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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Comedy, Drama, PG, Sports, True Story

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

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, Comedy, Drama, Family, G, Musical

The Muppets Take Manhattan

Fresh out of college, Kermit the Frog and his friends are convinced their musical revue “Manhattan Melodies” is destined for Broadway stardom. They optimistically head to New York City to… Read More

Adventure, Animated, Comedy, Drama, Family, PG

My Father’s Dragon

When their small town candy shop business fails, young Elmer and his mother are forced to move to a new city. To make things worse, their relationship grows tense as… Read More

Adventure, Animated, Comedy, Family, PG, Romance

Wish Dragon

In modern-day Shanghai, college student Din lives a modest life, dreaming of reuniting with his childhood best friend Li Na, who moved away years ago and now lives a glamorous… Read More

Animated, Comedy, Drama, PG-13

Robot Dreams

Despite its simple animated style, this week’s film is likely more appropriate for older viewers due its melancholy tone and emotional complexity. In 1980s New York City, a lonely dog… Read More

Comedy, Drama, Family, PG

Because of Winn-Dixie

Ten-year-old Opal has just moved to a small Florida town with her father. Lonely and missing her mother who abandoned them years earlier, Opal’s life changes when she adopts a… Read More

Adventure, Animated, PG

Kensuke’s Kingdom

Young Michael isn’t enjoying his family’s new life on the sea, sailing the world. He’d rather be back home with his dog, whom he secretly stowed away onboard. He manages… Read More

Adventure, Animated, Drama, Family, PG

The Imaginary

Rudger is Amanda’s imaginary friend, sharing magical adventures with the creative young girl who brought him to life. Though invisible to most, Rudger is as real as can be to… Read More

Adventure, Animated, Comedy, Family, PG

Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers

In a world where animated characters and humans coexist, chipmunks Chip and Dale, once inseparable friends, have drifted apart decades after their hit show “Rescue Rangers” has ended. But when… Read More

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