Outdoor movies combine two things we love about L.A.: an appreciation of movie-making and spending as much time as possible outside. Alfresco screenings usually start to pop up across the city in the early spring and continue into the fall and holiday season, be it atop rooftop bars, at L.A.’s best parks or even at a Hollywood cemetery.
Most of our favorite outdoor series fall into two formats: Alfresco screenings where moviegoers bring their own chair or blanket and can pack together some picnic food, and rooftop ones where you’ll be offered a seat and some on-site snacks as you catch films both old and new. (If you’re looking for a fun date idea, this one takes the cake.) Be sure to check back all year long for updates on the list, as new screenings are always being added.
Looking to see a new movie any night of the week? Check out the best movie theaters in L.A. or the few remaining old-school drive-in movie theaters. And for some at-home inspiration, you can always catch up on the best L.A. movies of all time.
For screenings with multiple movies on a single night, each film is separately ticketed unless otherwise noted. Also, movie selections tend to change, but we’ll do our best to keep the list below updated on a weekly basis.
A month-by-month calendar of L.A.’s outdoor movies
October
Oct 1
Rooftop Cinema Club presents 10 Things I Hate About You + The Wood at LEVEL DTLA.
Oct 2
Rooftop Cinema Club presents Hocus Pocus + White Chicks at LEVEL DTLA.
Oct 3
Rooftop Cinema Club presents Mean Girls + La La Land at LEVEL DTLA.
Tropicana Movie Nights presents A Nightmare on Elm Street at the Hollywood Roosevelt.
Oct 4
Movies on the Roof presents The Road to El Dorado at Westfield Fashion Square.
Rooftop Cinema Club presents Back to the Future + Scream at LEVEL DTLA.
Rooftop Movies at the Montalbán presents Clueless at the Montalbán Theatre.
Oct 5
Cinespia presents The Texas Chain Saw Massacre at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.
Movies on the Roof presents Dora and the Lost City of Gold at Westfield Fashion Square.
Rooftop Cinema Club presents Jurassic Park + Everything Everywhere All at Once at LEVEL DTLA.
Rooftop Movies at the Montalbán presents Pulp Fiction at the Montalbán Theatre.
Street Food Cinema presents Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse at the L.A. Equestrian Center.
Oct 6
Rooftop Cinema Club presents Beetlejuice + The Notebook + 50 First Dates at LEVEL DTLA.
Oct 7
Rooftop Cinema Club presents Bad Boys: Ride or Die at LEVEL DTLA.
Oct 8
Rooftop Cinema Club presents Twilight + Abigail at LEVEL DTLA.
Oct 9
Rooftop Cinema Club presents The Shining + The Blackening at LEVEL DTLA.
Oct 10
Rooftop Cinema Club presents Scream + Scream 2 at LEVEL DTLA.
Tropicana Movie Nights presents The Birds at the Hollywood Roosevelt.
Oct 11
Boo-ze, Bites & Frights presents Paranormal Activity + The Ring at Heritage Square Museum.
Movies on the Roof presents Halloweentown at Westfield Fashion Square.
Rooftop Cinema Club presents A Quiet Place: Day One + American Psycho at LEVEL DTLA.
Rooftop Movies at the Montalbán presents Amy at the Montalbán Theatre.
Oct 12
Boo-ze, Bites & Frights presents From Dusk Till Dawn + The Faculty at Heritage Square Museum.
Cinespia presents Coraline at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.
Movies on the Roof presents Cruella at Westfield Fashion Square.
Rooftop Cinema Club presents The Addams Family + The Sixth Sense at LEVEL DTLA.
Rooftop Movies at the Montalbán presents The Dark Knight at the Montalbán Theatre.
Oct 13
Rooftop Cinema Club presents The Silence of the Lambs at LEVEL DTLA.
Oct 15
Rooftop Cinema Club presents Hocus Pocus + A Quiet Place: Day One at LEVEL DTLA.
Oct 16
Rooftop Cinema Club presents Scary Movie + Ready or Not at LEVEL DTLA.
Oct 17
Rooftop Cinema Club presents Practical Magic + Pearl at LEVEL DTLA.
Tropicana Movie Nights presents Get Out at the Hollywood Roosevelt.
Oct 18
Boo-ze, Bites & Frights presents A Nightmare on Elm Street + Freddy vs. Jason at Heritage Square Museum.
Movies on the Roof presents The Addams Family at Westfield Fashion Square.
Rooftop Cinema Club presents The Exorcist + Scream at LEVEL DTLA.
Rooftop Movies at the Montalbán presents Guardians of the Galaxy at the Montalbán Theatre.
Oct 19
Boo-ze, Bites & Frights presents X + Pearl at Heritage Square Museum.
Cinespia presents Trick ‘r Treat at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.
Movies on the Roof presents Hocus Pocus at Westfield Fashion Square.
Rooftop Cinema Club presents The Crow + Halloween at LEVEL DTLA.
Rooftop Movies at the Montalbán presents Purple Rain at the Montalbán Theatre.
Oct 20
Rooftop Cinema Club presents The Rocky Horror Picture Show + Longlegs at LEVEL DTLA.
Oct 21
Rooftop Cinema Club presents MaXXXine at LEVEL DTLA.
Oct 22
Rooftop Cinema Club presents Deadpool & Wolverine + The Conjuring at LEVEL DTLA.
Oct 23
Rooftop Cinema Club presents Twilight + Trick ‘r Treat at LEVEL DTLA.
Oct 24
Rooftop Cinema Club presents Death Becomes Her + Get Out at LEVEL DTLA.
Tropicana Movie Nights presents Carrie at the Hollywood Roosevelt.
Oct 25
Friday Movie Nights presents Hotel Transylvania at Ovation Hollywood.
Movies on the Roof presents The Nightmare Before Christmas at Westfield Fashion Square.
Rooftop Cinema Club presents Edward Scissorhands + Friday the 13th at LEVEL DTLA.
Oct 26
Movies on the Roof presents Hotel Transylvania 3 at Westfield Fashion Square.
Rooftop Cinema Club presents Jennifer’s Body + Shutter Island at LEVEL DTLA.
Rooftop Movies at the Montalbán presents The Lost Boys at the Montalbán Theatre.
Street Food Cinema presents Psycho + The Birds at the Autry.
Street Food Cinema presents Beetlejuice at L.A. State Historic Park.
Oct 27
Rooftop Cinema Club presents Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone + MaXXXine at LEVEL DTLA.
Oct 28
Rooftop Cinema Club presents Beetlejuice + Longlegs at LEVEL DTLA.
Oct 29
Rooftop Cinema Club presents Scream + A Quiet Place: Day One at LEVEL DTLA.
Oct 30
Rooftop Cinema Club presents Practical Magic + Blade at LEVEL DTLA.
Street Food Cinema presents The Shining at the Ford.
Oct 31
Rooftop Cinema Club presents Hocus Pocus + Halloween at LEVEL DTLA.
Street Food Cinema presents Young Frankenstein at the Ford.
Tropicana Movie Nights presents The Shining at the Hollywood Roosevelt.
November
Nov 1
Rooftop Cinema Club presents Selena + Longlegs at LEVEL DTLA.
Nov 2
Rooftop Cinema Club presents Legally Blonde + The Great Gatsby at LEVEL DTLA.
Nov 3
Rooftop Cinema Club presents The Notebook + Love Jones at LEVEL DTLA.
Nov 29
Friday Movie Nights presents How the Grinch Stole Christmas at Ovation Hollywood.