Free Outdoor Movies in NYC Summer 2018: A Schedule

You can watch a free movie outdoors in New York City every night this summer from now on — and whole movie series every weeknight except Tuesdays. The movies vary widely: current blockbusters (“Black Panther” on Coney Island) and new releases (“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” on Pier 63 in Chelsea), movie musicals (“West Side Story” and “The Wizard of Oz”  in Prospect Park and “Hair” in Central Park), family fare, cult favorites, classics, art films and foreign films.. Below are the schedules for movie nights in some specific parks, piers, and plazas, as well as a beach, a battleship, and an island. Each movie series is linked to its website for more details.

Also check out Movies Under the Stars  a daily calendar of movies presented for free in New York City parks in all five boroughs

MONDAYS

Bryant Park

July 9: Little Miss Sunshine
July 16: Fried Green Tomatoes
July 23: The Princess Bride
July 30: When Harry Met Sally…
August 6: The Wiz
August 13: Thelma and Louise
August 20: The Terminator

Coney Island Flicks on the Beach,

Coney Island, Brooklyn
July 9: The Greatest Showman (2017)
July 23: Back to the Future (1985)
August 6: Coco (2017)
August 20: Black Panther (2018)

WEDNESDAYS

Pier 1 Riverside Park

(at West 70th Street), Manhattan

July 11: Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
July 18: Sita Sings the Blues (2008)
July 25: Toy Story 3 (2010)
August 1: Coco (2017)
August 8: Summer Wars (2009)
August 15: WALL-E (2008)
August 22: Up (2009)

 Pier 63, Chelsea

July 11: Get Out (2017)
July 18: The Big Sick (2017)
July 25: Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)
August 1: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
August 8: Wonder Woman (2017)
August 15: Lady Bird (2017)
August 22: Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

Socrates Sculpture Park

Queens
July 11: Monsoon Wedding (2001)
July 18: Black Mother (2018)
July 25: The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)
August 1: Loveling (2018)
August 8: Spirit of the Beehive (1973)
August 15: Tampopo (1985)
August 22: Kedi (2016)
August 29: The Passionate Thief (1960)

McCarren Park 

Greenpoint, Brooklyn
July 11: Jawbreaker
July 18: When Harry Met Sally
July 25: Love & Basketball
August 1: Hackers
August 8: Fantastic Mr. Fox
August 15: Die Hard
August 22: This is Spinal Tap
August 29: Audience Choice

Prospect Park

Long Meadow, Brooklyn
July 18: The Wizard of Oz (1939)
July 25: Alice in Wonderland (1951)
August 1: West Side Story (1961)
August 8: Space Jam (1996)

THURSDAYS

Brooklyn Bridge Park

July 12: Desperately Seeking Susan
July 19: Kung Fu Panda 2
July 26: Paris is Burning
August 2: Bend It Like Beckham
August 9: Wayne’s World
August 16: Love & Basketball
August 23: Wonder Woman
August 30: Public vote: Big

FRIDAYS

 Pier 46, Hudson River Park

July 13: Moana (2016)
July 20: Wonder (2017)
July 27: Jumanji (1995)
August 3: Paddington 2 (2017)
August 10: Spice World (1997)
August 17: Karate Kid (1984)
August 24: Coco (2017)

Intrepid Museum, Manhattan

July 13: Friday the 13th (1980)
July 27: Dunkirk (2017)
August 10: Ghostbusters (1984)
August 24: Community Choice Pick

 Governors Island

July 13: Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)
August 10: Ghostbusters (1984)
September 14: The Last Dragon (1985)

VARIOUS NIGHTS

Tribeca Drive-In at Oculus Plaza

July 12: When Harry Met Sally
July 13: Moonstruck
July 14: Lady and the Tramp
August 9: Mean Girls
August 10: Coming to America
August 11: Elf

 Central Park

August 14: Hair (1979)
August 15: Crooklyn (1994)
August 16: Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
August 17: The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984)

Washington Square Park
August 11: Autumn Sonata (1978)

Author: New York Theater

Jonathan Mandell is a 3rd generation NYC journalist, who sees shows, reads plays, writes reviews and sometimes talks with people.

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