New series of Cult Classics at the Coolidge

Introducing Cult Classics, our new signature series with screenings on select Thursdays every month!

Prepare for a cinematic journey into the world of beloved genre masterpieces with this new series. Join the Cult for late-night screenings that celebrate essential cult favorites and become part of the legend. As Julianne Moore famously declared, "I saw ERASERHEAD here!"—now, you too can witness that surreal masterpiece and others right here at the Coolidge!

The first titles of the series include:

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This Week

  • A bold, iconoclastic take on one of the world’s most compelling stories, from filmmaker From Maggie Gyllenhaal and starring Jessie Buckley & Christian Bale.

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  • A father, accompanied by his son, goes looking for his missing daughter in North Africa.

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

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  • Showcasing the best in live action short films from around the world!

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  • Showcasing the best in documentary short films from around the world!

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  • Among the most important documentaries ever made, The Thin Blue Line, by Errol Morris, erases the border between art and activism.

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  • Pre-film seminar by Dr. Shilpa Parnami of Boston University. 

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  • In this five-week class, explore women's voices at the intersection of direction and cinematography.

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  • With her take on Herman Melville’s Billy Budd, Sailor, Claire Denis firmly established herself as a great visual tone poet of our time.

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  • Winner of the Audience Award: U.S. Documentary at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival.

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  • See it before, or after, watching Boorman and the Devil at BUFF! 

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  • 71% of the Earth's surface is covered by water. That's a big place to find one fish.

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  • Peter Jackson brings J.R.R Tolkien's Lord of the Rings from page to screen in this epic, Academy-Award winning trilogy.

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  • The new film from acclaimed director Christian Petzold (Phoenix, Transit). 

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