Lady and the Tramp (1955)

Lady and the Tramp (1955)

[6] A pampered Cocker-Spaniel named Lady falls for a street mutt named Butch in Disney Animation's nineteenth animated feature, Lady and the Tramp. Lady comes from a well-off family on the good side of town, but when her owners start expecting a…
Alice in Wonderland (1933)

Alice in Wonderland (1933)

[3] I've never been a fan of Lewis Carroll's source material, so I'm not surprised to find this 1933 all-star studio production of Alice in Wonderland to be another tedious incarnation. You know the story: a little girl (Charlotte Henry) goes into…
*batteries not included (1987)

*batteries not included (1987)

[7] The five tenants of an old building in New York are threatened by a land developer demolishing buildings all around them. Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy star as an elderly couple trying to keep the building's storefront café in business. Elizabeth…
Hook (1991)

Hook (1991)

[6] What if Peter Pan grew up? Steven Spielberg explores the question in his lavish production of Hook, the story of an adult Peter Pan (Robin Williams) who must return to Neverland to rescue his children from the dastardly Captain Hook (Dustin…
Mary Poppins (1964)

Mary Poppins (1964)

[8] Julie Andrews stars as a magical nanny who swoops into a turn-of-the-century London family's home to help two neglected children (Karen Dotrice and Matthew Garber) reconnect with their busy-body parents. Mary Poppins is often regarded the best of Walt Disney's live-action…
The Brave Little Toaster (1987)

The Brave Little Toaster (1987)

[8] The Brave Little Toaster bares the title of an innocuous children's cartoon, but there's more to this gem than may initially meet the eye. First, know that Pixar Animation founder John Lasseter originally pitched this movie as his first computer-animated feature,…
Little Women (1933)

Little Women (1933)

[6] George Cukor directs Katharine Hepburn as Jo March in one of the earliest screen adaptations of Louisa May Alcott's Little Women, a chronicle of the lives and loves of four sisters growing up in New England during the Civil War. There's…
The Land Before Time (1988)

The Land Before Time (1988)

[7] Five young dinosaurs are separated from their tribes during an earthquake in this animated adventure from Don Bluth (The Secret of NIMH, Anastasia). The unlikely band must square off against a ferocious 'sharp tooth' (Tyrannosaurus rex) while searching for a lush…
Onward (2020)

Onward (2020)

[7] Pixar's Onward takes place in a world of elves, trolls, dragons, and unicorns, but it's also a world where all these creatures have forgotten how to use their magic. So their world is a lot like ours -- centaurs are cops,…
Elf (2003)

Elf (2003)

[8] Will Ferrell stars as a human adopted by Santa Claus and raised as an elf in this absurd but disarmingly sweet comedy from director Jon Favreau (Iron Man, The Mandalorian). At the ripe old age of thirty, Ferrell's character learns he's…