The Plot: An enormous crocodile brags to all the jungle animals that he's going to go and gobble up some children. 

Understandably, they think he's out of line.

They thwart his every attempt to eat kids. It's frightening and endearing in equal measure.

Dream Cast: Jeremy Irons in the lead role, with Bill Murray as Muggle-Wump the monkey.

Dream Director: Spike Jonze proves with Where The Wild Things Are that he can do dark childhood. Let this be the follow-up.