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The Princeton Garden Theatre will show the James Bond movie “Goldfinger” on Aug. 4.

Note: This list does not include regular theatrical runs for current films but is devoted to special screenings, film festivals and drive-in movies.

July 26: “When Harry Met Sally,” Movies on the Beach, Seaside Heights.
July 26: “Suspicion” at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
July 26: “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” at West Orange Public Library.

July 26-28: “Deadpool & Wolverine,” “Longlegs” at Delsea Drive-In Theatre, Vineland.
July 26-28: “Twisters,” “A Quiet Place: Day One” at Delsea Drive-In Theatre, Vineland.
July 26-28: “Robot Dreams” at Princeton Garden Theatre.
July 26-28: “Back to the Future II” at SModcastle Cinemas, Atlantic Highlands.

July 26-31: “Despicable Me 4” at The Village at SOPAC, South Orange.
July 26-31: “Inside Out 2” at The Village at SOPAC, South Orange.
July 26-31: “Twisters” at The Village at SOPAC, South Orange.
July 26-31: “Deadpool & Wolverine” at The Village at SOPAC, South Orange.

July 26-31 and Aug. 1: “Twisters” at Cranford Theater.
July 26-31 and Aug. 1: “Despicable Me 4” at Cranford Theater.
July 26-31 and Aug. 1: “Inside Out 2” at Cranford Theater.
July 26-31 and Aug. 1: “Deadpool & Wolverine” at Cranford Theater.
July 26-31 and Aug. 1: “Mothers’ Instinct” at Cranford Theater.
July 26-31 and Aug. 1: “The Fabulous Four” at Basie Center Cinemas, Red Bank.
July 26-31 and Aug. 1: “Thelma” at Basie Center Cinemas, Red Bank.
July 26-31 and Aug. 1: “Sisi & I” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
July 26-31 and Aug. 1: “Deadpool & Wolverine” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
July 26-31 and Aug. 1: “Twisters” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
July 26-31 and Aug. 1: “Widow Clicquot” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
July 26-31 and Aug. 1: “Longlegs” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
July 26-31 and Aug. 1: “Inside Out 2” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
July 26-31 and Aug. 1: “Preconceived” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
July 26-31 and Aug. 1: “Eno” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
July 26-31 and Aug. 1: “Widow Cliquot” at Princeton Garden Theatre.
July 26-31 and Aug. 1: “Fly Me to the Moon” at Princeton Garden Theatre.

July 26-28 and 31 and Aug. 1: “Longlegs” at SModcastle Cinemas, Atlantic Highlands.
July 26-28 and 31 and Aug. 1: “Despicable Me 4” at SModcastle Cinemas, Atlantic Highlands.

July 26-28 and 31 and Aug. 1-2: “Twisters” at SModcastle Cinemas, Atlantic Highlands.

July 26-28 and 31 and Aug. 1-4 and 7-9: “Deadpool & Wolverine” at SModcastle Cinemas, Atlantic Highlands.

July 26-31 and Aug. 1-4, 7-11 and 14: “Deadpool & Wolverine” at IMAX Theatre at Tropicana, Atlantic City.

July 27: “Baahubali: The Beginning” with live music by New Jersey Symphony at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark.
July 27: “Shadow of a Doubt” at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
July 27: “Notorious” at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.

July 27 and 30: “Raiders of the Lost Ark” at The Clairidge, Montclair.

July 27 and 29-30 and Aug. 1: “Thelma” at Princeton Garden Theatre.

July 28: “Baahubali: The Beginning” with live music by New Jersey Symphony at State Theatre, New Brunswick.
July 28: “Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie,” Movies on the Beach, Seaside Heights.
July 28: “Foreign Correspondent” at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
July 28: “Getting It Back: The Story of Cymande” at Monty Hall, Jersey City.
July 28: “The Devil and Daniel Johnston” at Showroom Cinema, Asbury Park.

July 29: “Amazing Grace” at Williams Center, Rutherford.

July 29 and 31: “Robot Dreams” at Williams Center, Rutherford.

July 30: “Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken” at State Theatre, New Brunswick.
July 30: “Wonka” at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
July 30: “Barbie” at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
July 30: “Elemental” at Mary McLeod Bethune Park, Jersey City. Movies in the Park series.
July 30: Migration at Huddy Park, Toms River.
July 30: “Five Star Stories” at Williams Center, Rutherford.

July 31: “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” at Hall of Records, Freehold.
July 31: “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,” Free Family Movies Under the Stars series at Excursion Park, Sea Isle City.
July 31: “The Sword in the Stone,” Movies Under the Stars series at ResilienCity Park, Hoboken.
July 31: “Heaven and Earth Magic” at Williams Center, Rutherford.
July 31: “The Little Mermaid” at Turtle Back Zoo, West Orange.
July 31: “Chinatown” at Princeton Garden Theatre.

Aug. 1: “Turning Red” at Hamilton Park, Jersey City. Movies in the Park series.
Aug. 1: “Snatch” at Williams Center, Rutherford.
Aug. 1: “Encanto,” presented by Princeton University Art Museum at Little Hall Courtyard at Princeton University.
Aug. 1: “American Symphony” at ArtYard, Frenchtown.
Aug. 1: “Velvet Goldmine” at Showroom Cinema, Asbury Park.
Aug. 1: “PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie,” Movies Under the Stars series at Atlantic Street Park, Hackensack.
Aug. 1: “The Women” at Princeton Garden Theatre.
Aug. 1: “Blazing Saddles” at SModcastle Cinemas, Atlantic Highlands.

Aug. 1-8: “Trap” at Cranford Theater.

Aug. 2: “The Cabin in the Woods” at The Village at SOPAC, South Orange.
Aug. 2: “King Kong” at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.

Aug. 2 and 16: “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” at Basie Center Cinemas, Red Bank.

Aug. 3: “Get Lamp” plus question-and-answer session with director Jason Scott, Highland Park Outdoor Movie Theater at Municipal Parking Lot on Raritan Avenue between Second and Third Avenues.
Aug. 3: “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
Aug. 3: “Rebecca” at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.

Aug. 3-7: “Ponyo” at The Village at SOPAC, South Orange.

Aug. 4: “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem,” Movies on the Beach, Seaside Heights.
Aug. 4: “Goldfinger” at Princeton Garden Theatre.
Aug. 4: “GoldenEye” at Princeton Garden Theatre.
Aug. 4: “Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind” at Williams Center, Rutherford.

Aug. 4-14: Axelrod Jewish International Film Festival at Axelrod Performing Arts Center, Deal, and Bell Theater at Bell Works, Holmdel.

Aug. 5: “Don’t Look Back” at Williams Center, Rutherford.

Aug. 6: “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” at State Theatre, New Brunswick.
Aug. 6: “Wish” at Triangle Park, Jersey City. Movies in the Park series.
Aug. 6: Zootopia at Huddy Park, Toms River.
Aug. 6: “Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise” at Williams Center, Rutherford.
Aug. 6: “Maestra” at Princeton Garden Theatre.

Aug. 7: “The Lion King 1 ½” at Hall of Records, Freehold.
Aug. 7: “Batman” at Memorial Park, Ridgewood.
Aug. 7: “Elemental,” Free Family Movies Under the Stars series at Excursion Park, Sea Isle City.
Aug. 7: “Spaceballs,” Movies Under the Stars series at ResilienCity Park, Hoboken.
Aug. 7: “Kung Fu Panda 4” at Ginty Field, Morris Township.
Aug. 7: “The Connection” at Williams Center, Rutherford.
Aug. 7: “The Man Who Knew Too Much” at Princeton Garden Theatre.

Aug. 8: “Elemental” at J. Owen Grundy Pier, Jersey City. Movies in the Park series.
Aug. 8: “Water Brother: The Sid Abbruzzi Story” at House of Independents, Asbury Park.
Aug. 8: “Rock ‘n’ Roll High School” at Showroom Cinema, Asbury Park.
Aug. 8: “Barbie,” Movies Under the Stars series at Atlantic Street Park, Hackensack.
Aug. 8: “Eastern Promises” at Williams Center, Rutherford.

Aug. 9: “The Birdcage,” Movies on the Beach, Seaside Heights.
Aug. 9: “Elemental” at West Orange Public Library.

Aug. 9-15: “Dìdi” at The Clairidge, Montclair.

Aug. 11: “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” Movies on the Beach, Seaside Heights.
Aug. 11: “Castle in the Sky” at Williams Center, Rutherford.

Aug. 12: “Woodstock” at Middletown Arts Center.
Aug. 12: “Monterey Pop” at Williams Center, Rutherford.

Aug. 13: “Wish” at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
Aug. 13: “Bob Marley: One Love” at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
Aug. 13: “Strange World” at Harsimus Park, Jersey City. Movies in the Park series.
Aug. 13: “Patlabor: The Movie” at Williams Center, Rutherford.

Aug. 14: “Toy Story 2” at Hall of Records, Freehold.
Aug. 14: “The Day After Tomorrow” at Memorial Park, Ridgewood.
Aug. 14: “Wonka,” Free Family Movies Under the Stars series at Excursion Park, Sea Isle City.
Aug. 14: “Mamma Mia!,” Movies Under the Stars series at Pier A Park, Hoboken.
Aug. 14: “Kung Fu Panda 4,” Summer Movie Series at Memorial Park, Fair Lawn.
Aug. 14: “The Crow” at The Village at SOPAC, South Orange.
Aug. 14: “Rocco and his Brothers” at Williams Center, Rutherford.

Aug. 15: “Migration” at Sgt. Anthony Park, Jersey City. Movies in the Park series.
Aug. 15: “Hedwig & the Angry Inch” at Showroom Cinema, Asbury Park.
Aug. 15: “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem,” Movies Under the Stars series at Atlantic Street Park, Hackensack.
Aug. 15: “Scarface” at Williams Center, Rutherford.

Aug. 15-18 and 21: “Alien: Romulus” at IMAX Theatre at Tropicana, Atlantic City.

Aug. 16: “The Godfather” with live music by New Jersey Symphony at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark.

Aug. 16-22: “Sing Sing” at The Clairidge, Montclair.

Aug. 17: “Barbie the Movie: In Concert” at PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel.
Aug. 17: “The Jerk” at Middletown Arts Center.
Aug. 17: “Full Time,” Highland Park Outdoor Movie Theater at Municipal Parking Lot on Raritan Avenue between Second and Third Avenues.
Aug. 17: “Shrek the Third” at The Village at SOPAC, South Orange.

Aug. 18: “The Godfather” with live music by New Jersey Symphony at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
Aug. 18: “Chicago” at Middletown Arts Center.
Aug. 18: “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish,” Movies on the Beach, Seaside Heights.
Aug. 18: “My Neighbor Totoro” at Williams Center, Rutherford.

Aug. 19: “Amy” at Williams Center, Rutherford.

Aug. 20: Coco at Huddy Park, Toms River.
Aug. 20: “Space Adventure Cobra: The Movie” at Williams Center, Rutherford.

Aug. 21: “Avatar: The Last Airbender — In Concert” at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
Aug. 21: “The Lego Movie” at Hall of Records, Freehold.
Aug. 21: “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl,” Free Family Movies Under the Stars series at Excursion Park, Sea Isle City.
Aug. 21: “Friday Night Lights,” Movies Under the Stars series at Taglieri Stadium, Hoboken.
Aug. 21: “Araya” at Williams Center, Rutherford.

Aug. 22: “Cry-Baby” at Showroom Cinema, Asbury Park.
Aug. 22: “Wonka,” Movies Under the Stars series at Atlantic Street Park, Hackensack.
Aug. 22: “Death Race 2000” at Williams Center, Rutherford.

Aug. 23: “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts” at Village Park, Jersey City. Movies in the Park series.
Aug. 23: “Sleepless in Seattle,” Movies on the Beach, Seaside Heights.

Aug. 23-29: “Between the Temples” at The Clairidge, Montclair.

Aug. 24: UCPAC Film Festival at Union County Performing Arts Center, Rahway.
Aug. 24: “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” Montclair Film Summer Series at Brookdale Park, Montclair.

Aug. 25: “Rear Window” at Cranford Theater.
Aug. 25: “Kiki’s Delivery Service” at Williams Center, Rutherford.

Aug. 25 and 27: “Whisper of the Heart” at The Village at SOPAC, South Orange.

Aug. 25 and 28: “Rear Window” at The Village at SOPAC, South Orange.

Aug. 26: “We Are X” at Williams Center, Rutherford.

Aug. 26 and 28: “The Cat Returns” at The Village at SOPAC, South Orange.

Aug. 27: “Lupin III: The Fuma Conspiracy” at Williams Center, Rutherford.

Aug. 28: “PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie,” Free Family Movies Under the Stars series at Excursion Park, Sea Isle City.
Aug. 28: “Everything Everywhere All at Once” at IMAX Theatre at Tropicana, Atlantic City.
Aug. 28: “Wonka,” Summer Movie Series at Memorial Park, Fair Lawn.
Aug. 28: “Ashes and Diamonds” at Williams Center, Rutherford.

Aug. 29: “Phantom of the Paradise” at Showroom Cinema, Asbury Park.

Aug. 31: “Neil Young: Harvest Time,” Highland Park Outdoor Movie Theater at Municipal Parking Lot on Raritan Avenue between Second and Third Avenues.

Sept. 1: “Only Yesterday” at Williams Center, Rutherford.

Sept. 2: “The Last Waltz” at Williams Center, Rutherford.

Sept. 3: “The Incredibles” at Huddy Park, Toms River.
Sept. 3: “Wicked City” at Williams Center, Rutherford.

Sept. 4: “The Cranes Are Flying” at Williams Center, Rutherford.

Sept. 6-Oct. 18: New Jersey International Film Festival at Rutgers University, New Brunswick.

Sept. 8: “Porco Rosso” at Williams Center, Rutherford.

Sept. 11: “On the Bowery” at Williams Center, Rutherford.

Sept. 13: “Friday the 13th” at Roy’s Hall, Blairstown.
Sept. 13: “Dial M for Murder” at Gateway Playhouse, Somers Point.

Sept. 14: “Better Off Dead” at Middletown Arts Center.
Sept. 14: “Vannin’,” “The Van,” Highland Park Outdoor Movie Theater at Municipal Parking Lot on Raritan Avenue between Second and Third Avenues.

Sept. 15: “Blazing Saddles” at Cranford Theater.
Sept. 15: “Little Shop of Horrors” at Middletown Arts Center.
Sept. 15: “Ocean Waves” at Williams Center, Rutherford.

Sept. 16: “The Kids Are Alright” at Middletown Arts Center.

Sept. 19: “National Lampoon’s Animal House” at Union County Performing Arts Center, Rahway.

Sept. 20: Cut International Short Film Festival at Levoy Theatre, Millville.

Sept. 22: ” ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ in Concert” at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark.
Sept. 22: “Aguirre, the Wrath of God” at The Clairidge, Montclair.

Sept. 28: “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” Highland Park Outdoor Movie Theater at Municipal Parking Lot on Raritan Avenue between Second and Third Avenues.

Sept. 29: Silent Movie Day 2024 Celebration with “Habeas Corpus” (Laurel & Hardy”) and “Steamboat Bill Jr.” (Buster Keaton) at Union County Performing Arts Center, Rahway.

Oct. 3-6: “Mean Girls” at Cranford Theater.

Oct. 4: Encanto: The Sing-Along Film Concert at McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton.

Oct. 6: “Ali: Fear Eats the Soul” at The Clairidge, Montclair.

Oct. 10: “Avatar: The Last Airbender” in Concert at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.

Oct. 12: “Encanto: The Sing-Along Film Concert,” Peak Performances series at Montclair State University Amphitheatre.
Oct. 12: “Clerks” at Middletown Arts Center.

Oct. 13: “Encanto: The Sing-Along Film Concert” at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
Oct. 13: “Avatar: The Last Airbender” in Concert” at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark.

Oct. 17: “Metropolis” with organ accompaniment by Ian Fraser at Union County Performing Arts Center, Rahway.

Oct. 18-27: Montclair Film Festival.

Oct. 19: “The Princess Bride: An Inconceivable Evening With Cary Elwes” at State Theatre, New Brunswick.

Oct. 21: “Stop Making Sense” at Middletown Arts Center.

Oct. 30: “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” at Middletown Arts Center.

Oct. 31: “The Lost Boys” at Union County Performing Arts Center, Rahway. Movie will be preceded by a Spooky Organ Concert and followed by a Goth Rave.

Nov. 10: “The Producers” at Middletown Arts Center.
Nov. 10: “The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum” at The Clairidge, Montclair.

Nov. 14: ” ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ in Concert” at State Theatre, New Brunswick.

Nov. 16: “Blues Brothers” at Middletown Arts Center.

Nov. 18: “The Song Remains the Same” at Middletown Arts Center.

Dec. 1 and 5: “Wings of Desire” at The Clairidge, Montclair.

Dec. 5: “The Muppet Christmas Carol” in Concert featuring New Jersey Symphony, conducted by Constantine Kitsopoulos, at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
Dec. 5: “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” followed by a conversation with Chevy Chase at State Theattre, New Brunswick.

Dec. 6: “The Muppet Christmas Carol” in Concert featuring New Jersey Symphony, conducted by Constantine Kitsopoulos, at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.

Dec. 7: “The Muppet Christmas Carol” in Concert featuring New Jersey Symphony, conducted by Constantine Kitsopoulos, at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark.

Dec. 8: “The Muppet Christmas Carol” in Concert featuring New Jersey Symphony, conducted by Constantine Kitsopoulos, at State Theatre, New Brunswick.

Dec. 14: “Christmas Vacation” at Middletown Arts Center.

Dec. 15: “The Sound of Music” at Middletown Arts Center.

Dec. 16: “Depeche Mode: 101” at Middletown Arts Center.

Jan. 12: “The Tin Drum” at The Clairidge, Montclair.

Feb. 14: “Warner Bros. Discovery Presents Bugs Bunny at the Symphony” with New Jersey Symphony, conducted by George Daugherty, at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.

Feb. 15: “Warner Bros. Discovery Presents Bugs Bunny at the Symphony” with New Jersey Symphony, conducted by George Daugherty, at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark.

Feb. 16: “Warner Bros. Discovery Presents Bugs Bunny at the Symphony” with New Jersey Symphony, conducted by George Daugherty, at State Theatre, New Brunswick.

March 8: “Asbury Short Film Concert: World’s Best Short Films” at Algonquin Arts Theatre, Manasquan.

April 10: “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” in Concert with New Jersey Symphony, conducted by Constantine Kitsopoulos, at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.

April 11: “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” in Concert with New Jersey Symphony, conducted by Constantine Kitsopoulos, at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.

April 12: “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” in Concert with New Jersey Symphony, conducted by Constantine Kitsopoulos, at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark.

April 13: “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” in Concert with New Jersey Symphony, conducted by Constantine Kitsopoulos, at State Theatre, New Brunswick.

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