This is one of Disney's best efforts. Beautiful scenery, great soundtrack music, and a hard-working cast add much to this compelling story of a shipwrecked family. To me this film is an exception to the less-weighty fare that Disney was wont to produce over the years. I like Disney flicks, but this is one I can go back and watch when I want to get lost in an idyllic setting find out more...

Mark Twain's timeless adventure story is brought to life in this high quality, action packed Disney adaptation. The story of a naughty young boy, who teams up with a runaway slave for his unsentimental education on the Mississippi, is portrayed with excellent performances against a backdrop of spectacular scenery. Superior family viewing. find out more...

Thomas Beale says: "The film follows the aptly named Pirate Captain (Hugh Grant) in his quest for the prestigious ‘Pirate of the Year’ award. Along the way he meets a scrawny scientist named Charles Darwin (David Tennant) and graces the presence of arch nemesis to pirates everywhere Queen Victoria ( find out more...

The Railway Children; an affectionate adaptation of the great children's novel capturing the innocence of childhood and the comfy certainties of a bygone era. Not that their world is boring, they meet a wry bunch of characters, save a train from derailment and harbour a Bolshevik refugee etc. A high nostalgia count. find out more...

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Bob Hoskins and Matt Lucas head an all star cast in a lavish live action BBC adaptation of Kenneth Grahame's classic children's book. find out more...

Disney does a number on Robert Louis Stevenson's classic "Treasure Island". The original story remains only in essence but the futuristic/retro time setting is inspired, as is the mixture of CGI and traditional animation. Not clever enough for the adults but kids will love it (though be warned it's surprisingly scary for a 'U' certificate). find out more...

Wee Angus lives as a servant's son in a large manor house alongside a Scottish loch. One day he discovers a mysterious egg and takes it home, where it hatchs and grows and grows, acquires the name Crusoe and becomes Angus's best mate. Being WW2 the 12th Medium Regiment Royal Artillery are camped nearby to keep the loch secure, but they wouldn't know a Kelpie, a supernatural shape-shifting water horse, from a U-boat, putting Crusoe in a wee bit of danger. But being a family film don't worry be ha find out more...