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.
Marmaduke (2010)
4.2/10
Director: Tom Dey
Starring: Damon Wayans, Kiefer Sutherland, Sam Elliott, Steve Coogan, William H Macy, Owen...
An all-star cast including Owen Wilson, George Lopez, Kiefer Sutherland and Fergie, lend their voices to this doggone comedy starring the world's most... Read more
Marsupilami: A Tail of Two Cities (2000)
6.3/10
Based on the popular Frencghh/Belgian comic book, the often off the wall, nonsensical, non-speaking antics of an animated creature with an enormously... Read more
Mary Poppins (1964)
7.8/10
Director: Robert Stevenson
Starring: Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, Glynis Johns
Beloved Disney film combines brilliant, animated sequences with a delightful story about Julie Andrews as a magical nanny who transforms the lives of... Read more
Mary Poppins ( Blu-ray ) (1964)
7.8/10
Director: Robert Stevenson
Starring: David Tomlinson, Dick Van Dyke, Elsa Lanchester, Glynis Johns, Julie Andrews, Ka...
Beloved Disney film combines brilliant, animated sequences with a delightful story about Julie Andrews as a magical nanny who transforms the lives of... Read more
Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
7.2/10
Director: Rob Marshall
Starring: Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben Whishaw, Emily Mortimer, Julie Walters, Col...
Now an adult with three children, bank teller Michael Banks learns that his house will be repossessed in five days unless he can pay back a loan. His... Read more
Mary Poppins Returns (Blu-Ray) (2018)
7.2/10
Director: Rob Marshall
Starring: Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben Whishaw, Emily Mortimer, Julie Walters, Col...
Now an adult with three children, bank teller Michael Banks learns that his house will be repossessed in five days unless he can pay back a loan. His... Read more
Masters of the Universe (1987)
5.4/10
Director: Gary Goddard
Starring: Dolph Lundgren, Frank Langella, Courteney Cox, James Tolkan, Christina Pickles,...
Planet Eternia and the Castle of Greyskull are under threat from the evil Skeletor, who wants to take over the planet. A group of freedom fighters, le... Read more
Matilda (1996)
6.9/10
Director: Danny Devito
Starring: Danny DeVito, Embeth Davidtz, Mara Wilson, Rhea Perlman
Director Danny DeVito turns Roald Dahl's story into a dark and whimsical fantasy about a smart, book-loving young girl whose parents send her to a boa... Read more
Max Rules (2005)
4.6/10
Director: Robert Burke
Starring: Andrew C Maier, Jennifer Lancheros, Spencer E Sau, William B Davis, Paul Eenhoor...
Written by the director when he was just 16, he started shooting it when he was 18 and it played the Tribeca Family Festival to great acclaim in 2005.... Read more
Mee-Shee: The Water Giant (2005)
5.4/10
Director: John Henderson
Starring: Bruce Greenwood, Daniel Magder, Rena Owen, Phyllida Law, Joe Pingue, Tom Jackson...
A crackling good family adventure startring Bruce Greenwood as a New York City oil-company engineer who interrupts a vacation with his young son, Mac... Read more