Noir, romance, action, sci-fi, and comedy—NYC Parks has free movie screenings for all types of film buffs.
Tuesday, September 18, 2018
Back to the Future
at Vincent F. Albano Jr Playground (in Vincent F. Albano Jr. Playground), Manhattan
7:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m.
Marty McFly, a 17-year-old high school student, is accidentally sent 30 years into the past in a time-traveling DeLorean invented by his close friend, the maverick scientist Doc Brown.
Free!
Wednesday, September 19, 2018
Space Jam
at Poor Richard’s Playground, Manhattan
7:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m.
In a desperate attempt to win a basketball match and earn their freedom, the Looney Tunes seek the aid of retired basketball champion, Michael Jordan.
Free!
Napoleon Dynamite
at 50 Kent Pop-Up Park (in Bushwick Inlet Park), Brooklyn
7:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.
This hit 2004 comedy follows an awkward teen, Napoleon Dynamite as he helps his new friend Pedro run for class president while dealing with his bizarre family life back home.
Free!
Thursday, September 20, 2018
Grease Sing-Along
at Tony Dapolito Recreation Center, Manhattan
6:00 p.m.–9:30 p.m.
Join NYC Parks for the screening of Grease to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the release of the classic movie musical.
Free!
The Greatest Showman
at Corlears Hook Park, Manhattan
7:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m.
The Greatest Showman celebrates the birth of show business, and tells of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a spectacle that became a worldwide sensation.
Free!
Black Panther
at Flynn Playground, Bronx
7:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
After the death of his father, T’Challa’s mettle as king—and as Black Panther—gets tested when he’s drawn into a conflict that puts the fate of Wakanda and the entire world at risk.
Free!
Frida
at McCarren Park Pool Deck (in McCarren Park), Brooklyn
7:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.
This stunning 2002 biopic tells the story of iconic artist Frida Kahlo. Set in Mexico City, the film traces her controversial life, progressive politics, and beautiful art.
Free!
Friday, September 21, 2018
Toy Story
at Courtney Callender Playground, Manhattan
7:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m.
A cowboy doll is profoundly threatened and jealous when a new spaceman figure supplants him as top toy in a boy’s room.
Free!
The Greatest Showman
at Ferry Point Park, Bronx
7:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
?Inspired by the imagination of P. T. Barnum, The Greatest Showman is an original musical that celebrates the birth of show business & tells of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a spectacle that became a worldwide sensation.
Free!
Coco
at Seaside Wildlife Nature Park, Staten Island
7:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
Join NYC Parks and the New York City Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment for a free film. A boy journeys into the Land of the Dead to seek forgiveness from his ancestors and…
Free!
Sherlock Gnomes
at Naples Playground, Staten Island
7:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
Join NYC Parks and the New York City Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment for a free film. When garden decor starts going missing, Gnomeo and Juliet ask Sherlock Gnomes to…
Free!
Padre Nuestro
at Maria Hernandez Park, Brooklyn
7:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.
?A Mexican teen comes to Brooklyn to meet his long-lost father – only to have his identity stolen upon arrival by an impostor who seeks to steal the fathers’ fortune.
Free!
Wonder
at Bayside Fields, Queens
7:15 p.m.–9:00 p.m.
A 10-year-old boy with a facial deformity attends school for the first time. With the support of his parents, he learns how to make friends and adjust to his new environment.
Free!
Saturday, September 22, 2018
at Baruch Playground, Manhattan
7:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m.
T’Challa, the King of Wakanda, rises to the throne in the isolated, technologically-advanced African nation, but his claim is challenged by a vengeful outsider .
Free!
A Wrinkle In Time
at Lawn across from the tennis court (in Crotona Park), Bronx
7:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
After the disappearance of her scientist father, three peculiar beings send Meg, her brother, and her friend to space in order to find him.
Free!
The Greatest Showman
at Westerleigh Park, Staten Island
7:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
Join NYC Parks and the New York City Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment for a free film. THE GREATEST SHOWMAN is an original musical inspired by the life of P.T. Barnum,…
Free!
Moana
at Astoria Heights Playground (JHS 10) (in Astoria Heights Playground), Queens
7:15 p.m.–9:00 p.m.
A teen girl and a demigod embark on an adventure as they search for a legendary island.
Free!
Sunday, September 23, 2018
Neruda
at Cooper Park, Brooklyn
7:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.
?This 2016 biopic mixes history and fiction revealing the story of Pablo Neruda, a Nobel Prize-winning Chilean poet, who became a fugitive in his own country.
Free!
Tuesday, September 25, 2018
The Tango Lesson
at Arch Plaza (in Washington Square Park), Manhattan
6:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m.
A scriptwriter comes to Paris to work on her film. There, she takes up tango lessons and forms a relationship with the dancer. We will have a free dance lesson followed by the screening.
Free!
Spider-Man Homecoming
at Sol Lain Playground (in Sol Lain Plgd), Manhattan
7:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m.
Peter Parker balances his life as an ordinary high school student in Queens with his superhero alter-ego Spider-Man, and finds himself on the trail of a new menace.
Free!
Thursday, September 27, 2018
Ferdinand
at River Park (in Bronx Park), Bronx
6:45 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
Ferdinand is a young bull who escapes from a training camp in rural Spain after his father never returns from a showdown with a matador.
Free!
The Lego Ninjago Movie
at Playground One, Manhattan
7:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m.
Shunned by everyone for being the son of an evil warlord, a teenager seeks to defeat him with the help of his fellow ninjas.
Free!
Friday, September 28, 2018
Black Panther
at St. James Park, Bronx
6:45 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
After the death of his father, T’Challa’s mettle as king—and as Black Panther—gets tested when he’s drawn into a conflict that puts the fate of Wakanda and the entire world at risk.
Free!
Coco
at Virginia Park, Bronx
6:45 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
Despite his family’s generations-old ban on music, young Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol Ernesto de la Cruz.
Free!
The Princess Bride
at Dongan Lawn (in Fort Tryon Park), Manhattan
7:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m.
While home sick in bed, a young boy’s grandfather reads him a story called The Princess Bride. Come early! Dress like your favorite character in the movie and get some prizes!
Free!
Saturday, September 29, 2018
Coco
at The Lawn at Myrtle Avenue and North Portland Avenue(in Fort Greene Park), Brooklyn
6:45 p.m.–8:45 p.m.
Join NYC Parks and New York City Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment for this free family film! This Oscar-winning animated feature follows Miguel, an aspiring young…
Free!
Ready Player One
at Samuel Seabury Playground, Manhattan
7:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m.
When the creator of a virtual reality world called the OASIS dies, he releases a video in which he challenges all OASIS users to find his Easter Egg, which will give the finder his fortune.
Free!
Sunday, September 30, 2018
City of God (Cidade de Deus)
at Herbert Von King Park, Brooklyn
6:30 p.m.–8:45 p.m.
This iconic film is set in the infamous “City of God” favela in Rio de Janiero and follows two kids whose paths diverge as one struggles to become a photographer and the other a crime kingpin.
Free!
