BergenPAC will present “Jaws,” with a live appearance by Richard Dreyfuss, May 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.
Through April 21: New Jersey Horror Con and Film Festival at New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center, Edison.
April 19: “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” Basie Center Cinemas, Red Bank.
April 19: “The Aggressives” at Newark Local Beer.
April 19-20: “Abigail,” “Monkey Man” at Delsea Drive-In Movie Theatre, Vineland.
April 19-20: “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire,” “Godzilla x King Kong: The New Empire” at Delsea Drive-In Movie Theatre, Vineland.
April 19-21: “Fast Times at Ridgemont High” at SModcastle Cinemas, Atlantic Highlands.
April 19-21: “Civil War” Basie Center Cinemas, Red Bank.
April 19-21: “Wicked Little Letters” Basie Center Cinemas, Red Bank.
April 19-24: “Civil War” at The Village at SOPAC, South Orange.
April 19-24: “Kung Fu Panda 4” at The Village at SOPAC, South Orange.
April 19-24: “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” at The Village at SOPAC, South Orange.
April 19-24: “Monkey Man” at The Village at SOPAC, South Orange.
April 19-24: “Abigail” at The Village at SOPAC, South Orange.
April 19-24: “The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare” at The Village at SOPAC, South Orange.
April 19-25: “La Chimera” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
April 19-25: “Monster” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
April 19-25: “Civil War at The Clairidge, Montclair.
April 19-25: “Wicked Little Letters” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
April 19-25: “Problemista” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
April 19-25: “Love Lies Bleeding” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
April 19-25: “Housekeeping for Beginners” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
April 19-25: “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
April 19-25: “Monkey Man” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
April 19-25: “Wicked Little Letters” at Princeton Garden Theatre.
April 19-25: “Civil War” at Princeton Garden Theatre.
April 19-21 and 23-25: “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” at Cranford Theater.
April 19-21 and 23-25: “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” at Cranford Theater.
April 19-21 and 23-25: “Wicked Little Letters” at Cranford Theater.
April 19-21 and 23-25: “Civil War” at Cranford Theater.
April 19-21 and 24-25: “Civil War” at IMAX Theatre at Tropicana, Atlantic City.
April 19-21 and 24-25: “Godzilla x King Kong: The New Empire” at SModcastle Cinemas, Atlantic Highlands.
April 19-21 and 24-25: “Kung Fu Panda 4” at SModcastle Cinemas, Atlantic Highlands.
April 19-21 and 24-25: “Abigail” at SModcastle Cinemas, Atlantic Highlands.
April 19-21 and 24-25: “Civil War” at SModcastle Cinemas, Atlantic Highlands.
April 19, 21 and 24- 25: “Wicked Little Letters” at SModcastle Cinemas, Atlantic Highlands.
April 20: Cranford Film Festival at Cranford Theater.
April 20: International Motion Picture Film Festival at SModcastle Cinemas, Atlantic Highlands.
April 20: “Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery” at Middletown Arts Center.
April 20: “How to Train Your Dragon” at The Village at SOPAC, South Orange.
April 20: “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” at The Village at SOPAC, South Orange.
April 20: “Midway” at Cape May Stage.
April 20: “Tell Your Children” at ShowRoom Cinema, Asbury Park.
April 20: “Dazed and Confused” at ShowRoom Cinema, Asbury Park.
April 20: “Godzilla vs. Megalon” at Princeton Garden Theatre.
April 20 and 23: “The Women” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
April 21: “Trolls Band Together” at Newton Theatre. Sensory-friendly screening benefiting Autism New Jersey.
April 21: “The Garden of the Finzi-Continis” at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
April 21: “The Eight Mountains” at The Village at SOPAC, South Orange.
April 22: “Five Nights at Freddy’s” at Livingston Public Library.
April 24: “Wicked Little Letters” at The Clairidge, Montclair. BYOB (Bring Your Own Baby) matinee.
April 25: “Rear Window” at Princeton Garden Theatre.
April 25: Ridgewood Guild International Film Festival at Westwood Theater.
April 25-28 and May 1-2: “Challengers” at IMAX Theatre at Tropicana, Atlantic City.
April 25-30 and May 1-2: “Challengers” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
April 25-28 and 30 and May 1-5 and 7-9: “Challengers” at Cranford Theater.
April 26: “Cowboy Bebop: The Movie” at Princeton Garden Theatre.
April 26: “Mad God” at Princeton Garden Theatre.
April 26-28: Newark LBGTQ Film Festival.
April 26-30 and May 1-2: “Disco Boy” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
April 26-30 and May 1-2: “The Beast” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
April 27: “Call Me Dancer” at Madison Community Arts Center. Part of Madison Mostly Dance Festival.
April 27: “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” at Chatham Hickory Cinema.
April 27: “The Iron Giants” at Princeton Garden Theatre.
April 27: “Fantastic Mr. Fox” at Princeton Garden Theatre.
April 27: “Tokyo Godfathers” at Princeton Garden Theatre.
April 27: “Perfect Blue” at Princeton Garden Theatre.
April 27 and 30: “The Talented Mr. Ripley” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
April 27-29 and May 1: “Spirited Away” at The Village at SOPAC, South Orange.
April 28: “Capsules” at Princeton Garden Theatre.
April 30: “Blood Simple” at Williams Center, Rutherford.
May 2 and 5: “Macbeth” (2014) at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
May 2-5 and 8: “The Fall Guy” at IMAX Theatre at Tropicana, Atlantic City.
May 2-5, 7-12 and 14-16: “The Fall Guy” at Cranford Theater.
May 3: “Evil Dead 2” at The Village at SOPAC, South Orange.
May 3-9: “Star Wars: Episode 1 — The Phantom Menace” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
May 4: “Jaws” screening with appearance by Richard Dreyfuss at BergenPAC, Englewood.
May 4: “Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg” at ShowRoom Cinema, Asbury Park.
May 4: “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
May 4 and 7: “Stagecoach” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
May 5: “Jersey Boys” at Middletown Arts Center.
May 5: “La Notte” at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
May 5: “Performance” at ShowRoom Cinema, Asbury Park.
May 5: “Afire” at The Village at SOPAC, South Orange.
May 5 and 8: “Steel Magnolias” at Cranford Theater.
May 8: “Pulp Fiction” at The Village at SOPAC, South Orange.
May 9: “The Exterminating Angel” at Williams Center, Rutherford.
May 9-12 and 15: “Kingdon of the Planet of the Apes” at IMAX Theatre at Tropicana, Atlantic City.
May 10-12 and 14-16: “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” at Cranford Theater.
May 11: “Monty Python & the Holy Grail” at Middletown Arts Center.
May 11: “Ezra” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
May 11 and 14: “Magnolia” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
May 12: “8½” at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
May 16: “Grease” sing-along with sock hop after-party at Union County Performing Arts Center, Rahway.
May 18: “The Iron Giant” at The Village at SOPAC, South Orange.
May 18 and 21: “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
May 19: “Mamma Roma” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
May 19: “Bicycle Thieves” at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
May 20: “Rattle and Hum” at Middletown Arts Center.
May 23: Rutherford Film Festival at Williams Center, Rutherford.
May 25: “Ghost in the Shell“ at SModcastle Cinemas, Atlantic Highlands.
May 25 and 28: “Election” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
May 26: “Death in Venice” at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
May 31-June 9: New Jersey International Film Festival at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, and online.
June 2: “The Muppet Movie” at Cranford Theater.
June 2: “Life Is Beautiful” at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
June 5-9: Lighthouse International Film Festival, Long Beach Island.
June 6: “Path of the Panther” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
June 6: “The Goonies” at Union County Performing Arts Center, Rahway.
June 9: “A Special Day” at The Clairidge, Montclair.
June 10: “Sign o’ the Times” at Middletown Arts Center.
June 12: “Mulan” at Memorial Park, Ridgewood.
June 15: “Young Frankenstein” at Middletown Arts Center.
June 16: “Mamma Mia!” at Middletown Arts Center.
June 20: “To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar“ at Kathedral, Hammonton.
June 23: “The Blue Caftan” at The Village at SOPAC, South Orange.
June 25: Asbury Shorts Short Film Exhibition at Kaplen JCC on the Palisades, Tenafly.
June 26: “Back to the Future Part II” at Hall of Records, Freehold.
June 26: “42nd Street” at Memorial Park, Ridgewood.
July 3: “The Karate Kid Part III” at Hall of Records, Freehold.
July 6: “Barbie the Movie: In Concert” at Freedom Mortgage Pavilion, Camden.
July 9: “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem” at State Theatre, New Brunswick.
July 10: “Men in Black II” at Hall of Records, Freehold.
July 10: “Barbie” at Memorial Park, Ridgewood.
July 13: “Animal House” at Middletown Arts Center.
July 14: “Hairspray” at Middletown Arts Center.
July 15: “The Grateful Dead Movie” at Middletown Arts Center.
July 16: “Elemental” at State Theatre, New Brunswick.
July 17: “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York” at Hall of Records, Freehold.
July 21: “The NeverEnding Story” at Cranford Theater.
July 23: “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” at State Theatre, New Brunswick.
July 24: “Harry Potter & the Sorcerer’s Stone” at Hall of Records, Freehold.
July 24: “Mary Poppins” at Memorial Park, Ridgewood.
July 30: “Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken” at State Theatre, New Brunswick.
July 31: “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” at Hall of Records, Freehold.
Aug. 6: “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” at State Theatre, New Brunswick.
Aug. 7: “The Lion King 1 ½” at Hall of Records, Freehold.
Aug. 7: “Batman” at Memorial Park, Ridgewood.
Aug. 12: “Woodstock” at Middletown Arts Center.
Aug. 14: “Toy Story 2” at Hall of Records, Freehold.
Aug. 14: “The Day After Tomorrow” at Memorial Park, Ridgewood.
Aug. 17: “Barbie the Movie: In Concert” at PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel.
Aug. 17: “The Jerk” at Middletown Arts Center.
Aug. 18: “Chicago” at Middletown Arts Center.
Aug. 21: “The Lego Movie” at Hall of Records, Freehold.
Aug. 25: “Rear Window” at Cranford Theater.
Sept. 14: “Better Off Dead” at Middletown Arts Center.
Sept. 15: “Blazing Saddles” at Cranford Theater.
Sept. 15: “Little Shop of Horrors” at Middletown Arts Center.
Sept. 16: “The Kids Are Alright” at Middletown Arts Center.
Oct. 3-6: “Mean Girls” at Cranford Theater.
Oct. 12: “Clerks” at Middletown Arts Center.
Oct. 18-27: Montclair Film Festival.
Oct. 21: “Stop Making Sense” at Middletown Arts Center.
Oct. 30: “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” at Middletown Arts Center.
Nov. 10: “The Producers” at Middletown Arts Center.
Nov. 16: “Blues Brothers” at Middletown Arts Center.
Nov. 18: “The Song Remains the Same” at Middletown Arts Center.
Dec. 5: “The Muppet Christmas Carol” in Concert featuring New Jersey Symphony, conducted by Constantine Kitsopoulos, at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
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.
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, 2025: “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, 2025: “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” in Concert with New Jersey Symphony, conducted by Constantine Kitsopoulos, at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark.
April 13, 2025: “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” in Concert with New Jersey Symphony, conducted by Constantine Kitsopoulos, at State Theatre, New Brunswick.
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