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.

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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!

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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

  • Screening from a newly struck 35mm print of the 4K restoration of the film!

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  • An audacious comedic fable about sex, marriage, and the absurdities of social convention.

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  • From boundary-pushing directors Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim.

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  • A film by Cristian Mungiu, winner of the 2026 Palme d’Or. 

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  • From director Georgia Oakley (Blue Jean) comes an irresistible new take on Jane Austen’s iconic novel. 

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  • Mahershala Ali stars in the new film from writer-director Bassam Tariq.

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  • Director Tobe Hooper joins super-natural forces with producer Steven Spielberg to create one of the most frightening haunted house stories ever!

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  • A film by Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, winners of the Best Director award at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival. 

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  • Harry Lehman is an aging pickpocket who plies his trade with diminishing returns in a drastically changed New York. 

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  • The electrifying dog is back from beyond the grave!

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  • A Woman With an Empty Heart... A Man With a Loaded Gun whose only chaperon was MURDER!

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  • network

    Television will never be the same!

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

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  • Written and directed by Martin McDonagh, starring John Malkovich, Sam Rockwell, Steve Buscemi, & Parker Posey. 

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