Director: Betty Thomas
Written by:
Jon Vitti
Jonathan Aibel
Plot:
Pop sensations Alvin, Simon and Theodore end up in the care of Dave Seville’s twenty-something nephew Toby (Levi). The boys must put aside music superstardom to return to school, and are tasked with saving the school’s music program by winning the $25,000 prize in a battle of the bands. But the Chipmunks unexpectedly meet their match in three singing chipmunks known as The Chipettes -– Brittany, Eleanor and Jeanette. Romantic and musical sparks are ignited when the Chipmunks and Chipettes square off.
Runtime: 88 min
Director: Ron Clements, John Musker
Written by:
Ron Clements
John Musker
Tagline:
I’ve kissed several frogs before finding my prince.
Plot:
A modern day retelling of the classic story The Frog Prince. The Princess and the Frog finds the lives of arrogant, carefree Prince Naveen and hardworking waitress Tiana crossing paths. Prince Naveen is transformed into a frog by a conniving voodoo magician and Tiana, following suit, upon kissing the amphibian royalty. With the help of a trumpet-playing alligator, a Cajun firefly, and an old blind lady who lives in a boat in a tree, Naveen and Tiana must race to break the spell and fulfill their dreams.
Runtime: 97 min
Award: Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 15 nominations
Director: Wes Anderson
Written by:
Roald Dahl (novel)
Wes Anderson (screenplay)
Tagline:
Dig the life fantastic.
Plot:
It is the story of one Mr. Fox and his wild-ways of hen heckling, turkey taking and cider sipping, nocturnal, instinctive adventures. He has to put his wild days behind him and do what fathers do best: be responsible. He is too rebellious. He is too wild. He is going to try “just one more raid” on the three nastiest, meanest farmers that are Boggis, Bunce and Bean. It is a tale of crossing the line of family responsibilities and midnight adventure and the friendships and awakenings of this country life that is inhabited by Fantastic Mr. Fox and his friends.
Runtime: 87 min
Director: Phil Lord, Chris Miller
Written by:
Judi Barrett (book)
Ron Barrett (book)
Phil Lord (screenplay)
Chris Miller (screenplay)
Tagline:
Prepare to get served
Plot:
The timeless tale has been adapted from Ron and Judi Barrett’s book, which illustrates a world where giant pancakes and pasta fall from the sky as a scientist tries to solve world hunger. However, things go terribly wrong when excess amounts of food overload cities and towns.
Runtime: 90 min
Director: Shane Acker
Written by:
Pamela Pettler (screenplay)
Shane Acker (story)
Plot:
When 9 first comes to life, he finds himself in a post-apocalyptic world where all humans are gone, and it is only by chance that he discovers a small community of others like him taking refuge from fearsome machines that roam the earth intent on their extinction. Despite being the neophyte of the group, 9 convinces the others that hiding will do them no good. They must take the offensive if they are to survive, and they must discover why the machines want to destroy them in the first place. As they’ll soon come to learn, the very future of civilization may depend on them.
Runtime: 79 min
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Written by:
Charles Dickens (novel)
Robert Zemeckis (screenplay)
Plot:
Charles Dickens’ timeless tale of an old miser who must face Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet-to-Come, as they help to bring kindness to his otherwise cold heart. The Ghosts remind him of the man he used to be, the hard truth of what the world is today, and what will happen if he does not strive to be a better man. Set around Christmas, the most joyous day of the year, Scrooge realizes the sharp contrast of his own personality.
Jim Carrey plays four separate roles in this updated version of A Christmas Carol. Carrey portrays Scrooge, as well as the three ghosts (Past, Present, and Yet-to-Come). His dynamic character roles keep the four characters as diverse as being played by four actors.
Runtime: 96 min
Director:Joe Pyatka
Written by:
Leo Benvenuti
Steve Rudnick
Tagline:
Get ready to jam.
Plot:
Aliens the ‘Nerdlucks’ invade Looney Tunes world to make them slaves all. The Looney Tunes characters leaded by Bugs Bunny challenge them to a basketball game. Accepting the challenge aliens stole abilities of five famous NBA player Charles Barkley, Patrick Ewing, Muggsy Bogues, Larry Johnson and Shawn Bradley. Feeling hopeless to face those talents, Looney Tunes characters ask for recently retired famous NBA star Michael Jordan’s help.
Runtime: 88 min
Awards: 5 wins & 6 nominations
Directors:
Andrew Stanton
Lee Unkrich
Written by:
Andrew Stanton
Tagline:
71% of the Earth’s surface is covered by water. That’s a lot of space to find one fish.
Plot:
Losing his wife and rest of children clownfish Marlin (voiced by Albert Brooks) becomes overprotective when its about his only child Nemo (voiced by Alexander Gould). Like every teen this affects Nemo rebelling his father and swimming out from safety of coral reef and getting captured by a scuba diver. Marlin follows the diver’s boat to save Nemo. On his journey to find his son he encounters Dory (voiced by Ellen DeGeneres). The two continues to search the vast ocean with help of new friends.
Runtime: 100 min
Awards: Won Oscar. Another 34 wins & 35 nominations
