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.
Rocketman (1997)
5.9/10
Director: Stuart Gillard
Starring: Beau Bridges, Jessica Lundy, William Sadler, Harland Williams, Jeffrey DeMunn, J...
Geeky, accident-prone Fred Z. Randall (Harland Williams) is realising a dream. He's designed a spacecraft that can take a crew to Mars, and he's goin... Read more
Roger Ramjet: Hero of Our Nation (1965)
7.1/10
Starring: Roger Ramjet
Combing the straight-faced patriotism of the 1920s radio serials with the political commentary that came with the escalation of the Vietnam War, Roger... Read more
Rolf de Heer Collection ( The Quiet Room / Epsilon / Bad Boy Bubby / Dingo / Incident at Raven's Gate / Tail of a Tiger ) (2009)
Director: Rolf de Heer
Starring: Celine O'Leary, Colin Friels, Miles Davis, Nicholas Hope, Paul Blackwell, Steven...
The Rolf de Heer Collection provides an ideal introduction to this remarkable and idiosyncratic Australian filmmaker. Included in this set is the disq... Read more
Room on the Broom (2012)
7.5/10
Director: Max Lang, Jan Lachauer
Starring: Gillian Anderson, Martin Clunes, Timothy Spall, David Walliams, Simon Pegg, Sall...
"Room on the Broom" is a magical animated tale about friendship and family from best-selling author Julia Donaldson and illustrator Axel Scheffler, cr... Read more
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and The Island of Misfit Toys (2001)
Director: Anon
Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Richard Dreyfuss, Rick Moranis, Voices Of
When the mysterious Toy Taker grabs all of Santa's toys, it looks like the children will miss out on Christmas. But everyone's favourite reindeer, Rud... Read more
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie (1998)
8.1/10
Director: Bill Kowalchuk
Starring: John Goodman, Eric Idle, Whoopi Goldberg, Bob Newhart, Debbie Reynolds
The all-new adventures of Rudolph, 'The most famous reindeer of all', comes vividly to life in this major feature length animated offering. Features t... Read more
Rugrats In Paris: The Movie (2000)
6.2/10
Director: Stig Bergqvist, Paul Demeyer
Starring: Voices Of, Cheryl Chase, Elizabeth Daily, Christine Cavanaugh, Kath Soucie, Tara...
Hold on to your berets babies. Instead of delving into their rich fantasy life, the Rugrats gang goes on a real adventure when their families visit Pa... Read more
Rupert: Rupert and the Purple Cakes (1991)
7.2/10
Starring: Rupert Bear
Three more animated adventures with Rupert The Bear and his pals as they venture into magical worlds of enchantment, intrigue and danger. Read more
Sabrina, The Teenage Witch / Snow White: The Fairest of Them All (1996)
Director: Caroline Thompson, Tibor Takacs
Starring: Miranda Richardson, Tom Irwin, Warwick Davis, Melissa Joan Hart, Ryan Reynolds,...
'Sabrina the Teenage Witch': She's young, pretty, athletic and just turning sweet sixteen. Sabrina (Melissa Joan Hart) is a newcomer to the small town... Read more
Samurai Jack: Season 1 (2001)
8.4/10
Director: Genndy Tartakovsky
Starring: Voice Of, Phil LaMarr
Bursting onto the small screen in 2001, this imaginative and boldly-styled Cartoon Network show breathed fresh life into the realm of TV animation. T... Read more