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Animal Rights

Like much of popular culture, many movies are preoccupied with the conflict between right and wrong aka good and evil. The audience sides with the heroic protagonist (who stands for what's right against evil and adversity) safe in the knowledge that good (that's us) will triumph before the credits roll. Films with 'animal rights' themes turn this cinematic convention on its head as the villainous shape of evil which harries our hirsute hero-folk is revealed to be ourselves. For some viewers this is a bitter pill to swallow (sugar-coating is almost mandatory) and thus a hard sell to investors, resulting in precious few films on the subject. All praise then to Alice's vast and mighty catalogue from which this humble offering has been gleaned! Food for thought from Alice's cruelty-free restaurant! Bon appetit! Pictured: Sales of bacon and pork dropped dramatically after the release of family classic 'Babe' (1995).

Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde (2003)

4.7/10
Director: Charles Herman-Wurmfeld
Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Sally Field, Regina King, Jennifer Coolidge, Bruce McGill, Bo...

Reese Witherspoon is back in Elle Woods' strappy shoes, and this time she's taking on Washington, D.C.! When Elle (Witherspoon) discovers that her lov... Read more

McLibel (1998)

6.8/10
Director: Ken Loach, Franny Armstrong
Starring: Dave Morris, Helen Steele, John Safran, Rob Newman

When McDonald's decided to sue two young English protestors for libel, they didn't expect to be in court for years on end. The true story of England's... Read more

Mountain Patrol ( Kekexili ) (2004)

7.7/10
Director: Lu Chuan
Starring: Duobuji , Zhang Li, Qi Liang, Zhao Xueying

Based on the true story of Beijing reporter, Ga Yu, who travelled to the remote mountain region of Kekexili on China's Tibetan border to cover a story... Read more

Open Season 2 (2008)

5.6/10
Director: Matthew O'Callaghan, Todd Wilderman
Starring: Mike Epps, Crispin Glover, Jane Krakowski, Joel McHale, Billy Connolly

Boog and Elliot are back for more crazy adventures. After falling head over hooves in love with Giselle, Elliot's road to the altar takes a slight det... Read more

Planet of the Apes (2001)

5.7/10
Director: Tim Burton
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Tim Roth, Helena Bonham Carter, Michael Clarke Duncan, Paul Giama...

Director Tim Burton's visually stunning "re-imagining" of the beloved 60's sci-fi classic stars Mark Wahlberg as a 21st-century astronaut who is trans... Read more

Planet of the Apes (1967)

5.7/10
Director: Franklin J Schaffner
Starring: Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans, James Whitmore, Jame...

The original, classic sci-fi film based on Pierre Boulle's novel "Monkey Planet" stars Charlton Heston as Taylor, an astronaut who ends up stranded on... Read more

Planet of the Apes ( Blu-ray ) (2001)

5.7/10
Director: Tim Burton
Starring: Helena Bonham Carter, Mark Wahlberg, Tim Roth, Paul Giamatti, Michael Clarke Dun...

Director Tim Burton's visually stunning "re-imagining" of the beloved 60's sci-fi classic stars Mark Wahlberg as a 21st-century astronaut who is trans... Read more

Planet of the Apes: 5 Movie Collector's Edition (Blu-ray) (1967)

5.7/10
Director: Franklin J Schaffner, Ted Post, Don Taylor, J Lee Thompson
Starring: Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans, James Whitmore, Jame...

Multiple-disc box set includes: Planet of the Apes Beneath the Planet of the Apes Escape From the Planet of the Apes Conquest of the Planet of the Ape... Read more

Princess Mononoke (1997)

8.4/10
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Billy Crudup, Claire Danes, Gillian Anderson, Minnie Driver

This stunning masterpiece by animation wizard Hayao Miyazaki is set during Japan's Muromachi era, when a maddened Boar God infects a prince with a dea... Read more

Princess Mononoke ( Blu-ray ) (1997)

8.4/10
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Billy Crudup, Claire Danes, Gillian Anderson, Minnie Driver,...

This stunning masterpiece by animation wizard Hayao Miyazaki is set during Japan's Muromachi era, when a maddened Boar God infects a prince with a dea... Read more