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, Drama, Family, PG

The Call of the Wild

This week’s film centers around a large dog named Buck, whose blissful domestic life comes to a sudden end when he’s abducted and transported to the harsh lands of the… Read More

Adventure, Animated, Family, G, Musical

The Great Mouse Detective

Here’s an often-overlooked gem from the Disney animated canon. The young Olivia lives with her doting toymaker father in Victorian London’s rodent underworld. When her father is suddenly and mysteriously… Read More

Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, PG

Buddy

It’s the 1930s, and wealthy socialite and animal lover Gertrude Lintz shares her large estate with all sorts of animals, from cats and dogs to geese and chimpanzees. One day… Read More

Adventure, Animated, Comedy, Family, PG

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

This week’s film is a sequel to the 2000 film Chicken Run, but you don’t need to have seen the original to enjoy this new chapter. Chickens Ginger and her… Read More

Adventure, Comedy, Family, PG

Flight of the Navigator

When 12-year-old David trips in the woods and loses consciousness, he wakes up to find himself eight years in the future. He’s still 12 years old, but his parents are… Read More

Adventure, Animated, Comedy, Family, PG

Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers

In a world where animated characters and humans coexist, chipmunks Chip and Dale, once inseparable friends, have drifted apart decades after their hit show “Rescue Rangers” has ended. But when… Read More

Adventure, Classic, Family, G, Musical

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Why not start the summer with a classic family musical? In early 20th century England, eccentric but unlucky inventor Caractacus Potts (Dick Van Dyke) and his two children rescue an… Read More

Adventure, Animated, Comedy, Family, G

The Emperor’s New Groove

The young and self-centered Emperor Kuzco (David Spade) enjoys a life of luxury, with grand plans to destroy a nearby village and build a lavish summer home. But his selfish… Read More

Adventure, Classic, Drama, PG, Thriller, True Story

The Great Escape

As it was just Memorial Day, here’s a classic film that’s a must-see for any movie lover. During World War II, Allied prisoners from across Europe converge at a new… Read More

Adventure, PG-13

Ender’s Game

“The way we win matters.” In the wake of an alien attack that nearly destroyed the human race, the International Fleet is training the next generation of soldiers, starting from… Read More

Adventure, Drama, PG

I Am David

When 12-year-old David escapes from the harsh Bulgarian labor camp he grew up in, he possesses little more than a compass, a sack, and a sealed letter. Warned to trust… Read More

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