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

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

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

    Showtimes
  • A new film from Bradley Cooper, starring Will Arnett and Laura Dern.

    Showtimes
  • The eagerly-awaited new film from Jim Jarmusch, winner of the Golden Lion Best Film prize at the 2025 Venice Film Festival.

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

    Showtimes
  • A raw and unflinching portrait of survival, sexuality, and self-invention, marking the directorial debut of Kristen Stewart

    Showtimes
  • Introduced by Dr. Michelle Putnam is the Director of the Gerontology Institute & Professor at the University of Massachusetts Boston.

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

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

    Showtimes
  • Part man. Part machine. All cop. The future of law enforcement.

    Showtimes
  • The new film from Nicholas Hytner, starring Ralph Fiennes. 

    Showtimes
  • Join Kevin Siegfried and Robert Kirzinger of the Boston Symphony Orchestra to explore and hear Shaker music as an expression of philosophy and craft.

    Showtimes
  • Based on the true story of the notorious serial killer and the intense manhunt he inspired.

    Showtimes
  • Monsters, Inc.: We Scare Because We Care

    Showtimes
  • Presented by Brookline for the Culture.

    Showtimes
  • New York's best dancers are *dying* for a part in the next Broadway hit.

    Showtimes
  • Bayard Rustin was the architect of 1963’s March on Washington. He challenged authority and never apologized for who he was, but was forgotten despite making history.

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

    Showtimes
  • Brazil

    Have a laugh at the horror of things to come.

    Showtimes