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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Orion and the Dark
Orion is an 11-year-old boy whose extensive list of fears includes everything from public speaking to school bathrooms and bugs. His biggest fear? The dark. One night, his fear literally… Read More
The Portable Door
With Halloween on the horizon, this week’s film is a whimsical fantasy with a light dash of monsters. After Paul unintentionally stumbles into a bizarre job interview, he’s offered a… Read More
The Boys in the Boat
It’s 1936. When college student Joe Rantz has trouble finding the money for his tuition fees, he tries out for the school’s rowing team purely out of necessity, as securing… Read More
Migration
Mack is an overprotective father duck who’s content to keep his family safely nestled in their New England pond. But when a flock of migrating ducks shares tales of exotic… Read More
The Call of the Wild
This week’s film centers around a large dog named Buck, whose blissful domestic life comes to a sudden end when he’s abducted and transported to the harsh lands of the… Read More
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
Ride Like a Girl
“The only thing that matters is the odds you give yourself.” This week’s film tells the true story of Michelle Payne, the first female jockey to win Australia’s prestigious Melbourne… Read More
The Giver
This week’s film is more appropriate for older viewers. In a seemingly ideal society that has managed to eradicate all human pain and suffering, the young Jonas is chosen by… Read More
Buddy
It’s the 1930s, and wealthy socialite and animal lover Gertrude Lintz shares her large estate with all sorts of animals, from cats and dogs to geese and chimpanzees. One day… Read More
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
This week’s film is a sequel to the 2000 film Chicken Run, but you don’t need to have seen the original to enjoy this new chapter. Chickens Ginger and her… Read More
Flight of the Navigator
When 12-year-old David trips in the woods and loses consciousness, he wakes up to find himself eight years in the future. He’s still 12 years old, but his parents are… Read More