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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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
Eight Below
Jerry Shepard is an Antarctic sled dog handler who knows his eight dogs better than anyone. When a visiting geologist needs to reach a remote research site, Jerry reluctantly agrees… Read More
Remember the Titans
It’s 1971, and racial tensions are high when a Virginia city’s high schools are forced to integrate. Successful black coach Herman Boone (Denzel Washington) is hired to lead the Titans,… Read More
Thomas Kinkade’s Christmas Cottage
When college art student Thomas Kinkade comes home for Christmas in 1977, he’s looking forward to a joyful holiday with his mother and brother. Instead, he discovers that his mother… Read More
The Song of Bernadette
With All Saints’ Day approaching, this week’s film looks at the life of Saint Bernadette (1844-1879). In 1858, fourteen-year-old Bernadette lives in poverty with her family in France. One day… Read More
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
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
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
True Spirit
“It’s when things go wrong that your true character is revealed.” Sixteen-year-old Jessica Watson has always dreamed of sailing around the world solo, inspired by the memoir of another young… Read More