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When an advanced canine and his adopted son use their time traveling WABAC machine, events in history spiral out of control to disastrous and comical results. It's up to this most unexpected of father-son teams to somehow put things back on track before the space-time continuum is irreparably destroyed.
"...It's hard to resist the bespectacled brainiac dog and his beloved boy."--USA Today.
"A smart, funny and beautifully designed feature ..."--New...
2) Home alone
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"Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister has become the man of the house overnight! Accidentally left behind when his family rushes off on a Christmas vacation, Kevin gets busy decorating the house for the holidays. But he's not decking the halls with tinsel and holly. Two bumbling burglars are trying to break in, and Kevin's rigging a bewildering battery of booby traps to welcome them!"--Container.
3) ParaNorman
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From the makers of Coraline comes the story of Norman, a boy who must use his special powers to save his town from a centuries-old curse. In addition to spooky zombies, he'll also have to take on unpredictable ghosts, wily witches, and, worst of all, clueless grown-ups. But this young ghoul whisperer will soon find his paranormal activities pushed to their otherworldly limits.
A misunderstood boy takes on ghosts, zombies and grownups to save his...
4) Sky High
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When you're the son of the world's most legendary superheroes there's only one school for you - Sky High, an elite high school that molds today's power-gifted students into tomorrow's superheroes. The problem is that Will Stronghold has no superpowers!
5) Big
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A 12-year-old boy's wish comes true when he asks a mechanical carnival genie to make him 'big'. He manages to land a job at a toy company where he experiences the complications of being an adult.
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Ron's Gone Wrong is a computer-animated film set in a world where it's the norm to have B-Bots, digitally connected robot companions. Barney is a shy middle-schooler who is the last one in his city to finally get Ron, his B-Bot. Unfortunately, his "Best Friend Out of the Box" becomes a major pain, malfunctioning on a regular basis. Not knowing what else to do, Barney sets out to teach Ron about social cues and what it means to be a human.
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It follows the exploits of eleven-year-old Alexander as he experiences the most terrible and horrible day of his young life, a day that begins with gum stuck in his hair, followed by one calamity after another. But when Alexander tells his upbeat family about the misadventures of his disastrous day, he finds little sympathy and begins to wonder if bad things only happen to him.
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Before he becomes the famed horror writer H. P. Lovecraft, young Howard Lovecraft is a curious and imaginative boy living with his mother. But after she unwittingly gives Howard the legendary Necronomicon, he is transported to a dangerous and frozen world populated by horrifying creatures. After saving and befriending one such creature, Spot, Howard and his new friend set off on a perilous quest to save the kingdom and get Howard home.
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Jamie is a preacher's daughter whose self-confidence doesn't depend on the opinions of others. Landon is skating through high school on looks and bravado. But when events thrust him into Jamie's world, he begins an unexpected journey he will never forget. The remarkable steps to a life changed involve trust, hope, goals, faith and unconditional love.
14) Home alone 3
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"A band of international crooks has hidden a military computer chip inside a toy car, but an airport mix-up lands it in the hands of whiz-kid Alex Pruitt who's home alone with the chicken pox in a quiet Chicago suburb. When the criminals zero in on Alex's house with their high-tech gadgetry, madness and mayhem kick into high gear as the pint-sized hero defends himself against the bumbling bad guys - armed with an outrageous array of ambushes and...
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Arthur 2 and the revenge of Maltazard: Arthur travels back to the Minimoy world and joins forces with his old friend Max and the feisty Princess Selenia only to discover the evil Maltazard is up to his old tricks!
Arthur 3 : The war of two worlds: Arthur and Selenia chase Maltazard into the human world, where an army of giant mosquitoes sets off an epic battle between two kingdoms!
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"In 1940s Indiana, nine-year-old Ralphie dreams of his ideal Christmas gift: a genuine Red Ryder 200-shot Carbine Action Air Rifle. But when gruff dad and doting mom regularly respond with 'You'll shoot your eye out!', Ralphie mounts a full-scale hint-dropping, Santa-begging campaign"--Container.
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Arthur 2 : The revenge of Maltazard: Arthur travels back to the Minimoy world and joins forces with his old friend Max and the feisty Princess Selenia only to discover the evil Maltazard is up to his old tricks!
Arthur 3 : The war of two worlds: Arthur and Selenia chase Maltazard into the human world, where an army of giant mosquitoes sets off an epic battle between two kingdoms!
18) Wonder
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Based on the New York Times bestseller, this tells the incredibly inspiring and heartwarming story of August Pullman, a boy with facial differences who enters fifth grade, attending a mainstream elementary school for the first time.
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Best buddies Dustin, Albert, and Mark are twelve year old boys looking forward to a summer of fun in 1970. When Dustin mows the lawn of seventy-five year old Jonathan Sperry, a man he has seen at church, a unique friendship develops setting the stage for a summer the three boys will never forget!