Friday Night Movies
by j-gaches | created - 12 Oct 2013 | updated - 30 Nov 2013 | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong (2009 Video)
91 min | Drama, Family
A fourth grader and her friends deal with bullying from a more popular girl in their class.
Director: Martha Coolidge | Stars: Samantha Hanratty, Annabeth Gish, Timothy Bottoms, Michael Learned
Votes: 1,112
2. The Greening of Whitney Brown (2011)
PG | 83 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
Whitney, a spoiled pre-teen from Philadelphia, is forced to move to the country when her parents feel the squeeze of economic hard times. A fish out of water, far from her comfort zone, she... See full summary »
Director: Peter Odiorne | Stars: Samantha Hanratty, Brooke Shields, Aidan Quinn, Kris Kristofferson
Votes: 682
3. Alice Upside Down (2007)
Not Rated | 91 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Alice and Lester move to a new town, where their dad's bought a music store. Alice starts in 6th grade and joins the theater club, hoping to be the musical's princess. She's insecure but imagines herself cool, cute and confident.
Director: Sandy Tung | Stars: Alyson Stoner, Luke Perry, Lucas Grabeel, Penny Marshall
Votes: 1,277
4. My Lucky Elephant (2013)
PG | 91 min | Adventure
In a far away land of jungles and wild animals, there lived a little orphan boy who was all alone in the world. But he knew that no matter how hard life can be, it's always better if you ... See full summary »
Director: Eric Schwab | Stars: First Khunchan, Thanyarat Praditthaen, Charlie Sungkawess, Wallop Terathong
Votes: 171
5. Alaska (1996)
PG | 109 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
While searching for their missing father in the mountains of Alaska, two siblings come across a baby polar bear on the run from a pair of poachers.
Director: Fraser C. Heston | Stars: Thora Birch, Vincent Kartheiser, Dirk Benedict, Charlton Heston
Votes: 5,816 | Gross: $11.57M
6. Return to Nim's Island (2013)
PG | 90 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
With the help of a young runaway, a feisty 14-year-old fights to keep her idyllic island home from the clutches of developers.
Director: Brendan Maher | Stars: Bindi Irwin, Toby Wallace, John Waters, Matthew Lillard
Votes: 1,963
7. Little Manhattan (2005)
PG | 90 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
A 10-year-old boy and an 11-year-old girl find love in New York City.
Director: Mark Levin | Stars: Josh Hutcherson, Charlotte Ray Rosenberg, Bradley Whitford, Cynthia Nixon
Votes: 24,786 | Gross: $0.38M
8. Second Chances (1998)
G | 107 min | Drama
A little girl's physical and emotional reawakening after an accident claims her father and her spirit.
Director: James Fargo | Stars: Tom Amandes, Isabel Glasser, Kelsey Mulrooney, Terry Moore
Votes: 450
9. My Dog Skip (2000)
PG | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A shy boy grows up in 1940s Mississippi with the help of his beloved dog, Skip.
Director: Jay Russell | Stars: Frankie Muniz, Kevin Bacon, Diane Lane, Luke Wilson
Votes: 21,344 | Gross: $34.10M
10. Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)
PG | 130 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
A small-time magician is swept away to an enchanted land and is forced into a power struggle between three witches.
Director: Sam Raimi | Stars: James Franco, Michelle Williams, Rachel Weisz, Mila Kunis
Votes: 214,263 | Gross: $234.91M
11. McKenna Shoots for the Stars (2012)
TV-G | 93 min | Drama, Family, Sport
American Girl McKenna comes to life in this modern-day adventure about a determined gymnast who must focus on her strengths to overcome challenges and find a way to believe in herself again.
Director: Vince Marcello | Stars: Jade Pettyjohn, Kerris Dorsey, Nia Vardalos, Ian Ziering
Votes: 859
12. You're So Cupid! (2010)
G | 93 min | Drama, Family, Sci-Fi
Even for Cupid, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. His two teenage daughters have a knack for matchmaking. But when both girls fall for the same boy, it's all-out war.
Director: John Lyde | Stars: Brian Krause, Jeremy Sumpter, Lauren Holly, Caitlin E.J. Meyer
Votes: 1,017
13. The Baby-Sitters Club (1995)
PG | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Seven junior-high-school girls organize a daycare camp for children while at the same time experiencing classic adolescent growing pains.
Director: Melanie Mayron | Stars: Schuyler Fisk, Bre Blair, Rachael Leigh Cook, Larisa Oleynik
Votes: 6,208 | Gross: $9.69M
14. Akeelah and the Bee (2006)
PG | 112 min | Drama, Family
Akeelah, a young gifted girl, comes from a dysfunctional family and is on the verge of quitting school. She discovers that she has a high aptitude for spellings and enters a spelling bee contest.
Director: Doug Atchison | Stars: Angela Bassett, Laurence Fishburne, Keke Palmer, Curtis Armstrong
Votes: 21,622 | Gross: $18.81M
15. Parental Guidance (2012)
PG | 105 min | Comedy, Family
Artie and Diane Decker agree to look after their three grandchildren when their type-A helicopter parents need to go out of town for work. Problems arise when their 21st-century behavior collides with Artie and Diane's old-school methods.
Director: Andy Fickman | Stars: Billy Crystal, Bette Midler, Marisa Tomei, Tom Everett Scott
Votes: 26,783 | Gross: $77.27M
16. Horton Hears a Who! (2008)
G | 86 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Horton the Elephant struggles to protect a microscopic community from his neighbors who refuse to believe it exists.
Directors: Jimmy Hayward, Steve Martino | Stars: Jim Carrey, Steve Carell, Carol Burnett, Will Arnett
Votes: 150,237 | Gross: $154.53M
17. Minor Details (2009)
PG | 86 min | Adventure, Family, Mystery
Four best friends at a boarding school try to solve the brewing mystery.
Director: John Lyde | Stars: Kelsey Edwards, Caitlin E.J. Meyer, Danielle C. Ryan, Lauren Faber
Votes: 967
18. The Secret of Moonacre (2008)
PG | 103 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Maria inherits a book of secrets from her dad. She moves to her uncle's Moonacre estate. A family curse was cast on the valley. Only Maria can break it using her book.
Director: Gabor Csupo | Stars: Ioan Gruffudd, Dakota Blue Richards, Tim Curry, Juliet Stevenson
Votes: 10,990
19. Seven Days in Utopia (2011)
G | 100 min | Drama, Sport
After a disastrous debut on the pro circuit, a young golfer finds himself unexpectedly stranded in Utopia, Texas and welcomed by an eccentric rancher.
Director: Matthew Dean Russell | Stars: Lucas Black, Robert Duvall, Melissa Leo, Deborah Ann Woll
Votes: 4,137 | Gross: $18.00M
20.
The Wonderful World of Disney (1997–2023)
Episode:
The Miracle Worker
(2000)
TV-PG | 95 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A television remake of William Gibson's classic play about Annie Sullivan's efforts to draw Helen Keller from her world of darkness, blindness, deafness and silence.
Director: Nadia Tass | Stars: Alison Elliott, Hallie Eisenberg, Lucas Black, Kate Greenhouse
Votes: 1,779
21. Smooch (2011 TV Movie)
TV-G | 102 min | Comedy, Romance
SMOOCH is a modern retelling of the classic Frog Prince tale with a romantic comedy twist. A rakishly handsome "English Royal" comes to America for an arranged marriage, and ends up being ... See full summary »
Director: Ron Oliver | Stars: Kellie Martin, Simon Kassianides, Nick Ullett, Kiernan Shipka
Votes: 939
22. Cowgirls 'n Angels (2012)
PG | 92 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A group of rodeo trick-riders recruits a young girl to join them.
Director: Timothy Armstrong | Stars: Bailee Madison, Dusta Kimzey, Richard Levi, Drew Waters
Votes: 1,792 | Gross: $0.12M
23. The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012)
PG | 105 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A childless couple bury a box in their backyard, containing all of their wishes for an infant. Soon, a child is born, though Timothy Green is not all that he appears.
Director: Peter Hedges | Stars: Jennifer Garner, Joel Edgerton, CJ Adams, Odeya Rush
Votes: 48,597 | Gross: $51.85M
24. Heaven's Door (2012)
PG | 98 min | Drama, Family, Sci-Fi
After her grandfather dies, a girl discovers a portal into another dimension.
Director: Craig Clyde | Stars: Kaden Billin, Mark Brocksmith, Annalaya Brown, Dean Cain
Votes: 549
25. A Knight's Tale (2001)
PG-13 | 132 min | Action, Adventure, Romance
After his master dies, a peasant squire, fueled by his desire for food and glory, creates a new identity for himself as a knight.
Director: Brian Helgeland | Stars: Heath Ledger, Mark Addy, Rufus Sewell, Shannyn Sossamon
Votes: 201,635 | Gross: $56.57M
26. The Solomon Bunch (2013 Video)
Not Rated | 70 min | Family
A group of elementary-school children in small-town Georgia form a special club with the goal of becoming as wise as Solomon. Almost before they begin, however, they stumble upon a man in ... See full summary »
Director: Jason Prisk | Stars: Jimmy Hale, Marty Kendra, Craig Crumpton, Abbey Kochman
Votes: 69
27. Standing Up (II) (2013)
PG | 93 min | Drama
Two kids befriend each other after being left stripped nude in a lake as the victims of an immature summer camp prank. They run away from camp and for three days learn more about each other than they've ever known before.
Director: D.J. Caruso | Stars: Chandler Canterbury, Annalise Basso, Radha Mitchell, Val Kilmer
Votes: 3,320
28. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (2012)
PG | 94 min | Comedy, Family
School's out. Summer vacation is on. However, Greg may not have the best summer vacation ever. What could go wrong?
Director: David Bowers | Stars: Zachary Gordon, Robert Capron, Devon Bostick, Steve Zahn
Votes: 29,811 | Gross: $49.01M
29. Smart Cookies (2012 TV Movie)
TV-G | 119 min | Adventure
A high-maintenance realtor forced to do community service must lead a group of hopeless girl scouts in the regional cookie drive competition.
Director: Robert Iscove | Stars: Jessalyn Gilsig, Bailee Madison, Ty Olsson, Samantha Ferris
Votes: 639
30. Raising Izzie (2012 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 88 min | Drama, Family
The touching story of two orphaned sisters and the caring teacher who changes their lives forever.
Director: Roger M. Bobb | Stars: Rockmond Dunbar, Vanessa Williams, Victoria Staley, Kyla Kenedy
Votes: 462
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