Dr. Seuss' The Lorax

Rating: PG Genre: Children's/family, Animation Movie
An adaptation of the classic tale of a forest creature who shares the enduring power of hope. From the creators of Despicable Me and the imagination of Dr. Seuss comes the 3D-CG feature Dr. Seuss' The Lorax
Synopsis:
The animated adventure follows the journey of a 12 year old as he searches for the one thing that will enable him to win the affection of the girl of his dreams. To find it he must discover the story of the Lorax, the grumpy yet charming creature who battles to protect his world.

Director: Cinco Paul
Starring: Zac Efron, Taylor Swift, Betty White, Ed Helms

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Planet 51

PG | 1 hr 31 mins | Comedy, animation movie
" Planet 51" is a galactic sized animated alien adventure comedy focusing on American astronaut Captain Charles "Chuck" Baker, who lands on Planet 51 believing he's the first person to step foot on it.
Synopsis:
To his surprise, he gets that this planet is populated by little green citizenry who are happily living in a white picket fence world reminiscent of a cheerfully innocent 1950s America, and whose only concern is that it will be invaded by alien invaders...like Chuck! With the help of his robot companion "Rover" and his new friend Lem, Chuck must voyage his way through the dazzling, but amazing, landscape of Planet 51 in order to escape becoming a lasting part of the Planet 51 Alien Invaders Space Museum.

Director: Jorge Blanco
Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Jessica Biel, Justin Long, Gary Oldman, Seann William Scott, John Cleese

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The Princess and the Frog

G | 1 hr 35 mins | Musical, Children's, Family movie
Walt Disney Animation Studios presents the musical "The Princess and the Frog," an animated comedy set in the great city of New Orleans.
Synopsis:
After being summoned back to the Mouse House by Pixar founder John Lasseter in 2006, Alladin and Treasure Planet directors Ron Clements and John Musker join forces once again for this traditionally animated 2-D fantasy for the entire family, set in New Orleans. Former Dreamgirl Anika Noni Rose will voice the lead character Tiana, Disney's first African-American heroine in their long heritage of fairy tale animated features. Also in the voice cast is Keith David, lending his baritone chords to the film's villain, Dr. Facilier.

Director: Ron Clements, John Musker
Starring: Anika Noni Rose, Terrence Howard, John Goodman, Keith David, Jim Cummings, Jenifer Lewis, Oprah Winfrey

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Astro Boy

PG | 1 hr 34 mins | Action, Comedy, Adventure, Family, Animated, Adaptation Movie
Few characters have made as powerful or as lasting an impression on international popular culture as Astro Boy.
Synopsis:
Set in futuristic Metro City, the tale of a young robot with incredible powers created by a brilliant scientist named Tenma. Powered bypositive “blue” energy, is endowed with superstrength, x-ray vision, unbelievable speed and the ability to fly. Embarking on a journey in search of acceptance, Astro Boy encounters many other colorful characters along the way. Through his adventures, he learns the joysand emotions of being human, and gains the strength to embrace his destiny. Ultimately learning his friends and family are in danger, Astro Boy marshals his awesome super powers and returns to Metro City in a valiant effort to save everything he cares about and to understand what it takes to be a hero.

Director: David Bowers
Starring: Freddie Highmore, Nicolas Cage, Kristen Bell, Nathan Lane, Bill Nighy, Eugene Levy, Matt Lucus, Donald Sutherland, Charlize Theron

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Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs

PG | 1 hr 21 mins | Animated, Children, Adaptation
Columbia Pictures’ and Sony Pictures Animation’s Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs will be the most delicious event since macaroni met cheese. Inspired by the beloved children’s book, the film focuses on a town where food falls from the sky like rain.
Synopsis:
A scientist tries to solve world hunger only to see things go awry as food falls from the sky in abundance.

Director: Chris Miller, Phil Lord
Starring: Bill Hader, Anna Faris, Bobb'E J. Thompson, Neil Patrick Harris, James Caan, Bruce Campbell, Andy Samberg, Mr. T, Benjamin Bratt,

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Ponyo

G | 1 hr 40 mins | Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Animated, Children, Adaptation Movie
The story of a young, overeager goldfish named Ponyo and her quest to become human.
Synopsis:
Ponyo is a mischievous and adventurous little goldfish, who drifts away from the undersea home she shares with her father, the wizard Fujimoto, and hundreds of little sisters. Far from her home, she meets Sosuke, a 5-year-old boy who lives by the sea with his mother Lisa. Sosuke gently cares for his new pet and quickly wins Ponyo’s heart. Ponyo’s father, desperate for his daughter to return to their undersea home, uses his magic to bring her back, much to Ponyo’s dismay. But Ponyo, ever the stubborn little goldfish, longs to return to her special friend. She magically transforms herself into a little girl and finds her way back to Sosuke’s house where she and her friend embark on a series of adventures.

Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Starring: Cate Blanchett, Noah Cyrus, Matt Damon, Tina Fey, Frankie Jonas, Cloris Leachman, Liam Neeson, Lily Tomlin, Betty White

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Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

PG | 1 hr 27 mins | Comedy, Family, Animated, Sequel Movie
Manny, Sid, Diego, and Ellie are back and must contend with some strange new creatures called dinosaurs.
Synopsis:
The sub zero heroes are back. Scrat is still trying to nab the ever elusive nut, while maybe finding true love. Manny and Ellie await the birth of their mini-mammoth. Diego the saber toothed tiger wonders if he’s growing too soft and Sid the sloth gets into trouble when he creates his own makeshift family by hijacking some dinosaur eggs. On a mission to rescue the hapless Sid, the gang ventures into a mysterious underground world, where they have some close encounters with dinosaurs, battle flora and fauna, run amuck and meet a relentless, one eyed, dino-hunting weasel named Buck.

Director: Carlos Saldanha, Michael Thurmeier
Starring: Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Simon Pegg, Queen Latifah

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Up (2009)

PG | 1 hr 36 mins | Comedy, Adventure, Family, Animated Movie
By tying thousands of balloon to his home, a senior citizen sets out to fulfill his lifelong dream of seeing South America.
Synopsis:
Carl Fredricksen is a 78 year old balloon salesman who finally fulfills his lifelong dream of a great adventure when he ties thousands of balloons to his house and flies away to the wilds of South America. But he discovers all too late that his biggest nightmare has stowed away on the trip an overly optimistic 8 year old Wilderness Explorer named Russell.

Director: Pete Docter, Bob Peterson
Starring: Ed Asner, Christopher Plummer, John Ratzenberger, Delroy Lindo, Jordan Nagai

Movie Trailer Up (2009)

Monsters vs. Aliens

PG | 1 hr 34 mins | Action, Comedy, Adventure, Animated Movie
When a meteorite from outer space hits a young girl and turns her into a giant monster, she is taken to a secret government compound where she meets other monsters.
Synopsis:
When a space capsule crash lands onto Susan Reynold's car she's doused by its alien liquid contents, Quantonium which turn her into a 48 foot 11 inch giant. Her wedding thwarted, she's captured by the military and sent to a secret government facility, where she meets fellow monsters Dr. Cockroach, Ph.D., the gelatinous BOB, The Missing Link, and Insectosaurus. Susan, aka Ginormica, is drafted to lead this motley crew of reluctant heroes to save the earth from the evil alien Gallaxhar, who's hell bent on retrieving his liquid Quantonium.

Director: Rob Letterman, Conrad Vernon
Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Hugh Laurie, Stephen Colbert, Kiefer Sutherland, Will Arnett, Seth Rogen, Rainn Wilson, Paul Rudd

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The Tale of Despereaux

PG | 1 hr 27 mins | Comedy, Family, Animated, Adaptation Movie
The tale of three unlikely heroes a misfit mouse, an unhappy rat, and a bumbling servant girl whose fates are intertwined with that of a princess.
Synopsis:
In the faraway kingdom of Dor, four unlikely heroes emerge: Despereaux, a brave mouse banished to the dungeon for speaking with a human; Roscuro, a good hearted rat who loves light and soup, but is exiled to darkness; Pea, a Princess in a gloomy castle who is prisoner to her father’s grief; and Mig, a servant girl who longs to be a Princess, but is forced to serve the jailer. Tiny and graced with oversized ears, Despereaux was born too big for his little world. Refusing to live his life cowering, he befriends a Princess named Pea and learns to read (rather than eat) books--reveling in stories of knights, dragons and fair maidens. Banished from Mouseworld for being more man than mouse, Despereaux is rescued by another outcast, Roscuro, who also wants to hear the tales. But when the Princess dismisses Roscuro’s friendship, he becomes the ultimate rat and plots revenge with fellow outsider Mig. After Pea is kidnapped, Despereaux discovers he is the only one who can rescue her and that even the tiniest mouse can find the courage of a knight in shining armor.

Director: Sam Fell, Rob Stevenhagen
Starring: Matthew Broderick, Robbie Coltrane, Frances Conroy, Tony Hale, Ciaran Hinds, Dustin Hoffman, Kevin Kline, Frank Langella, Christopher Lloyd, William H. Macy, Stanley Tucci, Tracey Ullman, Emma Watson, Sigourney Weaver

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Delgo

PG | 1 hr 30 mins | Adventure, Fantasy, Animated movie
Delgo, an adventurous but naive teenager, must rally his group of friends to protect their world from conflict between the Lockni and Nohrin people.
Synopsis:
The land of Jhamora is torn apart by the mutual prejudice of two peoples--the winged Nohrin, masters of the skies, and the terrestrial Lockni, who harness the mystical powers of the land. When Delgo, a reckless Lockni teenager, forms a forbidden friendship with the spunky Nohrin Princess Kyla, hostilities between the two peoples escalate, setting the stage for an exiled Empress to exact her revenge and reclaim her rule. Falsely imprisoned, Delgo and his faint-hearted best friend, Filo, must put aside their differences to join forces with a sworn enemy and travel to the mysterious land of Perran, where they discover more than just a scorned Empress and her two bumbling servants.

Director: Marc F. Adler, Jason Maurer
Starring: Freddie Prinze Jr., Jennifer Love Hewitt, Val Kilmer, Chris Kattan, Kelly Ripa, Michael Clarke Duncan, Eric Idle, Malcolm McDowell, Burt Reynolds, Lou Gossett Jr., Anne Bancroft

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Bolt

PG | 1 hr 36 mins | Action, Comedy, Adventure, Animated Movie
A dog who has his own TV show has difficulty accepting the fact that he doesn't have superpowers.
Synopsis:
For super dog Bolt, every day is filled with adventure, danger and intrigue at least until the cameras stop rolling. When the star of a hit TV show is accidentally shipped from his Hollywood sound stage to New York City, he begins his biggest adventure yet a cross country journey through the real world to get back to his owner and co-star, Penny. Armed only with the delusions that all his amazing feats and powers are real and the help of two unlikely traveling companions;a jaded, abandoned house cat named Mittens and a TV obsessed hamster named Rhino Bolt discovers he doesn’t need superpowers to be a hero.

Director: Chris Williams, Byron Howard
Starring: John Travolta, Miley Cyrus, Susie Essman, Mark Walton, Diedrich Bader, Malcolm McDowell, Nick Swardson

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Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)

PG | 1 hr 29 mins | Comedy, Adventure, Animated, Sequel Movie
Hoping to return to New York via a penguin-piloted plane, the four animal friends crash-land in the plains of Africa.
Synopsis:
Alex the lion, Marty the zebra, Melman the giraffe and Gloria the hippo, King Julien, Maurice and the penguins find themselves in the wildest place of all; the vast plains of Africa where our zoo-raised crew encounter species of their own kind for the very first time. While discovering their roots, they quickly find the differences between the concrete jungle and the heart of Africa. Despite long-lost relatives, romantic rivals and scheming hunters, Africa seems like a great place, but is it better than their Central Park home?

Director: Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath
Starring: Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Sacha Baron Cohen, Cedric the Entertainer, Andy Richter, Bernie Mac, Sherri Shepherd, Alec Baldwin,

Movie Trailer Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)

Igor (2008)

PG|1 hr 26 mins|Comedy, Animated Movie
A hunchbacked lab assistant has big dreams of becoming a mad scientist and winning the first place prize at the annual Evil Science Fair.
Synopsis:
In a land of mad scientists and diabolical inventions, what do you do when you¹re born with a hunch on your back? You become an Igor. A twist on the classic monster movie, that tells the story of one Igor--who's sick of being a lowly lab assistant with a "Yes Master's" degree--and dreams of becoming a scientist. When his cruel master kicks the bucket a week before the annual Evil Science Fair, Igor finally gets his chance. With the help of two of his experimental creations--Brain, a brain in a jar who's a little light on brains, and Scamper, a cynical bunny brought back from being road kill, Igor embarks on building the most evil invention of all time, a huge, ferocious monster. Unfortunately, instead of turning out evil, the monster turns out as Eva, a giant aspiring actress who wouldn't hurt a fly. Just when the load on his back can't get any heavier, Igor and his band of monstrous misfits uncover an evil plot that threatens their world. Now, they must fight to save it and prove that heroes come in all shapes and sizes.

Director: Tony Leondis
Starring: John Cusack, Steve Buscemi, John Cleese, Jennifer Coolidge, Arsenio Hall, Sean Hayes, Eddie Izzard, Jay Leno, James Lipton, Molly Shannon, Christian Slater

Movie Trailer Igor (2008)

Fly Me to the Moon

G | 1 hr 30 mins | Comedy, Family, Animated, Foreign Movie
Three young houseflies stow away aboard the Apollo 11 flight to the moon.
Synopsis:
Three young flies set off on a courageous mission to become the first insects on the moon by hitching a ride on the historic Apollo 11 space flight. The year is 1969 and like everyone else in the world, Nat and his pals IQ and Scooter are abuzz over the upcoming launch of the first manned mission to the moon. Inspired by his Grandpa’s oft-told tale of hiding aboard Amelia Earhart’s plane during her famed solo cross-Atlantic flight, Nat hatches a secret plan for the three young flies to stow away on the Apollo 11 rocket. The hard part is keeping the plan secret from his mom, Mrs. McFly! When a N.A.S.A. Ground Control official catches sight of the three winged stowaways, he instructs the astronauts to store them in a test tube for later study. But after an electrical short causes the ship’s engine to malfunction, the three intrepid insects manage to escape from their glass mini-brig just in time to discover the wiring problem and fix it. After a difficult lunar landing, Nat tags along with Neil Armstrong on his legendary moon walk. Although the flies face a few more close calls, the mission appears to be a success. At least until Grandpa’s old flame Nadia arrives from Russia to warn him that her government, angry over losing the space race, has dispatched fly-spy Yegor to Cape Canaveral to sabotage the computer flight plans. With the Apollo hurtling toward Earth, it falls to Nat’s family to save the mission--and the trio of brave flies--from disaster.

Director: Ben Stassen
Starring: Nicolette Sheridan, Tim Curry, Christopher Lloyd, Robert Patrick, Kelly Ripa, Adrienne Barbeau, Ed Begley Jr., Buzz Aldrin

Movie Trailer Fly Me to the Moon

Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008)

PG | Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Animated Movie
As the Clone Wars sweep through the galaxy, the heroic Jedi Knights struggle to maintain order and restore peace.
Synopsis:
As the Clone Wars sweep through the galaxy, the heroic Jedi Knights struggle to maintain order and restore peace. More and more systems are falling prey to the forces of the dark side as the Galactic Republic slips further and further under the sway of the Separatists and their never-ending droid army. Anakin Skywalker and his Padawan learner Ahsoka Tano find themselves on a mission with far-reaching consequences, one that brings them face-to-face with crime lord Jabba the Hutt. But Count Dooku and his sinister agents, including the nefarious Asajj Ventress, will stop at nothing to ensure that Anakin and Ahsoka fail at their quest. Meanwhile, on the front lines of the Clone Wars, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Master Yoda lead the massive clone army in a valiant effort to resist the forces of the dark side.

Director: David Filoni
Starring: James Arnold Taylor, Christopher Lee

Movie Trailer Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008)

Space Chimps

G | 1 hr 21 mins | Adventure, Animated Two NASA chimps find themselves on a strange, uncharted planet where they embark on a fantastical journey to save its inhabitants from a tyrannical leader.
Synopsis:
When a $5 billion Space Agency probe disappears into an intergalactic wormhole, the agency recruits Ham III, grandson of the first chimpanzee in space, to help retrieve the wayward craft. But Ham is a free-spirited circus performer more interested in zero gravity high jinks than living up to his illustrious heritage. The simian slacker becomes a reluctant hero and learns the true meaning of courage as he and his crewmates, the fearless Lt. Luna and their uptight commander, Titan, risk everything in an effort to save the peaceful inhabitants of a distant planet from an evil dictator.

Director: Kirk De Micco
Starring: Andy Samberg, Cheryl Hines, Patrick Warburton, Kristin Chenoweth, Stanley Tucci

Movie Trailer Space Chimps (2008)

Wall-E

G | 1 hr 37 mins | Adventure, Family, Animated Movie
The year is 2700. WALL-E, a robot, spends every day doing what he was made for. But soon, he will discover what he was meant for.
Synopsis:
After hundreds of lonely years of doing what he was built for, Wall-E (short for Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class) discovers a new purpose in life (besides collecting knick-knacks) when he meets a sleek search robot named Eve. Eve comes to realize that Wall-E has inadvertently stumbled upon the key to the planet's future, and races back to space to report her findings to the humans (who have been eagerly awaiting word that it is safe to return home). Meanwhile, Wall-E chases Eve across the galaxy.

Director : Andrew Stanton
Starring : Jeff Garlin, Fred Willard, Benjamin Burtt, Sigourney Weaver, Kim Kopf, John Ratzenberger, Garrett Palmer, Kathy Najimy

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Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! (2008)

G | 1 hr 28 mins | Family, Animated, Adaptation Movie
The film is based on the beloved book, first published in 1954, by Ted Geisel, who wrote under the pen name Dr. Seuss. "Horton Hears a Who" is about an imaginative elephant who hears a cry for help coming from a tiny speck of dust floating through the air.
Synopsis:
An imaginative elephant named Horton hears a faint cry for help coming from a tiny speck of dust floating through the air. Although Horton doesn’t know it yet, that speck houses an entire city named Who-ville, inhabited by the microscopic Whos, led by the Mayor. Despite being ridiculed and threatened by his neighbors, who think he has lost his mind, Horton is determined to save the particle--because “a person’s a person, no matter how small.” Horton’s eight-word explanation for his actions embodies an idea both simple and profound, and which means so much, to so many. Horton explains to his skeptical friends: “If you were way out in space, and you looked down at where we live, we would look like a speck.” Then there’s Horton’s code--his motto--that, “an elephant’s faithful 100 percent”--pointing to his honesty and determination to never abandon his mission to find a new home for the speck that houses the incredible world of Who-ville.

Director: Jimmy Hayward, Steve Martino
Starring: Jim Carrey, Steve Carell, Carol Burnett, Seth Rogen, Will Arnett, Isla Fisher, Dan Fogler, Amy Poehler, Jaime Pressly, Jonah Hill, Josh Flitter

Movie Trailer Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! (2008)

The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie

G | 1 hr 25 mins | Comedy, Adventure, Animated, Sequel Movie
Three lazy misfits travel back in time to the 17th century and begin a quest to rescue a royal family from an evil tyrant, and learn about being pirates.
Synopsis:
Working at the ''Pieces of Ate'' Dinner Theater is less than exciting when you''re a busboy. For three moping misfits--Elliot, Sedgewick and George (Larry the Cucumber, Mr. Lunt and Pa Grape)--all they dream of is the day when they can ditch their dish rags and take stage to star in the big pirate show. But with Elliot''s timidity, Sedgewick''s laziness and George''s lack of self-confidence, it seems as if the day to prove who they really are will never come. Things are about to change when a mysterious ball drops from the sky and lands at the unlikely seafarers'' feet. A "Helpseeker" sent from the past in search of heroes, the artifact sets in motion a series of events that drags the friends back to the 17th century--and into the belly of certain danger. ''The Pirates Who Don''t Do Anything'' must each face their fears--becoming unlikely heroes in a battle to rescue a royal family from an evil tyrant, and themselves from living the life of common couch potatoes.

Director: Mike Nawrocki
Starring: Phil Vischer, Mike Nawrocki, Cameron Clarke, Yuri Lowenthal
The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie Trailer