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 Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
With Easter on the horizon, how about a return to Narnia? One year after their first adventure in Narnia, the four Pevensie siblings find themselves unexpectedly transported back to the… Read More
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
Babes in Toyland
Here’s a lesser-known Disney classic as Christmastide continues, based on the 1903 operetta of the same name. In a whimsical village called Mother Goose Land, nursery rhyme characters live together… Read More
A Christmas Carol
Here’s a classic Christmas tale to bring Advent to a close. Charles Dickens’ beloved holiday story comes to life in Robert Zemeckis’s 2009 animated adaptation, with Jim Carrey taking on… Read More
The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two
Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn return as Santa and Mrs. Claus in this sequel to The Christmas Chronicles. Two years after her first magical Christmas adventure, 13-year-old Kate Pierce is… Read More
A Boy Called Christmas
In a snowy forest village, young Nikolas lives with his woodcutter father, cherishing memories of his late mother. When the King offers a grand reward to anyone who can bring… Read More
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
Orion and the Dark
Orion is an 11-year-old boy whose extensive list of fears includes everything from public speaking to school bathrooms and bugs. His biggest fear? The dark. One night, his fear literally… Read More
The Portable Door
With Halloween on the horizon, this week’s film is a whimsical fantasy with a light dash of monsters. After Paul unintentionally stumbles into a bizarre job interview, he’s offered a… Read More
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Why not start the summer with a classic family musical? In early 20th century England, eccentric but unlucky inventor Caractacus Potts (Dick Van Dyke) and his two children rescue an… Read More
The Secret of NIMH
Mrs. Brisby, a field mouse, is a widowed mother living with her four children in a cinder block on a farm. When she learns that her home will soon be… Read More