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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Christmas, Drama, Family, G

Prancer

Eight-year-old Jessica still believes in Santa Claus, reasoning that if there’s no Santa, then maybe there’s no God, and if that’s the case, how could her late mother be in… Read More

Christmas, Classic, Comedy, Drama, Family, G, Musical, Romance

Meet Me in St. Louis

In 1903, the Smith family lives in St. Louis, where they eagerly await the 1904 World’s Fair planned for their hometown. Sisters Rose and Esther (Judy Garland) also dream about… Read More

Christmas, Classic, Comedy, Family, G, Musical, Romance

Babes in Toyland

Here’s a lesser-known Disney classic as Christmastide continues, based on the 1903 operetta of the same name. In a whimsical village called Mother Goose Land, nursery rhyme characters live together… 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

Christmas, Classic, Comedy, Drama, PG, Romance

Remember the Night

Here’s one last Christmas classic as Christmastide comes to an end. Prosecutor Jack Sargent (Fred MacMurray) knows he’ll get a guilty verdict for a woman on trial for shoplifting, but,… Read More

Adventure, Christmas, Comedy, Family, PG

Dashing Through the Snow

This week’s Christmas film is a recent release. After a bad childhood experience, Eddie is not a fan of the Christmas season. So when he helps a man dressed as… Read More

Christmas, Drama, PG-13

Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus

Since its publication in a New York newspaper in 1897, an editor’s affirmative response to an 8 year old girl’s letter asking if Santa was real has become one of… Read More

Adventure, Christmas, Comedy, Family, PG

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

In this sequel to the Christmas classic Home Alone, the young Kevin McCallister once more finds himself separated from his family when he accidentally gets on the wrong plane at… Read More

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