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1. Mary Poppins
Directed by: Robert Stevenson
Release Date: August 26, 1964
Running Time: 2 Hours 19 minutes
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
Casts: Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, Karen Dotrice, Mathew Garber, Glynis Johns, David Tomlinson, Hermione Baddeley, Ed Wynn, Reta Shaw, etc.
Synopsis: The story revolves around the Banks family. They have two mischievous children, Jane and Michael Banks, who go through a series of nannies and cannot control them. Mary Poppins magically arrives at their doorstep in response to the children’s advertisement for a nanny. With her enchanting powers, she takes the children on magical adventures and teaches them important lessons about family, imagination, and responsibility.
2. Enchanted
Directed by: Kevin Lima
Release Date: November 21, 2007
Running Time: 1 Hour 47 minutes
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
Casts: James Marsden, Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey, Rachel Covey, Jodi Benson, Idina Menzel, Susan Sarandon, Timothy Spall, Julie Andrews, Tonya Pinkins, etc.
Synopsis: The story revolves around Giselle, a young and naive princess-to-be who lives in the animated kingdom of Andalasia. Giselle dreams of true love’s kiss and finds it when she encounters Prince Edward. However, Edward’s wicked stepmother, Queen Narissa, is threatened by their love and banishes Giselle from the real world, specifically in modern-day New York City.
3. Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Directed by: Robert Stevenson
Release Date: October 7, 1971
Running Time: 2 Hour 19 minutes
IMDB Rating: 7/10
Casts: Angela Lansbury, Lan Wieghill, Roy Snort, Cindy O’Callaghan, David Tomlinson, Bruce Forsyth, Roddy McDowall, Sam Jaffe, etc.
Synopsis: Set during World War II, the story follows three orphaned siblings placed under the care of Miss Eglantine Price, a trainee witch. Miss Price discovers a spell called the Substitutiary Locomotion, which can animate inanimate objects. With the help of a magical bedknob, they embark on a quest to find the missing pieces of a powerful spell to defend Britain against the Nazi invasion.
4. Saving Mr. Banks
Directed by: John Lee Hancock
Release Date: November 29, 2013
Running Time: 2 Hours 5 minutes
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
Casts: Tom Hanks, Emma Thompson, Pamela Lyndon Travers, Collin Farrell, B.J.Novak, Jason Schwartzman, Paul Giamatti, Bradley Whitford, etc.
Synopsis: The film portrays P. L. Travers, as a stubborn and protective author who is hesitant to give up creative control of her characters and story. Walt Disney is determined to fulfill a promise he made to his daughters to bring Mary Poppins to life. As the production progresses, Travers becomes increasingly resistant to the changes Disney wants to make, but through a series of flashbacks, secrets come up about her personal history and the inspirations behind her story.
5. The Muppets
Directed by: James Bobin
Release Date: November 23, 2011
Running Time: 1 Hour 43 minutes
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
Casts: Jason Segel, Dave Goelz, Emily Blunt, Bill Barretta, Chris Cooper, Jim Parsons, Steve Whitmire, Rashida Johns, Sarah Silverman, Kristen Schaal, etc.
Synopsis: The story follows Walter, a Muppet fan, and his human brother Gary, as they embark on a journey to reunite the Muppets and save their theater from being demolished by an oil tycoon named Tex Richman. Along the way, they enlist the help of Walter’s longtime crush, Mary, and join forces with the Muppets, who have all gone their separate ways.
6. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe
Directed by: Andrew Adamson
Release Date: December 8, 2005
Running Time: 2 Hours 30 minutes
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
Casts: Georgie Henley, Anna Popplewell, William Moseley, Saknder Keynes, Tilda Swinton, James McAvoy, Sonya Hitchcock, Liam Neesan, etc.
Synopsis: The story follows four siblings—Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy Pevensie. While playing a game of hide-and-seek, Lucy discovers a magical wardrobe that serves as a portal to the enchanted land of Narnia. In Narnia, the children encounter talking animals, mythical creatures, and a winter that has lasted for a hundred years under the control of the evil White Witch.
7. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Directed by: Andrew Adamson
Release Date: June 19, 2008
Running Time: 2 Hours 30 minutes
IMDB Rating: 6.5/10
Casts: Ben Barnes, Georgie Henley, Anna Popplewell, William Moseley, Saknder Keynes, Tilda Swinton, Peter Dinklage, Warwick Davis, Damian Alcazar, Douglas Gresham, etc.
Synopsis: The Pevensie children—Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy—find themselves magically transported back to the magical land of Narnia. However, they discover that hundreds of years have passed since their last visit, and Narnia is now under the oppressive rule of King Miraz. The Pevensies join forces with Prince Caspian, the rightful heir to the Narnian throne, and the talking animals to overthrow King Miraz and restore peace to the land.
8. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of The Dawn Treader
Directed by: Michael Apted
Release Date: December 10, 2010
Running Time: 1 Hour 55 minutes
IMDB Rating: 6.3/10
Casts: Ben Barnes, Georgie Henley, Anna Popplewell, Will Poulter, William Moseley, Saknder Keynes, Tilda Swinton, Peter Dinklage, Douglas Gresham, etc.
Synopsis: The story takes place several years after the events of the previous film, “Prince Caspian.” The Pevensie children, Edmund, Lucy, and their cousin Eustace, are transported back to Narnia through a magical painting. They reunite with King Caspian, who is now on a quest to find the seven lost Lords of Narnia and save their land from an ancient evil.
9. Eight Below
Directed by: Frank Marshall
Release Date: February 17, 2006
Running Time: 2 Hours
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
Casts: Moon Bloodgood, Paul Walker, Bruce Greenwood, Jason Biggs, Wendy Crewson, Conor Christopher Levins, August Schellenberg, etc.
Synopsis: The movie follows the story of Jerry Shepard, a guide at a research base in Antarctica. Jerry and his team of eight sled dogs, including lead dog Maya, are forced to evacuate due to an approaching storm. However, due to the harsh weather conditions, the team is unable to return for the dogs, and they are left behind. But Jerry becomes determined to mount a rescue mission to save his loyal companions.
10. The Rookie [2002]
Directed by: John Lee Hancock
Release Date: March 29, 2002
Running Time: 2 Hours 8 minutes
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
Casts: Dennis Quaid, Jim Morris, Rachel Griffiths, Angus T. Johns, Mark Ciardi, Jay Hernandez, Brian Cox, Angelo Spizzirri, etc.
Synopsis: The movie follows the journey of Jim Morris, a high school science teacher and baseball coach in a small Texas town. As a young man, Jim had dreams of becoming a professional baseball player, but a shoulder injury ended his career prematurely. Years later, while coaching a high school baseball team, Jim discovers that he still has an impressive pitching arm and can throw a fastball at an incredible speed.
11. Holes
Directed by: Andrew Davis
Release Date: April 11, 2003
Running Time: 2 Hours
IMDB Rating: 7/10
Casts: Shia LaBeouf, Khleo Thomas, Tim Blake Nelson, Jon Voight, Patricia Arquette, Sigourney Weaver, Dule Hill, Max Kasch, Byron Cotton, Henry Winkler, etc.
Synopsis: The film follows the story of Stanley Yelnats IV, a teenager who is wrongfully accused of stealing a pair of sneakers and is sent to Camp Green Lake, a juvenile detention center in the Texas desert. At Camp Green Lake, the inmates are forced to dig holes in the dry lake bed as a form of character-building punishment. As Stanley begins his time at Camp Green Lake, he soon discovers that the digging of holes is not just for punishment but is part of a secret mission orchestrated by the camp’s warden.
12. Hocus Pocus
Directed by: Kenny Ortega
Release Date: July 16, 1993
Running Time: 1 Hour 36 minutes
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
Casts: Sarah Jessica Parker, Bette Midler, Omri Katz, Thora Birch, Kathy Najimy, Vinessa Shaw, Sean Murray, Doug Jones, Venetian Princess, etc.
Synopsis: The story of “Hocus Pocus” begins in the year 1693 when the Sanderson sisters—Winifred, Sarah, and Mary—are executed for practicing witchcraft. Before their demise, Winifred casts a spell that ensures they will return if a virgin lights the Black Flame Candle on Halloween night. Fast forward to 1993, Max Dennison, a teenager from Los Angeles, moves to Salem with his family and reluctantly joins forces with Allison, a local girl, and his younger sister Dani. On Halloween night, they accidentally bring the Sanderson sisters back to life when Max lights the Black Flame Candle.
13. Race to Witch Mountain
Directed by: Andy Fickman
Release Date: March 13, 2009
Running Time: 1 Hour 38 minutes
IMDB Rating: 5.7/10
Casts: Dwayne Johnson, AnnaSophia Robb, Alexender Ludwig, Carla Gugino, Ike Eisenmann, Kim Richards, Ciaran Hinds, Tom Woodruff Jr., Chris Marquette, etc.
Synopsis: The film follows the story of two siblings, Sara and Seth, who possess extraordinary supernatural powers. They are aliens from another planet and have been living on Earth disguised as humans. When they discover that their hidden spaceship is located at Witch Mountain in Nevada, they embark on a journey to retrieve it.
14. Bedtime Stories
Directed by: Adam Shankman
Release Date: December 25, 2008
Running Time: 1 Hour 39 minutes
IMDB Rating: 6/10
Casts: Adam Sandler, Russell Brand, Keri Russell, Teresa Palmer, Jonathan Morgan Heit, Guy Pearce, Lucy Lawless, Couteney Cox, Laura An Kesling, etc.
Synopsis: The story revolves around Skeeter Bronson, whose life takes an unexpected turn when he begins to realize that the stories he tells to his niece and nephew before bed start to materialize in real life. Each night, as he tells the children a new story, the events and characters from the stories begin to affect Skeeter’s reality.
15. Freaky Friday
Directed by: Mark Waters
Release Date: August 6, 2003
Running Time: 1 Hour 37 minutes
IMDB Rating: 6.3/10
Casts: Lindsay Lohan, Jamie Lee Kurtis, Chad Michael Murray, Mark Harmon, Ryan Malgarini, Hale Hudson, Julie Gonzalo, Stephen Tobolowsky, etc.
Synopsis: The story revolves around Tess Coleman, a widowed therapist, and her teenage daughter Anna. They have a strained relationship and often clash with each other due to their different personalities and perspectives. However, everything changes when they both unknowingly make a wish at the same time and subsequently wake up the next morning to find that they have switched bodies.
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