Merciless Mayhem: Martial Arts Midnights & Matinees

This November, the Music Box Theatre highlights the furious fists and feet of some of the world's finest martial artists unwilling to accept defeat in... Read more

Enter the Dragon

Part of: Merciless Mayhem: Martial Arts Midnights & Matinees

“There is no opponent… Because the word ‘I’ does not exist”Come celebrate the brooding, bodacious, badass-ery of the undeniable master of martial arts... Read more

It Was Just An Accident

Vahid, an unassuming mechanic, is suddenly reminded of his time in an Iranian prison when he has a chance encounter with Eghbal, a man he strongly sus... Read more

Bugonia

Two conspiracy-obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth. St... Read more

The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Halloween Edition!

Happy Halloween 2025! Join us as we do the Time Warp again! In this Music Box Halloween tradition, the classic cult musical is screened with a cast of... Read more

Rocky Horror Picture Show

Part of: The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Halloween Edition!

This notorious horror parody — a fast-paced potpourri of camp, sci-fi and rock ‘n’ roll, among other things — tracks the exploits of naïve couple Brad... Read more

It Was Just An Accident

Vahid, an unassuming mechanic, is suddenly reminded of his time in an Iranian prison when he has a chance encounter with Eghbal, a man he strongly sus... Read more

Merciless Mayhem: Martial Arts Midnights & Matinees

This November, the Music Box Theatre highlights the furious fists and feet of some of the world's finest martial artists unwilling to accept defeat in... Read more

Enter the Dragon

Part of: Merciless Mayhem: Martial Arts Midnights & Matinees

“There is no opponent… Because the word ‘I’ does not exist”Come celebrate the brooding, bodacious, badass-ery of the undeniable master of martial arts... Read more

Bugonia

Two conspiracy-obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth. St... Read more

Bugonia

Two conspiracy-obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth. St... Read more

It Was Just An Accident

Vahid, an unassuming mechanic, is suddenly reminded of his time in an Iranian prison when he has a chance encounter with Eghbal, a man he strongly sus... Read more

Bugonia

Two conspiracy-obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth. St... Read more

It Was Just An Accident

Vahid, an unassuming mechanic, is suddenly reminded of his time in an Iranian prison when he has a chance encounter with Eghbal, a man he strongly sus... Read more

Mark Z. Danielewski launches "Tom's Crossing"

Join us for an evening with Mark Z. Danielewski as he discusses his new novel "Tom's Crossing"About Tom’s Crossing:Hard to figure how so much awful ho... Read more

Bugonia

Two conspiracy-obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth. St... Read more

It Was Just An Accident

Vahid, an unassuming mechanic, is suddenly reminded of his time in an Iranian prison when he has a chance encounter with Eghbal, a man he strongly sus... Read more

Silent Night, Deadly Night (2025)

A twisted reimagining of the controversial classic - After witnessing his parents’ murder on Christmas Eve, Billy grows up to deliver an annual spree... Read more

Bugonia

Two conspiracy-obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth. St... Read more

It Was Just An Accident

Vahid, an unassuming mechanic, is suddenly reminded of his time in an Iranian prison when he has a chance encounter with Eghbal, a man he strongly sus... Read more

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

It Was Just An Accident

Vahid, an unassuming mechanic, is suddenly reminded of his time in an Iranian prison when he has a chance encounter with Eghbal, a man he strongly sus... Read more

Train Dreams

Based on the beloved novella by Denis Johnson, TRAIN DREAMS is the moving portrait of Robert Grainier (Joel Edgerton), whose life unfolds during an er... Read more

Bugonia

Two conspiracy-obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth. St... Read more

Lifeforce

When a space shuttle crew finds a mysterious spacecraft containing three human-looking creatures in a state of suspended animation, they bring them ba... Read more

It Was Just An Accident

Vahid, an unassuming mechanic, is suddenly reminded of his time in an Iranian prison when he has a chance encounter with Eghbal, a man he strongly sus... Read more

Merciless Mayhem: Martial Arts Midnights & Matinees

This November, the Music Box Theatre highlights the furious fists and feet of some of the world's finest martial artists unwilling to accept defeat in... Read more

Snake In The Eagle's Shadow

Part of: Merciless Mayhem: Martial Arts Midnights & Matinees

Snake in the Eagle's Shadow (1978) Yuen Woo-Ping's kung fu masterpiece stars Jackie Chan in his breakthrough role! The evil Eagle Claw clan are out t... Read more

Bugonia

Two conspiracy-obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth. St... Read more

Train Dreams

Based on the beloved novella by Denis Johnson, TRAIN DREAMS is the moving portrait of Robert Grainier (Joel Edgerton), whose life unfolds during an er... Read more

Lifeforce

When a space shuttle crew finds a mysterious spacecraft containing three human-looking creatures in a state of suspended animation, they bring them ba... Read more

Bugonia

Two conspiracy-obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth. St... Read more

Merciless Mayhem: Martial Arts Midnights & Matinees

This November, the Music Box Theatre highlights the furious fists and feet of some of the world's finest martial artists unwilling to accept defeat in... Read more

Snake In The Eagle's Shadow

Part of: Merciless Mayhem: Martial Arts Midnights & Matinees

Snake in the Eagle's Shadow (1978) Yuen Woo-Ping's kung fu masterpiece stars Jackie Chan in his breakthrough role! The evil Eagle Claw clan are out t... Read more

Train Dreams

Based on the beloved novella by Denis Johnson, TRAIN DREAMS is the moving portrait of Robert Grainier (Joel Edgerton), whose life unfolds during an er... Read more

Lifeforce

When a space shuttle crew finds a mysterious spacecraft containing three human-looking creatures in a state of suspended animation, they bring them ba... Read more

Bugonia

Two conspiracy-obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth. St... Read more

Train Dreams

Based on the beloved novella by Denis Johnson, TRAIN DREAMS is the moving portrait of Robert Grainier (Joel Edgerton), whose life unfolds during an er... Read more

Bugonia

Two conspiracy-obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth. St... Read more

Train Dreams

Based on the beloved novella by Denis Johnson, TRAIN DREAMS is the moving portrait of Robert Grainier (Joel Edgerton), whose life unfolds during an er... Read more

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

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Part of: The Chicago Film Society Presents

Two roaming bandits reject modernity and hold on tight to their saddles — they would never flee their foes on something as newfangled as a bicycle. Ad... Read more

Bugonia

Two conspiracy-obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth. St... Read more

Train Dreams

Based on the beloved novella by Denis Johnson, TRAIN DREAMS is the moving portrait of Robert Grainier (Joel Edgerton), whose life unfolds during an er... Read more

Slash/Back

In Nunavut, four girls who like horror and alien movies, love their phones and even their poor elders who believe in shapeshifters because "they didn'... Read more

Bugonia

Two conspiracy-obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth. St... Read more

Train Dreams

Based on the beloved novella by Denis Johnson, TRAIN DREAMS is the moving portrait of Robert Grainier (Joel Edgerton), whose life unfolds during an er... Read more

Hey, Viktor!

Twenty years removed from childhood fame as Little Viktor in 1998’s Smoke Signals, CODY LIGHTNING has been forced to move home to his reserve in north... Read more

Sentimental Value

Sisters Nora (Renate Reinsve) and Agnes (Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas) reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav (Stellan Skarsgård), a o... Read more

Train Dreams

Based on the beloved novella by Denis Johnson, TRAIN DREAMS is the moving portrait of Robert Grainier (Joel Edgerton), whose life unfolds during an er... Read more

Bugonia

Two conspiracy-obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth. St... Read more

F*** My Son!

An X-Rated descent into demented comedy and maniacal horror, as a desperate mother drags an innocent stranger into an absurd, filthy nightmare beyond... Read more

Animation Adventures

Discover fantastic worlds, nostalgic favorites and arthouse gems with Animation Adventures at the Music Box Theatre! This recurring film series celebr... Read more

Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Space

Part of: Animation Adventures

Inspired by Hello Kitty, Osamu Tezuka’s Astro Boy and the Superflat art movement, TAMALA is an upside-down arthouse sci-fi manga with a bumping 2000s-... Read more

Bugonia

Two conspiracy-obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth. St... Read more

Merciless Mayhem: Martial Arts Midnights & Matinees

This November, the Music Box Theatre highlights the furious fists and feet of some of the world's finest martial artists unwilling to accept defeat in... Read more

The Mystery Of Chess Boxing

Part of: Merciless Mayhem: Martial Arts Midnights & Matinees

The original Ghostface Killer is on the loose! A vicious villain with an unstoppable five element technique, Ghostface is killing off all his old riv... Read more

Train Dreams

Based on the beloved novella by Denis Johnson, TRAIN DREAMS is the moving portrait of Robert Grainier (Joel Edgerton), whose life unfolds during an er... Read more

Sentimental Value

Sisters Nora (Renate Reinsve) and Agnes (Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas) reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav (Stellan Skarsgård), a o... Read more

F*** My Son!

An X-Rated descent into demented comedy and maniacal horror, as a desperate mother drags an innocent stranger into an absurd, filthy nightmare beyond... Read more

Animation Adventures

Discover fantastic worlds, nostalgic favorites and arthouse gems with Animation Adventures at the Music Box Theatre! This recurring film series celebr... Read more

Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Space

Part of: Animation Adventures

Inspired by Hello Kitty, Osamu Tezuka’s Astro Boy and the Superflat art movement, TAMALA is an upside-down arthouse sci-fi manga with a bumping 2000s-... Read more

Bugonia

Two conspiracy-obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth. St... Read more

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

Every-Night Dreams

Part of: The Chicago Film Society Presents

Mikio Naruse’s career spanned the 1930s late-silent era up through the time of color film and anamorphic widescreen. His interest in the professional... Read more

Train Dreams

Based on the beloved novella by Denis Johnson, TRAIN DREAMS is the moving portrait of Robert Grainier (Joel Edgerton), whose life unfolds during an er... Read more

Sentimental Value

Sisters Nora (Renate Reinsve) and Agnes (Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas) reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav (Stellan Skarsgård), a o... Read more

Sentimental Value

Sisters Nora (Renate Reinsve) and Agnes (Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas) reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav (Stellan Skarsgård), a o... Read more

Bugonia

Two conspiracy-obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth. St... Read more

Train Dreams

Based on the beloved novella by Denis Johnson, TRAIN DREAMS is the moving portrait of Robert Grainier (Joel Edgerton), whose life unfolds during an er... Read more

Sentimental Value

Sisters Nora (Renate Reinsve) and Agnes (Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas) reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav (Stellan Skarsgård), a o... Read more

Train Dreams

Based on the beloved novella by Denis Johnson, TRAIN DREAMS is the moving portrait of Robert Grainier (Joel Edgerton), whose life unfolds during an er... Read more

D(e)ad

Tillie (Isabella Roland), a floundering young woman and her charismatic, alcoholic father (Craig Bierko), struggle to resolve their fractured relation... Read more

Bugonia

Two conspiracy-obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth. St... Read more

Sentimental Value

Sisters Nora (Renate Reinsve) and Agnes (Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas) reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav (Stellan Skarsgård), a o... Read more

Train Dreams

Based on the beloved novella by Denis Johnson, TRAIN DREAMS is the moving portrait of Robert Grainier (Joel Edgerton), whose life unfolds during an er... Read more

Found Footage Fest: Porcelain VHS Treasures

Joe Pickett (The Onion) and Nick Prueher (Late Show With David Letterman) have over 14,000 VHS tapes in their cluttered office in Brooklyn and will ta... Read more

Bugonia

Two conspiracy-obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth. St... Read more

Sentimental Value

Sisters Nora (Renate Reinsve) and Agnes (Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas) reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav (Stellan Skarsgård), a o... Read more

Bugonia

Two conspiracy-obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth. St... Read more

Train Dreams

Based on the beloved novella by Denis Johnson, TRAIN DREAMS is the moving portrait of Robert Grainier (Joel Edgerton), whose life unfolds during an er... Read more

The Matrix

Neo (Keanu Reeves) believes that Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne), an elusive figure considered to be the most dangerous man alive, can answer his questi... Read more

Sentimental Value

Sisters Nora (Renate Reinsve) and Agnes (Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas) reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav (Stellan Skarsgård), a o... Read more

Jay Kelly

JAY KELLY, the new film from Academy Award nominee Noah Baumbach, follows famous movie actor, Jay Kelly (George Clooney), as he embarks on a journey o... Read more

Merciless Mayhem: Martial Arts Midnights & Matinees

This November, the Music Box Theatre highlights the furious fists and feet of some of the world's finest martial artists unwilling to accept defeat in... Read more

Fong Sai Yuk

Part of: Merciless Mayhem: Martial Arts Midnights & Matinees

Jet Li may be better known for his role in Tsui Hark’s Once Upon a Time in China, but his humorous interpretation of another Shaolin legend, Fong Sai... Read more

Sentimental Value

Sisters Nora (Renate Reinsve) and Agnes (Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas) reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav (Stellan Skarsgård), a o... Read more

Él

Among the strangest and most perturbing films of his overlooked Mexican period, Él is Luis Buñuel’s incisive portrait of paranoia, jealousy, and sexua... Read more

Jay Kelly

JAY KELLY, the new film from Academy Award nominee Noah Baumbach, follows famous movie actor, Jay Kelly (George Clooney), as he embarks on a journey o... Read more

The Room

This “electrifying American black comedy about love, passion, betrayal and lies” stars (and was directed, written and produced by) the mysterious Tomm... Read more

Sentimental Value

Sisters Nora (Renate Reinsve) and Agnes (Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas) reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav (Stellan Skarsgård), a o... Read more

Merciless Mayhem: Martial Arts Midnights & Matinees

This November, the Music Box Theatre highlights the furious fists and feet of some of the world's finest martial artists unwilling to accept defeat in... Read more

Blade Of Fury

Part of: Merciless Mayhem: Martial Arts Midnights & Matinees

Betrayal occurs, sides are chosen, and IT ALL GOES TO HELL. Fighting erupts, people die, and heroes are born. Blade of Fury‘s bombastic fight choreogr... Read more

Jay Kelly

JAY KELLY, the new film from Academy Award nominee Noah Baumbach, follows famous movie actor, Jay Kelly (George Clooney), as he embarks on a journey o... Read more

Zodiac Killer Project

Filmmaker Charlie Shackleton was hot on the trail of the next great American true crime documentary — a riveting account of a highway patrolman's quix... Read more

Sentimental Value

Sisters Nora (Renate Reinsve) and Agnes (Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas) reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav (Stellan Skarsgård), a o... Read more

Jay Kelly

JAY KELLY, the new film from Academy Award nominee Noah Baumbach, follows famous movie actor, Jay Kelly (George Clooney), as he embarks on a journey o... Read more

It Was Just An Accident

Vahid, an unassuming mechanic, is suddenly reminded of his time in an Iranian prison when he has a chance encounter with Eghbal, a man he strongly sus... Read more

Sentimental Value

Sisters Nora (Renate Reinsve) and Agnes (Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas) reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav (Stellan Skarsgård), a o... Read more

Jay Kelly

JAY KELLY, the new film from Academy Award nominee Noah Baumbach, follows famous movie actor, Jay Kelly (George Clooney), as he embarks on a journey o... Read more

Sentimental Value

Sisters Nora (Renate Reinsve) and Agnes (Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas) reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav (Stellan Skarsgård), a o... Read more

Jay Kelly

JAY KELLY, the new film from Academy Award nominee Noah Baumbach, follows famous movie actor, Jay Kelly (George Clooney), as he embarks on a journey o... Read more

Pee-Wee's Big Adventure

Pee-wee Herman (Paul Reubens), an eccentric child-like man, loves his red bicycle and will not sell it to his envious neighbor, Francis (Mark Holton).... Read more

Sentimental Value

Sisters Nora (Renate Reinsve) and Agnes (Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas) reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav (Stellan Skarsgård), a o... Read more

Jay Kelly

JAY KELLY, the new film from Academy Award nominee Noah Baumbach, follows famous movie actor, Jay Kelly (George Clooney), as he embarks on a journey o... Read more

Sentimental Value

Sisters Nora (Renate Reinsve) and Agnes (Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas) reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav (Stellan Skarsgård), a o... Read more

Rodgers & Hammerstein's The Sound of Music Sing-A-Long

Friday, November 28th - Sunday, November 30th + December 3rd & 4thFor over a decade, Thanksgiving has been celebrated at the Music Box Theatre with th... Read more

The Sound of Music

Part of: Rodgers & Hammerstein's The Sound of Music Sing-A-Long

Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer star in the beloved American classic, based on the real life von Trapp family's escape from Nazi-annexed Austria... Read more

Jay Kelly

JAY KELLY, the new film from Academy Award nominee Noah Baumbach, follows famous movie actor, Jay Kelly (George Clooney), as he embarks on a journey o... Read more

Merciless Mayhem: Martial Arts Midnights & Matinees

This November, the Music Box Theatre highlights the furious fists and feet of some of the world's finest martial artists unwilling to accept defeat in... Read more

Dreadnaught

Part of: Merciless Mayhem: Martial Arts Midnights & Matinees

Mash-up murder-mystery and comedic kung-fu, and you’ll get a hint as to how the legendary Yuen Woo-Ping’s Dreadnaught plays out. “Every other scene is... Read more

Sentimental Value

Sisters Nora (Renate Reinsve) and Agnes (Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas) reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav (Stellan Skarsgård), a o... Read more

Rodgers & Hammerstein's The Sound of Music Sing-A-Long

Friday, November 28th - Sunday, November 30th + December 3rd & 4thFor over a decade, Thanksgiving has been celebrated at the Music Box Theatre with th... Read more

The Sound of Music

Part of: Rodgers & Hammerstein's The Sound of Music Sing-A-Long

Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer star in the beloved American classic, based on the real life von Trapp family's escape from Nazi-annexed Austria... Read more

Jay Kelly

JAY KELLY, the new film from Academy Award nominee Noah Baumbach, follows famous movie actor, Jay Kelly (George Clooney), as he embarks on a journey o... Read more

Across The Universe

The songs of the Beatles provide the sonic framework for this musical tale of romance, war and peace. When young British worker Jude (Jim Sturgess) se... Read more

Rodgers & Hammerstein's The Sound of Music Sing-A-Long

Friday, November 28th - Sunday, November 30th + December 3rd & 4thFor over a decade, Thanksgiving has been celebrated at the Music Box Theatre with th... Read more

The Sound of Music

Part of: Rodgers & Hammerstein's The Sound of Music Sing-A-Long

Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer star in the beloved American classic, based on the real life von Trapp family's escape from Nazi-annexed Austria... Read more

Jay Kelly

JAY KELLY, the new film from Academy Award nominee Noah Baumbach, follows famous movie actor, Jay Kelly (George Clooney), as he embarks on a journey o... Read more

Sentimental Value

Sisters Nora (Renate Reinsve) and Agnes (Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas) reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav (Stellan Skarsgård), a o... Read more