Blending state-of-the-art animation with live action, Hop tells the comic tale of Fred, an out-of-work slacker who accidentally injures the Easter Bunny and must take him in as he recovers. As Fred struggles with the world's worst house guest, both will learn what it takes to finally grow up.

Omri (Hal Scardino), a young boy growing up in Brooklyn, receives an odd variety of presents for his birthday: a wooden cabinet from his older brother, a set of antique keys from his mother Jane (Linsday Crouse), and a tiny plastic model of an Indian from his best friend Patrick (Rishi Bhat). Putting them all together, Omri locks the Indian inside the cabinet, only to be awoken by a strange sound in the middle of the night. Omri opens the cabinet to discover that the tiny Indian has come to life; it seems that he's called Little Bear (Litefoot), and he claims to have learned English from settlers in 1761. Omri hides this remarkable discovery from his mother but shares it with Patrick; as an experiment, Patrick locks a toy cowboy into the cupboard, and soon Little Bear has a companion, Boone (David Keith), though predictably, the cowboy and the Indian don't get along well at first. Omri comes to the realizations that his living and breathing playthings are also people with lives of their own, and he begins to wonder how much control he should really have over their lives.

The sea underworld is shaken up when the son of shark mob boss Don Lino (Robert De Niro) is found dead, and a young fish named Oscar (Will Smith) is found at the scene. Being a bottom feeder, Oscar takes advantage of the situation and makes himself look like he killed the finned mobster. Oscar soon comes to realize that his claim may have serious consequences.

2004 animated film by Vicky Jenson, Bibo Bergeron, and Rob Letterman

Of all the heroes in the world, Doogal, an adorable, long-haired mutt, is the one tasked with saving humankind. When the wicked sorcerer, Zeebad, is released from his ancient prison, he vows to take his revenge on those who captured him and flash-freeze the Earth forever with the power of three mysterious magic diamonds. Now, determined to save the world, a fellowship of four unlikely heroes join forces to thwart Zeebad's villainous plans. Led by candy-loving Doogal, loyal friends, Dylan, the guitar-playing rabbit; Brian, the bashful snail, and Ermintrude, the opera-singing cow, embark on an epic quest to save the world, braving ice-capped mountains, fiery pits of molten lava, and an impenetrable, booby-trapped temple guarded by an army of ninja skeleton warriors. Can Zeebad's wizardry destroy the power of friendship?

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