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.
Short Circuit 2 (1988)
5.6/10
Director: Kenneth Johnson
Starring: Fisher Stevens, Michael McKean, Cynthia Gibb
Number five lives! This time, the robot searches for input about life in the big city, all the while ducking street baddies, greedy bankers and a gang... Read more
Shorts (2009)
4.8/10
Director: Robert Rodriguez
Starring: James Spader, Jon Cryer, Leslie Mann, William H Macy, Jimmy Bennett, Devon Gearh...
While grownups at Black Box Industries work to improve the handheld gizmo that's this year's high-tech must-have, neighbourhood kid Toby "Toe" Thomp... Read more
Shrek (2001)
7.9/10
Director: Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson
Starring: Voice Of, Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, John Lithgow
In order to clear his remote swampland home of the exiled storybook characters over-running it, a green-skinned, lacking-in-social-graces ogre named S... Read more
Shrek / Shrek 3D (2001)
Director: Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson, Simon J Smith
Starring: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, John Lithgow
"Shrek" (2001, 88 mins.) In order to clear his remote swampland home of the exiled storybook characters over-running it, a green-skinned, lacking-in-s... Read more
Shrek 2 (2004)
7.2/10
Director: Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury, Conrad Vernon
Starring: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Julie Andrews, John Cleese, Antonio Band...
When newlyweds Princess Fiona (Cameron Diaz) and Shrek (Mike Myers) visit her royal parents (John Cleese, Julie Andrews), they are shocked to find tha... Read more
Shrek the Third (2007)
6/10
Director: Christopher Miller, Raman Hui
Starring: Voices Of, Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Antonio Banderas, Julie Andre...
The jolly green giant returns, now a married man with an ogre on the way; but the unexpected death of Fiona's dad brings the added pressure of becomin... Read more
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003)
6.7/10
Director: Tim Johnson, Patrick Gilmore
Starring: Brad Pitt, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Michelle Pfeiffer, Joseph Fiennes
Get ready for fantastic fun, endless and high-seas laughs in a dazzling animated twist on this classic tale. Follow our swashbuckling hero, Sinbad, hi... Read more
Sky High (2005)
6.2/10
Director: Mike Mitchell
Starring: Michael Angarano, Bruce Campbell, Lynda Carter, Kelly Preston, Kurt Russell, Dan...
Will Stronghold (Michael Angarano) is an ordinary teenager, or he thinks he is until he starts high school. Dad's not just a teacher, he's Captain St... Read more
Skyland: Season 1 - Part 1 (2005)
7.3/10
Director: Emmanuel Gorinstein
This beautifully animated French series follows siblings Lena and Mahad and their struggle to save the endangered planet. Set in the 23rd century, Ear... Read more
Skyland: Season 1 - Part 2 (2005)
7.3/10
Director: Emmanuel Gorinstein
In the concluding part of this captivating series, 12-year-old Lena, a seijin who has not let her powers be corrupted by greed, continues on her missi... Read more