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.
The Sandlot 2 (2005)
4.5/10
Director: David Mickey Evans
Starring: Sean Berdy, Cole Evan Weiss, James Earl Jones, Brett Kelly, James Wilson, Max Ll...
It's 1972 and a new bunch of kids have taken over the baseball field. Saul (Cole Evan Weiss) heads up the team and looks after deaf younger brother, S... Read more
The Sandlot Kids (1993)
Director: David Mickey Evans
Starring: Tom Guiry, Mike Vitar, Patrick Renna, Marty York
Aka 'The Sandlot'. Baseball, the American sports obsession, is the central part of this charming family film. A shy young boy joins a funny ragtag tea... Read more
The Sandlot: Heading Home (2007)
7.7/10
Director: William Dear
Starring: Danny Nucci, Luke Perry, Chauncey Leopardi
Sucessful, arrogant baseball superstar Tommy "Santa" Santorelli travels back in time to 1976 and relives his boyhood days on the sandlot baseball team... Read more
The Santa Clause (1994)
6.4/10
Director: John Pasquin
Starring: Judge Reinhold, Peter Boyle, Tim Allen, Wendy Crewson
This jolly charming Christmas fable for the whole family casts Tim Allen as a divorced father who, through a series of mishaps, becomes the fat man in... Read more
The Santa Clause 2 (2002)
5.6/10
Director: Michael Lembeck
Starring: Tim Allen, Judge Reinhold, Wendy Crewson, Elizabeth Mitchell, David Krumholtz, E...
Scott Calvin (Tim Allen) has been Santa Claus for the past eight years, and his loyal elves consider him the best one ever. But Santa's world is turne... Read more
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006)
4.7/10
Director: Michael Lembeck
Starring: Tim Allen, Elizabeth Mitchell, Eric Lloyd, Judge Reinhold, Wendy Crewson, Martin...
Tim Allen is back in the jolly red fat-suit, and this year his in-laws (Alan Arkin and Ann-Margaret) are coming to town. Plus he may have found a way... Read more
The Sarah Jane Adventures: Series 1 (2008)
7.5/10
Director: Various
Starring: Elisabeth Sladen, Yasmin Paige
In this BBC science fiction series - a spinoff of the long-running Doctor Who - Sarah Jane Smith (Elisabeth Sladen), a companion of the third and four... Read more
The Sarah Jane Adventures: Series 2 (2008)
7.5/10
Director: Various
Starring: Elisabeth Sladen, Yasmin Paige
In this BBC science fiction series - a spinoff of the long-running Doctor Who - Sarah Jane Smith (Elisabeth Sladen), a companion of the third and four... Read more
The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli And Baloo (1997)
4.5/10
Director: Duncan McLachlan
Starring: Bill Campbell, Roddy McDowall, Jamie Williams
Based on Rudyard Kipling's classic story of a young orphaned boy who survives in the jungle and is adopted by a wolf pack who raise him as a member of... Read more
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4 (1985)
7.8/10
Director: Peter Sasdy
Starring: Julie Walters, Gian Sammarco, Lindsey Stagg
This comedy revolves around the obsessive self-interest of a young boy and his observations on life. Based on the novel by Sue Townsend and starring J... Read more