Explorers (1985)

Explorers (1985)

[6] Three junior-high students interpret cryptic messages from outer space to build a ship and make first contact with extra-terrestrials in Explorers. Director Joe Dante (Gremlins, The Howling) launched the notable careers of young co-stars Ethan Hawke (Training Day) and…
Make Mine Music (1946)

Make Mine Music (1946)

[4] If musical animated shorts had to audition to be part of Disney's Fantasia, then Make Mine Music is a compilation of the rejects. Without an overarching narrative to connect these shorts in any way, the film hinges on the…
The Mandalorian and Grogu (2026)

The Mandalorian and Grogu (2026)

[5] After a seven-year hiatus, Star Wars returns to the big screen with The Mandalorian and Grogu. Based on a television series you don't need to watch to enjoy the feature version, the film features a loner mercenary nicknamed 'Mando'…
Bambi (1942)

Bambi (1942)

[10] With relatively little dialogue and an abundance of montage, Walt Disney's Bambi plays out like a beautiful tone poem on rites of passage, death and rebirth. There's a 'circle of life' undercurrent to the film that makes it especially…
The Sheep Detectives (2026)

The Sheep Detectives (2026)

[8] In this refreshingly sophisticated and highly emotional family film, Hugh Jackman (Logan) plays a sheep herder who reads mystery novels to his flock every evening -- and they understand what they hear. When the sheep find him dead one…
The Rocketeer (1991)

The Rocketeer (1991)

[9] Based on a graphic novel by Dave Stevens, The Rocketeer stars Bill Campbell as a young pilot in 1938 Los Angeles who comes into possession of a mysterious jetpack prototype and uses it to become a masked, flying hero.…
Hugo (2011)

Hugo (2011)

[8] In 1931 Paris, an orphaned boy named Hugo (Asa Butterfield) lives in a train station and gets caught up in a mystery involving a broken automaton and a cranky old toy-maker (Ben Kingsley). With the help of an adventurous…
Flow (2024)

Flow (2024)

[9] Flow, one of the most cinematic and meaningful animated films ever made, takes place in an unknown world and unknown time, where a cat must learn to trust animals of other species in order to survive a great flood.…
Rango (2011)

Rango (2011)

[7] A pet chameleon named Rango (voiced by Johnny Depp) gets lost in the desert where he stumbles upon a drought-stricken town in need of a sheriff. He fakes his way into the job and enjoys playing the part until…
Secondhand Lions (2003)

Secondhand Lions (2003)

[7] Haley Joel Osment (The Sixth Sense, A.I.) plays Walter, a boy whose mother abandons him with his two reclusive old uncles, Garth and Hub (Michael Caine and Robert Duvall), who end up providing him with a more meaningful upbringing…