Family Movies ofFamily Movies of the 1990s: Jumanji (1995), The Sandlot (1993), and Matilda (1996) the

Overview

It's our 75th anniversary, so this year we're taking a movie journey to revisit some of the amazing family movies that have been enjoyed by our patrons through the decades!

1. 11 am, Jumanji (1995): Siblings Judy and Peter Shepherd discover a magical board game in their new house's attic. They begin playing it, unleashing jungle hazards like giant spiders and stampeding rhinos, and freeing Alan Parrish (Robin Williams), a man trapped inside the game for 26 years, forcing them all to finish playing to end the chaos.
2. 1 pm, The Sandlot (1993): In the summer of '62, Scotty Smalls moves to a new 'hood and joins a ragtag baseball team at the local "sandlot," even though he can't play to save his life. The boys bond over the game and various hijinks—until disaster strikes! Smalls "borrows" a baseball from his stepdad, totally unaware it's signed by BABE RUTH. He promptly hits a home run and loses the priceless souvenir over the fence, right into the yard of the legendary, slobbery, and terrifying dog known as "THE BEAST." The gang launches a series of hilarious, desperate missions to rescue the ball, but at some point, they're going to have to face the Beast.
3. 3 pm, Matilda (1996): A girl gifted with a keen intellect and psychic powers uses both to get even with her callous family and free her kindly schoolteacher from the tyrannical grip of a sadistic headmistress.

Light snacks and movie licensing are courtesy of the Friends of the Richland Library.

Feel free to bring blankets to lay on in front of the screen! We attempt to keep our family movies sensory-friendly as possible with plenty of ambient light, lower volume than the movie theaters, and room to fidget. If you need additional sensory accommodations, please let our staff know!