Movies by the Numbers

We have a decent collection of kids' movies and shows, many of which I had before I had kids. When you watch them multiple times, you start to notice things, like voices, similar names and storylines.

Here are a few I've seen:

David Cross is a jerk: 4

David Cross is a decent guy: 1

Characters named Ellie/Elinor/Eleanor: 4

Take place in a museum: 3

Female characters named "Alice": 2

Male characters named "Alice": 1

Red-haired princesses: 4

Riffs on old Hollywood musicals: 3

With Scottish accents: 4

With Scottish accents but doesn't take place anywhere in the U.K.: 1

With Tina Fey: 2

With Will Farrell: 2

With Craig Ferguson: 2

With Michael Caine: 2

With Jonah Hill: 3

With Timothy Dalton: 2

With Bonnie Hunt: 6

With Bonnie Hunt, non-Pixar: 1

Characters use things discarded/lost by humans: 4

Characters defeat a criminal mastermind: 3

Girls defy their fathers: 4

Based on literature: 24

That wouldn't get made today: 3