Walt Disney Pictures (USA): 127

The American animated musical action-adventure film, Mulan (1998), was produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation for Walt Disney Pictures. When the ruthless Shan Yu leads the Huns to invade imperial China by breaching the Great Wall, the Emperor orders a general mobilization. Every family is required to send one man to join the Imperial Chinese Army. Fa Mulan, a daring and energetic young woman, aims to bring honor to her family. Despite her efforts to impress a matchmaker, Mulan is rejected and considered a disgrace. As fate would have it, her elderly and disabled father Fa Zhou is conscripted as he is the only man in the family. Despite Mulan’s attempts to ...

James and the Giant Peach (1996) is a musical fantasy animated film, based on Roald Dahl’s novel of the same name, and directed by Henry Selick. In the summer of 1948, James Henry Trotter, an English orphan, lives with his cruel aunts Spiker and Sponge after his parents were devoured by a flying rhinoceros on his birthday. One day, while saving a spider from his aunts’ wrath, James receives enchanted ‘crocodile tongues’ from a mysterious stranger. These magical objects have the ability to make anything they touch grow to enormous proportions. But ...

The American animated musical historical drama film, titled Pocahontas (1995), follows the story of a Powhatan woman named Pocahontas and the arrival of English settlers from the Virginia Company. Set in 1607, the Susan Constant sets sail from London to the New World with Captain John Smith and other settlers on board. Excited by the prospect of adventure, finding gold, and fighting ‘Injuns’, they hope to make a new home in this foreign land. Meanwhile, in Werowocomoco, Tsenacommacah, Virginia, Pocahontas is faced with the possibility of marrying Kocoum, a serious warrior who does not share her free-spirited nature. After receiving a vision of a spinning ...

Toy Story (1995) is a classic American animated comedy film from Pixar Animation Studios and Walt Disney Pictures. The story follows a group of toys who come to life when no humans are present. They live with their owner, Andy Davis, his sister Molly, and their mother. The leader of the toys is Sheriff Woody, who sends Sarge and his army men to spy on Andy’s birthday party through a baby monitor. The toys are worried about being replaced by new toys that Andy may receive as gifts. Among the other toys are Mr. Potato Head, Slinky Dog, Rex the tyrannosaur, Hamm the piggy bank, and Bo Peep the porcelain doll. During Andy’s birthday celebration, he receives an ...

The American stop-motion animated musical dark fantasy film, The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), directed by Henry Selick and produced and conceived by Tim Burton, takes place in Halloween Town. This world is home to a variety of monsters and creatures related to the holiday (‘This is Halloween’). Jack Skellington, known as the ‘Pumpkin King’, leads the town’s annual Halloween festivities. However, Jack has grown tired of the same routine and longs for something different (‘Jack’s Lament’). While exploring in the woods ...

Walt Disney Pictures released the American historical musical drama film, Newsies (1992). It was directed by choreographer Kenny Ortega and is set in New York City in 1899. The story follows a group of struggling newspaper sellers, known as ‘newsies’, who are trying to make ends meet by selling copies of the New York World on the streets (‘Carrying the Banner’). When two brothers named David and Les join the group, their intelligence and charm catch the attention of their leader, Jack ‘Cowboy’ Kelly. Jack takes them under his wing and begins to admire their work ethic as they sell ...

Frankenweenie (1984) is an American featurette boasting elements of science fiction, comedy, and horror. Tim Burton directs and co-writes the film with Leonard Ripps. The story follows young Victor Frankenstein, who enjoys making movies with his pet Bull Terrier Sparky. Tragically, Sparky is hit by a car and passes away. However, while learning about electrical impulses in muscles at school, Victor is inspired to use his scientific knowledge to bring his beloved pet back to life. He sets up an intricate lab in his attic and uses lightning to reanimate Sparky. Though ...