Tag Archives: whale

The Pagemaster

IMDB Rating: 4.60
3618 votes

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A cowardly boy who buries himself in accident statistics (Maculay Kulkin) enters a library to escape a storm only to be transformed into an animated illustration by the Pagemaster (Christopher Lloyd), & work through obstacles from classic books to return to real life.
Actors
Richard TylerMacaulay Culkin
Neighborhood kidCanan J. Howell
Neighborhood kidAlexis Kirschner
Also posted in 1994, Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy | Comments (0)

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

IMDB Rating: 7.30
20292 votes

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Admiral Kirk and his crew vow to return to Earth after rescuing Captain Spock to face criminal charges after his unauthorized mission and theft of the U.S.S. Enterprise. After rescuing two humpback whales, Kirk is found guilty of disobeying a Starfleet superior officer and is demoted to Captain and given command of the U.S.S. Enterprise-A.
Actors
AdmiralWilliam Shatner
Captain James T. KirkWilliam Shatner
Captain SpockLeonard Nimoy
Also posted in 1986, Adventure, Comedy, High IMDB rating, Mystery, Sci-Fi | Comments (0)

Doctor Dolittle

IMDB Rating: 5.90
2341 votes

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Doctor Dolittle is a world-renowned veterinarian who speaks a wide array of animal languages. He sets off from his home in Puddleby-on-the-Marsh, England, in search of the Great Pink Sea Snail. In so doing, he and his friends meet such exotic creatures as the Pushme-Pullyu and the Giant Moon Moth. This musical is the source of the hit song, "If I Could Talk To The Animals."
Actors
Dr. John DolittleRex Harrison
Emma FairfaxSamantha Eggar
Matthew MuggAnthony Newley
Also posted in 1967, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance | Comments (0)

Pinocchio

IMDB Rating: 7.60
13871 votes

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Inventor Gepetto creates a wooden marionette called Pinocchio. His wish that Pinocchio be a real boy is unexpectedly granted by a fairy. The fairy assigns Jiminy Cricket to act as Pinocchio's "conscience" and keep him out of trouble. Jiminy is not too successful in this endeavor and most of the film is spent with Pinocchio deep in trouble.
Actors
Cleo/Figaro/Gideon/Additional VoicesMel Blanc
Carnival BarkerDon Brodie
Honest JohnWalter Catlett
Also posted in 1940, Animation, Family, Fantasy, High IMDB rating, Musical | Comments (0)

Happy Feet

IMDB Rating: 6.70
26876 votes

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Set deep inside the icy land of Antarctica, two emperor penguins have a baby named Mumble. Hatched upon his feet, he has an amazing skill for tap-dancing. However, penguins are not supposed to tap dance. Even worse, he cannot sing. All emperor penguins are supposed to have a heart song, and he has a try at it - with awful results. Torn apart from his mom, dad, and best friend, Gloria, as a teenager who still has his adolescent feathers, his ventures off into the icy landscape. He is rescued from a leopard seal from a group of Adelie penguins, whom which the leader is Ramon. They take Mumble to their home and discover that all of their fish is being taken from an unknown 'alien' source. They ask Lovelace, an unwise and cocky leader of the Adelies, to help them. Unfortunately, he proves no help. Leading on an incredible adventure, they try to discover the threat of their food source and survival. Using courage and bravery, Mumble begins to teach everyone begins to learn that uniqueness isn't a burden, but is a gift to be treasured.
Actors
NestorCarlos Alazraqui
RaulLombardo Boyar
RinaldoJeffrey Garcia
Also posted in 2006, Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, High IMDB rating, Musical | Comments (0)

Nim’s Island

IMDB Rating: 6.20
1875 votes

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A young girl inhabits an isolated island with her scientist father and communicates with a reclusive author of the novel she's reading. It is an existence that mirrors that of her favorite literary character, Alex Rover, the world's greatest adventurer. But Alexandra, the author of the Rover books, leads a reclusive life in the big city. When Nim's father goes missing from their island, a twist of fate brings her together with Alexandra. Now they must draw courage from their fictional hero, Alex Rover, and find strength in one another to conquer Nim's Island.
Actors
Jack Rusoe/Alex RoverGerard Butler
CaptainMichael Carman
PurserMark Brady
Also posted in 2008, Adventure, Comedy, Family, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

Fantasia/2000

IMDB Rating: 7.20
7925 votes

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In this update of Disney's masterpiece film mixture of animation and music, new interpretations of great works of music are presented. It begins with an abstract battle of light and darkness set to the music of Beethoveen's Fifth Symphony. Then we see the adventures of a Humpback Whale calf and his pod set to "The Pines of Rome." Next is the humourous story of several lives in 1930's New York City, scored with "Rhapsody in Blue." Following is a musical telling of the fairy tale, "The Steadfast Tin Soldier" set to Dmitri Shostakovich's Piano Concerto No. 2. Then a goofy Flamingo causes havoc in his flock with his yo-yo to the tune of the finale of "Carnival of the Animals." This is followed by the classic sequence from the original film, "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" starring Mickey Mouse and followed by "Pomp and Circumstance" starring Donald Duck as a harried assistant to Noah on his Ark. Finally, we see the awesome tale of the life, death and renewal of a forest in a sequence featuring the composition, "The Firebird."
Actors
Himself - ConductorLeopold Stokowski
PianistRalph Grierson
Featured SopranoKathleen Battle
Also posted in 1999, Animation, Family, High IMDB rating, Music | Comments (0)

Night at the Museum

IMDB Rating: 6.30
19361 votes

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In New York, the unemployed divorced Larry Daley is a complete loser. His son Nick is very disappointed with his father that is gong to be evicted, and Larry accepts the job of night watchman in the Museum of Natural History as the substituted for three old security guards that have just retired to raise some money and pay his bills. In his first nightshift, Larry realizes that everything at the museum comes to life at night. The Museum transforms in a complete chaos with the inexperienced Larry, and he learns that since an old Egyptian stone came to the Museum in 1950, the was statues comes to life until dawn. When Larry brings his son to spend a night with him, the three old guards break in the Museum to stole the magic stone. Larry organizes the historic characters to help him to arrest the criminals and save the museum.
Actors
Larry DaleyBen Stiller
RebeccaCarla Gugino
CecilDick Van Dyke
Also posted in 2006, Action, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

IMDB Rating: 6.70
22119 votes

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Arthur Dent is a British everyman. When he finally meets his perfect woman he balks at her request to go some place and she is then stolen away from him by a man claiming to have his own spaceship arrives at the party. Arthur next finds that his home is to be demolished for a bypass. He thinks it is only his house, but later realizes, with the help of Ford Prefect, that his galactic home, Earth, is going to be destroyed as well. Ford and Arthur then catch a ride on a spaceship and are Arthur finds himself on the adventure of a lifetime. He also finds the woman stolen away from him and the man who pilfered her. If Earth can be restored will Arthur want to ease back into his boring life?
Actors
Ford PrefectMos Def
The WhaleBill Bailey
Questular RontokAnna Chancellor
Also posted in 2005, Adventure, Comedy, High IMDB rating, Sci-Fi | Comments (0)

Shark Tale

IMDB Rating: 5.90
18021 votes

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The sea underworld is shaken up when the son of the shark mob boss is found dead and a young fish named Oscar is found at the scene. Being a bottom feeder, Oscar takes advantage of the situation and makes himself look like he killed the finned mobster. Oscar soon comes to realize that his claim may have serious consequences.
Actors
OscarWill Smith
Don LinoRobert De Niro
AngieRenée Zellweger
Also posted in 2004, Animation, Comedy, Family | Comments (1)
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