August 2025 at the Coolidge

August 2025 at the Coolidge

Are you looking for things to do in the Boston area to beat the heat?

This August at the Coolidge is full of summery favorites sure to please in our ~delightful~ AC!

This month sees a Patrick Swayze series; a celebration of Spike Lee and Denzel Washington's collaborations; a retrospective series of new Akira Kurosawa digital restorations; outdoor screenings around Greater Boston, including at Mt. Auburn Cemetery; a special celebration of Jaws for the film's 25th-anniversary; and so much more.

Read on for everything we're screening!

Swayze

Swayze Days of Summer

What better way to mark the season than with a tribute to the late, great Patrick Swayze, whose movies dominated the summer box office in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s?

lazy, hazy, swayze

Spike & Denzel

Our July and August series showcasing all of Spike Lee and Denzel Washington's creative collaborations in anticipation of their newest, Highest 2 Lowest!

iconic duo

Spike and Denzel
Akira Kurosawa

Akira Kurosawa

The Coolidge is thrilled to present this retrospective of eleven new Akira Kurosawa restorations including Throne of Blood, Rashoman, Seven Samurai, Ikiru, Ran, and more!

kurosawa in 4k

Big Screen Classics

Watch certified classics on our big screen. This month, catch Big, The Big Lebowski, Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song, Hero, and The Women!

Presented in-kind by WBUR!

The Classics

Big Screen Classics
Coolidge Education

Coolidge Education

This month, check out one of our intro seminars in conjunction with our "Spike & Denzel" series for He Got Game and Inside Man!

sharpen your pencils

Outdoor Screenings

We're taking our programming on the road! This month, enjoy FREE screenings outside at the Charles River Speedway and the Rose Kennedy Greenway, plus a special double feature at Mt. Auburn Cemetery!

sunblock season

Outdoor Summer Movies
Coolidge After Midnite

Coolidge After Midnite

The kids are NOT all right! Our August Midnites feature terrifying tales of malevolent middle schoolers from The Bad Seed to Battle Royale to Village of the Damned and more!

killer kids

Cult Classics

Our signature program dedicated to showcasing films with fervent fan bases and unforgettable impact! This month's picks are Freddy Got Fingered and The Brady Bunch Movie.

sure, jan

Cult Classics
Jaws 50th Anniversary

Jaws 50th Anniversary

In honor of the iconic film’s 50th anniversary, we’re celebrating all week long with 35mm screenings and a special documentary presentation of The Farmer and the Shark, about the Martha’s Vineyard local who greatly impacted the making of Jaws!

dunnnnnn dun

 

More Good Stuff

The programming doesn't stop there—see below for more special offerings this month:

  • CatVideoFest: Sunday, August 3 at 2:00pm | Special Screening with proceeds benefitting local cats in need!
  • Detroit Rock City in 35mm: Thursday, August 7 at 7:00pm | Cinema Jukebox® co-presented in-kind by 92.5 The River
  • The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift: Thursday, August 21 at 7:00pm | Rewind! featuring an afterparty in the Education & Community Engagement Center

This Week

  • From filmmaker Mona Fastvold (The Brutalist) comes the extraordinary true legend of Ann Lee, starring Academy Award nominee Amanda Seyfried. 

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  • The new film from director Park Chan-wook (Oldboy, Decision to Leave) and based on Donald E. Westlake's novel The Ax

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  • The new film from Joachim Trier (The Worst Person in the World), starring Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgård, and Elle Fanning.

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  • A frisky, feminine, film noir about psychoanalysis and many other things… 

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  • Nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 2026 Academy Awards.

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  • From award-winning writer-director Mona Fastvold comes the extraordinary true legend of Ann Lee, founder of the devotional sect known as the Shakers.

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  • "So this is how liberty dies, with thunderous applause”.

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  • Winner, Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize, 2025 Venice Film Festival

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  • In this course, we’ll sweep through the history of American journalists on film, as taught by Judi Freeman.

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  • Pre-film seminar from film critic Jake Mulligan!

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  • A class satire in a class of its own, My Man Godfrey's screwball comedy is as sharp as the social commentary is biting.

     

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  • From Academy Award winning writer/director Chloé Zhao, starring Jessie Buckley, and Paul Mescal. 

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  • Olivier Award winner Hiran Abeysekera (Life of Pi) is Hamlet in this fearless, contemporary take on Shakespeare’s famous tragedy. 

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  • A rising pop star navigates the complexities of fame and industry pressure while preparing for her arena tour debut.

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  • Stanley Kramer's ground-breaking film starring Tony Curtis and Sidney Poitier... 

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  • Conjure up your deepest, darkest fear... now call that fear to life.

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  • Screenwriter Owen Egerton will join us in-person to introduce the Saturday, February 7 screening.

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  • sholay

    Conceived as the biggest action-adventure film ever made in India, Ramesh Sippy’s 1975 “Curry Western” remains a towering landmark in film history. 

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  • A one-person illusion show that features unique theatrical and visual magic and comedy to a custom-edited musical soundtrack.

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  • The debut feature from filmmaker Harry Lighton, starring Alexander Skarsgård and Harry Melling.

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  • Featuring guests from the Huntington's production of We Had a World, playing from February 12 to March 15, 2026.

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  • Boston's one and only open mic night for filmmakers!

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