free (and almost free) movies

Free movies/films/screenings are among the many free or low budget, inexpensive events of the highest quality that saturate New York City's everyday life! Please see below a schedule of free movies/films/screenings that New York has to offer

All events are free unless otherwise noted.
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Sat, May 18 6:00PM	Screening $10 suggested admission	2 Films on Malcolm X and a Panel Discussion New York City, NY; NYC
Mon, May 20 2:00PM	Screening free	Downton Abbey: Episode 3 New York City, NY; NYC
Tue, May 21 9:00AM to 9:00PM	Screening free	BFA Communication Design/Design and Technology Screenings and Book/Web Launch New York City, NY; NYC
Tue, May 21 2:30PM	Screening free	American Sabor on Film: La Plena / Plena Is Work, Plena Is Song / Sworn to the Drum New York City, NY; NYC
Tue, May 21 7:00PM	Screening free	Labyrinth of Darkness: Short Films New York City, NY; NYC
Wed, May 22 7:00PM	Film free	Classic Italian Cinema: Federico Fellini's Oscar-Winning 8 1/2 (1963) New York City, NY; NYC
Wed, May 22 7:30PM	Screening $10 suggested admission	Documentary: Bobbito Garcia & Kevin Couliau's Doin' It In The Park: Pick-Up Basketball, NYC (2012) New York City, NY; NYC
Thu, May 23 6:00PM	Film free	Robert Altman's Popeye (1980): Cartoon Come to Life New York City, NY; NYC
Thu, May 23 7:30PM	Screening $10 suggested admission	Documentary: Bobbito Garcia & Kevin Couliau's Doin' It In The Park: Pick-Up Basketball, NYC (2012) New York City, NY; NYC
Fri, May 24 2:00PM	Screening free	Vincente Minnelli's Oscar Nominee The Pirate (1948): Identity Thief New York City, NY; NYC
Fri, May 24 7:00PM	Film free	George Sidney's Oscar Winner Anchors Aweigh (1945): Singin' Sailors New York City, NY; NYC
Fri, May 24 7:30PM	Screening $10 suggested admission	Documentary: Bobbito Garcia & Kevin Couliau's Doin' It In The Park: Pick-Up Basketball, NYC (2012) New York City, NY; NYC
Sat, May 25 12:15PM	Film Free; RSVP recommended	Documentary: Malik Bendjelloul's Oscar Winner Searching for Sugar Man (2012) New York City, NY; NYC
Sat, May 25 3:00PM	Film Free; RSVP recommended	Michel Hazanavicius' 5-Time Oscar Winner The Artist (2011): Modern Silent Film New York City, NY; NYC
Sat, May 25 7:30PM	Screening $10 suggested admission	Documentary: Bobbito Garcia & Kevin Couliau's Doin' It In The Park: Pick-Up Basketball, NYC (2012) New York City, NY; NYC
Sun, May 26 7:30PM	Screening $10 suggested admission	Documentary: Bobbito Garcia & Kevin Couliau's Doin' It In The Park: Pick-Up Basketball, NYC (2012) New York City, NY; NYC
Mon, May 27 7:30PM	Screening $10 suggested admission	Documentary: Bobbito Garcia & Kevin Couliau's Doin' It In The Park: Pick-Up Basketball, NYC (2012) New York City, NY; NYC
Tue, May 28 2:30PM	Film free	Arne Glimcher's Oscar-Nominated The Mambo Kings (1992): Cuban Brothers in America New York City, NY; NYC
Tue, May 28 7:00PM	Screening free	The Seventh Annual Truth Be Told Documentary Film Festival New York City, NY; NYC
Tue, May 28 7:30PM	Screening $10 suggested admission	Documentary: Bobbito Garcia & Kevin Couliau's Doin' It In The Park: Pick-Up Basketball, NYC (2012) New York City, NY; NYC
Wed, May 29 1:00PM	Screening free	Dance on Film: Frederick Ashton’s Daphnis and Chloe New York City, NY; NYC
Wed, May 29 4:00PM	Screening free	Dance on Film: Frederick Ashton’s Daphnis and Chloe New York City, NY; NYC
Wed, May 29 7:00PM	Film free	Classic Italian Cinema: Federico Fellini's City of Women (1980) New York City, NY; NYC
Wed, May 29 7:00PM	Screening free	The Seventh Annual Truth Be Told Documentary Film Festival New York City, NY; NYC
Thu, May 30 6:00PM	Film free	Robert Altman's Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982): Rebels Grown Up New York City, NY; NYC
Thu, May 30 7:00PM	Screening free	The Seventh Annual Truth Be Told Documentary Film Festival New York City, NY; NYC
Fri, May 31 2:00PM	Film free	Jane Campion's Oscar Nominee Bright Star (2009): Poet's Romance New York City, NY; NYC
Fri, May 31 7:00PM	Film free	Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger's I Know Where I’m Going! (1945): British Love Story New York City, NY; NYC
Fri, Jun 7 7:00PM	Film free	John Ford's 2-Time Oscar Nominee They Were Expendable (1945): The War in the Pacific New York City, NY; NYC
Fri, Jun 7 9:00PM	Screening free	Documentary: Bobbito Garcia & Kevin Couliau's Doin' It In The Park: Pick-Up Basketball, NYC (2012) New York City, NY; NYC
Wed, Jun 12 9:00PM	Screening free	Interface Innovation: Short Films New York City, NY; NYC
Sun, Jun 16 7:00PM	Screening free	11th Brazilian Film Festival of NY New York City, NY; NYC
Tue, Jun 18 8:30PM	Film free	Documentary: Sarah Burns, Ken Burns & Dave McMahon's The Central Park Five (2012) New York City, NY; NYC
Thu, Jun 20 8:30PM	Screening free	Oscar-nominated filmmaker Sam Green screens two new films, Love Letter to the Fog and The Biggest-Smallest New York City, NY; NYC
Mon, Jun 24 7:30PM	Screening $10 suggested admission	Documentary: Christine Turner's Homegoings (2013) New York City, NY; NYC
Tue, Jun 25 7:30PM	Screening $10 suggested admission	Documentary: Christine Turner's Homegoings (2013) New York City, NY; NYC
Tue, Jun 25 8:30PM	Film free	Documentary: Banker White & Anna Fitch's The Genius of Marian (2013) New York City, NY; NYC
Wed, Jun 26 7:30PM	Screening $10 suggested admission	Documentary: Christine Turner's Homegoings (2013) New York City, NY; NYC
Thu, Jun 27 4:00PM	Screening $10 suggested admission	Documentary: Christine Turner's Homegoings (2013) New York City, NY; NYC
Fri, Jun 28 7:30PM	Screening $10 suggested admission	Documentary: Christine Turner's Homegoings (2013) New York City, NY; NYC
Sat, Jun 29 7:30PM	Screening $10 suggested admission	Documentary: Christine Turner's Homegoings (2013) New York City, NY; NYC
Sun, Jun 30 7:30PM	Screening $10 suggested admission	Documentary: Christine Turner's Homegoings (2013) New York City, NY; NYC
Tue, Jul 2 9:00PM	Film free	Documentary: Ben Nabors' William and the Windmill (2013) New York City, NY; NYC
Wed, Jul 3 8:30PM	Film free	Documentary: Penny Lane's Our Nixon (2013) New York City, NY; NYC
Wed, Jul 10 8:30PM	Film free	Movies Under the Stars: Mervyn LeRoy's Oscar-Nominated Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933) New York City, NY; NYC
Sat, Jul 13 6:30PM	Film free	The Film Brasslands, Plus 4 Live Brass Bands New York City, NY; NYC
Wed, Jul 17 8:30PM	Film free	Movies Under the Stars: Leo McCarey's Duck Soup (1933) New York City, NY; NYC
Wed, Jul 24 8:30PM	Film free	Movies Under the Stars: Roy Rowland's Oscar-Nominated The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T (1953) New York City, NY; NYC
Wed, Jul 31 7:00PM	Film free	Romanian Cinema: Adrian Sitaru's Domestic (2013) New York City, NY; NYC
Wed, Jul 31 8:30PM	Film free	Movies Under the Stars: Norman Jewison's Oscar-Winning Fiddler on the Roof (1971) New York City, NY; NYC
Fri, Aug 2 8:30PM	Film free	Meredith Danluck's North of South, West of East (2011): Four-Channel Comedy New York City, NY; NYC
Wed, Aug 7 8:30PM	Film free	Movies Under the Stars: Frank Oz's Oscar-Nominated Little Shop of Horrors (1986) New York City, NY; NYC
Wed, Aug 14 8:30PM	Film free	Movies Under the Stars: Jason Moore's Pitch Perfect (2012) New York City, NY; NYC
Mon, Sep 16 7:30PM	Film $10 suggested admission	Documentary: Sven Zellner's Price of Gold (2012) New York City, NY; NYC
Tue, Sep 17 7:30PM	Film $10 suggested admission	Documentary: Sven Zellner's Price of Gold (2012) New York City, NY; NYC
Wed, Sep 18 7:30PM	Film $10 suggested admission	Documentary: Sven Zellner's Price of Gold (2012) New York City, NY; NYC
Thu, Sep 19 7:30PM	Film $10 suggested admission	Documentary: Sven Zellner's Price of Gold (2012) New York City, NY; NYC
Fri, Sep 20 7:30PM	Film $10 suggested admission	Documentary: Sven Zellner's Price of Gold (2012) New York City, NY; NYC
Sat, Sep 21 7:30PM	Film $10 suggested admission	Documentary: Sven Zellner's Price of Gold (2012) New York City, NY; NYC
Sun, Sep 22 7:30PM	Film $10 suggested admission	Documentary: Sven Zellner's Price of Gold (2012) New York City, NY; NYC