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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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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, 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
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
Christmas, Drama, Family, G
One Magic Christmas
Here’s one last holiday film for Christmastide. Ginny Grainger is struggling to find any joy in Christmas this year. Her husband is unemployed, she works long hours under an unforgiving… Read More
Christmas, Classic, Drama, Family, G, Musical
Scrooge
While Dickens’s tale of redemption needs little introduction, this classic 1970 musical adaptation wonderfully balances both the darkness and the joy of the story. Albert Finney stars as the miserly… Read More
Christmas, Drama, Family, G
Prancer
Eight-year-old Jessica still believes in Santa Claus, reasoning that if there’s no Santa, then maybe there’s no God, and if that’s the case, how could her late mother be in… Read More
Christmas, Classic, Comedy, Drama, Family, G, Musical, Romance
Meet Me in St. Louis
In 1903, the Smith family lives in St. Louis, where they eagerly await the 1904 World’s Fair planned for their hometown. Sisters Rose and Esther (Judy Garland) also dream about… Read More
Classic, Drama, G, Religious, True Story
The Song of Bernadette
With All Saints’ Day approaching, this week’s film looks at the life of Saint Bernadette (1844-1879). In 1858, fourteen-year-old Bernadette lives in poverty with her family in France. One day… 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
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