Judy Garland and Tom Drake co-star in “Meet Me in St. Louis,” which will be shown at The Boat House in Tuckerton, Dec. 19.
Note: This list does not include regular theatrical runs for current films but is devoted to special screenings, film festivals and drive-in movies.
Dec. 5: “Stand by Me: The Film and Its Stars 40 Years Later” featuring Corey Feldman, Jerry O’Connell and Wil Wheaton at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
Dec. 5: “Happy Feet” at Union County Performing Arts Center, Rahway.
Dec. 5: “Scarface” at ShowRoom, Asbury Park.
Dec. 5: “Bing Faithful’s Very Merry Nondenominational Holiday Special” at Cinema505, Montclair.
Dec. 5: “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation,” Holly Folly Film Festival at Mill Hill Playhouse, Trenton.
Dec. 5: “Crossing Delancey” at The Boat House, Tuckerton.
Dec. 5-6: “Nuremberg“ at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
Dec. 5-7: “Wake Up Dead Man” at Basie Center Cinema House, Red Bank.
Dec. 5-7: “Wicked: For Good“ at IMAX Theatre at Tropicana, Atlantic City.
Dec. 5-7: “Zootopia 2” at IMAX Theatre at Tropicana, Atlantic City.
Dec. 5-7: “Zootopia 2“ at Bernardsville Cinema 3.
Dec. 5-7: “Wicked: For Good“ at Bernardsville Cinema 3.
Dec. 5-7: “Merrily We Roll Along“ at Bernardsville Cinema 3.
Dec. 5-7: “Nuremberg“ at Bernardsville Cinema 3.
Dec. 5-7: “Wicked: For Good” at Basie Center Cinema House, Red Bank.
Dec. 5-11: “Hamnet” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
Dec. 5-11: “Wicked: For Good” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
Dec. 5-11: “Wake Up Dead Man” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
Dec. 5-11: “Eternity” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
Dec. 5-11: “Sentimental Value” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
Dec. 5-11: “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
Dec. 5-11: “Zootopia 2” at The Bellevue, Montclair.
Dec. 5-11: “Rental Family” at The Bellevue, Montclair.
Dec. 5-11: “Five Nights at Freddy’s 2” at The Bellevue, Montclair.
Dec. 5-11: “Wicked: For Good” at Chatham Hickory Cinema.
Dec. 5-11: “Wicked: For Good” at Princeton Garden Theatre.
Dec. 5-11: “Wake Up Dead Man” at Princeton Garden Theatre.
Dec. 5-7 and 9-11: “Rental Family” at Cranford Theater.
Dec. 5-7 and 9-11: “Wicked: For Good” at Cranford Theater.
Dec. 5-7 and 9-11: “Zootopia 2” at Cranford Theater.
Dec. 5-7 and 9-11: “Five Nights at Freddy’s 2“ at Cranford Theater.
Dec. 5-7 and 10-11: “Wicked: For Good” at SModcastle Cinemas, Atlantic Highlands.
Dec. 5-7 and 10-11: “Zootopia 2” at SModcastle Cinemas, Atlantic Highlands.
Dec. 5-7 and 10-11: “Wake Up Dead Man” at SModcastle Cinemas, Atlantic Highlands.
Dec. 5-7 and 10-11: “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere” at SModcastle Cinemas, Atlantic Highlands.
Dec. 5-7 and 10-11: “Five Nights at Freddy’s 2” at SModcastle Cinemas, Atlantic Highlands.
Dec. 5 and 19: “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” at Basie Center Cinema House, Red Bank.
Dec. 5, 14 and 23: “Holiday Shorts Vol. 1” at Williams Center, Rutherford.
Dec. 6: “The Phantom of the Opera” with live organ accompaniment at duCret Center of Art, Plainfield.
Dec. 6: “The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T“ at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
Dec. 6: “Steamboat Bill, Jr.“ at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
Dec. 6: “Elf” at Cranford Theater.
Dec. 6: “Batman Returns” at ShowRoom, Asbury Park.
Dec. 6: “The Santa Clause” at Princeton Garden Theatre.
Dec. 6: “Scrooged” at SModcastle Cinemas, Atlantic Highlands.
Dec. 6: “It’s a Wonderful Life,” Holly Folly Film Festival at Mill Hill Playhouse, Trenton.
Dec. 6: “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
Dec. 6: “Barbarella” at Williams Center, Rutherford.
Dec. 6-7: “Elf” at ShowRoom, Asbury Park.
Dec. 6 and 13: “The Polar Express” at IMAX Theatre at Tropicana, Atlantic City.
Dec. 6 and 15: “The Seven Ravens,” “The Snow Queen” at Williams Center, Rutherford.
Dec. 6, 10 and 20: “It’s a Wonderful Life” at The Bellevue, Montclair.
Dec. 6, 12 and 28: “Snow Trail” at Williams Center, Rutherford.
Dec. 7: “Home Alone” with live appearance by Macaulay Culkin at Ovation Hall at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.
Dec. 7: “No Bears,” The Space Between: Journeys in Iranian Cinema series at The Clairidge, Montclair.
Dec. 7: “White Christmas” at Princeton Garden Theatre.
Dec. 7: “The Polar Express,” Holly Folly Film Festival at Mill Hill Playhouse, Trenton.
Dec. 7: “Dogma” at SModcastle Cinemas, Atlantic Highlands.
Dec. 7: “It’s a Wonderful Life” at Cranford Theater.
Dec. 7 and 11: “A Christmas Story” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
Dec. 7 and 12: “Sprinsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere” at ShowRoom, Asbury Park.
Dec. 7 and 17: “The Brain” at Williams Center, Rutherford.
Dec. 7 and 20: “Remember the Night” at Williams Center, Rutherford.
Dec. 7, 13-14 and 20-21: “The Grinch” at Cranford Theater.
Dec. 8 and 16: “Eyes Wide Shut” at Williams Center, Rutherford.
Dec. 8 and 21: “A Christmas Carol” at Williams Center, Rutherford.
Dec. 9: “Between the Mountain and the Sky” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
Dec. 9: “Krampus” at Williams Center, Rutherford.
Dec. 9 and 29: “Deep Red” at Williams Center, Rutherford.
Dec. 10: “Home Alone” at Princeton Garden Theatre.
Dec. 10: Collected Works of Ladislas Starevich at Williams Center, Rutherford.
Dec. 10: “Charade” at Williams Center, Rutherford.
Dec. 10-14: “Rolling Stones: At the Max” at IMAX Theatre at Tropicana, Atlantic City.
Dec. 11: “The Colors Within” at Williams Center, Rutherford.
Dec. 12: “Monsoon Wedding” at Acme Screening Room, Lambertville.
Dec. 12: “Day for Night” at The Boat House, Tuckerton.
Dec. 12: “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere” at ShowRoom, Asbury Park.
Dec. 12: “Hamnet” at Princeton Garden Theatre.
Dec. 12-14: “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” at Williams Center, Rutherford.
Dec. 12-14: “Die My Love“ at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
Dec. 12-24: “La Grazia” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
Dec. 12-25: “Ella McKay” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
Dec. 13: “The Night Before Christmas” (interactive movie event) at Kelsey Theatre at Mercer County Community College, West Windsor.
Dec. 13: “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets“ at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
Dec. 13: “Double Indemnity“ at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
Dec. 13: “Enter the Void” at Williams Center, Rutherford.
Dec. 13-14: “Love Actually” at ShowRoom, Asbury Park.
Dec. 13 and 17: “Elf” at The Bellevue, Montclair.
Dec. 13 and 24: “Elf” at Princeton Garden Theatre.
Dec. 14: “White Christmas” (interactive movie event) at Kelsey Theatre at Mercer County Community College, West Windsor.
Dec. 14: “Die Hard” at Art House Productions, Jersey City.
Dec. 14: “You Got Gold: A Celebration of John Prine” at Monty Hall, Jersey City.
Dec. 14: “The Polar Express” at Levoy Theatre, Millville.
Dec. 14: “WTO/99” at Basie Center Cinemas, Red Bank.
Dec. 14: “Brazil“ at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
Dec. 14: “We’re No Angels” at Princeton Garden Theatre.
Dec. 14: “The Polar Express” at The Bellevue, Montclair.
Dec. 14: “White Christmas” at Cranford Theater.
Dec. 14 and 18: “White Christmas” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
Dec. 15 and 29: “The Shop Around the Corner” at Williams Center, Rutherford.
Dec. 16: “It’s a Wonderful Life” at Algonquin Arts Theatre, Manasquan.
Dec. 17: “Lotto and Berenson: Crossed Destinies” at Bickford Theatre at Morris Museum, Morris Township.
Dec. 17: “James and the Giant Peach“ at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
Dec. 17: “Christmas in Connecticut” at ShowRoom, Asbury Park.
Dec. 17: “Sense and Sensibility” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
Dec. 17: “It’s a Wonderful Life” at Princeton Garden Theatre.
Dec. 17 and 27: “His Girl Friday” at Williams Center, Rutherford.
Dec. 18: “The Muppet Christmas Carol” at Union County Performing Arts Center, Rahway.
Dec. 18: “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” with live appearance by Chevy Chase at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark.
Dec. 18: “A Silent Voice: The Movie” at Williams Center, Rutherford.
Dec. 18-25: “The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants” at Cranford Theater.
Dec. 18-25: “The Housemaid” at Cranford Theater.
Dec. 18-31 and Jan. 1: “The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants” at Chatham Hickory Cinema.
Dec. 18-21 and 24-31 and Jan. 1-4: “Avatar: Fire and Ash” at IMAX Theatre at Tropicana, Atlantic City.
Dec. 19: “Meet Me in St. Louis” at The Boat House, Tuckerton.
Dec. 19: “Die Hard” at Williams Center, Rutherford.
Dec. 19-20: “The Polar Express” at Union County Performing Arts Center, Rahway.
Dec. 19-21: “Love Actually” at Williams Center, Rutherford.
Dec. 19 and 22: “Hundreds of Beavers” at Williams Center, Rutherford.
Dec. 19-25: “Avatar: Fire and Ash” at The Bellevue, Montclair.
Dec. 19-25: “The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants” at The Bellevue, Montclair.
Dec. 19-31 and Jan. 1: “The Secret Agent” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
Dec. 20: “The Polar Express” at Brook Arts Center, Bound Brook.
Dec. 20: “The Polar Express“ at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
Dec. 20: “Santa Sangre” at Williams Center, Rutherford.
Dec. 20-21: “It’s a Wonderful Life” at ShowRoom, Asbury Park.
Dec. 21: “It’s a Wonderful Life” at Levoy Theatre, Millville.
Dec. 21: “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” at Levoy Theatre, Millville.
Dec. 21: “Gremlins“ at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
Dec. 21: “Eight Crazy Nights“ at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
Dec. 21: “It’s a Wonderful Life“ at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
Dec. 22: “Home Alone” at Williams Center, Rutherford.
Dec. 23: “It’s a Wonderful Life” at Williams Center, Rutherford.
Dec. 23 “The Grinch” at Princeton Garden Theatre.
Dec. 26: “Casablanca” at The Boat House, Tuckerton.
Dec. 26-28: “The Holdovers” at Williams Center, Rutherford.
Dec. 27: “Labyrinth“ at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
Dec. 27: “200 Cigarettes” at ShowRoom, Asbury Park.
Dec. 27: “Suspiria” at Williams Center, Rutherford.
Dec. 27, Jan. 31 and Feb. 28: “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” at Chatham Hickory Cinema.
Dec. 28: “Broadcast News“ at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
Dec. 28: “Pennies From Heaven“ at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
Dec. 30: “Black Christmas” at Williams Center, Rutherford.
Dec. 30: “Scrooged” at Williams Center, Rutherford.
Dec. 31: “When Harry Met Sally“ at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
Jan. 3: “Stuart Little“ at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
Jan. 10: “The Librarians” at Roy’s Hall, Blairstown. Benefit for Warren County library system.
Jan. 11: “Hit the Road,” The Space Between: Journeys in Iranian Cinema series at The Clairidge, Montclair.
Jan. 15: “The Godfather Part II” at Union County Performing Arts Center, Rahway.
Jan. 23-Feb. 22: New Jersey International Film Festival at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, and online.
Jan. 24: “Good Grain” at Acme Screening Room, Lambertville.
Feb. 1: “The Little Mermaid” Sing-Along at State Theatre, New Brunswick.
Feb. 18: “Painting the Soul of the 20th Century: Pellizza da Volpedo” at Bickford Theatre at Morris Museum, Morris Township.
Feb. 26: “Chile ’76” at Pollak Theatre at Monmouth University, West Long Branch.
Feb. 28: “Mahoning Drive In Road Show” with “The Exorcist” and “Beyond the Door” at Union County Performing Arts Center, Rahway.
March 4: “Dirty Dancing in Concert” at BergenPAC, Englewood.
March 7: “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” screening with live music at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark.
March 7: “World’s Best Short Films” presented by Asbury Shorts at Algonquin Arts Theatre, Manasquan.
March 11: “Turner & Constable” at Bickford Theatre at Morris Museum, Morris Township.
March 18: “Dirty Dancing in Concert” at State Theatre, New Brunswick.
March 20: “The Goonies” screening with live appearances by Corey Feldman and Kerri Green at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark.
March 21: “Encanto” (interactive movie event) at Kelsey Theatre at Mercer County Community College, West Windsor.
March 26: “Green Border” at Pozycki Hall Auditorium at Monmouth University, West Long Branch.
March 26-29: Garden State Film Festival in Asbury Park and Cranford.
May 13: “Water Lilies by Monet: The Magic of Water and Light” at Bickford Theatre at Morris Museum, Morris Township.
March 26: “Cabaret” at Union County Performing Arts Center, Rahway.
May 21: “Pink Flamingos” at Union County Performing Arts Center, Rahway.
May 29: “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank. With New Jersey Symphony playing John Williams’ score, live.
May 30: “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark. With New Jersey Symphony playing John Williams’ score, live.
May 31: “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” at State Theatre, New Brunswick. With New Jersey Symphony playing John Williams’ score, live.
June 3: “Frida: Vida la Vida” at Bickford Theatre at Morris Museum, Morris Township.
Oct. 16-25: Montclair Film Festival.
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