Life of Brian (1979)

Mary Poppins (1964)

Summary: In turn of the century London, a magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father.

Release Date: January 15, 1965

Genres: Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Director: Robert Stevenson

Writers: Bill Walsh

, Don DaGradi

, P.L. Travers

Runtime: 2 h 19 min

MPAA: G

Production: Walt Disney Productions

Distributor: Buena Vista Distribution Company, Home Box Office (HBO), CBS, Disney Channel, TBS Superstation, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, ABC Family, American Broadcasting Company (ABC), Disney+, Freeform, Walt Disney Home Video

Country: United States

Language: English

Franchise: Mary Poppins

Movie budget: $ 6,000,000

Domestic: $ 102,272,727

International: $ 852,870

Clash of the Titans (1981)

Summary: Perseus must battle Medusa and the Kraken to save the Princess Andromeda.

Release Date: June 12, 1981

Genres: Action, Adventure, Family

Director: Desmond Davis

Writer: Beverley Cross

Runtime: 1 h 58 min

MPAA: PG

Production: Charles H. Schneer Productions, Peerford Ltd.

Distributor: MGM/CBS Home Video, WGN, Disney Channel, MGM/UA Home Entertainment, Warner Home Video, MGM Home Entertainment

Countries: United Kingdom, United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 15,000,000

Domestic: $ 41,092,328

Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)

Summary: A toon-hating detective is a cartoon rabbit's only hope to prove his innocence when he is accused of murder.

Release Date: June 22, 1988

Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Animation

Director: Robert Zemeckis

Writers: Gary K. Wolf

, Jeffrey Price

, Peter S. Seaman

Runtime: 1 h 44 min

MPAA: PG

Production: Touchstone Pictures, Amblin Entertainment, Silver Screen Partners III

Distributor: Touchstone Home Video, Disney Channel, Showtime Networks, CBS, TNT, Walt Disney Home Video, Cartoon Network, American Broadcasting Company (ABC), Touchstone Home Entertainment

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 70,000,000

Domestic: $ 156,452,370

International: $ 173,351,588

Jumanji (1995)

Summary: When two kids find and play a magical board game, they release a man trapped in it for decades - and a host of dangers that can only be stopped by finishing the game.

Release Date: December 15, 1995

Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Family

Director: Joe Johnston

Writers: Jonathan Hensleigh

, Greg Taylor

, Jim Strain

Runtime: 1 h 44 min

MPAA: PG

Production: TriStar Pictures, Interscope Communications, Teitler Film

Distributor: TriStar Pictures, Columbia TriStar Home Video, Fox Network, ABC Family, Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, Freeform, HBO Max

Country: United States

Language: English

Franchise: Jumanji

Movie budget: $ 65,000,000

Domestic: $ 100,499,940

International: $ 162,322,000

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

Summary: While Frodo and Sam edge closer to Mordor with the help of the shifty Gollum, the divided fellowship makes a stand against Sauron's new ally, Saruman, and his hordes of Isengard.

Release Date: December 18, 2002

Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama

Director: Peter Jackson

Writers: J.R.R. Tolkien

, Fran Walsh

Runtime: 2 h 59 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: New Line Cinema, WingNut Films, The Saul Zaentz Company

Distributor: New Line Cinema, New Line Home Entertainment, New Line Home Video, Alliance Universal, MGM Worldwide Television, Warner Home Video, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, Studio Distribution Services (SDS)

Countries: New Zealand, United States

Language: English

Franchise: Middle Earth

Movie budget: $ 94,000,000

Domestic: $ 345,518,923

International: $ 592,691,420

Ted (2012)

Summary: John Bennett, a man whose childhood wish of bringing his teddy bear to life came true, now must decide between keeping the relationship with the bear, Ted or his girlfriend, Lori.

Release Date: June 29, 2012

Genre: Comedy

Director: Seth MacFarlane

Writers: Seth MacFarlane

, Alec Sulkin

, Wellesley Wild

Runtime: 1 h 46 min

MPAA: R

Production: Universal Pictures, Media Rights Capital (MRC), Fuzzy Door Productions, Bluegrass Films, Smart Entertainment

Distributor: Universal Pictures, FX Network, HBO Max, National Broadcasting Company (NBC), Peacock, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)

Country: United States

Language: English

Franchise: Ted

Movie budget: $ 50,000,000

Domestic: $ 218,815,487

International: $ 330,552,828

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

Summary: A reluctant Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, sets out to the Lonely Mountain with a spirited group of dwarves to reclaim their mountain home and the gold within it from the dragon Smaug.

Release Date: December 14, 2012

Genres: Adventure, Fantasy

Director: Peter Jackson

Writers: Fran Walsh

, Peter Jackson

Runtime: 2 h 49 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), New Line Cinema, WingNut Films

Distributor: Warner Bros., Fathom Events

Countries: New Zealand, United States

Language: English

Franchise: Middle Earth

Movie budget: $ 180,000,000

Domestic: $ 303,030,651

International: $ 714,076,499

Jason and the Argonauts (1963)

Summary: The legendary Greek hero leads a team of intrepid adventurers in a perilous quest for the legendary Golden Fleece.

Release Date: June 19, 1963

Genres: Action, Adventure, Family

Director: Don Chaffey

Writers: Jan Read

, Beverley Cross

, Apollonios Rhodios

Runtime: 1 h 44 min

MPAA: G

Production: Charles H. Schneer Productions

Distributor: The Criterion Collection, Columbia TriStar Home Video, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video

Countries: United Kingdom, United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 2,500,000

The Lord of the Rings (1978)

Summary: The Fellowship of the Ring embark on a journey to destroy the One Ring and end Sauron's reign over Middle-earth.

Release Date: November 15, 1978

Genres: Adventure, Fantasy, Animation

Director: Ralph Bakshi

Writers: Chris Conkling

, Peter S. Beagle

, J.R.R. Tolkien

Runtime: 2 h 12 min

MPAA: PG

Production: Fantasy Films, Bakshi Productions, Saul Zaentz Film Productions

Distributor: Thorn EMI Video, HBO/Cannon Video, WPIX, HBO Video, Home Box Office Home Video (HBO), RCA (II), Lumière Pictures, Republic Pictures Home Video, Weintraub Entertainment Group, Warner Home Video

Countries: United States, United Kingdom, Spain

Language: English

Franchise: The Lord of the Rings

Movie budget: $ 4,000,000

Domestic: $ 30,471,420

Tom & Jerry (2021)

Summary: A chaotic battle ensues between Jerry Mouse, who has taken refuge in the Royal Gate Hotel, and Tom Cat, who is hired to drive him away before the day of a big wedding arrives.

Release Date: February 26, 2021

Genres: Comedy, Family, Animation

Director: Tim Story

Writers: William Hanna

, Joseph Barbera

, Kevin Costello

Runtime: 1 h 41 min

MPAA: PG

Production: Warner Animation Group, Hanna-Barbera Productions, Keylight Productions, Turner Entertainment, Warner Bros. Animation

Distributor: Warner Bros., HBO Max

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 79,000,000

Domestic: $ 46,536,687

International: $ 90,000,000

Mousehunt (1997)

Summary: Two stumblebum inheritors are determined to rid their antique house of a mouse who is equally determined to stay where he is.

Release Date: December 19, 1997

Genre: Comedy

Director: Gore Verbinski

Writer: Adam Rifkin

Runtime: 1 h 38 min

MPAA: PG

Production: Dreamworks Pictures

Distributor: DreamWorks Distribution, American Broadcasting Company (ABC), DreamWorks Home Entertainment, Paramount Pictures, Pay Per View, Trifecta Entertainment and Media

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 38,000,000

Domestic: $ 61,917,389

International: $ 60,500,000

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)

Summary: The dwarves, along with Bilbo Baggins and Gandalf the Grey, continue their quest to reclaim the Lonely Mountain, their homeland, from the dragon Smaug.

Release Date: December 13, 2013

Genres: Adventure, Fantasy

Director: Peter Jackson

Writers: Fran Walsh

, Peter Jackson

Runtime: 2 h 41 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), New Line Cinema, WingNut Films

Distributor: Embracer Group, HBO Max, HBO Zone, KVH Media Group, New Line Home Video, Studio Distribution Services (SDS), TNT

Countries: New Zealand, United States

Language: English

Franchise: Middle Earth

Movie budget: $ 225,000,000

Domestic: $ 258,387,334

International: $ 700,691,761

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)

Summary: Bilbo Baggins and company are forced to engage in a war against an array of combatants and keep the Lonely Mountain from falling into the hands of a rising darkness.

Release Date: December 17, 2014

Genres: Adventure, Fantasy

Director: Peter Jackson

Writers: Fran Walsh

, Peter Jackson

Runtime: 2 h 24 min

MPAA: PG

Production: New Line Cinema, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), WingNut Films, 3Foot7

Distributor: Warner Bros., Fathom Events, Embracer Group, HBO Max, KVH Media Group

Countries: New Zealand, United States

Language: English

Franchise: Middle Earth

Movie budget: $ 250,000,000

Domestic: $ 255,138,261

International: $ 707,115,685

The Jungle Book (2016)

Summary: After a threat from the tiger Shere Khan forces him to flee the jungle, a man-cub named Mowgli embarks on a journey of self discovery with the help of panther Bagheera and free-spirited bear Baloo.

Release Date: April 15, 2016

Genres: Adventure, Drama, Family

Director: Jon Favreau

Writers: Justin Marks

, Rudyard Kipling

Runtime: 1 h 46 min

MPAA: PG

Production: Fairview Entertainment, Moving Picture Company (MPC), Prime Focus, Pixar Animation Studios

Distributor: TNT, Turner Broadcasting System (TBS), Cartoon Network, Freeform

Countries: United Kingdom, United States, New Zealand, France, Canada, India

Language: English

Franchise: Disney Live Action Reimaginings

Movie budget: $ 175,000,000

Domestic: $ 364,001,123

International: $ 603,723,652

Sonic the Hedgehog (2020)

Summary: After discovering a small, blue, fast hedgehog, a small-town police officer must help him defeat an evil genius who wants to do experiments on him.

Release Date: February 14, 2020

Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy

Director: Jeff Fowler

Writers: Pat Casey

, Josh Miller

, Yuji Naka

Runtime: 1 h 39 min

MPAA: PG

Production: Paramount Pictures, Sega Sammy Group, Original Film, Marza Animation Planet, Blur Studio, Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit (CPTC), Sega, DJ2 Entertainment, Paramount Animation

Distributor: Paramount Pictures, Google Play, Hulu, Nickelodeon Network

Countries: United States, Japan, Canada, United Kingdom

Language: English

Franchise: Sonic the Hedgehog

Movie budget: $ 85,000,000

Domestic: $ 148,974,665

International: $ 170,741,018

Beetlejuice (1988)

Summary: The spirits of a deceased couple are harassed by an unbearable family that has moved into their home, and hire a malicious spirit to drive them out.

Release Date: March 30, 1988

Genres: Comedy, Fantasy

Director: Tim Burton

Writers: Michael McDowell

, Larry Wilson

, Warren Skaaren

Runtime: 1 h 32 min

MPAA: PG

Production: The Geffen Company

Distributor: Warner Bros., CBS, Disney Channel, HBO Max, KTLA, WPIX, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, Warner Home Video

Country: United States

Language: English

Franchise: Beetlejuice

Movie budget: $ 15,000,000

Domestic: $ 74,664,632

International: $ 50,088

Pixels (2015)

Summary: When aliens misinterpret video feeds of classic arcade games as a declaration of war, they attack the Earth in the form of the video games.

Release Date: July 24, 2015

Genres: Action, Comedy, Fantasy

Director: Chris Columbus

Writers: Tim Herlihy

, Timothy Dowling

, Patrick Jean

Runtime: 1 h 45 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Columbia Pictures, LStar Capital, China Film Group Corporation (CFGC), Film Croppers Entertainment, Prime Focus

Distributor: Sony Pictures Releasing, Amazon Freevee, Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE), Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Countries: United States, China

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 88,000,000

Domestic: $ 78,747,585

International: $ 166,127,224