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Outdoor Movies in NYC: all of the screenings in one easy calendar

Sit back, relax and catch one of NYC's outdoor movie screenings, be it on a rooftop or in the park.

Written by
Shaye Weaver
&
Natalie Melendez
Contributor
Rossilynne Skena Culgan
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There's nothing more "summer in NYC" than taking in a movie in the great outdoors, under the hardly-seen stars and set to the humming soundtrack of the city.

New Yorkers love to take in films on the nicest rooftops, on the best beaches, and in our city's greatest parks (preferably with a drink or popcorn in hand). Luckily, NYC has no shortage of places to catch outdoor movie screenings you can attend in the warmer months.

Looking to see a new movie any night of the week? Check out the best movie theaters in NYCAnd for some at-home inspiration, you can always catch up on the best NYC movies of all time.

RECOMMENDED: Full guide to things to do in the summer in NYC 

Outdoor movie screenings in NYC

August

August 1: The Arc of Oblivion (2023) at Brooklyn Grange Sunset Park by Rooftop Films

August 2: Bring It On (2000) at Prospect Park by Paramount+ and Brooklyn Magazine

August 2: Dreamin’ Wild (2022) at New Design High School by Rooftop Films

August 2: 10 Things I Hate About You (1999), Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Halloween (1978) at Embassy Suites in Midtown Manhattan by Rooftop Cinema Club

August 3: Clueless (1995) at Skyline Drive-In NYC

August 3: Goodfellas (1990) at Brooklyn Bridge Park by Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy

August 4: Skyfall (2012) at Skyline Drive-In NYC

August 4: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) at Restaurant Row (100th & Lexington) by ImageNation and the INternational Puerto Rican Heritage Film Festival

August 6: Batman (1986) at Skyline Drive-In NYC

August 7: The Parent Trap (1998), The Devil Wear Prada (2006), Superbad (2007) at Embassy Suites in Midtown Manhattan by Rooftop Cinema Club

August 7: 48 Hours (1982) at Bryant Park by Paramount+

August 9: The Nutty Professor (1996) at Prospect Park by Paramount+ and Brooklyn Magazine

August 10: Despicable Me (2010) at Brooklyn Bridge Park by Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy

August 10: Soul (2020) at Hunter’s Point South Park by Hunters Point Parks Conservancy (CinemaLIC)

August 11: Bend It Like Beckham (2002) at Governors Island by Governors Island Arts and Film at Lincoln Center

August 11: Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022) at Alley Pond Park by NYC Parks

August 13: The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) and White Chicks (2004)  at Embassy Suites in Midtown Manhattan by Rooftop Cinema Club

August 14: Zoolander (2001) at Bryant Park by Paramount+

August 15: Freaky Friday (2003) and Nope (2022) at Embassy Suites in Midtown Manhattan by Rooftop Cinema Club

August 15: The Space Race (2023) at Central Park Conservancy Film Festival

August 16: Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) at Prospect Park by Paramount+ and Brooklyn Magazine

August 16: Step Up (2006) at The Rooftop at Pier 17 by Seaport Cinema

August 16: Arctic Ascent with Alex Honnold at Central Park Conservancy Film Festival

August 17: Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022) at Brooklyn Bridge Park by Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy

August 17: Wild Life at Central Park Conservancy Film Festival

August 18: We Feed People at Central Park Conservancy Film Festival

August 20: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986) at McCarren Park by Paramount+ and Brooklyn Magazine

August 21: Good Burger (1997) at Bryant Park by Paramount+

August 24: Public Choice of The Addams Family (1991), Little Women (2019), or Romeo + Juliet (1996) at Brooklyn Bridge Park by Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy

August 25: Top Gun: Maverick (2022) at The Intrepid Sea, Air, & Space Museum's Summer Movie Series

August 29: Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado (2020) at Fort Greene Park by Rooftop Films

August 30: Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023) at McCarren Park by Paramount+ and Brooklyn Magazine

September

September 1: Set It Off (1996) at Governors Island by Governors Island Arts and Film at Lincoln Center

September 2: Coraline (2009), Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001), Death Becomes Her (1992), Scream (1996) at Embassy Suites in Midtown Manhattan by Rooftop Cinema Club (Summerween)

September 3: The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), Jaws (1975), Hocus Pocus (1993), Jennifer’s Body (2009) at Embassy Suites in Midtown Manhattan by Rooftop Cinema Club (Summerween)

September 6: Dancing the Twist in Bamko (2021) at Columbia University by NYC Parks and FACE Foundation

September 6: Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) at McCarren Park by Paramount+ and Brooklyn Magazine

September 8: Aladdin (1992) at Hunter’s Point South Park by Hunters Point Parks Conservancy (CinemaLIC)

September 8: Leap! (2016) at McGolrick Park by NYC Parks and FACE Foundation

September 13: The Big Lebowski (1998) at McCarren Park by Paramount+ and Brooklyn Magazine

September 21: Pitch Perfect (2012) at The Rooftop at Pier 17 by Seaport Cinema

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