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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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Drama
Drama, PG
Letters to God
Eight-year-old Tyler’s battle with brain cancer has upended normal family life. His mother struggles to stay strong while watching her son suffer, while his older brother misses the active life… Read More
Adventure, Drama, Family, PG
Two Brothers
In the jungles of 1920s Southeast Asia, two tiger cubs live peacefully among ancient temple ruins until treasure hunters arrive to loot sacred statues. In the chaos, their father is… Read More
Drama, PG-13, Thriller, True Story
Thirteen Lives
In Thailand, twelve boys from a soccer team and their assistant coach decide to explore a nearby cave after practice. When heavy monsoon rains arrive unexpectedly, the cave quickly floods,… 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, Classic, Drama, G
Ben-Hur
This week’s film is a classic epic for the start of the Easter season. In first-century Jerusalem, wealthy Jewish prince Judah Ben-Hur (Charlton Heston) reunites with childhood friend Messala, now… Read More
Classic, Drama, Family, G, Romance
Where the Lilies Bloom
The Luther family live a meager life in the Appalachian Mountains. When their widowed father falls gravely ill, he makes his second-eldest daughter, Mary Call, promise to take care of… 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
Drama, PG, Sports, True Story
Miracle
With Team USA recently taking home Olympic gold for hockey, this week’s film takes us back to the last time the USA won hockey gold… It’s 1980. The Soviet Union… Read More
Adventure, Animated, Drama, Family, G
The Land Before Time
“Some things you see with your eyes, others you see with your heart.” In a time of earthquakes, volcanoes, and famine, herds of dinosaurs are migrating in search of the… Read More
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