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Pack up the picnic chair, and watch a flick in the great outdoors! Through Movies Under the Stars, the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment and NYC Parks bring more than 150 film screenings to parks throughout the five boroughs. Enjoy family-friendly entertainment in the city's parks and playgrounds, ranging from great new movies to all-time classics.
Our movies have chairs reserved for seniors and people with disabilities, so that everyone can enjoy a good movie. Bring some food, find a great spot, and enjoy the show!
Movies Under the Stars Events
Saturday, August 23, 2025
Movies Under the Stars: Moana 2
at Athletic Field (in Corlears Hook Park), Manhattan
8:00 p.m.–10:30 p.m.
“Moana 2” reunites Moana and Maui three years later for an expansive new voyage alongside a crew of unlikely seafarers.
Free!
Kids
Movies Under the Stars: Kung Fu Panda 4
at Lawn Area
8:15 p.m.–9:45 p.m.
In Kung Fu Panda 4, Po must find and train a new Dragon Warrior before stepping into his unexpected role as Spiritual Leader.
Free!
Kids
Movies Under The Stars: Little Mermaid "Live Action"
at Basketball Court (in Mosholu Parkway), Bronx
8:30 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
The youngest of King Triton’s daughters and the most defiant, Ariel longs to find out more about the world.......
Free!
Kids
Movies Under the Stars: Moana 2 (2024)
at Seth Low Playground (in Seth Low Playground/ Bealin Square), Brooklyn
8:30 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
“Moana 2” reunites Moana and Maui three years later for an expansive new voyage alongside a crew of unlikely seafarers.
Free!
Kids
Movies Under the Stars: The Little Mermaid (2023)
at Entrance - Cornelia Avenue and Chester Avenue (in Wolfe's Pond Park), Staten Island
8:30 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
The youngest of King Triton’s daughters and the most defiant, Ariel longs to find out more about the world beyond the sea and, while visiting the surface, falls for the dashing Prince.
Free!
Kids
Sunday, August 24, 2025
Movies Under the Stars: Moonstruck
at Open Area (in Athens Square), Queens 
8:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
Loretta Castorini, a Bookkeeper from Brooklyn, finds herself in a difficult situation when she falls for the brother of the man she has agreed to marry
Free!
Movies Under the Stars: Moonstruck
at Open Area (in Athens Square), Queens
8:00 p.m.–9:45 p.m.
A Brooklyn widow, engaged to a mama's boy, falls in love with her fiancé's brother.
Free!
Kids
Tuesday, August 26, 2025
August Movie Nights at Bella Abzug Park: La La Land
at Bella Abzug Park Fountains (in Bella Abzug Park), Manhattan
8:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
Enjoy free outdoor movies every week in Bella Abzug Park! Every Thursday in August, 8-10 pm. Movies will be screened in the park by the entrance closest to W34th St and Hudson Blvd East.
Free!
Movies Under the Stars: Big Hero 6 (2014)
at Brooklyn War Memorial (in Cadman Plaza Park), Brooklyn
8:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
A young tech whiz named Hiro must save his city from a nefarious villain with the help of his inflatable robot Baymax, as well as his friends Go Go Tomago, Wasabi, Honey Lemon and Fred.
Free!
Kids
Movies Under the Stars: Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie
at Front Lawn (in De Matti Park), Staten Island
8:30 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
Two fourth-graders hypnotize their principal in order to transform him into Captain Underpants, the superhero from their homemade comic book.
Free!
Event
Wednesday, August 27, 2025
Movies Under the Stars: Wish
at Courtney Callender Playground, Manhattan
7:45 p.m.–10:15 p.m.
A young woman named Asha possesses wild wishes for happiness. After making a wish on a starry night, Asha is surprised when Star, a ball of cosmic energy, comes down to accompany her.
Free!
Event
Movies Under the Stars: The Wild Robot (2024)
at Play Area (in Marion Hopkinson Playground), Brooklyn
8:00 p.m.–10:30 p.m.
After a shipwreck, an intelligent robot called Roz is stranded on an uninhabited island. To survive the harsh environment, Roz bonds with the island's animals.
Free!
Kids
Movies Under the Stars: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
at Archery Field Parking Lot (in Willowbrook Park), Staten Island
8:15 p.m.–11:00 p.m.
Harry meets with a small group of students teaching them how to defend themselves against the Dark Arts, working with a secret order of wizards to prepare for the extraordinary battle.
Free!
Movies Under The Stars: Transformer One
at Play Area (in Matthews Muliner Playground), Bronx
8:30 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
TRANSFORMERS ONE is the untold origin story of OPTIMUS PRIME and MEGATRON, better known as sworn enemies, but once were friends bonded like brothers........
Free!
Kids
Thursday, August 28, 2025
Movies Under the Stars: Kung Fu Panda 4
at Basketball Courts (in Frank D. O'Connor Playground), Queens
8:15 a.m.–9:45 a.m.
In Kung Fu Panda 4, Po must find and train a new Dragon Warrior before stepping into his unexpected role as Spiritual Leader.
Free!
Kids
Movies Under the Stars: We Want the Funk
at Richard Rodgers Amphitheater (in Marcus Garvey Park), Manhattan
7:45 p.m.–10:15 p.m.
WE WANT THE FUNK! is a syncopated voyage through the history of funk music, spanning from African, soul, and early jazz roots, to its rise into the public consciousness.
Free!
Movies Under the Stars: Robot Dreams
at Forest Avenue and Silver Lake Park Road (in Silver Lake Park), Staten Island
8:30 p.m.–10:30 p.m.
Dog lives in Manhattan and he's tired of being alone. One day he decides to build himself a robot, a companion.
Free!
Movies Under The Stars: Sonic The Hedgehog 3
at Basketball Court (in Flynn Playground), Bronx
8:30 p.m.–10:30 p.m.
Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails reunite against a powerful new adversary, Shadow, a mysterious villain with........
Free!
Kids
Friday, August 29, 2025
Movies Under the Stars: A Minecraft Movie (2025)
at Playground (in Cooper Park), Brooklyn
8:00 p.m.–10:30 p.m.
Four misfits are suddenly pulled through a mysterious portal into a bizarre, cubic wonderland that thrives on imagination.
Free!
Kids
Movies Under the Stars: Field of Dreams
at Baseball Field (in Whitey Ford Field), Queens
8:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
In this Capra-esque tale, an Iowa farmer builds a baseball field after hearing a mysterious voice—only to be visited by Shoeless Joe Jackson and other ghostly legends of the game.
Free!
Kids
Movies Under the Stars: Marcel: The Shell with Shoes On
at Great Lawn (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
8:30 p.m.–10:30 p.m.
Marcel is an adorable one-inch-tall shell who ekes out a colorful existence with his grandmother Connie and their pet lint, Alan.
Free!
Kids
Movies Under The Stars: Piece by Piece
at Entrance - Metcalf Avenue and Seward Avenue (in Soundview Park), Bronx
8:30 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
Singer-songwriter and producer Pharrell Williams has made a distinct name for himself in the entertainment......
Free!
Kids
Saturday, August 30, 2025
Movies Under the Stars: The Disappearance of Ms. Scott
at Richard Rodgers Amphitheater (in Marcus Garvey Park), Manhattan
7:45 p.m.–10:15 p.m.
Grab a blanket and come enjoy a movie in a neighborhood park or playground!
Free!
Movies Under the Stars: How to Train Your Dragon
at Play Area (in Grover Cleveland Playground), Queens
8:15 p.m.–10:15 p.m.
On the Viking island of Berk, young Hiccup befriends a feared dragon, defying tradition and uncovering the true nature of dragons.
Free!
Kids
Movies Under The Stars: Dog man
at Basketball Court (in Bailey Playground), Bronx
8:30 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
When a dog and a police officer are injured together on the job, a life-saving surgery changes the course of.......
Free!
Kids
Movies Under the Stars: Pacific Rim
at Detective Russel Timoshenko Soccer Field (in Franklin D. Roosevelt Boardwalk and Beach), Staten Island
8:30 p.m.–10:30 p.m.
In this sci-fi action epic about a ragtag band of humans that band together in the year 2025 to fight legions of monstrous creatures rising from the sea.
Free!
Sunday, August 31, 2025
Movies Under the Stars: 9-Man
at Soccer Field (in Columbus Park), Manhattan
7:30 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
The documentary follows several modern-day 9-man teams throughout one season framed by a historical portrait of Chinatown history and the game of 9-man.
Free!
Movies Under the Stars: Snow White
at Play Area (in Judge Moses Weinstein Playground), Queens
8:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
Live-action adaptation of the 1937 Disney animated film 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'.
Free!
Thursday, September 4, 2025
US Open Women's Semi Final Event
at Southern End (in Madison Square Park), Manhattan
7:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.
Grab a blanket and come enjoy a movie in a neighborhood park or playground!
Free!
Kids
Friday, September 5, 2025
Movies Under the Stars: Gremlins (1984)
at Robert Moses Playground, Manhattan
8:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m.
A boy receives an unusual pet that leads to incredible trouble when he fails to take care of it properly.
Free!
Kids
Movies Under the Stars: How to Train Your Dragon
at Parque De Los Ninos (in Bronx River Parkway), Bronx
8:30 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
On the rugged isle of Berk, where Vikings and dragons have been bitter enemies for generations.......
Free!
Kids
Saturday, September 6, 2025
Movie Under the Stars: Monsters University
at Main Garden Area (in Amersfort Park), Brooklyn
8:30 p.m.–10:30 p.m.
Mike and Sulley attend Monsters University and develop a heated rivalry that puts their education in danger.
Free!
Kids
Movies Under The Stars: Lilo & Stitch
at Loreto Playground, Bronx
8:30 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
A live-action reimagining of Disney’s 2002 animated classic, “Lilo & Stitch” is the wildly funny and touching....
Free!
Kids
Thursday, September 11, 2025
Movies Under the Stars: Harold and the Purple Crayon (2024)
at West 59th St Lawn (in Gertrude Ederle Recreation Center), Manhattan
12:00 a.m.–12:00 a.m.
When Harold is living within the confines of his book, anything he touches with his purple crayon can come to life
Free!
Kids
Friday, September 12, 2025
Movies Under the Stars: Top Gun: Maverick
at Field (in Frederick Douglass Playground), Manhattan
7:15 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy's top aviators, Pete "Maverick" Mitchell is where he belongs.
Free!
Movies Under The Stars: Thunderbolts
at Gil Scott-Heron Amphitheater (in St. Mary's Park), Bronx
8:30 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
A world without Avengers doesn't mean there's not a group of superheroes. There is a group and they're called........
Free!
Kids
Saturday, September 13, 2025
Movies Under the Stars: Megamind (2010)
at Samuel Seabury Playground, Manhattan
8:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m.
A less-than-threatening supervillain known as Megamind finally manages to bring Metro City to its knees and defeat his archriva...
Free!
Kids
Movies Under The Stars
at Entrance - Metcalf Avenue and Seward Avenue (in Soundview Park), Bronx
8:30 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
A world without Avengers doesn't mean there's not a group of superheroes. There is a group and they're called the......
Free!
Kids
Friday, September 19, 2025
Movies Under the Stars: Thunderbolts* (2025)
at Wilson Avenue and Weirfield Street (in Irving Square Park), Brooklyn
8:30 p.m.–11:00 p.m.
A world without Avengers doesn't mean there's not a group of superheroes. There is a group and they're called the Thunderbolts.
Free!
Saturday, September 20, 2025
Movies Under The Stars: Lilo and Stitch
at Basketball Courts (in Saw Mill Playground), Bronx
8:30 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
A live-action reimagining of Disney’s 2002 animated classic, “Lilo & Stitch” is the wildly funny and touching.....
Free!
Kids
Friday, September 26, 2025
Movies Under The Stars: Lilo & Stitch
at Entrance - University Ave and Wagner Avenue (in Devoe Park), Bronx
8:30 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
A live-action reimagining of Disney’s 2002 animated classic, “Lilo & Stitch” is the wildly funny and touching story of a lonely Hawaiian girl......
Free!
Kids
Saturday, September 27, 2025
Movies Under the Stars: Crooklyn (1994)
at Herbert Von King Park, Brooklyn
8:30 p.m.–11:00 p.m.
Portrait of a close-knit family living in 1970s Brooklyn neighborhood of Bedford-Stuyvesant, through the eyes of the youngest daughter, Troy
Free!
Movies Under The Stars: Thunderbolts
at St. James Park, Bronx
8:30 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
A world without Avengers doesn't mean there's not a group of superheroes. There is a group and they're called the......
Free!
Kids
Friday, October 24, 2025
Movies Under the Stars: Venom: The Last Dance
at Lawn - along 35th Avenue (in Crocheron Park), Queens
8:30 p.m.–10:30 p.m.
In Venom: The Last Dance, Tom Hardy returns as Venom, one of Marvel’s greatest and most complex characters, for the final film in the trilogy.
Free!
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