obscure movies from my childhood
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1. Dinner for Schmucks (2010)
PG-13 | 114 min | Comedy
After he finds out that his work superiors host a dinner celebrating the idiocy of their special guests, a rising executive questions the merits of his invitation just as he befriends a man who would be the perfect guest.
Director: Jay Roach | Stars: Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, Stephanie Szostak, Zach Galifianakis
Votes: 111,121 | Gross: $73.03M
2. Tekken (2010)
R | 92 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Jin Kazama witnesses the death of his mother Jun by Tekken in the slums known as Anvil. After finding a Tekken ID he decides to seek out vengeance for his mother's death.
Director: Dwight H. Little | Stars: Jon Foo, Kelly Overton, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Ian Anthony Dale
Votes: 28,560
3. George of the Jungle (1997)
PG | 92 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A man raised in the jungle by apes falls in love with a wealthy American heiress.
Director: Sam Weisman | Stars: Brendan Fraser, Leslie Mann, Thomas Haden Church, Richard Roundtree
Votes: 84,403 | Gross: $105.26M
4. Kangaroo Jack (2003)
PG | 89 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Two childhood friends, a New York hairstylist and a would-be musician, get caught up with the mob and are forced to deliver $50,000 to Australia, but things go haywire when the money is lost to a wild kangaroo.
Director: David McNally | Stars: Anthony Anderson, Jerry O'Connell, Estella Warren, Christopher Walken
Votes: 33,735 | Gross: $66.93M
5. Snow Buddies (2008 Video)
G | 87 min | Adventure, Family
In this spin-off of the Air Bud franchise, five pups follow an ice cream transport truck to a plane and end up flying with the ice cream shipment to Alaska. There they find a pup friend and a boy who needs five dogs for a big race.
Director: Robert Vince | Stars: Jim Belushi, Jimmy Bennett, Lothaire Bluteau, Jason Bryden
Votes: 4,705
6. Space Buddies (2009 Video)
G | 84 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Disney's pups are back and take one small step for dog and one giant leap for dogkind.
Director: Robert Vince | Stars: F.T. Anderson, Diedrich Bader, Field Cate, Kendall Cross
Votes: 3,159
7. Aliens in the Attic (2009)
PG | 86 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
A group of kids must protect their vacation home from invading aliens.
Director: John Schultz | Stars: Ashley Tisdale, Robert Hoffman, Carter Jenkins, Austin Butler
Votes: 24,387 | Gross: $25.20M
8. Hotel for Dogs (2009)
PG | 100 min | Comedy, Family
Two kids secretly take in stray dogs at a vacant hotel.
Director: Thor Freudenthal | Stars: Emma Roberts, Jake T. Austin, Lisa Kudrow, Don Cheadle
Votes: 25,045 | Gross: $73.03M
9. Chicken Run (2000)
G | 84 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
When a cockerel apparently flies into a chicken farm, the chickens see him as an opportunity to escape their evil owners.
Directors: Peter Lord, Nick Park | Stars: Mel Gibson, Julia Sawalha, Phil Daniels, Lynn Ferguson
Votes: 212,303 | Gross: $106.83M
10. The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)
PG | 96 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Upon moving into the run-down Spiderwick Estate with their mother, twin brothers Jared and Simon Grace, along with their sister Mallory, find themselves pulled into an alternate world full of faeries and other creatures.
Director: Mark Waters | Stars: Freddie Highmore, Sarah Bolger, David Strathairn, Mary-Louise Parker
Votes: 102,844 | Gross: $71.20M
11. Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005)
PG | 101 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Two young brothers are drawn into an intergalactic adventure when their house is hurled through the depths of space by the magical board game they are playing.
Director: Jon Favreau | Stars: Josh Hutcherson, Jonah Bobo, Dax Shepard, Tim Robbins
Votes: 115,330 | Gross: $29.26M
12. Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (2010)
PG | 82 min | Action, Comedy, Family
The on-going war between the canine and feline species is put on hold when they join forces to thwart a rogue cat spy with her own sinister plans for conquest.
Director: Brad Peyton | Stars: Bette Midler, Chris O'Donnell, Jack McBrayer, James Marsden
Votes: 16,221 | Gross: $43.59M
13. Over the Hedge (2006 Video Game)
E10+ | Action, Adventure, Family
Videogame adaptation of the Dreamworks film. Both are adapted from the famous comic strip.
Stars: Stephen Stanton, Drew Massey, Tom Owens, Paunita Nichols
Votes: 679
14. Heavyweights (1995)
PG | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Plump kids are lured into joining a posh fat camp with the promise of quick weight loss and good times, only to find that it is a woodland hellhole run by a psycho ex-fitness instructor.
Director: Steven Brill | Stars: Tom McGowan, Aaron Schwartz, Ben Stiller, David Goldman
Votes: 30,668 | Gross: $17.69M
15. The Benchwarmers (2006)
PG-13 | 85 min | Comedy, Sport
A trio of guys try and make up for missed opportunities in childhood by forming a three-player baseball team to compete against standard children's Little League squads.
Director: Dennis Dugan | Stars: David Spade, Jon Heder, Rob Schneider, Jon Lovitz
Votes: 54,933 | Gross: $59.84M
16. Blades of Glory (2007)
PG-13 | 93 min | Comedy, Sport
In 2002, two rival Olympic ice skaters were stripped of their gold medals and permanently banned from men's single competition. Presently, however, they've found a loophole that will allow them to qualify as a pairs team.
Directors: Josh Gordon, Will Speck | Stars: Will Ferrell, Jon Heder, Amy Poehler, Will Arnett
Votes: 177,752 | Gross: $118.59M
17. Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004)
PG-13 | 92 min | Comedy, Sport
A group of misfits enter a Las Vegas dodgeball tournament in order to save their cherished local gym from the onslaught of a corporate health fitness chain.
Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber | Stars: Ben Stiller, Christine Taylor, Vince Vaughn, Rip Torn
Votes: 267,284 | Gross: $114.33M
18. The Watch (I) (2012)
R | 102 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
Four men who form a neighborhood watch group as a way to get out of their day-to-day family routines find themselves defending the Earth from an alien invasion.
Director: Akiva Schaffer | Stars: Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill, Billy Crudup
Votes: 133,050 | Gross: $35.35M
19. A Thousand Words (I) (2012)
PG-13 | 91 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
After stretching the truth on a deal with a spiritual guru, literary agent Jack McCall finds a Bodhi tree on his property. Its appearance holds a valuable lesson on the consequences of every word he speaks.
Director: Brian Robbins | Stars: Eddie Murphy, Cliff Curtis, Kerry Washington, Clark Duke
Votes: 44,706 | Gross: $18.44M
20. Dear Dumb Diary (2013 TV Movie)
PG | 84 min | Comedy, Family, Musical
Based on the best selling series "Dear Dumb Diary" by Jim Benton. Follow Jamie Kelly, as she navigates Mackeral Middle School with the help of her best friend Isabella, her nemesis Angeline and the boy of her dreams, Hudson.
Director: Kristin Hanggi | Stars: Emily Alyn Lind, Mary-Charles Jones, David Mazouz, Sterling Griffith
Votes: 894
21. Dr. Dolittle 3 (2006 Video)
PG | 93 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Maya Doolittle can't fit in at school because of her special gift of being able to talk to animals, so her mother sends her to a ranch to find herself, but at first all she can find is lots of hard work.
Director: Rich Thorne | Stars: Kristen Wilson, Tara Wilson, Kyla Pratt, Walker Howard
Votes: 7,518
22. MVP 2: Most Vertical Primate (2001)
G | 87 min | Comedy, Family, Sport
It seems that Jack's hockey skills translate directly into tearing up the halfpenny and popping sick grinds. With his new buddy Ben by his side Jack takes off on a cross-country skateboard competition tour with hilarious results.
Director: Robert Vince | Stars: Cameron Bancroft, Bob Burnquist, Bernie, Louie
Votes: 1,372
23. MVP: Most Valuable Primate (2000)
PG | 93 min | Comedy, Family, Sport
When Jack, a sign-language-speaking chimp, makes a break for freedom, his talent for ice skating soon turns him into the local hockey team's secret weapon. But the lab officials are closing in.
Director: Robert Vince | Stars: Bernie, Louie, Mac, Russell Ferrier
Votes: 2,749 | Gross: $1.25M
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