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 Secret of the Magic Gourd (2007)
5.3/10
Director: John Chu, Frankie Chung
Starring: Gigi Leung, Guo Kai Min, Zhu Qi Long
Based on a classic children's book by Zhang Tian Yi, Disney's first film created for Chinese audiences combines live action and animation to chronicle... Read more
The Secret Service: The Complete Series (1969)
7.2/10
Starring: Voices Of, Stanley Unwin, Sylvia Anderson
The last of Gerry Anderson's 'Supermarionation' TV series, it centres around Father Unwin, local eccentric vicar and a secret agent working for the to... Read more
The Seeker: The Dark is Rising (2007)
4.8/10
Director: David L Cunningham
Starring: Alexander Ludwig, Christopher Eccleston, Frances Conroy, Ian McShane
A loose adaptation of Susan Cooper's children's fantasy books follows the tale of young Will (Alexander Ludwig) who discovers that he is the latest in... Read more
The Shaggy Dog (2006)
4.4/10
Director: Brian Robbins
Starring: Tim Allen, Robert Downey Jr, Kristin Davis, Danny Glover, Spencer Breslin, Zena...
An unexpected transformation helps work-a-holic attorney Dave Douglas (Tim Allen) learn a few lessons about what's really important in life. A case i... Read more
The Shaggy Dog/The Shaggy D.A. (1959)
Director: Charles Barton, Robert Stevenson
Starring: Fred MacMurray, Jean Hagen, Tommy Kirk, Annette Funicello, Tim Considine, Dean J...
The Shaggy Dog: The son of dog-hating former mailman Wilson Daniels (Fred MacMurray), young Wilby (Tommy Kirk) accidentally becomes a canine himself... Read more
The Shirley Temple Collection: Volume 1 (1932)
Starring: Shirley Temple
Shirley Temple's career started when she was just a toddler with these films from the 'Baby Burlesques' series. The short films satirized popular movi... Read more
The Shirley Temple Collection: Volume 2 (1938)
Starring: Shirley Temple
These original short films all feature Shirley Temple and illustrate perfectly why she was the biggest child star of the 1930s. 'Polly Tix In Washingt... Read more
The Silent One (1984)
7.1/10
Director: Yvonne Mackay
Starring: Pat Evison, Anzac Wallace, Rongo Tupatea Kahu, Telo Malese
Spectacular underwater photography highlights the story of Jonasi, 'the silent one', a uniquely gifted young man sent from the sea as a baby to grow u... Read more
The Simpsons Movie (2007)
7.3/10
Director: David Silverman
Starring: Voices Of, Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Har...
After 20 years on the small screen, the most famous animated family in Springfield, and possibly the world, made the much-anticipated move to the mult... Read more
The Simpsons Movie ( Blu-ray ) (2007)
7.3/10
Director: David Silverman
Starring: Albert Brooks, Dan Castellaneta, Hank Azaria, Joe Mantegna, Julie Kavner, Tom Ha...
After 20 years on the small screen, the most famous animated family in Springfield, and possibly the world, made the much-anticipated move to the mult... Read more