Rob Minkoff

writer, director
Feature Film

The Forbidden Kingdom

Modern-day martial-arts-obsessed teen Jason Tripitikas falls off a building with a golden staff and finds himself in feudal China fulfilling the legend of the seeker who will return the staff to The Monkey King. —Michael Main
Jason: Is this a dream?
Lu Yan: No, where you come from is the dream, through the gate of no gate.
Four ancient Asian travelers walk away from us toward a bust of a giant ape.
  • Eloi Honorable Mention
  • Fantasy
  • Audience: YA and Up
  • Definite Time Travel
Animated Feature Film

Mr. Peabody & Sherman

The movie had some good one-liners and even some good (albeit worn) puns in the style of the original cartoon, but for me, the plot lacked even enough structure to hold the attention of a child, and the writer was writing down to his audience so much so that not even Patrick Warburton’s voice in a small part was sufficient to rescue the story from the fast-forward button. —Michael Main
Very well, then: If a boy can adopt a dog, the I see no reason why a dog can’t adopt a boy.
The dog Mr. Peabody wearing a Napoleon hat.
  • Comedy
  • Audience: Families
  • Definite Time Travel
Picture Book

Mr. Peabody and Sherman

Time-Travel Trouble!

  • by Billy Wrecks
  • (Random House Children’s Books, July 2014)
A short picture book of the 2014 Mr. Peabody and Sherman movie. The images are all from the movie’s CGI (or at least generated by the same process). —Michael Main
Sheman was supposed to keep the time machine secret, but he broke the rules. He took his friend Penny back in time to ancient Egypt.
Animated characters Sherman and Mr. Peabody peek out of a door frame.
  • Comedy
  • Audience: Children
  • Definite Time Travel