Top 10 Movies for Families from 2000
THE BASKET
THE BASKET is a redemptive masterpiece. This movie, made in Spokane Washington of all places, is drawing rave reviews from everyone. Starring Peter Coyote and Karen Allen, it tells the story of a new schoolteacher in a small town in the American…
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CHICKEN RUN
CHICKEN RUN, an egg-cellent cartoon comedy, tells the story of a group of hens dedicated to escaping a chicken farm before they get the ax. All of their attempts fall short until a “flying rooster” named Rocky (voiced by Mel Gibson), lands…
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MY DOG SKIP
In the family movie MY DOG SKIP, 8-year-old Willie Morris lives in Yazoo, Mississippi in 1942. Willie is an only child, the son of an overly protective father. Willie’s great hero is Dink Jenkens, the star athlete who lives next door. On…
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THE EMPEROR’S NEW GROOVE
THE EMPEROR’S NEW GROOVE, Disney’s new animated comedy, is set in a mythical kingdom in the Peruvian Andes. The story follows the misadventures of an arrogant young emperor named Kuzco, voiced by David Spade. His power-hungry female advisor, Yzma, voiced by Eartha…
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THE TIGGER MOVIE
THE TIGGER MOVIE recaptures the cuddly spirit of Walt Disney’s three featurettes on Winnie the Pooh and his friends made in 1966, 1968 and 1974. In this one, the first feature-length motion picture set in the Hundred Acre Wood, Tigger, the boisterous,…
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REMEMBER THE TITANS
Denzel Washington stars as Herman Boone in REMEMBER THE TITANS. Boone’s a black coach given the head coaching position at a formerly all-white school due to forced integration. Met with disdain, anger and a divided football team of racial foes, Coach Boone…
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DISNEY’S THE KID
DISNEY’S THE KID stars Bruce Willis as a 40-year-old man named Russ who realizes he must get literally in touch with his inner child to make his life worthwhile. By strange circumstances, Russ encounters his 8-year-old self, whom he is deeply disappointed…
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TITAN A.E.
In the year 3028, the Drej, a legion of creatures consisting of pure energy, destroy the earth. A professor narrowly escapes this destruction on the Titan A.E., a ship holding enough DNA to create a new earth. Fifteen years later, his son…
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DR. SEUSS’ HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS
Funnyman Jim Carrey plays the title role in DR. SEUSS’ HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS. The outline of the movie follows the story from the classic children’s book and TV cartoon. Adding to the fun in this version, however, is Cindy Lou…
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