Subgenre Sampler
Family: 1838 Films to Buy & Rent
Swan Princess, The (1994)
- Non–Disney animated fairy–tale deviates none from the tried–and–true formula, and therefore likely to prove most diverting…
Thumbelina (1994)
- Dir. Don Bluth
- State–of–the–art animated version of Hans Christian Andersen's tale of the tiny girl with an out–sized heart.
Troll in Central Park (1994)
- Dir. Don Bluth, Gary Goldman
Feat. Hayley Mills, Dom DeLuise
- Two intrepid New York youngsters befriend Stanley, a jocular troll with a magical green thumb, banished to Central Park's isle of greenery by wicked…
War of the Buttons (1994)
- Dir. John Roberts
Feat. Greg Fitzgerald, Gerard Kearney
- The feuding children of two neighbouring Irish villages learn about love, war and democracy through their mischievous games. A good–hearted and…
War, The (1994)
- Dir. Jon Avnet
Feat. Kevin Costner, Elijah Wood
- Vietnam vet father, Kevin Costner, looks on as Elijah Wood plays elaborate war games with his buddies. Themes of war, compromise and remorse are…
Addams Family Values (1993)
- Dir. Barry Sonnenfeld
Feat. Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia, Christopher Lloyd
- Not bad sequel focuses less on Gomez & Morticia, and gets more comic mileage from the rest of the gang.
Adventures of Huck Finn, The (Huckleberry Finn) (1993)
- Dir. Stephen Sommers
Feat. Elijah Wood, Courtney B. Vance, Robbie Coltrane…
- A Walt Disney adaptation of Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, which 90s kids may remember being screened on TV fairly regularly. Received…
Aladdin (1993)
- Feat. Robin Williams
- Disney regain their Midas touch in animation, courtesy, perhaps, of the leaps and bounds in technology. The grooviest, most broadly appealing cartoon…
Aladdin Trilogy (Aladdin, Return of Jafar, Aladdin King of Thieves) (1993-1994)
- Contains the complete 'Aladdin' series including a bonus disc.
Alex (1993)
- Dir. Megan Simpson
Feat. Lauren Jackson, Chris Haywood, Josh Picker
- Fact–based story about teenager Alex Archer, who overcame rivalry and tragedy to win selection for the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome. Evocative of…