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 Shirley Temple Collection: Volume 1 (1932)
Starring: Shirley Temple
Shirley Temple's career started when she was just a toddler with these films from the 'Baby Burlesques' series. The short films satirized popular movi... Read more
The Shirley Temple Collection: Volume 2 (1938)
Starring: Shirley Temple
These original short films all feature Shirley Temple and illustrate perfectly why she was the biggest child star of the 1930s. 'Polly Tix In Washingt... Read more
The Silent One (1984)
7.1/10
Director: Yvonne Mackay
Starring: Pat Evison, Anzac Wallace, Rongo Tupatea Kahu, Telo Malese
Spectacular underwater photography highlights the story of Jonasi, 'the silent one', a uniquely gifted young man sent from the sea as a baby to grow u... Read more
The Simpsons Movie (2007)
7.3/10
Director: David Silverman
Starring: Voices Of, Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Har...
After 20 years on the small screen, the most famous animated family in Springfield, and possibly the world, made the much-anticipated move to the mult... Read more
The Simpsons Movie ( Blu-ray ) (2007)
7.3/10
Director: David Silverman
Starring: Albert Brooks, Dan Castellaneta, Hank Azaria, Joe Mantegna, Julie Kavner, Tom Ha...
After 20 years on the small screen, the most famous animated family in Springfield, and possibly the world, made the much-anticipated move to the mult... Read more
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005)
6.5/10
Director: Ken Kwapis
Starring: Amber Tamblyn, Alexis Bledel, America Ferrera, Blake Lively, Jenna Boyd
Based on Ann Brashares' best-selling novel in which four friends are spending their first summer apart. The eponymous travelling pants are a second-ha... Read more
The Slipper and the Rose (1975)
7.1/10
Director: Bryan Forbes
Starring: Richard Chamberlain, Gemma Craven, Annette Crosbie, Edith Evans, Christopher Gab...
"The Slipper and the Rose" is a grand musical adventure in the tradition of "The Sound of Music" and "My Fair Lady". This lavish production features R... Read more
The Smurfs (2011)
5.5/10
Director: Raja Gosnell
Starring: Hank Azaria, Paul Reubens, Jonathan Winters, Anton Yelchin, George Lopez, Sofia...
Director Raja Gosnell takes the helm for this live action/CGI comedy based on the popular characters created by Belgian cartoonist (Pierre Culliford)... Read more
The Smurfs ( Blu-ray ) (2011)
5.5/10
Director: Raja Gosnell
Starring: Hank Azaria, Sofia Vergara, Neil Patrick Harris, Jayma Mays
Director Raja Gosnell takes the helm for this live action/CGI comedy based on the popular characters created by Belgian cartoonist (Pierre Culliford).... Read more
The Smurfs 2 (2013)
5.4/10
Director: Raja Gosnell
Starring: Brendan Gleeson, Hank Azaria, Neil Patrick Harris, Jayma Mays, Katy Perry
Evil wizard Gargamel creates a couple of mischievous Smurf-like creatures called the Naughties hoping they will let him harness the magical Smurf-esse... Read more