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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
Comedy, Family, PG
A Simple Wish
Eight-year-old Annabel (Mara Wilson) wishes for her father, a horse carriage driver in Central Park, to land the leading role in a new Broadway musical. To her surprise, her fairy… Read More
Adventure, Animated, Comedy, Family, PG
Hotel Transylvania 2
Several years after the events of the first film, Dracula’s daughter and her human husband are happily married with an adorable son named Dennis. As Dennis approaches his fifth birthday… Read More
Adventure, Animated, Comedy, Drama, PG
Inside Out 2
Two years after moving to San Francisco, thirteen-year-old Riley is entering high school, and her familiar emotions we met in the first film (Joy, Fear, Anger, Sadness, and Disgust) have… Read More
Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, G, Musical
The Muppets Take Manhattan
Fresh out of college, Kermit the Frog and his friends are convinced their musical revue “Manhattan Melodies” is destined for Broadway stardom. They optimistically head to New York City to… Read More
Adventure, Animated, Comedy, PG
Porco Rosso
Set in 1929 over the beautiful Adriatic Sea, ace pilot Marco has been transformed by a mysterious curse into a pig-headed bounty hunter known as Porco Rosso. Working alone in… Read More
Comedy, Drama, Family, G
Babe
When a mild-mannered farmer wins a piglet at a country fair, the little pig finds himself living on a farm where he doesn’t quite fit in with the other animals.… Read More
Classic, Comedy, Drama, G, Romance
Modern Times
During the Great Depression, Charlie Chaplin’s iconic Tramp character finds himself working on a factory assembly line, where the relentless pace of the machinery drives him to a nervous breakdown.… Read More
Comedy, Drama, Family, PG
Beethoven
Here’s another 90s classic. The Newton family’s quiet suburban life is turned upside down when they accidentally become the owners of a lost St. Bernard puppy who quickly grows into… Read More
Adventure, Animated, Comedy, Family, PG
The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part
This week’s film is the sequel to The LEGO Movie. Five years after the events of the first film, Bricksburg has transformed into a post-apocalyptic wasteland appropriately called Apocalypseburg, constantly… Read More
Adventure, Animated, Comedy, Drama, Family, PG
My Father’s Dragon
When their small town candy shop business fails, young Elmer and his mother are forced to move to a new city. To make things worse, their relationship grows tense as… Read More
Comedy, Drama, Family, PG, Sports
The Sandlot
“Heroes get remembered, but legends never die. Follow your heart, kid, and you’ll never go wrong.” With the 4th of July just around the corner, here’s a 90s classic featuring… Read More
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