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.
Anne of Green Gables (2016)
6.4/10
Director: John Kent Harrison
Starring: Martin Sheen, Sara Botsford, Drew Haytaoglu, Julia Lalonde, Ella Ballentine
L.M Montgomerys classic Canadian tale of young orphan Anne Shirley and her trials and tribulations has delighted readers of all ages for well over o... Read more
Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story (2000)
6.9/10
Director: Stefan Scaini
Starring: Megan Follows, Jonathan Crombie, Cameron Daddo
Anne moves to New York with her fiance Gilbert, hoping to begin her writing career as he begins work in his first big city hospital. Unfortunately, Av... Read more
Anne of Green Gables: The Good Stars (2016)
7/10
Director: John Kent Harrison
Starring: Martin Sheen, Sara Botsford, Ella Ballentine
When Anne Shirley turns thirteen, she faces complex issues with her friends, inspirational adults and Marilla and Matthew. At the same time, she begin... Read more
Anne Of Green Gables: The Sequel (1987)
8.4/10
Director: Kevin Rodney Sullivan
Starring: Frank Converse, Colleen Dewhurst, Megan Follows, Wendy Hiller, Jonathan Crombie
Canadian actress Megan Follows, Tony Award winner Colleen Dewhurst and Richard Farnsworth are featured in this award-winning epic that follows the pro... Read more
Annie (1981)
6.1/10
Director: John Huston
Starring: Albert Finney, Aileen Quinn, Carol Burnett
Aileen Quinn, Carol Burnett and Albert Finney star in this adaptation of the Broadway hit based on the comic strip. With Tim Curry and Bernadette Pete... Read more
Annie (1999)
6.7/10
Director: Rob Marshall
Starring: Alicia Morton, Kathy Bates, Alan Cumming, Audra McDonald, Kristin Chenoweth, Vic...
A Disney remake of the classic family musical, with Kathy Bates as the dastardly orphanage matron, Alan Cumming as her equally unsavoury brother and V... Read more
Annie (2014)
5.3/10
Director: Will Gluck
Starring: Rose Byrne, Jamie Foxx, Quvenzhane Wallis, Bobby Cannavale, Cameron Diaz
Academy Award® nominee Quvenzhané Wallis (Beasts of the Southern Wild) stars as Annie, a young, happy foster kid who's also tough enough to make her w... Read more
Antz (1998)
6.6/10
Director: Eric Darnell, Tim Johnson
Starring: Voices Of, Woody Allen, Sharon Stone, Gene Hackman, Sylvester Stallone
In an ant colony a neurotic worker named Z (voiced by Woody Allen) sets out to, with the help of his soldier buddy Weaver (Sylvester Stallone) prove h... Read more
Aquamarine (2006)
5.3/10
Director: Elizabeth Allen
Starring: Emma Roberts, Joanna 'Jojo" Levesque, Sara Paxton, Jake McDorman, Arielle Kebbel...
Claire and Hailey are best buddies facing imminent separation when Claire's mother accepts a marine biology job in Australia. However their problems... Read more
Arabian Adventure (1979)
5.7/10
Director: Kevin Connor
Starring: Christopher Lee, Milo O'Shea, Oliver Tobias
The title says it all; colourful enough to entertain the children with plenty of special effects and Cameo performances to intrigue the older viewers... Read more