The Lion King (1994)
Dec 31, 2001Disney Animation/Talking Animals
One of the best films to come out of Disney's animation renaissance during the 1990s, this uses all the studio as its disposal to create a work that is epic in its scope
Nathan Lane
MouseHunt (1997)
Dec 17, 2000Men vs an Intelligent Mouse
The directorial debut of Gore Verbinski, this harnesses Babe-styled animatronics to essentially create a live-action Tom and Jerry cartoon with two comic villains being outwitted by a seemingly unkillable mouse
The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride (1998)
Oct 28, 2013Disney Animation/Talking Animals
Another of the interminable video sequels to their animated classics that Disney made throughout the 90s-00s. This is somewhat better than most of the others
Stuart Little (1999)
Dec 18, 1999Mouse Boy
Taking its its cue from the mix of animatronics and CGI in Babe, this is a live-action adaptation of the E.B. White book. A sweet and charming film about a family that adopts a little mouse boy that proved an unexpected hit
Titan A.E. (2000)
Jun 18, 2000Animation/Space Opera
Very nicely made space opera from animator Don Bluth, operating from a Joss Whedon script, that unfortunately proved a big box-office flop
Stuart Little 2 (2002)
Oct 19, 2002Mouse Boy
The sequel to Stuart Little proves as equally likeable as its predecessor
Astro Boy (2009)
Nov 14, 2009Anime TV Series Remake/Android Boy
This animated theatrical remake of the old Astro Boy cartoon series is nicely made, although the film often feels over-simplistic in its scripting and use of cliches
Mirror Mirror (2012)
Mar 23, 2012Snow White Adaptation
Tarsem Singh makes a Snow White film. Tarsem's sets, costumes and visuals are expectedly exquisite and extravagant but all is unwound by a campy, unserious approach
Beau is Afraid (2023)
Sep 8, 2023Surreal Journey
Ari Aster’s third film had many audiences scratching their heads. It follows Joaquin Phoenix on an allegorical journey that becomes a dark comedy and an entirely surreal Freudian nightmare