Children's & Family Theatre
Enjoy your journey down the yellow brick road and into the wondrous world of family films. Children's and family-oriented films are often suitable for all age groups, and cover a wide range of genre categories (comedy, adventure, fantasy, musicals, etc.).
There are several category choices with something to entertain the little ones or the whole darn family. For the younger ones click on 'Pre-School Entertainment' in green on the left. 'Disney Animation', 'Family Animation' and 'Classic Animation' can be accessed via the 'Animation' link further up the menu.
Pictured: 'The Wizard of Oz', one of the best-loved family films of all time.
The Borrowers (1997)
5.8/10
Director: Peter Hewitt
Starring: John Goodman, Jim Broadbent, Mark Williams, Hugh Laurie
Mary Norton's childrens novel about a household of tiny human pilferers who reduce a baddie (John Goodman) to rubble after he cheats a nice family out... Read more
The Borrowers (1973)
5.7/10
Director: Walter C. Miller
Starring: Barnard Hughes, Beatrice Straight, Eddie Albert, Judith Anderson, Tammy Grimes
Pod Clock is the head of a small family. They are that small they actually live under the floorboards of a Victorian mansion, surviving on the left-ov... Read more
The Borrowers: Series 1 (1992)
6.9/10
Director: John Henderson
Starring: Ian Holm, Penelope Wilton, Sian Phillips
Based on the novels by Mary Norton about those tiny people who live under the floorboards of the Clock family home, borrowing everything they need fro... Read more
The BoxTrolls (2014)
6.8/10
Director: Anthony Stacchi, Graham Annable
Starring: Ben Kingsley, James Urbaniak, Jared Harris, Toni Collette, Simon Pegg, Nick Fros...
Based on Alan Snow's book Here Be Monsters!, The Boxtrolls is, first and foremost, a magnificent work of design. Visually, the movie looks like a visi... Read more
The BoxTrolls ( Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D ) (2014)
6.8/10
Director: Anthony Stacchi, Graham Annable
Starring: Ben Kingsley, James Urbaniak, Jared Harris, Toni Collette, Simon Pegg, Nick Fros...
Based on Alan Snow's book Here Be Monsters!, The Boxtrolls is, first and foremost, a magnificent work of design. Visually, the movie looks like a visi... Read more
The Bugaloos: The Complete Series (1970)
7/10
Starring: John McIndoe, Wayne Laryea, John Philpott, Caroline Ellis, Martha Raye, Billy Ba...
Any history of rock 'n' roll's British Invasion must certainly include The Bugaloos, the four-bug rock sensation of Tranquility Forest. From the limit... Read more
The Bugs Bunny / Road Runner Movie (1979)
7.3/10
Director: Chuck Jones
Starring: Bugs Bunny, Roadrunner, Wile E Coyote
This brings together full-length cartoon classics and a string of excerpts from many of Chuck Jones' most original productions with newly added materi... Read more
The Call Of The Wild (2020)
6.8/10
Director: Chris Sanders
Starring: Harrison Ford, Omar Sy
A sled dog struggles for survival in the wilds of the Yukon. Read more
The Care Bears Adventure In Wonderland (1987)
5.7/10
Director: Raymond Jafelice
The cuddly Care Bears star in this charming feature length adaptation of the classic story of "Alice in Wonderland". A young girl named Alice and the... Read more
The Care Bears Movie (1984)
5.6/10
Director: Arna Selznick
Full-leangth cartoon about a group of lovable bears who perform good deeds by helping lonely and unhappy children. Read more