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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Comedy, Family, PG

Batteries Not Included

An entire neighborhood has been demolished in New York City to make way for a massive skyscraper. Only one old apartment building remains because a handful of tenants refuse to… Read More

Adventure, Animated, Comedy, Drama, Family, PG

The Magician’s Elephant

Years after a devastating war, people have lost their belief in magic and hope. Young orphan Peter is being raised by a fatherly but war-hardened soldier who insists there’s no… Read More

Comedy, Drama, Family, PG, Sports, True Story

The Perfect Game

In 1957 Mexico, a group of poor boys discover a baseball in the dirt and take it as a sign to pursue their dream of playing organized baseball. With the… Read More

Adventure, Animated, Comedy, Family, PG

Zootopia 2

Rabbit Judy Hopps and fox Nick Wilde return as mammalian police officers wrapped up in another mysterious case, this time involving reptiles and the founding of the city of Zootopia.… Read More

Adventure, Animated, Comedy, Drama, Family, G, Musical

A Goofy Movie

Here’s a classic from the 90s. Don’t let the title fool you; though the film features plenty of Goofy’s slapstick antics, it also offers a solid meaningful story… After Goofy’s… Read More

Animated, Comedy, Drama, Family, PG

Marcel the Shell with Shoes On

Marcel is a tiny googly-eyed shell who lives in an Airbnb with his wise grandmother. Although he has his routines that keep him busy, he misses the rest of his… Read More

Adventure, Animated, Comedy, Family, PG

A Cat in Paris

Dino the cat lives a double life. By day, he’s the beloved pet of young Zoé, a girl who has been mute since her police officer father was murdered by… Read More

Comedy, Drama, PG, Sports, True Story

Remember the Titans

It’s 1971, and racial tensions are high when a Virginia city’s high schools are forced to integrate. Successful black coach Herman Boone (Denzel Washington) is hired to lead the Titans,… Read More

Adventure, Comedy, Family, PG

The Borrowers

Beneath the floorboards of a cozy home lives the Clock family, tiny people who survive by “borrowing” small items from the humans living above. While sneaking out one night, the… Read More

Comedy, Drama, Family, PG

Snowmen

Here’s a lesser-known film that flew under the radar. Although rated PG, the film deals with mortality quite a bit, and involves finding a dead body in its opening scene,… 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

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