The Spiderwick Chronicles (
2008) | IMDb:
6.5
Upon moving into the run-down Spiderwick Estate with their mother, twin brothers Jared and Simon Grace, along with their sister Mallory, find themselves pulled into an alternate world full of faeries and other creatures.
Starring:
Sarah Bolger
,
Jordy Benattar
,
Mary-Louise Parker
,
Nick Nolte
,
Andrew McCarthy
,
Lise Durocher-Viens
Curious George (
2006) | IMDb:
6.5
When The Man in the Yellow Hat befriends Curious George in the jungle, they set off on a non-stop, fun-filled journey through the wonders of the big city toward the warmth of true friendship.
Starring:
Will Ferrell
,
Drew Barrymore
,
David Cross
,
Eugene Levy
,
Joan Plowright
,
Dick Van Dyke
George and the Dragon (
2004) | IMDb:
5.6
In 12th century England, the handsome and noble knight, George, has left the Crusades behind to follow his dream of a peaceful life on his own piece of land. However, in order to obtain his land from the ruling King Edgaar, he must help find the King's missing daughter, Princess Lunna, a quest which sees George drawn into an unexpected battle with the kingdom's last surviving dragon.
Starring:
James Purefoy
,
Piper Perabo
,
Patrick Swayze
,
Michael Clarke Duncan
,
Bill Treacher
,
Jean-Pierre Castaldi
Bringing Down the House (
2003) | IMDb:
5.6
Uptight lawyer Peter Sanderson wants to dive back into dating after his divorce and has a hard time meeting the right women. He tries online dating and lucks out when he starts chatting with a fellow lawyer. The two agree to meet in the flesh, but the woman he meets — an escaped African-American convict named Charlene — is not what he expected. Peter is freaked out, but Charlene tries to convince him to take her case and prove her innocence. Along the way, she wreaks havoc on his middle-class life as he gets a lesson in learning to lighten up.
Starring:
Steve Martin
,
Queen Latifah
,
Eugene Levy
,
Joan Plowright
,
Jean Smart
,
Kimberly J. Brown
Global Heresy (
2002) | IMDb:
6
A rock band bursts onto the scene and then their frontman disappears on the eve of a European tour.
Starring:
Peter O'Toole
,
Alicia Silverstone
,
Joan Plowright
,
Jaimz Woolvett
,
Keram Malicki-Sánchez
,
Christopher Bolton
Directed by:
Sidney J. Furie
Produced by:
Dinosaur (
2000) | IMDb:
6.4
An orphaned dinosaur raised by lemurs joins an arduous trek to a sancturary after a meteorite shower destroys his family home.
Starring:
D.B. Sweeney
,
Alfre Woodard
,
Ossie Davis
,
Max Casella
,
Hayden Panettiere
,
Samuel E. Wright
Tea with Mussolini (
1999) | IMDb:
6.9
In 1930s fascist Italy, adolescent Luca just lost his mother. His father, a callous businessman, sends him to be taken care of by British expatriate Mary Wallace. Mary and her cultured friends - including artist Arabella, young widow Elsa, and archaeologist Georgie - keep a watchful eye over the boy. But the women's cultivated lives take a dramatic turn when Allied forces declare war on Mussolini.
Directed by:
Franco Zeffirelli
101 Dalmatians (
1996) | IMDb:
5.7
An evil, high-fashion designer plots to steal Dalmatian puppies in order to make an extravagant fur coat, but instead creates an extravagant mess.
Starring:
Glenn Close
,
Jeff Daniels
,
Joely Richardson
,
Joan Plowright
,
Hugh Laurie
,
Mark Williams
Surviving Picasso (
1996) | IMDb:
6.3
The passionate Merchant-Ivory drama tells the story of Francoise Gilot, the only lover of Pablo Picasso who was strong enough to withstand his ferocious cruelty and move on with her life.
Starring:
Anthony Hopkins
,
Natascha McElhone
,
Julianne Moore
,
Joss Ackland
,
Joan Plowright
,
Dennis Boutsikaris
The Scarlet Letter (
1995) | IMDb:
5.3
Set in puritanical Boston in the mid 1600s, the story of seamstress Hester Prynne, who is outcast after she becomes pregnant by a respected reverend. She refuses to divulge the name of the father, is "convicted" of adultery and forced to wear a scarlet "A" until an Indian attack unites the Puritans and leads to a reevaluation of their laws and morals.
Starring:
Demi Moore
,
Gary Oldman
,
Robert Duvall
,
Robert Prosky
,
Edward Hardwicke
,
Joan Plowright
Last Action Hero (
1993) | IMDb:
6.5
After his father's death, a young boy finds solace in action movies featuring an indestructible cop. Given a magic ticket by a theater manager, he is transported into the film and teams up with the cop to stop a villain who escapes into the real world.
Starring:
Arnold Schwarzenegger
,
Austin O'Brien
,
Bridgette Wilson-Sampras
,
F. Murray Abraham
,
Art Carney
,
Charles Dance
Dennis the Menace (
1993) | IMDb:
5.6
Mr. Wilson's ever-present annoyance comes in the form of one mischievous kid named Dennis. But he'll need Dennis's tricks to uncover a collection of gold coins that go missing when a shady drifter named Switchblade Sam comes to town.
Starring:
Walter Matthau
,
Mason Gamble
,
Joan Plowright
,
Christopher Lloyd
,
Lea Thompson
,
Robert Stanton
Revolution (
1985) | IMDb:
5.3
New York trapper Tom Dobb becomes an unwilling participant in the American Revolution after his son Ned is drafted into the Army by the villainous Sergeant Major Peasy. Tom attempts to find his son, and eventually becomes convinced that he must take a stand and fight for the freedom of the Colonies, alongside the aristocratic rebel Daisy McConnahay. As Tom undergoes his change of heart, the events of the war unfold in large-scale grandeur.
Starring:
Al Pacino
,
Donald Sutherland
,
Nastassja Kinski
,
Joan Plowright
,
Dave King
,
Dexter Fletcher
Directed by:
Hugh Hudson
Britannia Hospital (
1982) | IMDb:
6.2
Britannia Hospital, an esteemed English institution, is marking its gala anniversary with a visit by the Queen Mother herself. But when investigative reporter Mick Travis arrives to cover the celebration, he finds the hospital under siege by striking workers, ruthless unions, violent demonstrators, racist aristocrats, an African cannibal dictator, and sinister human experiments.
Starring:
Graham Crowden
,
Leonard Rossiter
,
Malcolm McDowell
,
Joan Plowright
,
Mark Hamill
,
Jill Bennett
Directed by:
Lindsay Anderson