Family Movie Nights

To help families spend time together and share common experiences, the 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, Animated, Family, Musical, PG

James and the Giant Peach

This week’s film is a classic adventure from the 90s. Young James Henry Trotter lives happily with his loving parents until tragedy strikes when they’re killed by a mysterious rhinoceros.… Read More

Adventure, Animated, Comedy, Family, G

Valiant

In May 1944, as World War II rages across Europe, a small pigeon named Valiant dreams of serving his country in the elite Royal Homing Pigeon Service. Despite his size,… Read More

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

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