Subgenre Sampler
Family: 1846 Films to Buy & Rent
Lizzie McGuire Movie, The (2002)
- Dir. Jim Fall
Feat. Hilary Duff
- Likeable comic fluff, this teenage fantasy has Lizzie McGuire (Duff) on a school holiday trip to Italy where she is mistaken for a fashionable…
Mr. Bean (Animated TV Series) (2002)
- An animated version of Rowan Atkinson's bumbling comic creation (voiced by Rowan himself). Tailored more for the younger audience.
Naruto (TV Series) (2002-2007)
- Dir. Jeff Nimoy
- Compelling Ninja anime series in the vein of DRAGON BALL Z, following a young orphan by the name of Naruto striving to become the next Hokage of his…
Peter Pan 2 - Return to Neverland (2002)
- Dir. Robin Budd, Donovan Cook
- Bright and energetic sequel to Disney’s original animation from 1953, set around Jane’s (daughter of Wendy) journey to the enchanted…
Pinocchio (2002)
- Dir. Roberto Benigni
Feat. Roberto Benigni
- Pre–eminent Italian comic Roberto Benigni stages the greatest Italian fairytale as a prestige project, but belly–flops perhaps namely…
Powerpuff Girls Movie, The (2002)
- Dir. Craig McCracken
- The heroines of the small–screen get their own feature–length action–packed bustout which explains the origins of the three…
Rookie, The (2002)
- Dir. John Lee Hancock
Feat. Dennis Quaid, Rachel Griffiths, Jay Hernandez…
- Disney sports drama based on the true story of Jim Morris, who had a brief but famous Major League Baseball career in 1999–2000.
Santa Clause 2, The (2002)
- Dir. Michael Lembeck
Feat. Tim Allen, Judge Reinhold, Spencer Breslin…
- Creditable sequel has Allen well–esconced as the red–suited one after saving Christmas 8 years previously.
Here he invents a…
Scooby-Doo (2002)
- Dir. Raja Gosnell
Feat. Sarah Michelle Geller, Matthew Lillard, Freddie Prinze Jnr.…
- The bumbling antics of pooch–detective ‘Scoob’ will continue to endear him to most youngsters in this big–screen version of the 1960s…
Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings (TV Series) (2002)
- Magical animation (modelled on a 1970s TV series) about a little boy called Simon whose drawings come to life! Simple and charming visuals contribute…