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.
Eragon (2006)
5.1/10
Director: Stefen Fangmeier
Starring: Ed Speleers, Jeremy Irons, Sienna Guillory, Robert Carlyle, John Malkovich, Garr...
Based on the best-seller by Christopher Paolini (he was just 17 when his family published it) in which a young orphaned farmboy finds a mystical stone... Read more
Eragon ( Blu-ray ) (2006)
5.1/10
Director: Stefen Fangmeier
Starring: Jeremy Irons, John Malkovich, Robert Carlyle, Alun Armstrong, Christopher Egan,...
Based on the best-seller by Christopher Paolini (he was just 17 when his family published it) in which a young orphaned farmboy finds a mystical stone... Read more
Ernest and Celestine (2012)
Director: Stephane Aubier, Vincent Patar, Benjamin Renner
Starring: Forest Whitaker, Lauren Bacall, William H Macy, Jeffrey Wright, Paul Giamatti, M...
Normally speaking, bears live above ground and mice live below, and they don't get along at all. Brought together by chance, young Célestine, a plucky... Read more
Escape from Planet Earth (2013)
5.9/10
Director: Cal Brunker
Starring: Brendan Fraser, Sarah Jessica Parker, William Shatner, Jessica Alba, Jane Lynch,...
Sibling rivals from the Planet BAAB, brainiac Gary Supernova (Rob Corddry) works all the gizmos at Mission Control, while his studly brother Scorch (B... Read more
Evan Almighty (2007)
5.4/10
Director: Tom Shadyac
Starring: Steve Carell, Morgan Freeman, Lauren Graham, Wanda Sykes, John Goodman, John Mic...
A sequel to 2003's 'Bruce Almighty' with Steve Carell as TV anchorman-turned-congressman-turned-21st century Noah. After a visitation from God (Morga... Read more
Ever After: A Cinderella Story (1998)
7/10
Director: Andy Tennant
Starring: Drew Barrymore, Anjelica Huston, Dougray Scott, Jeanne Moreau
The beloved children's fable gets a lush, more mature revamping in this romantic tale set in 16th-century France. Drew Barrymore stars as an independe... Read more
Explorers (1985)
6.6/10
Director: Joe Dante
Starring: Ethan Hawke, River Phoenix, Jason Presson
From the director of 'Gremlins' comes this film for the young and young at heart. When a young boy dreams of circuit diagrams, he sets them down on pa... Read more
Eyewitness: Collection 1 (2007)
7.8/10
Based on the revolutionary Dorling Kindersley book series, 'Eyewitness' is the ultimate guide to nature and science. The Emmy Award-winning series tak... Read more
Eyewitness: Collection 2 (2007)
7.8/10
Based on the revolutionary Dorling Kindersley book series, 'Eyewitness' is the ultimate guide to nature and science. The Emmy Award-winning series tak... Read more
Faerie Tale Theatre: Beauty and the Beast (1986)
8.4/10
Director: Roger Vadim
Starring: Klaus Kinski, Susan Sarandon, Anjelica Huston
The classic parable about how love can bring beauty to even the ugliest spirit. Klaus Kinski is the beastie; lovely Susan Sarandon his lady fair. Maki... Read more