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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.




  101 Dalmatians  (1996) (G)   
Directed by: Stephen Herek. Starring: Glenn Close, Jeff Daniels, Joely Richardson.
Glenn Close plays the perfectly wicked Cruella De Vil, the fur-loving fashion maven who's obsessed w...
 
  101 Dalmatians (Disney)  (1961) (G)   
Directed by: Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske, Wolfgang Reitherman. Starring: Rod Taylor, Lisa Davis, Cate Bauer.
The Walt Disney charmer concerning a family of Dalmatians which run afoul of the deliciously evil Cr...
 
  101 Dalmatians 2: Patch's London Adventure  (2002) (G)   
Directed by: Jim Kammerud, Brian Smith. Starring: Voices Of, Barry Bostwick, Jason Alexander, Martin Short.
This follow-up to the animated classic '101 Dalmatians' finds little Patch longing to stand out from...
 
  102 Dalmatians  (2000) (G)   
Directed by: Kevin Lima. Starring: Glenn Close, Gerard Depardieu, Ioan Gruffudd, Alice Evans.
After a spot of therapy Cruella De Vil is released from prison a changed woman. Devoted to dogs and ...
 
  20,000 Leagues Under The Sea  (1954) (G)   
Directed by: Richard Fleischer. Starring: Kirk Douglas, James Mason, Paul Lukas, Peter Lorre.
The great Disney version of Jules Verne's famous adventure/fantasy about a sailor (Kirk Douglas) and...
 
  A Bear Named Winnie  (2004) (PG)   
Directed by: John Kent Harrison. Starring: Michael Fassbender, Gil Bellows, David Suchet, Stephen Fry.
During the early days of World War I, veterinarian Lieutenant Harry Colebourn purchased a small bear...
 
  A Boy Named Charlie Brown  (1969) (G)   
Directed by: Bill Melendez. Starring: Charlie Brown, Snoopy.
The first full-length 'Peanuts' cartoon. Charlie has won his schools' spelling bee and, accompanied ...
 
  A Bug's Life  (1998) (G)   
Directed by: Andrew Stanton, John Lasseter. Starring:
Pixar Animation Studios follow up to "Toy Story" is this imaginative adventure about a misfit ant wh...
 
  A Charlie Brown Celebration  (1981) (G)   
Directed by: Starring: Charlie Brown, Snoopy.
This animated special features all your favourite "Peanuts" characters up to their classic hi-jinks ...
 
  A Dog of Flanders  (1999) (G)   
Directed by: Kevin Brodie. Starring: Jack Warden, Jon Voight, Cheryl Ladd, Jeremy James Kissner, Jesse James, Madylin Sweeten.
An orphan boy in 19th century Belgium struggles to realise his late mother's dream and become a grea...
 
  A Far Off Place  (1993) (PG)   
Directed by: Mikael Salomon. Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Ethan Randall, Jack Thompson.
This magnificent looking film tells of the adventures of a young bushman guide, a game warden's daug...
 
  A Feast At Midnight  (1994) (PG)   
Directed by: Justine Hardy. Starring: Christopher Lee, Robert Hardy, Edward Fox.
This delightfully comic family movie celebrates youthful rebellion. When a young boy is placed into ...
 
  A Goofy Movie  (1995) (G)   
Directed by: Kevin Lima. Starring: Goofy, Bigfoot.
Enjoy all the outrageous fun and laughter of Disney's most lovable character as he stars in his very...
 
  A Kid in King Arthur's Court / Unidentified Flying Oddball  (1995) (G)   
Directed by: Russ Mayberry, Michael Gottlieb. Starring: Jim Dale, Dennis Dugan, Ron Moody, Kenneth More, Joss Ackland, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Kate Winslet, Paloma Baeza.
'A Kid in King Arthur's Court' - Mark Twain's Connecticut Yankee gets a contemporary updating in thi...
 
  A Little Princess  (1995) (G)   
Directed by: Alfonso Cuaron. Starring: Eleanor Bron, Liam Cunningham, Liesel Matthews.
A magical gem of a movie about a young girl who is uprooted from India to a grim New York City board...
 
  A Monkey's Tale  (1999) (G)   
Directed by: Jean-Francois Laguionie. Starring: Voices Of, John Hurt, Rik Mayall, Michael York, Michael Gambon.
A team of writers and artists from France, England and Germany came together to create this animated...
 
  A Shine of Rainbows  (2009) (PG)   
Directed by: Vic Sarin. Starring: Aidan Quinn, Connie Nielsen, John Bell (II).
A heartwarming tale which looks at the struggles one orphan faces as he tries to find acceptance and...
 
  A Simple Wish  (1997) (G)   
Directed by: Michael Ritchie. Starring: Martin Short, Kathleen Turner, Mara Wilson.
In this updating of the classic fairy tale 'The Fairy Godmother', Martin Short is the clumsy wand we...
 
  A Troll In Central Park  (1994) (G)   
Directed by: Don Bluth, Gary Goldman. Starring: Dom DeLuise, Cloris Leachman, Hayley Mills.
This pleasant animated film from Don Bluth has a troll (who's too nice) being exiled from Troll Land...
 
  ABC For Kids Bumper DVD  (2008) (G)   
Directed by: Starring:
Join your favourite stars for over 20 great songs, lots of dancing and most of all fun in this bumpe...