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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) 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...
3) The wretched
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Following his parents' separation, a rebellious teenage boy, Ben, is sent to live with his father for the summer and work at the local marina to gain some form of discipline. The idyllic tourist town offers little solace for him, however, as he is forced to deal with the local, privileged teens and his father's new girlfriend. Ben's problems grow increasingly disturbing when he makes a chilling discovery about the family renting the house next door....
4) Homeless
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Filmed in a real shelter with real homeless people, this film tells the story of Gosh, a teenage boy lost in the bleak routine of life in a shelter.
5) 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!
7) Kick-Ass 2
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Dave (Kick-Ass) decides to start the world's first superhero team with Mindy (Hit Girl). Unfortunately, Mindy is busted for sneaking out as Hit Girl, and she's forced to retire. Dave must join forces with Justice Forever, run by a born-again ex-mobster named Colonel Stars and Stripes. Just as they start to make a real difference on the streets, the world's first super-villain, the Mother F%&*r̂, assembles his own evil league and puts a plan in motion...
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A decade after "The Great Crumble" wreaked havoc on the world and led to the mysterious emergence of hybrids (babies born part human, part animal), a sheltered hybrid deer-boy named Gus unexpectedly befriends a wandering loner named Jepperd. Together they set out in search of answers about Gus's origins, Jepperd's past, and the true meaning of home.
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While stealing money to help their sick mother, teen brothers Matt and Joey are surprised by Hamby, a security officer who gives chase and is then trapped in a well. Over the next few days, Joey and Hamby forge an uneasy relationship. Hamby tells Joey he'll keep quiet if Joey sets him free. But Hamby holds another secret, one that will threaten Joey and his family, in this twist-filled, cat- and-mouse thriller.
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Surrounded by wealth and living in Manhattan, twelve year old prodigy Reggie, lives a solitary life without his frequently absent parents. Estranged from family, Eleanor needs a new place to live and a new job. Fate winds her lovely fingers around these two lives to place Eleanor as the new au pair for Reggie and the music in their hearts intertwines to create this beautiful story about discovery and acceptance.
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Diagnosed with a mental illness halfway through his senior year of high school, a witty introspective teen struggles to keep it a secret while falling in love with a brilliant classmate who inspires him to open his heart and not be defined by his condition.
15) A tiger's tail
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A boy goes on an adventure of a lifetime when Luna, a baby tiger cub, escapes from an animal sanctuary and follows him home. It is up to one boy, his friend, and his dog to return Luna to her home before she destroys his parents' home.
16) Kick-ass
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Ordinary teenager and rabid comic-book geek Dave Lizewski captures the imagination of the public when he becomes the no-nonsense vigilante, Kick-Ass. After he teams up with the fearless father-daughter crime-fighting duo, Big Daddy and Hit-Girl, the three work together to take down the criminal empire of local Mafioso Frank D'Amico. But when D'Amico's son Chris is reborn as Red Mist, the showdown between the forces of good and evil will force Kick-Ass...
17) Marfa girl
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Follows the daily lives of a group of young people living in Marfa, Texas.
In the days surrounding his sixteenth birthday, Adam's 23-year-old neighbor Donna attempts to seduce him, his teacher is eager to deal out corporal punishment on him, and a newly-arrived local artist seeks to have sex with him.
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In the hands of the renowned experimental theater director Peter Brook, William Golding's legendary novel on the primitivism lurking beneath civilization becomes a film as raw and ragged as the lost boys at its center. Taking an innovative documentary-like approach, Brook shot Lord of The Flies with an off-the-cuff naturalism, seeming to record a spontaneous eruption of its characters' IDs. The result is a rattling masterpiece, as provocative as its...