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.
Return to Nim's Island (2013)
5/10
Director: Brendan Maher
Starring: Matthew Lillard, Bindi Irwin, Toby Wallace
A few years after the events of Nims Island, 14-year-old Nim (Bindi Irwin) is more determined than ever to protect her island and the animals that ca... Read more
Return to Oz (1985)
6.8/10
Director: Walter Murch
Starring: Nicol Williamson, Jean Marsh, Fairuza Balk, Piper Laurie
A very dark sequel to the classic "The Wizard of Oz", with Dorothy returning to Oz (after a bout in a sanitarium) but finding its famed inhabitants un... Read more
Richard Scarry's Best Imagination Collection (1990)
Director: Tony Eastman
Join Huckle Cat, Lowly Worm, and all the other delightful Richard Scarry characters in the Busytown playground as they take turns answering every chil... Read more
Richard Scarry's Best Learning Collection (1990)
Join Huckle Cat, Lowly Worm, and all their friends for Alphabet Day at the Busytown School! Huckle and his classmates present the alphabet in the cont... Read more
Richie Rich (1994)
5.8/10
Director: Donald Petrie
Starring: Edward Herrmann, John Larroquette, Macaulay Culkin
Based on the popular comic, this entertaining family film stars Macaulay Culkin as the richest kid in the world, who with the help of his friends and... Read more
Road to Avonlea: Season 1 (1990)
Starring: Gema Zamprogna, Jackie Burroughs, Sarah Polley, Zachary Bennett, Lally Cadeau
The most expensive Canadian TV series of its time. Based on the popular works of Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery and in the tradition of 'Anne of... Read more
Robbie the Reindeer Trilogy: The Whole Herd ( Hooves of Fire / Legend of the Lost Tribe / Close Encounters of the Herd Kind ) (1999)
Director: Richard Goleszowski, Peter Peake, Donnie Anderson
Starring: Ardal O'Hanlon, Jane Horrocks, Steve Coogan, Harry Enfield, Paul Whitehouse
A Robbie the Reindeer triple feature. "Hooves of Fire" (1999) - Robbie must fulfil his destiny to run the race of his life and take on his father's sw... Read more
Robin Hood (Disney) (1973)
6.7/10
Director: Wolfgang Reitherman
Starring: Voices Of, Brian Bedford, Phil Harris, Peter Ustinov, Terry-Thomas
Disney's animated version of the legend casts Robin as a fox battling the evil wolf sheriff of Nottingham for freedom in Sherwood Forest. Peter Ustin... Read more
Robots (2005)
6.3/10
Director: Chris Wedge
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Halle Berry, Greg Kinnear, Mel Brooks, Drew Carey, Amanda Bynes,...
With the help of his misfit mechanical friends, Rodney (voice of Ewan McGregor), a small town robot, heads for the big city to pursue his dreams. Fro... Read more
Rock-A-Doodle (1990)
6/10
Director: Don Bluth
Starring: Glen Campbell, Christopher Plummer
Chanticleer's a rockin' rooster who leaves the barnyard behind him for a taste of life singing in the big city. A song-filled cartoon from the Don Blu... Read more