4 Movies Directed by Roger Allers

The Lion King

The Lion King

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1994-06-24

Languages:

English, Swahili, Xhosa, Zulu

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

89 min

Rated:

G

IMDB Ratings:

8.5 (556516 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Irene Mecchi (screenplay)

Jonathan Roberts (screenplay)

Linda Woolverton (screenplay)

Brenda Chapman (story)

Burny Mattinson (story)

Barry Johnson (story)

Lorna Cook (story)

Thom Enriquez (story)

Andy Gaskill (story)

Gary Trousdale (story)

Jim Capobianco (story)

Kevin Harkey (story)

Jorgen Klubien (story)

Chris Sanders (story)

Tom Sito (story)

Larry Leker (story)

Joe Ranft (story)

Rick Maki (story)

Ed Gombert (story)

Francis Glebas (story)

Mark Kausler (story)

J.T. Allen (additional story material)

George Scribner (additional story material)

Miguel Tejada-Flores (additional story material)

Jenny Tripp (additional story material)

Bob Tzudiker (additional story material)

Christopher Vogler (additional story material)

Kirk Wise (additional story material)

Noni White (additional story material)

Fullplot:

A young lion Prince is cast out of his pride by his cruel uncle, who claims he killed his father. While the uncle rules with an iron fist, the prince grows up beyond the savannah, living by a philosophy: No worries for the rest of your days. But when his past comes to haunt him, the young Prince must decide his fate: will he remain an outcast, or face his demons and become what he needs to be?

Open Season

Open Season

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2006-09-29

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

83 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

6.2 (59648 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Steve Bencich (screenplay)

Ron J. Friedman (screenplay)

Nat Mauldin (screenplay)

Jill Culton (screen story)

Anthony Stacchi (screen story)

Steve Moore (original story)

John B. Carls (original story)

Sam Harper (additional story material)

Dan Wilson (additional story material)

David Gilbreth (additional story material)

Fullplot:

A happily domesticated grizzly bear named Boog, has his perfect world turned upside down after he meets Elliot, a scrawny, fast-talking one-horned wild mule deer. They both end up stranded together in the woods during hunting season and it's up to the duo to rally all the other forest animals and turn the tables on the hunters.

The Little Matchgirl

The Little Matchgirl

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2006-09-07

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

7 min

Rated:

G

IMDB Ratings:

7.9 (2127 Reviews)

Director:

Roger Allers

Writer:

Hans Christian Andersen (original story)

Roger Allers (story)

Ed Gombert (story)

Kevin Harkey (story)

Mark Walton (story)

Ralph Zondag (story)

Fullplot:

An animated short based on Hans Christian Andersen's tale about a poor young girl with a burning desire to find comfort and happiness in her life. Desperate to keep warm, the girl lights the matches she sells, and envisions a very different life for herself in the fiery flames filled with images of loving relatives, bountiful food, and a place to call home.

The Prophet

The Prophet

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2015-08-07

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, France, Canada, Lebanon, Qatar

Runtime:

84 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (618 Reviews)

Genres:

Animation

Cast:

Writer:

Roger Allers (screenplay)

Kahlil Gibran (novel)

Irene Mecchi (Additional Story & Dialogue)

Hanna Weg (additional writing)

Douglas Wood (additional story and dialogue)

Fullplot:

Exiled artist and poet Mustafa embarks on a journey home with his housekeeper and her daughter; together the trio must evade the authorities who fear that the truth in Mustafa's words will incite rebellion.

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