Summertime and the moviegoing is easy, with outdoor programs returning to the parks, rooftops, backyards and beaches of the city. We rounded up the outdoor movie night to enjoy under the stars.
Haven Rooftop Summer Movie Series Schedule: Death Ave.’s Monday Movies Schedule: Films on the Green Schedule: HBO Bryant Park Summer Film Festival Schedule: Movies Under the Stars Claremont Park, Bronx Bronx Park Corporal Thompson Park, Staten Island Crocheron Park, Queens Sunset Park, Brooklyn Williamsbridge Oval, Bronx Bloomingdale Park, Staten Island Manton Playground, Queens Poe Park, Bronx Carroll Park, Brooklyn St. James Recreation Center, St. James Park, Bronx Commodore Barry Park, Brooklyn Concrete Plant Park, Bronx Greenbelt Recreation Center (in Blood Root Valley), Staten Island John Jay Park, Manhattan McCarren Park Pool Deck (in McCarren Park), Brooklyn West Bronx Recreation Center, Bronx Det. Russel Timoshenko Soccer Field (in Franklin D. Roosevelt Boardwalk and Beach), Staten Island MacNeil Park, Queens Rochdale Park, Queens Fort Greene Park, Brooklyn Owl’s Head Park, Brooklyn Owen F. Dolen Park, Bronx Willowbrook Park Archery Range (in Willowbrook Park), Staten Island Sol Lain Playground, Manhattan Utopia Playground, Queens Herbert Von King Park, lawn adjacent to Greene Avenue, Brooklyn Recreation Center 54, Manhattan Hunts Point Recreation Center, Bronx Mullaly Park, Bronx Corlears Hook Park, Manhattan Crotona Park, Clinton Playground, Bronx Faber Park, Staten Island De Witt Clinton Park, Manhattan John Paul Jones Park, Brooklyn Pelham Bay Park, lawn behind track and field area, Bronx Willowbrook Park Archery Range, Staten Island Springfield Park, Queens Cpl. Thompson Park, Staten Island Carmansville Playground, Manhattan Joseph P. Addabbo Memorial Park, Tudor Park, Queens Coffey Park, Brooklyn P.S.14, Stapleton Playground, Staten Island A.R.R.O.W. Community Center, Queens Mosholu Playground, Bronx Carl Schurz Park Hockey Rink, Manhattan Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk at 59th Street, Queens Osborn Playground, Brooklyn Prospect Park (West & Third Street), Brooklyn Heritage Park, Staten Island Rosemary’s Playground, Queens Maria Hernandez Park, Brooklyn Thomas Jefferson Park soccer field, Manhattan Maurice Park (in Frank Principe Park), Queens Glendale Playground, Queens Beach Channel Park, Queens Lawrence Virgilio Playground, Queens George U. Harvey Park Hockey Rink, Queens Crotona Park Amphitheater, Bronx Forest Park, Buddy Monument, Queens Union Square Park, North Plaza, Manhattan Marcus Garvey Park George Seuffert Bandshell (in Forest Park), Queens Rooftop Cinema Club Office Ops Yotel Rooftop Films Summer Series Industry City Methotech Commons Firefighter’s Field, Roosevelt Island Old American Can Factory, Gowanus Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City Brookfield Place, Financial District The Bushwick Generator Hudson River Park RiverFlicks Big Hit Wednesdays (Pier 63 lawn at West 23rd Street, Chelsea) Family Fridays (Pier 46 at Charles Street, Greenwich Village) Sing-Along Special (Clinton Cove at West 55th Street) Outdoor Cinema Festival Schedule: Pier 1 Picture Show Schedule: Syfy Movies with a View Schedule: SummerScreen Schedule: Films in Tompkins Schedule: Intrepid Museum Summer Movie Series Schedule: Flicks on the Beach Schedule: The LOL Movie Series Schedule: Summer in the Square Schedule: Central Park Conservancy Film Festival Schedule:
Theme: Classic American feature films from the past three decades, many with a summer theme. For two weeks in August, a live screening of the 2016 Olympics will replace the movie
Location: 132 W. 47th St. & Seventh Ave.
Amenities: Food and drinks available for purchase, or pay $30 for two signature cocktails, truffle fries and popcorn
Tickets & Time: Free; movies start at 7:30 p.m.
June 13: “Just Go with It”
June 20: “The Goonies”
June 27: “Overboard”
July 4: “Grease”
July 11: “Dirty Dancing”
July 18: “Hairspray”
July 25: “Crybaby”
Aug. 1: “Cool Runnings”
Aug. 8 & 15: “Olympics”
Aug. 22: “The Waterboy”
Aug. 29: “Bull Durham”
Theme: Classics and cult classics
Location: 315 10th Ave. & 28th St., Chelsea
Amenities: Comfy seating, admission includes passed appetizers
Tickets: From $88 per couple. Seating begins at 7 p.m.; movie starts at 8 p.m.
June 13: “A Streetcar Named Desire”
June 20: “Badlands”
June 27: “Deliverance”
July 4: “Roman Holiday”
July 11: “Bonnie & Clyde”
July 25: “Taxi Driver”
Aug. 1: “Manhattan”
Aug. 8: “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”
Aug. 15: “The Big Lebowski”
Aug. 22: “Midnight Cowboy”
Aug. 29: “The Pope of Greenwich Village”
Sept. 5: “On the Waterfront”
Sept. 12: “Midnight Express”
Sept. 19: “Pulp Fiction”
Sept. 26: “Love and Death”
Oct. 3: “Psycho”
Theme: This annual French festival features classic, New Wave, and contemporary films
Location: Various city parks: Central Park, Riverside Park, Tompkins Square Park, Washington Square Park, Columbia University and Transmitter Park in Brooklyn
Amenities: Films have English and French subtitles; DJs spin tunes before each screening
Tickets & Times: Free, 8:30 p.m.; the finale starts at 7:30 p.m.
June 10: “The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe”
June 17: “The Air of Paris”
June 24: “Subway”
July 1: “The 400 Blows”
July 8: “April and the Extraordinary World”
July 15: “Un Flic”
July 22: “Cleo from 5 To 7”
July 29: “Boyfriends and Girlfriends”
Sept. 8: “Girlhood”
Theme:Programming varies from family classics to silver screen gems
Location:West 42 St. and Avenue of the Americas
Amenities:There is free bike parking at the Pétanque Courts (Sixth Avenue and 41st Street); open captions and assistive listening devices are available for each film. No chairs, tables, dogs, plastic sheets, tarps, bags, or pads are permitted on the lawn
Tickets & Time:Free; lawn opens at 5 p.m., films start at dusk (around 8:30 p.m.)
June 20: “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”
June 27: “East of Eden”
July 4: “Top Gun”
July 11: “The Palm Beach Story”
July 18: “The Omen”
July 25: “Three Days of the Condor”
Aug. 1: “Harvey”
Aug. 8: “High Plains Drifter”
Aug. 15: “The Big Chill”
Aug. 22: “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan”
Theme: Movies range from noir to comedy, mostly family-friendly
Location: Screenings take place in public parks throughout Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn
Amenities: Varied
Tickets & Times: Free; movies screen at dusk
June 9: “Wreck-It Ralph”
June 10: “Men In Black 3”
June 10: “42”
June 10: “Inside Out”
June 10: “El Cantante”
June 24: “Selena”
June 30: “Independence Day”
June 11: “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”
June 11: “Space Jam”
June 11: “Inside Out”
June 14: “Tomorrowland”
June 25: “Grease”
June 14: “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”
June 15: “Minions”
June 15: “Ali”
June 16: “The Lego Movie”
June 28: “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”
June 16: “My Fair Lady”
June 16: “Rocky”
June 16: “The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert”
June 24: “Rent”
June 17: “Avengers: Age of Ultron”
June 30: “Captain America: The Winter Soldier”
June 17: “Jaws”
June 17: “Ant-Man”
June 17: “Minions”
June 17: “Mavis!”
June 17: “Daddy’s Home”
June 18: “Shaun The Sheep “
June 18: “Ant-Man”
June 18: “Open Season: Scared Silly “
June 18: “Minions”
June 18: “Crooklyn”
June 20: “Top Gun”
June 21: “The Lego Movie “
June 22: “Star Wars: The Force Awakens “
June 22: “Chicago”
June 23: “Avengers: Age of Ultron”
June 23, “Annie”
June 23: “Chocolat”
June 23: “Jurassic World”
June 24: “Muppets Most Wanted”
June 24: “Avengers: Age of Ultron”
June 24: “The Avengers”
June 25: “Creed”
June 25: “Michael Jackson’s This Is It”
June 25: “Norm of the North”
June 25: “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”
June 28: “Despicable Me 2”
June 28: “Ant-Man”
June 29: “Cinderella”
June 29: “The Great Escape”
June 29: “Shaun The Sheep”
June 29: “Zootopia”
June 29: “Annie Hall”
June 30: “The Wiz”
June 30: “Shaun The Sheep “
June 30: “Jurassic World”
June 30: “Ant-Man “
July 2: “The Lego Movie”
July 8: “Despicable Me 2”
July 8: “The Goonies”
July 13: “Back to the Future”
July 15: “Monsters Inc.”
July 16: “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”
July 17: “Mary Poppins”
July 24: “Wizard of Oz”
July 25: “On the Waterfront”
July 25: “The Incredibles”
Aug. 8: “Minions”
Aug. 1: “Hotel Transylvania”
Aug. 15: “Finding Nemo”
Aug. 29: “Guardians of the Galaxy”
Aug. 4: “The Goonies”
Aug. 22: “School of Rock”
Aug. 23: “The Last Dragon”
Aug. 22: “The Good Dinosaur”
Theme:Varied programming, from box office blockbusters to classics, to cult
Location: Rooftop Film Club will screen films in two locations this year: Yotel, 570 10th Ave., Hell’s Kitchen; and Office Ops, 57 Thames St., Brooklyn
Amenities: Yotel tickets include a glass of Champagne and a bag of buttered popcorn. Also, drinks and snacks from new terrace restaurant Green Fig are available for purchase before, during and after the screening. Office Ops is BYO and has snacks and mixers and cups. Wireless headphones and comfy seats are provided at both venues.
Tickets & Times: Yotel: $30, doors: 6 p.m. Sun.-Weds.; Brooklyn: $17, doors: 6 p.m. Mon.-Thurs.
Schedule: Scheduling will roll out at the end of each month
June 8: “Labyrinth”
June 9: “Purple Rain”
June 13: “Coming to America”
June 14: “Spice World”
June 15: “Blade Runner”
June 16: “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”
June 20: “Rear Window”
June 21: “American Psycho”
June 22: “Requiem for a Dream”
June 23: “Taxi Driver”
June 27: “Amelie”
June 28: “Dirty Dancing”
June 5: “Straight Outta Compton”
June 6: “Casablanca”
June 8: “Taxi Driver”
June 13: “Some Like It Hot”
June 15: “Jurassic Park”
June 19: “Roman Holiday”
June 20: “Deadpool”
June 21: “Annie Hall”
June 22: ” Manhattan”
June 26: ” West Side Story”
June 27: “The Notebook”
June 28: “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”
June 29: “Top Gun”
Theme:Mostly adult-oriented programming of new independent films, foreign language films, and shorts
Location:Various locations
Amenities:Many include pre-movie live music, immersive performances, filmmaker Q&As, and after-parties
Tickets & Time:Some shows are free, others are ticketed
June 9: “Trapped: Uncanny Short Films”
June 17: “Life, Animated”
July 7: “Dark Toons”
July 15: “Little Men”
July 22: “Don Juan”
Aug. 12: “Hunter Gatherer”
Aug. 18: “Author: The JT LeRoy Story”
Aug. 20: Rooftop Shots: Closing Night Shorts
June 10: Sundance Short Films
June 15: “Ties That Bind: Short Films About Families”
June 24: “Dangerous Docs: Short Documentaries”
July 8: “New York Non-Fiction”
June 11: “Territory: Short Films About Turf Wars”
June 16: “Tickled”
June 23: “In The Treetops”
June 30: “Cameraperson”
July 9: “Goodnight Brooklyn: The Story of Death By Audio”
June 25: “Living Stars”
July 20: “Sonita”
Aug. 3: “Girl Asleep”
July 28: Animation Block Party
July 30: “In Pursuit of Silence”
Aug. 11: “White Girl”
Theme:Big Hit Wednesdays includes last year’s box office blockbusters, so some films may be rated R, but Family Fridays are all-ages
Location:Wednesday at Pier 63 lawn, West 23rd St., Fridays
Amenities:Free popcorn
Tickets & Time:Free, weather permitting; films start at dusk (8:30 p.m.)
July 6: “Mad Max: Fury Road”
July 13: “Jurassic World”
July 20: “Trainwreck”
July 27: “The Big Short”
Aug. 3: “Creed”
Aug. 10: “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2”
Aug. 17: “The Martian”
July 8: “Minions”
July 15: “The Peanuts Movie”
July 22: “Shaun the Sheep”
July 29: “Kung Fu Panda 3”
Aug. 5: “Penguins of Madagascar”
Aug. 12: “Goosebumps”
Aug. 19: “The Princess Bride”
July 21: “Grease”
Theme:International film festival showcases Queens’ cultural diversity
Location:Socrates Sculpture Park, 32-01 Vernon Blvd., Long Island City
Amenities:A musical performance usually precedes the movie; snack or ice-cream vendors may set up in the park; picnics allowed
Tickets & Times:Free; Wednesdays at 7 p.m.
July 6: “The African Queen”
July 13: “L’Atalante”
July 20: “Sonita”
July 27: “Rivers and Tides”/
Aug. 3: “Girl Asleep”
Aug. 10: “Suzhou River”
Aug. 17: “Aguirre: The Wrath of God”
Aug. 24: “Embrace the Serpent”
Theme:Summer on the Hudson’s film series examines the people who have taken big chances in this city with “Audacious New York!”
Location:Pier 1, Riverside Park South at West 70th Street
Amenities:Movies are open captioned; picnics are welcome
Tickets & Times:Free; 8:30 p.m., weather permitting
July 6: “The Walk”
July 13: “Basquiat”
July 20: “Arthur” (1981)
July 27: “Dog Day Afternoon”
Aug. 3:”The Royal Tenenbaums”
Aug. 10:Audience choice
Aug. 17: “Aunte Mame”
Theme:American classics dating from the 1930s to this decade.
Location:Pier 1, Harbor View Lawn, Brooklyn Bridge Park
Amenities:Valet your bike with Transportation Alternatives sponsored by Spinlister; food vendors set up close by
Tickets & Times:Free; Thursdays, music starts at 6 p.m., movies at sunset
July 7: “Singin’ in the Rain”
July 14: “Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle”
July 28: “It Happened One Night”
Aug. 4: “American Graffiti”
Aug. 11: “Selma”
Aug. 18: “A League of Their Own”
Aug. 25: Public voted movie, TBA
Theme:American mainstream and cult classics; audience votes on the final movie
Location:McCarren Park, North 12th St. & Bedford Ave., Brooklyn
Amenities:Live music precedes the movie and local food and drink vendors dot the park
Tickets & Time:Free; music at 6 p.m., movies starts around 8 p.m.
July 7: “Scream”
July 13: “Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle”
July 20: “The Fast and the Furious”
July 27: “10 Things I Hate About You”
Aug. 3: “The Royal Tenenbaums”
Aug. 10: Audience pick
Location:Tompkins Square Park, Aves. A&B from Seventh-10th sts.
Amenities: Live music before every screening; swing by on Aug. 11 for an East Village restaurant festival with Boulton&Watt, GG’s, Huertas and more
Tickets & Time: Free; BYO blanket, picnics welcome. Gates open at 6 p.m., movies at sunset every Thursday through Aug. 25
July 7: “The Rocky Horror Picture Show”
July 14: “Next Stop Greenwich Village”
July 21: “Do the Right Thing”
July 28: “Wild Style”
Aug. 4: “True Romance”
Aug. 11: “Romeo and Juliet”
Aug. 18: TBD
Aug. 25: TBD
Theme:Family-friendly sea, air and space themed blockbusters screened on the ship’s flight deck; a special guest introduces each film
Location:Pier 86, W. 46th St.and12th Ave.
Amenities:Lawn chairs, picnic baskets and blankets are permitted; no alcoholic beverages
Tickets & Times:Free; space is limited, and museum members have priority admission. Doors at 7 p.m., film begins at sunset
July 8: “Star Trek” (2009)
July 14: “Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home”
July 21: “Galaxy Quest”
July 29: “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan”
Aug. 6: “Big Hero 6”
Theme:Modern, classic and indie movies on a 40-foot inflatable screen on the beach
Location:1001 Boardwalk West & West 10th St., Coney Island
Amenities:Bathrooms and food vendors are located nearby
Tickets & Times:Free; Mondays at 7:30 p.m.
July 11:”Jurassic World”
July 18: “Star Wars:The Force Awakens”
July 25:”Inside Out”
Aug. 1:”Avengers Age of Ultron”
Aug. 8:Rooftop Shorts
Theme: Funny films with funny ladies
Location:Solar One, 24-20 FDR Service Road E
Amenities: Live music begins at 8 p.m., comedy at 8:30 p.m., movie starts at 9 p.m.
Tickets & Times: Free with RSVP (does not guarantee admission), weather permitting
July 12: “Clueless”
July 19: “Pitch Perfect”
July 26: “When Harry Met Sally”
Aug. 2: “Pretty In Pink”
Aug. 9: “My Blind Brother”
Theme: Summer fun
Location: Union Square Park’s North Plaza
Amenities: Plenty of restaurants around the square, though no alcohol is permitted in the park; BYO blanket
Tickets & Times: Free; plaza opens at 6:30 p.m., movies begin at dusk
Aug. 4: “The Goonies”
Aug. 11: “Grease”
Theme:Free outdoor screenings in Central Park
Location:Between Sheep Meadow and Terrace Drive (72nd Street)
Amenities:DJs spin beginning at 6:30 p.m. All films are open captioned. Picnics and blankets are allowed. No alcoholic beverages, glass bottles, chairs, video cameras or tape recorders.
Tickets & Times:Free; gates open at 6:30 p.m., movies begin at 8 p.m.
Aug. 24: “I Am Legend”
Aug. 25: “Tootsie”
Aug. 26: “Desperately Seeking Susan”
Aug. 27: “Stuart Little”
Your outdoor movie guide to NYC for Summer 2016
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