The lawn opens at 5pm for blankets and picnicking.
Chairs and plastic tarps are not permitted on the lawn, but you may use a Bryant Park chair on the gravel.
All event attendees are invited to bring a picnic. Food and beverage are also available for purchase from vendors in the park.
The bathroom is located at the northeast corner of the park.
No smoking/vaping of any kind is permitted within the park. No open containers are permitted outside lawn and gravel areas.
Welcome to another season of legendary movie nights at Bryant Park! We’re so excited for this summer of cinema magic on our big screen under the stars.
This year’s lineup explores “lone wolves, underdogs, and heroes.” Sometimes overlapping roles—often very obvious, occasionally very subtle, and maybe not the protagonist of the story—but generally, we can all relate somehow.
Whether you’ve felt like a black sheep, persevered when you’ve found the odds stacked against you, or just broken the proverbial mold, you can empathize; you want to cheer them on. Well, we’re here to laugh, cry, and rally for them every Monday night on the lawn, as we have been for the last 30 years.
Curated in collaboration with New York Magazine’s Vulture, this summer’s lineup includes a variety of films from the immense archives of our partners at Paramount+. From blockbusters and cinematic achievements to rom-coms and slapstick comedies, we have no doubt there’s something for everyone. Are you not entertained?
The Bryant Park Team
Photo: Angelito Jusay
JUN
10
FORREST GUMP
Slow-witted Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks) has never thought of himself as disadvantaged, and thanks to his supportive mother (Sally Field), he leads anything but a restricted life. Whether dominating on the gridiron as a college football star, fighting in Vietnam, or captaining a shrimp boat, Forrest inspires people with his childlike optimism. But the one person Forrest cares about most may be the most difficult to save— his childhood love, the sweet but troubled Jenny (Robin Wright).
JUN 17
THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY
To be young and carefree amid the blue waters and idyllic landscape of sun-drenched Italy in the late 1950s...that’s la dolce vita that Tom Ripley (Matt Damon) craves and Dickie Greenleaf (Jude Law) leads. When Dickie’s wealthy father asks Tom to bring his errant playboy son back home to America, Dickie and his beautiful expatriate girlfriend, Marge Sherwood (Gwyneth Paltrow), never suspect the dangerous extremes to which Ripley will go when he decides to make their lifestyle his own.
(1994) STARRING TOM HANKS, DIRECTED BY ROBERT ZEMECKIS
(1999) STARRING MATT DAMON, DIRECTED BY ANTHONY MINGHELLA
JUN
24
JULY 1 (1992) STARRING EDDIE MURPHY, DIRECTED BY REGINALD
A cocky ad executive, Marcus (Eddie Murphy) has a reputation as a ladies’ man. Marcus, however, gets a taste of his own medicine when a merger finds him working under the beautiful Jacqueline (Robin Givens), who has a similarly cavalier attitude about romance. Marcus and Jacqueline become involved, but ironically, he is put off by her noncommittal approach to their relationship. Meanwhile, Marcus also begins to develop feelings for their colleague Angela (Halle Berry), who is more thoughtful and authentic than Jacqueline, and things get messy for Marcus.
BOOMERANG GLADIATOR
(2000) STARRING RUSSELL CROWE, DIRECTED BY RIDLEY
The Roman emperor’s son, Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix), is enraged when he is passed over as heir in favor of his father’s favorite general, Maximus (Russell Crowe). Commodus kills his own father (Richard Harris), then arranges the murder of Maximus and his family. Maximus narrowly escapes, only to be sold as a slave and trained as a gladiator, but his subsequent popularity in the arena threatens the throne.
HUDLIN
SCOTT
JULY 8
JULY 15 (2003) STARRING LUKE WILSON, DIRECTED BY TODD PHILLIPS (1957) STARRING AUDREY HEPBURN, DIRECTED BY STANLEY DONEN
After discovering his girlfriend (Juliette Lewis) has been participating in illicit affairs, attorney Mitch (Luke Wilson) feels his world come undone. He moves into a new place, which happens to be near a college campus, and tries to get his life back together. Two of his best friends, Frank (Will Ferrell) and Beanie (Vince Vaughn), start hanging out at Mitch’s house, eventually turning the place into a wild party pad much to the ire of the college’s dean, Gordon “Cheese” Pritchard (Jeremy Piven), who aims to make their lives difficult.
OLD SCHOOL FUNNY FACE
Dispatched on an assignment, New York City-based fashion photographer Dick Avery (Fred Astaire) is struck by the beauty of Jo Stockton (Audrey Hepburn), a shy bookstore employee he photographed by accident, who he believes has the potential to become a successful model. He gets Jo to go with him to France, where he snaps more pictures of her against iconic Parisian backdrops. In the process, they fall for one another, only to find hurdles in their way.
JULY 22
CINEMA PARADISO
Young Salvatore Di Vita (Salvatore Cascio) discovers the perfect escape from life in his war-torn Sicilian village: the Cinema Paradiso movie house, where projectionist Alfredo (Philippe Noiret) instills in the boy a deep love of films. When Salvatore grows up, falls in love with a beautiful local girl (Agnese Nano), and takes over as the Paradiso’s projectionist, Alfredo must convince Salvatore to leave his small town and pursue his passion for filmmaking.
JULY 29
HOW TO LOSE A GUY IN 10 DAYS
(2003) STARRING KATE HUDSON, DIRECTED BY DONALD PETRIE
An advice columnist who would prefer to write about politics, Andie Anderson (Kate Hudson) tries pushing the boundaries of what she can write about in her new piece about how to get a man to leave you in 10 days. Her editor, Lana (Bebe Neuwirth), loves it, and Andie goes off to find a man she can use for the experiment. Enter executive Ben Berry (Matthew McConaughey), who is so confident in his romantic prowess that he thinks he can make any woman fall in love with him in 10 days. When Andie and Ben meet, both their plans backfire.
(1988) STARRING PHILIPPE NOIRET, DIRECTED BY GIUSEPPE TORNATORE
AUG 12
ARRIVAL TITANIC AUG 5
When gigantic spacecraft touch down in 12 locations around the world, linguistics professor Louise Banks (Amy Adams) leads an elite team of investigators. As nations teeter on the verge of global war, Banks and her crew must race against time to find a way to communicate with the extraterrestrial visitors. Hoping to unravel the mystery, she takes a chance that could threaten her life, and quite possibly all of mankind.
(2016) STARRING AMY ADAMS, DIRECTED BY DENIS VILLENEUVE (1997) STARRING KATE WINSLET, DIRECTED BY JAMES CAMERON
Rose (Kate Winslet) is a young aristocrat who boards the ill-fated maiden voyage of the RMS Titanic, the most luxurious liner of her era, with her arrogant, condescending fiancé. She then meets Jack (Leonardo DiCaprio), a drifter and artist, and they fall in love on the legendary journey, which ultimately carried over 1,500 people to their death in the ice cold waters of the North Atlantic in the early hours of April 15, 1912.
EASY ADMISSION
Movie Nights is a free, non-ticketed, “first-come, first-served” event that is open to the public.
DATES
Bryant Park Movie Nights takes place on 10 Monday evenings from June 10–August 12.
TIME
The lawn opens at 5pm for blankets and picnicking.
We recommend arriving early to picnic and enjoy the park with friends while waiting for the movie to begin.
BLANKETS
Bring a blanket for the most comfortable Movie Nights experience. Please note that plastic ground coverings, including tarps and plastic-lined blankets, are not permitted on the lawn.
LEAVE BEHIND
In addition to plastic tarps, outside chairs are not permitted on the lawn, but guests may use a Bryant Park chair on the gravel. Dogs are permitted on the gravel.
DEAF & HARD OF HEARING GUESTS
Every film is captioned at the bottom of the screen.
WEATHER POLICY
We rarely cancel events, but if weather is severe and conditions are not safe, the event will be cancelled. If weather is wet but not unsafe, the lawn may be closed and the audience may sit on the gravel. Please check our website (bryantpark.org) and social platforms (@bryantparknyc) for updates.
SECURITY
Security is on site. For the safety of all Movie Nights attendees, all bags, briefcases, backpacks, etc. will be inspected before entering the lawn area (the lawn and surrounding gravel).
OUR STAFF
You can find our friendly staff in green shirts. If you have questions or concerns, we encourage you to speak with us.
