Free Summer Movies
Noir, romance, action, sci-fi, and comedy--Parks has movie screenings for all types of film buffs.
Free Summer Movies Events
Sunday, July 6, 2025
Movies Under the Stars: Toy Story
at Multi-Use Hard Top (in Equity Playground), Queens
9:00 p.m.–10:30 p.m.
Computer-animated tale centering on the rivalry between two children's toys: Woody, a cowboy doll who's the leader and the brains of the group, and a spaceman named Buzz Lightyear.
Free!
Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Movies Under the Stars: Kung Fu Panda 4
at Basketball Courts (in Frank D. O'Connor Playground), Queens
9:00 p.m.–10:30 p.m.
After three death-defying adventures defeating world-class villains with his unmatched courage and mad martial arts skills, Po, the Dragon Warrior, is ready to give it up.
Free!
Thursday, July 10, 2025
Pluto TV Movies With A View at Brooklyn Bridge Park
at Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn
6:00 p.m.–10:30 p.m.
Brooklyn Bridge Park’s most popular series, Pluto TV Movies With A View, shows free outdoor movies on Thursday evenings in July and August
Free!
Movies Under the Stars: Dog Man (2025)
at Multipurpose Ballfield (in Carroll Park), Brooklyn
8:30 p.m.–10:30 p.m.
When a dog and a police officer are injured together on the job, a life-saving surgery changes the course of history.
Free!
Movies Under the Stars: Piece by Piece (PG)
at Playground 103 CIII, Manhattan
8:30 p.m.–11:00 p.m.
Singer-songwriter and producer Pharrell Williams has made a distinct name for himself in the entertainment industry for over thirty years. The musical narrative charts his life and care
Free!
Movies Under the Stars: Ratatouille
at Grassy Area (in Yellowstone Park), Queens
9:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m.
A rat who dreams of becoming a gourmet chef teams up with an inexperienced kitchen worker at one of Paris' finest restaurants.
Free!
Friday, July 11, 2025
Movies Under the Stars: Inside Out 2 (PG)
at Pool Deck (in Highbridge Park), Manhattan
8:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
Disney and Pixar’s “Inside Out 2” returns to the mind of newly minted teenager Riley just as headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely unexpecte
Free!
Summerstarz 2025: Inside Out 2
at WNYC Transmitter Park, Brooklyn
8:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
Town Square BK's SummerSTARZ 2025 free movies are back in Transmitter Park.
Free!
Movies Under the Stars: The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie (2025)
at Outdoors at Faber Park Recreation Center (in Faber Park Recreation Center), Staten Island
8:30 p.m.–10:30 p.m.
Daffy Duck and Porky the Pig find themselves in another larger-than-life situation when they accidentally uncover a secret alien plot hidden in their local bubblegum factory.
Free!
Movies Under the Stars: A Minecraft Movie
at Ballfields (in Dr. Charles R. Drew Park), Queens
9:00 p.m.–10:45 p.m.
Four misfits are suddenly pulled through a mysterious portal into a bizarre, cubic wonderland that thrives on imagination.
Free!
Saturday, July 12, 2025
Movies Under the Stars: Mufasa: The Lion King
at Sol Lain Playground (in Sol Lain Plgd), Manhattan
8:30 p.m.–10:30 p.m.
“Mufasa: The Lion King” enlists Rafiki to relay the legend of Mufasa to young lion cub Kiara, daughter of Simba and Nala, with Timon and Pumbaa lending their signature schtick. Told in
Free!
Movies Under the Stars: Transformers One
at Beach 59th Street Playground (in Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk), Queens
9:00 p.m.–10:30 p.m.
TRANSFORMERS ONE is the untold origin story of OPTIMUS PRIME and MEGATRON, better known as sworn enemies, but once were friends bonded like brothers who changed the fate of Cybertron.
Free!
Sunday, July 13, 2025
Movies Under the Stars: Despicable Me 4
at Colden St. & 45th Avenue (in Kissena Corridor Park), Queens
9:00 p.m.–10:30 p.m.
Gru faces a new nemesis in Maxime Le Mal and his femme fatale girlfriend Valentina, and the family is forced to go on the run.
Free!
Tuesday, July 15, 2025
Movies Under the Stars: The Garfield Movie (2024)
at Play Area (in Arrochar Playground), Staten Island
8:30 p.m.–10:30 p.m.
Garfield (voiced by Chris Pratt), the world-famous, Monday-hating, lasagna-loving indoor cat, is about to have a wild outdoor adventure!
Free!
Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Movies Under the Stars: A Minecraft Movie
at Suydam Street & Irving Avenue (in Maria Hernandez Park), Brooklyn
8:30 p.m.–10:30 p.m.
Four misfits are suddenly pulled through a mysterious portal into a bizarre, cubic wonderland.
Free!
Movies Under the Stars: The Goonies
at Play Area (in Dr. Ronald E. McNair Playground), Manhattan
8:30 p.m.–11:30 p.m.
A group of teenagers finds a map leading to a hidden treasure. They must overcome booby traps, natural obstructions, and a gang of desperate thieves in their race for the loot.
Free!
Movies Under the Stars: Transformers One
at Oval Lawn (in Police Officer Edward Byrne Park), Queens
9:00 p.m.–10:30 p.m.
TRANSFORMERS ONE is the untold origin story of OPTIMUS PRIME and MEGATRON, better known as sworn enemies, but once were friends bonded like brothers who changed the fate of Cybertron.
Free!
Thursday, July 17, 2025
Pluto TV Movies With A View at Brooklyn Bridge Park
at Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn
6:00 p.m.–10:30 p.m.
Brooklyn Bridge Park’s most popular series, Pluto TV Movies With A View, shows free outdoor movies on Thursday evenings in July and August
Free!
Movies Under the Stars: IF (PG)
at St. Gregory's Playground, Manhattan
8:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
From writer and director John Krasinski, IF is about a girl who discovers that she can see everyone’s imaginary friends — and what she does with that superpower — as she embarks on a ma
Free!
Movies Under the Stars: Despicable Me 4
at Seth Low Playground (in Seth Low Playground/ Bealin Square), Brooklyn
8:30 p.m.–10:30 p.m.
Gru faces a new nemesis in Maxime Le Mal and his femme fatale girlfriend Valentina, and the family is forced to go on the run.
Free!
Movies Under the Stars: Wicked
at Multipurpose Turf Field (in Detective Keith L Williams Park), Queens
9:00 p.m.–11:45 p.m.
Wicked stars Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba and Ariana Grande as Glinda in a dazzling reimagining of Oz’s untold story of power, friendship, and self-discovery.
Free!
Friday, July 18, 2025
Summerstarz 2025: Top Gun Maverick
at WNYC Transmitter Park, Brooklyn
8:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
Town Square BK's SummerSTARZ 2025 free movies are back in Transmitter Park.
Free!
Movies Under the Stars: A Minecraft Movie (2025)
at Lawn (in Naples Playground), Staten Island 

8:30 p.m.–10:30 p.m.
Grab a blanket and come enjoy a movie in a neighborhood park or playground! This summer, NYC Parks and The Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment will host family-friendly movie...
Free!
Movies Under the Stars: Inside Out 2
at Lawn Area
9:00 p.m.–10:45 p.m.
Inside Out 2 dives back into Riley’s mind as new emotions like Anxiety shake up headquarters—and Joy and the gang aren’t sure how to feel about it.
Free!
Saturday, July 19, 2025
Movies Under The Stars: Piece by Piece
at Gil Scott-Heron Amphitheater (in St. Mary's Park), Bronx
8:30 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
Singer-songwriter and producer Pharrell Williams has made a distinct name for himself......
Free!
Movies Under the Stars: Toy Story (PG)
at Bella Abzug Park, Manhattan
8:30 p.m.–10:30 p.m.
Computer-animated tale centering on the rivalry between two children's toys: Woody, a cowboy doll who's the leader and the brains of the group, and a cocky spaceman named Buzz Lightyear
Free!
Movies Under the Stars: Dog Man
at 46th Avenue & Oceania St. (in Marie Curie Playground), Queens
9:00 p.m.–10:30 p.m.
After a fateful surgery fuses a cop and his dog, Dog Man emerges to fight crime—until his feud with Petey the Cat is shaken by the arrival of Lil Petey, a kitten with a big heart.
Free!
Sunday, July 20, 2025
Movies Under the Stars: Queen of Katwe
at Beach 94th St. Amphitheater (in Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk), Queens
9:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m.
This biopic of Ugandan chess prodigy Phiona Mutesi traces her journey from the slums of Katwe.
Free!
Wednesday, July 23, 2025
Movies Under the Stars: A Minecraft Movie (PG)
at White Playground, Manhattan
8:30 p.m.–10:30 p.m.
Four misfits are suddenly pulled through a mysterious portal into a bizarre, cubic wonderland that thrives on imagination. To get back home, they'll have to master this world while emba
Free!
Movies Under The Stars: Despicable Me 4
at Basketball Court (in Cedar Playground), Bronx
8:30 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
Gru faces a new nemesis in Maxime Le Mal and his femme fatale girlfriend Valentina.......
Free!
Movies Under the Stars: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
at Central Lawn (in Sunset Park), Brooklyn
8:30 p.m.–10:30 p.m.
Peter Quill, still reeling from the loss of Gamora, must rally his team around him to defend the universe along with protecting one of their own.
Free!
Movies Under the Stars: Moana 2
at Basketball Courts (in Corona Golf Playground), Queens 

9:00 p.m.–10:45 p.m.
Moana 2 reunites Moana and Maui for a daring new voyage into uncharted waters after a mysterious call from her ancestors.
Free!
Thursday, July 24, 2025
Pluto TV Movies With A View at Brooklyn Bridge Park
at Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn
6:00 p.m.–10:30 p.m.
Brooklyn Bridge Park’s most popular series, Pluto TV Movies With A View, shows free outdoor movies on Thursday evenings in July and August
Free!
Movies Under the Stars: Moana 2 (2024)
at Wilson Avenue and Weirfield Street (in Irving Square Park), Brooklyn
8:30 p.m.–10:30 p.m.
“Moana 2” reunites Moana and Maui three years later for an expansive new voyage alongside a crew of unlikely seafarers.
Free!
Movies Under the Stars: Wicked
at Vincent F. Albano Jr Playground (in Vincent F. Albano Jr. Playground), Manhattan
8:30 p.m.–11:00 p.m.
Wicked, the untold story of the witches of Oz, stars Emmy, Grammy and Tony winning powerhouse Cynthia Erivo (Harriet, Broadway’s The Color Purple) as Elphaba, a young woman, misundersto
Free!
Movies Under the Stars: Elf
at Austin J. McDonald Playground, Staten Island
8:45 p.m.–11:00 p.m.
After accidentally falling into Santa Claus' gift sack, a human baby is raised at the North Pole, growing up to believe he is an elf.
Free!
Movies Under the Stars: Sonic the Hedgehog 3
at Unisphere (in Flushing Meadows Corona Park), Queens 

9:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m.
Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails reunite against a powerful new adversary, Shadow, a mysterious villain with powers unlike anything they have faced before.
Free!
Friday, July 25, 2025
Movies Under the Stars: A Good Person
at West 174 Street and Amsterdam Avenue (in Highbridge Park), Manhattan
8:30 p.m.–10:30 p.m.
Allison's life falls apart following her involvement in a fatal accident. The unlikely relationship she forms with her would-be father-in-law helps her live a life worth living.
Free!
Movies Under the Stars: IF
at Lawn Area
9:00 p.m.–10:45 p.m.
From John Krasinski, IF follows a girl who can see imaginary friends and sets off on a magical mission to reunite them with the kids who need them.
Free!
Saturday, July 26, 2025
Movies Under the Stars: Snow White (PG)
at Southeast Corner at Washington Market Park (in Washington Market Park), Manhattan
8:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
Live-action adaptation of the 1937 Disney animated film 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'.
Free!
Movies Under the Stars: Coming To America
at Soccer Field (in St. James Park), Bronx
8:30 p.m.–11:00 p.m.
A wealthy African prince who rebels against an arranged marriage travels to Queens, New York City. Once....
Free!
Movies Under the Stars: The Fall Guy (2024)
at Ballfield (in Father Macris Park), Staten Island
8:30 p.m.–10:30 p.m.
He’s a stuntman, and like everyone in the stunt community, he gets blown up, shot, crashed, thrown through windows and dropped from the highest of heights, all for our entertainment.
Free!
Movies Under the Stars: Transformers One
at Brookville Boulevard and 144 Avenue (in Brookville Park), Queens
9:00 p.m.–10:30 p.m.
TRANSFORMERS ONE is the untold origin story of OPTIMUS PRIME and MEGATRON, better known as sworn enemies, but once were friends bonded like brothers who changed the fate of Cybertron.
Free!
Sunday, July 27, 2025
Movies Under the Stars: Mufasa: The Lion King
at Beach 94th St. Amphitheater (in Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk), Queens
9:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m.
“Mufasa: The Lion King” enlists Rafiki to relay the legend of Mufasa to young lion cub Kiara, daughter of Simba and Nala, with Timon and Pumbaa lending their signature schtick.
Free!
Wednesday, July 30, 2025
Movies Under the Stars: Kung Fu Panda 4
at Avenue A and St. Marks Place (in Tompkins Square Park), Manhattan
8:30 p.m.–11:00 p.m.
After three death-defying adventures defeating world-class villains with his unmatched courage and mad martial arts skills, Po, the Dragon Warrior, is called upon by destiny to...give i
Free!
Movies Under the Stars: Little Giants
at Williamsbridge Oval Track and Field (in Williamsbridge Oval), Bronx 

8:30 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
Two brothers, one a former football hero and the other a warm-hearted klutz, find themselves at odds when.....
Free!
Movies Under the Stars: The Princess and the Frog
at Lawn (in Naples Playground), Staten Island 

8:30 p.m.–10:30 p.m.
A prince is transformed into a frog and accidentally curses a beautiful princess with an amphibian form as well when he kisses her in an attempt to break the spell.
Free!
Movies Under the Stars: Captain America: Brave New World
at Lawn Area (in Rainey Park), Queens
8:45 p.m.–10:45 p.m.
Anthony Mackie returns as Captain America, caught in a global conspiracy after meeting President Ross, and must uncover the truth before the world spirals into chaos.
Free!
Thursday, July 31, 2025
Pluto TV Movies With A View at Brooklyn Bridge Park
at Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn
6:00 p.m.–10:30 p.m.
Brooklyn Bridge Park’s most popular series, Pluto TV Movies With A View, shows free outdoor movies on Thursday evenings in July and August
Free!
Movies Under the Stars: A Minecraft Movie
at Multipurpose Hard Top Area (in Pontiac Playground), Bronx
8:30 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
Four misfits are suddenly pulled through a mysterious portal into a bizarre, cubic wonderland that thrives on.....
Free!