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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Adventure, Animated, Family, Musical, PG

Coco

Since this is the month when we commemorate those who have died, what a great time to share time together and watch the movie, “Coco.” Despite his family’s generations-old ban… Read More

Animated, Family, Musical, PG

Corpse Bride

The stop motion film Corpse Bride follows the tale of Victor Van Dort. Victor is supposed to marry Victoria Everglot, but due to unplanned circumstances, becomes betrothed to a dead… Read More

Adventure, Comedy, Family, PG

Hocus Pocus

Hocus Pocus follows the adventures of siblings Max and Dani, as well as Max’s crush Allison. The three of them decide to visit the cottage of legendary witches, the Sanderson… Read More

Comedy, Family, PG

Casper

This week we meet the legendary friendly ghost in the film Casper. While Casper, the young title ghost, is friendly to all and especially children, his three uncles are not… Read More

Comedy, Family, PG

Beetlejuice

Just in time for Halloween – a movie that makes the living seem like villains and the recently deceased the heroes. In case you were asleep during the late 1980s,… Read More

Adventure, Animated, Family, PG

Kubo and the Two Strings

Set in a magical feudal Japan, this fantasy adventure begins with a one-eyed 12-year-old named Kubo living with his ailing mother in a mountain cave. During the day, he travels… Read More

Animated, Drama, Family, G

The Secret World of Arrietty

14-year-old Arrietty and her family secretly live in the walls of a secluded country house. Finding room to live in the walls is not so difficult for them; they are… Read More

Drama, Family, G

The Secret Garden

“If you look the right way, the whole world is a garden.” This week we have another film based on a classic book. The Secret Garden tells the story of… Read More

Adventure, Family, PG

The NeverEnding Story

This classic fantasy film from the 80s follows the bullied boy Bastion who begins reading a strange book about a warrior who battles the spread of “The Nothing” which is… Read More

Adventure, Comedy, Family, PG

Hook

For this week’s movie, we enter a world of pirates, flying, and fairies. This week, we turn to Hook. This 1991 movie follows adult Peter Pan (that’s right, adult) as… Read More

Adventure, Animated, Family, PG

Finding Nemo

Today we dive deep. Deep into the ocean, that is, as we explore the Australian reef with Marlin and Dory. Today’s film is Finding Nemo, a Disney Pixar classic. When… Read More

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