The West Orange Classic Film Festival will screen “In the Name of the Father,” starring Daniel Day-Lewis, in West Orange, Feb. 2.
Note: This list does not include regular theatrical runs for current films but is devoted to special screenings, film festivals and drive-in movies.
Through Feb. 21: Spring 2025 New Jersey Film Festival at Rutgers University, New Brunswick.
Jan. 26: “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” at Cranford Theater.
Jan. 26: “The Room Next Door” at Basie Center Cinemas, Red Bank.
Jan. 26: “A Complete Unknown” at Basie Center Cinemas, Red Bank.
Jan. 26: “The Brutalist” at Basie Center Cinemas, Red Bank.
Jan. 26: “Purple Noon” at AMC Dine-In Essex Green 9. Part of West Orange Classic Film Festival.
Jan. 26: “Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy Blaché” at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
Jan. 26: “Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story” at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
Jan. 26: “Eraserhead” at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
Jan. 26: “Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?” at ShowRoom Cinema, Asbury Park.
Jan. 26: “The 4:30 Movie” at SModcastle Cinemas, Atlantic Highlands.
Jan. 26: “Mulholland Drive” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
Jan. 26: “The Last Showgirl“ at Acme Screening Room, Lambertville.
Jan. 26: “Anora” at Acme Screening Room, Lambertville.
Jan. 26-29: “Flight Risk” at The Village at SOPAC, South Orange.
Jan. 26-29: “A Complete Unknown” at The Village at SOPAC, South Orange.
Jan. 26-29: “Mufasa: The Lion King” at The Village at SOPAC, South Orange.
Jan. 26-29: “One of Them Days” at The Village at SOPAC, South Orange.
Jan. 26-29: “Wolf Man” at The Village at SOPAC, South Orange.
Jan. 26 and 28-29: “Mufasa: The Lion King” at Cranford Theater.
Jan. 26 and 28-29: “A Complete Unknown” at Cranford Theater.
Jan. 26 and 29: “Wolf Man“ at IMAX Theatre at Tropicana, Atlantic City.
Jan. 26-30: “The Brutalist” at Princeton Garden Theatre.
Jan. 26-30: “A Complete Unknown” at Princeton Garden Theatre.
Jan. 26-30: “Conclave” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
Jan. 26-30: “Presence” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
Jan. 26-30: “The Girl With the Needle” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
Jan. 26-30: “Nickel Boys” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
Jan. 26-30: “September 5” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
Jan. 26-30: “The Brutalist” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
Jan. 26 and 28-30: “Presence” at Cranford Theater.
Jan. 26 and 28-30: “The Brutalist” at Cranford Theater.
Jan. 26 and 29-30: “The Last Showgirl” at SModcastle Cinemas, Atlantic Highlands.
Jan. 26 and 29-30: “Nosferatu” at SModcastle Cinemas, Atlantic Highlands.
Jan. 26 and 29-30: “Wicked“ at SModcastle Cinemas, Atlantic Highlands.
Jan. 26 and 29-30: “Wolf Man” at SModcastle Cinemas, Atlantic Highlands.
Jan. 26 and 29-30: “A Complete Unknown” at SModcastle Cinemas, Atlantic Highlands.
Jan. 26 and 29-30: “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” at SModcastle Cinemas, Atlantic Highlands.
Jan. 27: “Resistance: They Fought Back” at Kaplen JCC on the Palisades, Tenafly.
Jan. 29: “Gun Crazy” at Princeton Garden Theatre.
Jan. 29-30: “Close Your Eyes” at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
Jan. 30: “White Bird: A Wonder Story” at Raritan Valley Community College, Branchburg.
Jan. 30: “Mildred Pierce” at ShowRoom Cinema, Asbury Park.
Jan. 30-31 and Feb. 1-2: “Dog Man” at The Village at SOPAC, South Orange.
Jan. 30-31 and Feb. 1-2 and 4-6: “Dog Man” at Cranford Theater.
Jan. 30-31 and Feb. 1-2 and 5-6: “Companion“ at IMAX Theatre at Tropicana, Atlantic City.
Jan. 31: “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” at Basie Center Cinemas, Red Bank.
Jan. 31 and Feb. 1: “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
Jan. 31 and Feb. 1-6: “Dog Man” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
Jan. 31 and Feb. 1-6: “Will & Harper” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
Jan. 31 and Feb. 1-6: “I’m Still Here” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
Jan. 31 and Feb. 1-6: “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
Feb. 1: “Why We Create: An Artist’s Journey” at Acme Screening Room, Lambertville.
Feb. 1: “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
Feb. 1: “I’m Your Venus” at Williams Center, Rutherford.
Feb. 1: “The Brutalist“ at Acme Screening Room, Lambertville.
Feb. 1: “The Color Purple” at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
Feb. 1: “Lady and the Tramp” at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
Feb. 2: “In the Name of the Father” at AMC Dine-In Essex Green 9. Part of West Orange Classic Film Festival.
Feb. 2: “The Thinking Game“ at Acme Screening Room, Lambertville.
Feb. 2: “Grease” at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
Feb. 2: “Do the Right Thing” at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
Feb. 2: “Groundhog Day” at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
Feb. 2: “The Thinking Game” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
Feb. 3: “His Girl Friday” at Williams Center, Rutherford.
Feb. 3 and 8: “Rashomon” at Williams Center, Rutherford.
Feb. 4 and 6: “Ikiru” at Williams Center, Rutherford.
Feb. 5: “Notorious” at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
Feb. 5: “The Outlaw” at Williams Center, Rutherford.
Feb. 5 and 11: “Kneecap” at Williams Center, Rutherford.
Feb. 6: “Themes and Journeys of Artists and Filmmakers in New Jersey” at James Stewart Film Theater at Princeton University. Short films including “How Do You Raise a Black Child?,” ““The Bravest, the Boldest,” “Freedom for Freedom.”
Feb. 6: “Memories” at Williams Center, Rutherford.
Feb. 6-7: “Challengers” at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
Feb. 7: Oscar Shorts (Live Action)“ at Acme Screening Room, Lambertville.
Feb. 7: Oscar Shorts (Documentary)“ at Acme Screening Room, Lambertville.
Feb. 7: Oscar Shorts (Animation)“ at Acme Screening Room, Lambertville.
Feb. 7-9 and 12: “Becoming Led Zeppelin“ at IMAX Theatre at Tropicana, Atlantic City.
Feb. 7-13: “Anora” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
Feb. 7-13: “No Other Land” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
Feb. 8: “Mahoning Drive-In Road Show” featuring “The Fog” and “Phantasm” at Union County Performing Arts Center, Rahway.
Feb. 8: “Moonrise Kingdom” at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
Feb. 8: “Hairspray” at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
Feb. 8: “The Never Ending Story” at Williams Center, Rutherford.
Feb. 9: “Bye Bye Birdie” at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
Feb. 9: “The Symbol of the Unconquered” at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
Feb. 9: “Malcolm X” at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
Feb. 10: “Detour” at Williams Center, Rutherford.
Feb. 10 and 13: “The Seven Samurai” at Williams Center, Rutherford.
Feb. 11: “Throne of Blood” at Williams Center, Rutherford.
Feb. 12: “Scarlet Street” at Williams Center, Rutherford.
Feb. 13: “Picnic at Hanging Rock” at ShowRoom Cinema, Asbury Park.
Feb. 13: “Robot Carnival” at Williams Center, Rutherford.
Feb. 13-19: “Captain America: Brave New World” at The Village at SOPAC, South Orange.
Feb. 13-20: “Captain America: Brave New World” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
Feb. 13 and 20: “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” at The Village at SOPAC, South Orange.
Feb. 13-17, 19-24 and 26-27: “Captain America: Brave New World“ at IMAX Theatre at Tropicana, Atlantic City.
Feb. 14: “Warner Bros. Discovery Presents Bugs Bunny at the Symphony” with New Jersey Symphony, conducted by George Daugherty, at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
Feb. 14: “Casablanca” at ShowRoom Cinema, Asbury Park.
Feb. 14: “Ghost” at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
Feb. 14-20: “Becoming Led Zeppelin” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
Feb. 14-20: “Paddington in Peru” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
Feb. 14-20: “Emilia Pérez” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
Feb. 14-20: “The Substance” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
Feb. 14 and 21: “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” at The Village at SOPAC, South Orange.
Feb. 15: “Warner Bros. Discovery Presents Bugs Bunny at the Symphony” with New Jersey Symphony, conducted by George Daugherty, at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark.
Feb. 15: “Clueless” at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
Feb. 15: “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
Feb. 15: “Gremlins” at Williams Center, Rutherford.
Feb. 15: “Selma” at Acme Screening Room, Lambertville.
Feb. 15 and 22: “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” at The Village at SOPAC, South Orange.
Feb. 16: “Warner Bros. Discovery Presents Bugs Bunny at the Symphony” with New Jersey Symphony, conducted by George Daugherty, at State Theatre, New Brunswick.
Feb. 16: “Desperately Seeking Susan” at AMC Dine-In Essex Green 9. Part of West Orange Classic Film Festival, with question-and-answer session with Richard Baratta, who worked on the film’s production staff.
Feb. 16: “West Side Story” at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
Feb. 16: “Bamboozled” at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
Feb. 16: “One From the Heart: Reprise” at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
Feb. 16 and 23: “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” at The Village at SOPAC, South Orange.
Feb. 16: “Lincoln” at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
Feb. 22: “The Brutalist“ at Acme Screening Room, Lambertville.
Feb. 22: “Enchanted” at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
Feb. 22: “The Sound of Music” at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
Feb. 22-March 1: “The Brutalist“ at Acme Screening Room, Lambertville.
Feb. 23: “The House of Dies Drear” at AMC Dine-In Essex Green 9. Part of West Orange Classic Film Festival, with question-and-answer session with screenwriter Richard Wesley.
Feb. 23: “BlacKkKlansman” at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
Feb. 27: “The Look of Silence,” World Cinema Series at Pollak Theatre at Monmouth University, West Long Branch.
March 1-2: New Jersey Horror Con and Film Festival at New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center, Edison.
March 2: “Abbott & Costello’s Who Done It” at AMC Dine-In Essex Green 9. Part of West Orange Classic Film Festival.
March 8: “Asbury Short Film Concert: World’s Best Short Films” at Algonquin Arts Theatre, Manasquan.
March 8: Irish-American Comedy & Film Fleadh at The Vogel at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
March 16 and 20: “Elevator to the Gallows” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
March 30: Reel Rock 19 at The Clairidge, Montclair.
March 21: “Dirty Dancing in Concert,” at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
March 22: “Dirty Dancing in Concert” at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark.
March 22: “Disney’s Tangled” sing-along/play-along at Kelsey Theatre at Mercer County Community College, West Windsor.
March 27: “Black & White Night,” silent film extravaganza with live organ accompaniment featuring “Hot Water,” “Putting Pants on Phillip,” the pie fight from Laurel & Hardy’s “The Battle of the Century” and cartoon short “Felix Feasts,” at Union County Performing Arts Center, Rahway.
March 27: “Saint Omer,” World Cinema Series at Pollak Theatre at Monmouth University, West Long Branch.
March 27-30: Garden State Film Festival in Asbury Park, Ocean Grove and Cranford.
April 4, 4 p.m.: ” ‘The Lord of the Rings’ and ‘The Hobbit’ in Concert” at State Theatre, New Brunswick.
April 4, 8 p.m.: “The Magical Music of Harry Potter: Live in Concert” at State Theatre, New Brunswick.
April 5: “Mamma Mia!” sing-along/play-along at Kelsey Theatre at Mercer County Community College, West Windsor.
April 6 and 10: “Hiroshima, Mon Amour” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
April 10: “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” in Concert with New Jersey Symphony, conducted by Constantine Kitsopoulos, at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
April 11: “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” in Concert with New Jersey Symphony, conducted by Constantine Kitsopoulos, at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
April 12: “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” in Concert with New Jersey Symphony, conducted by Constantine Kitsopoulos, at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark.
April 13: “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” in Concert with New Jersey Symphony, conducted by Constantine Kitsopoulos, at State Theatre, New Brunswick.
May 2: “Jim Henson’s Labyrinth: In Concert” at State Theatre, New Brunswick.
May 6: NARUTO: The Symphonic Experience at State Theatre, New Brunswick.
May 14: “Blade Runner” at Princeton Garden Theatre.
May 15-17: Rutherford Film Festival at Williams Center, Rutherford.
May 16: NARUTO: The Symphonic Experience at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark.
May 18 and 22: “Black Orpheus” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
June 8 and 12: “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
July 16-20: Newark Black Film Festival at Newark Museum of Art.
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