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, 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, 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

Comedy, Family, PG

Paul Blart: Mall Cop

Paul Blart (Kevin James) may be a mere mall security guard, but he takes the job seriously. Despite being constantly underestimated due to his appearance and clumsy nature, he approaches… Read More

Adventure, Animated, Comedy, Family, PG

Orion and the Dark

Orion is an 11-year-old boy whose extensive list of fears includes everything from public speaking to school bathrooms and bugs. His biggest fear? The dark. One night, his fear literally… Read More

Adventure, Comedy, PG

The Portable Door

With Halloween on the horizon, this week’s film is a whimsical fantasy with a light dash of monsters. After Paul unintentionally stumbles into a bizarre job interview, he’s offered a… Read More

Adventure, Animated, Comedy, Family, PG

Migration

Mack is an overprotective father duck who’s content to keep his family safely nestled in their New England pond. But when a flock of migrating ducks shares tales of exotic… 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

Classic, Comedy, Drama, Family, G

The Kid

This week’s film is the opposite of a recent release. Charlie Chaplin’s first feature-length film is over a century old, and although it’s a silent film, it remains a charming… Read More

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