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Karey Kirkpatrick
Writer 61 years old

Karey Kirkpatrick

Monroe, Louisiana, USA

Karey Kirkpatrick (born c. 1965) is a screenwriter. His films include James and the Giant Peach, Chicken Run, The Spiderwick Chronicles, Charlotte's Web and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy adaptation. He directed Imagine That starring Eddie Murphy as well as Over the... Read full bio →

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13 titles
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

Sam Fell 2023 1h 41m

A band of fearless chickens flock together to save poultry-kind from an unsettling new threat: a nearby farm that's cooking up something suspicious.

Smallfoot

Smallfoot

Karey Kirkpatrick 2018 1h 36m

A bright young yeti finds something he thought didn't exist—a human. News of this “smallfoot” throws the simple yeti community into an uproar over what else might be out there in the big world beyond their snowy village.

The Smurfs 2

The Smurfs 2

Raja Gosnell 2013 1h 45m 4.5

The evil wizard Gargamel creates a couple of mischievous Smurf-like creatures called the Naughties that he hopes will let him harness the all-powerful, magical Smurf-essence.

The Spiderwick Chronicles

The Spiderwick Chronicles

Mark Waters 2008 1h 35m 6.7

Upon moving into the run-down Spiderwick Estate with their mother, twin brothers Jared and Simon Grace, along with their sister Mallory, find themselves pulled into an alternate world full of faeries and other creatures.

Flakes

Flakes

Michael Lehmann 2007 1h 24m 7.5

Aspiring rock musician Neal Downs manages a cereal bar. Stylish Miss Pussy Katz is the creator of radically-themed art clothing. When the cereal bar, brings in an offbeat crew of locals, who debate the arcana of cereal history and ideal milk/flake ratios, an aspiring capitalist rips off their concept.

Over the Hedge

Over the Hedge

Karey Kirkpatrick, Tim Johnson 2006 1h 23m 6.9

A scheming raccoon fools a mismatched family of forest creatures into helping him repay a debt of food, by invading the new suburban sprawl that popped up while they were hibernating...and learns a lesson about family himself.

Charlotte's Web

Charlotte's Web

Gary Winick 2006 1h 37m 7.3

Wilbur the pig is scared of the end of the season, because he knows that come that time, he will end up on the dinner table. He hatches a plan with Charlotte, a spider that lives in his pen, to ensure that this will never happen.

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Garth Jennings 2005 1h 49m 7.6

Mere seconds before the Earth is to be demolished by an alien construction crew, Arthur Dent is swept off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher penning a new edition of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."

The Little Vampire

The Little Vampire

Uli Edel 2000 1h 35m 3.5

Based on the popular books, the story tells of Tony who wants a friend to add some adventure to his life. What he gets is Rudolph, a vampire kid with a good appetite. The two end up inseparable, but their fun is cut short when all the hopes of the vampire race could be gone forever in single night.

Chicken Run

Chicken Run

Nick Park, Peter Lord 2000 1h 24m 7.4

Having been hopelessly repressed and facing eventual certain death at the chicken farm where they are held, Rocky the rooster and Ginger the chicken decide to rebel against the evil Mr. and Mrs. Tweedy, the farm's owners. Rocky and Ginger lead their fellow chickens in a great escape from the murderous farmers and their farm of doom.

Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves!

Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves!

Dean Cundey 1997 1h 14m

The joke's on absent-minded scientist Wayne Szalinski when his troublesome invention shrinks him, his brother and their wives so effectively that their children think they've completely disappeared. Of course, this gives the kids free rein to do anything they want, unaware that their parents are watching every move.

James and the Giant Peach

James and the Giant Peach

Henry Selick 1996 1h 19m 6.8

James' happy life at the English seaside is rudely ended when his parents are killed by a rhinoceros and he goes to live with his two horrid aunts. Daringly saving the life of a spider he comes into possession of magic boiled crocodile tongues, after which an enormous peach starts to grow in the garden.

The Rescuers Down Under

The Rescuers Down Under

Mike Gabriel, Hendel Butoy 1990 1h 17m 6.7

The RAS agents, Miss Bianca and Bernard, race to Australia to save a boy and a rare golden eagle from a murderous poacher.

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