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You can see a free movie in New York practically every day! At this point New York gives you an option to attend 34 movies free of charge. Don't miss the opportunities that only New York provides with non-ending amount of free things to do, free events to go to!
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34 free movies in New York City (NYC) Thu, 10/06/2022 - and on...
These movies are among the many free events of the highest quality that saturate New York City's everyday life!
Film | Documentaries About the Fight for Childcare
In two documentary films, independent filmmakers capture the need and the ways in which individuals, especially women, have stepped up and shown up to fill the void in affordable, accessible childcare from 1971 to today. In this screening and discussion, you will watch Through the Night, a documentary about a 24-hour daycare center in New Rochelle and the mothers who depend upon it, and the restoration premiere of the 1971 film, Childcare: People's Liberation.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Thu, Oct 6
5:30 pm
Free
5:30 pm
Free
Film | The Draughtsmen Clash (1996): A Game of Checkers
Set in a fictitious African country, this meticulously composed medium-length comedy recounts the tale of the country’s president—the founder and “first citizen” of his nation—settling in for an all-night game of checkers. Director: Balufu Bakupa-Kanyinda 40 minutes In French with English subtitles
New York City, NY; NYC
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Thu, Oct 6
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 pm
Free
Screening | Preview Screening of CNN's Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy Season 2 Premiere
A special showing of the season 2 premiere of Stanley Tucci's CNN series that explores the food and culture of Italy.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Thu, Oct 6
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 pm
Free
Film | Pierre Rabhi: In the Name of the Earth (2013): Documentary on Environmental Activist
Pierre Rabhi was a farmer, writer, thinker, and international activist. He was one of the pioneers of agroecology in France. Passionate and committed for forty years to improving the condition of humankind and nature, he worked throughout his life to raise awareness about the natural world and about alternative approaches to farming, and envisioned a new model of society where a more healthy and "happy simplicity" would replace overconsumption, human destruction of the natural world, and the malaise of contemporary life. This documentary retraces the itinerary of this “wise man,” from the Algerian desert where he was born in 1938, to Ardeche, France, where he and his wife bought land and raised a family while teaching themselves how to tend the land organically, to helping communities learn organic farming practices, including several years spent working in Burkina Faso. This is the inspiring life story of a man of deep reflection and action “on behalf of the earth.” Directed by Marie-Dominique Dhelsing 98 min. In French with English subtitles
New York City, NY; NYC
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Thu, Oct 6
7:00 pm
Free
7:00 pm
Free
Film | The Lost City (2022): Comedy-Action with Sandra Bullock, Brad Pitt, Channing Tatum
Comedy adventure about a search for an ancient lost city. Directed by Aaron and Adam Nee Rating PG-13 Runtime: 1 hour, 32 minutes.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Fri, Oct 7
2:00 pm
Free
2:00 pm
Free
Film | Siren of the Tropics (1927): French Melodrama with Josephine Baker
Marquis Severo, a rich, lazy Parisian, wants to divorce his wife so that he can marry his own goddaughter Denise. But Denise herself loves Andre Berval, an engineer employed by the marquis. Filled with jealousy, the marquis sends Andre to the Antilles, to prospect some land he has just acquired. He promises Andre that he can marry Denise if he is successful in the tropics, but he then writes to Alvarez, his manager at the site, asking him to prevent Andre from ever returning to France. Directors: Henri Etievant, Mario Nalpas Stars: Josephine Baker, Georges Melchior, Regina Dalthy 86 min.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Fri, Oct 7
7:00 pm
Free
7:00 pm
Free
Screening | Gertrude's Nose: A Tap Opera on Film
Gertrude's Nose is billed as a tap dance oratorio and a soundscape for tap, vocalese and poetry. Created by Brenda Bufalino in collaboration with guest artist /jazz vocalist Jay Clayton, it featured dancers from the American Tap Dance Orchestra and others. The evening is hosted by Artistic Director Tony Waag with an open discussion with Tap Master Brenda Bufalino and surprise guests directly following. Popcorn and refreshments will be served.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Fri, Oct 7
8:00 pm
$5 suggested donation
8:00 pm
$5 suggested donation
Screening | Americonned: Preview of New Film on Income Equality
A preview of the new film Americonned, about the deep and pervasive effects of income inequality in America and the impact on American workers. The documentary examines the hidden struggles of American families, the calculated political maneuvers of corporate America, and the long overdue uprising of American workers, exploring the question: How do we make sure workers are paid what they are worth, instead of believing they are only worth what they are paid? A post-screening discussion features director Sean Claffey and people appearing in the film, including Chris Smalls and Derrick Palmer, labor organizers who led the unionization effort at Amazon in Staten Island; Janet Gornick, professor of political science and sociology and director of the Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality; and others.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Wed, Oct 12
6:30 pm
Free
6:30 pm
Free
Film | A Bigger World (2019): Becoming a Shaman
Corine, depressed after her husband's death, travels to Mongolia to record native songs. The encounter with a shaman who senses her grief is a life-changing experience. Corine returns home but soon goes back to become a shaman herself. Director: Fabienne Berthaud Stars: Cécile de France, Narantsetseg Dash, Tserendarizav Dashnyam 99 min. In French with English subtitles
New York City, NY; NYC
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Wed, Oct 12
7:00 pm
Free
7:00 pm
Free
Screening | Iran #3037: Political Sexual Violence Under the Dictatorship
Iran #3037 was a clandestine center of detention and torture under the brutal regime of General Augusto Pinochet. Referred to as The Sexy Blindfold (La Venda Sexy) or the Discotheque, it was known for sexual violation and abuse. Today it is a site of protest as activists call for the house to be transformed into a feminist memorial site. Iran #3037 powerfully dramatizes the situation of the family living in the house today and the struggle surrounding the site. The drama had a long run in Chile, playing in the National Theater of Chile as part of a “Theater in Emergency” cycle. While the play deals with the past, it hit a chord with the public as it seemed to dramatize the police violence surrounding the recent social uprising (estallido social) as well. This is the film's first screening in the United States. It will be followed by a conversation with the director, Patricia Artés Ibañez. The film is subtitled in English.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Thu, Oct 13
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 pm
Free
Movie in a Park | The Wizard of Oz (1939): Classic Oscar-Winning Musical with Judy Garland
Young Dorothy Gale and her dog are swept away by a tornado from their Kansas farm to the magical land of Oz, and embark on a quest with three new friends to see the Wizard, who can return her to her home and fulfill the others' wishes. Directors: Victor Fleming Stars: Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger 102 min.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Thu, Oct 13
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 pm
Free
Film | Antarctica: Ice and Sky (2015): Documentary on Climate Change
Tells the story of French glaciologist Claude Lorius, who found his life’s calling at age 23 on a scientific expedition to the Antarctic and became one of the first scientists to call attention to anthropogenic climate change. Antarctica: Ice and Sky is an epic tale, in which science and adventure meet. The film assembles decades of dramatic archival footage of the early days of scientific exploration in sub-zero temperatures in the polar regions, including Lorius’s pioneering work to develop an ice corer that would eventually extract ice cores thousands of meters below the frozen surface to look hundreds of thousands of years back into the history of the climate. One of Lorius’s most significant discoveries—made when he placed some ancient ice in celebratory glasses of whiskey—was that the ice contained air from the era in which it was formed. Director: Luc Jacquet 89 min. In French with English subtitles
New York City, NY; NYC
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Thu, Oct 13
7:00 pm
Free
7:00 pm
Free
Film | Werner Herzog's Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010): Capturing the Oldest Known Drawings (online through Oct.16)
Herzog gains exclusive access to film inside the Chauvet caves of Southern France, capturing the oldest known pictorial creations of humankind in their astonishing natural setting. Director: Werner Herzog 89 min. In French with English subtitles
New York City, NY; NYC
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Thu, Oct 13
7:00 pm
Free
7:00 pm
Free
Film | The Northman (2022): Historical Epic with Ethan Hawke, Nicole Kidman
The heir to the Viking throne in 9th Century Iceland goes on a bloody rampage to avenge the murder of his father. Director: Robert Eggers Starring: Alexander Skarsgard, Nicole Kidman, Ethan Hawke Rating R Runtime: 2 hours, 20 minutes.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Fri, Oct 14
2:00 pm
Free
2:00 pm
Free
Screening | Imagine Science Film Festival (online)
The Imagine Science Film Festival, now in its 15th year, is an experimental interdisciplinary sci-art festival seeking to open new dialogues between scientists, filmmakers, and artists. Over the week of October 15 - 21, through an intersection of genres, subjects, fact and fiction, the festival will be exploring crucial scientific issues through film, panels, and collaborations, such as symbioses, a collaboration involving pairs of scientists and filmmakers who produce a film in one week and screen it on the last day of the festival. This year's theme is Science New Wave. Scientific storytelling is increasingly and fearlessly experimenting in form and style. Scientific stories are becoming more personal and hybrid, tackling issues pertaining both to the individual and the world at-large. How are artists, scientists and educators working together to create singular narratives? The boundaries between scientific data and cinema magic are dissolving. Similar to developing organisms, science films are emerging with new traits and new forms. See link for complete line-up of films and conversations.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Sat, Oct 15
6:30 pm
Free
6:30 pm
Free
Screening | Imagine Science Film Festival (online)
The Imagine Science Film Festival, now in its 15th year, is an experimental interdisciplinary sci-art festival seeking to open new dialogues between scientists, filmmakers, and artists. Over the week of October 15 - 21, through an intersection of genres, subjects, fact and fiction, the festival will be exploring crucial scientific issues through film, panels, and collaborations, such as symbioses, a collaboration involving pairs of scientists and filmmakers who produce a film in one week and screen it on the last day of the festival. This year’s theme is Science New Wave. Scientific storytelling is increasingly and fearlessly experimenting in form and style. Scientific stories are becoming more personal and hybrid, tackling issues pertaining both to the individual and the world at-large. How are artists, scientists and educators working together to create singular narratives? The boundaries between scientific data and cinema magic are dissolving. Similar to developing organisms, science films are emerging with new traits and new forms. See link for complete line-up of films and conversations.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Sun, Oct 16
1:00 pm
Free
1:00 pm
Free
Screening | Imagine Science Film Festival (online)
The Imagine Science Film Festival, now in its 15th year, is an experimental interdisciplinary sci-art festival seeking to open new dialogues between scientists, filmmakers, and artists. Over the week of October 15 - 21, through an intersection of genres, subjects, fact and fiction, the festival will be exploring crucial scientific issues through film, panels, and collaborations, such as symbioses, a collaboration involving pairs of scientists and filmmakers who produce a film in one week and screen it on the last day of the festival. This year’s theme is Science New Wave. Scientific storytelling is increasingly and fearlessly experimenting in form and style. Scientific stories are becoming more personal and hybrid, tackling issues pertaining both to the individual and the world at-large. How are artists, scientists and educators working together to create singular narratives? The boundaries between scientific data and cinema magic are dissolving. Similar to developing organisms, science films are emerging with new traits and new forms. See link for complete line-up of films and conversations.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Mon, Oct 17
1:00 pm
Free
1:00 pm
Free
Screening | Imagine Science Film Festival (online)
The Imagine Science Film Festival, now in its 15th year, is an experimental interdisciplinary sci-art festival seeking to open new dialogues between scientists, filmmakers, and artists. Over the week of October 15 - 21, through an intersection of genres, subjects, fact and fiction, the festival will be exploring crucial scientific issues through film, panels, and collaborations, such as symbioses, a collaboration involving pairs of scientists and filmmakers who produce a film in one week and screen it on the last day of the festival. This year’s theme is Science New Wave. Scientific storytelling is increasingly and fearlessly experimenting in form and style. Scientific stories are becoming more personal and hybrid, tackling issues pertaining both to the individual and the world at-large. How are artists, scientists and educators working together to create singular narratives? The boundaries between scientific data and cinema magic are dissolving. Similar to developing organisms, science films are emerging with new traits and new forms. See link for complete line-up of films and conversations.
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Tue, Oct 18
3:00 pm
Free
3:00 pm
Free
Film | Crystal Swan (2018): Waylaid in Belarus
In 1990s Belarus, a wandering young DJ is derailed by a typo in a forged US visa application, forcing her to a backwater village where she is determined to fake her way to the American dream. Director: Darya Zhuk Stars: Alina Nasibullina, Ivan Mulin, Yuriy Borisov 95 min. Followed discussion with the film director Daria Zhuk.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Tue, Oct 18
6:30 pm
Free
6:30 pm
Free
Film | The Red Turtle (2016): Animated French Film
Through the story of a man shipwrecked alone on a tropical island inhabited by turtles, crabs and birds, and his encounter with a mysterious red turtle, The Red Turtle recounts the milestones in the life of a human being living in direct relationship with the island's natural environment. Director: Michael Dudok de Wit 80 min. In French with English subtitles.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Tue, Oct 18
7:00 pm
Free
7:00 pm
Free
Screening | Imagine Science Film Festival (online)
The Imagine Science Film Festival, now in its 15th year, is an experimental interdisciplinary sci-art festival seeking to open new dialogues between scientists, filmmakers, and artists. Over the week of October 15 - 21, through an intersection of genres, subjects, fact and fiction, the festival will be exploring crucial scientific issues through film, panels, and collaborations, such as symbioses, a collaboration involving pairs of scientists and filmmakers who produce a film in one week and screen it on the last day of the festival. This year’s theme is Science New Wave. Scientific storytelling is increasingly and fearlessly experimenting in form and style. Scientific stories are becoming more personal and hybrid, tackling issues pertaining both to the individual and the world at-large. How are artists, scientists and educators working together to create singular narratives? The boundaries between scientific data and cinema magic are dissolving. Similar to developing organisms, science films are emerging with new traits and new forms. See link for complete line-up of films and conversations.
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Wed, Oct 19
3:00 pm
Free
3:00 pm
Free
Film | Good Bye Lenin! (2003): Her Beloved East Germany
In 1990, to protect his fragile mother from a fatal shock after a long coma, a young man must keep her from learning that her beloved nation of East Germany as she knew it has disappeared. Director: Wolfgang Becker Stars: Daniel Bruhl, Katrin Sass, Chulpan Khamatova 121 min. In German with English subtitles
New York City, NY; NYC
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Wed, Oct 19
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 pm
Free
Screening | Imagine Science Film Festival (online)
The Imagine Science Film Festival, now in its 15th year, is an experimental interdisciplinary sci-art festival seeking to open new dialogues between scientists, filmmakers, and artists. Over the week of October 15 - 21, through an intersection of genres, subjects, fact and fiction, the festival will be exploring crucial scientific issues through film, panels, and collaborations, such as symbioses, a collaboration involving pairs of scientists and filmmakers who produce a film in one week and screen it on the last day of the festival. This year’s theme is Science New Wave. Scientific storytelling is increasingly and fearlessly experimenting in form and style. Scientific stories are becoming more personal and hybrid, tackling issues pertaining both to the individual and the world at-large. How are artists, scientists and educators working together to create singular narratives? The boundaries between scientific data and cinema magic are dissolving. Similar to developing organisms, science films are emerging with new traits and new forms. See link for complete line-up of films and conversations.
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Thu, Oct 20
3:00 pm
Free
3:00 pm
Free
Movie in a Park | Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971): Roald Dahl Classic, with Gene Wilder
A poor but hopeful boy seeks one of the five coveted golden tickets that will send him on a tour of Willy Wonka's mysterious chocolate factory. Director: Mel Stuart Stars: Gene Wilder, Jack Albertson, Peter Ostrum 100 min.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Thu, Oct 20
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 pm
Free
Film | John Huston's The Asphalt Jungle (1950): City of Crime (online)
A major heist goes off as planned, but then double crosses, bad luck and solid police work cause everything to unravel. Director: John Huston Stars: Sterling Hayden, Louis Calhern, Jean Hagen 112 min.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Thu, Oct 20
6:30 pm
Free
6:30 pm
Free
Film | The Great Green Wall (2019): Climate Change in Africa
The effects of climate change on Africa’s Sahel region are devastating: desertification, famine, conflict and migration. Yet some hope lies in the Great Green Wall, an ambitious reforestation project spanning the continent aimed at revitalizing ecosystems and restoring economies. In this story of resilience and self-determination executive produced by Fernando Meirelles, Malian musician/activist Inna Modja journeys from Senegal to Djibouti gathering stories and sharing songs with those on the frontline of the fight to save their land and their ways of life. Director: Jared P. Scott 90 min. In English, French, Bambara, Tigrigna, and Hausa with English subtitles
New York City, NY; NYC
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Thu, Oct 20
7:00 pm
Free
7:00 pm
Free
Film | The French Dispatch (2021): Comedy Drama with Tilda Swinton, Bill Murray
Comedy about the office of an 20th Century American literary magazine in a fictional French city. Director: Wes Anderson Starring: Benicio del Toro, Tilda Swinton, Bill Murray. Rating R Runtime: 1 hours, 48 minutes.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Fri, Oct 21
2:00 pm
Free
2:00 pm
Free
Screening | Imagine Science Film Festival (online)
The Imagine Science Film Festival, now in its 15th year, is an experimental interdisciplinary sci-art festival seeking to open new dialogues between scientists, filmmakers, and artists. Over the week of October 15 - 21, through an intersection of genres, subjects, fact and fiction, the festival will be exploring crucial scientific issues through film, panels, and collaborations, such as symbioses, a collaboration involving pairs of scientists and filmmakers who produce a film in one week and screen it on the last day of the festival. This year’s theme is Science New Wave. Scientific storytelling is increasingly and fearlessly experimenting in form and style. Scientific stories are becoming more personal and hybrid, tackling issues pertaining both to the individual and the world at-large. How are artists, scientists and educators working together to create singular narratives? The boundaries between scientific data and cinema magic are dissolving. Similar to developing organisms, science films are emerging with new traits and new forms. See link for complete line-up of films and conversations.
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Fri, Oct 21
3:00 pm
Free
3:00 pm
Free
Film | Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (1922): Silent Classic with Live Score
Under the baton of Mark Gould, the College of Performing Arts Theater Orchestra will perform a live score to this classic silent horror film. Director: F.W. Murnau Stars: Max Schreck, Alexander Granach, Gustav von Wangenheim 94 min.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Fri, Oct 21
7:30 pm
Free
7:30 pm
Free
Movie in a Park |
The Goonies (1985): Kids Look for Pirate Treasure
A group of young misfits discover an ancient map and set out on an adventure to find a legendary pirate's long-lost treasure. Director: Richard Donner Stars: Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Jeff Cohen 114 min.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Tue, Oct 25
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 pm
Free
Film | Bigger Than Us (2020): Documentary on Young Activists
A feature-length documentary about seven inspiring teenage and young adult activists engaging, like many in their generation, in a struggle for human rights, freedom of expression, social and environmental justice, women’s rights, access to education and food, and a liveable climate. Director: Flore Vasseur 96 min. In French and other languages with English subtitles
New York City, NY; NYC
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Thu, Oct 27
7:00 pm
Free
7:00 pm
Free
Film | Moonfall (2022): Sci-Fi Disaster Film with Halle Berry, Patrick Wilson
A mysterious force knocks the moon out of its orbit and sends it on a colision course, threatening all life on Earth. Director: Roland Emmerich Starring: Halle Berry, Patrick Wilson, Michael Pena Rating PG-13 Runtime: 2 hours, 10 minutes.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Fri, Oct 28
2:00 pm
Free
2:00 pm
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Movie in a Park | Beetlejuice (1988): Ghosts and Homeowners Do Battle, with Michael Keaton
The spirits of a deceased couple are harassed by an unbearable family that has moved into their home, and hire a malicious spirit to drive them out. Director: Tim Burton Stars: Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Michael Keaton 82 min.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Fri, Oct 28
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 pm
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Film | Le Cercle Rouge (1970): 3 Misfits Plan Heist
After leaving prison, master thief Corey crosses paths with a notorious escapee and an alcoholic former policeman. The trio proceed to plot an elaborate heist. Director: Jean-Pierre Melville Stars: Alain Delon, Bourvil, Gian Maria Volontè 140 min.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Thu, Nov 3
6:30 pm
Free
6:30 pm
Free
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