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.
Snow White: The Fairest of Them All (2001)
5.8/10
Director: Caroline Thompson
Starring: Clancy Brown, Miranda Richardson, Tom Irwin, Warwick Davis, Kristin Kreuk, Vera...
There is perhaps no more beloved Brothers Grimm fairy-tale than the legend of a beautiful young girl fleeing her home because of a jealous stepmother.... Read more
Son of Flubber (1963)
6.1/10
Director: Robert Stevenson
Starring: Ed Wynn, Fred MacMurray, Keenan Wynn, Leon Ames, Nancy Olson, Tommy Kirk
Professor Ned Brainard's discovery of flubber hasn't quite brought him - or his college - the riches he thought. The Pentagon has declared his discove... Read more
Son of Rambow (2008)
7.2/10
Director: Garth Jennings
Starring: Bill Milner, Will Poulter, Neil Dudgeon, Jessica Stevenson, Anna Wing, Tallulah...
The love of Sly Stallone brings two unlikely lads together during a long, hot English summer in the early '80s. Will Proudfoot is from a religious fam... Read more
Son of Rambow (Blu-ray) (2008)
7.2/10
Director: Garth Jennings
Starring: Bill Milner, Will Poulter, Neil Dudgeon, Jessica Stevenson, Anna Wing, Tallulah...
The love of Sly Stallone brings two unlikely lads together during a long, hot English summer in the early '80s. Will Proudfoot is from a religious fam... Read more
Song of the South (1946)
7.3/10
Director: Harve Foster, Wilfred Jackson
Starring: Ruth Warrick, James Baskett, Bobby Driscoll
A lonely misunderstood little boy living on a plantation in the old South, finds his only happiness in the tales spun by Uncle Remus. A superb blend o... Read more
Sonic the Hedgehog (2020)
6.6/10
Director: Jeff Fowler
Starring: Ben Schwartz, James Marsden, Jim Carrey
After discovering a small, blue, fast hedgehog, a small-town police officer must help him defeat an evil genius who wants to do experiments on him. Read more
Sonic the Hedgehog (Blu-ray) (2020)
6.6/10
Director: Jeff Fowler
Starring: Ben Schwartz, James Marsden, Jim Carrey
After discovering a small, blue, fast hedgehog, a small-town police officer must help him defeat an evil genius who wants to do experiments on him. Read more
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022)
6.5/10
Director: Jeff Fowler
Starring: Ben Schwartz, James Marsden, Jim Carrey, Idris Elba
When the manic Dr Robotnik returns to Earth with a new ally, Knuckles the Echidna, Sonic and his new friend Tails is all that stands in their way. Read more
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024)
6.9/10
Director: Jeff Fowler
Starring: Jim Carrey, Ben Schwartz, Keanu Reeves, Idris Elba, James Marsden, Krysten Ritte...
Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails are back for their most epic adventure yet. The team reunites to face a new formidable foe, Shadow, a mysterious hedgehog w... Read more
Sooty: The Big Surprise (1987)
7.3/10
Sooty the Bear, the TV puppet favourite of millions of children, and his 'assistant' Matthew Corbett, star in 'The Sooty Show', the first children's p... Read more