September 2023

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Fri, September Fri, Sep 1, 2023

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
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
Fresh Films
Film Series

Fresh Films: A Celebration of 50 Years of Hip Hop

For the entire month of September the Music Box Theatre is proud to present “Fresh Films: A Celebration of 50 Years of Hip Hop,” a 17-film series cele... Read more

Wild Style

Wild Style

Part of: Fresh Films: A Celebration of 50 Years of Hip Hop

“It’s about time we got some publicity for this goddamn rap shit. People rappin’ man, us out there on the subways making things look all beautiful.” -... Read more

Charlie Ahearn
82 min
35mm
Style Wars

Style Wars

Part of: Fresh Films: A Celebration of 50 Years of Hip Hop

Originally created for broadcast on PBS, in this seminal documentary, photographer Henry Chalfant and filmmaker Tony Silver follow several young graff... Read more

Tony Silver
69 min
Digital
Josie and the Pussycats movie still

Josie and the Pussycats

Josie (Rachael Leigh Cook), Melody (Tara Reid) and Val (Rosario Dawson) are three small-time rockers with big-time dreams. The comic-book bandmates go... Read more

Harry Elfont, Deborah Kaplan
98 min
DCP

Sat, September Sat, Sep 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
DCP
Sorcerer

Sorcerer

Thundering through the jungles of South America, a truck loaded with highly explosive nitroglycerin is being commandeered by an international group of... Read more

William Friedkin
121 min
DCP
Fresh Films
Film Series

Fresh Films: A Celebration of 50 Years of Hip Hop

For the entire month of September the Music Box Theatre is proud to present “Fresh Films: A Celebration of 50 Years of Hip Hop,” a 17-film series cele... Read more

Poetic Justice movie still

Poetic Justice

Part of: Fresh Films: A Celebration of 50 Years of Hip Hop

“Girl, don’t you know that the world is just a big place for us to go out and fuck up in it?”With Boyz n the Hood already under his belt, wonderkid Jo... Read more

John Singleton
109 min
35mm
Juice

Juice

Part of: Fresh Films: A Celebration of 50 Years of Hip Hop

The directorial debut of acclaimed cinematographer and long-time Spike Lee collaborator Ernest Dickerson (who also co-wrote), Juice is the quintessent... Read more

Ernest R. Dickerson
95 min
DCP
Josie and the Pussycats movie still

Josie and the Pussycats

Josie (Rachael Leigh Cook), Melody (Tara Reid) and Val (Rosario Dawson) are three small-time rockers with big-time dreams. The comic-book bandmates go... Read more

Harry Elfont, Deborah Kaplan
98 min
DCP
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

Sun, September Sun, Sep 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
DCP
The Seven Year Itch
Film Series

Nobody's Perfect: Billy Wilder Matinees Part 2

“Never resist an impulse, Sabrina, especially if it’s terrible.” An Austrian journalist and screenwriter who had nearly a dozen films under his belt b... Read more

Sabrina

Sabrina

Part of: Nobody's Perfect: Billy Wilder Matinees Part 2

Isn't it romantic... Sabrina is charming, humorous and aglow with some of Hollywood's greatest stars.Humphrey Bogart, William Holden and Audrey Hepbur... Read more

Billy Wilder
113 min
35mm
Fresh Films
Film Series

Fresh Films: A Celebration of 50 Years of Hip Hop

For the entire month of September the Music Box Theatre is proud to present “Fresh Films: A Celebration of 50 Years of Hip Hop,” a 17-film series cele... Read more

Beat Street

Beat Street

Part of: Fresh Films: A Celebration of 50 Years of Hip Hop

"Should I die on the train track like Ramo in Beat Street? People at my funeral frontin' like they miss me." - The Notorious B.I.GWild Style and Style... Read more

Stan Lathan
105 min
35mm
Burst City

Burst City

Fans of TETSUO: THE IRON MAN take note! An early landmark in cyberpunk cinema, BURST CITY is an experimental, dystopian musical from underground filmm... Read more

Gakuryû Ishii
DCP
The Room

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

Tommy Wiseau
99 min
35mm

Mon, September Mon, Sep 4, 2023

The Seven Year Itch
Film Series

Nobody's Perfect: Billy Wilder Matinees Part 2

“Never resist an impulse, Sabrina, especially if it’s terrible.” An Austrian journalist and screenwriter who had nearly a dozen films under his belt b... Read more

Sabrina

Sabrina

Part of: Nobody's Perfect: Billy Wilder Matinees Part 2

Isn't it romantic... Sabrina is charming, humorous and aglow with some of Hollywood's greatest stars.Humphrey Bogart, William Holden and Audrey Hepbur... Read more

Billy Wilder
113 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
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
Fresh Films
Film Series

Fresh Films: A Celebration of 50 Years of Hip Hop

For the entire month of September the Music Box Theatre is proud to present “Fresh Films: A Celebration of 50 Years of Hip Hop,” a 17-film series cele... Read more

Hustle & Flow

Hustle & Flow

Part of: Fresh Films: A Celebration of 50 Years of Hip Hop

Written and directed by Craig Brewer (Black Snake Moan, Dolemite is My Name) Hustle & Flow is an epic American success story like no other, set agains... Read more

Craig Brewer
116 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

Old School

Old School

Part of: Music Box Garden Movies

After discovering his girlfriend (Juliette Lewis) has been participating in group sex, attorney Mitch (Luke Wilson) feels his world come undone. He mo... Read more

Todd Phillips
88 min
Digital
8 Mile

8 Mile

Part of: Fresh Films: A Celebration of 50 Years of Hip Hop

A semi-autobiographical star vehicle for Marshall “Eminem” Mathers, loosely based on his own experience as a working-class kid aspiring to be the grea... Read more

Curtis Hanson
111 min
35mm

Tue, September Tue, Sep 5, 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
The Age of Innocence

The Age of Innocence

Wealthy lawyer Newland Archer (Daniel Day-Lewis) is engaged to sweet socialite May Welland (Winona Ryder) in 1870s New York. On the surface, it is a p... Read more

Martin Scorsese
133 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

Old School

Old School

Part of: Music Box Garden Movies

After discovering his girlfriend (Juliette Lewis) has been participating in group sex, attorney Mitch (Luke Wilson) feels his world come undone. He mo... Read more

Todd Phillips
88 min
Digital

Wed, September Wed, Sep 6, 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
Perfect Blue Still 1

Perfect Blue

Rising pop star Mima has quit singing to pursue a career as an actress and model, but her fans aren’t ready to see her go… Encouraged by her managers,... Read more

Satoshi Kon
81 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

The House Bunny

The House Bunny

Part of: Music Box Garden Movies

Playboy Bunny Shelley Darlingson has lived a life of luxury at Hugh Hefner's mansion. Disaster strikes, however, when Shelley turns 27 and is deemed a... Read more

Fred Wolf
97 min
Digital

Thu, September Thu, Sep 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
DCP
Perfect Blue Still 1

Perfect Blue

Rising pop star Mima has quit singing to pursue a career as an actress and model, but her fans aren’t ready to see her go… Encouraged by her managers,... Read more

Satoshi Kon
81 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

Bill Moseley

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2

Part of: Music Box of Horrors Presents

In the dozen years since the original massacre, countless more people have vanished without a trace and, despite fears from the locals that Leatherfac... Read more

Tobe Hooper
101 min
35mm
Visions From Elsewhere

Visions from Elsewhere: A Short Film Screening

Memories from past lives. Journeys through liminal spaces. Fever dreams. Join us for an evening of short films that offer a glimpse at other worlds, n... Read more

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 House Bunny

The House Bunny

Part of: Music Box Garden Movies

Playboy Bunny Shelley Darlingson has lived a life of luxury at Hugh Hefner's mansion. Disaster strikes, however, when Shelley turns 27 and is deemed a... Read more

Fred Wolf
97 min
Digital

Fri, September Fri, Sep 8, 2023

Rotting In The Sun

Rotting in the Sun

After encountering social media celebrity Jordan Firstman at a gay nudist beach, Sebastián Silva reluctantly agrees to direct his new project. But whe... Read more

Sebastián Silva
109 min
DCP
Fremont

Fremont

Each morning Donya (Anaita Wali Zada) leaves her tight-knit community of Afghan immigrants in Fremont, California. She crosses the Bayto work at a fam... Read more

Babak Jalali
91 min
DCP
Ashkal 4

Ashkal: The Tunisian Investigation

Set amongst derelict, half-finished apartment complexes of a former regime, the discovery of a mysterious burnt body by two police officers reveals a... Read more

Youssef Chebbi
92 min
DCP
Perfect Blue Still 1

Perfect Blue

Rising pop star Mima has quit singing to pursue a career as an actress and model, but her fans aren’t ready to see her go… Encouraged by her managers,... Read more

Satoshi Kon
81 min
DCP
Fresh Films
Film Series

Fresh Films: A Celebration of 50 Years of Hip Hop

For the entire month of September the Music Box Theatre is proud to present “Fresh Films: A Celebration of 50 Years of Hip Hop,” a 17-film series cele... Read more

Spring Breakers movie still

Spring Breakers

Part of: Fresh Films: A Celebration of 50 Years of Hip Hop

A raucous, John Waters-approved, Britney Spears-infused feature-length exploitation pop video, packed to the gills with dripping sexuality, unrelentin... Read more

Harmony Korine
94 min
35mm

Sat, September Sat, Sep 9, 2023

The Seven Year Itch
Film Series

Nobody's Perfect: Billy Wilder Matinees Part 2

“Never resist an impulse, Sabrina, especially if it’s terrible.” An Austrian journalist and screenwriter who had nearly a dozen films under his belt b... Read more

Witness for the Prosecution

Witness for the Prosecution

Part of: Nobody's Perfect: Billy Wilder Matinees Part 2

The affable Leonard Vole (Tyrone Power) is being tried for the murder of a wealthy woman, and legendary lawyer Sir Wilfrid Robarts (Charles Laughton)... Read more

Billy Wilder
116 min
35mm
Rotting In The Sun

Rotting in the Sun

After encountering social media celebrity Jordan Firstman at a gay nudist beach, Sebastián Silva reluctantly agrees to direct his new project. But whe... Read more

Sebastián Silva
109 min
DCP
Fremont

Fremont

Each morning Donya (Anaita Wali Zada) leaves her tight-knit community of Afghan immigrants in Fremont, California. She crosses the Bayto work at a fam... Read more

Babak Jalali
91 min
DCP
Ashkal 4

Ashkal: The Tunisian Investigation

Set amongst derelict, half-finished apartment complexes of a former regime, the discovery of a mysterious burnt body by two police officers reveals a... Read more

Youssef Chebbi
92 min
DCP
Perfect Blue Still 1

Perfect Blue

Rising pop star Mima has quit singing to pursue a career as an actress and model, but her fans aren’t ready to see her go… Encouraged by her managers,... Read more

Satoshi Kon
81 min
DCP
Fresh Films
Film Series

Fresh Films: A Celebration of 50 Years of Hip Hop

For the entire month of September the Music Box Theatre is proud to present “Fresh Films: A Celebration of 50 Years of Hip Hop,” a 17-film series cele... Read more

Spring Breakers movie still

Spring Breakers

Part of: Fresh Films: A Celebration of 50 Years of Hip Hop

A raucous, John Waters-approved, Britney Spears-infused feature-length exploitation pop video, packed to the gills with dripping sexuality, unrelentin... Read more

Harmony Korine
94 min

Sun, September Sun, Sep 10, 2023

The Seven Year Itch
Film Series

Nobody's Perfect: Billy Wilder Matinees Part 2

“Never resist an impulse, Sabrina, especially if it’s terrible.” An Austrian journalist and screenwriter who had nearly a dozen films under his belt b... Read more

Witness for the Prosecution

Witness for the Prosecution

Part of: Nobody's Perfect: Billy Wilder Matinees Part 2

The affable Leonard Vole (Tyrone Power) is being tried for the murder of a wealthy woman, and legendary lawyer Sir Wilfrid Robarts (Charles Laughton)... Read more

Billy Wilder
116 min
35mm
Perfect Blue Still 1

Perfect Blue

Rising pop star Mima has quit singing to pursue a career as an actress and model, but her fans aren’t ready to see her go… Encouraged by her managers,... Read more

Satoshi Kon
81 min
DCP
Ashkal 4

Ashkal: The Tunisian Investigation

Set amongst derelict, half-finished apartment complexes of a former regime, the discovery of a mysterious burnt body by two police officers reveals a... Read more

Youssef Chebbi
92 min
DCP
Fremont

Fremont

Each morning Donya (Anaita Wali Zada) leaves her tight-knit community of Afghan immigrants in Fremont, California. She crosses the Bayto work at a fam... Read more

Babak Jalali
91 min
DCP
Rotting In The Sun

Rotting in the Sun

After encountering social media celebrity Jordan Firstman at a gay nudist beach, Sebastián Silva reluctantly agrees to direct his new project. But whe... Read more

Sebastián Silva
109 min
DCP
That Boy

That Boy

Iconic gay sex symbol Peter Berlin writes, directs, produces, edits, and stars as Helmut, a German Adonis admired and desired by every person he comes... Read more

Peter Berlin
78 min
DCP

Mon, September Mon, Sep 11, 2023

Rotting In The Sun

Rotting in the Sun

After encountering social media celebrity Jordan Firstman at a gay nudist beach, Sebastián Silva reluctantly agrees to direct his new project. But whe... Read more

Sebastián Silva
109 min
DCP
Fremont

Fremont

Each morning Donya (Anaita Wali Zada) leaves her tight-knit community of Afghan immigrants in Fremont, California. She crosses the Bayto work at a fam... Read more

Babak Jalali
91 min
DCP
Fresh Films
Film Series

Fresh Films: A Celebration of 50 Years of Hip Hop

For the entire month of September the Music Box Theatre is proud to present “Fresh Films: A Celebration of 50 Years of Hip Hop,” a 17-film series cele... Read more

Belly movie still

Belly

Part of: Fresh Films: A Celebration of 50 Years of Hip Hop

Written by Anthony Bodden, Nas, and director Hype Williams, Belly is an endlessly stylish film that buckles audiences into the backseat of a ‘97 Merce... Read more

Hype Williams
96 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

My Bloody Valentine

My Bloody Valentine 3-D

Part of: Music Box Garden Movies

Ten years ago, an inexperienced coal miner named Tom Hanniger (Jensen Ackles) caused an accident that killed five men and put a sixth, Harry Warden, i... Read more

Patrick Lussier
101 min
Digital
Ashkal 4

Ashkal: The Tunisian Investigation

Set amongst derelict, half-finished apartment complexes of a former regime, the discovery of a mysterious burnt body by two police officers reveals a... Read more

Youssef Chebbi
92 min
DCP

Tue, September Tue, Sep 12, 2023

Fremont

Fremont

Each morning Donya (Anaita Wali Zada) leaves her tight-knit community of Afghan immigrants in Fremont, California. She crosses the Bayto work at a fam... Read more

Babak Jalali
91 min
DCP
Rotting In The Sun

Rotting in the Sun

After encountering social media celebrity Jordan Firstman at a gay nudist beach, Sebastián Silva reluctantly agrees to direct his new project. But whe... Read more

Sebastián Silva
109 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

Body and Soul movie still

Body and Soul

Part of: The Chicago Film Society Presents

In 1924 Paul Robeson electrified Broadway with his performance in Eugene O’Neill’s All God’s Chillun Got Wings, which soon led to the starring role in... Read more

Oscar Micheaux
102 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

My Bloody Valentine

My Bloody Valentine 3-D

Part of: Music Box Garden Movies

Ten years ago, an inexperienced coal miner named Tom Hanniger (Jensen Ackles) caused an accident that killed five men and put a sixth, Harry Warden, i... Read more

Patrick Lussier
101 min
Digital
Ashkal 4

Ashkal: The Tunisian Investigation

Set amongst derelict, half-finished apartment complexes of a former regime, the discovery of a mysterious burnt body by two police officers reveals a... Read more

Youssef Chebbi
92 min
DCP

Wed, September Wed, Sep 13, 2023

Rotting In The Sun

Rotting in the Sun

After encountering social media celebrity Jordan Firstman at a gay nudist beach, Sebastián Silva reluctantly agrees to direct his new project. But whe... Read more

Sebastián Silva
109 min
DCP
Fremont

Fremont

Each morning Donya (Anaita Wali Zada) leaves her tight-knit community of Afghan immigrants in Fremont, California. She crosses the Bayto work at a fam... Read more

Babak Jalali
91 min
DCP
Fresh Films
Film Series

Fresh Films: A Celebration of 50 Years of Hip Hop

For the entire month of September the Music Box Theatre is proud to present “Fresh Films: A Celebration of 50 Years of Hip Hop,” a 17-film series cele... Read more

Set It Off

Set It Off

Part of: Fresh Films: A Celebration of 50 Years of Hip Hop

One of several crossover filmmakers who made both hip-hop music videos and Hollywood feature films, F. Gary Gray began his directing career with video... Read more

F. Gary Gray
123 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

Creature from the Black Lagoon

Creature from the Black Lagoon

Part of: Music Box Garden Movies

Remnants of a mysterious animal have come to light in a remote jungle, and a group of scientists intends to determine if the find is an anomaly or evi... Read more

Jack Arnold
79 min
Digital
Ashkal 4

Ashkal: The Tunisian Investigation

Set amongst derelict, half-finished apartment complexes of a former regime, the discovery of a mysterious burnt body by two police officers reveals a... Read more

Youssef Chebbi
92 min
DCP

Thu, September Thu, Sep 14, 2023

Rotting In The Sun

Rotting in the Sun

After encountering social media celebrity Jordan Firstman at a gay nudist beach, Sebastián Silva reluctantly agrees to direct his new project. But whe... Read more

Sebastián Silva
109 min
DCP
Fremont

Fremont

Each morning Donya (Anaita Wali Zada) leaves her tight-knit community of Afghan immigrants in Fremont, California. She crosses the Bayto work at a fam... Read more

Babak Jalali
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

Creature from the Black Lagoon

Creature from the Black Lagoon

Part of: Music Box Garden Movies

Remnants of a mysterious animal have come to light in a remote jungle, and a group of scientists intends to determine if the find is an anomaly or evi... Read more

Jack Arnold
79 min
Digital
Ashkal 4

Ashkal: The Tunisian Investigation

Set amongst derelict, half-finished apartment complexes of a former regime, the discovery of a mysterious burnt body by two police officers reveals a... Read more

Youssef Chebbi
92 min
DCP
Legally Blonde movie still

Legally Blonde

Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon) has it all. She wants nothing more than to be Mrs. Warner Huntington III. But there is one thing stopping him (Matthew... Read more

Robert Luketic
96 min
35mm

Fri, September Fri, Sep 15, 2023

Scrapper

Scrapper

This vibrant and inventive father-daughter comedy follows Georgie (Lola Campbell), a resourceful 12-year-old girl who secretly lives alone in her flat... Read more

Charlotte Regan
84 min
DCP
In Dreams

In Dreams

Local Chicago filmmaker Andrew Fox Smith debuts IN DREAMS, a visual/musical collage composed 2019-2023 featuring the voices of our community. From 4:3... Read more

Andrew Fox Smith
115 min
DCP
Fremont

Fremont

Each morning Donya (Anaita Wali Zada) leaves her tight-knit community of Afghan immigrants in Fremont, California. She crosses the Bayto work at a fam... Read more

Babak Jalali
91 min
DCP
The Others

The Others

In 1945, Grace Stewart (Kidman) and her two children live an unusually isolated existence behind the locked doors and drawn curtains of a secluded man... Read more

Alejandro Amenábar
104 min
DCP
Fresh Films
Film Series

Fresh Films: A Celebration of 50 Years of Hip Hop

For the entire month of September the Music Box Theatre is proud to present “Fresh Films: A Celebration of 50 Years of Hip Hop,” a 17-film series cele... Read more

New Jack City

New Jack City

Part of: Fresh Films: A Celebration of 50 Years of Hip Hop

“Truffaut once said it was impossible to make an anti-war movie, because the war sequences would inevitably be exciting and get the audience involved... Read more

Mario Van Peebles
100 min
35mm

Sat, September Sat, Sep 16, 2023

The Power and the Glory

The Power and the Glory

Written by Preston Sturges and directed by William K. Howard, this pre-code masterpiece depicts the rise and fall of the much-despised railroad magnat... Read more

William K. Howard
80 min
DCP
Fremont

Fremont

Each morning Donya (Anaita Wali Zada) leaves her tight-knit community of Afghan immigrants in Fremont, California. She crosses the Bayto work at a fam... Read more

Babak Jalali
91 min
DCP
BWiFF

Just. One. Mile.

An encore presentation of award-winning films from the 2023 Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival, featuring three (3) short films before the Best Fe... Read more

Duane Codrington
120 min
Scrapper

Scrapper

This vibrant and inventive father-daughter comedy follows Georgie (Lola Campbell), a resourceful 12-year-old girl who secretly lives alone in her flat... Read more

Charlotte Regan
84 min
DCP
The Others

The Others

In 1945, Grace Stewart (Kidman) and her two children live an unusually isolated existence behind the locked doors and drawn curtains of a secluded man... Read more

Alejandro Amenábar
104 min
DCP
Fresh Films
Film Series

Fresh Films: A Celebration of 50 Years of Hip Hop

For the entire month of September the Music Box Theatre is proud to present “Fresh Films: A Celebration of 50 Years of Hip Hop,” a 17-film series cele... Read more

New Jack City

New Jack City

Part of: Fresh Films: A Celebration of 50 Years of Hip Hop

“Truffaut once said it was impossible to make an anti-war movie, because the war sequences would inevitably be exciting and get the audience involved... Read more

Mario Van Peebles
100 min

Sun, September Sun, Sep 17, 2023

The Seven Year Itch
Film Series

Nobody's Perfect: Billy Wilder Matinees Part 2

“Never resist an impulse, Sabrina, especially if it’s terrible.” An Austrian journalist and screenwriter who had nearly a dozen films under his belt b... Read more

Midnight

Midnight

Part of: Nobody's Perfect: Billy Wilder Matinees Part 2

When out-of-work showgirl Eve (Claudette Colbert) arrives in Paris with no work in sight, she asks taxi driver Tibor (Don Ameche) to drive her from cl... Read more

Mitchell Leisen
94 min
35mm
Scrapper

Scrapper

This vibrant and inventive father-daughter comedy follows Georgie (Lola Campbell), a resourceful 12-year-old girl who secretly lives alone in her flat... Read more

Charlotte Regan
84 min
DCP
BWiFF

Everybody Wants to Be Loved

An encore presentation of award-winning films from the 2023 Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival, featuring three (3) short films before the Best Di... Read more

Katharina Woll
120 min
The Others

The Others

In 1945, Grace Stewart (Kidman) and her two children live an unusually isolated existence behind the locked doors and drawn curtains of a secluded man... Read more

Alejandro Amenábar
104 min
DCP
Fresh Films
Film Series

Fresh Films: A Celebration of 50 Years of Hip Hop

For the entire month of September the Music Box Theatre is proud to present “Fresh Films: A Celebration of 50 Years of Hip Hop,” a 17-film series cele... Read more

Friday

Friday

Part of: Fresh Films: A Celebration of 50 Years of Hip Hop

Coming off the success of his breakout role in the critically and culturally acclaimed Boyz N the Hood, hip-hop icon Ice Cube (along with frequent col... Read more

F. Gary Gray
91 min
35mm
Love City

Love City

Come see the directorial debut of Marcus Rosales' short film Love City as we follow the the revenge gangster tale of Jayrock and his rise!

Marcus Rosales
45 min
DCP
Fremont

Fremont

Each morning Donya (Anaita Wali Zada) leaves her tight-knit community of Afghan immigrants in Fremont, California. She crosses the Bayto work at a fam... Read more

Babak Jalali
91 min
DCP

Mon, September Mon, Sep 18, 2023

Fremont

Fremont

Each morning Donya (Anaita Wali Zada) leaves her tight-knit community of Afghan immigrants in Fremont, California. She crosses the Bayto work at a fam... Read more

Babak Jalali
91 min
DCP
Scrapper

Scrapper

This vibrant and inventive father-daughter comedy follows Georgie (Lola Campbell), a resourceful 12-year-old girl who secretly lives alone in her flat... Read more

Charlotte Regan
84 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

Desperado

Desperado

Part of: Music Box Garden Movies

Mariachi (Antonio Banderas) plunges headfirst into the dark border underworld when he follows a trail of blood to the last of the infamous Mexican dru... Read more

Robert Rodriguez
104 min
Digital
The Others

The Others

In 1945, Grace Stewart (Kidman) and her two children live an unusually isolated existence behind the locked doors and drawn curtains of a secluded man... Read more

Alejandro Amenábar
104 min
DCP

Tue, September Tue, Sep 19, 2023

Fremont

Fremont

Each morning Donya (Anaita Wali Zada) leaves her tight-knit community of Afghan immigrants in Fremont, California. She crosses the Bayto work at a fam... Read more

Babak Jalali
91 min
DCP
Scrapper

Scrapper

This vibrant and inventive father-daughter comedy follows Georgie (Lola Campbell), a resourceful 12-year-old girl who secretly lives alone in her flat... Read more

Charlotte Regan
84 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

Desperado

Desperado

Part of: Music Box Garden Movies

Mariachi (Antonio Banderas) plunges headfirst into the dark border underworld when he follows a trail of blood to the last of the infamous Mexican dru... Read more

Robert Rodriguez
104 min
Digital
The Others

The Others

In 1945, Grace Stewart (Kidman) and her two children live an unusually isolated existence behind the locked doors and drawn curtains of a secluded man... Read more

Alejandro Amenábar
104 min
DCP

Wed, September Wed, Sep 20, 2023

Scrapper

Scrapper

This vibrant and inventive father-daughter comedy follows Georgie (Lola Campbell), a resourceful 12-year-old girl who secretly lives alone in her flat... Read more

Charlotte Regan
84 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

Once Upon a Time in Mexico

Once Upon a Time in Mexico

Part of: Music Box Garden Movies

Return of the mythic guitar-slinging hero, El Mariachi (Antonio Banderas), in the final installment of the Mariachi/Desperado trilogy. The saga contin... Read more

Robert Rodriguez
102 min
Digital
Fremont

Fremont

Each morning Donya (Anaita Wali Zada) leaves her tight-knit community of Afghan immigrants in Fremont, California. She crosses the Bayto work at a fam... Read more

Babak Jalali
91 min
DCP

Thu, September Thu, Sep 21, 2023

Fremont

Fremont

Each morning Donya (Anaita Wali Zada) leaves her tight-knit community of Afghan immigrants in Fremont, California. She crosses the Bayto work at a fam... Read more

Babak Jalali
91 min
DCP
Scrapper

Scrapper

This vibrant and inventive father-daughter comedy follows Georgie (Lola Campbell), a resourceful 12-year-old girl who secretly lives alone in her flat... Read more

Charlotte Regan
84 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

Once Upon a Time in Mexico

Once Upon a Time in Mexico

Part of: Music Box Garden Movies

Return of the mythic guitar-slinging hero, El Mariachi (Antonio Banderas), in the final installment of the Mariachi/Desperado trilogy. The saga contin... Read more

Robert Rodriguez
102 min
Digital
The Others

The Others

In 1945, Grace Stewart (Kidman) and her two children live an unusually isolated existence behind the locked doors and drawn curtains of a secluded man... Read more

Alejandro Amenábar
104 min
DCP

Fri, September Fri, Sep 22, 2023

Fremont

Fremont

Each morning Donya (Anaita Wali Zada) leaves her tight-knit community of Afghan immigrants in Fremont, California. She crosses the Bayto work at a fam... Read more

Babak Jalali
91 min
DCP
Scrapper

Scrapper

This vibrant and inventive father-daughter comedy follows Georgie (Lola Campbell), a resourceful 12-year-old girl who secretly lives alone in her flat... Read more

Charlotte Regan
84 min
DCP
Mutt

Mutt

Feña, a young trans guy bustling through life in New York City, is afflicted with an incessantly challenging day that resurrects ghosts from his past.... Read more

Vuk Lungulov-Klotz
87 min
DCP
Night of the Living Dead movie still

Night of the Living Dead

Shot outside of Pittsburgh at a fraction of the cost of a Hollywood feature by a band of filmmakers determined to make their mark, George A. Romero's... Read more

George A. Romero
96 min
35mm
Rocky Horror Picture Show movie still
Coming January 10

Rocky Horror Picture Show

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

Jim Sharman
100 min
35mm

Sat, September Sat, Sep 23, 2023

The Seven Year Itch
Film Series

Nobody's Perfect: Billy Wilder Matinees Part 2

“Never resist an impulse, Sabrina, especially if it’s terrible.” An Austrian journalist and screenwriter who had nearly a dozen films under his belt b... Read more

The Seven Year Itch

The Seven Year Itch

Part of: Nobody's Perfect: Billy Wilder Matinees Part 2

In the midst of a summer heat wave, New Yorker Richard Sherman (Tom Ewell) ships his wife, Helen (Evelyn Keyes), and their son off to Maine for vacati... Read more

Billy Wilder
105 min
DCP
Fremont

Fremont

Each morning Donya (Anaita Wali Zada) leaves her tight-knit community of Afghan immigrants in Fremont, California. She crosses the Bayto work at a fam... Read more

Babak Jalali
91 min
DCP
Mutt

Mutt

Feña, a young trans guy bustling through life in New York City, is afflicted with an incessantly challenging day that resurrects ghosts from his past.... Read more

Vuk Lungulov-Klotz
87 min
DCP
Scrapper

Scrapper

This vibrant and inventive father-daughter comedy follows Georgie (Lola Campbell), a resourceful 12-year-old girl who secretly lives alone in her flat... Read more

Charlotte Regan
84 min
DCP
Night of the Living Dead movie still

Night of the Living Dead

Shot outside of Pittsburgh at a fraction of the cost of a Hollywood feature by a band of filmmakers determined to make their mark, George A. Romero's... Read more

George A. Romero
96 min
35mm
Rocky Horror Picture Show movie still
Coming January 10

Rocky Horror Picture Show

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

Jim Sharman
100 min
35mm

Sun, September Sun, Sep 24, 2023

The Seven Year Itch
Film Series

Nobody's Perfect: Billy Wilder Matinees Part 2

“Never resist an impulse, Sabrina, especially if it’s terrible.” An Austrian journalist and screenwriter who had nearly a dozen films under his belt b... Read more

The Seven Year Itch

The Seven Year Itch

Part of: Nobody's Perfect: Billy Wilder Matinees Part 2

In the midst of a summer heat wave, New Yorker Richard Sherman (Tom Ewell) ships his wife, Helen (Evelyn Keyes), and their son off to Maine for vacati... Read more

Billy Wilder
105 min
DCP
Fremont

Fremont

Each morning Donya (Anaita Wali Zada) leaves her tight-knit community of Afghan immigrants in Fremont, California. She crosses the Bayto work at a fam... Read more

Babak Jalali
91 min
DCP
Mutt

Mutt

Feña, a young trans guy bustling through life in New York City, is afflicted with an incessantly challenging day that resurrects ghosts from his past.... Read more

Vuk Lungulov-Klotz
87 min
DCP
Scrapper

Scrapper

This vibrant and inventive father-daughter comedy follows Georgie (Lola Campbell), a resourceful 12-year-old girl who secretly lives alone in her flat... Read more

Charlotte Regan
84 min
DCP
Mutiny in Heaven

Mutiny in Heaven: The Birthday Party

From humble beginnings in suburban Australia The Birthday Party grew to become one of the most influential acts of their time - commanding a level of... Read more

Ian White
98 min
DCP
Night of the Living Dead movie still

Night of the Living Dead

Shot outside of Pittsburgh at a fraction of the cost of a Hollywood feature by a band of filmmakers determined to make their mark, George A. Romero's... Read more

George A. Romero
96 min
35mm

Mon, September Mon, Sep 25, 2023

Fremont

Fremont

Each morning Donya (Anaita Wali Zada) leaves her tight-knit community of Afghan immigrants in Fremont, California. She crosses the Bayto work at a fam... Read more

Babak Jalali
91 min
DCP
Mutt

Mutt

Feña, a young trans guy bustling through life in New York City, is afflicted with an incessantly challenging day that resurrects ghosts from his past.... Read more

Vuk Lungulov-Klotz
87 min
DCP
Scrapper

Scrapper

This vibrant and inventive father-daughter comedy follows Georgie (Lola Campbell), a resourceful 12-year-old girl who secretly lives alone in her flat... Read more

Charlotte Regan
84 min
DCP
Fresh Films
Film Series

Fresh Films: A Celebration of 50 Years of Hip Hop

For the entire month of September the Music Box Theatre is proud to present “Fresh Films: A Celebration of 50 Years of Hip Hop,” a 17-film series cele... Read more

Brown Sugar

Brown Sugar

Part of: Fresh Films: A Celebration of 50 Years of Hip Hop

Sidney (Sanaa Lathan) and Dre (Taye Diggs) can attribute their friendship and the launch of their careers to one single childhood instant ... witnessi... Read more

Rick Famuyiwa
109 min
Digital

Tue, September Tue, Sep 26, 2023

Fremont

Fremont

Each morning Donya (Anaita Wali Zada) leaves her tight-knit community of Afghan immigrants in Fremont, California. She crosses the Bayto work at a fam... Read more

Babak Jalali
91 min
DCP
Mutt

Mutt

Feña, a young trans guy bustling through life in New York City, is afflicted with an incessantly challenging day that resurrects ghosts from his past.... Read more

Vuk Lungulov-Klotz
87 min
DCP
Destroy Your Art 2023

Destroy Your Art

Destroy Your Art invites select filmmakers to make original short films and then destroy them in front of the only audience to ever see them, giving a... Read more

90 min
DCP
Fresh Films
Film Series

Fresh Films: A Celebration of 50 Years of Hip Hop

For the entire month of September the Music Box Theatre is proud to present “Fresh Films: A Celebration of 50 Years of Hip Hop,” a 17-film series cele... Read more

Breakin'

Breakin'

Part of: Fresh Films: A Celebration of 50 Years of Hip Hop

Kelly (Lucinda Dickey) is a classically trained jazz dancer who's tired of warding off her amorous teacher and hungry for a new outlet. When she befri... Read more

Joel Silberg
87 min
Digital
Scrapper

Scrapper

This vibrant and inventive father-daughter comedy follows Georgie (Lola Campbell), a resourceful 12-year-old girl who secretly lives alone in her flat... Read more

Charlotte Regan
84 min
DCP

Wed, September Wed, Sep 27, 2023

Fremont

Fremont

Each morning Donya (Anaita Wali Zada) leaves her tight-knit community of Afghan immigrants in Fremont, California. She crosses the Bayto work at a fam... Read more

Babak Jalali
91 min
DCP
Mutt

Mutt

Feña, a young trans guy bustling through life in New York City, is afflicted with an incessantly challenging day that resurrects ghosts from his past.... Read more

Vuk Lungulov-Klotz
87 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

Prison on Fire

Prison on Fire + Rollerball

Part of: Highs & Lows - A Film Series

Two of the action genre’s most innovative pioneers, going head to head in a bloodied double feature of explosive proportions.First up, we travel over... Read more

196 min
35mm
Fresh Films
Film Series

Fresh Films: A Celebration of 50 Years of Hip Hop

For the entire month of September the Music Box Theatre is proud to present “Fresh Films: A Celebration of 50 Years of Hip Hop,” a 17-film series cele... Read more

Fear of a Black Hat

Fear of a Black Hat

Part of: Fresh Films: A Celebration of 50 Years of Hip Hop

A This is Spinal Tap for ‘90s rap music, this hilarious mockumentary was directed by, written by, and stars Rusty Cundieff, who would go on to make th... Read more

Rusty Cundieff
89 min
Digital
Scrapper

Scrapper

This vibrant and inventive father-daughter comedy follows Georgie (Lola Campbell), a resourceful 12-year-old girl who secretly lives alone in her flat... Read more

Charlotte Regan
84 min
DCP

Thu, September Thu, Sep 28, 2023

Fremont

Fremont

Each morning Donya (Anaita Wali Zada) leaves her tight-knit community of Afghan immigrants in Fremont, California. She crosses the Bayto work at a fam... Read more

Babak Jalali
91 min
DCP
Mutt

Mutt

Feña, a young trans guy bustling through life in New York City, is afflicted with an incessantly challenging day that resurrects ghosts from his past.... Read more

Vuk Lungulov-Klotz
87 min
DCP
She Said

She Said

The New York Times journalists Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor publish a report that exposes sexual abuse allegations against powerful Hollywood producer... Read more

Maria Schrader
129 min
DCP
Fresh Films
Film Series

Fresh Films: A Celebration of 50 Years of Hip Hop

For the entire month of September the Music Box Theatre is proud to present “Fresh Films: A Celebration of 50 Years of Hip Hop,” a 17-film series cele... Read more

Def by Temptation

Def by Temptation

Part of: Fresh Films: A Celebration of 50 Years of Hip Hop

“Contributes to a Black filmmaking tradition that does not wish to replicate the sensibilities or aesthetic leanings . . . of Hollywood.” -- Robin R.... Read more

James Bond III
95 min
Digital
Scrapper

Scrapper

This vibrant and inventive father-daughter comedy follows Georgie (Lola Campbell), a resourceful 12-year-old girl who secretly lives alone in her flat... Read more

Charlotte Regan
84 min
DCP

Fri, September Fri, Sep 29, 2023

Stop Making Sense movie still

Stop Making Sense

Newly restored in 4K to coincide with its 40th anniversary, the 1984 film was directed by renowned filmmaker Jonathan Demme and is considered by criti... Read more

Jonathan Demme
88 min
DCP
Flora and Son

Flora and Son

Single mom Flora (Eve Hewson) is at a loss about what to do with her rebellious teenage son, Max (Orén Kinlan). Encouraged by the police to find Max a... Read more

John Carney
97 min
DCP
River's Edge

River's Edge

Teenage burnout Samson (Daniel Roebuck) has murdered his girlfriend and left her naked body lying on the bank of a river just outside their small Cali... Read more

Tim Hunter
99 min
35mm

Sat, September Sat, Sep 30, 2023

Stop Making Sense movie still

Stop Making Sense

Newly restored in 4K to coincide with its 40th anniversary, the 1984 film was directed by renowned filmmaker Jonathan Demme and is considered by criti... Read more

Jonathan Demme
88 min
DCP
Flora and Son

Flora and Son

Single mom Flora (Eve Hewson) is at a loss about what to do with her rebellious teenage son, Max (Orén Kinlan). Encouraged by the police to find Max a... Read more

John Carney
97 min
DCP
Gowld

Gowld

In a small Western town, a courageous and resilient Jewish newcomer finds himself facing torrent of prejudice and hostility as the town's anti-Semetic... Read more

Brad Kofman
90 min
DCP
Fresh Films
Film Series

Fresh Films: A Celebration of 50 Years of Hip Hop

For the entire month of September the Music Box Theatre is proud to present “Fresh Films: A Celebration of 50 Years of Hip Hop,” a 17-film series cele... Read more

CB4 - Chris Rock

CB4

Part of: Fresh Films: A Celebration of 50 Years of Hip Hop

Chris Rock co-wrote and starred in this classic hip hop comedy about a gangsta rap trio reflecting back on the origins of their fame. CB4 (or “Cell Bl... Read more

Tamra Davis
89 min
35mm