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, 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

Adventure, Comedy, Family, G

Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco

When the Seaver family plans a camping trip to Canada, they decide to bring their beloved pets, Chance, Shadow, and Sassy, along for the adventure. But things go awry at… Read More

Adventure, Animated, Comedy, Family, G

Valiant

In May 1944, as World War II rages across Europe, a small pigeon named Valiant dreams of serving his country in the elite Royal Homing Pigeon Service. Despite his size,… Read More

Adventure, Classic, Family, G

My Side of the Mountain

Upset after his parents cancel a summer camping trip, and inspired by the writings of Henry David Thoreau, thirteen-year-old Sam decides to test his self-reliance by running away from home… Read More

Adventure, Animated, Comedy, Family, G, Musical

Oliver & Company

Here’s an oft overlooked Disney classic from the 80s. On the busy streets of New York City, a tiny orange kitten is abandoned and left to fend for himself. After… Read More

Classic, Drama, Family, G, Musical, Romance

The Sound of Music

This week’s film is an iconic classic celebrating its 60th anniversary this month. In pre-World War II Austria, a free-spirited young woman named Maria (Julie Andrews) leaves her abbey as… Read More

Classic, Drama, Family, G

Sounder

In rural Louisiana during the Great Depression, David Lee Morgan is the oldest son of a family of poor sharecroppers. His father, desperate to feed his hungry children, steals food… Read More

Christmas, Classic, Comedy, Family, G, Musical, Romance

Babes in Toyland

Here’s a lesser-known Disney classic as Christmastide continues, based on the 1903 operetta of the same name. In a whimsical village called Mother Goose Land, nursery rhyme characters live together… Read More

Adventure, Animated, Family, G, Musical

The Great Mouse Detective

Here’s an often-overlooked gem from the Disney animated canon. The young Olivia lives with her doting toymaker father in Victorian London’s rodent underworld. When her father is suddenly and mysteriously… Read More

Classic, Comedy, Drama, Family, G

The Kid

This week’s film is the opposite of a recent release. Charlie Chaplin’s first feature-length film is over a century old, and although it’s a silent film, it remains a charming… Read More

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