Holiday Family Blu-ray/DVD Gift Guide

Holiday Family Blu-ray/DVD Gift Guide
Holiday Family Blu-ray/DVD Gift Guide

With the holidays just around the corner, it's time to start to thinking about gifts for the movie lovers in your life. To get you started, from fairy godmothers to warrior princesses, here's a handy list of suggestions for recently released family-friendly stocking stuffers.

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Cinderella Box Art
Cinderella Box Art

Cinderella

Bibbidy Bobbity Boo! From out of the vault to high definiton, Walt Disney's enchanting animated classic was recently released on Blu-ray for the first time ever as part of the prestigious Diamond Collection.

Special Features: 'Tangled Ever After' Animated Short, Behind the Magic: A New Disney Princess Fantasyland, Diane Disney Miller Intro, Personalized Digital Storybook: Bibbidi-Bobbidi-You and More

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E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial Box Art
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial Box Art

E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial

Director Steven Spielberg's landmark out-of-this-world adventure, still heralded as one of the biggest box office blockbusters of all time, takes off on high definition with an all-new 30th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray.

Special Features: The E.T. Journals, Steven Spielberg & E.T., Deleted Scenes, A Look Back, The E.T. Reunion and More

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Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted Box Art
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted Box Art

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted

The third installment of hit animated animal comedy lands Alex, Marty, Melman and the rest of the crew in Europe, where they take on the perfect cover: a traveling circus, which they reinvent -- Madagascar style.

Special Features: Big Top Cast, Madagascar 3 Roundtable, Ringmasters, Trivia Track, Deleted Scenes and More

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Secret of the Wings Box Art
Secret of the Wings Box Art

Secret of the Wings

The latest original animated feature in the popular Disney Fairies franchise takes Tinker Bell on a journey into the forbidden Winter Woods, where she discovers a magical secret that changes her life forever.

Special Features: Pixie Hollow Games, "Fright Light," "Dig Down Deeper" Music Video

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A Christmas Story 2 Box Art
A Christmas Story 2 Box Art

A Christmas Story 2

The direct-to-video sequel to the beloved 1983 Christmas classic follows the further holiday misadventures of Ralphie -- now a teenager -- as he and his friends desperately try to fix a Christmas Eve gone wrong.

Special Features: The House Then and Now, A Christmas Story We All Know and Love, Catching Up with Ralphie and His Family, Gag Reel

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Arthur Christmas Box Art
Arthur Christmas Box Art

Arthur Christmas

When Santa's massive elf-powered North Pole gift-delivery operation misses one child's present, his youngest son Arthur sets out on a crazy urgent mission to deliver the last gift before Christmas morning dawns.

Special Features: Un-Wrapping Arthur Christmas, Progression Reels, Elf Recruitment Video

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The Muppet Christmas Carol Box Art
The Muppet Christmas Carol Box Art

The Muppet Christmas Carol

Kermit, Miss Piggy, Gonzo and the rest of the gang bring a hilarious Muppets twist to Charles Dickens' classic Christmas tale, available for the first time on It's Not Easy Being Scrooge Special Edition Blu-ray.

Special Features: Disney Intermission, Audio Commentary, Frogs, Pigs and Humbug, Blooper Reel, Pepe Profiles Gonzo and More

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Brave Box Art
Brave Box Art

Brave

Available November 13. Pixar presents the #1 animated film of the year -- a thrilling adventure set in the ancient Highlands of Scotland, following the heroic journey of a headstrong young princess as she discovers the true meaning of bravery.

Special Features: "La Luna" Short, "The Legend of Mor'du" Short, Brave Old World, Merida & Elinor, Bears and More

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ParaNorman Box Art
ParaNorman Box Art

ParaNorman

Available November 27. From the makers of Coraline, this lively stop-motion comedy thriller tells the tale of Norman, a boy who must use his ghoulish gift of communicating with the dead to save his town from a centuries-old curse.

Special Features: Preliminary Animatic Sequences, Peering Through the Veil, Featurettes, Feature Commentary

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Finding Nemo Box Art
Finding Nemo Box Art

Finding Nemo

Available December 4. The award-winning, must-"sea" animated underwater adventure -- featuring the determined dad Marlin, his forgetful friend Dory and the lovable young Nemo -- swims on to high-definition Blu-ray and Blu-ray 3D.

Special Features: 3D Virtual Aquariums, 2D Virtual Aquariums, CineExplorer, Filmmaker Roundtable and more.

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Ice Age: Continental Drift Box Art
Ice Age: Continental Drift Box Art

Ice Age: Continental Drift

Available December 11. Animated sub-zero heroes Manny, Diego, and Sid embark upon a high-seas iceberg adventure after their continent is set adrift, encountering sea creatures and battling pirates as they try to reunite with their herd.

Special Features: Party with a Pirate! Mode, Sign Along Mode, Shimmy Shake Music Section, Deleted Scenes and More

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days Box Art
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days Box Art

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days

Available December 18. In the latest film based on Jeff Kinney's super-popular book series, everybody's favorite middle school wimp Greg Heffley is out on summer vacation, finding all-new ways to land himself in the doghouse.

Special Features: Commentary, Deleted Scenes, Class Clown Animated Short, Gag Reel and More