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.
Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard (2009)
Director: Luc Besson
Starring: Lou Reed, Mia Farrow, Freddie Highmore, Snoop Dogg, Selena Gomez, Will I Am, Sta...
Arthur (Freddie Highmore) is thrilled. Tonight sees the end of the moon's tenth cycle and he will at last be able to return to the land of the Minamoy... Read more
Arthur Christmas (2011)
7.1/10
Director: Barry Cook, Sarah Smith
Starring: Hugh Laurie, Imelda Staunton, Jim Broadbent, Bill Nighy, James McAvoy, Ashley Je...
In this humorous computer-animated adventure from Aardman, multiple generations of Santas figure in the hijinks surrounding the family's job of delive... Read more
Asterix and Cleopatra (1968)
7.2/10
Director: Albert Uderzo, Georges Dargaud, Rene Goscinny
Starring: Asterix, Obelix, Getafix, Cleopatra, Artifis
After Cleopatra enters an ill-advised bet with Caesar that her Egyptian builders can construct a grand palace in only three months, her distraught arc... Read more
Asterix and Obelix in Britain (2012)
Director: Laurent Tirard
Starring: Catherine Deneuve, Fabrice Luchini, Gerard Depardieu, Valerie Lemercier, Bouli L...
A.k.a. "Asterix and Obelix: God Save Britannia". Led by Julius Caesar, Rome has just invaded Britain. Cordelia, the Queen of the Britons, sends her tr... Read more
Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar (1999)
Director: Claude Zidi
Starring: Gerard Depardieu, Roberto Benigni, Christian Clavier
Journey back 2000 years as Ancient France is on the brink of complete Roman invasion. Well, almost complete; one small village of indomitable Gauls st... Read more
Asterix and Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2003)
6.6/10
Director: Alain Chabat
Starring: Christian Clavier, Gerard Depardieu, Monica Bellucci
Asterix (Christian Clavier) and Obelix (Gerard Depardieu) go to Egypt with an old Druid called Panoramix who has brewed a potion to help Cleopatra win... Read more
Asterix and the Big Fight (1989)
6.4/10
Director: Phillippe Grimond
Starring: Asterix, Obelix, Getafix, Vitalstatistix
Gaulish custom requires that a would-be chief must challenge and defeat another to become the leader of two tribes in this animated tale based on the... Read more
Asterix and the Vikings (2006)
6/10
Director: Stefan Fjeldmark, Jesper Moller
Starring: Voices Of, Paul Giamatti, Brad Garrett, Sean Astin, Evan Rachel Wood, John Di Ma...
After hearing that fear gives villagers wings, and completely missing the metaphor, Viking Chief Timandahaf sends his officers to Gaul to kidnap a lil... Read more
Asterix at the Olympic Games (2008)
5.1/10
Director: Frederic Forestier, Thomas Langmann
Starring: Gerard Depardieu, Clovis Cornillac, Benoit Poelvoorde, Alain Delon, Vanessa Hess...
While out hunting, Asterix and Obelix run across a local Roman sports champion named Gluteus Maximus who is about to participate in the Olympic Games.... Read more
Asterix Conquers America (1994)
Director: Gerhard Hahn
Starring: Asterix, Obelix, Getafix
Getafix has been captured by Romans and catapulted off the edge of the world. Asterix and Obelix follow in hot pursuit and find themselves in America.... Read more