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.
Hansel And Gretel (1988)
6.8/10
Director: Len Talan
Starring: David Warner, Hugh Pollard, Nicola Stapleton, Cloris Leachman
In this live-action rendition of the Brothers Grimm fairytale, music, drama and suspense interweave in a captivating tale of two young children lost i... Read more
Happily N'Ever After (2006)
4.5/10
Director: Paul J. Bolger
Starring: Voices Of, George Carlin, Andy Dick, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Freddie Prinze Jr, S...
Once upon a time will n'ever be the same again. When Fairy Tale Land's resident wizard (George Carlin) takes a vacation, his bumbling assistants can't... Read more
Happy Feet (2006)
6.5/10
Director: George Miller
Starring: Voices Of, Elijah Wood, Brittany Murphy, Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, Hugo Weavi...
In the frozen wastes of Antarctica you are penguin-non-grata if you can't sing. And Mumble (voiced by Elijah Wood) can't sing - but he sure can dance... Read more
Happy Feet ( Blu-ray ) (2006)
6.5/10
Director: George Miller
Starring: Voices Of, Elijah Wood, Brittany Murphy, Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, Hugo Weavi...
In the frozen wastes of Antarctica you are penguin-non-grata if you can't sing. And Mumble (voiced by Elijah Wood) can't sing - but he sure can dance!... Read more
Happy Feet Two (2011)
5.9/10
Director: George Miller
Starring: Anthony LaPaglia, Brad Pitt, Elijah Wood, Hank Azaria, Hugo Weaving, Magda Szuba...
Toe-tapping follow-up to the animated hit returns to the Antarctic, where penguin protagonist Mumble (voiced by Elijah Wood) has grown up to be a dad.... Read more
Harriet the Spy (1996)
6/10
Director: Bronwen Hughes
Starring: Michelle Trachtenberg, Rosie O'Donnell
When precocious 11-year-old Harriet sets out to sharpen her espionage and writing skills by investigating her schoolmates' and neighbours' lives and k... Read more
Harry and the Hendersons (1987)
5.9/10
Director: William Dear
Starring: John Lithgow, Melinda Dillon, Don Ameche
A comic fantasy starring John Lithgow as George Henderson, an easy-going father whose life is suddenly turned upside down when his car hits a real-lif... Read more
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
7.4/10
Director: Chris Columbus
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Richard Harris, Maggie Smith, Robbie Coltrane, Ke...
The boy wizard is up to his old tricks in this wondrous adaptation of the second J.K. Rowling book. Despite warnings from an impish 'house elf', Harry... Read more
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ( Blu-ray ) (2002)
7.4/10
Director: Chris Columbus
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Kenneth Branagh, John Cleese, Robbi...
The boy wizard is up to his old tricks in this wondrous adaptation of the second J.K. Rowling book. Despite warnings from an impish 'house elf', Harry... Read more
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 ( Blu-ray ) (2010)
7.7/10
Director: David Yates
Starring: Alan Rickman, Brendan Gleeson, David Thewlis, Fiona Shaw, Helena Bonham Carter,...
The two-part finale of the "Harry Potter" film series begins as Harry (Daniel Radcliffe), Hermione (Emma Watson), and Ron (Rupert Grint) steel themsel... Read more