 The Adventures of Pinocchio 1996  G, 88 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Steve Barron
Cast: Martin Landau, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Genevieve Bujold, Udo Kier, Rob Schneider, Bebe Neuwirth, John Sessions, Jean-Claude Dreyfus
Carlo Callodi's classic tale is retold in this live-action film about the woodcutter, Gepetto (Martin Landau), who carves the figure of a boy that becomes the real-life Pinocchio (Jonathan Taylor Thomas).
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Common Ground 2000  R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Donna Deitch
Cast: Eric Stoltz, Brittany Murphy, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, James LeGros, Jason Priestley, Mimi Rogers, Margot Kidder, Steven Weber, Edward Asner, Beau Bridges
Set in the small town of Homer, Connecticut, this film contains three short stories about three generations of Homer's residents. Changing attitudes toward gays and lesbians are examined as they change from 1950 until the present day.
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I'll Be Home for Christmas 1998  PG, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Arlene Sanford
Cast: Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Jessica Biel, Adam LaVorgna, Gary Cole, Lauren Maltby, Eve Gordon, Andrew Lauer, Sean O'Bryan, Kathleen Freeman, Lesley Boone
College student Jake Wilkinson (Jonathan Taylor Thomas) has been promised a Porsche IF he makes it home for Christmas. It sounds like an easy trip, but Jake's attempt to reach his parents' home in Larchmont, New York, is thwarted by complications.
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 The Lion King 1994  G, 87 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Musical
Director: Roger Allers, Rob Minkoff
Cast: Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Matthew Broderick, James Earl Jones, Jeremy Irons, Moira Kelly, Niketa Calamed, Rowan Atkinson, Robert Guillaume, Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Marin
This is Disney at its best, and this film is sure to become a classic. Simba is a lion cub driven away from his family, but he returns when grown to win his place on the African plains. The song "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" won an Academy Award. The musical score also won an Oscar and two other songs ("Hakuna Matata" and "Circle of Life") were nominated. Songs are by Elton John and Tim Rice.
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 Man of the House 1995  PG, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: James Orr
Cast: Chevy Chase, Farrah Fawcett, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, George Wendt, David Shiner, Art LaFleur, Richard Portnow, Richard Foronjy, Peter Appel, Chief Leonard George
The trials and tribulations of a stepfather (Chevy Chase) trying to bond with his new son (Jonathan Taylor Thomas) are exacerbated during an Indian Guides camping trip.
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Speedway Junky 1999 R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Nickolas Perry
Cast: Jesse Bradford, Jordan Brower, Daryl Hannah, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Patsy Kensit, Tiffani Thiessen, Warren G., Justin Urich, Erik Alexander Gavica, Brian Stark
Johnny (Jesse Bradford) runs away from this military-father's North Carolina home and heads to Las Vegas to make it on the auto racing circuit. The naive Johnny is soon taken advantage of and loses his scant funds. Eric (Jordan Brower), a gay man who falls for Johnny, takes him under his wing, and the growing up begins.
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Tom and Huck 1995 PG, 97 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Comedy / Drama
Director: Peter Hewitt
Cast: Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Brad Renfro, Eric Schweig, Amy Wright, Charles Rocket, Michael McShane, Marian Seldes, Rachael Leigh Cook, Lanny Flaherty, Courtland Mead, William Newman, Peter Mackenzie, Heath Lamberts, Joey Stinson, Blake Heron
This is the Disney rendition of Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer." When their friend, Muff Potter (Michael McShane), is arrested for the murder of Doc Robinson (William Newman), Tom Sawyer (Jonathan Taylor Thomas) and Huck Finn (Brad Renfro) come to his rescue.
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Wild America 1997 PG, 106 min.
Genre: Adventure / Action / Comedy
Director: William Dear
Cast: Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Devon Sawa, Scott Bairstow, Frances Fisher, Jamey Sheridan, Tracey Walter, Don Stroud, Zack Ward, Claudia Stedelin, Anastasia Spivey, Leighanne Littrell, Amy Lee Douglas, Jennifer Crumbley
This true-life adventure is set in 1967 when Stouffer brothers–Marshall (Jonathan Taylor Thomas), Mark (Devon Sawa), and Marty (Scott Bairstow)–set off on a cross-country trek during which they use a 16-mm camera to record their odyssey.
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| 1. The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996)
2. Common Ground (2000)
3. I'll Be Home for Christmas (1998)
4. The Lion King (1994)
5. Man of the House (1995)
6. Speedway Junky (1999)
7. Tom and Huck (1995)
8. Wild America (1997)
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