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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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based on a book
Adventure, Comedy, Family, PG
The Borrowers
Beneath the floorboards of a cozy home lives the Clock family, tiny people who survive by “borrowing” small items from the humans living above. While sneaking out one night, the… Read More
Christmas, Classic, Drama, Family, G, Musical
Scrooge
While Dickens’s tale of redemption needs little introduction, this classic 1970 musical adaptation wonderfully balances both the darkness and the joy of the story. Albert Finney stars as the miserly… Read More
Christmas, Classic, Comedy, Drama, Family, G, Musical, Romance
Meet Me in St. Louis
In 1903, the Smith family lives in St. Louis, where they eagerly await the 1904 World’s Fair planned for their hometown. Sisters Rose and Esther (Judy Garland) also dream about… Read More
Adventure, Animated, Family, PG
The Wild Robot
When a storm destroys a cargo ship, service robot “Roz” washes up on an uninhabited island and is accidentally activated by curious wildlife. Programmed to help anyone in need but… Read More
Adventure, Classic, Drama, PG
The Bridge on the River Kwai
In 1943, a group of British prisoners of war led by the principled Colonel Nicholson (Alec Guinness) arrive at a Japanese prison camp where they are ordered to build a… Read More
Classic, Drama, G, Religious, True Story
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
Adventure, Animated, Family, PG
The Black Cauldron
Here’s an often overlooked dark fantasy from Disney, featuring a spooky tone appropriate for the Halloween season… In the mythical land of Prydain, young Taran dreams of becoming a great… 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
Comedy, Drama, Family, G
Babe
When a mild-mannered farmer wins a piglet at a country fair, the little pig finds himself living on a farm where he doesn’t quite fit in with the other animals.… 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
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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