The Princess and the Frog
Release Date: 03/16/2010
After being summoned back to the Mouse House by Pixar founder John Lasseter in 2006, Alladin and Treasure Planet directors Ron Clements and John Musker join forces once again for this traditionally animated 2-D fantasy for the entire family, set in New Orleans. Former Dreamgirl Anika Noni Rose will voice the lead character Tiana, Disney's first African-American heroine in their long heritage of fairy tale animated features. Also in the voice cast is Keith David, lending his baritone chords to the fil ...
Actor(s): Anika Noni Rose, Bruno Campos, Keith David
Director(s): John Musker
MPAA Rating: G
Genres: Musical, Animated
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Fantastic Mr. Fox
Release Date: 03/16/2010
A wily fox uses his formidable cunning to outsmart three feeble-minded farmers, who resort to extreme tactics to protect their chickens in director Wes Anderson's animated adaptation of the popular Roald Dahl children's book. For 12 years, Mr. and Mrs. Fox (voices of George Clooney and Meryl Streep) have lived a peaceful life in the wilderness with their son, Ash (voice of Jason Schwartzman). Shortly after their young nephew Kristofferson (voice of Eric Anderson) arrives for a visit, Mr. Fox's long-s ...
Actor(s): George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman
Director(s): Wes Anderson
MPAA Rating: PG
Genres: Children's/Family, Animated
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Super Mario World: Koopa's Stone Age Quests
Release Date: 02/02/2010
Contains the following episodes - Super Mario World: The Wheel Thing, Super Mario World: Send in the Clown, Super Mario World: King Scoopa Koopa, Super Mario World: Gopher Bash, Super Mario World: Party Line, Super Mario World: Rock TV ...
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Genres: Children's/Family, Animated
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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Release Date: 01/05/2010
Inspired by Ron and Judi Barrett's beloved children's book of the same name, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs follows inventor Flint Lockwood (voice of Bill Hader) and a brainy weathergirl (voice of Anna Faris) as they attempt to discover why the rain in their small town has stopped, and food is falling in its place. Meanwhile, lifelong bully Brent (voice of Andy Samberg) relishes in tormenting Flint like he did when they were kids, and Mayor Shelbourne (voice of Bruce Campbell) schemes to use Flin ...
Actor(s): Bill Hader, Anna Faris, James Caan
Director(s): Christopher Miller
MPAA Rating: PG
Genres: Children's/Family, Animated
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9
Release Date: 12/29/2009
Academy Award-nominated for his groundbreaking animated short of the same name, filmmaker Shane Acker makes his feature directorial debut with this expanded version of his acclaimed post-apocalyptic fable. In a world parallel to our own, the worst has happened, and humanity is in danger of extinction. From the ashes of destruction emerges a courageous rag doll named 9 (voice of Elijah Wood) whose unique leadership skills could prove the key to survival for those who have not yet perished. Perhaps wit ...
Actor(s): Christopher Plummer, Martin Landau, John C. Reilly
Director(s): Shane Acker
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Genres: Science Fiction, Animated
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Up
Release Date: 11/10/2009
A feisty septuagenarian teams with a fearless wilderness ranger to do battle with a vicious band of beasts and villains in this computer-animated adventure scripted by Pixar veteran Bob Peterson and co-directed by Peterson and Monsters, Inc. director Peter Docter. Carl Fredricksen is a 78-year-old balloon salesman. His entire life, Carl has longed to wander the wilds of South America. Then, one day, the irascible senior citizen shocks his neighbors by tying thousands of balloons to his home and final ...
Actor(s): Ed Asner, Christopher Plummer, John Ratzenberger
Director(s): Pete Docter
MPAA Rating: PG
Genres: Children's/Family, Animated
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Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure
Release Date: 10/27/2009
This animated adventure follows the tiny pixie from Peter Pan Tinker Bell as she bands together with her fairy friends to create the famous Fall Scepter - a magical and important task, that will restore the world's supply of fairy dust, and set things right in Pixie Hollow for another year. ~ Cammila Albertson, All Movie Guide ...
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MPAA Rating: G
Genres: Children's/Family, Animated
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Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Release Date: 10/27/2009
The fun continues as Diego, Manny, and Sid all return for another round of prehistoric fun in this installment of the popular computer-animated children's series. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide ...
Actor(s): Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary
Director(s): Carlos Saldanha
MPAA Rating: PG
Genres: Children's/Family, Animated
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Monsters vs. Aliens
Release Date: 09/29/2009
When human-hating aliens disrupt earthbound cable-television signals, it's up to a monster-hunting superhero to take out the pesky extraterrestrials and ensure that television viewers are not deprived in this animated adaptation of the popular comic-book series. The DreamWorks Animation release is being helmed by Shrek 2 director Conrad Vernon and Shark Tale's Rob Letterman. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide ...
Actor(s): Reese Witherspoon, Hugh Laurie, Seth Rogen
Director(s): Rob Letterman
MPAA Rating: PG
Genres: Science Fiction, Animated
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Battle for Terra
Release Date: 09/22/2009
When the peaceful inhabitants of the planet Terra come under attack from humans in search of a new home, the friendship between a human pilot and an alien girl may hold the key to saving both races. Mala (Evan Rachel Wood) is an alien girl living on the planet Terra. The Terrians are gentle race of extraterrestrials that have no need for war, and harbor a deep respect for nature. When Earth's natural resources began to dwindle, the human race established colonies on Venus and Mars. Although that solu ...
Actor(s): Evan Rachel Wood, Justin Long, Luke Wilson
Director(s): Aristomenis Tsirbas
MPAA Rating: PG
Genres: Science Fiction, Animated
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G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
Release Date: 09/01/2009
Popular action figure G.I. Joe was reinvented in animation form in this pilot for the daily syndicated cartoon series of the same name. In keeping with the new marketing strategy established by Hasbro Toys, "G.I. Joe" was no longer an individual, but instead a team of specially trained guerilla fighters, led by Clayton M. "Hawk" Abernathy. The villains of the piece were the members of Cobra, led by Cobra Commander and his Darth Vader-like lieutenant (and frequent rival), Destro. In their first advent ...
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MPAA Rating: NR
Genres: Action, Animated
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Coraline
Release Date: 07/28/2009
A young girl walks through a secret door and discovers a parallel reality that is eerily similar to the life she already knows, yet deeply unsettling in a number of ways, in director Henry Selick's animated adaptation of Neil Gaiman's international best-seller. Eleven-year-old Coraline Jones (voice of Dakota Fanning) is fearlessly courageous, and perhaps far too adventurous for her own good. Coraline and her parents (Teri Hatcher and John Hodgman) have recently relocated to Oregon from Michigan. Bore ...
Actor(s): Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, Ian McShane
Director(s): Henry Selick
MPAA Rating: PG
Genres: Fantasy, Animated
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The Tale of Despereaux
Release Date: 04/07/2009
A diminutive mouse strives to make a mammoth change in his troubled kingdom in this adaptation of author Kate DiCamillo's Newbery Medal-winning children's book. A long time ago, in the distant kingdom of Dor, a horrible accident broke the heart of the king, left a beautiful princess crestfallen, and filled the townspeople with despair. As the sun disappeared from the sky and the flowers were drained of color, the laughter slowly ceased in this once-magical land. It was into this darkened world that a ...
Actor(s): Matthew Broderick, Robbie Coltrane, Frances Conroy
Director(s): Sam Fell
MPAA Rating: G
Genres: Children's/Family, Animated
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Bolt
Release Date: 03/24/2009
From Walt Disney Animation Studios comes Bolt, the tale of a superstar TV pup (voiced by John Travolta) who gets plopped in the middle of America with seemingly no way back to the glam and glitz of Hollywood. Thanks to his starring role on a hit television show, Bolt the pooch has become a household name. But Bolt has bought into his own heroic image, now believing that he really possesses the super-canine powers of his fictional television series. When he's accidentally shipped from Hollywood to New ...
Actor(s): John Travolta, Miley Cyrus, Susie Essman
Director(s): Byron Howard
MPAA Rating: PG
Genres: Comedy, Animated
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Little Panda Fighter
Release Date: 11/18/2008
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Genres: Children's/Family, Animated
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Casper's Scare School
Release Date: 08/21/2007
The direct to video animated movie Casper's Scare School features the beloved friendly ghost attending a school in the hopes of learning how to frighten people. Although he goes through the classes, he reverts to his benevolent ways when he uncovers an evil plan. The voice cast includes Simpsons regular Dan Castellaneta, Jim Belushi, and Phyllis Diller. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide ...
Actor(s): Jim Belushi, Bob Saget, Devon Werkheiser
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MPAA Rating: NR
Genres: Children's/Family, Animated
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