Cinema at its most beautifully photographed. This is the tale of a young boy and a wild black stallion shipwrecked on a beach together and who, through mutual dependence, develop a reciprocal relationship of trust. After their rescue the young boy is the only one that can ride the horse in the big race. find out more...

Fantastic film adaptation of Mary Norton's classic children's story. John Goodman is superb as the odious property developer out to cheat the hapless Lenders of the house they've inherited, while the Borrowers, a family of four inch high sub-humans who live under the floorboards, face a furious fight to make sure that they, and their unwitting hosts, don't end up living in a cardboard box. Pretty far removed from the original story, and indeed the TV series, but mercifully unsentimental with som find out more...

A lovely fantasy of a far-off star where one era is ending and another dawning. The prophets decree that only a wee cute (muppet-like) Gelfling can save the world from domination by the evil Skeksis forever. This stunningly made film's imaginative settings could only be from the Henson team. Excellent. find out more...

Classic 50s sci-fi and the film that spawned a generation of alien-invasion flicks. When friendly alien visitor Klaatu is wounded by trigger-happy state troopers his robot mate seeks revenge, but Klaatu has a message for mankind and takes to the streets to teach the world the true meaning of peace. Brilliant. find out more...

An old Bull Terrier, a Siamese Cat and a Labrador set off on a hazardous journey across 200 rugged miles in order to rejoin their human family. A typically mawkish Disney adventure story, but absolutely ideal for the family get together. find out more...

Bob Parr and his wife Helen are just a normal couple living with their three children in the suburbs, Bob hates his job as an insurance clerk, but hell, what sane man wouldn't? There is nothing remarkable about the Parr family, nothing at all… well except that fifteen years earlier Bob and Helen were two of the greatest super heroes the world has ever known, fearless crime fighters put out to pasture when the authorities began to count the financial costs of the way they did business. find out more...

The true story of an English housemaid who changed lifestyle and became a missionary in the politically turbulent China of the 1930s. Beautifully shot with that famous heart rendering finale as Ingrid Bergman brings the orphans on their own long march through the war torn mountains. find out more...

A young boy, Vanya, lives in a rundown and corrupt orphanage in a remote Russian village, where the kids dream of being adopted/sold to a wealthy foreigner, even at the possible risk of being dissected for spare parts. But, when the biological mother of an already sold child turns up looking for her son, Vanya decides to uncover his own real identity. The 6-year-old makes a sterling getaway and sets off, pursued by child sellers, for the orphanage of his birth. Charles Dickens does 'The Vanya Id find out more...

A fatherless teenager arrives in California to find himself bullied by a local karate expert. Helped by a wise old Okinawan man, Miyagi, Daniel-san's training includes not just the technique to face his enemies in competition but many, far more valuable, moral lessons. A charming movie with many wry and wise quips and a huge nod to zen. 'Paintdafence', 'Wax-on-wax-off' and the less well known 'Sand-da-fwoor'. Ace. find out more...

A boy who needs a friend finds a world that needs a hero in a land beyond imagination.... A fabulous fantasy fairytale for all the family. find out more...