Category Archives: Family
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Release 2016
Genre Adventure, Family, Fantasy
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Director: James Bobin
Writers: Linda Woolverton, Lewis Carroll
Stars: Johnny Depp, Mia Wasikowska, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway, Sacha Baron Cohen
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2567026/
Alice returns to the whimsical world of Wonderland and travels back in time to save the Mad Hatter.
Zoom
Release 2015
Genre Action, Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Drama, Family, Sci-Fi
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Director: Pedro Morelli
Writers: Matt Hansen
Stars: Gael García Bernal, Alison Pill, Mariana Ximenes, Jason Priestley, Tyler Labine
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3763866/
A multi-dimensional interface between a comic book artist, a novelist, and a film director. Each lives in a separate reality but authors a story about one of the others.
Ice Age: Collision Course
Release 2016
Genre Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
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Director: Mike Thurmeier, Galen T. Chu
Writers: Michael J. Wilson, Michael Berg, Yoni Brenner, Aubrey Solomon
Stars: Stephanie Beatriz, Robert Cardone, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Adam Devine, Jesse Tyler Ferguson
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3416828/
Manny, Diego, and Sid join up with Buck to fend off a meteor strike that would destroy the world.
Honey 3: Dare to Dance
Release 2016
Genre Family
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Director: Bille Woodruff
Writers: Catherine Cyran
Stars: Kenny Wormald, Bobby Lockwood, Cassie Ventura, Dena Kaplan, Sibongile Mlambo
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4677938/
While attending college in Cape Town, Melea Martin feels constrained by the school's strict policies, and decides to set out on her own. Searching for a way to use her talents as a dancer and inspire the community around her, Melea rents a failing theater in order to put on a Hip-Hop Romeo and Juliet performance. But much like the Capulets and Montagues, conflicts between cast members threaten to bring the whole performance to a halt...
Ratchet & Clank
Release 2016
Genre Action, Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
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Director: Kevin Munroe, Jericca Cleland
Writers: T.J. Fixman, Kevin Munroe, Gerry Swallow
Stars: James Arnold Taylor, David Kaye, Jim Ward, Don Briggs, Ian James Corlett
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2865120/
When the galaxy comes under the threat of a nefarious space captain, a mechanic and his newfound robot ally join an elite squad of combatants to save the universe.
The Secret Life of Pets
Release 2016
Genre Animation, Comedy, Family
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Director: Yarrow Cheney, Chris Renaud
Writers: Cinco Paul, Ken Daurio, Brian Lynch, Simon Rich
Stars: Louis C.K., Eric Stonestreet, Kevin Hart, Jenny Slate, Ellie Kemper
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2709768/
A terrier named Max's quiet life is upended when his owner takes in Duke, a stray, who Max instantly dislikes.
Jessica Darling's It List
Release 2016
Genre Family
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Director: Ali Scher
Writers: Megan McCafferty, Julie Sherman Wolfe
Stars: Chloe East, Emma Rayne Lyle, Ashley Liao, Eva Bella, Jane Widdop
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5213744/
Jessica Darling's older sister gives her the "IT List," a checklist on how to navigate the middle school popularity hierarchy. The instructions appear simple enough to follow, but like life, nothing is as easy as it seems.
Emma's Chance
Release 2016
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Director: Anna Elizabeth James
Writers: Anna Elizabeth James, Tyler W. Konney
Stars: Greer Grammer, Joey Lawrence, Missi Pyle, Jennifer Taylor, Christina Robinson
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4948040/
While fulfilling her community service hours at a horse rescue ranch, Emma forms an unlikely bond with an abused show horse who won't let anyone ride him. Gaining new skills and confidence, Emma hatches a plan to redeem herself and ultimately save the ranch she's grown to love.
The Phenom
Release 2016
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Director: Noah Buschel
Stars: Ethan Hawke, Paul Giamatti, Johnny Simmons, Louisa Krause, Paul Adelstein
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3885524/
A Major League rookie pitcher loses control over his pitching and is sent down to the minor leagues...
Hard Sell
Release 2016
Genre Family
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Director: Sean Nalaboff
Stars: Carson Allsteadt, Catherine Blades, Katrina Bowden, Ari Butler, Clark Carmichael
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3257550/
A high school student struggling to help his suffering mom and their sick dog forms an unlikely friendship with a beautiful runaway.