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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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Genre
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
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, 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, Comedy, Family, PG
The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two
Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn return as Santa and Mrs. Claus in this sequel to The Christmas Chronicles. Two years after her first magical Christmas adventure, 13-year-old Kate Pierce is… Read More
Adventure, Christmas, Comedy, Family, PG
Jingle All the Way
Here’s a Christmas film admittedly known for dividing audiences. While its somewhat bizarre tone and over-the-top slapstick humor earned many bad reviews, it proved a box office success and remains… 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
Adventure, Animated, Comedy, Family, PG
Ice Age
When a clumsy sloth named Sid finds himself alone after his family abandons him during the annual migration south, he latches onto Manny, a grumpy woolly mammoth who prefers to… Read More
Comedy, Family, PG
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
Paul Blart (Kevin James) may be a mere mall security guard, but he takes the job seriously. Despite being constantly underestimated due to his appearance and clumsy nature, he approaches… 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
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