 Bridge to Terabithia 2007   PG, 95 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Gabor Csupo
Cast: Josh Hutcherson, AnnaSophia Robb, Zooey Deschanel, Robert Patrick, Bailee Madison, Katrina Cerio, Devon Wood, Emma Fenton, Grace Brannigan, Latham Gaines, Judy McIntosh, Patricia Aldersley
Based on Katherine Paterson's Newberry Award-Winning 1977 children's book, this story involves middle-schoolers–Jesse (Josh Hutcherson) and Leslie (AnnaSophia Robb)–who are outsiders of the social life at their school. But, they form a friendship and discover a magical forest called Terabithia where they visit their "castle," which is really a tree house. Jesse and Leslie create their own fantasy land where they reign as king and queen, and, in the process, they discover a courage they had not previously known. But how long can they keep their cozy retreat to themselves and away from realities of the real world? 1 User Review
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| | Rebecca 03/11/2007 | | Personally I adore this movie. Parents, get your kids and go see this movie. Bridge is the perfect movie where kids get their imaginationg going... |
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Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant 2009  PG-13, 108 min.
Genre: Adventure / Fantasy / Comedy / Horror / Thriller
Director: Paul Weitz
Cast: John C. Reilly, Ken Watanabe, Josh Hutcherson, Chris Massoglia, Ray Stevenson, Patrick Fugit, Willen Dafoe, Salma Hayek, Jessica Carlson, Michael Cerveris, Daniel Newman, Colleen Camp, Don McManus, Orlando Jones, Morgan Saylor
Darren Shan (Chris Massoglia) and his friend Steve (Josh Hutcherson) meet aging vampire Larten Crepsley (John C. Reilly) while attending a traveling freak show. Larten fakes Dennis' death and turns him into a blood sucker. As a member of the undead, Darren joins the freak show and finds himself in the middle of a war between the vampires and their rivals, the Vampanese.
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Firehouse Dog 2007 PG, 111 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy
Director: Todd Holland
Cast: Josh Hutcherson, Bruce Greenwood, Bill Nunn, Scotch Ellis Loring, Mayte Garcia, Teddy Sears, Steven Culp, Dash Mihok, Bree Turner, Hannah Lochner, Claudette Mink, Shane Daly, Katie Finneran, Brandon Craggs
Pampered Hollywood stunt dog Rexxx gets lost and wanders into the life of 12-year-old Shane (Josh Hutcherson) whose father is the widowed fire chief Connor Fahey (Bruce Greenwood). Rexxx rescues a firefighter, becomes a neighborhood hero, and his act of heroism saves the fire station from being shut down. Shane and Rexxx join forces to track down an arsonist, but problems lie ahead when Rexxx's former owner (Dash Mihok) tracks him down and wants to have him back at work as a stunt dog.
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Howl's Moving Castle 2004   PG, 119 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Cast: Emily Mortimer, Jean Simmons, Christian Bale, Blythe Danner, Josh Hutcherson, Billy Crystal, Lauren Bacall, Jean Malone, Daijiro Harada, Crispin Freeman, Mark Silverman, Liliana Mumy
In this animated, English version of the story, after 18-year-old Sophie (voice of Emily Mortimer) is cursed by the Witch of the Waste (voice of Lauren Bacall) who turns her into an ugly old woman, Sophie (now, the voice of Jean Simmons) goes to a magician's castle where she meets Howl (Christian Bale) who sees beyond her ugliness and falls in love with her. The film received and Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Feature.
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Journey to the Center of the Earth 2008  PG, 92 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Drama / Fantasy / Sci-Fi
Director: Eric Brevig
Cast: Brendan Fraser, Josh Hutcherson, Anita Briem, Seth Meyers, Jean Michel Pare, Jane Wheeler, Frank Fontaine, Giancarlo Caltabiano, Kaniehtiio Horn, Garth Gilker
In this 3D adventure, geology professor Trevor Anderson (Brendan Fraser) backpacks across Ireland with his 13-year-old nephew Sean (Josh Hutcherson). While on their expedition, they join hiking guide Hannah (Anita Briem) and enter a cave that leads them far beneath the Earth's surface where they discover a bizarre world filled with dinosaurs and other exciting creatures.
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Kicking & Screaming 2005  PG, 95 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Drama
Director: Jesse Dylan
Cast: Will Ferrell, Robert Duvall, Mike Ditka, Kate Walsh, Musetta Vander, Dylan McLaughlin, Josh Hutcherson, Steven Anthony Lawrence, Jeremy Bergman, Elliott Cho, Alessandro Ruggiero, Erik Walker, Dallas McKinney, Sammy Fine, Franchesco Liotti
All his life, Phil (Will Ferrell) failed at any sport his father, Buck (Robert Duvall), pushed at him. To make matters worse, Buck remarried and had another son the very same day that Phil became a father. Ten years later, both boys end up on Buck's soccer team, but Buck trades grandson Sam (Dylan McLaughlin) to the worst team in the league. Phil, determined not to have the father/son relationship he endured, decides to step in and coach Sam's losing team. He enlists the aid of Mike Ditka (played by himself), and the team starts winning. But, in the process, Phil changes into the tyrannical coach/father he had seen in Buck. Who will win the championship?
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Miracle Dogs 2003 TV, 105 min.
Genre: Family / Drama
Director: Craig Clyde
Cast: Kate Jackson, Ted Shackelford, Alana Austin, Stacy Keach, Rue McClanahan, Daniel Roebuck, Wayne Rogers, Josh Hutcherson, K.C. Clyde, Dudley Swetland, Patrice Moncell, Talbot Perry Simons, Todd Holland
Young Charlie (Josh Hutcherson) has just moved to Cleveland with his parents (Kate Jackson and Ted Shackelford) when Charlie finds "Annie," a thee-legged Springer Spaniel that has just had puppies. With help from the janitor (Stacy Keach), Charlie hides Annie and the puppies in the hospital where his parents work. But it doesn't take long for the dogs to start wandering around the hospital, and, miraculously, after encounters with the dogs, patients begin to heal. Of course, hospital rules do not allow dogs in patients' rooms, problems ensue, and the dogs are sent to an animal shelter. Now, a wealthy patient (Rue McClanahan) realizes that the dogs have cured her illness, and she ensures that the dogs are rescued, and new homes are found.
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RV 2006 PG, 98 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Adventure
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
Cast: Robin Williams, Cheryl Hines, JoJo, Josh Hutcherson, Jeff Daniels, Kristin Chenoweth, Hunter Parrish, Chloe Sonnenfeld, Alex Ferris, Will Arnett, Tony Hale, Brian Howe, Richard Cox
Advertising executive Bob Munro (Robin Williams) is scheduled for a meeting in Colorado at the same time he has scheduled a family vacation in Hawaii with his wife Jamie (Cheryl Hines) and kids–teenager Cassie (JoJo) and pre-teen Carl (Josh Hutcherson). Bob finds a solution: a cross-country trip in an oversized RV. The family embarks on the camping trip, but problems arise; in fact, they erupt in the form of the septic tank's contents. That's when they meet the Gornecke family (Jeff Daniels, Kristin Chenoweth, Hunter Parrish, Chloe Sonnenfeld, and Alex Ferris). As homeless campers, the Gornickes home-school their kids at the campground. The snooty Munros try to avoid the Gornickes, but they keep crossing paths, and, by story's end, the Gornickes have taught the Munros a valuable lesson in family relationships.
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Wilder Days 2003 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: David M. Evans
Cast: Peter Falk, Tim Daly, Josh Hutcherson, Kate Vernon, Conchita Campbell, Colin Cunningham, Daniella Evangelista, Andrew Campbell, Ben Cotton
To prove that his stories are not made up and that what he talks about really happened, James "Pop Up" Morse (Peter Falk) takes his 11-year-old grandson Chris (Josh Hutcherson) on a road trip to find the boat, "Wilder Days," that he once worked on. He did not tell his son, John (Tim Daly), about the trip, and John is determined to track down his father and son. But he must remember the old stories told by "Pop Up" in order to figure out where his father and son are.
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Zathura 2005 PG, 102 min.
Genre: Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Jon Favreau
Cast: Jonah Bobo, Josh Hutcherson, Dax Shepard, Kristen Stewart, Tim Robbins, Frank Oz, John(2) Alexander, Derek Mears, Douglas Tait, Joe Bucaro III, Jeff Wolfe
Shortly after their divorced dad (Tim Robbins) leaves for the office, squabbling, young brothers–Danny (Jonah Bobo) and Walter (Josh Hutcherson)–discover an old board game called "Zathura." When Danny starts playing with pieces of the game, a meteor shower invades the living room and hurls the house and boys into orbit around Saturn. Now, the only way to get home is to stop the bickering and to finish the game. But, can Danny and Walter stop their fighting long enough to succeed?
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| 1. Bridge to Terabithia (2007)
2. Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009)
3. Firehouse Dog (2007)
4. Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
5. Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)
6. Kicking & Screaming (2005)
7. Miracle Dogs (2003)
8. RV (2006)
9. Wilder Days (2003)
10. Zathura (2005)
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