Since HBO first started showing films in Bryant Park in 1992, free movie screenings have become a summertime tradition in the City. All kinds of films—Hollywood classics, current blockbusters and indie gems—are screened at outdoor venues throughout the five boroughs, with stunning backdrops like the Manhattan skyline (Brooklyn Bridge Park Movies with a View) and the Coney Island Cyclone (Coney Island Flicks on the Beach). This season’s offerings include recent hits like Green Book and Crazy Rich Asians, ’80s classics When Harry Met Sally and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, and family-friendly flicks such as Mary Poppins Returns and The Lego Ninjago Movie. Below is a schedule of free film screenings throughout New York City, organized by day of the week. Unless otherwise noted, all screenings start at dusk, typically around 8:30pm. Check the listings for details and then grab a blanket, bring some snacks and enjoy cinema alfresco, NYC style. Check back frequently for updates.


Seaport Cinema. Courtesy, Seaport District

Monday Bryant Park Movie Nights, Manhattan

June 10: Big (1988)

June 17: Big Daddy (1999)

June 24: Audience Choice

July 1: To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before (2018)

July 8: Carrie (1976)

July 15: Bad Boys (1995)

July 22: Coming to America (1988)

July 29: Goodfellas (1990)

August 5: Anchorman (2004)

August 12: Audience Choice Seaport Cinema, Rooftop at Pier 17, Manhattan

July 1: The Sandlot (1993)

July 8: Fool’s Gold (2008)

July 15: Finding Nemo (2003)

July 22: The Waterboy (1998)

July 29: Shark Tale (2004)

August 5: Moana (2016)

August 12: The Last Song (2010)

September 2: Hook (1991)

September 9: 50 First Dates (2004) Coney Island Flicks on the Beach, Brooklyn

July 22: Incredibles 2

August 5: A Star Is Born

August 26: Avengers: Endgame

Courtesy, Socrates Sculpture Park

Wednesday Outdoor Cinema at Socrates Sculpture Park, Queens

July 3: Cielo (2017)

July 10: Purple Noon (1960)

July 17: TBA

July 24: The Story of the Weeping Camel (2003)

July 31: En El Séptimo Día (2017)

August 7: TBA

August 14: La Ciénaga (2001)

August 21: March of the Penguins (2005) Hudson Riverflicks NYC Films, Hudson River Park, Pier 63, Chelsea

July 10: The Warriors (1979)

July 17: When Harry Met Sally (1989)

July 24: Moonstruck (1987)

July 31: Do the Right Thing (1989)

August 7: Tootsie (1982)

August 14: The Last Dragon (1985)

August 21: Big (1988) Summer on the Hudson Pier I Picture Show, Riverside Park (at West 70th Street), Manhattan

July 10: O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)

July 17: The Darjeeling Limited (2007)

July 24: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986)

July 31: Little Miss Sunshine (2006)

August 7: Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)

August 14: Life of Pi (2012)

August 21: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013) Summer Movies Under the Stars, Prospect Park Long Meadow, Brooklyn

July 17: Brave (2012)

July 24: Love and Basketball (2000)

July 31: Babe: Pig in the City (1998)



The Leopard (1963.) Courtesy, Film Society of Lincoln Center

Thursday The 50th Mixtape, Lincoln Center, Manhattan

June 27: Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962), 6pm; and The Portrait of a Lady (1996), 9pm

July 11: Two English Girls (1971), 6pm; and Mulholland Dr. (2001) 8:45pm

July 18: Come Drink with Me (1966), 6pm; and The Assassin (2015) 8pm

July 25: The Leopard (1963), 6pm; and Happy as Lazzaro (2018), 9:30pm

August 1: Stalker (1979), 6pm; and High Life (2018), 9:15pm

August 8: School Daze (1988), 6pm; and Sorry to Bother You (2018), 8:30pm

August 15: Nocturama (2016), 6pm; and Burning (2018), 8:45pm

August 22: Demonlover (2002), 6pm; and Elle (2016), 8:45pm

August 29: Velvet Goldmine (1998), 6pm; and Her Smell (2018), 8:30pm

September 5: Three Times (2005), 6pm; and Moonlight (2016), 8:30pm Movies with a View, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn

July 11: Pariah (2011)

July 18: Girlfight (2000)

July 25: It Happened One Night (1934)

August 1: Crooklyn (1994)

August 8: The Big Lebowski (1998)

August 15: An American Tail (1986)

August 22: Selma (2014)

August 29: Audience Choice

Courtesy, Intrepid Sea Air and Space Museum

Friday Intrepid Movie Series, Intrepid Museum, Manhattan

May 24: Top Gun (1986)

May 31: Dunkirk (2017)

June 21: TBA

July 19: First Man (2018)

August 16: Audience Choice MOCA (Museum of Chinese in America) Cinema, Columbus Park, Manhattan

June 7: Kung Fu Panda (2008)

June 14: The Professor: Tai Chi’s Journey West (2016)

June 21: The Joy Luck Club (1993)

June 28: Crazy Rich Asians (2018) Escape in New York: Outdoor Films on Governors Island

June 14: Men in Black (1997)

July 12: After Hours (1985)

August 9: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) Hudson Riverflicks Family Fridays, Hudson River Park, Pier 46, Greenwich Village

July 12: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)

July 19: Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)

July 26: The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2018)

August 2: Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018)

August 9: Incredibles 2 (2018)

August 16: How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019)

August 23: Trolls (2016)

Courtesy, CinemaLIC