Childhood Films
Films I watched with my parents and tend to forget otherwise.
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- DirectorStephen GyllenhaalStarsJessica LangeHalle BerryDavid StrathairnThe biological and adoptive mothers of a young boy are involved in a bitter, controversial custody battle.
- DirectorLesli Linka GlatterStarsChristina RicciDemi MooreRosie O'DonnellFour 12-year-old girls grow up together during an eventful small-town summer in 1970.
- DirectorRob ReinerStarsAlec BaldwinJames WoodsWhoopi GoldbergA Mississippi district attorney and the widow of Medgar Evers struggle to finally bring a white racist to justice for the 1963 murder of the civil rights leader.
- DirectorLuc BessonStarsJean RenoGary OldmanNatalie Portman12-year-old Mathilda is reluctantly taken in by Léon, a professional assassin, after her family is murdered. An unusual relationship forms as she becomes his protégée and learns the assassin's trade.
- DirectorBeeban KidronStarsWesley SnipesPatrick SwayzeJohn LeguizamoThree drag queens travel cross-country until their car breaks down, leaving them stranded in a small town.
- DirectorJames HillTom McGowanStarsVirginia McKennaBill TraversGeoffrey KeenThe story of George and Joy Adamson and the orphaned lion cub, Elsa, they adopt.
- DirectorJack CoufferStarsNigel DavenportSusan HampshireGeoffrey KeenWhen Elsa's three mischievous cubs begin wreaking havoc on the nearby villages, Joy and her husband are forced to move them hundreds of miles to a game preserve.
- DirectorMatthew RobbinsStarsCindy WilliamsDavid RascheRobert J. Steinmiller Jr.A runaway circus dog befriends a young boy who has trouble fitting in with his friends.
- DirectorTom RopelewskiStarsJohn TravoltaKirstie AlleyDavid GallagherThe dogs can talk at a family of 4, where mom loses her job the same day dad gets a job as pilot for a cute, single boss.
- DirectorJeff BlythStarsKeith CooganLucy DeakinsColin MothupiA "born free" type story set in Kenya about an orphaned cheetah cub that is adopted and raised by an American family.
- DirectorWinston HiblerStarsRon BrownBrian RussellLinda WallaceWhen a cougar raised by a group of loggers in the Pacific Northwest reverts to its natural instincts, the consequence could threaten its life.
- DirectorJack CoufferStarsRex AllenChicoWhen a coyote is chased into the back of a moving van he accidentally ends up in the Hollywood hills and learns the ins and outs of being an urban coyote.
- 1954–199748mUnrated8.8 (22)TV EpisodeDirectorWalter PerkinsStarsBill PaceSlim SanfordJoy HaleThe story follows the coyote through his encounters with man, starting as a pup. He's put in a roadside zoo, escapes, then heads to the wilderness where he battles for his life. Chico fortunately meets a mate and raises some offspring.
- DirectorJerome CourtlandStarsStuart WhitmanFrank AletterLonny ChapmanIn Utah, the idyllic existence of a mountain lion family is threatened when tourists, bent on sport-hunting cougars, make their appearance.
- DirectorGeorge ScribnerStarsJoey LawrenceBilly JoelCheech MarinA lost and alone kitten joins a gang of dogs engaged in petty larceny in New York City.
- DirectorNick CastleStarsDamon WayansMichael IronsideBam Bam BigelowWhen a recently discharged Marine struggles to adjust to civilian life, his commanding officer brings him back to the military to train and lead a group of misfit JORTC cadets.
- DirectorAndrew BergmanStarsDemi MooreBurt ReynoldsArmand AssanteA stripper and single mother gets dragged into a dangerous situation after a congressman takes a fancy to her.
- DirectorDon BluthGary GoldmanDan KuensterStarsDom DeLuiseBurt ReynoldsLoni AndersonA canine angel, Charlie, sneaks back to earth from heaven but ends up befriending an orphan girl who can speak to animals. In the process, Charlie learns that friendship is the most heavenly gift of all.
- DirectorFred WolfStarsRingo StarrDustin HoffmanPaul FreesA father reads his son a bedtime story about young Oblio, who is banished from the fantastical kingdom of pointed heads and things for having no point.
- 1995–200030mTV-Y7.2 (14)TV EpisodeDirectorAnthony BellStarsJenifer LewisGladys KnightDionne WarwickThis classic Grimm's fairy tale takes a wild turn with a puppy who doesn't dig the life of a guard dog, a soul diva donkey, a sassy kitten and a flashy, over-the-top, funky rooster. The four come together, form a group and go out on the road!
- DirectorRobert TinnellStarsJohnny MorinaMaggie CastleChristopher OlscampEleven-year-old Alex and his fellow homemade heroes are having a backyard blast. Battles rage, knights fight and damsels distress in a cardboard Camelot of dirt-bike steeds, aluminum foil sabres and plastic armor. The summer fun and fantasy soon become a marvelous, mystical reality with the touch of a sword. Malcolm McDowell, Michael Ironside and bright newcomer Johnny Morina star in a modern-day adventure filled with medieval magic. One fateful afternoon, Alex comes across a sword sunk in stone - King Arthur's legendary Excalibur! The sword holds untold powers of strength, magic and wisdom. With one motion, Alex frees the sword, Merlin the Magician appears, and Alex discovers the awesome power he'd always dreamed about. But to misuse Excalibur is to lose Excalibur... as Alex soon discovers. Now with Merlin vanished, Alex must prove himself worthy of the sword to bring back the magic. He'd better act fast - his friends need his power now more than ever!
- DirectorIrwin WinklerStarsVal KilmerMira SorvinoKelly McGillisA blind man has an operation to regain his sight at the urging of his girlfriend and must deal with the changes to his life.