The Polar Express – 2004

Release Date: 10 November 2004 (USA)

Genres: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical

Character: Additional child performer: Hero Boy

Plot Synopsis: This is the story of a young hero boy on Christmas Eve who boards on a powerful magical train that’s headed to the North Pole and Santa Claus’s home. What unfolds is an an adventure which follows a doubting boy, who takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole; during this ride, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery which shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe.

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Hauru no ugoku shiro – 2004

Release Date: 20 November 2004 (Japan)

Genres: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi

Character: Markl (voice: English version)

Plot Synopsis: A love story between an 18-year-old girl named Sofî, cursed by a witch into an old woman’s body, and a magician named Hauru. Under the curse, Sofî sets out to seek her fortune, which takes her to Hauru’s strange moving castle. In the castle, Sophie meets Hauru’s fire demon, named Karishifâ. Seeing that she is under a curse, the demon makes a deal with Sophie–if she breaks the contract he is under with Hauru, then Karushifâ will lift the curse that Sophie is under, and she will return to her 18-year-old shape.

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Motocross Kids – 2004

Release Date: 2004 (USA)

Genres: Action, Family

Character: TJ

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American Splendor – 2003

Release Date: 12 September 2003 (USA)

Genres: Drama, Animation, Adaptation and Biopic

Character: Robin

Plot Synopsis: Harvey Pekar (Paul Giamatti) is a comic book writer inspired by the work of his friend Robert Crumb (James Urbaniak). Pekar writes his comics about the sad monotony of everyday life, based on his own life in Cleveland, OH, working as a file clerk at a veteran’s hospital and spending his time reading books and listening to jazz.

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