Children's Fantasy Cinema
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| 1. A Bug's Life Cinema (Year: 1998) |
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John Lasseter, director of Pixar's movie phenomenon Toy Story, has set new standards in computer animation with this effort, another Disney-released c ...
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| 2. A Dennis the Menace Christmas Cinema (Year: 2007) |
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Dennis the Menace Christmas is a live action holiday tale featuring the popular cartoon character and his annoyed neighbor Mr. Wilson. As the season a ...
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| 3. A Simple Wish Cinema (Year: 1997) |
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This comic children's fantasy from director Michael Ritchie stars Mara Wilson as eight-year-old New Yorker Anabel, who wishes that her father Oliver ( ...
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| 4. Aladdin Cinema (Year: 1992) |
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Not to be confused with the hit film from Walt Disney Productions featuring the voice of Robin Williams, this animated adaptation of the classic fanta ...
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| 5. All I Want for Christmas Cinema (Year: 1991) |
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The leading lady of the Christmas tale knows just what she wants for Christmas and she lets Macy's Santa know, too. She wants nothing more than the re ...
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| 6. Arthur and the Invisibles Cinema (Year: 2006) |
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On the heels of his first foray into romantic comedy, versatile French filmmaker Luc Besson breaks new ground yet again with this computer-animated, f ...
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| 8. Babe Cinema (Year: 1995) |
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A young pig fights convention to become a sheep dog — or, rather, sheep pig — in this charming Australian family film, which becam ...
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| 9. Bambi Cinema (Year: 1942) |
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The classic Felix Salter story Bambi provides the basis for this near-perfect Disney animated feature. We follow the male deer Bambi from birth, throu ...
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| 10. Belle's Magical World Cinema (Year: 1997) |
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Belle and the other characters from Disney's Beauty and the Beast return in this three-part story. Belle and the Beast learn a lesson about how to for ...
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| 11. Blank Check Cinema (Year: 1994) |
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This low-rent Disney comedy mines the Home Alone territory for labored laughs. Brian Bonsall stars as the eleven-year-old Preston Waters, who is low-k ...
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| 12. Bridge to Terabithia Cinema (Year: 2007) |
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From the producers of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe and mind of author Katherine Paterson comes a rousing fantasy adventure about family, frie ...
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| 13. Casper Cinema (Year: 1995) |
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Based on the popular cartoon character, this family-oriented "ghost story" is about a not-so-scary spirit who bonds with a little girl (Chri ...
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| 14. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Cinema (Year: 2005) |
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Director Tim Burton brings his unique vision and sensibility to Roald Dahl's classic children's story in this lavish screen interpretation. Willy Wonk ...
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| 16. CJ7 Cinema (Year: 2008) |
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Shaolin Soccer and Kung Fu Hustle director Stephen Chow returns to the helm for this sci-fi comedy about a struggling single father whose quest to fin ...
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| 17. Dinotopia Cinema (Year: 2002) |
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Based on the children's books by author/illustrator James Gurney, the three-part, six-hour ABC miniseries Dinotopia got under way when a pair of teena ...
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| 18. Dumbo Cinema (Year: 1941) |
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The shortest of Disney's major animated features Dumbo involves a baby elephant with unusually large ears. Ostracized from the rest of the circus anim ...
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| 19. Explorers Cinema (Year: 1985) |
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Explorers turns out to be much ado about nothing, but it's so sublimely assembled we're willing to overlook the sappy climax. Young sci-fi geek Ben Cr ...
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| 20. Fantasia Cinema (Year: 1940) |
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Fantasia, Walt Disney's animated masterpiece of the 1940s, grew from a short-subject cartoon picturization of the Paul Dukas musical piece The Sorcere ...
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| 21. Fluke Cinema (Year: 1995) |
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A man learns to be a better person when he turns into a dog in this thoughtful and surprisingly somber drama for the family. Tom (Matthew Modine), a b ...
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| 23. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Cinema (Year: 2005) |
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Directed by Mike Newell, the fourth installment to the Harry Potter series finds Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) wondering why his legendary scar — ...
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| 26. Hook Cinema (Year: 1991) |
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Steven Spielberg filters J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan through a distinctly 1990s sensibility in Hook. Peter Pan has become Peter Banning (Robin Williams), ...
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| 27. Ice Age Cinema (Year: 2002) |
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A team of "sub-zero heroes" band together to save a human infant in this digitally animated feature from Oscar-winning director Chris Wedge, ...
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| 28. Jumanji Cinema (Year: 1995) |
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Jumanji is a visually elaborate fantasy about an enchanted board game that opens a magical portal to a jungle universe. Two young children, Judy (Kirs ...
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| 29. K3 en de kattenprins Cinema (Year: 2007) |
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This fairy-tale adventure represents the third screen vehicle of Dutch all-female music act K3 (Kristel Verbeke, Karen Damen and Kathleen Aerts).
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| 30. Kiki's Delivery Service Cinema (Year: 1989) |
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Veteran animator Hayao Miyazaki directs this buoyant children's adventure yarn about a young witch striking out on her own. At her mother's behest, 13 ...
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| 31. Labyrinth Cinema (Year: 1986) |
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George Lucas produced and Jim Henson directed this gothic fantasy which pits living and breathing actors Jennifer Connelly and David Bowie (who, along ...
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| 32. Legend Cinema (Year: 1985) |
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This beautifully staged and costumed fantasy is about young Jack (Tom Cruise) and his lady love Princess Lili (Mia Sara), and how Jack battles Darknes ...
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| 33. Magic in the Water Cinema (Year: 1995) |
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Set in beautiful British Columbia, Canada, this magical family tale centers on a divorced radio talk show psychiatrist who has been so immersed in his ...
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| 34. Meet the Robinsons Cinema (Year: 2007) |
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An orphan who dreams of someday finding a family to call his own finds his fate taking an unexpected turn when a mysterious stranger named Wilbur Robi ...
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| 35. Mio in the Land of Faraway Cinema (Year: 1987) |
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Based on an Astrid Lindgren novel, this fantasy focuses on a Swedish teen drawn into a magical world to battle an evil knight.
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| 37. Monster House Cinema (Year: 2006) |
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A suburban home has become physically animated by a vengeful human soul looking to stir up trouble from beyond the grave, and it's up to three adventu ...
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| 38. Muppets from Space Cinema (Year: 1999) |
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At long last, the secret of just what the Great Gonzo happens to be is revealed! As Gonzo and his friend Rizzo hit the road in search of their roots, ...
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| 39. My Neighbor Totoro Cinema (Year: 1988) |
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This superbly animated children's tale is directed by Hayao Miyazaki, one of Japan's most beloved animators. The story follows Satsuke and Mai, two yo ...
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| 40. Once Upon a Forest Cinema (Year: 1993) |
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Set in a charming forest wonderland, this ecologically-conscious animated adventure tells the tale of a badger who inhales toxic fumes and nearly dies ...
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| 41. Peter Pan Cinema (Year: 2003) |
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Director P.J. Hogan (Muriel's Wedding, My Best Friend's Wedding) helms this live-action retelling of J.M. Barrie's classic children's play Peter Pan. ...
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| 42. Pok?mon 4Ever Cinema (Year: 2002) |
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The "pocket monsters" discover new friends and face off against new adversaries in this installment in the Pokemon animated series. Ash Ketc ...
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| 43. Pokemon Heroes Cinema (Year: 2003) |
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The phenomenon of the "pocket monsters" marches on with this animated sci-fi adventure for kids. Famous Pok?mon trainer Ash Ketchum (voice o ...
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| 44. Princes et Princesses Cinema (Year: 2000) |
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In this episodic animated fantasy from France, an art teacher interprets a series of six fairy tales (each involving a prince or princess) with the he ...
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| 45. Quest For Camelot Cinema (Year: 1998) |
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For this feature-length foray into Arthurian animation, screenwriters Kirk DeMicco (A Day in November), William Schifrin (Townies), Jacqueline Feather ...
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| 47. Shrek Cinema (Year: 2001) |
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In this fully computer-animated fantasy from the creators of Antz, we follow the travails of Shrek (Mike Myers), a green ogre who enjoys a life of sol ...
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| 48. Shrek 2 Cinema (Year: 2004) |
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The cranky beast with a heart of gold returns to the big screen in this sequel to the computer-animated smash hit Shrek. After massive green ogre Shre ...
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| 49. Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger Cinema (Year: 1977) |
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Famed stop-motion animator Ray Harryhausen concocts a collection of fantastic creatures — including a saber-tooth tiger, a chess-playing bab ...
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| 50. Stuart Little Cinema (Year: 1999) |
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E.B. White's classic children's story is brought to the screen in this fantasy, which combines computer-animated characters with a cast of live actors ...
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