Tom Baker (Steve Martin) and wife Kate (Bonnie Hunt), hoping to bring their family together for a memorable summer vacation, take their 12 offspring to the rustic Lake Winnetka. But their retreat soon becomes cutthroat when they enter into a competition with the over-achieving members of a large family headed by Tom’s long-time rival, Jimmy…
Category: Family Films
Chicken Little (2005)
Tagline: This time the sky really is falling. The movie picks up where the classic fable ends, namely after our pint-sized hero has caused big-time havoc when he mistakes a falling acorn for a piece of the sky. In the wake of the “unfortunate acorn incident” Chicken Little’s name is mud in his hometown of…
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, The Wardrobe (2005)
Tagline: Evil has reigned for 100 years… And then she saw that there was a light ahead of her; not a few inches away from where the back of the wardrobe ought to have been, but a long way off… she found that she was standing in the middle of a wood at night-time with…
Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story (2005)
“Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story” tells the story of a father who, for the love of his daughter, sacrifices almost everything to save the life of an injured racehorse and bring the promising filly back to her former glory. The film stars Kurt Russell (“Miracle”), Dakota Fanning (“War of the Worlds”) and Kris Kristofferson…
The Family Stone (2005)
Tagline: Feel the love. A guy brings his ice-queen girlfriend home for Christmas to meet his eccentric family. Overwhelmed by the hostile reception she receives, the girlfriend begs her sister to join her for emotional support, only to trigger more problems. The Stone family unites in common cause when their favorite son brings his uptight…
Ice Princess (2005)
Tagline: Big things happen to those who dream big. Rising star Michelle Trachtenberg (“Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “EuroTrip”) stars as Casey Carlyle, the brainy bookworm who gives up a life devoted to schoolwork for a thrilling new world of axels, sit spins, best friends, boyfriends and cutthroat competition as she finds herself in the unlikely…