Movies directed by Peter Hewitt

Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991)

93 mins     Adventure , Comedy, Family      

I once tried to introduce a friend's son to the joys of "Bill & Ted" thinking as he enjoyed daft comedies he would enjoy it, yet to my shock he hated it and thought it was boring. At that point I could have done several thing...

The Borrowers (1997)

89 mins     Adventure , Comedy, Family, Fantasy      

"The Borrowers" may have been made for young children but this is a movie which is as much fun for adults as it is for little people. Adapted from Mary Norton's novels this wonderful movie brings the whole idea of little peop...

Thunderpants (2002)

87 mins     Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi      

First things first as a grown up "Thunderpants" is not good with its humour built around farting and a bunch of caricatures rather than characters. Honestly even as someone without kids I have to question whether a movie abou...

Garfield (2004)

80 mins     Animation, Comedy, Family      

I've always liked reading the Garfield shorts that features in newspapers; the sarcastic wit of the fat feline with attitude is usually clever but most importantly funny. But when it comes to "Garfield" the movie the cleverne...

Zoom (2006)

83 mins     Action , Adventure , Family      

In 2005 there was "Sky High" which gave us young kids going to a special school because they have super powers and it wasn't bad with humour aimed at young teens. Then in 2006 we got "Zoom" with a storyline about young kids w...

The Heist (2009)

90 mins     Comedy, Crime      

The Heist (2009) (aka: The Maiden Heist) Morgan Freeman, Christopher Walken and William H Macy are the security guards who decide to steal art work from the museum where they work...

Home Alone: The Holiday Heist (2012)

87 mins     Comedy, Crime, Family, TV Movie      

Christian Martyn and Jodelle Ferland, the two young stars of "Home Alone 5", otherwise known as "Home Alone: The Holiday Heist", weren't even born back in 1990 when Macaulay Culkin starred in the original "Home Alone". Makes ...