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Eli Marienthal has 5 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1990s through the 2000s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by The Iron Giant.
Air Bud
1997
Comedy · Family
In the small town of Rockwell, Maine in October 1957, a giant metal machine befriends a nine-year-old boy and ultimately finds its humanity by unselfishly saving people from their own fears and prejudices.
Dir. Brad Bird · With Jennifer Aniston, Harry Connick Jr., Vin Diesel
In 1976, a teenage girl struggles to cope while living with her neurotic lower-middle-class family of nomads on the outskirts of Beverly Hills.
Dir. Tamara Jenkins · With Natasha Lyonne, Alan Arkin, Marisa Tomei
A father who can't keep his promises dies in a car accident. One year later, he returns as a snowman, who has one final chance to put things right with his son before he is gone forever.
Dir. Troy Miller · With Michael Keaton, Kelly Preston, Mark Addy
After moving to New Jersey, Lola bags a coveted role in a school play, which earns her the wrath of Carla, the most popular girl in school, who will do anything to ruin Lola's life.
Dir. Sara Sugarman · With Lindsay Lohan, Adam Garcia, Glenne Headly
For Beary Barrington, The Country Bears' young #1 fan, fitting in with his all-too-human family is proving im-paws-ible. When he runs away to find Country Bear Hall and his heroes, he discovers the venue that made them famous is near foreclosure. Beary hightails it over the river and through the woods to get the Bears in the Band back together for an all-out reunion concert to save Country Bear Hall.
Dir. Peter Hastings · With Haley Joel Osment, James Gammon, Christopher Walken
