Family Movies We're Excited to Watch in 2014

January

The Nut Job

“The Nut Job” is an action comedy based in the fictional town of Oakton where Surly (Will Arnett) and his rat friend Buddy attempt the greatest nut store heist of all time. Along the way, they find themselves in the most problematic but hilarious of predicaments. Other actors whose voices are featured are Liam Neeson, Brendan Fraser, Katherine Heigl, and Maya Rudolph, among others.

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Walking with Dinosaurs

“Walking With Dinosaurs" (3D) is a CGI action adventure set in real epic environments that breathes to life the most glorious and realistic of the dinosaur era never before seen on the silverscreen.  Set 70 million years ago, the movie  tracks the birth of a baby triceratops, the smallest of its herd brought forth into a wild, unpredictable world filled with the most ferocious of predators. In this world, the young dinosaur learns to discover his inner courage as he butts head with all other dinos and predators alike.

Along with his friends and family, his adventures are filled with humor and often face hair-raising challenges that each of them must face to prove their worth within the herd.  

 

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February

The Lego Movie

The first-ever full length theatrical LEGO movie follows Emmet (voice of Chris Pratt), an ordinary, rules-following, perfectly average LEGO minifigure who is mistakenly identified as the most extraordinary person and the key to saving the world. He is drafted into a fellowship of strangers on an epic quest to stop an evil tyrant, a journey for which Emmet is hopelessly and hilariously underprepared.

Phil Lord & Christopher Miller (“21 Jump Street,” Golden Globe nominee “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs”) are directing from their original screenplay, story by Dan Hageman & Kevin Hageman and Phil Lord & Christopher Miller, based on LEGO construction toys. The film will incorporate some of the most popular LEGO figures while introducing several new characters, inviting fans who have enjoyed the brand’s innovative toys and hugely popular video games for generations to experience their visually unique LEGO world as never seen before. 

“The LEGO Movie” will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.

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March

Mr. Peabody & Sherman

Mr. Peabody is a business titan, inventor, scientist, Nobel Laureate, gourmand, two-time Olympic medalist and genius…who also happens to be a dog. He faces his biggest challenge yet – being a parent, and this is the first time that he will have to deal with outside influences, including girls.  Taking a modern twist for the new generation, the movie takes us to temple runs across Egypt where little boy Sherman’s friend Penny (voiced by Ariel Winter) decides to stay forever in Egypt that forces Mr. Peabody to save the day and history as well.  

Aboard the WABAC (pronounced “way back”) machine that Mr. Peabody invented, the father and son tandem go around the world back and forth in time when the natural course of history is about to be altered.   Emmy Award Winner Ty Burrell (“Modern Family”) voices Mr. Peabody  and Max Charles who recently appeared in “The Amazing Spiderman” lends voice to Sherman.   

“Mr. Peabody and Sherman” is a DreamWorks Animation and 20th Century Fox presentation.

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Muppets Most Wanted

While the whole Muppets gang is on a world tour, they find themselves embroiled in the middle of an international jewel heist, the mastermind of which is a Kermit the Frog lookalike, Constantine (the world’s greatest criminal and most dangerous frog), and his sidekick, Dominic.

Voices featured include Ricky Gervais as Dominic Badguy, Tina Fey as Nadya, Tom Hiddleston as Great Escapo, among others.

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Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Marvel’s “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” sees the return of Chris Evans as the iconic superhero character Steve Rogers/Captain America, along with Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow and Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury. In addition, film icon Robert Redford has joined the all-star cast as Agent Alexander Pierce, a senior leader within the S.H.I.E.L.D. organization. 

“Captain America: The Winter Soldier” will pick-up where “Marvel’s The Avengers” left off, as Steve Rogers struggles to embrace his role in the modern world and teams up with Natasha Romanoff, aka Black Widow, to battle a powerful yet shadowy enemy in present-day Washington, D.C. 

“Captain America: The Winter Soldier” will be distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International through Columbia Pictures.

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April

Rio 2

“Rio 2” continues the grandeur of adventure as we see Blu and Jewel raise their children while unexpectedly meeting relatives in the wild and dodging dangers brought about by familiar and new set of villains. Together with their oddball company of friends, Blu and Jewel venture from the magical city of Rio De Janeiro to the wild Amazon to raise their children.  Along the way, they rediscover Jewel’s long-lost father Eduardo (voiced by Oscar nominee Andy Garcia) and all kinds of new friends and baddies set to rock the Amazon jungle with laughter and exciting adventure in 3D.

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The Amazing Spiderman 2

Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield) has his hands full – between taking out the bad guys as Spiderman and spending time with the woman he loves, Gwen (Emma Stone), high school graduation can't come quickly enough. Peter hasn't forgotten about the promise he made to Gwen's father to protect her by staying away – but that's a promise he just can't keep. Things will change for Peter when a new villain, Electro (Jamie Foxx), emerges, an old friend, Harry Osborn (Dane DeHaan), returns, and Peter uncovers new clues about his past.

“The Amazing Spider-Man 2” is distributed by Columbia Pictures, local office of Sony Pictures Releasing International. 

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May

Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return

Based on the book by L. Frank Baum, “Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return” is a 3D animated musical film featuring Dorothy Gale’s adventure with friends The Scarecrow, the Tin Woodsman and the Lion, as they try to stop the Wicked Witch of the West from turning the people of Oz into puppets. 

The film features the voices of Lea Michele as Dorothy Gale, Dan Aykroyd as The Scarecrow, Jim Belushi as The Cowardly Lion, Kelsey Grammer as the Tin Man and Martin Short as The Jester.

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Maleficent

From Disney comes “Maleficent”, the untold story of Disney’s most iconic villain from the 1959 classic “Sleeping Beauty.” A beautiful, pure-hearted young woman, Maleficent has an idyllic life growing up in a peaceable forest kingdom, until one day when an invading army threatens the harmony of the land. Maleficent rises to be the land’s fiercest protector, but she ultimately suffers a ruthless betrayal—an act that begins to turn her pure heart to stone. Bent on revenge, Maleficent faces an epic battle with the invading king’s successor and, as a result, places a curse upon his newborn infant Aurora. As the child grows, Maleficent realizes that Aurora holds the key to peace in the kingdom—and perhaps to Maleficent’s true happiness as well.

The film stars Angelina Jolie as Maleficent, Sharlto Copley, Elle Fanning, Sam Riley, Imelda Staunton, Miranda Richardson, Juno Temple and Lesley Manville.

“Maleficient” is distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International through Columbia Pictures.

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X Men: Days of Future Past

A sequel to the 2006 film “X-Men: The Last Stand”, “X-Men: Days of Future Past” revolves around the joining forces of the original members of the X-men and younger additions, as mutants are being hunted to extinction. In order to prevent a chain of events that threatens both humans and mutants alike, Logan (Wolverine)’s consciousness is transferred back to his younger self, set in the 70s. 

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June

How to Train your Dragon 2

“How To Train Your Dragon 2” comes back after five years since Hiccup and Toothless successfully united dragons and Vikings on the island of Berk.  All grown up now with their friends, Astrid, Snoutlout and the rest of the gang are challenging each other to dragon races as the island's new favorite contact sport. While Hiccup and Toothless fly away in unknown territories for more fun and adventure, they soon encounter a fearsome rider who is building an army of beasts by trapping dragons. Now, Hiccup and Toothless must unite to stand up for what they believe while recognizing that only together do they have the power to change the future of both men and dragons.

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Transformers: Age of Extinction

A sequel to “Transformers: Dark of the Moon”, “Transformers: Age of Extinction" revolves around the series of events triggered by the discovery of a mechanic and his daughter that will have them hunted by the government, Autobots and Decepticons.

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July

Planes: Fire and Rescue

When Dusty Crophopper discovers that his engine is no longer fit for racing, he decides to enter the world of airborne firefighting. He gets a better taste of the real world, battling fires with a rescue helicopter, Blade Ranger and all-terrain vehicles, called the Smokejumpers.

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August

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

The famous turtles in a half-shell return to the big screen in this new film, featuring their battle with extraterrestrial invaders. The cast includes Megan Fox as April O’Neil, Alan Ritchson as Raphael, William Fichtner as The Shredder, Noel Fisher as Michelangelo, Jeremy Howard as Donatello, Danny Woodburn as Splinter and Pete Ploszek as Leonardo.

 

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Guardians of the Galaxy

From Marvel comes a new team--the Guardians of the Galaxy. An action-packed, epic space adventure, Marvel's "Guardians of the Galaxy" expands the Marvel Cinematic Universe into the cosmos, where brash adventurer Peter Quill finds himself the object of an unrelenting bounty hunt after stealing a mysterious orb coveted by Ronan, a powerful villain with ambitions that threaten the entire universe. To evade the ever-persistent Ronan, Quill is forced into an uneasy truce with a quartet of disparate misfits--Rocket, a gun-toting raccoon, Groot, a tree-like humanoid, the deadly and enigmatic Gamora and the revenge-driven Drax the Destroyer. But when Peter discovers the true power of the orb and the menace it poses to the cosmos, he must do his best to rally his ragtag rivals for a last, desperate stand--with the galaxy's fate in the balance.

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September

The Boxtrolls

 

In the comedy adventure film “The Boxtrolls”, an orphan by the name of Eggs grew up in an underground cave, raised by garbage collectors called the Boxtrolls. When his family is threatened by an exterminator named Archibald Snatcher, Eggs tries to rescue them.

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Big Hero 6

From Walt Disney Animation Studios comes "Big Hero 6," an action comedy adventure about brilliant robotics prodigy Hiro Hamada, who finds himself in the grips of a criminal plot that threatens to destroy the fast-paced, high-tech city of San Fransokyo. With the help of his closest companion--a robot named Baymax--Hiro joins forces with a reluctant team of first-time crimefighters on a mission to save their city. Inspired by the Marvel comics of the same name, and featuring comic-book style action and all the heart and humor audiences expect from Walt Disney Animation Studios, the CG-animated "Big Hero 6" hits theaters in 3D on November 5, 2014.

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December

Annie

Produced by Will Smith and Jay-Z, this musical drama film brings to the big screen a modern twist to the famous Broadway story. The remake will feature child actress Quvenzhané Wallis in the title role and Cameron Diaz as Miss Hannigan.

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