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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: 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

Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (1984)

8.1/10
Director: Hayao Miyazaki

This classic Miyazaki film in many ways foreshadows his later, more widely recognised hit, 'Princess Mononoke'. In the far future, man has destroyed t... Read more

Ponyo (2008)

7.7/10
Director: Hayao Miyazaki

Aka "Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea". When five-year-old Sosuke finds a fish named Ponyo near his seaside home, they quickly become the best of friends... Read more

Bambi (1942)

7.3/10
Director: David Hand
Starring: Bambi, Thumper

The Disney crew worked for four years to animate Felix Salten's woodland tale, resulting in some of the studio's most memorable characters (young fawn... Read more

Jumanji (1995)

6.9/10
Director: Joe Johnston
Starring: Robin Williams, Kirsten Dunst, David Alan Grier, Bonnie Hunt

Terrific computer-generated effects highlight this fantasy about children who find their lives taken over by a bizarre and all-powerful board game. Ro... Read more

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972)

5.8/10
Director: William Sterling
Starring: Fiona Fullerton, Michael Crawford, Peter Sellers, Ralph Richardson, Flora Robson...

Journey through the looking glass with Lewis Carrols plucky heroine and encounter the White Rabbit, The Mad Hatter and all of Wonderlans wondrous resi... Read more

Home Alone 3 (1997)

4.4/10
Director: Raja Gosnell
Starring: Alex D Linz, Olek Krupa, Rya Kihlstedt, Kevin Kilner

A new kid and some new crooks add up to another round of hilarious home-defense hi-jinks, as suburban Chicago youngster Alex D. Linz comes up with som... Read more

Cinderella (Disney) (1949)

6.9/10
Director: Wilfred Jackson

Walt Disney brings to animated life the classic tale of poor Cinderella, her fairy godmother, Prince Charming, mice Gus and Jaq, the glass slipper, an... Read more

Mary Poppins (1964)

7.8/10
Director: Robert Stevenson
Starring: Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, Glynis Johns

Beloved Disney film combines brilliant, animated sequences with a delightful story about Julie Andrews as a magical nanny who transforms the lives of... Read more

The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride (1998)

6.5/10

The saga of jungle lord Simba and his family continues in this all-new, song-filled feature, as his headstrong and independent daughter, Kiara, sets o... Read more