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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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PG
Classic, Comedy, Drama, PG
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
When the idealistic but naive Jefferson Smith (James Stewart) is appointed to fill a vacant seat in the United States Senate, the political bosses who chose him expect he’ll be… Read More
Adventure, Drama, PG, True Story
Apollo 13
It’s April 1970 when three astronauts set out on NASA’s third lunar landing mission. But two days into the flight, an oxygen tank explodes, crippling the spacecraft and forcing the… 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
Drama, PG
Letters to God
Eight-year-old Tyler’s battle with brain cancer has upended normal family life. His mother struggles to stay strong while watching her son suffer, while his older brother misses the active life… 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
Animated, Comedy, Drama, Family, PG
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Marcel is a tiny googly-eyed shell who lives in an Airbnb with his wise grandmother. Although he has his routines that keep him busy, he misses the rest of his… Read More
Drama, PG, Sports, True Story
Miracle
With Team USA recently taking home Olympic gold for hockey, this week’s film takes us back to the last time the USA won hockey gold… It’s 1980. The Soviet Union… Read More
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