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.
Little Nicholas' Treasure (2021)
Director: Julien Rappeneau
Starring: Audrey Lamy, Jean-Paul Rouve, Pierre Arditi, Gregory Gadebois, Jean-Pierre Darro...
What Nicholas (9) loves most is playing with his gang of middle school pals, The Invincibles. Adorable, yet mischievous, they have all sorts of advent... Read more
Rainbow (1995)
4.2/10
Director: Bob Hoskins
Starring: Bob Hoskins, Dan Aykroyd, Saul Rubinek, Willy Lavendal
When Mike (Willy Lavendal) actually finds the end of a rainbow, his friends don't believe it until he shows it to them. After that, they figure out ho... Read more
Elephant Boy (1937)
6.6/10
Director: Robert Flaherty, Zoltan Korda
Starring: Sabu, W E Holloway, Walter Hudd
Sabu ("Jungle Book", "The Thief of Bagdad") made his film debut here as a young Indian boy who dreams of reuniting with his family's beloved elephant... Read more
Faerie Tale Theatre: Sleeping Beauty (1983)
8.4/10
Director: Jeremy Kagan
Starring: Bernadette Peters, Beverly D'Angelo, Christopher Reeve
Based on the beloved fairy tale, this installment of Shelley Duvall's "Faerie Tale Theatre" tells the well-known tale of a beautiful princess who is e... Read more
Hans Christian Anderson: The Princess and the Pea / The Travelling Companion (2001)
7.4/10
This fairy tale has been created in the Danish monastery of Borglum, where Hans Christian Anderson himself once lived. The fairy tales come alive thro... Read more
Angela Anaconda: Touched by an Angel-a (1999)
4.9/10
My name is Angela. On the surface I am pretty much an average 8-year-old with too many freckles, but in fact I am much more special and imaginative th... Read more
Is Your Mama a Llama? (2002)
Starring: Amy Madigan, Laura Dern, Lynn Whitfield, Mary Beth Hurt
...and More Stories About Growing Up. This collection of animated tales will enchant young viewers - "Is Your Mama a Llama?" in which a curious young... Read more
Star Wars Rebels - Season 3 (Blu-ray) (2016)
7.6/10
An animated television series set between the events of Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) and Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (19... Read more
Son of Rambow (Blu-ray) (2008)
7.2/10
Director: Garth Jennings
Starring: Bill Milner, Will Poulter, Neil Dudgeon, Jessica Stevenson, Anna Wing, Tallulah...
The love of Sly Stallone brings two unlikely lads together during a long, hot English summer in the early '80s. Will Proudfoot is from a religious fam... Read more
The Blue Umbrella (2005)
7.6/10
Director: Vishal Bharadwaj
Starring: Shriya Saran, Pankaj Kapur
Set in the idyllic region of Himachal Pradesh in India's northwest, this enchanting family film centres around Binya, a young girl who finds a blue um... Read more