | Rist, Robbie | Feldman, Corey | Tochi, Brian | Hoag, Judith | Koteas, Elias | Turney, Michael | Clash, Kevin
Directors: Barron, Steve
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Four turtles and a rat are transformed into a humanized state by a mutagenetic gel in a sewer. The rat becomes their mentor, and teaches them all he knows regarding Jinjitsu. The turtles use their newfound skills to combat the crime in New York City. But when their mentor is captured by an enemy from the past, can they hold true to what they’ve learned, and stay together as a brotherhood?

The Spy Next Door (2010)

Saturday, February 27th, 2010
Genres: Action | Comedy | Family
Countries:
Actors: Adams-Rice, Sequoyah | Bond, Frank | Brenna, Troy | Brown, Kevin Christopher | Byrd, Steven Ray | Chan, Jackie | Chase, Jeff | Cyrus, Billy Ray | Eiland, Stephen | Haqqani, Jamie | Kubr, Mark | Leiker, Gregory | Liggins, Carlton | Lopez, George | Mason, Quinn
Directors: Levant, Brian
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Former CIA spy Bob Ho takes on his toughest assignment to date: looking after his girlfriend’s three kids, who haven’t exactly warmed to their mom’s beau. And when one of the youngsters accidentally downloads a top-secret formula, Bob’s longtime nemesis, a Russian terrorist, pays a visit to the family.

Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)

Friday, February 26th, 2010
Genres: Adventure | Family | Fantasy | Musical
Countries: USA
Actors: Lansbury, Angela | Tomlinson, David | McDowall, Roddy | Jaffe, Sam | Ericson, John | Forsyth, Bruce | O'Callaghan, Cindy | Snart, Roy | Weighill, Ian | O'Shea, Tessie | Gould-Porter, Arthur | Wrigley, Ben | Owen, Reginald | Delevanti, Cyril | Traeger, Rick
Directors: Stevenson, Robert
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In August of 1940 in the English village of Pepperinge Eye, three cockney orphans are sent to live with Eglantine Price, who is studying to become an apprentice witch. When she receives a letter from the Correspondence College of Witchcraft in London, she and the children fly on a bed (by way of a magic bedknob) to London to meet the headmaster of the defunct school, Emelius Brown. At a townhouse where Mr. Brown is staying, Miss Price finds half of a book called THE SPELLS OF ASTOROTH. For the other half, they deal with a shady character known as the Bookman.

The AristoCats (1970)

Friday, February 26th, 2010
Genres: Adventure | Animation | Comedy | Family | Music
Countries: USA
Actors: Harris, Phil | Gabor, Eva | Holloway, Sterling | Crothers, Scatman | Clark, Dean | Winchell, Paul | Ravenscroft, Thurl | English, Liz | Dubin, Gary | Scotti, Vito | Hudson, Lord Tim | Kulp, Nancy | Buttram, Pat | Lindsey, George | Evans, Monica
Directors: Reitherman, Wolfgang
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The beloved, pampered housecat of a retired opera star in 1910 Paris finds herself stranded in the countryside with her three children, the victims of a plot by their owner’s butler to cheat them out of a huge inheritance. They must find their way back to their home and owner, with the help of an independent-minded tomcat and other animal accomplices, while evading the butler and foiling his plan.

The River Within (2009)

Thursday, February 25th, 2010
Genres: Drama | Family
Countries: USA
Actors: Odor, Josh | Luttrell, Craig | Morris, Craig | Friedlander, Jaclyn | Mejia, Maurice | Moore, Thomas | Falk, Jan | Falk, Geoff | Ditto, Lydia | Hill, Sarah | Smith, Natalie | Ainley, Jan | Moore, Fred Hollywood | Harmon, Staci | Williams, Harold
Directors: Heath, Zac
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Jason returns home to get away while he studies for the upcoming bar exam. After visiting his oldest friend, a “coulda-been-girlfriend” who is now engaged, and a pushy preacher, his easygoing summer becomes filled with unwanted drama. Over the few months he’s there, he begins to question what life is about, and what is his purpose in it?

That Darn Cat! (1965)

Friday, February 19th, 2010
Genres: Comedy | Family | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Mills, Hayley | Jones, Dean | Provine, Dorothy | McDowall, Roddy | Brand, Neville | Lanchester, Elsa | Demarest, William | Gorshin, Frank | Eastham, Richard | Hall, Grayson | Lowell, Tom | Deacon, Richard | Adrian, Iris | Sullivan, Liam | Dorrell, Don
Directors: Stevenson, Robert
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A young woman with an active imagination contacts the FBI when her cat DC (Darn Cat) comes home wearing a wristwatch. She’s convinced its the tip-off to crack a bank robbery and kidnapping case that has the authorities baffled. An allergic agent is assigned to “tail” the cat to find the hostage, and laugh (and romance) follows.