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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The Boys in the Boat
It’s 1936. When college student Joe Rantz has trouble finding the money for his tuition fees, he tries out for the school’s rowing team purely out of necessity, as securing… Read More
Ender’s Game
“The way we win matters.” In the wake of an alien attack that nearly destroyed the human race, the International Fleet is training the next generation of soldiers, starting from… Read More
Kiki’s Delivery Service
This week’s film is a classic from Studio Ghibli. As part of her training, the young witch Kiki and her talking cat fly off to a new town where she… Read More
The Karate Kid
“Wax on, wax off!” This week’s film is another classic from the 80’s. Having just moved to a new town, teenager Daniel befriends a cheerleader at school, only to become… Read More
The Boy and the Beast
Refusing to live with his new guardians after his mother dies, nine year old Ren runs away, losing himself in the streets of Tokyo. He is soon found by Kumatetsu,… Read More
Empire of the Sun
It’s the 1940s, and Jamie Graham (played by a young Christian Bale) is a British schoolboy living in Shanghai with his parents. He enjoys an upper class lifestyle, but takes… Read More