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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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dealing with grief
Drama, PG, True Story
Ordinary Angels
This week’s film is a recent release. When hairdresser Sharon Stevens (Hilary Swank) reads about the hardships of a local five-year-old girl who urgently needs a liver transplant after losing… Read More
Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
Slumberland
Nemo lives in a lighthouse with her father, who enjoys telling her fantastical stories of his past. But when her father dies, she’s sent to live with her estranged uncle… Read More
Christmas, Drama, PG-13
Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
Since its publication in a New York newspaper in 1897, an editor’s affirmative response to an 8 year old girl’s letter asking if Santa was real has become one of… Read More
Drama, PG, Sports, True Story
The Miracle Season
Caroline “Line” Found is an optimistic, outgoing teenager and a talented volleyball player. She serves as captain of her high school volleyball team, which won the state championship last year,… Read More
Adventure, Drama, Family, PG
Crater
It’s hundreds of years in the future, and Caleb and his friends live on the moon, their parents working as miners. When Caleb’s father dies, his will stipulates that Caleb… Read More
Comedy, Drama, Family, PG
Bogus
After his mother is killed in a car crash, young Albert is sent to a new city to live with his godmother (Whoopi Goldberg), who doesn’t know the first thing… Read More
Adventure, Drama, Family, PG
Chupa
Still mourning the death of his father, 13-year-old Alex reluctantly travels to Mexico to meet his paternal grandfather and cousins. While the new environment takes some getting used to, the… Read More
Adventure, Christmas, Comedy, Family, PG
The Claus Family
Coping with the recent death of his father, Jules is in no mood to celebrate Christmas. But his enthusiasm returns when he discovers his grandfather is Santa Claus. Eager to… Read More
Drama, PG, True Story
I Can Only Imagine
Growing up, Bart Millard considers his abusive father (Dennis Quaid) to be a monster, but keeps the abuse a secret from his friends, instead seeking solace in music, eventually finding… Read More
Adventure, Drama, Family, PG
Duma
When the young South African boy Xan finds an orphaned baby cheetah, he decides to raise it, calling it Duma. When the cat becomes too old to continue raising on… Read More
Animated, Drama, PG-13, Romance
The Wind Rises
Studio Ghibli is best known for its fantastical adventure stories, but in this week’s film we take a look at something different from them, as they dramatize the life of… Read More
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