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.
Shaun the Sheep: Shape Up With Shaun (2007)
8.2/10
From Aardman studios, the creators of 'Creature Comforts' and Wallace and Gromit, comes a sheep with a mind of his own. Shaun doesn't follow the floc... Read more
Shaun the Sheep: Still Life (2007)
8.2/10
Follow the adventures of Shaun and the rest of his flock as they join in his latest madcap schemes, from synchronised swimming in the sheep-dip to dis... Read more
She's the Man (2006)
6.4/10
Director: Andy Fickman
Starring: Amanda Bynes, Channing Tatum, Laura Ramsey, Robert Hoffman, Jonathan Sadowski, A...
This contemporary teen take on Shakespeare's Twelfth Night sees Viola (Amanda Bynes) assuming her brother Sebastian's identity so she can play on the... Read more
Sherlock Gnomes (2018)
5/10
Director: John Stevenson
Starring: Dexter Fletcher, James Hong, Johnny Depp, Michael Caine, James McAvoy, Chiwetel...
After a string of garden gnome disappearances in London, Gnomeo & Juliet look to legendary detective Sherlock Gnomes to solve the case of their missin... Read more
Shiloh (1996)
6.4/10
Director: Dale Rosenbloom
Starring: Blake Heron, Michael Moriarty, Scott Wilson, Rod Steiger
Based on the award-winning children's novel, this moving family drama follows a boy who tries to rescue a beagle puppy from its abusive owner and lear... Read more
Shiloh 2: A Dog's Tale (1999)
6.2/10
Director: Sandy Tung
Starring: Michael Moriarty, Scott Wilson, Zachary Browne
The second movie in the trilogy based on Phyllis Reynolds Naylor's Newbery Award-winning novels. Zachary Browne plays seventh grader Marty, whose run-... Read more
Shirley Temple Collection - Adventure in Baltimore - The Story of Seabiscuit - Baby Take A Bow - The Little Princess (1938)
Director: David Butler, Harry Lachman, Walter Lang, Richard Wallace
Starring: Shirley Temple, John Agar, Robert Young, Barry Fitzgerald, James Dunn, Claire Tr...
The most famous little girl in movie history is here with four fabulous films. 'Adventure in Baltimore' (1949) sees little Shirley growing up into a... Read more
Shirley Temple: Little Darling Pack (1934)
6.2/10
Director: Alexander Hall, Henry Hathaway
Starring: Carole Lombard, Gary Cooper, Shirley Temple
This double bill of early Shirley faves opens with the first film version of Damon Runyon's "Little Miss Marker" (1934), with Temple as the adorable t... Read more
Shoebox Zoo: Series 1 (2004)
6.9/10
Starring: Vivien Endicott-Douglas, Peter Mullan, Jason Connery, Tony Donaldson, David McKa...
It's Marnie McBride's 11th birthday and her life is about to change forever. Entering an old junk shop she discovers a dusty shoebox. Inside are four... Read more
Short Circuit (1986)
6.6/10
Director: John Badham
Starring: Ally Sheedy, Steve Guttenberg, Fisher Stevens
No 5, a state-of-the-art military robot develops a mind of its own after being zapped by lightning during a storm! Upon meeting an animal lover, the m... Read more