Subgenre Sampler
Adventure: 488 Films to Buy & Rent
Adventures Of White Tuft, The (White Tuft,The Little Beaver) (2008)
- Dir. Phillipe Calderon
- Gentle family drama follows White Tuft, a young beaver, who is separated from his family after the dam they dwell in collapses.
Skilfully weaving…
Australia (2008)
- Dir. Baz Luhrmann
Feat. Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, David Wenham…
- Aussie golden boy Baz Luhrmann's larger–than–life epic sees an English aristocrat and cattle driver attempt to save an inherited outback…
Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)
- Dir. Andrew Adamson
Feat. Tilda Swinton, Ben Barnes, Sergio Castellitto…
- This epic–leaning return to the fantasy world of Narnia finds the Pevensie children heading back through the wardrobe to help Prince Caspian…
City Of Ember (2008)
- Dir. Gil Kenan
Feat. Harry Treadaway, Saoirse Ronan, Tim Robbins…
- Dystopian children's fantasy set in an underground city of the future that is threatened by eternal darkness but whose leaders protect their citizens…
Colour of Magic, The (2008)
- Dir. Vadim Jean
Feat. Sean Astin, Jeremy Irons, David Jason…
- A live–action return to Terry Pratchett's 'Discworld,' where an unfortunate wizard, enthusiastic tourist and fierce wooden box with legs must…
Crusoe (TV Series) (2008)
- Feat. Philip Winchester, Tongayi Chirisa, Sam Neill…
- Lavishly mounted, if undeniably corny production of Daniel Defoe’s island classic, with the titular castaway fending off pirates, mutineers and…
Inkheart (2008)
- Dir. Iain Softley
Feat. Brendan Fraser, Sienna Guillory, Paul Bettany…
- An under–rated, imaginative rendering of German author Cornelia Funke's novel about a young girl and her father who have the ability to bring…
Marvelous Misadventures Of Flapjack (TV Series) (2008)
- Feisty animated sitcom following the misadventures of Flapjack, a young boy who lives under the sea, and his whale companion Bubbie. Intricate and…
Mummy, The - Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)
- Dir. Rob Cohen
Feat. Brendan Fraser, Jet Li, Maria Bello…
- Veteran adventurer Rick O’Conner (Fraser) returns with family in tow to battle Jet Li’s ‘Dragon Emperor’ in this bloated third installment of…
Nim's Island (2008)
- Dir. Jennifer Flackett, Mark Levin
Feat. Abigail Breslin, Jodie Foster, Gerard Butler
- Sun–baked family adventure set in the magical land of Nim's Island, where an imaginative bookworm (Abigail Breslin) must enlist the help of her…