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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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Family
Adventure, Animated, Comedy, Family, PG
Mr. Peabody and Sherman
Mr. Peabody is a genius dog, and inventor of a time machine called the WABAC (pronounced “way-back”), which he uses to give his adopted human son Sherman genuine historic experiences,… Read More
Drama, Family, PG, Sports
Field of Dreams
Ray Kinsella (Kevin Costner) is an Iowa farmer who, walking through his cornfields one evening, hears a mysterious voice whispering, “If you build it, he will come.” Despite the strangeness… Read More
Drama, Family, PG
Shiloh
When eleven year old Marty discovers a young runaway beagle that has clearly been mistreated by its owner, he quickly falls in love with the dog, whom he names Shiloh,… Read More
Adventure, Animated, Comedy, Family, PG
Home
When an alien race invades Earth, they relocate all the humans to make room for themselves. Excited to have a new home, one clumsy but well-meaning alien named Oh accidentally… Read More
Animated, Classic, Family, G, Musical, Romance
Sleeping Beauty
This week’s film is a Disney classic, bringing to life a timeless fairy tale that’s essential viewing for any Disney fan… Once upon a time, a king and queen celebrate… Read More
Adventure, Drama, Family, PG
Max
Justin is a rebellious teenager who resents his older brother Kyle for leaving home to join the military. When Kyle is killed during a mission, the family is devastated. Things… Read More
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, 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
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
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