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

  • A new original event film created and directed by Steven Spielberg.

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  • Get ready for the ride of your life... and maybe journey too.

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  • In a forgotten fishing village, a boat mysteriously appears in the old harbour. 

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  • A beautifully rendered autobiographical tale from celebrated Spanish director Carla Simón.

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  • A pitch-perfect blend of satire, melodrama, daring tonal shifts and intimate performances.

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  • From director Olivia Wilde and starring Seth Rogen, Olivia Wilde, Penélope Cruz and Edward Norton.

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  • Slamdance presents the best competition films from their 2026 festival!

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  • It TICKLES and TANTALIZES! - The funniest comedy since laughter began!

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  • Slamdance presents the best competition films from their 2026 festival!

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  • Includes 16 minutes of new, theatrically exclusive post-credit bonus footage from Kane Parsons.

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  • Filmmaker Ivy Meeropol will join us for a post-film discussion following our screening. 

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  • Together For The First Time - James Stewart - John Wayne - in the masterpiece of Academy Award winner John Ford.

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  • In a future where a special police unit is able to arrest murderers before they commit crimes, an officer from that unit is himself accused of a future murder.

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  • The new film from filmmaker Christopher Nolan, starring Matt Damon, Tom Holland, and Anne Hathaway.

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  • The new film from Coolidge Breakthrough Artist Award winner Jane Schoenbrun.

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  • Six students discover their teachers really are from another planet in this thriller from director Robert Rodriguez.

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  • Pre-film seminar from Kyle Stevens, Associate Professor of Film Studies at Appalachian State University

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  • Some Liek It Hot

    Billy Wilder’s madcap, men on the run farce still delights audiences over 50 years since it’s release. 

     

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