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 Famous Five: Five on a Treasure Island (1957)
7.5/10
Director: Gerald Landau
Starring: Gillian Harrison, Rel Grainer, Richard Palmer
Five on a Treasure Island, adapted from Enid Blyton's perennially popular first Famous Five novel, is a ripping adventure tale for kids and adults ali... Read more
The Famous Five: The Musical - Smuggler's Gold (2004)
7.5/10
Director: Roz Storey
Starring: Elizabeth Marshland, Lyndon Ogbourne, Matthew Johnson
A musical interpretation of the Enid Blyton adventure "Smuggler's Gold" featuring the inimitable quintet, the Famous Five. Join George, Dick, Julian,... Read more
The First of May (1999)
7/10
Director: Paul Sirmons
Starring: Julie Harris, Mickey Rooney, Joe Dimaggio, Dan Byrd
Based on the children's novel "The Golden Days" by Gail Radley, this heartwarming family drama follows a young boy as he tries to adjust to life in hi... Read more
The Flintstones (1994)
4.8/10
Director: Brian Levant
Starring: John Goodman, Rick Moranis, Elizabeth Perkins, Rosie O'Donnell, Kyle MacLachlan,...
This big budget live-action re-creation of the 1960's TV series owes much to the amazing efforts of Jim Henson's Creature Shop in creating this colour... Read more
The Flintstones: Season 1 (1960)
7.5/10
From the moment they arrived on the scene, "The Flintstones" lived up to the words of their immortal theme song: a modern stone age family that is a p... Read more
The Flintstones: Season 2 (1960)
7.5/10
From the moment they arrived on the scene, "The Flintstones" lived up to the words of their immortal theme song: a modern stone age family that is a p... Read more
The Flintstones: Season 3 (1960)
7.5/10
From the moment they arrived on the scene, "The Flintstones" lived up to the words of their immortal theme song: a modern stone age family that is a p... Read more
The Fox and the Child (2009)
Director: Luc Jacquet
Starring: Kate Winslet, Narrated by
An adventurous 10-year-old girl spends her life wandering the gorgeous, animal-filled forests near her home and one day discovers a wild fox. She sets... Read more
The Fox And The Hound (1981)
7.3/10
Director: Art Stevens, Richard Rich, Ted Berman
Starring: Mickey Rooney, Kurt Russell, Voices Of, Pearl Bailey
A charming Disney animated feature about the childhood friendship between two natural enemies, a fox cub and a hound pup, as they grow older their rel... Read more
The Fox and the Hound 2 (2006)
5.4/10
Director: Jim Kammerud
Starring: Jonah Bobo, Reba McEntire, Voices Of, Patrick Swayze, Jeff Foxworthy
In this colourful sequel, Tod and Copper still go together like an itch and a scratch, but when Copper gets a shot at the big time with a nutty group... Read more