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Family Movie Nights

To help families spend time together and share common experiences, The Leadership Institute provides recommendations for Family Movie Night. Each week, a new movie recommendation and explanation is available for your consideration. Enjoy the show!

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Adventure, Drama, Family, PG, True Story
Andre
In the coastal town of Rockport, Maine in 1962, seven-year-old Toni Whitney and her family find themselves caring for an orphaned seal pup after local fishermen accidentally kill its mother.… Read More
Adventure, Classic, Family, G
My Side of the Mountain
Upset after his parents cancel a summer camping trip, and inspired by the writings of Henry David Thoreau, thirteen-year-old Sam decides to test his self-reliance by running away from home… Read More
Drama, PG, Sports, True Story
McFarland, USA
In 1987, high school football coach Jim White (Kevin Costner) moves his reluctant family to the predominantly Latino farming community of McFarland, California after being fired from his previous position.… Read More
Adventure, Animated, Comedy, Family, PG, Romance
Wish Dragon
In modern-day Shanghai, college student Din lives a modest life, dreaming of reuniting with his childhood best friend Li Na, who moved away years ago and now lives a glamorous… Read More
Adventure, Drama, Family, PG
Belle and Sebastian
This week’s film is French, but is dubbed on most streaming platforms. In the French Alps during World War II, a resourceful seven-year-old orphan named Sebastian lives with his adoptive… Read More
Adventure, Family, PG
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
With Easter on the horizon, how about a return to Narnia? One year after their first adventure in Narnia, the four Pevensie siblings find themselves unexpectedly transported back to the… Read More
Animated, Comedy, Drama, PG-13
Robot Dreams
Despite its simple animated style, this week’s film is likely more appropriate for older viewers due its melancholy tone and emotional complexity. In 1980s New York City, a lonely dog… Read More
Comedy, Drama, Family, PG
Think Like a Dog
Middle schooler and science prodigy Oliver is upset when his mind-reading invention seems to fail during a science fair presentation. Trying to fix his invention later that night, he accidentally… Read More
Adventure, Animated, Comedy, Family, G, Musical
Oliver & Company
Here’s an oft overlooked Disney classic from the 80s. On the busy streets of New York City, a tiny orange kitten is abandoned and left to fend for himself. After… Read More
Adventure, Drama, Family, PG, Thriller
City of Ember
Twelve-year old Lina Mayfleet lives in the underground city of Ember, which for the past two hundred years has been humanity’s last refuge, protecting them from an unnamed catastrophe that… Read More
Drama, Family, PG, Sports, True Story
You Gotta Believe
In Fort Worth, Texas, best friends Bobby (Luke Wilson) and Jon (Greg Kinnear) coach their sons’ struggling Little League team, a group of disinterested players just waiting for the season… Read More
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