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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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Drama
Adventure, Drama, Family, PG
White Fang
In the midst of the Alaskan gold rush, young Jack Conroy (Ethan Hawke) arrives in the Yukon Territory to claim his late father’s mining plot. Inexperienced in the harsh realities… Read More
Drama, PG, True Story
One Life
In 1938, young British stockbroker Nicholas Winton travels to Prague where he encounters Jewish refugee families who have fled Nazi persecution in Germany and Austria. Moved by their desperate situation… 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, 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
Adventure, Animated, Drama, Family, PG
The Imaginary
Rudger is Amanda’s imaginary friend, sharing magical adventures with the creative young girl who brought him to life. Though invisible to most, Rudger is as real as can be to… Read More
Drama, PG-13, True Story
Cabrini
“We can serve our weakness or we can serve our purpose. Not both.” This week’s film tells the true story of Catholic missionary Francesca Cabrini (1850-1917), the first U.S. citizen… Read More
Drama, PG-13, Sports, True Story
The Boys in the Boat
It’s 1936. When college student Joe Rantz has trouble finding the money for his tuition fees, he tries out for the school’s rowing team purely out of necessity, as securing… Read More
Adventure, Drama, Family, PG
The Call of the Wild
This week’s film centers around a large dog named Buck, whose blissful domestic life comes to a sudden end when he’s abducted and transported to the harsh lands of the… Read More
Drama, PG, Sports, True Story
Ride Like a Girl
“The only thing that matters is the odds you give yourself.” This week’s film tells the true story of Michelle Payne, the first female jockey to win Australia’s prestigious Melbourne… Read More
Drama, PG-13, Romance, Thriller
The Giver
This week’s film is more appropriate for older viewers. In a seemingly ideal society that has managed to eradicate all human pain and suffering, the young Jonas is chosen by… 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
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