Comedy
King’s Ransom

How does a rich businessman keep his estranged wife from taking his money? By arranging his own kidnapping, of course.

Drama, Kids
Akeelah and the Bee

In warm family story, an 11-year-old spelling phenom from a rough neighborhood is lifted by hard work and a supportive …

Comedy, Drama
Saved!

Meet Hilary Faye: the ringleader of the Jesus-freak “monster” teens.

Action/Adventure, Drama, Mystery/Suspense
The Sentinel

A throwback to the 1990s’ ‘In the Line of Fire’ and ‘Nick of Time,’ ‘The Sentinel’ stands ready to serve …

Comedy
Head of State

Alderman Mays Gilliam’s bizarre run for the highest office in the land begins when he’s picked out of relative political …

Action/Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids
The Wild Thornberrys Movie

World-traveling documentary filmmakers Nigel and Marianne Thornberry have come with their family to Africa to record an amazing elephant migration.

Drama
Whale Rider

It has next to no plot and its characters speak in Maori almost as much as they do in English. …

Comedy
American Wedding

“It’s more of the same,” says star Jason Biggs. “We stuck to the formula.”

Action/Adventure, Drama, War
Black Hawk Down

Oct. 3, 1993, has gone down in history as a black day for the U.S. Army. That’s when a mission …

Comedy, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Jack Frost

When tragedy strikes a loving family, leave it to Hollywood to bring back the deceased parent as Frosty the Snowman.

Drama, Kids
Charlotte’s Web

If Charlotte herself were spinning this blurb, she’d write that this incarnation of E.B. White’s farmyard ‘miracle’ is ‘some movie.’ …

Animation, Comedy, Kids
Hoodwinked

For generations, children have heard the tale of Little Red Riding Hood. They’ll be amazed when they hear the rest …

Drama, Horror
Ouija

Here we have yet another woeful byproduct of that much ballyhooed partnership between Hasbro and Universal Pictures.

Comedy, Drama, Romance
Laggies

To lag, meaning to fall or stay behind. That’s what Keira Knightley’s done in this quirky, indie dramedy. But the …

Drama, Sports
23 Blast

It’s not pinball that Travis Freeman plays a mean game of—it’s football. He plays it before he goes blind. And …