Category Archives: Family
We Bought a Zoo
Release 2011
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Director: Cameron Crowe
Writers: Aline Brosh McKenna, Cameron Crowe, Benjamin Mee
Stars: Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson, Thomas Haden Church, Colin Ford, Maggie Elizabeth Jones
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1389137/
Set in Southern California, a father moves his young family to the countryside to renovate and re-open a struggling zoo.
Escape from Planet Earth
Release 2013
Genre Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
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Director: Cal Brunker
Writers: Bob Barlen, Cal Brunker, Tony Leech, Cory Edwards, Stephen Fry
Stars: Brendan Fraser, Rob Corddry, Ricky Gervais, Jonathan Morgan Heit, Jessica Alba
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0765446/
Astronaut Scorch Supernova finds himself caught in a trap when he responds to an SOS from a notoriously dangerous alien planet.
Ice Age: Continental Drift
Release 2012
Genre Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family
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Director: Steve Martino, Mike Thurmeier
Writers: Michael Berg, Jason Fuchs, Lori Forte
Stars: Aziz Ansari, Joy Behar, Christopher Campbell, Alain Chabat, Ester Dean
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1667889/
Manny, Diego, and Sid embark upon another adventure after their continent is set adrift. Using an iceberg as a ship, they encounter sea creatures and battle pirates as they explore a new world.
Oz the Great and Powerful
Release 2013
Genre Adventure, Family, Fantasy
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Director: Sam Raimi
Writers: Mitchell Kapner, David Lindsay-Abaire, L. Frank Baum
Stars: James Franco, Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz, Michelle Williams, Zach Braff
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1623205/
A small-time magician is swept away to an enchanted land and is forced into a power struggle between three witches.
Free Birds
Release 2013
Genre Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family
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Director: Jimmy Hayward
Writers: Scott Mosier, Jimmy Hayward, David I. Stern, John J. Strauss
Stars: Owen Wilson, Woody Harrelson, Amy Poehler, George Takei, Colm Meaney
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1621039/
Two turkeys from opposite sides of the tracks must put aside their differences and team up to travel back in time to change the course of history - and get turkey off the holiday menu for good.
Epic
Release 2013
Genre Adventure, Animation, Family, Fantasy
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Director: Chris Wedge
Writers: James V. Hart, William Joyce, Daniel Shere, Tom J. Astle, Matt Ember, Chris Wedge
Stars: Blake Anderson, Aziz Ansari, Allison Bills, Jim Conroy, Todd Cummings
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0848537/
A teenager finds herself transported to a deep forest setting where a battle between the forces of good and the forces of evil is taking place. She bands together with a rag-tag group of characters in order to save their world -- and ours.
Planes
Release 2013
Genre Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family
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Director: Klay Hall
Writers: John Lasseter, Klay Hall, Jeffrey M. Howard
Stars: Dane Cook, Stacy Keach, Brad Garrett, Teri Hatcher, Julia Louis-Dreyfus
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1691917/
A cropdusting plane with a fear of heights lives his dream of competing in a famous around-the-world aerial race.
Sleeping Beauty
Release 2014
Genre Adventure, Animation, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
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Director: Casper Van Dien
Writers: R. Dessertine, Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm, Casper Van Dien
Stars: Michael York, Finn Jones, Grace Van Dien, Catherine Oxenberg, Casper Van Dien
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3343136/
When a young Prince and his trusted aid learn of a beautiful Princess's cursed eternal slumber, they embark on a journey to rescue her. They must battle an evil queen and legions of undead monsters before she will be free.
ParaNorman
Release 2012
Genre Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
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Director: Chris Butler, Sam Fell
Writers: Chris Butler
Stars: Kodi Smit-McPhee, Tucker Albrizzi, Anna Kendrick, Casey Affleck, Christopher Mintz-Plasse
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1623288/
A misunderstood boy takes on ghosts, zombies and grown-ups to save his town from a centuries-old curse.
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
Release 2012
Genre Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family
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Director: Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath, Conrad Vernon
Writers: Eric Darnell, Noah Baumbach
Stars: Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Sacha Baron Cohen
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1277953/
Alex, Marty, Gloria and Melman are still fighting to get home to their beloved Big Apple. Their journey takes them through Europe where they find the perfect cover: a traveling circus, which they reinvent - Madagascar style.