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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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coming-of-age
Comedy, Drama, Family, PG, Sports, True Story
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
Classic, Drama, Family, G, Romance
Where the Lilies Bloom
The Luther family live a meager life in the Appalachian Mountains. When their widowed father falls gravely ill, he makes his second-eldest daughter, Mary Call, promise to take care of… Read More
Adventure, Drama, Family, PG
The Spiderwick Chronicles
When twin brothers Jared and Simon move into a crumbling old estate following their parents’ divorce, Jared discovers a secret attic study belonging to the house’s previous owner and finds… Read More
Drama, Family, PG-13, Sports
Karate Kid: Legends
“In life, you only have one question: Is it worth fighting for?” After a family tragedy, kung fu prodigy Li Fong moves from China to move to New York City… Read More
Comedy, Drama, Family, PG
Snowmen
Here’s a lesser-known film that flew under the radar. Although rated PG, the film deals with mortality quite a bit, and involves finding a dead body in its opening scene,… 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
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, Sports
The Sandlot
“Heroes get remembered, but legends never die. Follow your heart, kid, and you’ll never go wrong.” With the 4th of July just around the corner, here’s a 90s classic featuring… Read More
Drama, PG, Sports, True Story
McFarland, USA
In 1987, high school football coach Jim White (Kevin Costner) moves his reluctant family to the predominantly Latino farming community of McFarland, California after being fired from his previous position.… Read More
Adventure, Animated, Comedy, Drama, Family, PG
The Little Prince
A highly structured little girl finds her life turned upside down when she meets her eccentric elderly neighbor, a retired Aviator who shares with her the story of his encounter… Read More
Classic, Drama, Family, G
Sounder
In rural Louisiana during the Great Depression, David Lee Morgan is the oldest son of a family of poor sharecroppers. His father, desperate to feed his hungry children, steals food… Read More
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