Movies starring Voices
The summer of 2012 was dismal for animated fare but, with releases like Frankenweenie, Wreck-It Ralph, and Rise of the Guardians, things have taken a turn for the better during the autumn. This movie, which is targeted at older children (rather tha...
U.S. Release Date: 2012-11-21
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: ANIMATED
Director: Peter Ramsey
Cast: (voices) Chris Pine, Alec Baldwin, Hugh Jackman, ...
Robots is every bit as visually engaging as the best of the Pixar (or Dreamworks) digitally animated fare. The landscapes are stunning, the characters are intricately formed, there's plenty of break-neck action, and Robin Williams provides a helpi...
U.S. Release Date: 2005-03-11
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Nothing Objectionable)
Genre: ANIMATED
Director: Chris Wedge, Carlos Saldanha
Cast: (voices) Ewan McGregor, Stanley Tucci, Jennifer Coolidge, ...
The first salvo in the battle of the would-be autumn family blockbusters has been fired by Dreamworks. Beating The Incredibles to the screen by more than a month, Shark Tale represents the fourth digitally animated feature to come from the studio ...
U.S. Release Date: 2004-10-01
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Profanity)
Genre: ANIMATED
Director: Bibo Bergeron, Vicky Jenson, Rob Letterman
Cast: (voices) Will Smith, Robert De Niro, Renée Zellweger, ...
Dreamworks Pictures' wonderful, whimsical Shrek proves to be the latest family film to live up to its billing. With its blend of high adventure, light romance, and double-layered dialogue (which will take on a slightly different meaning for the un...
U.S. Release Date: 2001-05-18
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Violence)
Genre: ANIMATED
Director: Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson
Cast: (voices) Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, ...
A certain amount of credit must be given to the filmmaking team behind Shrek 2 for overcoming a seemingly insurmountable obstacle and producing an entertaining motion picture. That obstacle is the ending of the original Shrek, which neatly wrapped...
U.S. Release Date: 2004-05-19
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Nothing Objectionable)
Genre: ANIMATED
Director: Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury, Conrad Vernon
Cast: (voices) Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, ...
Seen in standard (non-IMAX) 3-D. When the first Shrek made its theatrical debut in 2001, it came accompanied by expectations normally reserved for sequels with impressive pedigrees. Unlike any previous animated endeavor, it was a magically irre...
U.S. Release Date: 2010-05-21
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: ANIMATED
Director: Mike Mitchell
Cast: (voices) Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, ...
Four words say all that needs to be said about Shrek the Third: more of the same. The problem is, what seems fresh and pleasing the first time through starts to feel a little stale by the time we've gone through it three times (not counting video ...
U.S. Release Date: 2007-05-18
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Nothing Objectionable)
Genre: ANIMATED
Director: Chris Miller, Raman Hui
Cast: (voices) Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, ...
When it comes to The Simpsons, longevity is an asset few can ignore. 18 years old and counting, the TV series has carved its niche into pop culture. Most of today's high school students hadn't been born when The Simpsons debuted as filler on Trac...
U.S. Release Date: 2007-07-27
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Nudity)
Genre: ANIMATED COMEDY
Director: David Silverman
Cast: (voices) Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, ...
To animators across the world, Hayao Miyazaki is a god. Within the animation community, his work is revered, and fans of “anime” (Japanese animation) await each new Miyazaki film with the same degree of ill-concealed impatience as displayed by...
U.S. Release Date: 2002-09-20
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: ANIMATED
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Cast: (voices) Daveigh Chase, Jason Marsden, Suzanne Pleshette, ...
When I was sitting in a theater during the summer of 1977 enthralled by the spectacle that was Star Wars, never did I imagine that, some 31 years later, I would find myself wishing it would go away. Overmerchandising, fan unfriendliness, and greed...
U.S. Release Date: 2008-08-15
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Violence)
Genre: ANIMATED
Director: Dave Filoni
Cast: (voices) Matt Lanter, James Arnold Taylor, Ashley Eckstein, ...