Subgenre Sampler
Family: 1838 Films to Buy & Rent
Unaccompanied Minors (Grounded) (2006)
- Dir. Paul Feig
Feat. Wilmer Valderrama, Lewis Black, Tyler James Williams
- Five kids flying solo create in–transit Christmas mayhem when their airport is snowed in.
Strong on seasonal sentiment, this…
Upside Down Show, The (TV Series) (2006)
- Resourceful Aussie kid's show presented by comedy duo 'The Umbilical Brothers' set in an apartment with multiple doors that lead to imaginative…
Wild at Heart (TV Series) (2006)
- Feat. Stephen Tompkinson, Amanda Holden
- Gratifying drama series following the adventures of a middle class British family who travel to the wilds of Africa with their veterinarian father…
Wild, The (2006)
- Dir. Steve 'Spaz' Williams
Feat. Kiefer Sutherland, James Belushi, Eddie Izzard…
- Lively if ultimately average Disney animation about a young zoo–born lion who is accidentally shipped back to Africa, prompting to his…
Wind in the Willows, The (2006)
- Dir. Rachel Talalay
Feat. Matt Lucas, Bob Hoskins, Imelda Staunton…
- Mole, Ratty, Toad and Badger are incarnated once again in this lush BBC "masterpiece theatre" production of Kenneth Grahame's classic.
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Young Dracula (TV Series) (2006)
- Dir. Joss Agnew
Feat. Gerran Howell, Keith-Lee Castle, Clare Thomas
- Great low–budget kids show that revolves around the children of single father Count Dracula, who has moved his family to a small town in Wales.
Zoom - Academy for Superheroes (2006)
- Dir. Peter Hewitt
Feat. Tim Allen, Courteney Cox, Chevy Chase…
- Tim Allen plays a has–been caped crusader, recruited in his twilight to train four gifted children with superpowers into a new…
Adventures of Shark Boy and Lava Girl, The (2005)
- Dir. Robert Rodriguez
Feat. Kristin Davis, David Arquette
- Colourful fantasy involves a 10–year old boy, who to escape parental neglect and the attentions of school bullies, invents his own…
Are We There Yet? (2005)
- Dir. Brian Levant
Feat. Ice-Cube, Nia Long, Jay Mohr
- Broad, but essentially successful comedy has a determined Ice–Cube proving to his girlfriend that he is 'child friendly' by transporting her…
Avatar - The Last Airbender (TV Series) (2005)
- Anime–influenced cartoon series from the Nickelodeon stable set in a timeless quasi–prehistoric world, which begins with the discovery of…