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.
Mirror, Mirror: The Complete Series (1995)
5.6/10
Director: John Banas, Sophia Turkiewicz
Starring: Judy McIntosh, Michala Banas, Petra Jared
Two 14 year old girls discover they can see through identical mirrors 100 years apart and that they can travel to each other's times. At first this is... Read more
MirrorMask (2005)
6.9/10
Director: Dave McKean
Starring: Jason Barry, Rob Brydon, Stephanie Leonidas, Gina McKee
This is the wondrous story of Helena, who works for the family circus, and wishes, ironically, that she could run away and join real life. But such is... Read more
MirrorMask ( Blu-ray ) (2005)
6.9/10
Director: Dave McKean
Starring: Gina McKee, Jason Barry, Stephanie Leonidas, Rob Brydon
This is the wondrous story of Helena, who works for the family circus, and wishes, ironically, that she could run away and join real life. But such is... Read more
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016)
6.7/10
Director: Tim Burton
Starring: Rupert Everett, Samuel L Jackson, Terence Stamp, Allison Janney, Eva Green, Chri...
From visionary director Tim Burton comes a wildly imaginative ( Julian Roman, MovieWeb.com) fantasy-adventure. When 16-year-old Jake unravels a myst... Read more
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children ( Blu-ray ) (2016)
6.7/10
Director: Tim Burton
Starring: Rupert Everett, Samuel L Jackson, Terence Stamp, Allison Janney, Eva Green, Chri...
From visionary director Tim Burton comes a wildly imaginative ( Julian Roman, MovieWeb.com) fantasy-adventure. When 16-year-old Jake unravels a myst... Read more
Moana (2016)
7.6/10
Director: Ron Clements
Starring: Temuera Morrison, Dwayne Johnson, Jemaine Clement, Rachel House, Alan Tudyk, Osc...
Moana Waialiki is a sea voyaging enthusiast and the only daughter of a chief in a long line of navigators. When her island's fishermen can't catch any... Read more
Moana ( Blu-ray ) (2016)
7.6/10
Director: Ron Clements
Starring: Temuera Morrison, Dwayne Johnson, Jemaine Clement, Alan Tudyk, Oscar Kightley, R...
Moana Waialiki is a sea voyaging enthusiast and the only daughter of a chief in a long line of navigators. When her island's fishermen can't catch any... Read more
Monkey Trouble (1994)
5.3/10
Director: Franco Amurri
Starring: Thora Birch, Harvey Keitel, Mimi Rogers
A delightful film about a 9-year-old (Thora Birch) who yearns for a pet; she adopts a capuchin monkey whom she calls Dodger. A change of pace for Harv... Read more
Monster House (2006)
6.6/10
Director: Gil Kenan
Starring: Voices Of, Steve Buscemi, Nick Cannon, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Kevin James, Jason Lee...
A vibrant technical marvel, executive produced by Steven Spielberg and Robert Zemeckis, this spooky, animated family film has young DJ and his friends... Read more
Monsters vs Aliens (2009)
6.5/10
Director: Conrad Vernon, Rob Letterman
Starring: Hugh Laurie, Jeffrey Tambor, Kiefer Sutherland, Paul Rudd, Reese Witherspoon, Ra...
In this computer-animated sci-fi tale, a meteorite hits about-to-be married Susan Murphy (voice of Reese Witherspoon) who is then transformed into a g... Read more