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Wolpertinger

Deep in a forest in Upper Bavaria, 12-year-old Lisa stumbles upon something that shouldn't really exist: a wolpertinger! The fluffy mythical creature not only has a penchant for causing involuntary chaos—it also possesses miraculous healing powers. Lisa hopes to use its blood to save her mother, who is in the hospital after an accident. Together with her friends, she sets off for the city and embarks on the wildest adventure of her life...

Corrina, Corrina

1994 · ★ 6.7

When Manny Singer's wife dies, his young daughter Molly becomes mute and withdrawn. To help cope with looking after Molly, he hires sassy housekeeper Corrina Washington, who coaxes Molly out of her shell and shows father and daughter a whole new way of life. Manny and Corrina's friendship delights Molly and enrages the other townspeople.

Shark Tale

2004 · ★ 6

Oscar is a small fish whose big aspirations often get him into trouble. Meanwhile, Lenny is a great white shark with a surprising secret that no sea creature would guess: He's a vegetarian. When a lie turns Oscar into an improbable hero and Lenny becomes an outcast, the two form an unlikely friendship.

Emil and the Detectives

2001 · ★ 6.4

The twelve-year-old Emil and his father are haunted by bad luck. To take a break from a series of family disasters, Emil is allowed to spend a few days with a friend of the family, the female priest Hummel in Berlin. In the train he runs across the slick Max Grundeis who anaesthetizes Emil and steals his savings of 1500 DM. When he finally arrives in Berlin, Emil and a gang of street kids, led by the cheeky girl Pony Hütchen, try to find the gangster, who haunts the posh Hotel Adlon as a hotel thief. Meanwhile, to prevent anyone from finding out about Emil's mishap, Gypsi, a member of the gang of kids, passes himself off as Emil, thus wreaking havoc on the home of the priest.

What a Girl Wants

2003 · ★ 6.3

American Daphne Reynolds heads to Europe in search of the father she's never met. But instead of finding a British version of her boho mother, she learns the love of her mom's life is an uptight politician. The only problem now is that her long-lost father is engaged to a fiercely territorial social climber with a daughter who makes Daphne's life miserable.

Nim's Island

2008 · ★ 5.9

A young girl inhabits an isolated island with her scientist father and communicates with a reclusive author of the novel she's reading.

Heaven Ain't Hard to Find

2010

A troubled young man on the run from the law sets forth to help out three old sanctified spirits and a beautiful young woman to restore First Greater Saint New Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church to its former glory and place in the heart of the black community.

Kiss Me, Frog

2000 · ★ 6.2

Modern version of The Frog King. Out of an impulse, 15-year-old Anna kisses a frog which then turns into a prince. But the curse is not solved that easily.

Feng Shui

2012 · ★ 7.5

One of the most acclaimed movies to come out of China last year, Feng Shui harnesses the talents of underrated actress Yan Bingyan to deliver this family drama about a woman desperate to ascend to the middle class and willing to pay any price. Powerful and emotionally tense, this is a portrait of the hidden side of the great Chinese success story.

Material Girls

2006 · ★ 5.3

Two wealthy sisters, both heiresses to their family's cosmetics fortune, are given a wake-up call when a scandal and ensuing investigation strip them of their wealth.

The Pixar Shorts: A Short History

2007 · ★ 7.7

The story of Pixar's early short films illuminates not only the evolution of the company but also the early days of computer animation, when a small group of artists and scientists shared a single computer in a hallway, and struggled to create emotionally compelling short films.

Eggs

1971 · ★ 6.7

The spirits of life and death go for a drive in this darkly humorous fantasia featuring an original score by Quincy Jones.