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 Bad News Bears (Blu-ray) (1976)
7.3/10
Director: Michael Ritchie
Starring: Walter Matthau, Tatum O'Neal, Vic Morrow
An aging, down-on-his-luck ex-minor leaguer coaches a team of misfits in an ultra-competitive California little league. Read more
Cats and Dogs (2001)
5.9/10
Director: Lawrence Guterman
Starring: Jeff Goldblum, Elizabeth Perkins, Miriam Margolyes, Alec Baldwin, Tobey Maguire,...
The age-old war between felines and canines is blown into a high-tech battle of epic proportions when scientist Jeff Goldblum develops a cure to human... Read more
Finding Nemo (2003)
8.1/10
Director: Andrew Stanton, Lee Unkrich
Starring: Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Willem Dafoe, Alexander Gould
From the Academy Award-winning creators of 'Toy Story' and 'Monsters, Inc.', it's time to dive into 'Finding Nemo' - an hilarious adventure that takes... Read more
The Tribe: Series 1, Episodes 5-8 (1999)
7.1/10
Starring: Beth Allen, Caleb Ross, Meryl Cassie, Victoria Spence, Antonia Prebble, Michael...
The future is theirs to create... In this post-apocalyptic fantasy series a deadly virus has wiped out the adult population, leaving the children of t... Read more
King Arthur's Disasters: Volume 3 (2005)
7.4/10
Director: Ed Bignell
Starring: Rik Mayall, Matt Lucas, Morwenna Banks, Phil Cornwell
Voiced by some outstanding Brit comedy talents including Rik Mayall as King Arthur and Little Britain's Matt Lucas as his doddery pal, Merlin, this an... Read more
George and the Dragon (2004)
5.7/10
Director: Tom Reeve
Starring: James Purefoy, Piper Perabo, Patrick Swayze, Michael Clarke Duncan, Bill Treache...
When the knight, Sir George (James Purefoy), returns from the Holy Crusades in Palestine he's seen more than enough bloodshed and wants nothing more t... Read more
ABC For Kids Bumper DVD (2008)
Join your favourite stars for over 20 great songs, lots of dancing and most of all fun in this bumper collection of ABC's best performers. There are f... Read more
Shirley Temple: Little Darling Pack (1934)
6.2/10
Director: Alexander Hall, Henry Hathaway
Starring: Carole Lombard, Gary Cooper, Shirley Temple
This double bill of early Shirley faves opens with the first film version of Damon Runyon's "Little Miss Marker" (1934), with Temple as the adorable t... Read more
The Mr Magoo Show: The Complete Series (1964)
Starring: (Voice of) , Jim Backus
First created in 1949 and voiced by Jim Backus (Thurston Howell III in the sitcom 'Gilligan's Island'), Quincy Magoo is a short, wealthy, myopic retir... Read more
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears (2002)
7.5/10
Starring: James Earl Jones
...and More Stories from Africa. Offering visual interpretations of novels by Verna Aardema ('Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears' and 'Who's in Rabb... Read more