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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Adventure, PG-13

Bumblebee

Don’t worry if you’re unfamiliar with the Transformers franchise; this week’s film is a standalone prequel, accessible to all. It’s 1987, and teenage Charlie is grieving her father’s death, while… 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

Adventure, Animated, Comedy, Family, G

WALL·E

Just in time for Earth Day, here’s a modern classic from Pixar. Hundreds of years in the future, mankind has turned the surface of the planet into a giant garbage… Read More

Adventure, Comedy, Family, PG

Zathura: A Space Adventure

In this Jumanji spin-off, a board game brings its players the intergalactic perils of outer space rather than the jungle. To pass the time while their father’s away, two brothers,… Read More

Adventure, PG, Thriller

Earth to Echo

As childhood friends Tuck, Alex, and Munch prepare for their last night together before some of them move away, they decide to investigate why their smartphones are glitching strangely when… Read More

Adventure, Animated, PG

The Iron Giant

Here’s a lesser-known animated film from the filmmaker who would go on to direct The Incredibles and Ratatouille for Pixar. Nine-year-old Hogarth lives in a small town in the 1950s.… Read More

PG, Thriller

WarGames

“Shall we play a game?” Here’s a classic techno-thriller from the 80s, and a must-watch for computer lovers. High school student David Lightman (played by a young Matthew Broderick) doesn’t… Read More

Adventure, PG-13

Black Panther

In contrast to last week’s slow and somewhat somber film, this week we look at an action-packed blockbuster from Disney’s Marvel Universe. Thousands of years ago, a meteorite containing the… Read More

Adventure, Family, PG

Explorers

The story of a group of three misfits that make it to outer space on a homemade spaceship, this film is all about believing in your dreams. It stars pre-hearthrob-era… Read More

Comedy, Drama, Family, PG

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

One of the best sci-fi movies of all time, “E.T.” is told through the point of view of a child and the space alien with whom he forms a close… Read More