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.
Mr Rice's Secret (2000)
5.8/10
Director: Nicholas Kendall
Starring: Teryl Rothery, Bill Switzer, David Bowie
Twelve-year-old Owen is plagued by nightmares and stricken by a terrifying illness - and he's devastated when he loses his best friend: the enigmatic... Read more
Mr Stink (2012)
6.7/10
Director: Declan Lowney
Starring: Hugh Bonneville, David Walliams, Sheridan Smith, Johnny Vegas, Harish Patel, Nel...
Hugh Bonneville stars as the eponymous tramp who reunites a young girl's family in this TV adaptation of David Walliams' comic festive tale. After dis... Read more
Mulan (1998)
7.6/10
Director: Barry Cook, Tony Bancroft
Starring: Ming-Na Wen, Eddie Murphy, Donny Osmond
The timeless Chinese folk tale of an heroic young woman who takes drastic measures to save her family and country is given exciting animated treatment... Read more
Muppet Treasure Island (1996)
6.9/10
Director: Brian Henson
Starring: Tim Curry, Kermit the Frog, Billy Connolly
Robert Louis Stevenson's classic story about loyalty and pirate loot becomes an entertaining mix of adventure, music and muppet madness in this romp s... Read more
Muppets From Space (1999)
6.3/10
Director: Tim Hill
Starring: Fozzie Bear, Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Gonzo the Great, Animal
The extra-terrestrial fun begins when Gonzo the Great goes looking for his family and discovers that his long-lost relatives are actually aliens from... Read more
Muppets Most Wanted (2014)
6.4/10
Director: James Bobin
Starring: Fozzie Bear, Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Gonzo the Great, Ricky Gervais, Tina F...
Two Frogs! One Pig! Intrigue! Music! Mayhem! Muppets! There's plenty of fun for the whole family as Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Animal and the entire... Read more
My Bodyguard (1980)
7.1/10
Director: Tony Bill
Starring: Chris Makepeace, Adam Baldwin, Matt Dillon, Ruth Gordon, Martin Mull, John House...
A quietly compelling film exploring the hardships and anxiety of high school through the eyes of bookish student Clifford (Chris Makepeace). At a new... Read more
My Brother the Pig (2000)
3.9/10
Director: Erik Fleming
Starring: Alex D Linz, Judge Reinhold, Scarlett Johansson, Eva Mendes
Magical family fantasy about a pair of bickering siblings and what happens when the girl uses magic and transforms her annoying brother into a pig. No... Read more
My Dog Skip (2000)
7/10
Director: Jay Russell
Starring: Frankie Muniz, Diane Lane, Luke Wilson, Kevin Bacon
A life changing friendship forms between a 9 year old boy in a small town in 1940s Mississippi and the precocious terrier he receives as a birthday pr... Read more
My Favourite Martian (1999)
Director: Donald Petrie
Starring: Jeff Daniels, Christopher Lloyd, Elizabeth Hurley, Daryl Hannah, Ray Walston
Christopher Lloyd is the antennae-headed extraterrestrial stranded on Earth after his ship crashes, and Jeff Daniels is the TV reporter who agrees to... Read more