Looking for those last minute gift ideas? Do you have a movie night coming up with the family, and looking for the perfect family movie to add to the mix? Look no further! The people from Shout! Studios and Shout! Kids have provided us with a great selection of family movie ideas from their 2023 release line up that are sure to slay the day!
With this selection, you can find some available in digital format and ready to stream right away!
Check out the selection and information provided by Shout! Studios for our readers below:
TITLE: MASAAKI YUASA: FIVE FILMS from GKIDS
RELEASE DATE: December 19, 2023
RELEASE FORMAT: Blu-Ray™
SRP: $99.98
Widely regarded as one of the most imaginative and influential filmmakers working in animation, Masaaki Yuasa’s energetic style has been compared to Tex Avery and Max Fleischer. He is one of contemporary anime’s most prolific auteurs and has lent his humor and dynamism to genres as diverse as psychedelic thrillers, transcendent rock-operas and sweetly subversive teen romances. This set includes Masaaki Yuasa’s five celebrated feature films – Mind Game (2004), The Night is Short, Walk on Girl (2017), Lu Over the Wall (2017), Ride Your Wave (2019), and Inu-Oh (2021) alongside never before seen bonus features, stunning art newly designed by Masaaki Yuasa throughout the packaging, a 22”x14” poster of the new art and an exclusive 60-page book celebrating the work of this one-of-a-kind storyteller featuring excerpts from the creative’s sketchbook.
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TITLE: The Boxtrolls (Limited Edition SteelBook 4K UHD)
TITLE: Kubo and the Two Strings (Limited Edition SteelBook 4K UHD)
RELEASE DATE: February 28, 2023
RELEASE FORMAT: 4K UHD
SRP: $34.98 each (Limited SteelBook Edition)
Kubo and the Two Strings and The Boxtrolls are available in 4K for the first time ever, allowing fans to experience these cherished films in the highest possible fidelity. Supervised by LAIKA’s visionary filmmaking team, these dazzling 4K remasters feature HDR and Dolby Vision plus Dolby Atmos for the ultimate entertainment experience. The scrupulous remastering process for both titles was overseen by the team at LAIKA, led by LAIKA CEO (and Kubo and the Two Strings Director) Travis Knight, and Visual Effects Supervisor Steve Emerson, who pored over each film shot-by-shot, paying close attention to every last detail and color to present these groundbreaking films in the most dynamic format.
The SteelBook™ releases feature new hand drawn art from acclaimed illustrators: The Boxtrolls was created by Cancun-based illustrator and Art Director Cesar Moreno, known for creating bold and vibrant illustrations; and the Kubo and the Two Strings cover art was drawn by Kevin Tong, an artist living and working out of Austin, TX.
TITLE: The Magic Flute
RELEASE DATE: May 16, 2023
RELEASE FORMAT: Blu-Ray™+ DVD, DVD
SRP: Blu-Ray™+ DVD: $22.98, DVD: $19.98
With a cast led by Jack Wolfe (Netflix’s Shadow and Bone) and Oscar®-winner F. Murray Abraham (The White Lotus) with an ensemble cast of international opera stars, a new generation will be introduced to Mozart’s The Magic Flute. After all, it has fascinated audiences for nearly 230 years and to this day, this timeless story of fantasy and adventure continues to enchant and inspire. Birdcatcher’s Song or the Queen of the Night’s aria are familiar to almost everyone around the world, even if they are not aware of its origins.
TITLE: EVANGELION: 3.0 + 1.11 THRICE UPON A TIME (Collector’s Edition) from GKIDS
RELEASE DATE: October 17, 2023
RELEASE FORMAT: 4K UHD + Blu-Ray™
SRP: $79.98
The 4K UHD Collector’s Edition of EVANGELION:3.0+1.11 THRICE UPON A TIME is a three-disc set that includes one 4K UHD disc featuring the film, a Blu-Ray™ of the feature film, and a disc of brand-new bonus features encased in a rigid box case. Featuring both the original Japanese language version and an English dub, the set includes a 28-page book, art cards, and a poster, as well as bonus features including EVANGELION:3.0(-46h), EVANGELION:3.0(-120min.), character promotion reels, stage greeting, trailers, and more!
TITLE: SPIRITED AWAY: LIVE ON STAGE from GKIDS
RELEASE DATE: November 7, 2023
RELEASE FORMAT: Blu-Ray™
SRP: $32.98
Hayao Miyazaki’s Academy Award®-winning* animated feature film comes to life in this first-ever stage adaptation full of dazzling sets, captivating musical numbers, and wondrous puppets of beloved characters. Adapted and directed by Tony Award® winner John Caird (Les Misérables), SPIRITED AWAY: Live on Stage features two unique casts and performances filmed during the show’s acclaimed 2022 run at Tokyo’s historic Imperial Theatre, featuring Kanna Hashimoto and Mone Kamishiraishi as Chihiro.
TITLE: Mavka: The Forest Song
RELEASE DATE: August 15, 2023
RELEASE FORMAT: DVD
SRP: $19.98
Mavka – the soul of the forest – has been chosen by the supreme spirits to become the forest’s new guardian. But when she meets a talented human musician named Lucas – a man on the hunt for a mysterious tree with the power to give life, she is faced with an impossible choice between her newfound love and her duty to the spirits. Can humans and the forest live in harmony, or will greed and vice destroy them both?
TITLE: SHAUN THE SHEEP: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION
RELEASE DATE: December 12, 2023
RELEASE FORMAT: Blu-Ray™, DVD
SRP: Blu-Ray™: $48.98, DVD: $32.98
Direct from Mossy Bottom, the complete collection of Shaun The Sheep arrives in a 7-Disc Blu-ray™ set on December 12 from Aardman, the iconic stop-motion and Claymation animation studio and winner of four Academy Awards®. Shaun the Sheep: The Complete Series includes all 170 episodes on 7 discs, marking the first-time seasons 5 and 6 of the show are available to own. It also includes The Flight Before Christmas, a half-hour Christmas special which follows Shaun, Timmy and the Flock – as well as some new characters – in a mischief-filled festive caper, and over an hour of bonus material with Mossy Bottom Shorts, Championsheeps, and the Shaun-tastic special, The Farmer’s Llama.
TITLE: Sesame Street: Elmo’s Holiday Spectacular: The Nutcracker and Other Tales
RELEASE DATE: October 10, 2023
RELEASE FORMAT: DVD
SRP: $16.98
The holidays are here on Sesame Street! Join Elmo, his puppy Tango, and all their friends on adventures filled with music, magic, and so much more! Play, sing, and explore in this two-hour holiday spectacular.
Little ones will meet a reindeer-in-training named Lightning, explore magical lands with Abby Cadabby and Cookie Monster, and try and save Christmas with Elmo!
TITLE: Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas
RELEASE DATE: November 14, 2023
RELEASE FORMAT: DVD
SRP: $16.98
It’s Christmas Eve at Mossy Bottom Farm and Shaun’s seasonal excitement turns to dismay when a farmhouse raid to get bigger stockings inadvertently leads to Timmy getting lost in the local Christmas market. Shaun’s rescue mission to town goes horribly wrong when a gift box containing Timmy disappears off in a 4×4 driven by Farmer Ben, a local celebrity and influencer. Can Shaun save the day and get Timmy home in time for Christmas? Or has Shaun finally met his match in Farmer Ben’s feisty daughter, Ella? Prepare for an explosive high-wire ending as everyone learns the true value of Christmas! Also includes Timmy’s Christmas Surprise, Timmy’s Snowball, Timmy’s Snowman, and Timmy Slips Up!
TITLE: Wallace & Gromit: The Complete Cracking Collection
RELEASE DATE: October 10, 2023
RELEASE FORMAT: Blu-Ray™
SRP: $24.98
Wallace and Gromit, Aardman’s most loved and iconic duo have been delighting family audiences around the world. First hitting screens in Nick Park’s Academy Award®-winning ‘Wallace & Gromit: A Grand Day Out’ the pair went on to star in three further specials (Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers, Wallace & Gromit: A Close Shave and Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf or Death and are internationally celebrated winning over 100 awards at festivals.
This collection also includes the complete Cracking Contraptions series.
Disclosure: We received the product for review, which was used to facilitate this post. All opinions are our own.
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