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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
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
Adventure, Animated, Comedy, Drama, Family, PG
The Little Prince
A highly structured little girl finds her life turned upside down when she meets her eccentric elderly neighbor, a retired Aviator who shares with her the story of his encounter… Read More
Adventure, Animated, PG
Kensuke’s Kingdom
Young Michael isn’t enjoying his family’s new life on the sea, sailing the world. He’d rather be back home with his dog, whom he secretly stowed away onboard. He manages… Read More
Adventure, Comedy, Family, PG
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
Wayne Szalinski (Rick Moranis) is a quirky inventor whose latest creation is a shrinking machine that no one believes will work, not even his family. But when his teenage daughter,… Read More
Adventure, Drama, Family, PG
White Fang
In the midst of the Alaskan gold rush, young Jack Conroy (Ethan Hawke) arrives in the Yukon Territory to claim his late father’s mining plot. Inexperienced in the harsh realities… Read More
Adventure, Animated, Christmas, Comedy, Drama, Family, PG
A Christmas Carol
Here’s a classic Christmas tale to bring Advent to a close. Charles Dickens’ beloved holiday story comes to life in Robert Zemeckis’s 2009 animated adaptation, with Jim Carrey taking on… Read More
Adventure, Christmas, Comedy, Family, PG
The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two
Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn return as Santa and Mrs. Claus in this sequel to The Christmas Chronicles. Two years after her first magical Christmas adventure, 13-year-old Kate Pierce is… Read More
Adventure, Christmas, Comedy, Family, PG
Jingle All the Way
Here’s a Christmas film admittedly known for dividing audiences. While its somewhat bizarre tone and over-the-top slapstick humor earned many bad reviews, it proved a box office success and remains… Read More
Adventure, Christmas, Drama, Family, PG
A Boy Called Christmas
In a snowy forest village, young Nikolas lives with his woodcutter father, cherishing memories of his late mother. When the King offers a grand reward to anyone who can bring… Read More
Adventure, Animated, Drama, Family, PG
The Imaginary
Rudger is Amanda’s imaginary friend, sharing magical adventures with the creative young girl who brought him to life. Though invisible to most, Rudger is as real as can be to… Read More
Adventure, Animated, Comedy, Family, PG
Ice Age
When a clumsy sloth named Sid finds himself alone after his family abandons him during the annual migration south, he latches onto Manny, a grumpy woolly mammoth who prefers to… Read More
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