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+ 001- Night at the Museum + Chaos reigns at the natural history museum when night watchman Larry Daley (Ben Stiller) accidentally stirs up an ancient [...] President Teddy Roosevelt (Robin Williams) comes to the rescue. Owen Wilson and Dick Van Dyke co-star in this family-friendly fantasy.

+ 002- The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe + Based on C.S. Lewis's classic novel, this enchanting tale follows four London children who are sent away to a country home for [...] from darkness. Tilda Swinton, Georgie Henley, William Moseley, Skandar Keynes, Anna Popplewell, Rupert Everett and Jim Broadbent star.

+ 003- Cars + Prepare to peel out with this revved-up animated adventure featuring classic automobiles, plenty of fender benders, guffaws [...] for the Best Animated Feature Oscar, Cars won Best Animated Film in the first category of its kind at the 2007 Golden Globes.

+ 004- Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events + After their parents are tragically killed, three young orphans -- Violet (Emily Browning), Klaus (Liam Aiken) and Sunny -- are [...] books, director Brad Silberling's film co-stars Meryl Streep, Billy Connolly and Timothy Spall. Jude Law narrates as Lemony Snicket.

+ 005- Happy Feet + Living with his colony in the Antarctic, young emperor penguin Mumble is aptly named: While his friends use their singing [...] Astaire jealous! Elijah Wood, Nicole Kidman, Robin Williams and Hugh Jackman lend their voices to this spirited Oscar-winning tale.

+ 006- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory + Lucky Charlie Bucket's one of five golden-ticket holders treated to a tour of Willy Wonka's chocolate factory in Tim Burton's [...] creations and meets the fascinating Wonka (Johnny Depp) himself. From the time he enters the factory, Charlie's life changes forever.

+ 007- Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story + Down-and-out horse trainer Ben Crane (Kurt Russell) is given an equally broken-down (but once great) racehorse, Sonya, as [...] the Breeders' Cup Classic. Elisabeth Shue, Oded Fehr and Kris Kristofferson co-star in this heartwarming tale directed by John Gatins.

+ 008- The Incredibles + Meet the Incredibles, the award-winning Pixar team's superhero family that comes out of banal, suburban hiding to don their old [...] with his formerly heroic wife (Holly Hunter). But when he receives a mysterious assignment, it's time to raise hell one more time.

+ 009- Over the Hedge + Awakening from a long winter nap to find a subdivision in their backyard, a colony of critters -- led by a gun-shy tortoise [...] voice cast includes Thomas Haden Church, Nick Nolte, Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Avril Lavigne, William Shatner and Wanda Sykes.

+ 010- Shrek 2 + In this knockabout comic sequel to the animated smash hit Shrek, the cuddly ogre (Mike Myers) and his lady love Fiona (Cameron [...] to say about the new union. Other characters include the Fairy Godmother (Jennifer Saunders) and Puss-in-Boots (Antonio Banderas).

+ 011- Bridge to Terabithia + New classmate Leslie Burke (AnnaSophia Robb) unlocks a world of fantasy and imagination for fifth-grader Jesse Aaron (Josh [...] of Terabithia, where they reign supreme and plot vengeance against the school bullies. Zooey Deschanel and Robert Patrick also star.

+ 012- Akeelah and the Bee + With an aptitude for words, 11-year-old Akeelah Anderson (Keke Palmer) is determined to spell her way out of South Los Angeles, [...] Akeelah gets support from her bookish tutor (Laurence Fishburne), her principal (Curtis Armstrong) and proud members of her community.

+ 013- Ice Age 2: The Meltdown + Diego (voiced by Denis Leary), Manny (Ray Romano) and Sid (John Leguizamo) return in this sequel to the hit animated movie Ice [...] all the other beasts about the desperate situation. Drea de Matteo and Queen Latifah also lend their voices. Carlos Saldanha directs.

+ 014- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire + J.K. Rowling's fourth book comes to life as young wizard Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) faces evil Lord Voldemort (Ralph [...] help Harry manage the pressure … but Voldemort lurks, awaiting his chance to destroy Harry and all that he stands for.

+ 015- Shark Tale + In this DreamWorks animated tale, Oscar (Will Smith) is a small fish whose big aspirations often get him in trouble. Lenny [...] friendship -- much to the dismay of Lenny's mafioso dad (Robert De Niro). Angelina Jolie and Martin Scorsese also lend their voices.

+ 016- Open Season + After rescuing a mule deer (voiced by Ashton Kutcher) from the clutches of a local hunter (Gary Sinise), a circus bear (Martin [...] on someone's wall? Billy Connolly and Jon Favreau lend their voices to this animated tale based on the cartoons of Steve Moore.

+ 017- Yours, Mine and Ours + Dennis Quaid and Rene Russo take on the roles made famous by Henry Fonda and Lucille Ball in this remake of the 1968 comedy [...] (Russo) prepare to wed, their collective progeny attempt to sabotage the union. George Lopez, Jerry O'Connell and Rip Torn co-star.

+ 018- Ratatouille + Brad Bird (The Incredibles) co-directs this Oscar-winning Pixar offering, following the antics of a passionate rat named Remy [...] fine food. But his culinary ambitions only anger his practical father, who wishes his son could just eat garbage like everyone else.

+ 019- Shrek the Third + Life in the swamp seems better than ever for Shrek and Fiona (voiced by Mike Myers and Cameron Diaz), until King Harold [...] Shrek tracks down Cousin Artie the future king as Fiona and Queen Lillian defend the kingdom from the insidious Prince Charming.

+ 020- The Pacifier + Tough-guy Navy SEAL Shane Wolf (Vin Diesel) never imagined he'd wind up as a babysitter. But that he is, now that he's been [...] while working on a top secret government project. What's more, he's shocked to discover that it's the hardest job he's ever had!

+ 021- Cheaper by the Dozen + In this remake of the 1950 film, the Baker brood moves to Chicago after patriarch Tom (Steve Martin) gets a job coaching [...] the kids frustrated, bored and increasingly mischievous. Also stars Hilary Duff and Tom Welling (of television's "Smallville").

+ 022- Nanny McPhee + The recently widowed Mr. Brown (Colin Firth) and his domineering aunt (Angela Lansbury) can't seem to control the numerous and [...] like clockwork. This film's plot and title character are based on the popular Nurse Matilda books by British author Christianna Brand.

+ 023- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban + Harry (Daniel Radcliffe), Ron (Rupert Grint) and Hermione (Emma Watson) return to Hogwarts for a third [...] escaped convict Sirius Black (Gary Oldman). He turns to sympathetic Professor Lupin (David Thewlis) for help -- but will it be enough?

+ 024- The Ant Bully + Targeted by the neighborhood bully, 10-year-old Lucas Nickle (voiced by Zach Tyler) vents his frustrations on the anthill in [...] their ways -- along with lessons about compassion and teamwork. The all-star voice cast includes Nicolas Cage and Julia Roberts.

+ 025- Madagascar + Zoo animals leave the comforts of man-made habitats for exotic adventure in this animated family film. After escaping from the [...] them on Madagascar, an island populated by crazy critters, the pals must adapt to jungle life and their new roles as wild animals.