STAR RATINGS

Fantasy adventure. A lad in fairyland faces expulsion from school unless he does an heroic deed. Time he confronted a ferocious giant. Usually does the trick. Stars Colin Ford and Christopher Lloyd.

Comedy. A hospital’s male patients fight back when confronted by the scary new matron. Stars Kenneth Williams, Hattie Jacques, Joan Sims and Shirley Eaton.

Part-animated fantasy. A miserable young orphan sets off on a magical adventure with a bunch of friendly insects he’s met inside an enormous peach growing in his nasty aunts’ garden. Like you do. Based on Roald Dahl’s novel, with Paul Terry.

Action adventure. Fearless archaeologist Indiana Jones heads to Egypt to track down a powerful artefact and stop the Nazis using it for their own evil objectives. Stars Harrison Ford.

Festive family drama. A teenage boy sets out on a mission, hoping it can save his poorly mum. Stars Joseph Phillips, Brenda Blethyn, Timothy Spall and Celia Imrie.

Nick Park animated comedy. Can a group of chickens escape from a farm before they end up as pie filling? Voiced by Mel Gibson, Julia Sawalha and Miranda Richardson.

Seasonal comedy. A wellorganised woman gets caught up with a guy whose approach to Christmas is altogether different, forcing her to question her rigid routine. Stars Anne Heche and Dylan Neal.

Romantic drama. An unlikely relationship develops over Christmas between the rather charmless owner of a mansion and the woman responsible for organising its sale. Stars C Thomas Howell.