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...

On an isolated Atlantic island a settlement of Vikings are having their stock decimated by dragons. Training as a dragon-slayer young Hiccup really hasn't got the heart for killing and befriends a young dragon. It is from this dragon that he learns of their true nature, but it will take a sea change of political thinking to end the pointless war between dragons and humans. .
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A fine fantasy from Muppets man, Jim Henson. A young girl wishes for the goblins to take her baby brother away - they do and she has to rescue him, so she enters the magical kingdom of the Goblin King and has many strange adventures. A fantasy film for all age groups!

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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...

A superb modern-day fairy tale, with everything you could want; princes, pirates, villains, heroes and miracle workers. What makes this really shine is that it manages to combine highly effective adventure and self-parody, and thus is sure to entertain everybody, kids and adults alike. This film is well good. find out more...

When three children, with their recently divorced mum, move to a country mansion young Jared pretty soon discovers a book, Spiderwick's Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around You, which he starts to read. Unfortunately the book is a key target for an evil ogre, Mulgarath, who, although he knows no way through a protective magic circle, lays seige to the house with his army of goblins and gubbins. So it's up to the family (well, in truth mum's not much help) to fight the demons and save thei find out more...