November 2025 at the Coolidge

Your official guide to everything happening at the Coolidge this November!

Get ready for a month of carefully curated special programming, just for you!

This November sees the return of our Noirvember series, this year focused on the great Gloria Grahame; Midnites from the one and only M. Night Shyamalan; more Cinema Masala (with free food!); plenty of special guests, including Crispin Hellion Glover; and more.

Read on for everything we’re screening this month!

Noirvember

See five of our favorites featuring Gloria Grahame, who moved seamlessly between supporting and lead roles and earned an indelible place in the pantheon of film noir femme fatales.

CALLING GLORIA

Big Screen Classics

Catch certified classics including Au hasard Balthazar, The Grapes of Wrath, and You’ve Got Mail (with an intro seminar)!

Co-presented in-kind by WBUR! 

the hits

Coolidge After Midnite

Our November Midnites feature a selection of M. Night Shyamalan’s thrillers, from classics like The Sixth Sense and Unbreakable to more recent cult favorites Old and Trap!

night after 'nite

Cult Classics

Our signature program dedicated to showcasing films with fervent fan bases and unforgettable impact! This month's picks are Donnie Darko and Harold and Maude.

cellar door

NT Live

The best of British theatre on our big screen! This month, see puppetry come to life in Life of Pi or five-time Olivier Award winner Imelda Staunton in Mrs. Warren’s Profession!

take the stage

Cinema Masala

Amar Akbar Anthony (with complimentary bites from Masala Arts), Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, and a free seminar!

Co-presented by Film Heritage Foundation!

more cow bell

 

Speaker Engagements

Enjoy a post-film Q&A after Fairyland; a visit from the director of 6-A Akash Ganga, about Annapurna Devi; a live performance by Crispin Glover; a special screening of Richard Linklater’s Nouvelle Vague; and more!

speak up

Kids' Shows

Take the whole family to see The BJ Hickman Magic Show, songs with Vanessa Trien & the Jumping Monkeys, puppetry with Good News Gus, Where the Wild Things Are!

fun for the family

 

Coolidge Education

Take a multi-week “Global Resistance” class, register for a free seminar on Indian cinema, join in on our discussion series after Tuesday Noirvember screenings, or get a primer at one of our intro seminars for You’ve Got Mail and Odds Against Tomorrow

pencils up

 

More Good Stuff

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

This Week

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

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

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

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  • It's supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!

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  • Pre-film seminar taught by Mikal J. Gaines, Ph.D !

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  • A sing-along version of Disney's 1991 masterpiece.

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  • Perhaps the most extraordinary story of courage, conflict and devotion ever filmed!

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  • The greatest adventure of all is finding our place in the circle of life.

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  • Sing along to “We Don't Talk About Bruno,” “Two Oruguitas”, and more!

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  • In the weeks unfolding after Liat is kidnapped, her father resists efforts to use her captivity to justify escalating violence in Gaza, exposing rifts within his family.

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  • Director John Carpenter broke frozen ground with this milestone in special effects and gore.

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  • Sometimes the world of the living gets mixed up with the world of the dead.

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  • Jungle Jim uses his skills and humor to perform an energy-driven, family-focused balloon magic show that leaves audiences delighted and inspired!

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  • Pre-film seminar from Boston Globe film critic Odie Henderson!

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  • The Prize-Winning Drama That Warms The Screen With Its People and Its Passions!...

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