August 2023

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Tue, August Tue, Aug 1, 2023

Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

Written and directed by Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer is an epic thriller that thrusts audiences into the pulse-pounding paradox of the enigmatic man... Read more

Christopher Nolan
180 min
70mm
Asteroid City

Asteroid City

Asteroid City takes place in a fictional American desert town circa 1955. The itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention (organized to bri... Read more

Wes Anderson
105 min
DCP
Garden Movies
Film Series

Music Box Garden Movies

Summer is here and that means one thing: the return of our GARDEN MOVIES! Enjoy an outdoor movie on our Garden Patio, located right behind the Music B... Read more

Kaboom

Kaboom

Part of: Music Box Garden Movies

Smith (Thomas Dekker), a typical young college student who likes partying and engaging in acts of random sex and debauchery, has been having some inte... Read more

Gregg Araki
86 min
Digital

Wed, August Wed, Aug 2, 2023

Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

Written and directed by Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer is an epic thriller that thrusts audiences into the pulse-pounding paradox of the enigmatic man... Read more

Christopher Nolan
180 min
70mm
Asteroid City

Asteroid City

Asteroid City takes place in a fictional American desert town circa 1955. The itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention (organized to bri... Read more

Wes Anderson
105 min
DCP
Garden Movies
Film Series

Music Box Garden Movies

Summer is here and that means one thing: the return of our GARDEN MOVIES! Enjoy an outdoor movie on our Garden Patio, located right behind the Music B... Read more

John Dies at the End

John Dies at the End

Part of: Music Box Garden Movies

A new drug promises out-of-body experiences, but users are coming back changed forever, and an otherworldly invasion of Earth is underway.

Don Coscarelli
99 min
Digital

Thu, August Thu, Aug 3, 2023

Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

Written and directed by Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer is an epic thriller that thrusts audiences into the pulse-pounding paradox of the enigmatic man... Read more

Christopher Nolan
180 min
70mm
Asteroid City

Asteroid City

Asteroid City takes place in a fictional American desert town circa 1955. The itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention (organized to bri... Read more

Wes Anderson
105 min
DCP
Bingo

Music Box Bingo

On the 1st Thursday of the month (unless noted), join us in the Music Box Lounge 7-10 PM for the infamous MUSIC BOX BINGO! Hosted by your good-time ga... Read more

180 min
Garden Movies
Film Series

Music Box Garden Movies

Summer is here and that means one thing: the return of our GARDEN MOVIES! Enjoy an outdoor movie on our Garden Patio, located right behind the Music B... Read more

John Dies at the End

John Dies at the End

Part of: Music Box Garden Movies

A new drug promises out-of-body experiences, but users are coming back changed forever, and an otherworldly invasion of Earth is underway.

Don Coscarelli
99 min
Digital

Fri, August Fri, Aug 4, 2023

Kokomo City

Kokomo City

KOKOMO CITY is the feature directorial debut of two-time Grammy-nominated producer, singer and songwriter D. Smith. Smith, who made history as the fir... Read more

D. Smith
73 min
DCP
Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

Written and directed by Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer is an epic thriller that thrusts audiences into the pulse-pounding paradox of the enigmatic man... Read more

Christopher Nolan
180 min
70mm

Sat, August Sat, Aug 5, 2023

CatVideoFest 2025

CatVideoFest

CatVideoFest is a compilation reel of the latest and best cat videos culled from countless hours of unique submissions and sourced animations, music v... Read more

73 min
DCP
Kokomo City

Kokomo City

KOKOMO CITY is the feature directorial debut of two-time Grammy-nominated producer, singer and songwriter D. Smith. Smith, who made history as the fir... Read more

D. Smith
73 min
DCP
Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

Written and directed by Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer is an epic thriller that thrusts audiences into the pulse-pounding paradox of the enigmatic man... Read more

Christopher Nolan
180 min
70mm

Sun, August Sun, Aug 6, 2023

CatVideoFest 2025

CatVideoFest

CatVideoFest is a compilation reel of the latest and best cat videos culled from countless hours of unique submissions and sourced animations, music v... Read more

73 min
DCP
Kokomo City

Kokomo City

KOKOMO CITY is the feature directorial debut of two-time Grammy-nominated producer, singer and songwriter D. Smith. Smith, who made history as the fir... Read more

D. Smith
73 min
DCP
Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

Written and directed by Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer is an epic thriller that thrusts audiences into the pulse-pounding paradox of the enigmatic man... Read more

Christopher Nolan
180 min
70mm
Summer Stock

Relevant Hairstyles

There was a time when music performance was not confined to theaters and stages, but formed an intrinsic, seldom-analyzed component of community life.... Read more

Mon, August Mon, Aug 7, 2023

Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

Written and directed by Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer is an epic thriller that thrusts audiences into the pulse-pounding paradox of the enigmatic man... Read more

Christopher Nolan
180 min
70mm
Kokomo City

Kokomo City

KOKOMO CITY is the feature directorial debut of two-time Grammy-nominated producer, singer and songwriter D. Smith. Smith, who made history as the fir... Read more

D. Smith
73 min
DCP
The Night Walker
Film Series

Music Box of Horrors Presents

The team at Music Box of Horrors collectively agreed we could no longer only celebrate all things horror & hang out with you sickos once a year! Every... Read more

Body Melt

Body Melt + Accion Mutante

Part of: Music Box of Horrors Presents

Music Box of Horrors, Vinegar Syndrome, and Severin Films return for another night of sanity-destroying lunacy featuring two films so disgusting and d... Read more

176 min
DCP
Garden Movies
Film Series

Music Box Garden Movies

Summer is here and that means one thing: the return of our GARDEN MOVIES! Enjoy an outdoor movie on our Garden Patio, located right behind the Music B... Read more

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

Part of: Music Box Garden Movies

The angelically beautiful Catherine Deneuve was launched to stardom by this dazzling musical heart-tugger from Jacques Demy. She plays an umbrella-sho... Read more

Jacques Demy
91 min
Digital

Tue, August Tue, Aug 8, 2023

Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

Written and directed by Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer is an epic thriller that thrusts audiences into the pulse-pounding paradox of the enigmatic man... Read more

Christopher Nolan
180 min
70mm
Kokomo City

Kokomo City

KOKOMO CITY is the feature directorial debut of two-time Grammy-nominated producer, singer and songwriter D. Smith. Smith, who made history as the fir... Read more

D. Smith
73 min
DCP
CatVideoFest 2025

CatVideoFest

CatVideoFest is a compilation reel of the latest and best cat videos culled from countless hours of unique submissions and sourced animations, music v... Read more

73 min
DCP
Garden Movies
Film Series

Music Box Garden Movies

Summer is here and that means one thing: the return of our GARDEN MOVIES! Enjoy an outdoor movie on our Garden Patio, located right behind the Music B... Read more

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

Part of: Music Box Garden Movies

The angelically beautiful Catherine Deneuve was launched to stardom by this dazzling musical heart-tugger from Jacques Demy. She plays an umbrella-sho... Read more

Jacques Demy
91 min
Digital

Wed, August Wed, Aug 9, 2023

Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

Written and directed by Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer is an epic thriller that thrusts audiences into the pulse-pounding paradox of the enigmatic man... Read more

Christopher Nolan
180 min
70mm
Kokomo City

Kokomo City

KOKOMO CITY is the feature directorial debut of two-time Grammy-nominated producer, singer and songwriter D. Smith. Smith, who made history as the fir... Read more

D. Smith
73 min
DCP
Hunting for the Hag

Hunting for the Hag

Three young women venture deep into the woods of central Illinois to hunt for a mysterious legend known as The Hawthorne Hag. Led by aspiring document... Read more

Paul A. Brooks
86 min
DCP
Garden Movies
Film Series

Music Box Garden Movies

Summer is here and that means one thing: the return of our GARDEN MOVIES! Enjoy an outdoor movie on our Garden Patio, located right behind the Music B... Read more

An American in Paris

An American in Paris

Part of: Music Box Garden Movies

Jerry Mulligan (Gene Kelly) is an American ex-GI who stays in post-war Paris to become a painter, and falls for the gamine charms of Lise Bouvier (Les... Read more

Vincente Minnelli
114 min
Digital

Thu, August Thu, Aug 10, 2023

Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

Written and directed by Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer is an epic thriller that thrusts audiences into the pulse-pounding paradox of the enigmatic man... Read more

Christopher Nolan
180 min
70mm
Kokomo City

Kokomo City

KOKOMO CITY is the feature directorial debut of two-time Grammy-nominated producer, singer and songwriter D. Smith. Smith, who made history as the fir... Read more

D. Smith
73 min
DCP
Garden Movies
Film Series

Music Box Garden Movies

Summer is here and that means one thing: the return of our GARDEN MOVIES! Enjoy an outdoor movie on our Garden Patio, located right behind the Music B... Read more

An American in Paris

An American in Paris

Part of: Music Box Garden Movies

Jerry Mulligan (Gene Kelly) is an American ex-GI who stays in post-war Paris to become a painter, and falls for the gamine charms of Lise Bouvier (Les... Read more

Vincente Minnelli
114 min
Digital

Fri, August Fri, Aug 11, 2023

Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

Written and directed by Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer is an epic thriller that thrusts audiences into the pulse-pounding paradox of the enigmatic man... Read more

Christopher Nolan
180 min
70mm
Passages

Passages

Celebrated filmmaker Ira Sachs (Love is Strange) makes a breathtaking return with PASSAGES, a fresh, honest and brutally funny take on messy, modern r... Read more

Ira Sachs
91 min
DCP
Mad Max: Fury Road - Black & Chrome Edition movie still

Mad Max: Fury Road - Black & Chrome Edition

Oh, what a day… what a lovely day! Director George Miller originally intended his much acclaimed Mad Max: Fury Road to be released in black and white.... Read more

George Miller
120 min

Sat, August Sat, Aug 12, 2023

Passages

Passages

Celebrated filmmaker Ira Sachs (Love is Strange) makes a breathtaking return with PASSAGES, a fresh, honest and brutally funny take on messy, modern r... Read more

Ira Sachs
91 min
DCP
Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

Written and directed by Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer is an epic thriller that thrusts audiences into the pulse-pounding paradox of the enigmatic man... Read more

Christopher Nolan
180 min
70mm
Mad Max: Fury Road movie still

Mad Max: Fury Road

Years after the collapse of civilization, the tyrannical Immortan Joe enslaves apocalypse survivors inside the desert fortress the Citadel. When the w... Read more

George Miller
120 min

Sun, August Sun, Aug 13, 2023

Passages

Passages

Celebrated filmmaker Ira Sachs (Love is Strange) makes a breathtaking return with PASSAGES, a fresh, honest and brutally funny take on messy, modern r... Read more

Ira Sachs
91 min
DCP
CatVideoFest 2025

CatVideoFest

CatVideoFest is a compilation reel of the latest and best cat videos culled from countless hours of unique submissions and sourced animations, music v... Read more

73 min
DCP
Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

Written and directed by Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer is an epic thriller that thrusts audiences into the pulse-pounding paradox of the enigmatic man... Read more

Christopher Nolan
180 min
70mm
SexWorld

SexWorld

In Anthony Spinelli's erotic spin on sci-fi classic Westworld, a group of sexual misfits take a bus to SexWorld, a state-of-the-art resort run by whit... Read more

Anthony Spinelli
90 min
DCP

Mon, August Mon, Aug 14, 2023

Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

Written and directed by Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer is an epic thriller that thrusts audiences into the pulse-pounding paradox of the enigmatic man... Read more

Christopher Nolan
180 min
DCP, 70mm* *Check specific showtime for film format
2001: A Space Odyssey movie still

2001: A Space Odyssey

2001 has been a staple of the 70mm festivals at the Music Box since their inception, and one might say Stanley Kubrick’s science fiction epic (co-writ... Read more

Stanley Kubrick
164 min
70mm
Passages

Passages

Celebrated filmmaker Ira Sachs (Love is Strange) makes a breathtaking return with PASSAGES, a fresh, honest and brutally funny take on messy, modern r... Read more

Ira Sachs
91 min
DCP
Garden Movies
Film Series

Music Box Garden Movies

Summer is here and that means one thing: the return of our GARDEN MOVIES! Enjoy an outdoor movie on our Garden Patio, located right behind the Music B... Read more

Dracula: Dead and Loving It

Dracula: Dead and Loving It

Part of: Music Box Garden Movies

Dapper Count Dracula (Leslie Nielsen) relocates from his Transylvanian castle to Victorian London with his slavish assistant, Renfield (Peter MacNicol... Read more

Mel Brooks
88 min
Digital

Tue, August Tue, Aug 15, 2023

Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

Written and directed by Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer is an epic thriller that thrusts audiences into the pulse-pounding paradox of the enigmatic man... Read more

Christopher Nolan
180 min
70mm
Passages

Passages

Celebrated filmmaker Ira Sachs (Love is Strange) makes a breathtaking return with PASSAGES, a fresh, honest and brutally funny take on messy, modern r... Read more

Ira Sachs
91 min
DCP
Garden Movies
Film Series

Music Box Garden Movies

Summer is here and that means one thing: the return of our GARDEN MOVIES! Enjoy an outdoor movie on our Garden Patio, located right behind the Music B... Read more

Dracula: Dead and Loving It

Dracula: Dead and Loving It

Part of: Music Box Garden Movies

Dapper Count Dracula (Leslie Nielsen) relocates from his Transylvanian castle to Victorian London with his slavish assistant, Renfield (Peter MacNicol... Read more

Mel Brooks
88 min
Digital

Wed, August Wed, Aug 16, 2023

Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

Written and directed by Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer is an epic thriller that thrusts audiences into the pulse-pounding paradox of the enigmatic man... Read more

Christopher Nolan
180 min
70mm, DCP* *Check specific showtime for film format
Passages

Passages

Celebrated filmmaker Ira Sachs (Love is Strange) makes a breathtaking return with PASSAGES, a fresh, honest and brutally funny take on messy, modern r... Read more

Ira Sachs
91 min
DCP
2001: A Space Odyssey movie still

2001: A Space Odyssey

2001 has been a staple of the 70mm festivals at the Music Box since their inception, and one might say Stanley Kubrick’s science fiction epic (co-writ... Read more

Stanley Kubrick
164 min
70mm
Garden Movies
Film Series

Music Box Garden Movies

Summer is here and that means one thing: the return of our GARDEN MOVIES! Enjoy an outdoor movie on our Garden Patio, located right behind the Music B... Read more

Robin Hood: Men in Tights

Robin Hood: Men in Tights

Part of: Music Box Garden Movies

Crusading nobleman Robin of Loxley (Cary Elwes) escapes from prison in Jerusalem and returns home to find that the evil Prince John (Richard Lewis) ha... Read more

Mel Brooks
104 min
Digital
Oldboy

Oldboy

Celebrating the 20th anniversary of Park Chan-Wook's cinematic masterpiece, Oldboy will be released in theaters, restored and remastered in stunning 4... Read more

Park Chan-wook
119 min
DCP

Thu, August Thu, Aug 17, 2023

Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

Written and directed by Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer is an epic thriller that thrusts audiences into the pulse-pounding paradox of the enigmatic man... Read more

Christopher Nolan
180 min
70mm, DCP* *Check specific showtime for film format
Passages

Passages

Celebrated filmmaker Ira Sachs (Love is Strange) makes a breathtaking return with PASSAGES, a fresh, honest and brutally funny take on messy, modern r... Read more

Ira Sachs
91 min
DCP
Garden Movies
Film Series

Music Box Garden Movies

Summer is here and that means one thing: the return of our GARDEN MOVIES! Enjoy an outdoor movie on our Garden Patio, located right behind the Music B... Read more

Robin Hood: Men in Tights

Robin Hood: Men in Tights

Part of: Music Box Garden Movies

Crusading nobleman Robin of Loxley (Cary Elwes) escapes from prison in Jerusalem and returns home to find that the evil Prince John (Richard Lewis) ha... Read more

Mel Brooks
104 min
Digital
2001: A Space Odyssey movie still

2001: A Space Odyssey

2001 has been a staple of the 70mm festivals at the Music Box since their inception, and one might say Stanley Kubrick’s science fiction epic (co-writ... Read more

Stanley Kubrick
164 min
70mm

Fri, August Fri, Aug 18, 2023

Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

Written and directed by Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer is an epic thriller that thrusts audiences into the pulse-pounding paradox of the enigmatic man... Read more

Christopher Nolan
180 min
70mm
Passages

Passages

Celebrated filmmaker Ira Sachs (Love is Strange) makes a breathtaking return with PASSAGES, a fresh, honest and brutally funny take on messy, modern r... Read more

Ira Sachs
91 min
DCP
Oldboy

Oldboy

Celebrating the 20th anniversary of Park Chan-Wook's cinematic masterpiece, Oldboy will be released in theaters, restored and remastered in stunning 4... Read more

Park Chan-wook
119 min
DCP

Sat, August Sat, Aug 19, 2023

Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

Written and directed by Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer is an epic thriller that thrusts audiences into the pulse-pounding paradox of the enigmatic man... Read more

Christopher Nolan
180 min
70mm
Passages

Passages

Celebrated filmmaker Ira Sachs (Love is Strange) makes a breathtaking return with PASSAGES, a fresh, honest and brutally funny take on messy, modern r... Read more

Ira Sachs
91 min
DCP
Oldboy

Oldboy

Celebrating the 20th anniversary of Park Chan-Wook's cinematic masterpiece, Oldboy will be released in theaters, restored and remastered in stunning 4... Read more

Park Chan-wook
119 min
DCP

Sun, August Sun, Aug 20, 2023

Passages

Passages

Celebrated filmmaker Ira Sachs (Love is Strange) makes a breathtaking return with PASSAGES, a fresh, honest and brutally funny take on messy, modern r... Read more

Ira Sachs
91 min
DCP
Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

Written and directed by Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer is an epic thriller that thrusts audiences into the pulse-pounding paradox of the enigmatic man... Read more

Christopher Nolan
180 min
70mm, DCP* *Check specific showtime for film format
Oldboy

Oldboy

Celebrating the 20th anniversary of Park Chan-Wook's cinematic masterpiece, Oldboy will be released in theaters, restored and remastered in stunning 4... Read more

Park Chan-wook
119 min
DCP

Mon, August Mon, Aug 21, 2023

Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

Written and directed by Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer is an epic thriller that thrusts audiences into the pulse-pounding paradox of the enigmatic man... Read more

Christopher Nolan
180 min
DCP
Passages

Passages

Celebrated filmmaker Ira Sachs (Love is Strange) makes a breathtaking return with PASSAGES, a fresh, honest and brutally funny take on messy, modern r... Read more

Ira Sachs
91 min
DCP
Ferris Bueller's Day Off movie still

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

“Bueller…Bueller…?” Sorry, not here! Instead, high-schooler Ferris Bueller (Mathew Broderick), his girlfriend Sloane (Mia Sara), and his best bud Came... Read more

John Hughes
103 min
DCP
Garden Movies
Film Series

Music Box Garden Movies

Summer is here and that means one thing: the return of our GARDEN MOVIES! Enjoy an outdoor movie on our Garden Patio, located right behind the Music B... Read more

the unbearable weight of massive talent

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

Part of: Music Box Garden Movies

Unfulfilled and facing financial ruin, actor Nick Cage accepts a $1 million offer to attend a wealthy fan's birthday party. Things take a wildly unexp... Read more

Tom Gormican
107 min
Digital
Oldboy

Oldboy

Celebrating the 20th anniversary of Park Chan-Wook's cinematic masterpiece, Oldboy will be released in theaters, restored and remastered in stunning 4... Read more

Park Chan-wook
119 min
DCP

Tue, August Tue, Aug 22, 2023

Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

Written and directed by Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer is an epic thriller that thrusts audiences into the pulse-pounding paradox of the enigmatic man... Read more

Christopher Nolan
180 min
DCP
Passages

Passages

Celebrated filmmaker Ira Sachs (Love is Strange) makes a breathtaking return with PASSAGES, a fresh, honest and brutally funny take on messy, modern r... Read more

Ira Sachs
91 min
DCP
Highs and Lows
Film Series

Highs & Lows - A Film Series

Films of a higher tier, those stamped with the seal of Art, usually accrue a more serious following than many of the movies being made on a supposedly... Read more

Wildwood, NJ

Wildwood, NJ + Project X

Part of: Highs & Lows - A Film Series

Whether shot on Super 8, a Sony Handicam, or on multiple Canon digital cameras, truth and fiction remain as elusive as ever in a realm where real and... Read more

157 min
Garden Movies
Film Series

Music Box Garden Movies

Summer is here and that means one thing: the return of our GARDEN MOVIES! Enjoy an outdoor movie on our Garden Patio, located right behind the Music B... Read more

the unbearable weight of massive talent

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

Part of: Music Box Garden Movies

Unfulfilled and facing financial ruin, actor Nick Cage accepts a $1 million offer to attend a wealthy fan's birthday party. Things take a wildly unexp... Read more

Tom Gormican
107 min
Digital

Wed, August Wed, Aug 23, 2023

Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

Written and directed by Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer is an epic thriller that thrusts audiences into the pulse-pounding paradox of the enigmatic man... Read more

Christopher Nolan
180 min
DCP
Passages

Passages

Celebrated filmmaker Ira Sachs (Love is Strange) makes a breathtaking return with PASSAGES, a fresh, honest and brutally funny take on messy, modern r... Read more

Ira Sachs
91 min
DCP
Lady Windermere's Fan
Film Series

The Chicago Film Society Presents

The Chicago Film Society comes to the Music Box for all-celluloid screenings of classic & underseen features, short subjects, trailer reels, and other... Read more

Titanic

Titanic

Part of: The Chicago Film Society Presents

“Fifteen-hundred people went into the sea when Titanic sank from under us. There were twenty boats floating nearby and only one came back, one. Six we... Read more

James Cameron
194 min
35mm
Garden Movies
Film Series

Music Box Garden Movies

Summer is here and that means one thing: the return of our GARDEN MOVIES! Enjoy an outdoor movie on our Garden Patio, located right behind the Music B... Read more

Raising Arizona movie still

Raising Arizona

Part of: Music Box Garden Movies

Fast-paced farce about an unlikely pair who go to extreme lengths to have a child. When an incompetent robber marries a policewoman, they discover tha... Read more

Ethan Coen
94 min
Digital

Thu, August Thu, Aug 24, 2023

Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

Written and directed by Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer is an epic thriller that thrusts audiences into the pulse-pounding paradox of the enigmatic man... Read more

Christopher Nolan
180 min
DCP
Passages

Passages

Celebrated filmmaker Ira Sachs (Love is Strange) makes a breathtaking return with PASSAGES, a fresh, honest and brutally funny take on messy, modern r... Read more

Ira Sachs
91 min
DCP
Perpetrator

Perpetrator

Jonny Baptiste is a reckless teen sent to live with her estranged Aunt Hildie. On her 18th birthday, she experiences a radical metamorphosis: a family... Read more

Jennifer Reeder
100 min
DCP
Garden Movies
Film Series

Music Box Garden Movies

Summer is here and that means one thing: the return of our GARDEN MOVIES! Enjoy an outdoor movie on our Garden Patio, located right behind the Music B... Read more

Raising Arizona movie still

Raising Arizona

Part of: Music Box Garden Movies

Fast-paced farce about an unlikely pair who go to extreme lengths to have a child. When an incompetent robber marries a policewoman, they discover tha... Read more

Ethan Coen
94 min
Digital
Cats movie still

Cats

Oscar®-winning director Tom Hooper reimagines Andrew Lloyd Webber's record-shattering musical. Starring James Corden, Judi Dench, Jason Derulo, Idris... Read more

Tom Hooper
110 min

Fri, August Fri, Aug 25, 2023

Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

Written and directed by Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer is an epic thriller that thrusts audiences into the pulse-pounding paradox of the enigmatic man... Read more

Christopher Nolan
180 min
DCP
Perpetrator

Perpetrator

Jonny Baptiste is a reckless teen sent to live with her estranged Aunt Hildie. On her 18th birthday, she experiences a radical metamorphosis: a family... Read more

Jennifer Reeder
100 min
DCP
Noir City 2023
Film Festival

NOIR CITY: Chicago 2023

NOIR CITY: Chicago returns to the Music Box to celebrate the heart of Hollywood’s noir movement with “Film Noir in 1948”! Screenings from Friday Augus... Read more

Key Largo movie still

Key Largo

Part of: NOIR CITY: Chicago 2023

The final pairing of Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall is a spine-tingling tale of a WWII veteran (Bogart) running up against a gangster (Edward G. Ro... Read more

John Huston
100 min
35mm
The Lady From Shanghai movie still

The Lady From Shanghai

Part of: NOIR CITY: Chicago 2023

Welles’ dazzling and dizzying pulp poetry takes the classic femme fatale tale to globe-spanning lengths and hallucinatory heights. Hard-luck sailor Mi... Read more

Orson Welles
88 min
DCP
Black Swan Still 1

Black Swan

Nina (Natalie Portman) is a ballerina whose passion for the dance rules every facet of her life. When the company's artistic director decides to repla... Read more

Darren Aronofsky
108 min
DCP

Sat, August Sat, Aug 26, 2023

Muriel's Wedding

Muriel's Wedding

Socially awkward Muriel Heslop (Toni Collette) wants nothing more than to get married. Unfortunately, due to her oppressive politician father (Bill Hu... Read more

P.J. Hogan
106 min
35mm
Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

Written and directed by Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer is an epic thriller that thrusts audiences into the pulse-pounding paradox of the enigmatic man... Read more

Christopher Nolan
180 min
DCP
Noir City 2023
Film Festival

NOIR CITY: Chicago 2023

NOIR CITY: Chicago returns to the Music Box to celebrate the heart of Hollywood’s noir movement with “Film Noir in 1948”! Screenings from Friday Augus... Read more

Force of Evil

Force of Evil

Part of: NOIR CITY: Chicago 2023

One of the most distinctive works of the noir era, Abraham Polonsky’s directorial debut is an exposé of the New York numbers racket and a riveting tal... Read more

Abraham Polonsky
78 min
DCP
The Spiritualist movie still

The Spiritualist

Part of: NOIR CITY: Chicago 2023

John Alton’s stunning cinematography elevates to exhilarating heights this clever story of a psychic (Turhan Bey) insinuating himself into the moody c... Read more

Bernard Vorhaus
78 min
35mm
Call Northside 777

Call Northside 777

Part of: NOIR CITY: Chicago 2023

Jimmy Stewart is terrific as P.J. McNeal, a Chicago newspaper reporter determined to free a convicted killer (Richard Conte) he believes has been unfa... Read more

Henry Hathaway
112 min
DCP
Road House

Road House

Part of: NOIR CITY: Chicago 2023

A star-powered face-off between two film noir icons: sassy Ida Lupino and psychotic Richard Widmark. Sparks fly when itinerant songbird Lily Stevens (... Read more

Jean Negulesco
95 min
35mm
Perpetrator

Perpetrator

Jonny Baptiste is a reckless teen sent to live with her estranged Aunt Hildie. On her 18th birthday, she experiences a radical metamorphosis: a family... Read more

Jennifer Reeder
100 min
DCP
Black Swan Still 1

Black Swan

Nina (Natalie Portman) is a ballerina whose passion for the dance rules every facet of her life. When the company's artistic director decides to repla... Read more

Darren Aronofsky
108 min
DCP

Sun, August Sun, Aug 27, 2023

Muriel's Wedding

Muriel's Wedding

Socially awkward Muriel Heslop (Toni Collette) wants nothing more than to get married. Unfortunately, due to her oppressive politician father (Bill Hu... Read more

P.J. Hogan
106 min
35mm
Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

Written and directed by Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer is an epic thriller that thrusts audiences into the pulse-pounding paradox of the enigmatic man... Read more

Christopher Nolan
180 min
DCP
Noir City 2023
Film Festival

NOIR CITY: Chicago 2023

NOIR CITY: Chicago returns to the Music Box to celebrate the heart of Hollywood’s noir movement with “Film Noir in 1948”! Screenings from Friday Augus... Read more

He Walked by Night

He Walked by Night

Part of: NOIR CITY: Chicago 2023

In this landmark noir, a psychotic loner (Richard Basehart) uses his genius for electronics to commit robberies while evading the police. When he grad... Read more

Alfred L. Werker, Anthony Mann
79 min
35mm
The Velvet Touch

The Velvet Touch

Part of: NOIR CITY: Chicago 2023

Following the success of 1947’s A Double Life, in which Ronald Colman played a murderous Broadway actor, Rosalind Russell took her only trip into Dark... Read more

Jack Gage
100 min
35mm
The Big Clock

The Big Clock

Part of: NOIR CITY: Chicago 2023

George Stroud (Ray Milland), editor of Crimeways, America’s most popular true-crime magazine, finds himself the prime suspect in the murder of his pub... Read more

John Farrow
95 min
35mm
Unfaithfully Yours

Unfaithfully Yours

Part of: NOIR CITY: Chicago 2023

As film noir swept over late 1940s Hollywood, Preston Sturges created the first full-length parody of the genre with this mordantly hilarious tale of... Read more

Preston Sturges
105 min
DCP

Mon, August Mon, Aug 28, 2023

Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

Written and directed by Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer is an epic thriller that thrusts audiences into the pulse-pounding paradox of the enigmatic man... Read more

Christopher Nolan
180 min
DCP
Perpetrator

Perpetrator

Jonny Baptiste is a reckless teen sent to live with her estranged Aunt Hildie. On her 18th birthday, she experiences a radical metamorphosis: a family... Read more

Jennifer Reeder
100 min
DCP
Noir City 2023
Film Festival

NOIR CITY: Chicago 2023

NOIR CITY: Chicago returns to the Music Box to celebrate the heart of Hollywood’s noir movement with “Film Noir in 1948”! Screenings from Friday Augus... Read more

The Naked City

The Naked City

Part of: NOIR CITY: Chicago 2023

This landmark crime movie, producer Mark Hellinger's hardboiled tribute to his beloved Big Apple, peels away all the stylistic melodramatics of noir t... Read more

Jules Dassin
96 min
DCP
Garden Movies
Film Series

Music Box Garden Movies

Summer is here and that means one thing: the return of our GARDEN MOVIES! Enjoy an outdoor movie on our Garden Patio, located right behind the Music B... Read more

Jawbreaker

Jawbreaker

Part of: Music Box Garden Movies

When an exclusive clique of teenage socialites accidentally murders their best friend, Liz (Charlotte Ayanna), on the morning of her birthday, the thr... Read more

Darren Stein
86 min
Digital
I Walk Alone movie still

I Walk Alone

Part of: NOIR CITY: Chicago 2023

In their first of five films together, Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas portray a pair of bootleggers who agree to split their accumulated proceeds dow... Read more

Byron Haskin
97 min
DCP

Tue, August Tue, Aug 29, 2023

Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

Written and directed by Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer is an epic thriller that thrusts audiences into the pulse-pounding paradox of the enigmatic man... Read more

Christopher Nolan
180 min
DCP
Perpetrator

Perpetrator

Jonny Baptiste is a reckless teen sent to live with her estranged Aunt Hildie. On her 18th birthday, she experiences a radical metamorphosis: a family... Read more

Jennifer Reeder
100 min
DCP
Noir City 2023
Film Festival

NOIR CITY: Chicago 2023

NOIR CITY: Chicago returns to the Music Box to celebrate the heart of Hollywood’s noir movement with “Film Noir in 1948”! Screenings from Friday Augus... Read more

Chicago Deadline

Chicago Deadline

Part of: NOIR CITY: Chicago 2023

Alan Ladd was never better cast than in this film as a hardboiled reporter who delves into the mysterious circumstances of the death of the lovely Ros... Read more

Lewis Allen
86 min
35mm
Garden Movies
Film Series

Music Box Garden Movies

Summer is here and that means one thing: the return of our GARDEN MOVIES! Enjoy an outdoor movie on our Garden Patio, located right behind the Music B... Read more

Jawbreaker

Jawbreaker

Part of: Music Box Garden Movies

When an exclusive clique of teenage socialites accidentally murders their best friend, Liz (Charlotte Ayanna), on the morning of her birthday, the thr... Read more

Darren Stein
86 min
Digital
Larceny

Larceny

Part of: NOIR CITY: Chicago 2023

John Payne and Dan Duryea play dandy grifters bent on bilking a wealthy war widow (Joan Caulfield) into funding a non-existent war memorial. Both thes... Read more

George Sherman
89 min
35mm

Wed, August Wed, Aug 30, 2023

Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

Written and directed by Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer is an epic thriller that thrusts audiences into the pulse-pounding paradox of the enigmatic man... Read more

Christopher Nolan
180 min
DCP
Perpetrator

Perpetrator

Jonny Baptiste is a reckless teen sent to live with her estranged Aunt Hildie. On her 18th birthday, she experiences a radical metamorphosis: a family... Read more

Jennifer Reeder
100 min
DCP
Noir City 2023
Film Festival

NOIR CITY: Chicago 2023

NOIR CITY: Chicago returns to the Music Box to celebrate the heart of Hollywood’s noir movement with “Film Noir in 1948”! Screenings from Friday Augus... Read more

Blood on the Moon

Blood on the Moon

Part of: NOIR CITY: Chicago 2023

Robert Mitchum ditches his fedora and trench coat for a Stetson and chaps in this evolutionary noir-stained Western. Robert Wise’s stellar “A” picture... Read more

Robert Wise
88 min
35mm
Garden Movies
Film Series

Music Box Garden Movies

Summer is here and that means one thing: the return of our GARDEN MOVIES! Enjoy an outdoor movie on our Garden Patio, located right behind the Music B... Read more

Planet Terror

Planet Terror

Part of: Music Box Garden Movies

Two doctors find their graveyard shift inundated with townspeople ravaged by sores. Among the wounded is Cherry Darling, a dancer whose leg was ripped... Read more

Robert Rodriguez
105 min
Digital
Moonrise

Moonrise

Part of: NOIR CITY: Chicago 2023

Relentlessly romantic optimist Frank Borzage is the last director you'd expect to turn out an effective film noir, but this brilliantly directed drama... Read more

Frank Borzage
90 min
35mm

Thu, August Thu, Aug 31, 2023

Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

Written and directed by Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer is an epic thriller that thrusts audiences into the pulse-pounding paradox of the enigmatic man... Read more

Christopher Nolan
180 min
DCP
Perpetrator

Perpetrator

Jonny Baptiste is a reckless teen sent to live with her estranged Aunt Hildie. On her 18th birthday, she experiences a radical metamorphosis: a family... Read more

Jennifer Reeder
100 min
DCP
Noir City 2023
Film Festival

NOIR CITY: Chicago 2023

NOIR CITY: Chicago returns to the Music Box to celebrate the heart of Hollywood’s noir movement with “Film Noir in 1948”! Screenings from Friday Augus... Read more

Cry of the City

Cry of the City

Part of: NOIR CITY: Chicago 2023

Perhaps the most perfectly realized, thematically and stylistically, of all Siodmak’s noir films. Victor Mature is the lawman and Richard Conte the fu... Read more

Robert Siodmak
95 min
35mm
Garden Movies
Film Series

Music Box Garden Movies

Summer is here and that means one thing: the return of our GARDEN MOVIES! Enjoy an outdoor movie on our Garden Patio, located right behind the Music B... Read more

Planet Terror

Planet Terror

Part of: Music Box Garden Movies

Two doctors find their graveyard shift inundated with townspeople ravaged by sores. Among the wounded is Cherry Darling, a dancer whose leg was ripped... Read more

Robert Rodriguez
105 min
Digital
Raw Deal

Raw Deal

Part of: NOIR CITY: Chicago 2023

Social worker Marsha Hunt and gangster’s moll Claire Trevor duke it out for the soul of homme fatal Dennis O’Keefe in this rambunctious display of qui... Read more

Anthony Mann
79 min
35mm