Spirited Away
Spirited Away (2001)
Animation, Adventure, Family
Chihiro and her parents are moving to a small Japanese town in the countryside, much to Chihiro's dismay. On the way to their new home, Chihiro's father makes a wrong turn and drives down a lonely one-lane road which dead-ends in front of a tunnel. Her parents decide to stop the car and explore the... [show more]
Daveigh Chase
Suzanne Pleshette
Miyu Irino
Hayao Miyazaki
WALL·E
WALL·E (2008)
Animation, Adventure, Family
In a distant, but not so unrealistic, future where mankind has abandoned earth because it has become covered with trash from products sold by the powerful multi-national Buy N Large corporation, WALL-E, a garbage collecting robot has been left to clean up the mess. Mesmerized with trinkets of... [show more]
Ben Burtt
Elissa Knight
Jeff Garlin
Andrew Stanton
The Princess Bride
The Princess Bride (1987)
Adventure, Comedy, Family
An elderly man reads the book "The Princess Bride" to his sick and thus currently bedridden adolescent grandson, the reading of the book which has been passed down within the family for generations. The grandson is sure he won't like the story, with a romance at its core, he prefers something with... [show more]
Cary Elwes
Mandy Patinkin
Robin Wright
Rob Reiner
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Harry (Daniel Radcliffe), Ron (Rupert Grint), and Hermione (Emma Watson) continue their quest of finding and destroying Voldemort's (Ralph Fiennes') three remaining Horcruxes, the magical items responsible for his immortality. But as the mystical Deathly Hallows are uncovered, and Voldemort finds... [show more]
Daniel Radcliffe
Emma Watson
Rupert Grint
David Yates
Castle in the Sky
Castle in the Sky (1986)
Animation, Adventure, Family
A young boy stumbles into a mysterious girl who floats down from the sky. The girl, Sheeta, was chased by pirates, army and government secret agents. In saving her life, they begin a high flying adventure that goes through all sorts of flying machines, eventually searching for Sheeta's identity in a... [show more]
Mayumi Tanaka
Keiko Yokozawa
Kotoe Hatsui
Hayao Miyazaki
Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast (1991)
Animation, Family, Fantasy
Having lived a life in selfishness, young Prince Adam is cursed by a mysterious enchantress to having the appearance of a monstrous beast. His only hope is to learn to love a young woman and earn her love in return in order to redeem himself. Ten years later, his chance shows itself when a young... [show more]
Paige O'Hara
Robby Benson
Jesse Corti
Gary Trousdale
Kirk Wise
Howl's Moving Castle
Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
Animation, Adventure, Family
A love story between an 18-year-old girl named Sophie, cursed by a witch into an old woman's body, and a magician named Howl. Under the curse, Sophie sets out to seek her fortune, which takes her to Howl's strange moving castle. In the castle, Sophie meets Howl's fire demon, named Karishifâ. Seeing... [show more]
Chieko Baishô
Takuya Kimura
Tatsuya Gashûin
Hayao Miyazaki
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Animation, Family, Fantasy
Jack Skellington, the pumpkin king of Halloween Town, is bored with doing the same thing every year for Halloween. One day he stumbles into Christmas Town, and is so taken with the idea of Christmas that he tries to get the resident bats, ghouls, and goblins of Halloween Town to help him put on... [show more]
Danny Elfman
Chris Sarandon
Catherine O'Hara
Henry Selick
That's Entertainment!
That's Entertainment! (1974)
Documentary, Family, Musical
MGM musical numbers from the introduction of sound in the late '20s through to the 1950s, possibly with Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, and Judy Garland getting the most coverage. Linked by some of the stars who worked at MGM handing the commentary on one to another.
Fred Astaire
Gene Kelly
Bing Crosby
Jack Haley Jr.
Kiki's Delivery Service
Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
Animation, Family, Fantasy
This is the story of a young witch, named Kiki who is now 13 years old. But she is still a little green and plenty headstrong, but also resourceful, imaginative, and determined. With her trusty wisp of a talking cat named Jiji by her side she's ready to take on the world, or at least the quaintly... [show more]
Kirsten Dunst
Minami Takayama
Rei Sakuma
Hayao Miyazaki
Whisper of the Heart
Whisper of the Heart (1995)
Animation, Drama, Family
A young Japanese middle school girl finds that all the books she chooses in the library have been previously checked out by the same boy. Later she meets a very infuriating fellow... could it be her "friend" from the library? The boy's grandfather has a violin sales and service shop. The boy wants... [show more]
Yoko Honna
Issei Takahashi
Takashi Tachibana
Yoshifumi Kondô
Mary Poppins
Mary Poppins (1964)
Comedy, Family, Fantasy
When Jane and Michael Banks are faced with the prospect of a new nanny, they are pleasantly surprised by the arrival of the magical Mary Poppins. Embarking on a series of fantastical adventures with he and her Cockney performer friend, Bert, they try to pass on some of her sunny attitude to their... [show more]
Julie Andrews
Dick Van Dyke
David Tomlinson
Robert Stevenson
My Fair Lady
My Fair Lady (1964)
Drama, Family, Musical
Pompous phonetics Professor Henry Higgins (Sir Rex Harrison) is so sure of his abilities that he takes it upon himself to transform a Cockney working-class girl into someone who can pass for a cultured member of high society. His subject turns out to be the lovely Eliza Doolittle (Audrey Hepburn),... [show more]
Audrey Hepburn
Rex Harrison
Stanley Holloway
George Cukor
A Little Princess
A Little Princess (1995)
Drama, Family, Fantasy
When her father enlists to fight for the British in WWI, young Sara Crewe goes to New York to attend the same boarding school her late mother attended. She soon clashes with the severe headmistress, Miss Minchin, who attempts to stifle Sara's creativity and sense of self-worth. Sara's belief that... [show more]
Liesel Matthews
Eleanor Bron
Liam Cunningham
Alfonso Cuarón
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Animation, Comedy, Family
Pooh, a bear of very little brain, and all his friends in the Hundred Acre Wood sing their way through adventures that encompass honey, bees, bouncing, balloons, Eeyore's birthday, floods, and Pooh sticks.
Sebastian Cabot
Junius Matthews
Barbara Luddy
John Lounsbery
Wolfgang Reitherman
Ben Sharpsteen
The Godfather
The Godfather (1972)
Crime, Drama
The Godfather "Don" Vito Corleone is the head of the Corleone mafia family in New York. He is at the event of his daughter's wedding. Michael, Vito's youngest son and a decorated WW II Marine is also present at the wedding. Michael seems to be uninterested in being a part of the family business.... [show more]
Marlon Brando
Al Pacino
James Caan
Francis Ford Coppola
Schindler's List
Schindler's List (1993)
Biography, Drama, History
Oskar Schindler is a vain and greedy German businessman who becomes an unlikely humanitarian amid the barbaric German Nazi reign when he feels compelled to turn his factory into a refuge for Jews. Based on the true story of Oskar Schindler who managed to save about 1100 Jews from being gassed at the... [show more]
Liam Neeson
Ralph Fiennes
Ben Kingsley
Steven Spielberg
Stop Making Sense
Stop Making Sense (1984)
Documentary, Music
David Byrne walks onto the stage and does a solo "Psycho Killer." Jerry Harrison, Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz join him for two more songs. The crew is busy, still setting up. Then, three more musicians and two back-up singers join the band. Everybody sings, plays, harmonizes, dances, and runs.... [show more]
David Byrne
Bernie Worrell
Alex Weir
Jonathan Demme
The Last Lions
The Last Lions (2011)
Documentary, Family
Fifty years ago there were close to half-a-million lions in Africa. Today there are around 20,000. To make matters worse, lions, unlike elephants, which are far more numerous, have virtually no protection under government mandate or through international accords. This is the jumping-off point for a... [show more]
Jeremy Irons
Dereck Joubert
The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music (1965)
Biography, Drama, Family
In 1930's Austria, a young woman named Maria (Dame Julie Andrews) is failing miserably in her attempts to become a nun. When Navy Captain Georg Von Trapp (Christopher Plummer) writes to the convent asking for a governess that can handle his seven mischievous children, Maria is given the job. The... [show more]
Julie Andrews
Christopher Plummer
Eleanor Parker
Robert Wise
A Christmas Story
A Christmas Story (1983)
Comedy, Family
Christmas is approaching and 9 year-old Ralphie wants only one thing: a Red Ryder Range 200 Shot BB gun. When he mentions it at the dinner table, his mother's immediate reaction is that he'll shoot his eye out. He then decides on a perfect theme for his teacher but her reaction is like his. He... [show more]
Peter Billingsley
Melinda Dillon
Darren McGavin
Bob Clark
Kes
Kes (1969)
Drama, Family
Bullied at school and ignored and abused at home by his indifferent mother and older brother, Billy Casper (David Bradley), a 15-year-old working-class Yorkshire boy, tames and trains his pet kestrel falcon whom he names Kes. Helped and encouraged by his English teacher Mr. Farthing (Colin Welland)... [show more]
David Bradley
Brian Glover
Freddie Fletcher
Ken Loach
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) is having a tough time with his relatives (yet again). He runs away after using magic to inflate Uncle Vernon's (Richard Griffiths') sister Marge (Pam Ferris), who was being offensive towards Harry's parents. Initially scared for using magic outside the school, he is... [show more]
Daniel Radcliffe
Emma Watson
Rupert Grint
Alfonso Cuarón
October Sky
October Sky (1999)
Biography, Drama, Family
In a 1950's mining town called Coalwood, Homer Hickam is a kid with only one future in sight, to work in the local coal mine like his father. However in October 1957, everything changes when the first artificial satellite, Sputnik goes into orbit. With that event, Homer becomes inspired to learn how... [show more]
Jake Gyllenhaal
Chris Cooper
Laura Dern
Joe Johnston
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Adventure, Comedy, Family
The world is astounded when Willy Wonka, for years a recluse in his factory, announces that five lucky people will be given a tour of the factory, shown all the secrets of his amazing candy, and one will win a lifetime supply of Wonka chocolate. Nobody wants the prize more than young Charlie, but as... [show more]
Gene Wilder
Jack Albertson
Peter Ostrum
Mel Stuart
The Music Man
The Music Man (1962)
Comedy, Family, Musical
It's the early 20th-century American Midwest. A con man going by the assumed name Harold Hill has used several different schemes to bilk the unsuspecting, and now travels from town to town pretending to be a professor of music - from the Gary (Indiana) Conservatory of Music, class of '05 - who... [show more]
Robert Preston
Shirley Jones
Buddy Hackett
Morton DaCosta
The Little Mermaid
The Little Mermaid (1989)
Animation, Adventure, Family
In Disney's beguiling animated romp, rebellious 16-year-old mermaid Ariel is fascinated with life on land. On one of her visits to the surface, which are forbidden by her controlling father, King Triton, she falls for a human prince. Determined to be with her new love, Ariel makes a dangerous deal... [show more]
Jodi Benson
Samuel E. Wright
Rene Auberjonois
Ron Clements
John Musker
Whale Rider
Whale Rider (2002)
Drama, Family
On the east coast of New Zealand, the Whangara people believe their presence there dates back a thousand years or more to a single ancestor, Paikea, who escaped death when his canoe capsized by riding to shore on the back of a whale. From then on, Whangara chiefs, always the first-born, always male,... [show more]
Keisha Castle-Hughes
Rawiri Paratene
Vicky Haughton
Niki Caro
The Secret of Roan Inish
The Secret of Roan Inish (1994)
Drama, Family, Fantasy
10-year-old Fiona is sent to live with her grandparents in a small fishing village in Donegal, Ireland. She soon learns the local legend that an ancestor of hers married a Selkie - a seal who can turn into a human. Years earlier, her baby brother washed out to sea in a cradle shaped like a boat;... [show more]
Jeni Courtney
Eileen Colgan
Mick Lally
John Sayles
The Godfather Part II
The Godfather Part II (1974)
Crime, Drama
The continuing saga of the Corleone crime family tells the story of a young Vito Corleone growing up in Sicily and in 1910s New York; and follows Michael Corleone in the 1950s as he attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and Cuba.
Al Pacino
Robert De Niro
Robert Duvall
Francis Ford Coppola
Fiddler on the Roof
Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
Drama, Family, Musical
At the beginning of the twentieth century, Jews and Orthodox Christians live in the little village of Anatevka in the pre-revolutionary Russia of the Czars. Among the traditions of the Jewish community, the matchmaker arranges the match and the father approves it. The milkman Reb Tevye is a poor man... [show more]
Topol
Norma Crane
Leonard Frey
Norman Jewison
The Muppet Movie
The Muppet Movie (1979)
Adventure, Comedy, Family
While living the quiet life in a swamp, Kermit the Frog is approached by a Hollywood agent to audition for the chance of a lifetime. So Kermit takes this chance for his big break as he makes the journey to Hollywood. Along the way, Kermit comes across several quirky new friends including comedic... [show more]
Jim Henson
Frank Oz
Jerry Nelson
James Frawley
Phar Lap
Phar Lap (1983)
Biography, Drama, Family
Phar Lap, the legendary Australian racing horse, is as well-known today for his mysterious death as for his fabulous accomplishments in life. Beginning at the end, the film flashes back to the day that Phar Lap, despite his lack of pedigree, is purchased on impulse by trainer Harry Telford. Phar Lap... [show more]
Tom Burlinson
Judy Morris
Martin Vaughan
Simon Wincer
The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Drama
Chronicles the experiences of a formerly successful banker as a prisoner in the gloomy jailhouse of Shawshank after being found guilty of a crime he did not commit. The film portrays the man's unique way of dealing with his new, torturous life; along the way he befriends a number of fellow... [show more]
Tim Robbins
Morgan Freeman
Bob Gunton
Frank Darabont
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
The continuing quest of Frodo and the Fellowship to destroy the One Ring. Frodo and Sam discover they are being followed by the mysterious Gollum. Aragorn, the Elf archer Legolas, and Gimli the Dwarf encounter the besieged Rohan kingdom, whose once great King Theoden has fallen under Saruman's... [show more]
Elijah Wood
Ian McKellen
Viggo Mortensen
Peter Jackson
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
After a gentle alien becomes stranded on Earth, the being is discovered and befriended by a young boy named Elliott. Bringing the extraterrestrial into his suburban California house, Elliott introduces E.T., as the alien is dubbed, to his brother and his little sister, Gertie, and the children... [show more]
Henry Thomas
Drew Barrymore
Peter Coyote
Steven Spielberg
Field of Dreams
Field of Dreams (1989)
Drama, Family, Fantasy
Iowa farmer Ray Kinsella hears a voice in his corn field tell him, "If you build it, he will come." He interprets this message as an instruction to build a baseball field on his farm, upon which appear the ghosts of Shoeless Joe Jackson and the other seven Chicago White Sox players banned from the... [show more]
Kevin Costner
James Earl Jones
Ray Liotta
Phil Alden Robinson
The Bad News Bears
The Bad News Bears (1976)
Comedy, Drama, Family
Former minor leaguer Morris Buttermaker is a lazy, beer swilling swimming pool cleaner who takes money to coach the Bears, a bunch of disheveled misfits who have virtually no baseball talent. Realizing his dilemma, Coach Buttermaker brings aboard girl pitching ace Amanda Whurlizer, the daughter of a... [show more]
Walter Matthau
Tatum O'Neal
Vic Morrow
Michael Ritchie
War of the Buttons
War of the Buttons (1994)
Adventure, Drama, Family
The children of Ballydowse and Carrickdowse engage in battles where they cut of the buttons, shoe-laces and underwear of their captured opponents. This is to get the boys in trouble with their parents. They go to battle in mass groups of dozens, throwing stones and cutting off their opponents... [show more]
Gregg Fitzgerald
Gerard Kearney
Darragh Naughton
John Roberts
Paddington
Paddington (2014)
Adventure, Comedy, Family
A young Peruvian bear with a passion for all things British travels to London in search of a home. Finding himself lost and alone at Paddington Station, he begins to realize that city life is not all he had imagined - until he meets the kind Brown family, who read the label around his neck ('Please... [show more]
Hugh Bonneville
Sally Hawkins
Julie Walters
Paul King
East Side Sushi
East Side Sushi (2014)
Comedy, Drama, Family
Single mom Juana can slice and dice anything with great speed and precision. After working at a fruit-vending cart for years, she decides to take a job at a local Japanese restaurant. Intrigued by the food, she learns to make a multitude of sushi on her own. Eventually she attempts to become a sushi... [show more]
Diana Elizabeth Torres
Yutaka Takeuchi
Rodrigo Duarte Clark
Anthony Lucero
Savannah Smiles
Savannah Smiles (1982)
Comedy, Family
The young daughter of a politician runs away due to lack of attention. She hides in the car of two not-so-bright crooks who are slowly converted into parent figures to her. A surprising bond of love and redirection forms among the trio as the police close down on the supposed kidnappers.
Mark Miller
Donovan Scott
Bridgette Andersen
Pierre De Moro
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
An ancient Ring thought lost for centuries has been found, and through a strange twist of fate has been given to a small Hobbit named Frodo. When Gandalf discovers the Ring is in fact the One Ring of the Dark Lord Sauron, Frodo must make an epic quest to the Cracks of Doom in order to destroy it.... [show more]
Elijah Wood
Ian McKellen
Orlando Bloom
Peter Jackson
Pulp Fiction
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Crime, Drama
Jules Winnfield (Samuel L. Jackson) and Vincent Vega (John Travolta) are two hit men who are out to retrieve a suitcase stolen from their employer, mob boss Marsellus Wallace (Ving Rhames). Wallace has also asked Vincent to take his wife Mia (Uma Thurman) out a few days later when Wallace himself... [show more]
John Travolta
Uma Thurman
Samuel L. Jackson
Quentin Tarantino
Goodfellas
Goodfellas (1990)
Biography, Crime, Drama
Henry Hill might be a small time gangster, who may have taken part in a robbery with Jimmy Conway and Tommy De Vito, two other gangsters who might have set their sights a bit higher. His two partners could kill off everyone else involved in the robbery, and slowly start to think about climbing up... [show more]
Robert De Niro
Ray Liotta
Joe Pesci
Martin Scorsese
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Drama
McMurphy has a criminal past and has once again gotten himself into trouble and is sentenced by the court. To escape labor duties in prison, McMurphy pleads insanity and is sent to a ward for the mentally unstable. Once here, McMurphy both endures and stands witness to the abuse and degradation of... [show more]
Jack Nicholson
Louise Fletcher
Michael Berryman
Milos Forman
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Princess Leia and Chewbacca face attack by the Imperial forces and its AT-AT walkers on the ice planet Hoth. While Han and Leia escape in the Millennium Falcon, Luke travels to Dagobah in search of Yoda. Only with the Jedi Master's help will Luke survive when the Dark Side... [show more]
Mark Hamill
Harrison Ford
Carrie Fisher
Irvin Kershner
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
The Imperial Forces, under orders from cruel Darth Vader, hold Princess Leia hostage in their efforts to quell the rebellion against the Galactic Empire. Luke Skywalker and Han Solo, captain of the Millennium Falcon, work together with the companionable droid duo R2-D2 and C-3PO to rescue the... [show more]
Mark Hamill
Harrison Ford
Carrie Fisher
George Lucas
It's a Wonderful Life
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Drama, Family, Fantasy
George Bailey has spent his entire life giving of himself to the people of Bedford Falls. He has always longed to travel but never had the opportunity in order to prevent rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town. All that prevents him from doing so is George's modest building and... [show more]
James Stewart
Donna Reed
Lionel Barrymore
Frank Capra
The Pianist
The Pianist (2002)
Biography, Drama, Music
In this adaptation of the autobiography "The Pianist: The Extraordinary True Story of One Man's Survival in Warsaw, 1939-1945," Wladyslaw Szpilman, a Polish Jewish radio station pianist, sees Warsaw change gradually as World War II begins. Szpilman is forced into the Warsaw Ghetto, but is later... [show more]
Adrien Brody
Thomas Kretschmann
Frank Finlay
Roman Polanski