"Four Christmases" is a Christmas comedy-drama telling the tale of a couple who must travel to four family Christmas parties after their vacation plans fall through. Director Seth Gordon does a capable job in depicting the nuances of family relationships. They feel an obligation to visit each one [..]

"Superman III" tells the story of a big corporation hiring a computer genius to seize control of a weather satellite to destroy Columbia's coffee crops. Superman thwarts the plot, but the villains use contaminated kryptonite to poison him with some very serious consequences. The drama [..]

"Superman II" tells the story of Superman foiling a terrorist plot by hurling their nuclear devise into outer space. However, the unintended consequence is that the shock waves from the bomb frees the three criminals from Krypton from their imprisonment. The heavy drama and excitement proceed from there, [..]

"Freaky Friday" is a comedy fantasy movie about a battling mother and daughter who switch bodies after receiving cryptic fortunes at a Chinese restaurant. They are forced to masquerade as one another as they cannot switch back, which helps them see the other's point of view. [..]

Just before the destruction of the planet Krypton, scientist Jor-El sends his infant son Kal-El on a spaceship to earth in the opening scenes of the action film "Superman." The boy is raised by farmers Jonathan and Martha Kent, as he gradually discovers his superpowers [..]

In "Superman IV: The Quest for Peace," Superman watches as the United States and the Soviet Union engage in a nuclear arms race that could lead to Earth's destruction. He decides to collect all nuclear warheads from around the world and throw them into the sun. Meanwhile, Superman's [..]

A ten-year-old girl and her recently widowed grandfather befriend a mysterious reindeer as their family gathers for Christmas in "Prancer: A Christmas Tale." After a while, when amazing things start to happen, they both wonder if he really is one of Santa's helpers. Director Phil Hawkins and writer [..]

"Mr. Popper's Penguins" is a family comedy film about a successful Manhattan real estate developer who is on the upscale side of his career when he receives an unusual gift from his recently deceased father - a live penguin, soon joined by five others. His insistence on keeping [..]

"How to Train Your Dragon" is an animated fantasy movie about a teenage boy in a Viking town where fighting dragons is a way of life. He bucks the trend by befriending a young dragon who is injured, which incurs the wrath of his father and [..]

The 1954 version of "A Star Is Born" can best be described as a Judy Garland vehicle, as she played the leading role with her musical numbers taking up quite a large percentage of the film. Despite being plagued by personal problems at the time, not the least [..]