Merida is the wayward tomboy daughter of King Fergus and Queen Elinor. Determined to carve her own path in life, Merida defies an age-old custom and in the process unleashes a beastly curse. Only her ingenuity, heart and mischievous triplet brothers can reverse the damage done and allow her the freedom she craves. ‘Brave’ is a ligh find out more...

When ghostbuster Dr Harvey and his daughter Kat arrive at creepy old Whipstaff Manor, they find that junior ghost Casper is the least of their problems, but his three crazy uncles and the devious Lady of the Mano, are quite another matter! Fun-filled spook story with brilliant special effects. find out more...

This is ITV Playhouse's adaptation of M.R. James Casting the Runes. Starring Children of the Stones' Iain Cuthbertson it's a supernatural battle between a TV journalist and a notorious self-styled Aleister Crowley-like figure (Cutherbertson). Also includes the ITV Schools adaptation of Mr. Humphrey's and a biopic of M.R. James called His Inheritance and A Pleasant Terror.

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The adventures of writer Newt Scamander in New York's secret community of witches and wizards seventy years before Harry Potter reads his book in school.

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Betwixt Taxi Driver and Bugsy Malone Jodie Foster found her way onto this lighthearted Disney comedy vehicle. The story is familiar; a young girl and her mother inexplicably find themselves swapping bodies and struggle to come to terms with the life the other one leads, the daughter battling with the problems of running a household and the mother finding herself in the nightmarish world of teenage school life. It's an appealing premise, hence it's popularity through the ages (similar films inclu find out more...

Harry's adoptive family are still as revolting as ever so our hero is considerably keener than your average 12-year-old to get back to school and when the nervous self harming elf Dobby appears in his bedroom to warn him against returning, Harry is having none of it. 'Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets' sticks firmly to the format that the first film established, the special effects are great and some of the new creatures are genuinely scary but once again the enthralling simplicity of JK R find out more...

Harry becomes the youngest student ever to compete in the legendary Triwizard Tournament, a highly lauded but very dangerous competition between all the great schools of wizardry. Though not averse to taking part, Harry never actually entered himself into the games and it soon becomes clear that dark forces have orchestrated his inclusion. The Goblet of Fire is the fourth in the ever improving Potter movie franchise, with some great subsidiary characters, a darker more malevolent tone and the ch find out more...

Harry and the gang return to Hogwarts and must prepare themselves not only for the inevitable battle with Lord Voldemort, but the beaurocratic and paranoid ‘Ministry of Magic', who have appointed Dolores Umbridge as the school's ‘Defence Against The Dark Arts Professor' purely so that she can suppress an imagined rebellion against the ministry by leaving the pupils powerless. 'The Order Of The Phoenix' is the darkest of an increasingly dark franchise and easily up there with the previous films. find out more...

JK Rowling's all conquering apprentice wizard gets his first film outing. Enrolled at Hogwarts school of wizardry and witchcraft the young Harry is soon up to his neck with trolls, evil wizards and hockey on a broomstick. 'The Philosopher's Stone' is a slick entry to the world of Harry Potter, not quite as engaging as it could have been, but an amiable way to while away a couple of hours. find out more...

A brief sojourn in suburban misery and Harry is back for his third year at Hogwarts, a year that will turn out to be no less of a life-threatening adventure than the previous two. Harry discovers that Sirius Black, a man he believes is in league with his arch-enemy, has escaped from prison and talk at the school is that Sirius is determined to hunt Harry down and finish the job his mentor started. 'Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban' has all the blemishless CGI we have come to expect, alon find out more...