Subgenre Sampler
Family: 1843 Films to Buy & Rent
Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)
- Dir. Sam Raimi
Feat. James Franco, Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz…
- Sam Raimi directs this spectacular re–imagining of the Wizard of Oz legend for Disney studios – an origin story centred on the coming of…
Painting, The (Le tableau) (2013)
- Dir. Jean Francois Laguionie
- Gorgeous French animation intriguingly set within a half–finished painting, which follows the characters (left in various states of completion…
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013)
- Dir. Thor Freudenthal
Feat. Logan Lerman, Alexandra Daddario, Douglas Smith…
- Another young adult fantasy franchise rolls on, this time continuing the adventures of the titular Percy Jackson and his demigod friends as they race…
Planes (2013)
- Dir. Klay Hall
Feat. Dane Cook, Stacy Keach, Brad Garrett…
- A low flying spinoff of Pixar's CARS series, about a crop duster who aspires to become an air racer. Adds nothing to the tried–and–true…
Smurfs 2, The (2013)
- Dir. Raja Gosnell
- Smurfin' sequel in which the blue–skinned cuties team up with their human friends to rescue Smurfette, who has been abducted by…
Tarzan (2013)
- Dir. Reinhard Klooss
- The adventures of Tarzan and Jane live on in this new 3D animation.
Toy Story of Terror! (2013)
- Dir. Angus MacLane
Feat. Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack…
- This all–new Pixar short finds the Toy Story crew taking an ill–advised detour to a creepy roadside motel. Perfect for…
Turbo (2013)
- Dir. David Soren
Feat. Ryan Reynolds, Paul Giamatti, Michael Pena…
- Fuel–injected snails race to compete in the Indy 500 in this zippy animated adventure, firmly in the spirit of Pixar's winning CARS.
Underdogs (Metegol, aka The Unbeatables) (2013)
- Dir. Juan José Campanella
- An Argentine–produced animated feature aimed at young football fans in which the players of a table soccer (or "Foosball") game come to…
Walking With Dinosaurs - The Movie (2013)
- Dir. Barry Cook, Neil Nightingale
- The BBC's popular 'Walking With..." series graduates to the big screen, with its educational prehistoric history combined here with a light narrative…