22 Free Summer Movies in NYC

With Summer’s arrival comes a horde of free events and one of my favorites is watching free movies on giant screens. On a nice summer night you can just kick off your shoes, spread that blanket on the grass and sip soda, eat free popcorn and take in the city night. Okay enough of that here is the 411

2009 HBO Bryant Park Summer Film Festival

June
Monday – June 15 – 5:00pm – Lawn – Movie: The Sting
Monday – June 22 – 5:00pm – Lawn – Movie: Breaking Away
Monday – June 29 – 5:00pm – Lawn – Movie: Gold Diggers of 1933

July
Monday – July 6 – 5:00pm – Lawn – Movie:Dog Day Afternoon
Monday – July 13 – 5:00pm – Lawn – Movie: How Green Was My Valley
Monday – July 20 – 5:00pm – Lawn – Movie: Harold and Maude
Monday – July 27 – 5:00pm – Lawn – Movie: The Defiant Ones

August
Monday – Aug 3 – 5:00pm – Lawn – Movie: Kramer vs. Kramer
Monday – Aug 10 – 5:00pm – Lawn – Movie: The Magnificent Seven
Monday – Aug 17 – 5:00pm – Lawn – Movie: Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Riverside Park South Summer on the Hudson

Every Wednesday from June – August – dusk (8:30 p.m.) Pier I at 70th St.

Jun 26 The Big Blue

July 08 The Age of Innocence
July 15 Wall Street
July 22 Dinner at Eight
July 29 The Out-of-Towners

Aug 05 Drums Along the Mohawk
Aug 12 Sweet Smell of Success
Aug 20 All the President’s Men

The Central Park Film Festival

All screenings are FREE and start at 8:00 pm. Gates open at 6:00 pm. To find Rumsey Playfield, enter the Park at Fifth Avenue and 69th Street. Rain or shine.

Tuesday, August 19 Working Girl(1988)
Wednesday, August 20:The French Connection (1971)
Thursday, August 21: Strangers on a Train (1951)
Friday, August 22: Moonstruck (1987)
Saturday, August 23:August Rush (2007)

The Roosevelt Island Summer Movie Series

July
Where:Fire Fighters Field (near the Tram)
When: July 19th – Pre-show start, 8:45 pm
Film start, 9:00pm
Movies: Bee Movie
Runtime: 90min

August
Where:Fire Fighters Field (near the Tram)
When: August 9th- Pre-show start, 8:20 pm
Film start, 8:30pm
Movies: Monster House
Runtime: 90min
Blankets, lawn chairs and picnics are welcome.

Note: Plan on getting there early if you want a good spot.

See you there!