Maritime Family Movies
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We are time-travelling back to the Viking Age and having fun with medieval themes in our summer screenings.
Join us for some screen time with the whole family as we explore a simpler life in medieval eras where kids made their own fun with a host of dangerous items, and when dragons, magic and monsters might still exist ... even if they are only found over the horizon!
Whether it's classic action-adventure for the big kids, or animated adventures for the younger ones, join us for some Viking-themed storytelling delights.
Visitors aged 12 and under must be directly supervised by a parent or guardian.
Full program
The Vikings (1958) PG (Low level violence) Action, Adventure. 1 hr 56 mins.
Age recommendation: Ages 12+
A classic action-adventure film starring Kirk Douglas at his best, this is a hidden gem from the film archive.
Einar and Eric are two Viking half-brothers. The former is a great warrior whilst the other is an ex-slave, but neither knows the true identity of the other. The two brothers compete against one another for the prize, but they have very different motives - both involving the beautiful princess Morgana.
Richard Fleischer's swashbuckling historical adventure is one of the most spectacular and action-packed epics of the fifties. Prince Einar (Kirk Douglas) is the son and heir of a savage Viking chieftain (Ernest Borgnine). Prince Eric (Tony Curtis) is his unknowing half-brother, the bastard offspring of Einar's father and an English queen. After the throne of Northumbria in Britain becomes free for the taking, the Vikings kidnap the beautiful Welsh princess Morgana (Janet Leigh). Competition for her hand sets both men against each other, forcing them into a fierce duel that decides their fate... and the future of the English throne. Filmed in vivid Technicolor, The Vikings spawned a whole sub-genre of imitators but none quite achieved the glorious spectacle of this from one of America's great directors of action films.
Brave (2012) PG Animated, Adventure. 1 hr 40 mins.
Age recommendation: Ages 8+
Determined to make her own path in life, Princess Merida defies a custom that brings chaos to her kingdom. Granted one wish, Merida must rely on her bravery and her archery skills to undo a beastly curse.
Brave is Pixar's first animated feature with a female main character, and Merida isn't your typical princess. Brought up in the Scottish kingdom of DunBroch, Princess Merida (voiced by Kelly Macdonald) would rather sling her arrows than learn the proper etiquette befitting a future queen. When the realm's three other clans arrive to present their leaders' firstborn sons as potential suitors for betrothal, Merida rebels against her regal mother, Queen Elinor (Emma Thompson), and runs away to the forest. Following a will o' the wisp, Merida encounters a witch (Julie Walters) who conjures a magical cake to "change the queen." But when the queen eats the magical treat, it's not her mind that changes! With her mother transformed by magic and her father on the hunt, Merida must find out how to break the spell before disaster happens.
Common Sense Media Parents' Guide - Ages 8+: Mother-daughter princess tale has some very scary scenes.
