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, Comedy, Family, G

Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco

When the Seaver family plans a camping trip to Canada, they decide to bring their beloved pets, Chance, Shadow, and Sassy, along for the adventure. But things go awry at… Read More

Adventure, Animated, Comedy, Family, G

Valiant

In May 1944, as World War II rages across Europe, a small pigeon named Valiant dreams of serving his country in the elite Royal Homing Pigeon Service. Despite his size,… Read More

Adventure, Animated, Comedy, Family, PG, Romance

Wish Dragon

In modern-day Shanghai, college student Din lives a modest life, dreaming of reuniting with his childhood best friend Li Na, who moved away years ago and now lives a glamorous… Read More

Animated, Comedy, Drama, PG-13

Robot Dreams

Despite its simple animated style, this week’s film is likely more appropriate for older viewers due its melancholy tone and emotional complexity. In 1980s New York City, a lonely dog… Read More

Comedy, Drama, Family, PG

Think Like a Dog

Middle schooler and science prodigy Oliver is upset when his mind-reading invention seems to fail during a science fair presentation. Trying to fix his invention later that night, he accidentally… Read More

Adventure, Animated, Comedy, Family, G, Musical

Oliver & Company

Here’s an oft overlooked Disney classic from the 80s. On the busy streets of New York City, a tiny orange kitten is abandoned and left to fend for himself. After… Read More

Comedy, Drama, Family, PG

Because of Winn-Dixie

Ten-year-old Opal has just moved to a small Florida town with her father. Lonely and missing her mother who abandoned them years earlier, Opal’s life changes when she adopts a… 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, 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

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

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