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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).

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

I Am Not An Animal (2004)

7.9/10
Director: Peter Baynham
Starring: Voices Of, Steve Coogan, Julia Davis, Simon Pegg, Amelia Bullmore, Kevin Eldon,...

In the year 2000, a top-secret vivisection laboratory embarked on the most audacious experiment ever attempted - Project S - the creation of talking a... 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

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

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

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

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)

6.9/10
Director: Kevin Smith
Starring: Jason Mewes, Shannon Elizabeth, Will Ferrell, Kevin Smith, Jason Lee, Chris Rock...

Kevin Smith closes the book on his slacker reprobates with this fifth and final entry in his "New Jersey Trilogy". When convenience store hangabouts J... 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

102 Dalmatians (2000)

4.9/10
Director: Kevin Lima
Starring: Glenn Close, Gerard Depardieu, Ioan Gruffudd, Alice Evans

After a spot of therapy Cruella De Vil is released from prison a changed woman. Devoted to dogs and good causes, she is delighted that Chloe, her paro... 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