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).
The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb (1993)
7.4/10
Director: Dave Borthwick
Starring: Nick Upton, Deborah Collard, Frank Passingham
Nothing is likely to prepare you for your entry into the astonishing timeless world created by bolexbrother's director Dave Borthwick, where the stran... 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
Finding Nemo (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
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (Blu-ray) (2011)
7.6/10
Director: Rupert Wyatt
Starring: Brian Cox, John Lithgow, James Franco, Andy Serkis, Freida Pinto
A scientist (James Franco) searching for a cure for Alzheimer's disease tests a drug on a group of chimpanzees, greatly increasing their intelligence... Read more
Grizzly Man (2005)
7.8/10
Director: Werner Herzog
Starring: Timothy Treadwell, Narrated by, Werner Herzog
Timothy Treadwell was a self-styled crusader for the Grizzly Bears of Alaska. After spending 13 summers living with and recording the animals he love... Read more
Doctor Who: The Two Doctors (1985)
8.7/10
Director: Peter Moffatt
Starring: Colin Baker, Patrick Troughton, Frazer Hines, Nicola Bryant
Whilst investigating unauthorised experiments into time travel aboard Space Station Camera, the Second Doctor and Jamie come under attack from the war... Read more
Safari 3D (Blu-ray) (2011)
5.6/10
Featuring jaw-dropping HD/3D cinematography, stirring original music, and Africa's original rock star animals, Emmy Award-winning host Hunter Ellis ta... Read more
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home (1995)
4.9/10
Director: Dwight Little
Starring: Jason James Richter, Jon Tenney, Michael Madsen
This time an oil tanker runs aground and traps Willy in a small inlet with thousands of gallons of crude inching their way towards him. Lucky for him... Read more
Free Willy 3: The Rescue (1997)
4.7/10
Director: Sam Pillsbury
Starring: Jason James Richter, August Schellenberg
Not just another installment - here it's whaling, the livelihood of ten-year-old Max's (Vincent Berry) dad. Some stunning whale photography and introd... Read more
101 Dalmatians (Disney) (Copy) (1961)
7.7/10
Director: Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske, Wolfgang Reitherman
Starring: Cate Bauer, Lisa Davis, Rod Taylor
The Walt Disney charmer concerning a family of Dalmatians which run afoul of the deliciously evil Cruella De Vil. In keeping with the jazzier soundtra... Read more