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August 2026 at the Coolidge

Our August special programming is too good to pass up!

This month sees a series showcasing some of the best heists ever put to film; the continuation of The Odyssey in 70mm; a Cinema Jukebox pre-show performance by local act Pew Pew; filmmaker Q&As; summercamp Midnites; and more.

Read on for everything we’re screening this month!

Midsummer Stick-ups!

Beat the heat at this summer series featuring some of our favorite heist films, from Heat to The Great Muppet Caper!

Cinema in 70mm

See Christopher Nolan’s newest epic in this extra special large format!

Big Screen Classics

Watch certified classics the way they were meant to be seen. This month, catch A Streetcar Named Desire, Dragon Inn, The Big Lebowski, Casino, and Top Hat with intro seminars available.
Co-presented in-kind by WBUR.

Coolidge After Midnite

In support of Jane Schoenbrun’s Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma which opens at the Coolidge in 35mm, our August Midnites are taking you to camp! Join us for the best summer camp slashers, comedies, secret campfire classics screened from VHS, and s’more!

Cult Classics

Our signature program dedicated to showcasing films with fervent fan bases and unforgettable impact! This month’s picks are Danger: Diabolik and Zardoz!

Coolidge Education

Take one of our intro seminars before Dragon Inn and Top Hat! Plus, take a look at our multi-week class coming up next month.

Outdoor Screenings

Enjoy a free screening of Pirates of the Caribbean outside at the Charles River Speedway!

Speaker Engagements

This month, catch a Panorama Q&A for a film about Lebanon’s audiovisual memory; a talkback with director Penny Lane after her new documentary, Wild Inside; and a filmmaker Q&A for Bernstein’s Wall.

More Good Stuff

This Week

  • Katsuhiro Otomo's landmark cyberpunk classic, the definitive anime masterpiece! 

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  • From director Matt Johnson (Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie), starring Dominic Sessa (The Holdovers). 

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  • The new film from filmmaker Christopher Nolan (Oppenheimer, Inception).

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  • Chungking Express

    This whiplash, double-pronged charmer is one of the defining works of nineties cinema and the film that made Hong Kong filmmaker Wong Kar Wai an instant icon.

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  • The movie ACME didn't want you to see!

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  • The feature film debut of Casper Kelly, creator of Too Many Cooks, starring Keegan-Michael Key, Topher Grace, and Cristin Milioti. 

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

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  • Featuring a special pre-show performance by pushflowers!

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  • Todd Solondz became the most talked-about new director in recent years with this acclaimed comedy about the suburban condition.

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  • An inspiring, heart-warming, epic true-life adventure about self-belief, destiny and the courage to risk everything for love.

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  • Be prepared to live the most wonderful experience of your life.

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  • mass minicon mystery movie 3

    With an exclusive limited edition poster that you can only get at this screening!

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  • Widely rejected by critics and branded with an NC-17 rating upon its release, Paul Verhoeven's film has been reclaimed by many in recent years as a satirical classic.

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  • Co-presented by the Goethe-Institut Boston.

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  • One of the greatest films about film ever made, Federico Fellini’s turns one man’s artistic crisis into a grand epic of the cinema.

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  • Paris, Texas

    A place for dreams. A place for heartbreak. A place to pick up the pieces.

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  • This seminar by BU Professor Roy Grundmann will explore one of Werner Herzog's most mesmerizing early films.

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  • An immersive, haunting journey into the heart of darkness from Werner Herzog and Klaus Kinski.

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  • Special advance screening Tuesday, September 15 with Will Poulter and filmmaker Adam Meeks in-person!

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