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.
Ratatouille ( Blu-ray ) (2007)
8/10
Director: Brad Bird
Starring: Will Arnett, Brian Dennehy, Janeane Garofalo, Brad Garrett, Ian Holm, Voices Of,...
Remy is a scrawny sewer rat with big dreams. He longs to follow in the footsteps of his hero, master chef Auguste Gusteau, whose elegant French restau... Read more
Ratchet and Clank (2016)
Director: Kevin Munroe, Jericca Cleland
Starring: John Goodman, Sylvester Stallone, Paul Giamatti, Rosario Dawson, David Kaye, Jam...
Ratchet is the last of his kind, a foolhardy lombax who grew up without a family. Clank is a pint-sized robot with more brains than brawn. After stumb... Read more
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938)
7.1/10
Director: Allan Dwan
Starring: Shirley Temple, Randolph Scott, Jack Haley
It's not really based on the classic story, but this tale of a child becoming a radio star is a must see for all Shirley Temple fans. Read more
Red Dog (2011)
7.5/10
Director: Kriv Stenders
Starring: Noah Taylor, Josh Lucas, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Rachael Taylor
Based on the legendary true story of the charismatic kelpie who united a disparate local mining community in the 1970s and 80s, while roaming the Aust... Read more
Red Dog ( Blu-ray ) (2011)
7.5/10
Director: Kriv Stenders
Starring: Noah Taylor, Josh Lucas, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Rachael Taylor
Based on the legendary true story of the charismatic kelpie who united a disparate local mining community in the 1970s and 80s, while roaming the Aust... Read more
Red Dog: True Blue (2016)
6.5/10
Director: Kriv Stenders
Starring: Bryan Brown, Jason Isaacs, John Jarratt, Thomas Cocquerel, Levi Miller, Hanna Ma...
The early events leading up to Red Dog's discovery on the road to Dampier and his ultimate rise from ordinary dog to Australian legend. When eleven ye... Read more
Red Riding Hood (1988)
5.7/10
Director: Adam Brooks
Starring: Isabella Rossellini, Amelia Shankley, Rocco Sisto, Craig T Nelson
Craig T Nelson, Isabella Rossellini and Amelia Shankley star in this tale of the faithful little girl who must brave the forest and the big bad wolf t... Read more
Red Riding Hood & The Wind in the Willows (2006)
7.4/10
Director: Terry Jones, Randal Kleiser
Starring: Steve Coogan, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Antony Sher, Nicol Williamson, John Cleese...
Red Riding Hood: Grandma is babysitting her two grandkids. The girl wants to go out, but grandma asks them to hear a story first. The kids accept if t... Read more
Redwall (1999)
8.4/10
Director: Anon
A feature-length animated tale based on the characters created by Brian Jacques. Redwall Abbey is the home of a community of gentle mice, moles, otter... Read more
Return to Never Land (2002)
Director: Robin Budd
Starring: Voices Of, Dan Castellaneta, Bradley Pierce, Roger Rees
This sequel to the '50s Disney classic finds Wendy now a grown-up mother to youngsters Jane and Danny in WWII London. Jane is skeptical about the Pete... Read more