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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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Adventure, Animated, Comedy, Family, PG
Hotel Transylvania 2
Several years after the events of the first film, Dracula’s daughter and her human husband are happily married with an adorable son named Dennis. As Dennis approaches his fifth birthday… Read More
Adventure, Animated, Comedy, Drama, PG
Inside Out 2
Two years after moving to San Francisco, thirteen-year-old Riley is entering high school, and her familiar emotions we met in the first film (Joy, Fear, Anger, Sadness, and Disgust) have… Read More
Classic, Drama, PG, Romance, Sports, True Story
The Pride of the Yankees
This week’s film is a classic from the 40s that celebrates the life of baseball legend Lou Gehrig. Lou grows up in New York City as the son of hardworking… Read More
Adventure, Drama, Family, PG
Blueback
Growing up in a seaside town in Australia, young Abby loves diving and exploring the underwater world, and one day befriends a magnificent wild groper she names Blueback. Living with… Read More
Adventure, Animated, Comedy, PG
Porco Rosso
Set in 1929 over the beautiful Adriatic Sea, ace pilot Marco has been transformed by a mysterious curse into a pig-headed bounty hunter known as Porco Rosso. Working alone in… Read More
Adventure, Drama, Family, PG
The Legend of Ochi
In a remote village, young Yuri is raised by her father to fear the mysterious forest creatures known as the Ochi, reclusive primate-like beings that the villagers hunt. When Yuri… Read More
Adventure, Animated, Drama, Family, Musical, PG
Mufasa: The Lion King
This week’s film tells the origin story of one of Disney’s most beloved characters… When young Mufasa is separated from his parents by a flood, he’s rescued by Taka, a… Read More
Adventure, Drama, PG, True Story
Rabbit-Proof Fence
In contrast to the last couple weeks, this week’s film tells a more somber tale. In 1931 Australia, three young Aboriginal girls are forcibly removed from their families and taken… Read More
Comedy, Drama, Family, PG
Beethoven
Here’s another 90s classic. The Newton family’s quiet suburban life is turned upside down when they accidentally become the owners of a lost St. Bernard puppy who quickly grows into… Read More
Adventure, Animated, Comedy, Family, PG
The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part
This week’s film is the sequel to The LEGO Movie. Five years after the events of the first film, Bricksburg has transformed into a post-apocalyptic wasteland appropriately called Apocalypseburg, constantly… Read More
Adventure, Drama, PG, True Story
Lost on a Mountain in Maine
In the summer of 1939, twelve-year-old Donn Fendler and his father and brothers embark on what should be a simple day hike up Mount Katahdin, the highest mountain in Maine.… Read More
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