Cast and Crew:  Don Bluth (Director, Screenwriter); Robert C. O’Brien (Novel); Jerry Goldsmith (Music); Elizabeth Hartman, Dom DeLuise, Arthur Malet, Derek Jacobi, Hermione Baddeley, John Carradine, Peter Strauss, Paul Shenar, Aldo Ray, Shannen Doherty, Wil Wheaton

What It’s About: If you asked my 7 year old self what it was about, there was a lady mouse and a crow with some yarn and an underground world beneath a bush and also some magic, plus a scary owl.

Why Watch it Today?: Today is World Day for Animals in Laboratories, which my adult self now understands had something to do with why those rats of NIMH were so smart.

Where to Get It: Amazon Instant Video, iTunes, and Netflix, or your local library.