FR #16 | Movie | Animation, Family | USA | English
Director
John Lasseter
Writer
John Lasseter, Pete Docter, Andrew Stanton
Cast
Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Don Rickles
Plot
A cowboy doll is profoundly jealous when a new spaceman action figure supplants him as the top toy in a boy's bedroom. When circumstances separate them from their owner, the duo have to put aside their differences to return to him.
FR #44 | Movie | Animation, Family | USA | English, Spanish
Director
Lee Unkrich
Writer
John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, Lee Unkrich
Cast
Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack
Plot
The toys are mistakenly delivered to a day-care center instead of the attic right before Andy leaves for college, and it's up to Woody to convince the other toys that they weren't abandoned and to return home.
FR #259 | Movie | Animation, Family | USA | English
Director
John Lasseter, Ash Brannon, Lee Unkrich
Writer
John Lasseter, Pete Docter, Ash Brannon
Cast
Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack
Plot
When Woody is stolen by a toy collector, Buzz and his friends set out on a rescue mission to save Woody before he becomes a museum toy property with his roundup gang Jessie, Prospector, and Bullseye.
In 1910s London, snobbish phonetics professor Henry Higgins agrees to a wager that he can make a crude flower girl, Eliza Doolittle, presentable in high society.
FR #620 | Movie | Animation, Family | USA | English
Director
Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske
Writer
Charles Perrault, Bill Peet, Erdman Penner
Cast
Ilene Woods, James Macdonald, Eleanor Audley
Plot
When Cinderella's cruel stepmother prevents her from attending the Royal Ball, she gets some unexpected help from the lovable mice Gus and Jaq and from her Fairy Godmother.
FR #622 | Movie | Animation, Family | Japan | Japanese, English
Director
Hayao Miyazaki
Writer
Eiko Kadono, Hayao Miyazaki
Cast
Kirsten Dunst, Minami Takayama, Rei Sakuma
Plot
Along with her black cat Jiji, Kiki settles in a seaside town and starts a high-flying delivery service. Here begins her magical encounter with independence and responsibility, making lifelong friends and finding her place in the ...
Widower Sheriff Andy Taylor, and his son Opie, live with Andy's Aunt Bee in Mayberry, North Carolina. With virtually no crimes to solve, most of Andy's time is spent philosophizing and calming down his cousin Deputy Barney Fife.
After being sold to the mortician Sowerberry, young orphan Oliver Twist runs away and meets a group of boys trained to be pickpockets by their elderly mentor Fagin in 1830s London in this musical based on Charles Dickens' Oliver T...
Traveling con artist Harold Hill targets the naïve residents of a small town in 1910s Iowa by posing as a boys' band leader to raise money before he can skip town.
When an ugly creature, who loves eating cats, crash-lands into the Tanner family's garage, they treat him as a guest and allow him to live with them as he comments on the stupidity of mankind.
FR #2170 | TV | Animation, Family | USA, Taiwan | English
Writer
Jymn Magon
Cast
Alan Young, Russi Taylor, Terence Mcgovern
Plot
Triplets Huey, Dewey, and Louie accompany their wealthy uncle Scrooge McDuck on globe-trotting adventures and treasure hunts, while uncovering family secrets and facing dangerous enemies.
Carol Burnett, Vicki Lawrence, The Ernie Flatt Dancers
Plot
Legendary long-running television variety show featuring skits and songs by Carol Burnett, her comedy troupe, and their celebrity guests. Stars Carol Burnett, Vicki Lawrence, Harvey Korman, Lyle Waggoner, and Tim Conway.
Stan and Ollie are enlisted to deliver the deed to a valuable gold mine to its rightful owner, but they soon discover that the task is not as easy as it looks.
FR #2652 | Movie | Adventure, Family | UK, USA | English, German
Director
Ken Hughes
Writer
Ian Fleming, Roald Dahl, Ken Hughes
Cast
Dick Van Dyke, Sally Ann Howes, Lionel Jeffries
Plot
A down-on-his-luck inventor turns a broken-down Grand Prix car into a fancy vehicle for his children, and then they go off on a magical fantasy adventure to save their grandfather in a far-off land.
FR #2840 | Movie | Animation, Family | USA, France | English, French
Director
John Lounsbery, Wolfgang Reitherman, Ben Sharpsteen
Writer
A.A. Milne, Larry Clemmons, Ralph Wright
Cast
Sebastian Cabot, Junius Matthews, Barbara Luddy
Plot
In this collection of animated shorts based on the stories and characters by A.A. Milne, Winnie the Pooh, a honey-loving teddy bear, embarks on some eccentric adventures.
The Muppets put their spin on the tale of an elder, Christmas-hating miser who is visited by spirits who foretell his future and share secrets from his past and present, which helps change his view on life.
A plucky little orphan girl gets dumped abruptly into her gruff, hermit grandfather's care, then later gets retaken and delivered as a companion for an injured girl.
FR #4671 | Movie | Comedy, Family | USA | English, Spanish
Director
Robert Stevenson
Writer
Bill Walsh, Don Dagradi, Gordon Buford
Cast
Dean Jones, Michele Lee, David Tomlinson
Plot
Down-on-his-luck race car driver Jim Douglas teams up with a little VW Bug that has a mind of it's own, not realizing Herbie's worth until a sneaky rival plots to steal him.
FR #5042 | Movie | Family, Drama | USA | English, French
Director
Alfonso Cuaron
Writer
Frances Hodgson Burnett, Richard Lagravenese, Elizabeth Chandler
Cast
Liesel Matthews, Eleanor Bron, Liam Cunningham
Plot
Sara is sent to a strict boarding school after her father enlists in WWI. When he is presumed dead, the headmistress, knowing she will not receive any more money, forces the girl to become a servant.
FR #5104 | Movie | Adventure, Family | USA | English, Arabic
Director
Carroll Ballard
Writer
Melissa Mathison, Jeanne Rosenberg, William D. Wittliff
Cast
Kelly Reno, Mickey Rooney, Teri Garr
Plot
After being shipwrecked with a magnificent horse off the coast of Africa in the 1940s, a boy bonds with the stallion, and trains him to race after their rescue.
FR #5408 | Movie | Adventure, Family | USA, UK | English, Irish
Director
Robert Stevenson
Writer
Lawrence Edward Watkin, H.T. Kavanagh
Cast
Albert Sharpe, Janet Munro, Sean Connery
Plot
A wily old codger matches wits with the King of the Leprechauns and helps play matchmaker for his daughter and the strapping lad who has replaced him as caretaker.
FR #6052 | Movie | Family, Drama | USA, UK | English
Director
Agnieszka Holland
Writer
Frances Hodgson Burnett, Caroline Thompson
Cast
Kate Maberly, Maggie Smith, Heydon Prowse
Plot
A young, recently-orphaned girl is sent to England after living in India all of her life. Once there, she begins to explore her new, seemingly-isolated surroundings, and its secrets.
FR #6148 | TV | Family, Drama | USA, Canada | English
Cast
Megan Follows, Colleen Dewhurst, Richard Farnsworth
Plot
When Anne Shirley arrives at the Cuthbert's Farm on Prince Edward Island, she is a child with wild imagination, desperate to be loved. We follow Anne's enchanting life, from her struggles as an adolescent to her triumphs as a youn...
FR #6474 | Movie | Adventure, Family | Russia | Russian
Director
Gennadiy Kazanskiy
Writer
Lazar Lagin
Cast
Nikolay Volkov, Aleksei Litvinov, Gennadi Khudyakov
Plot
A boy finds a special jug and releases an ancient genie. The powerful and kind wizard is ready to fulfill all desires, but he doesn't know anything about the reality of the 20th century.
Widower Steve Douglas raises three sons with the help of his father-in-law, and is later aided by the boys' great-uncle. An adopted son, a stepdaughter, wives, and another generation of sons join the loving family in later seasons.
Two teenage boys with clashing personalities - one is a slick musician, the other a clumsy nerd - must navigate high school and family life together after becoming step-brothers.
Master Sergeant Bilko, regularly helped by the soldiers at Fort Baxter's motor pool, spends little time performing his duties by constantly trying to obtain money through various get-rich-quick scams and promotions.
The popular radio show comes to life in this hit sitcom about a wise family man, Jim Anderson, his common-sense wife Margaret and their children Betty, Bud and Kathy.
FR #9529 | Movie | Comedy, Family | USA, UK | English, Dutch
Director
Garry Marshall
Writer
Meg Cabot, Gina Wendkos
Cast
Julie Andrews, Anne Hathaway, Hector Elizondo
Plot
Mia Thermopolis has just found out that she is the heir apparent to the throne of Genovia. With her friends Lilly and Michael Moscovitz in tow, she tries to navigate through the rest of her sixteenth year.
An exoanthropologist from the planet Mars, stranded on Earth, is rescued by Tim O'Hara, a newspaper reporter who introduces the Martian to his friends and the authorities as his uncle Martin.
The oldest son of a loving and strong family of black sharecroppers comes of age in the Depression-era South after his father is imprisoned for stealing food.
FR #11061 | Movie | Comedy, Family | UK, France | English, French
Director
Steve Bendelack
Writer
Rowan Atkinson, Richard Curtis, Simon Mcburney
Cast
Rowan Atkinson, Willem Dafoe, Steve Pemberton
Plot
Mr. Bean wins a trip to Cannes where he unwittingly separates a young boy from his father and must help the two reunite. On the way he discovers France, bicycling, and true love.
Carly hosts her own home-grown web show, iCarly, Carly and sidekick Sam's regular webcasts ultimately feature everything from comedy sketches and talent contests to interviews, recipes, and problem-solving.
FR #11099 | Movie | Family, Drama | USA, UK | English
Director
Ronald Neame
Writer
Charles Dickens, Leslie Bricusse
Cast
Albert Finney, Alec Guinness, Edith Evans
Plot
A musical retelling of Charles Dickens' classic novel about an old bitter miser taken on a journey of self-redemption, courtesy of several mysterious Christmas apparitions.
FR #11416 | Movie | Adventure, Family | USA, UK | French, English
Director
Robert Stevenson
Writer
Lowell S. Hawley, Jules Verne
Cast
Hayley Mills, Maurice Chevalier, George Sanders
Plot
In 19th century England, young Mary Grant and her brother, Robert, embark on a dangerous quest to find their missing father, a sea captain who vanished somewhere along the Chilean coast.
Bud and Lou are unemployed actors living in Mr. Fields' boarding house. Lou's girlfriend Hillary lives across the hall. Any premise would lead to slapstick, puns, lots of gimmicks from their movies.
FR #12135 | TV | Family, Drama | Canada, USA | English
Cast
Megan Follows, Colleen Dewhurst, Marilyn Lightstone
Plot
Anne Shirley accepts a teaching position at a girls boarding school in a town dominated by a rich and belligerant family determined to make her life miserable.
Danny is a New York entertainer. Between his co-stars at the nightclub where he performs and his wife and kids, he has dilemmas galore, which he somehow manages to resolve and still laugh.
FR #13082 | TV | Comedy, Family | USA | English, Spanish
Writer
Kim Bass
Cast
Kenan Thompson, Kel Mitchell, Ken Foree
Plot
Kenan and Kel: two best friends who live in Chicago are always dragged down by Kenan's get rich quick schemes while orange soda-loving buddy Kel is dragged along but tends to mess things up.
FR #13608 | Movie | Family, Drama | UK, Argentina | French, English
Director
Lionel Jeffries
Writer
E. Nesbit, Lionel Jeffries
Cast
Dinah Sheridan, Bernard Cribbins, William Mervyn
Plot
After the enforced absence of their father, three children move with their mother to Yorkshire, where during their adventures they attempt to discover the reason for his disappearance.
Jessica Tate's sharp-tongued former butler, Benson DuBois, moves up in the world, becoming first the governor's "director of household affairs," then the state's budget director, then lieutenant governor and candidate for the exec...
FR #14117 | Movie | Adventure, Family | UK, USA | English, Arabic
Director
Gordon Hessler
Writer
Brian Clemens, Ray Harryhausen
Cast
John Phillip Law, Caroline Munro, Tom Baker
Plot
Sinbad and the vizier of Marabia, followed by evil magician Koura, seek the three golden tablets that can gain them access to the ancient temple of the Oracle of All Knowledge.
FR #14656 | Movie | Family, Fantasy | USA | English
Director
Roy Rowland
Writer
Dr. Seuss, Allan Scott
Cast
Peter Lind Hayes, Mary Healy, Hans Conried
Plot
A young boy dreams that he is in an imaginary world where, assisted by his family's plumber, he must save other piano-playing kids like himself from the dungeons of his dictatorial piano teacher who also mind-controls his mother.
FR #14706 | Movie | Family, Musical | USA, UK | English
Director
Irving Cummings
Writer
Patterson Mcnutt, Arthur J. Beckhard, William M. Conselman
Cast
Shirley Temple, John Boles, Rochelle Hudson
Plot
Wealthy Edward Morgan becomes charmed with a curly-haired orphan and her pretty older sister Mary and arranges to adopt both under the alias of "Mr. Jones." As he spends more time with them, he soon finds himself falling in love w...
