Note: This list does not include regular theatrical runs for current films but is devoted to special screenings, film festivals and drive-in movies.
Nov. 21: “Heretic” at SModcastle Cinemas, Atlantic Highlands.
Nov. 21: “La Cocina” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
Nov. 21: “Blitz” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
Nov. 21: “The Piano Lesson” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
Nov. 21: “Heretic” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
Nov. 21: “Memoir of a Snail” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
Nov. 21: “Conclave” at Princeton Garden Theatre.
Nov. 21: “Conclave” at Cranford Theater.
Nov. 21: “The M Factor: Shredding the Silence on Menopause” at Cranford Theater.
Nov. 21: “Better Off Dead” (screening and appearance by John Cusack) at BergenPAC, Englewood.
Nov. 21: “Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas” at Union County Performing Arts Center, Rahway.
Nov. 21: “Amores Perros” at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
Nov. 21: “Court” at Pollak Theatre at Monmouth University, West Long Branch.
Nov. 21: “Desperate Living” at Showroom Cinema, Asbury Park.
Nov. 21: “Three Colours: Red” at Williams Center, Rutherford.
Nov. 21: Fresh Black Films at Newark Museum of Art.
Nov. 21-24: “Wicked” at Basie Center Cinemas, Red Bank.
Nov. 21-25: “The Wild Robot” at The Village at SOPAC, South Orange.
Nov. 21-26: “Red One” at The Village at SOPAC, South Orange.
Nov. 21-26: “Wicked” at IMAX Theatre at Tropicana, Atlantic City.
Nov. 21-24 and 27: “Conclave” at SModcastle Cinemas, Atlantic Highlands.
Nov. 21-28: “A Real Pain” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
Nov. 21-28: “Conclave” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
Nov. 21-28: “Anora” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
Nov. 21-28: “A Real Pain” at Princeton Garden Theatre.
Nov. 21-28: “Gladiator II” at The Village at SOPAC, South Orange.
Nov. 21-30 and Dec. 1: “Wicked” at The Village at SOPAC, South Orange.
Nov. 21-24 and 26-30 and Dec. 1: “Red One” at Cranford Theater.
Nov. 21-24 and 26-30 and Dec. 1: “Wicked” at Cranford Theater.
Nov. 21-30 and Dec. 1-5: “Gladiator II” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
Nov. 21-30 and Dec. 1-5: “Wicked” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
Nov. 21-30 and Dec. 1 and 4-5: “Gladiator II” at IMAX Theatre at Tropicana, Atlantic City.
Nov. 21-24, 27 and 29-30 and Dec. 4-6: “Red One” at SModcastle Cinemas, Atlantic Highlands.
Nov. 21-24, 27 and 29-30 and Dec. 1 and 4-6: “Gladiator II” at SModcastle Cinemas, Atlantic Highlands.
Nov. 21-24, 27 and 29-30 and Dec. 1 and 4-6: “Wicked” at SModcastle Cinemas, Atlantic Highlands.
Nov. 22-23: “Red One,” “Heretic” at Delsea Drive-In Theatre, Vineland.
Nov. 22-23: “Wicked,” “The Wild Robot” at Delsea Drive-In Theatre, Vineland.
Nov. 22-24: “Memoir of a Snail” at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
Nov. 22-28: “Anora” at Princeton Garden Theatre.
Nov. 22-24 and 26-30 and Dec. 1 and 3-5: “Gladiator II” at Cranford Theater.
Nov. 23: “March of the Wooden Soldiers“ at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
Nov. 23: “Black Christmas” at Williams Center, Rutherford.
Nov. 23: “The Slumber Party Massacre” at Williams Center, Rutherford.
Nov. 23: Cinema Under the Stars (“Apollo 11: Quarantine,” “The Spacecraft That Came Home,” “The Mars Generation,” “The Overview Effect,” “Cosmic Debris,” “A New View of the Moon,” “One Small Step,” “The Edge of All We Know,” “Space X’s Mars Dreams,” “Chasing the Moon”) at Williams Center, Rutherford.
Nov. 23-24: “Tokyo Story” at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
Nov. 24: “Totem” at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
Nov. 24: “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” at Asbury Lanes.
Nov. 24: “Ponyo” at Williams Center, Rutherford.
Nov. 24 and 26: “Pompoko” at The Village at SOPAC, South Orange.
Nov. 24 and Dec. 1: “The 4:30 Movie” at SModcastle Cinemas, Atlantic Highlands.
Nov. 25: “Sleepaway Camp” at Williams Center, Rutherford.
Nov. 25 and 27: “The Tale of Princess Kaguya” at The Village at SOPAC, South Orange.
Nov. 26: “The Last Waltz” at ShowRoom Cinema, Asbury Park.
Nov. 26: “The Wild Swans” at Williams Center, Rutherford.
Nov. 26-30 and Dec. 1: “Moana 2” at The Village at SOPAC, South Orange.
Nov. 26-30 and Dec. 1-5: “Moana 2” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
Nov. 26-30 and Dec. 1 and 3-5: “Moana 2” at Cranford Theater.
Nov. 27: “Detour” at Williams Center, Rutherford.
Nov. 27-30 and Dec. 1-5: “Maria” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
Nov. 27-30 and Dec. 1, 4-8 and 11: “Moana 2” at IMAX Theatre at Tropicana, Atlantic City.
Nov. 27 and 29-30 and Dec. 1, 4-8 and 11-12: “Moana 2” at SModcastle Cinemas, Atlantic Highlands.
Nov. 28: “The Decameron” at Williams Center, Rutherford.
Nov. 29: “The Wizard of Oz” at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
Nov. 29: “Elf” at Princeton Garden Theatre.
Nov. 29: “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” at Basie Center Cinemas, Red Bank.
Nov. 29-30: “A Hard Day’s Night” at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
Nov. 29-30: “Daytime Revolution” at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
Nov. 29-30: “Fantastic Mr. Fox” at Williams Center, Rutherford.
Nov. 29-30: “Planes, Trains and Automobiles” at Williams Center, Rutherford.
Nov. 29 and Dec. 29: “Heavy Metal” at Williams Center, Rutherford.
Nov. 30: “City Lights” at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
Nov. 30: “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” at Chatham Hickory Cinema.
Nov. 30: “A Christmas Story” at Princeton Garden Theatre.
Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, 7-8, 14-15 and 21: “The Polar Express” at IMAX Theatre at Tropicana, Atlantic City.
Dec. 1: “Dory Previn: On My Way to Where” at Monty Hall, Jersey City.
Dec. 1: “The Boy and the Heron” at Williams Center, Rutherford.
Dec. 1: “A Backyard in Delaware” at SModcastle Cinemas, Atlantic Highlands.
Dec. 1: “Daytime Revolution” at Madison Community Arts Center.
Dec. 1 and 5: “Wings of Desire” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
Dec. 2: “In a Violent Nature” at Williams Center, Rutherford.
Dec. 3: “Lupin the Third: The Secret of Mamo” at Williams Center, Rutherford.
Dec. 3: “Red Reminds Me …” at Princeton Garden Theatre.
Dec. 4: “Torment” at Williams Center, Rutherford.
Dec. 5: “The Muppet Christmas Carol” in Concert featuring New Jersey Symphony, conducted by Constantine Kitsopoulos, at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
Dec. 5: “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” followed by a conversation with Chevy Chase at State Theattre, New Brunswick.
Dec. 5: “Norman/Norman” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
Dec. 5: “The Canterbury Tales” at Williams Center, Rutherford.
Dec. 5: “The Muppet Movie” at SModcastle Cinemas, Atlantic Highlands.
Dec. 6: “The Muppet Christmas Carol” in Concert featuring New Jersey Symphony, conducted by Constantine Kitsopoulos, at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
Dec. 6: “Sons of the Desert“ at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
Dec. 6-7: “Chasing Chasing Amy” at SModcastle Cinemas, Atlantic Highlands.
Dec. 6-8 and 11: “Interstellar” at IMAX Theatre at Tropicana, Atlantic City.
Dec. 7: “The Muppet Christmas Carol” in Concert featuring New Jersey Symphony, conducted by Constantine Kitsopoulos, at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark.
Dec. 7: “The Polar Express” at Levoy Theatre, Millville.
Dec. 7: “The Polar Express” at Cranford Theater.
Dec. 7: “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
Dec. 8: “The Muppet Christmas Carol” in Concert featuring New Jersey Symphony, conducted by Constantine Kitsopoulos, at State Theatre, New Brunswick.
Dec. 8: “The Santa Clause” at Asbury Lanes.
Dec. 10: “The Path Forward” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
Dec. 12: “Arabian Nights” at Williams Center, Rutherford.
Dec. 13: “A Nostalgic Night with Macaulay Culkin” plus a screening of “Home Alone” at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark.
Dec. 14: “Christmas Vacation” at Middletown Arts Center.
Dec. 14: “White Christmas” sing-along at Kelsey Theatre at Mercer County Community College, West Windsor.
Dec. 14: “The Polar Express” at Brook Arts Center, Bound Brook.
Dec. 14-15 and 22: “Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch” at Cranford Theater.
Dec. 15: “The Sound of Music” at Middletown Arts Center.
Dec. 15: “White Christmas” at Cranford Theater.
Dec. 15: “A Christmas Story” at Showroom Cinema, Asbury Park.
Dec. 15: “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas” at Asbury Lanes.
Dec. 16: “Depeche Mode: 101” at Middletown Arts Center.
Dec. 19: “The Muppet Christmas Carol” at Union County Performing Arts Center, Rahway.
Dec. 19: “Miracle on 34th Street” at Showroom Cinema, Asbury Park.
Dec. 19-26: “Mufasa: The Lion King” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
Dec. 19-31 and Jan. 1: “Mufasa: The Lion King“ at IMAX Theatre at Tropicana, Atlantic City.
Dec. 21: “It’s a Wonderful Life” at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
Dec. 21: “Elf” at Cranford Theater.
Dec. 22: “It’s a Wonderful Life” at Levoy Theatre, Millville.
Dec. 22: “The Nightmare Before Christmas” at Levoy Theatre, Millville.
Dec. 22: “Elf” at Showroom Cinema, Asbury Park.
Dec. 22: “Elf” at Asbury Lanes.
Dec. 29: “Eight Crazy Nights” at Asbury Lanes.
Jan. 10-16: “The Room Next Door” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
Jan. 12: “Encanto” Sing-Along at BergenPAC, Englewood.
Jan. 12: “The Tin Drum” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
Jan. 17: “Beverly Hills Cop” with appearance by Judge Reinhold at BergenPAC, Englewood.
Jan. 24: “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” at Union County Performing Arts Center, Rahway.
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. 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. 16: “Warner Bros. Discovery Presents Bugs Bunny at the Symphony” with New Jersey Symphony, conducted by George Daugherty, at State Theatre, New Brunswick.
March 1-2: New Jersey Horror Con and Film Festival at New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center, Edison.
March 8: “Asbury Short Film Concert: World’s Best Short Films” at Algonquin Arts Theatre, Manasquan.
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.
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 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.
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