Oscar Winner Is Favorite Urbandale DVD Rental

Urbandale residents switched last week from their traditional favorites — action genres — to rent some top PG-rated movies.

Here is a list of the top five RedBox movie rentals in Urbandale last week.

1. “Hugo” -  When wily and resourceful Hugo discovers a secret left by his father, he unlocks a mystery and embarks on a quest that will transform those around him and lead to a safe and loving place he can call home. Trailer. 

Red Box Review: 3.5 STARS
 Rating: PG Length: 2:06 Stars: Ben Kingsley, Sacha Baron Cohen, Asa Butterfield, Chlöe Grace Moretz, Ray Winstone

2. "In Time" - In the near future, people are immortal because the aging gene has been deactivated. To avoid overpopulation, time has become the currency. The rich can live forever, and the rest have to negotiate for their immortality. When a young man comes into a fortune of time, he ends up on the run from a corrupt force known as "time keepers." Trailer.

Red Box Review:  3.5 STARS  Rating: PG-13 Length: 1:50 Stars: Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried, Cillian Murphy,Vincent Kartheiser, Olivia Wilde

3. "Puss In Boots" - Way before Puss in Boots ever met Shrek, our suave and furry feline hero goes on a swashbuckling ride, as he teams up with mastermind Humpty Dumpty and the street-savvy Kitty Southpaws to steal the famed goose that lays the golden eggs. Trailer

Red Box Review: 4 STARS Rating: PG Length: 1:30 Stars: Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Zach Galifianakis, Billy Bob Thornton, Amy Sedaris

4. "Jack and Jill" - Jack Sadelstein is a successful advertising executive in Los Angeles with a beautiful wife and kids, who dreads one event each year: the Thanksgiving visit of his identical twin sister Jill. Jill's neediness and passive-aggressiveness is maddening to Jack, turning his normally tranquil life upside down. Trailer.

Red Box Review: 2.5 STARS Rating: PG Length: 1:31 Stars: Adam Sandler, Katie Holmes,Allen Covert, Al Pacino, Elodie Tougne

5. "The Big Year" -  Stu Preissler, Brad Harris and Kenny Bostick are determined to become the world's greatest birder. An extraordinary race becomes a transformative journey for wealthy industrialist Stu, computer code-writer Brad, and successful contractor Kenny, who race across the continent on a whirlwind competition to see who can spot the most species of birds in North America within one calendar year. Trailer.

Red Box Review: 3 STARS  Rating: PG Length: 1:40 Stars: Steve Martin, Jack Black, Owen Wilson, Brian Dennehy, Anjelica Huston