Movies Under the Stars

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!

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from July 17, 2025 to October 24, 2025

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Thursday, August 14, 2025

Aug14

Movies Under the Stars: Captain America: Brave New World

at Unisphere (in Flushing Meadows Corona Park)Queens 
This is an Accessible location

8:30 p.m.10:30 p.m.
Anthony Mackie returns as the high-flying hero Sam Wilson, who’s officially taken up the mantle of Captain America.
Free!

Friday, August 15, 2025

Aug15

Movies Under the Stars: A Minecraft Movie

at Gymnasium (in Sorrentino Recreation Center)Queens 
This is an Accessible location

8:30 p.m.10:15 p.m.
Four misfits are transported to a wild, blocky world of imagination—and must team up with an expert crafter to find their way home.
Free!

Best For
Kids

Saturday, August 16, 2025

Aug16

Movies Under the Stars: Mufasa: The Lion King

at Play Area (in Lawrence Virgilio Playground)Queens 
This is an Accessible location

8:30 p.m.10:30 p.m.
Mufasa: The Lion King tells the origin story of Mufasa through Rafiki’s tale to young Kiara, revealing his rise from orphaned cub to legend in a journey of friendship, fate, and danger.
Free!

Best For
Kids

Monday, August 18, 2025

Aug18

Paramount+ Movie Night

at Bryant Park Lawn (in Bryant Park)Manhattan 
This is an Accessible location

8:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Welcome to the 32nd season of summer movies in Bryant Park! Bring a blanket and a friend, grab your spot on the lawn, and watch a feature film on the big screen under the city skies.
Free!

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Aug18

Movies Under the Stars: The Wild Robot

at Union Turnpike and 196th Street (in Cunningham Park)Queens

8:30 p.m.10:15 p.m.
After a shipwreck, a robot named Roz must adapt to life on a remote island—learning to survive, connect with wildlife, and care for an orphaned gosling.
Free!

Best For
Kids

Saturday, August 23, 2025

Aug23

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 train a new Dragon Warrior before taking on his unexpected new role as Spiritual Leader.
Free!

Best For
Kids

Sunday, August 24, 2025

Aug24

Movies Under the Stars: Moonstruck

at Open Area (in Athens Square)Queens 
This is an Accessible location

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!

Aug24

Movies Under the Stars: Moonstruck

at Open Area (in Athens Square)Queens 
This is an Accessible location

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!

Best For
Kids

Tuesday, August 26, 2025

Aug26

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!

Friday, August 29, 2025

Aug29

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!

Best For
Kids

Saturday, September 6, 2025

Sep 6

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!

Best For
Kids

Saturday, September 27, 2025

Sep27

Movies Under the Stars: Crooklyn (1994)

at Herbert Von King ParkBrooklyn 
This is an Accessible location

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!

Friday, October 24, 2025

Oct24

Movies Under the Stars: Venom: The Last Dance

at Lawn - along 35th Avenue (in Crocheron Park)Queens 
This is an Accessible location

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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