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.
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home (1995)
4.9/10
Director: Dwight Little
Starring: Jason James Richter, Jon Tenney, Michael Madsen
This time an oil tanker runs aground and traps Willy in a small inlet with thousands of gallons of crude inching their way towards him. Lucky for him... Read more
Free Willy 3: The Rescue (1997)
4.7/10
Director: Sam Pillsbury
Starring: Jason James Richter, August Schellenberg
Not just another installment - here it's whaling, the livelihood of ten-year-old Max's (Vincent Berry) dad. Some stunning whale photography and introd... Read more
Free Willy: Escape from Pirate's Cove (2010)
5.2/10
Director: Will Geiger
Starring: Beau Bridges, Bindi Irwin
Young Kirra (Bindi Irwin, daughter of Steve Irwin) must leave her Australian home to spend the summer with her grandfather (Beau Bridges) in South Afr... Read more
From Up on Poppy Hill (2011)
7.5/10
Director: Goro Miyazaki
Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Anton Yelchin, Sarah Bolger, Christina Hendricks
Goro Miyazaki directs this nostalgic coming-of-age animation from Japan's Studio Ghibli. As Japan readies itself for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, fatherle... Read more
From Up on Poppy Hill ( Blu-ray ) (2011)
7.5/10
Director: Goro Miyazaki
Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Anton Yelchin, Sarah Bolger, Christina Hendricks
Goro Miyazaki directs this nostalgic coming-of-age animation from Japan's Studio Ghibli. As Japan readies itself for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, fatherle... Read more
Fungus the Bogeyman (2015)
6.1/10
Starring: Timothy Spall, Victoria Wood, Andy Serkis
Timothy Spall, Victoria Wood and Andy Serkis lead a stellar cast in this three-part adaptation of Raymond Briggs' classic children's tale of Fungus an... Read more
G-Force (2009)
5.1/10
Director: Hoyt Yeatman
Starring: Jon Favreau, Nicolas Cage, Penelope Cruz, Sam Rockwell, Steve Buscemi, Bill Nigh...
Just when you thought you'd seen every type of hero...along come a bunch of guinea pigs. First-time director Hoyt Yeatman, an award-winning visual eff... Read more
Garfield (2004)
5/10
Director: Peter Hewitt
Starring: Bill Murray, Breckin Meyer, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Stephen Tobolowsky, Debra Mess...
Cartoonist Jim Davis's lasagna-eating, nap-loving, fat cat comes to life in a comedic family adventure that mixes live-action with computer-generated... Read more
Garfield 2: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006)
5/10
Director: Tim Hill
Starring: (Voice of) , Billy Connolly, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Breckin Meyer, Bill Murray, V...
As with the original, this sequel features Bill Murray as the big, orange, CGI puss in a real-life world. In spite of the title, the story is swiped... Read more
George and the Dragon (2004)
5.7/10
Director: Tom Reeve
Starring: James Purefoy, Piper Perabo, Patrick Swayze, Michael Clarke Duncan, Bill Treache...
When the knight, Sir George (James Purefoy), returns from the Holy Crusades in Palestine he's seen more than enough bloodshed and wants nothing more t... Read more