Subgenre Sampler
Family: 1838 Films to Buy & Rent
WotWots, The (TV Series) (2009)
- Charming, energetic, and entirely home–grown kids series about two soft, puppet–like aliens who land in a local zoo and go on a mission…
5 Centimetres Per Second (Five Centimetres Per Second) (2008)
- Dir. Makoto Shinkai
- Sublimely romantic animated feature divided into three separate episodes tracing the emotional journey of a teenage boy through to manhood, and the…
Adventures of Food Boy, The (2008)
- Dir. Dane Cannon
Feat. Lucas Grabeel, Brittany Curran, Kunal Sharma
- HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL alumnus Lucas Grabeel moves centre stage here for this High School family comedy with a mildly bizarre twist – he inherits…
Adventures Of Merlin, The (TV Series) (2008)
- Feat. Colin Morgan, Angel Coulby, Bradley James…
- Ambitious drama series loosely based on the legend of King Arthur, following a young Merlin's arrival in Camelot where he must face great danger…
Adventures of Paddington Bear, The (TV Series) (2008)
- Charming animated revival of the beloved British bear. Also available on VHS: an animated, Hanna–Barbera adaptation of the…
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…
American Mall (2008)
- Dir. Shawn Ku
Feat. Nina Dobrey, Autumn Reeser, Rob Mayes
- Fluffy teen pop–fest set in a mall concerns the budding romance between two mall denizens – an aspiring singer/songwriter and a janitor…
An Extremely Goofy Movie (2008)
- Goofy sets off to join his son Max at college in this Disney follow–up to the original.
Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging (2008)
- Dir. Gurinder Chadha
Feat. Georgia Groome, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Alan Davies
- Louise Rennison’s much–loved youth novel comes to the screen as a sprightly feelgood comedy about a teenager recording the pitfalls of her…
Asterix at the Olympic Games (Astérix Aux Jeux Olympiques) (2008)
- Dir. Frederic Forestier, Thomas Langmann
Feat. Gerard Depardieu, Clovis Cornillac, Benoit Poelvoorde…
- Fairly loose adaptation of the original comic follows the oddball duo as they try to win the Olympic Games in order to set their friend up with a…