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.
Faerie Tale Theatre: Cinderella (1987)
8.4/10
Director: Mark Cullingham
Starring: Jennifer Beals, Eve Arden, Matthew Broderick, Jean Stapleton
Cinderella (Jennifer Beals) leads a life of drudgery and unhappiness at the hands of her wicked stepmother (Eve Arden) and her stepsisters Arlene and... Read more
Faerie Tale Theatre: Rapunzel (1983)
8.4/10
Director: Gilbert Cates
Starring: Jeff Bridges, Shelley Duvall, Gena Rowlands
From high atop a tower, a beautiful young woman lets down her hair - and let's in love. Faerie Tale Theatre creator Shelly Duvall is brilliant as the... Read more
Faerie Tale Theatre: Sleeping Beauty (1983)
8.4/10
Director: Jeremy Kagan
Starring: Bernadette Peters, Beverly D'Angelo, Christopher Reeve
Based on the beloved fairy tale, this installment of Shelley Duvall's "Faerie Tale Theatre" tells the well-known tale of a beautiful princess who is e... Read more
Faerie Tale Theatre: The Little Mermaid (1986)
8.4/10
Director: Robert Iscove
Starring: Pam Dawber, Karen Black, Helen Mirren
A heartbreaking story of selfless love and sacrifice, a mermaid risks everything for true love. Pam Dawber leads a strong cast. Karen Black is amazing... Read more
Faerie Tale Theatre: The Three Little Pigs (1984)
8.4/10
Director: Howard Storm
Starring: Billy Crystal, Fred Willard, Jeff Goldblum, Valerie Perrine, Stephen Furst
Between 1982 and 1987, actress-turned-producer Shelley Duvall gathered films biggest stars to bring some of the worlds most beloved fairy tales to lif... Read more
Faerie Tale Theatre: Volume 1 (1982)
8.4/10
Director: Jeremy Kagan, Lamont Johnson, Michael Lindsay-Hogg, Peter Medak, Roger Vadim, Tony Bill, Howard Storm, Emile Ardolino, Eric Idle, Gilbert Cates, Graeme Clifford, Ivan Passer, James Frawley
Starring: Anjelica Huston, Barbara Hershey, Beatrice Straight, Bernadette Peters, Beverly...
With lavish special effects, unique scripting and an outstanding cast of actors and directors, this terrific series, created and executive produced by... Read more
Faerie Tale Theatre: Volume 2 (1982)
8.4/10
Director: Francis Ford Coppola, Nicholas Meyer, Peter Medak, Robert Iscove, Tim Burton, Mark Cullingham
Starring: Alan Arkin, Alfre Woodard, Barrie Ingham, Ben Vereen, Brian Dennehy, Brock Peter...
With lavish special effects, unique scripting and an outstanding cast of actors and directors, this terrific series, created and executive produced by... Read more
Fairy Tale: A True Story (1997)
4.4/10
Director: Charles Sturridge
Starring: Harvey Keitel, Peter O'Toole, Florence Hoath
In 1917 two English girls photographed fairies in their garden, and in doing so prompted the world to ask . . . do fairies exist? This charming, encha... Read more
Fantasia (1940)
7.8/10
Director: Hamilton Luske, James Algar, Norman Ferguson, Wilfred Jackson, Bill Roberts, Ford Beebe
Starring: Mickey Mouse
Walt Disney's eight-part marriage of music and animated images remains an amazing achievement. 'Fantasia' was first conceived as a feature-length vehi... Read more
Fantasia 2000 (1999)
7.2/10
Director: Eric Goldberg, Hendel Butoy, James Algar, Gaetan Brizzi, Paul Brizzi, Francis Glebas
Starring: Angela Lansbury, Bette Midler, James Earl Jones, Penn Jillette, Steve Martin
Disney's updating of their 1940 mixture of classical music and spectacular animation features the original "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" along with seve... Read more