Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie 2009
TV-G | 1h 34min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama | TV Movie 28 August 2009
Storyline:
When Alex ruins a family vacation by accidentally casting a horrible spell on her loved ones, Max works overtime to keep his parents from separating while Alex and Justin seek out the “Stone of Dreams” in a desperate race to reverse the curse.
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas 2008
PG-13 | 1h 34min | Drama, War | 26 November 2008 (USA)
Storyline:
Young Bruno lives a wealthy lifestyle in prewar Germany along with his mother, elder sister, and SS Commandant father. The family relocates to the countryside where his father is assigned to take command a prison camp. A few days later, Bruno befriends another youth, strangely dressed in striped pajamas, named Shmuel who lives behind an electrified fence. Bruno will soon find out that he is not permitted to befriend his new friend as he is a Jew, and that the neighboring yard is actually a prison camp for Jews awaiting extermination.
The Butcher Boy 1997
R | 1h 50min | Comedy, Drama | 20 February 1998 (Ireland)
Storyline:
Francie and Joe live the usual playful, fantasy filled childhoods of normal boys. However, with a violent, alcoholic father and a manic depressive, suicidal mother the pressure on Francie to grow up are immense. Unfortunately, one tragedy after another, Francie’s world sinks deeper and deeper into paranoia (directed mainly against Mrs. Nugent, a nasty neighbor) and fantasy (where he has visions of the Virgin Mary).
American kids go to a space camp during the summer holidays. They learn how to operate the Space Shuttle. A team consisting of a guy who just entered to meet girls, a wanna be astronaut and an instructor who wanted to go on a mission instead of teaching can sit in the Shuttle while testing the engines. Then they’re launched by mistake …
The Last Mimzy 2007
PG | 1h 30min | Drama, Family, Sci-Fi | 23 March 2007 (USA)
Storyline:
The siblings Noah and Emma travel with their mother Jo from Seattle to the family cottage in Whidbey Island to spend a couple of days while their workaholic father David Wilder is working. They find a box of toys from the future in the water and bring it home, and Emma finds a stuffed rabbit called Mimzy, and stones and a weird object, but they hide their findings from their parents. Mimzy talks telepathically to Emma and the siblings develop special abilities, increasing their intelligences to the level of genius. Their father becomes very proud when Noah presents a magnificent design in the fair of science and technology, and his teacher Larry White and his mystic wife Naomi Schwartz become interested in the boy when he draws a mandala. When Noah accidentally assembles the objects and activates a powerful generator creating a blackout in the state, the FBI arrests the family trying to disclose the mystery. But Emma unravels the importance to send Mimzy back to the future.
Dorian Blues 2004
Not Rated | 1h 28min | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 28 September 2006 (Germany)
Storyline:
Coming-of-age. A small-town young man realizes why he’s such a misfit – he’s gay! Adolescence is proving a pain for the always-thinking Dorian. He’s an outcast and the butt of classmates’ fag jokes at high school. He’s different and understands why when he reaches the conclusion that he’s a “stereotypical gay.” He soon announces this discovery to his homophobic, Nixon-loving dad. As Dad throws him out of the house, Dorian’s off to NYU to encounter a new world of coffee houses, sophisticates and handsome men.
Fido 2006
R | 1h 33min | Comedy, Drama, Horror | 16 March 2007 (Canada)
Storyline:
Space radiation turns dead into Zombies. Zomcon fights zombies and finds ways to pacify and use them. On preteen Timmy’s 1950s suburban street, all have a zombie doing menial chores. Timmy’s zombie becomes his pet/friend and is named Fido.
Tells the story of two friends with a complicated past: Wall Street deal maker Jai (Pandit) and Mumbai-based music producer Sahil (Ganesh). The two share an emotional weekend on a road trip into the hills and canyons of Maharashtra, where chances are missed, truths are evaded and an unexpected love develops.