6.6

Happy Feet

2005, Australia, USA

• Actors: Carlos Alazraqui, Lombardo Boyar, Jeffrey Garcia, Johnny A. Sanchez, Robin Williams, Elijah Wood, Brittany Murphy, Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, Hugo Weaving, Elizabeth Daily, Magda Szubanski, Miriam Margolyes, Fat Joe, Alyssa Shafer, Cesar Flores, Anthony LaPaglia, Danny Mann, Mark Klastorin, Michael Cornacchia, Steve Irwin, Nicholas McKay, Tiriel Mora, Richard Carter, Lee Perry, Alan Shearman, Larry Moss, Peter Carroll, Giselle Loren, Michelle Arthur
• Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Music
• Director(s): George Miller
• Available languages:
  • English English.

This is the story of a little penguin named Mumble who has a terrible singing voice and later discovers he has no Heartsong. However, Mumble has an astute talent for something that none of the penguins had ever seen before: tap dancing. Though Mumble's mom, Norma Jean, thinks this little habit is cute, his dad, Memphis, says it "just ain't penguin." Besides, they both know that, without a Heartsong, Mumble may never find true love. As fate would have it, his one friend, Gloria, happens to be the best singer around. Mumble and Gloria have a connection from the moment they hatch, but she struggles with his strange "hippity- hoppity" ways. Mumble is just too different--especially for Noah the Elder, the stern leader of Emperor Land, who ultimately casts him out of the community. Away from home for the first time, Mumble meets a posse of decidedly un-Emperor-like penguins--the Adelie Amigos. Led by Ramon, the Adelies instantly embrace Mumble's cool dance moves and invite him to party with them. In Adelie Land, Mumble seeks the counsel of Lovelace the Guru, a crazy-feathered Rockhopper penguin who will answer any of life's questions for the price of a pebble. Together with Lovelace and the Amigos, Mumble sets out across vast landscapes and, after some epic encounters, proves that by being true to yourself, you can make all the difference in the world.

  6.5

Down in the Valley

2004, USA

• Actors: Edward Norton, Evan Rachel Wood, David Morse, Rory Culkin, Bruce Dern, John Diehl, Geoffrey Lewis, Elizabeth Peña, Kat Dennings, Hunter Parrish, Aviva, Aaron Fors, Heather Ashleigh, Jennifer Echols, Cesar Flores, Luis Batista, Jill Basey, Bunnie Rivera, Peter Lewis, Gershon Keissar, Roger Marks, Shawn Smith, Edward Nickerson, Kathleen LaGue, Victor Torres, Michelle Shore, Artel Great, Terrence Evans, Ty Burrell, Katherine Kendall
• Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
• Director(s): David Jacobson
• Available languages:
  • English English.

Tobe is about 16, living with her dad and younger brother in LA's San Fernando Valley. She invites a gas station attendant named Harlan to come to the beach with her and her friends. He's from South Dakota, wears a cowboy hat, talks country, and has been a ranch hand. They have a great time, his simple expressions seem like wisdom, he's attentive and polite, and even though he's more than twice her age, she wants to spend time with him. When her father objects, she rebels. Harlan, meanwhile, thinks she's his soul mate, and he starts making plans to get her away from her father. Worlds are set to collide, but which ones?

  5.4

Daddy Day Care

2002, USA

• Actors: Eddie Murphy, Jeff Garlin, Steve Zahn, Regina King, Kevin Nealon, Jonathan Katz, Siobhan Fallon, Lisa Edelstein, Lacey Chabert, Laura Kightlinger, Leila Arcieri, Anjelica Huston, Khamani Griffin, Max Burkholder, Arthur Young, Elle Fanning, Cesar Flores, Hailey Noelle Johnson, Felix Achille, Shane Baumel, Jimmy Bennett, Connor Carmody, Kennedy McCullough, Alyssa Shafer, Bridgette Ho, Brie Hill Arbaugh, Susan Santiago, Annabelle Gurwitch, Mary Portser, Timmy Deters
• Genre: Comedy, Family
• Director(s): Steve Carr
• Available languages:
  • English English.

In the comedy Daddy Day Care, two fathers lose their jobs in product development at a large food company and are forced to take their sons out of the exclusive Chapman Academy and become stay-at-home fathers. With no job possibilities on the horizon, the two dads open their own day care facility, "Daddy Day Care", and employ some fairly unconventional and sidesplitting methods of caring for children. As "Daddy Day Care" starts to catch on, it launches them into a highly comedic rivalry with Chapman Academy's tough-as-nails director... who has driven all previous competitors out of business.