Film

The Williams Center in Rutherford will screen “Star Wars: Episode IV — A New Hope,” May 4.

Note: This list does not include regular theatrical runs for current films but is devoted to special screenings, film festivals and drive-in movies.

May 1: “King of Kings” at Bernardsville Cinema.
May 1: “The Teacher” at Bernardsville Cinema.
May 1: “The Chosen: Last Supper, Part 1” at Bernardsville Cinema.
May 1: “The Chosen: Last Supper, Part 2” at Bernardsville Cinema.
May 1: “The Chosen: Last Supper, Part 3” at Bernardsville Cinema.
May 1: “One to One: John & Yoko” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
May 1: “The Wedding Banquet” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
May 1: “The Friend” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
May 1: “The Amateur” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
May 1: “The Legend of Ochi” at Princeton Garden Theatre.
May 1: “The Adventures of Robin Hood” at Princeton Garden Theatre.
May 1: “The Penguin Lessons” at Princeton Garden Theatre.
May 1: “Jin-roy: The Wolf Brigade” at Williams Center, Rutherford.
May 1: “A Minecraft Movie” at Cranford Theater.
May 1: “The Accountant 2” at Cranford Theater.
May 1: “Star Wars, Episode III — Revenge of the Sith” at SModcastle Cinemas, Atlantic Highlands.
May 1: “The Amateur” at SModcastle Cinemas, Atlantic Highlands.
May 1: “One to One: John & Yoko” at Basie Center Cinemas, Red Bank.

May 1-3: “Being Maria” at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.

May 1-4: Newark LGBTQ Film Festival at Express Newark and NJIT Jim Wise Theater.

May 1-8: “A Minecraft Movie” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
May 1-8: “Sinners” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
May 1-8: “The Legend of Ochi” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
May 1-8: “On Swift Horses” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
May 1-8: “Thunderbolts*” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
May 1-8: “Thunderbolts*” at Cranford Theater.
May 1-8: “Thunderbolts*” at Chatham Hickory Cinema.
May 1-8: “A Minecraft Movie” at Bernardsville Cinema.

May 1-4 and 7-8: “The Accountant 2” at SModcastle Cinemas, Atlantic Highlands.
May 1-4 and 7-8: “A Minecraft Movie” at SModcastle Cinemas, Atlantic Highlands.

May 1, 3 and 12-13: “Oldboy” at Williams Center, Rutherford.

May 1-4, 7-11 and 14: “Thunderbolts*“ at IMAX Theatre at Tropicana, Atlantic City.

May 2: “Jim Henson’s Labyrinth: In Concert” at State Theatre, New Brunswick.
May 2: “Eraserhead” at ShowRoom Cinema, Asbury Park.
May 2: “Inside Out 2,” Gloucester County Movies in the Park at Robert Sandelier Park, Clayton.

May 2-8: “The Shrouds” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
May 2-8: “Rust” at Bernardsville Cinema.
May 2-8: “Thunderbolts*” at Bernardsville Cinema.
May 2-8: “Sinners” at Princeton Garden Theatre.

May 2 and 4-8: “The Encampments” at Bernardsville Cinema.

May 2-4 and 7-8: “Sinners” at SModcastle Cinemas, Atlantic Highlands.
May 2-4 and 7-8: “Thunderbolts*” at SModcastle Cinemas, Atlantic Highlands.

May 2, 16 and 30: “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” at Basie Center Cinemas, Red Bank.

May 3: “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
May 3: “The Toxic Avenger” at Williams Center, Rutherford.
May 3: “Stray” at Williams Center, Rutherford.
May 3: “Fantastic Mr. Fox” at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
May 3: “Princess Mononoke” at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
May 3: “Rashomon” at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.

May 3 and 14: “Lost Highway” at Williams Center, Rutherford.

May 4: “Star Wars: Episode 4 — A New Hope” at Williams Center, Rutherford.
May 4: “Mulholland Drive” at Williams Center, Rutherford.
May 4: “Crying Fist” at Williams Center, Rutherford.
May 4: “Star Wars: Episode 4 — A New Hope” at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
May 4: “Contempt” at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
May 4: “Last Tango in Paris” at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.

May 4 and 7: “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” at The Clairidge, Montclair.

May 4 and 11: “The 4:30 Movie” at SModcastle Cinemas, Atlantic Highlands.

May 5: “Save the Green Planet!” at Williams Center, Rutherford.

May 5 and 14: “Wrinkles the Clown” at Williams Center, Rutherford.

May 6: NARUTO: The Symphonic Experience at State Theatre, New Brunswick.
May 6: New Lens Film Festival at New Brunswick Performing Arts Center.
May 6: “Nowhere to Hide” at Williams Center, Rutherford.

May 6, 13 and 18 and June 17: “Inland Empire” at Williams Center, Rutherford.

May 7: “Ada: My Mother the Architect” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
May 7: “The Red Chapel” at Williams Center, Rutherford.
May 7: “Lucky” at Williams Center, Rutherford.
May 7: “How Green Was My Valley” at Princeton Garden Theatre.
May 7: “His Girl Friday” at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
May 7: “The Maltese Falcon” at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.

May 8: “Tall Tales” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
May 8: “Sing You a Brand New Song” at ShowRoom Cinema, Asbury Park.
May 8: “Borderline” at Princeton Garden Theatre.
May 8: “Redline” at Williams Center, Rutherford.

May 8-10: “The Penguin Lessons” at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.

May 9: “Inside Out 2,” Gloucester County Movies in the Park at Thompson Family Park, Mickleton.
May 9: “One to One; John & Yoko” at ShowRoom Cinema, Asbury Park.

May 10: “We’re All Gonna Die” at Cranford Theater.
May 10: “A Traveler’s Needs” at ShowRoom Cinema, Asbury Park.
May 10: “The Muppet Movie” at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
May 10: “My Neighbor Totoro” at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
May 10: “Tampopo” at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.

May 11: “Hairspray” at Princeton Garden Theatre.
May 11: “Mermaids” at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
May 11: “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
May 11: “Little Women” at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.

May 12: “Dear Zachary” at Williams Center, Rutherford.

May 14-15: “Dogma” at SModcastle Cinemas, Atlantic Highlands.

May 14-15 and 17-18: “The Friend” at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.

May 15: “Crossing Delancey” at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.

May 15-17: Rutherford Film Festival at Williams Center, Rutherford.

May 16: NARUTO: The Symphonic Experience at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark.
May 16: “Singin’ in the Rain” at Union County Performing Arts Center, Rahway.
May 16: “Inside Out 2,” Gloucester County Movies in the Park at Pfeiffer Center, Williamstown.
May 16: “Lost Highway” at ShowRoom Cinema, Asbury Park.
May 16: “The Phantom of the Opera” at Williams Center, Rutherford.

May 16-17: UCPAC Film Festival at Union County Performing Arts Center, Rahway.

May 17: “Wired for Chaos” at Williams Center, Rutherford.
May 17: “Little Shop of Horrors” at Chatham Hickory Cinema.

May 18: “Mamma Mia!” at Chatham Hickory Cinema.
May 18: “Mr. Klein” at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.

May 18 and 22: “Black Orpheus” at The Clairidge, Montclair.

May 19: “Between the Mountain and the Sky” at The Clairidge, Montclair.

May 21: “Coco” at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
May 21: “Mulholland Drive” at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
May 21: “Moana 2,” Gloucester County Movies in the Park at Gailbraith Park, Westville.

May 22: “Jean de Florette” at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.

May 22-26 and 28-31 and June 1, 4-8 and 11: “Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning” at IMAX Theatre at Tropicana, Atlantic City.

May 23: “Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile” at Hamilton Stage at Union County Performing Arts Center, Rahway.
May 23: “Lilo & Stitch” at Bernardsville Cinema.
May 23: “Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted” at ShowRoom Cinema, Asbury Park.

May 23-25: “The Ballad of Wallis Island” at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.

May 23-29: “Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning” at The Clairidge, Montclair.

May 24: “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs” at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
May 24: “Spirited Away” at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
May 24: “Late Spring” at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.

May 25: “Saving Private Ryan” at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
May 25: “Manon of the Spring” at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.

May 29: “Between the Mountain and the Sky” at The Clairidge, Montclair.

May 30: “Karate Kid: Legends” at Bernardsville Cinema.
May 30: “Jane Austen Wrecked My Life” at Princeton Garden Theatre.
May 30: “The Phoenician Scheme” at Princeton Garden Theatre.
May 30: “Moana 2,” Gloucester County Movies in the Park at Elk Township Recreational Park, Monroeville.

May 30-June 30: New Jersey International Film Festival at Rutgers University, New Brunswick.

May 31: “Garland Jeffreys: The King of In Between” at ShowRoom Cinema, Asbury Park.
May 31: “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” at Chatham Hickory Cinema.
May 31: “The Werewolf of Washington” at Williams Center, Rutherford.
May 31: “The Boy and the Heron” at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
May 31: “Ugetsu” at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.

June 1: “Zay Friday” at House of Independents, Asbury Park.

June 4-8: Lighthouse Film Festival, Long Beach Island.

June 6: “Moana 2,” Gloucester County Movies in the Park at Memorial Park, Gibbstown.

June 7: “Migration,” Movies in the Park series at Canco Park, Jersey City.

June 8 and 12: “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” at The Clairidge, Montclair.

June 11: “Soul,” Movies in the Park series at Berry Lane Park, Jersey City.
June 11: “Inside Out 2,” Gloucester County Movies in the Park at Chestnut Branch Park, Mantua.

June 13: “Friday the 13th” at Roy’s Hall, Blairstown.
June 13: “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,” Movies in the Park series at Bayside Park, Jersey City.
June 13: “Fantasia,” Gloucester County Movies in the Park at Scotland Run Park, Clayton.

June 14: “Heart & Soul: A Love Story” at URSB Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center. With a question-and-answer session and performance by Kenny Vance.

June 15: “Grease” (singalong) at Chatham Hickory Cinema.

June 18: “Elemental,” Movies in the Park series at Thomas McGovern Park, Jersey City.
June 18: “Wonka,” Gloucester County Movies in the Park at 120 Village Green Drive, Woolwich.

June 19: “Dreamgirls” at Union County Performing Arts Center, Rahway.

June 20: “Migration,” Movies in the Park series at Audubon Park, Jersey City.

June 25: “Sabbath Queen” at Basie Center Cinemas, Red Bank.
June 25: “Good Night Oppy,” Movies in the Park series at Riverview-Fisk Park, Jersey City.
June 25: “Elemental,” Movies Under the Stars series at Excursion Park, Sea Isle City.
June 25: “Kung Fu Panda 4,” Gloucester County Movies in the Park at Veterans Park, Woodbury Heights.

June 27: “The Mitchells vs. the Machines” at Union County Performing Arts Center, Rahway.
June 27: “DC League of Super-Pets,” Movies in the Park series at Columbia Park, Jersey City.
June 27: “Moana 2,” Gloucester County Movies in the Park at Franklin Township Sports Complex, Franklinville.

June 29: “60 Years of The Beatles” at Concert Hall at Drew University, Madison.

July 1: “Despicable Me 4” at State Theatre, New Brunswick.

July 2: “Sonic the Hedgehog 3,” Movies Under the Stars series at Excursion Park, Sea Isle City.

July 6: “Jaws,” Movies on the Beach, Seaside Heights.

July 9: “Kung Fu Panda,” Movies in the Park series at City Hall, Jersey City.
July 9: “The Wild Robot,” Movies Under the Stars series at Excursion Park, Sea Isle City.

July 11: “How to Train Your Dragon,” in concert with New Jersey Symphony, at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
July 11: “Migration,” Movies in the Park series at Ercel Webb Park, Jersey City.
July 11: “The Wild Robot,” Gloucester County Movies in the Park at New Street Park, Glassboro.
July 11: “The Birdcage,” Movies on the Beach, Seaside Heights.

July 12: “How to Train Your Dragon,” in concert with New Jersey Symphony, at State Theatre, New Brunswick.

July 13: “How to Train Your Dragon,” in concert with New Jersey Symphony, at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark.
July 13: “Mufasa: The Lion King,” Movies on the Beach, Seaside Heights.

July 15: “Moana 2” at State Theatre, New Brunswick.

July 16: “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,” Movies in the Park series at Pershing Field Park, Jersey City.
July 16: “Despicable Me 4,” Movies Under the Stars series at Excursion Park, Sea Isle City.
July 16: “Moana 2,” Gloucester County Movies in the Park at Swedesboro Auction Block.

July 16-20: Newark Black Film Festival at Newark Museum of Art.

July 18: “Wish,” Movies in the Park series at Arlington Park, Jersey City.
July 18: “Up,” Gloucester County Movies in the Park at Red Bank Battlefield, National Park.

July 20: “Despicable Me 4,” Movies on the Beach, Seaside Heights.

July 22: “The Wild Robot” at State Theatre, New Brunswick.

July 23: “Penguins of Madagascar,” Movies in the Park series at Bergin Hill Park, Jersey City.
July 23: “The Muppet Christmas Carol,” Movies Under the Stars series at Excursion Park, Sea Isle City.

July 25: “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,” Movies in the Park series at Boyd-McGuiness Park, Jersey City.
July 25: “The Wild Robot,” Gloucester County Movies in the Park at Gaiter Field, Newfield.

July 27: “Transformers One,” Movies on the Beach, Seaside Heights.

July 29: “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” at State Theatre, New Brunswick.

July 30: “Elemental,” Movies in the Park series at Mary McLeod Bethune Park, Jersey City.
July 30: “Mufasa: The Lion King,” Movies Under the Stars series at Excursion Park, Sea Isle City.

Aug. 1: “Turning Red,” Movies in the Park series at Hamilton Park, Jersey City.
Aug. 1: “The Wild Robot,” Gloucester County Movies in the Park at Oak Valley Little League, Wenonah.

Aug. 3: “Inside Out 2,” Movies on the Beach, Seaside Heights.

Aug. 4: “The Garfield Movie,” Gloucester County Movies in the Park at Fort Billings Park, Paulsboro.

Aug. 5: “Inside Out 2” at State Theatre, New Brunswick.

Aug. 6: “Wish,” Movies in the Park series at Triangle Park, Jersey City.
Aug. 6: “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” Movies Under the Stars series at Excursion Park, Sea Isle City.

Aug. 8: “Elemental,” Movies in the Park series at J. Owen Grundy Park, Jersey City.
Aug. 8: “Dirty Dancing,” Movies on the Beach, Seaside Heights.
Aug. 8: “Despicable Me 4,” Gloucester County Movies in the Park at 235 E. Red Bank Ave., Woodbury.

Aug. 10: “Moana 2,” Movies on the Beach, Seaside Heights.

Aug. 13: “Strange World,” Movies in the Park series at Harsimus Cemetery, Jersey City.
Aug. 13: “Moana 2,” Gloucester County Movies in the Park at River Winds Community Center, West Deptford.
Aug. 13: “Snow White,” Movies Under the Stars series at Excursion Park, Sea Isle City.

Aug. 15: “Migration,” Movies in the Park series at Sgt. Anthony Park, Jersey City.
Aug. 15: “Inside Out 2,” Gloucester County Movies in the Park at Washington Lake Park, Sewell.

Aug. 17: “Wicked,” Movies on the Beach, Seaside Heights.

Aug. 20: “Moana 2,” Movies Under the Stars series at Excursion Park, Sea Isle City.

Aug. 22: “Elemental,” Gloucester County Movies in the Park at Sunset Auditorium, Pitman.

Aug. 23: “Transformers: Rise of the Beast,” Movies in the Park series at Village Park, Jersey City.

Aug. 24: “Sonic the Hedgehog 3,” Movies on the Beach, Seaside Heights.

Aug. 25: “The Wild Robot,” Gloucester County Movies in the Park at Wenonah Lake.

Aug. 27: “Moana 2,” Gloucester County Movies in the Park at National Park Ballfields, National Park.
Aug. 27: “Inside Out 2,” Movies Under the Stars series at Excursion Park, Sea Isle City.

Aug. 29: “The Wild Robot,” Gloucester County Movies in the Park at Ella Harris Park, Mullica Hill.

Aug. 30: “This Is GWAR” at SModcastle Cinemas, Atlantic Highlands. Featuring question-and-answer session with members of GWAR, hosted by Kevin Smith.

Sept. 19: “Mogambo,” Grace Kelly Film Festival fundraiser at Gateway Playhouse, Somers Point.

Sept. 26: “Encanto” at Union County Performing Arts Center, Rahway.

Oct. 5: “Not Dead Yet! — John Cleese and the Holy Grail at 50” featuring screening of “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” and question-and-answer session with John Cleese, at State Theatre, New Brunswick.

Oct. 17: “How to Train Your Dragon” at Union County Performing Arts Center, Rahway.

Oct. 23: “Fantasia in Concert” at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown. New Jersey Symphony; Constantine Kitsopoulos, conductor. Program includes music heard in “Fantasia” (1940) and “Fantasia 2000” (1999), accompanied by footage from the films.

Oct. 25: “Fantasia in Concert” at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank. New Jersey Symphony; Constantine Kitsopoulos, conductor. Program includes music heard in “Fantasia” (1940) and “Fantasia 2000” (1999), accompanied by footage from the films.

Oct. 26: “Fantasia in Concert” at State Theatre, New Brunswick. New Jersey Symphony; Constantine Kitsopoulos, conductor. Program includes music heard in “Fantasia” (1940) and “Fantasia 2000” (1999), accompanied by footage from the films.

Oct. 31: “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” at Algonquin Arts Theatre, Manasquan.

Nov. 6: “Elf” at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark. With New Jersey Symphony playing John Debney’s score, live.

Nov. 7: “Elf” at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank. With New Jersey Symphony playing John Debney’s score, live.

Nov. 12: “Twilight in Concert” at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.

Nov. 21: “Paddington” at Union County Performing Arts Center, Rahway.

Nov. 23: “Twilight in Concert” at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark.

Dec. 19: “The Polar Express” at Union County Performing Arts Center, Rahway.

March 7: “World’s Best Short Films” presented by Asbury Shorts at Algonquin Arts Theatre, Manasquan.

May 29, 2026: “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank. With New Jersey Symphony playing John Williams’ score, live.

May 30, 2026: “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark. With New Jersey Symphony playing John Williams’ score, live.

May 31, 2026: “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” at State Theatre, New Brunswick. With New Jersey Symphony playing John Williams’ score, live.
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