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).
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
Chicken Run (2000)
7/10
Director: Nick Park, Peter Lord
Starring: Julia Sawalha, Mel Gibson, Miranda Richardson, Voices Of
From "Wallace and Gromit" creators Nick Park and Peter Lord comes this marvelous claymation feature set at Tweedy Chicken Farm in 1950's England. When... Read more
The Shaggy Dog (2006)
4.4/10
Director: Brian Robbins
Starring: Tim Allen, Robert Downey Jr, Kristin Davis, Danny Glover, Spencer Breslin, Zena...
An unexpected transformation helps work-a-holic attorney Dave Douglas (Tim Allen) learn a few lessons about what's really important in life. A case i... Read more
The Legend of the Tamworth Two (2004)
5.8/10
Director: Metin Huseyin
Starring: Chris Langham, Gerard Horan, Emma Pierson, Darren Boyd, Alexei Sayle, Kevin What...
Not wanting to become just another roast dinner, two Tamworth pigs escaped from a slaughterhouse in January 1998. Butch and Sundance, as they were chr... Read more
The Wild Stallion (2009)
5.1/10
Director: Craig Clyde
Starring: Fred Ward, Paul Sorvino, Robert Wagner, Miranda Cosgrove, Connie Sellecca
There are those who say the wild stallion is only a myth - a story about a powerful, brilliant creature who roams the land. But for young Hannah and h... Read more
Charlotte's Web (2006)
6.3/10
Director: Gary Winick
Starring: Dakota Fanning, Kevin Anderson, Beau Bridges, Voices Of, Julia Roberts, Steve Bu...
E.B. White's famous book gets the big screen treatment and an all-star cast with Dakota Fanning as the farmer's daughter who becomes attached to the r... Read more
Finding Nemo ( Blu-ray ) (2003)
8.1/10
Director: Andrew Stanton, Lee Unkrich
Starring: Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Willem Dafoe, Alexander Gould
From the Academy Award-winning creators of 'Toy Story' and 'Monsters, Inc.', it's time to dive into 'Finding Nemo' - an hilarious adventure that takes... Read more
Koko - A Talking Gorilla (1978)
7.5/10
Director: Barbet Schroeder
In 1977, acclaimed director Barbet Schroeder and cinematographer Nestor Almendros entered the universe of the world's most famous primate to create th... Read more
Fantastic Planet (1973)
7.8/10
Director: Rene Laloux
Starring: Oms, Draags
A winner at the Cannes Film Festival 1973, 'Fantastic Planet' is a full length animated fantasy set on the planet of the Draags in a far-off solar sys... Read more
Free Willy (1993)
5.9/10
Director: Simon Wincer
Starring: Jason James Richter, Lori Petty, Jayne Atkinson, Michael Madsen
Jesse, a homeless orphan who spends his days evading the police, finally gets caught spray painting a whale tank at a local park. Because he distrusts... Read more