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All of L.A.’s outdoor movies in one calendar

Sit back, relax and catch one of L.A.’s outdoor movie screenings, be it on a rooftop or in your own car

Michael Juliano
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Michael Juliano
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Outdoor movies combine two things we love about L.A.: an appreciation of movie-making and spending as much time as possible outside. Alfresco screenings usually start to pop up across the city in the late spring and continue into the fall, be it atop rooftop bars, at L.A.’s best parks or even at a Hollywood cemetery.

Pretty much all of our favorite outdoor series are back to their alfresco picnic formats, so moviegoers can pack together some picnic food or pick up some on-site snacks and catch films both old and new. (If you’re looking for a fun date idea, this one takes the cake.) Be sure to check back all year long for updates on the list, as new screenings are always being added.

Looking to see a new movie any night of the week? Check out the best movie theaters in L.A. or the few remaining old-school drive-in movie theaters. And for some at-home inspiration, you can always catch up on the best L.A. movies of all time.

For screenings with multiple movies on a single night, each film is separately ticketed unless otherwise noted.

OUTDOOR SCREENINGS

August

Aug 1

Melrose Rooftop Theatre presents Edward Scissorhands at E.P. & L.P..

Rooftop Cinema Club presents Top Gun: Maverick at LEVEL DTLA.

Rooftop Cinema Club presents Spider-Man: No Way Home + Step Brothers at 1310 E Franklin Ave (El Segundo).

Rooftop Cinema Club presents The Notebook + Coming to America at ROW DTLA.

Aug 2

Melrose Rooftop Theatre presents She’s the Man at E.P. & L.P..

Moonlight Movies on the Beach presents Weird Science at Granada Beach (Long Beach).

Rooftop Cinema Club presents Everything Everywhere All at Once + 21 Jump Street at 1310 E Franklin Ave (El Segundo).

Rooftop Cinema Club presents Back to the Future + Crazy, Stupid, Love at ROW DTLA.

Tropicana Movie Nights presents Fast Times at Ridgemont High at the Hollywood Roosevelt.

Aug 3

Melrose Rooftop Theatre presents Friday at E.P. & L.P..

Rooftop Cinema Club presents Mean Girls (open captions) + Superbad at 1310 E Franklin Ave (El Segundo).

Rooftop Cinema Club presents Sing 2 + The Lost City + Love Jones at ROW DTLA.

Rooftop Cinema Club presents Top Gun: Maverick at LEVEL DTLA.

Aug 4

Rooftop Cinema Club presents Everything Everywhere All at Once at LEVEL DTLA.

Melrose Rooftop Theatre presents Notting Hill at E.P. & L.P..

Moonlight Movies on the Beach presents Spider-Man: No Way Home at Long Beach City College, Pacific Coast Campus.

Rooftop Cinema Club presents Pretty Woman + La La Land at 1310 E Franklin Ave (El Segundo).

Rooftop Cinema Club presents She’s the Man + La La Land + High Fidelity at ROW DTLA.

Summer Cinema on the Green presents Crazy Rich Asians at the Americana.

Aug 5

Boat Cinema presents Jaws at Castaic Lake.

Melrose Rooftop Theatre presents The Wolf of Wall street at E.P. & L.P..

Movies on the Roof presents Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery at Westfield Fashion Square (Sherman Oaks).

Rooftop Cinema Club presents Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore + Scary Movie at 1310 E Franklin Ave (El Segundo).

Rooftop Cinema Club presents Tangled + Pitch Perfect (open captions) + Menace II Society at ROW DTLA.

Rooftop Movies at the Montalbán presents Flubber at the Montalbán.

The LA Phil presents Back to the Future at the Hollywood Bowl.

Rooftop Cinema Club presents Top Gun: Maverick + Friday at LEVEL DTLA.

Aug 6

Boat Cinema presents Jaws at Castaic Lake.

Cinespia presents A League of Their Own at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.

Rooftop Cinema Club presents Marcel the Shell with Shoes On + La La Land at LEVEL DTLA.

Movies on the Roof presents Shrek at Westfield Fashion Square (Sherman Oaks).

Poolside Cinema presents Boss Baby at the Fairmont Miramar.

Rooftop Cinema Club presents The Princess Bride + Pitch Perfect + Guardians of the Galaxy + Scream at 1310 E Franklin Ave (El Segundo).

Rooftop Cinema Club presents Encanto + Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix + American Hustle + Get Out at ROW DTLA.

Rooftop Movies at the Montalbán presents Casablanca at the Montalbán.

Street Food Cinema presents Catch Me if You Can at L.A. State Historic Park.

Street Food Cinema presents The Goonies at Westdrift Golf Course (Manhattan Beach).

The LA Phil presents Back to the Future at the Hollywood Bowl.

Aug 7

Boat Cinema presents Mamma Mia! at Castaic Lake.

Melrose Rooftop Theatre presents Mean Girls at E.P. & L.P..

Rooftop Cinema Club presents Coco + Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix + Crazy, Stupid, Love + Forgetting Sarah Marshall at 1310 E Franklin Ave (El Segundo).

Rooftop Cinema Club presents The Princess and the Frog + Roman Holiday + 500 Days of Summer at ROW DTLA.

Rooftop Cinema Club presents Top Gun: Maverick at LEVEL DTLA.

Aug 8

Rooftop Cinema Club presents Everything Everywhere All at Once at LEVEL DTLA.

Melrose Rooftop Theatre presents Dumb & Dumber at E.P. & L.P..

Rooftop Cinema Club presents Licorice Pizza + The Beach at 1310 E Franklin Ave (El Segundo).

Rooftop Cinema Club presents The Breakfast Club + Beetlejuice + 500 Days of Summer at ROW DTLA.

Aug 9

Melrose Rooftop Theatre presents Romy & Michele’s High School Reunion at E.P. & L.P..

Moonlight Movies on the Beach presents Luca at Granada Beach (Long Beach).

Rooftop Cinema Club presents The Great Gatsby + It at 1310 E Franklin Ave (El Segundo).

Rooftop Cinema Club presents The Great Gatsby + The Silence of the Lambs at ROW DTLA.

Rooftop Cinema Club presents Spirited Away at LEVEL DTLA.

Tropicana Movie Nights presents Valley Girl at the Hollywood Roosevelt.

Aug 10

Melrose Rooftop Theatre presents Casino Royale at E.P. & L.P..

Rooftop Cinema Club presents Legally Blonde + Fight Club at 1310 E Franklin Ave (El Segundo).

Rooftop Cinema Club presents Sonic the Hedgehog 2 + Ferris Bueller’s Day Off + Donnie Darko at ROW DTLA.

Aug 11

Melrose Rooftop Theatre presents Almost Famous at E.P. & L.P..

Moonlight Movies on the Beach presents Rogue One: A Star Wars Story at Long Beach City College, Liberal Arts Campus.

Rooftop Cinema Club presents Poetic Justice + The Wedding Singer at 1310 E Franklin Ave (El Segundo).

Rooftop Cinema Club presents Clueless + Forgetting Sarah Marshall + A Star is Born at ROW DTLA.

Rooftop Cinema Club presents Top Gun: Maverick + Scream at LEVEL DTLA.

Aug 12

Boat Cinema presents Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest at Castaic Lake.

Melrose Rooftop Theatre presents Titanic at E.P. & L.P..

Movies on the Roof presents Black Panther at Westfield Fashion Square (Sherman Oaks).

Rooftop Cinema Club presents Cruella + Friday at 1310 E Franklin Ave (El Segundo).

Rooftop Cinema Club presents Spider-Man: No Way Home + The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent + Dazed and Confused at ROW DTLA.

Rooftop Movies at the Montalbán presents The Prestige at the Montalbán.

Rooftop Cinema Club presents Top Gun: Maverick + Poetic Justice at LEVEL DTLA.

Aug 13

Boat Cinema presents The Sandlot at Castaic Lake.

Cinespia presents Romeo + Juliet at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.

Eat|See|Hear presents Clueless at La Cienega Park (Beverly Hills).

Movies on the Roof presents Rush Hour at Westfield Fashion Square (Sherman Oaks).

Rooftop Cinema Club presents My Neighbor Totoro + Top Gun: Maverick at LEVEL DTLA.

Poolside Cinema presents Despicable Me at the Fairmont Miramar.

Rooftop Cinema Club presents Sonic the Hedgehog 2 + Back to the Future + Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood + Candyman at 1310 E Franklin Ave (El Segundo).

Rooftop Cinema Club presents Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince + Fast Times at Ridgemont High + Selena + American Psycho at ROW DTLA.

Rooftop Movies at the Montalbán presents Sonic the Hedgehog 2 at the Montalbán.

Street Food Cinema presents My Big Fat Greek Wedding at Will Rogers State Historic Park.

Street Food Cinema presents Cinderella (1997) at Verdugo Park (Glendale).

Aug 14

Boat Cinema presents Sleepless in Seattle at Castaic Lake.

Melrose Rooftop Theatre presents A Star is Born at E.P. & L.P..

Rooftop Cinema Club presents Ratatouille + Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince + Casablanca + The 40-Year-Old Virgin at 1310 E Franklin Ave (El Segundo).

Rooftop Cinema Club presents Pretty in Pink + Before Sunrise + Brown Sugar at ROW DTLA.

Rooftop Cinema Club presents Top Gun: Maverick at LEVEL DTLA.

Aug 15

Melrose Rooftop Theatre presents 50 First Dates at E.P. & L.P..

Rooftop Cinema Club presents 10 Things I Hate About You + Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy at 1310 E Franklin Ave (El Segundo).

Rooftop Cinema Club presents Mean Girls + The Royal Tenenbaums at ROW DTLA.

Aug 16

Melrose Rooftop Theatre presents The Grand Budapest Hotel at E.P. & L.P..

Moonlight Movies on the Beach presents The Princess Bride at Granada Beach (Long Beach).

Rooftop Cinema Club presents Grease (sing-along) + Top Gun at 1310 E Franklin Ave (El Segundo).

Rooftop Cinema Club presents The Big Lebowski (open captions) + Scream at ROW DTLA.

Tropicana Movie Nights presents Clueless at the Hollywood Roosevelt.

Aug 17

Melrose Rooftop Theatre presents Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade at E.P. & L.P..

Rooftop Cinema Club presents Babershop + 500 Days of Summer at 1310 E Franklin Ave (El Segundo).

Rooftop Cinema Club presents Sonic the Hedgehog 2 + Top Gun + Poetic Justice at ROW DTLA.

Aug 18

Melrose Rooftop Theatre presents There’s Something About Mary at E.P. & L.P..

Moonlight Movies on the Beach presents The Wizard of Oz at Long Beach City College, Liberal Arts Campus.

Rooftop Cinema Club presents Dirty Dancing + A Star is Born at 1310 E Franklin Ave (El Segundo).

Rooftop Cinema Club presents The Princess Bride + Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping + Point Break at ROW DTLA.

Aug 19

Boat Cinema presents Shrek at Castaic Lake.

Melrose Rooftop Theatre presents Romeo + Juliet at E.P. & L.P..

Movies on the Roof presents Speed at Westfield Fashion Square (Sherman Oaks).

Rooftop Cinema Club presents Mamma Mia! (open captions) + Scream at 1310 E Franklin Ave (El Segundo).

Rooftop Cinema Club presents The Greatest Showman (sing-along) + White Chicks + Pretty Woman at ROW DTLA.

Rooftop Movies at the Montalbán presents Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone at the Montalbán.

Aug 20

Boat Cinema presents Raiders of the Lost Ark at Castaic Lake.

Cinespia presents Death Becomes Her + Jennifer’s Body at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.

Movies on the Roof presents The Matrix at Westfield Fashion Square (Sherman Oaks).

Poolside Cinema presents Finding Dory at the Fairmont Miramar.

Rooftop Cinema Club presents Sonic the Hedgehog 2 + The Sandlot + Clueless + Pulp Fiction at 1310 E Franklin Ave (El Segundo).

Rooftop Cinema Club presents Paddington 2 + Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 + Mamma Mia! + Fight Club at ROW DTLA.

Rooftop Movies at the Montalbán presents Some Like It Hot at the Montalbán.

Street Food Cinema presents Grease (Olivia Newton-John charity tribute) at L.A. State Historic Park.

Street Food Cinema presents Guardians of the Galaxy at the Autry.

Aug 21

Boat Cinema presents Mean Girls at Castaic Lake.

Melrose Rooftop Theatre presents Clueless at E.P. & L.P..

Rooftop Cinema Club presents Enancto + Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 + Breakfast at Tiffany’s + Brown Sugar at 1310 E Franklin Ave (El Segundo).

Rooftop Cinema Club presents Breakfast at Tiffany’s + Dirty Dancing + Love & Basketball at ROW DTLA.

Aug 22

Melrose Rooftop Theatre presents Happy Gilmore at E.P. & L.P..

Rooftop Cinema Club presents Scott Pilgrim vs. the World + Leon: The Professional at 1310 E Franklin Ave (El Segundo).

Rooftop Cinema Club presents 10 Things I Hate About You + Step Brothers at ROW DTLA.

Aug 23

Melrose Rooftop Theatre presents The Devil Wears Prada at E.P. & L.P..

Rooftop Cinema Club presents The Notebook + The Fifth Element at 1310 E Franklin Ave (El Segundo).

Rooftop Cinema Club presents Spider-Man: No Way Home + Drive at ROW DTLA.

The LA Phil presents Amadeus at the Hollywood Bowl.

Tropicana Movie Nights presents Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion at the Hollywood Roosevelt.

Aug 24

Melrose Rooftop Theatre presents The Usual Suspects at E.P. & L.P..

Rooftop Cinema Club presents Moulin Rouge! + 50 First Dates at 1310 E Franklin Ave (El Segundo).

Rooftop Cinema Club presents Ratatouille + Bridesmaids + Superbad at ROW DTLA.

The Hollywood Bowl Orchestra presents Black Movie Soundtrack IV at the Hollywood Bowl.

Aug 25

Melrose Rooftop Theatre presents Bohemian Rhapsody at E.P. & L.P..

Rooftop Cinema Club presents Crazy Rich Asians + Love & Basketball at 1310 E Franklin Ave (El Segundo).

Rooftop Cinema Club presents 13 Going on 30 + Crazy Rich Asians + True Romance at ROW DTLA.

Aug 26

Boat Cinema presents The Princess Bride at Castaic Lake.

Cinema on Spring presents Hotel for Dogs at Spring Street Park.

Cinespia presents Friday the 13th at the Greek Theatre.

Melrose Rooftop Theatre presents Inception at E.P. & L.P..

Movies on the Roof presents Crazy Rich Asians at Westfield Fashion Square (Sherman Oaks).

Rooftop Cinema Club presents The Dark Knight + Belly at 1310 E Franklin Ave (El Segundo).

Rooftop Cinema Club presents Legally Blonde + 50 First Dates + Friday at ROW DTLA.

Rooftop Movies at the Montalbán presents The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou at the Montalbán.

Aug 27

Boat Cinema presents A Quiet Place Part II at Castaic Lake.

Cinespia presents Raiders of the Lost Ark at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.

Movies on the Roof presents The Princess Bride at Westfield Fashion Square (Sherman Oaks).

Poolside Cinema presents Encanto at the Fairmont Miramar.

Rooftop Cinema Club presents The Bad Guys + Grease (sing-along) + The Goonies + John Wick at 1310 E Franklin Ave (El Segundo).

Rooftop Cinema Club presents The Sandlot + Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 + La La Land + Paid in Full at ROW DTLA.

Rooftop Movies at the Montalbán presents Cool Hand Luke at the Montalbán.

Street Food Cinema presents La La Land at L.A. State Historic Park.

Street Food Cinema presents High School Musical at Verdugo Park (Glendale).

Aug 28

Boat Cinema presents Back to the Future at Castaic Lake.

Rooftop Cinema Club presents Up + Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 + La La Land + Love Jones at 1310 E Franklin Ave (El Segundo).

Rooftop Cinema Club presents The Lost City + Casablanca + The Best Man at ROW DTLA.

Aug 29

Rooftop Cinema Club presents A Simple Favor + Scream at 1310 E Franklin Ave (El Segundo).

Rooftop Cinema Club presents Grease (sing-along) + Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind at ROW DTLA.

Aug 30

Rooftop Cinema Club presents The Greatest Showman (sing-along) + The Shining at 1310 E Franklin Ave (El Segundo).

Rooftop Cinema Club presents Speed + House Party at ROW DTLA.

Tropicana Movie Nights presents La La Land at the Hollywood Roosevelt.

Rooftop Cinema Club presents 10 Things I Hate About You + Selena at 1310 E Franklin Ave (El Segundo).

Rooftop Cinema Club presents The Perks of Being a Wallflower + 500 Days of Summer (open captions) + Pulp Fiction at ROW DTLA.

September

Sept 1

Rooftop Cinema Club presents Crazy, Stupid, Love + Bridesmaids at 1310 E Franklin Ave (El Segundo).

Rooftop Cinema Club presents 10 Things I Hate About You + Love Jones + The Big Sick at ROW DTLA.

Sept 2

Boat Cinema presents Legally Blonde at Castaic Lake.

Rooftop Cinema Club presents The Wolf of Wall Street + Friday at 1310 E Franklin Ave (El Segundo).

Rooftop Cinema Club presents The Addams Family + Psycho + Scream at ROW DTLA.

Rooftop Movies at the Montalbán presents The Good, the Bad and the Ugly at the Montalbán.

The LA Phil presents Maestro of the Movies: Celebrating John Williams at the Hollywood Bowl.

Sept 3

Boat Cinema presents Jurassic Park at Castaic Lake.

Cinespia presents Grease at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.

Poolside Cinema presents Sing at the Fairmont Miramar.

Rooftop Cinema Club presents The Addams Family + Hocus Pocus + Beetlejuice + Halloween at 1310 E Franklin Ave (El Segundo).

Rooftop Cinema Club presents Coraline + Hocus Pocus + Beetlejuice + Halloween at ROW DTLA.

Rooftop Movies at the Montalbán presents Kill Bill: Vol. 1 at the Montalbán.

Street Food Cinema presents Pulp Fiction at the Autry.

The LA Phil presents Maestro of the Movies: Celebrating John Williams at the Hollywood Bowl.

Sept 4

Boat Cinema presents Jaws at Castaic Lake.

Cinespia presents Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.

Eat|See|Hear presents Ratatouille at the Autry.

Poolside Cinema presents Cars 2 at the Fairmont Miramar.

Rooftop Cinema Club presents Coraline + Halloweentown + Practical Magic + The Conjuring at 1310 E Franklin Ave (El Segundo).

Rooftop Cinema Club presents The Nightmare Before Christmas + Halloweentown + Practical Magic at ROW DTLA.

The LA Phil presents Maestro of the Movies: Celebrating John Williams at the Hollywood Bowl.

Sept 5

Rooftop Cinema Club presents Top Gun + Goodfellas at 1310 E Franklin Ave (El Segundo).

Rooftop Cinema Club presents Riaders of the Lost Ark + Selena at ROW DTLA.

Sept 9

Rooftop Movies at the Montalbán presents The Big Lebowski at the Montalbán.

Sept 10

Cinespia presents Goodfellas at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.

Rooftop Movies at the Montalbán presents Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind at the Montalbán.

Street Food Cinema presents The Princess Bride at the Autry.

Street Food Cinema presents Encanto at L.A. State Historic Park.

Sept 15

The LA Phil presents Lang Lang Plays Disney at the Hollywood Bowl.

Sept 16

Rooftop Movies at the Montalbán presents Jurassic Park at the Montalbán.

Sept 17

Cinespia presents Ghostbusters at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.

Eat|See|Hear presents Selena at North Hollywood Recreation Center.

Rooftop Movies at the Montalbán presents The Dark Knight at the Montalbán.

Street Food Cinema presents E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial at Victory Park (Pasadena).

Street Food Cinema presents Grease at Will Rogers State Historic Park.

The Hollywood Bowl presents Sing-A-Long Sound of Music at the Hollywood Bowl.

Sept 24

Cinespia presents A Star is Born at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.

Rooftop Movies at the Montalbán presents The Fifth Element at the Montalbán.

Street Food Cinema presents Moana at Victory Park (Pasadena).

Street Food Cinema presents The Office at the Autry.

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October

Oct 1

Rooftop Movies at the Montalbán presents Scream at the Montalbán.

Street Food Cinema presents Mean Girls at the Autry.

Street Food Cinema presents Hocus Pocus at Westdrift Golf Course (Manhattan Beach).

Oct 7

Rooftop Movies at the Montalbán presents Shaun of the Dead at the Montalbán.

Oct 8

Street Food Cinema presents Edward Scissorhands at Victory Park (Pasadena).

Street Food Cinema presents Twilight at Veterans Memorial Park (Culver City).

Oct 14

Rooftop Movies at the Montalbán presents Halloween at the Montalbán.

Oct 15

Rooftop Movies at the Montalbán presents The Shining at the Montalbán.

Street Food Cinema presents Beetlejuice at the Autry.

Street Food Cinema presents The Nightmare Before Christmas at Will Rogers State Historic Park.

Oct 21

Cinema on Spring presents Ghostbusters at Spring Street Park.

Oct 28

Rooftop Movies at the Montalbán presents A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors at the Montalbán.

Oct 29

Eat|See|Hear presents The Shining at the Autry.

Rooftop Movies at the Montalbán presents The Nightmare Before Christmas at the Montalbán.

Street Food Cinema presents Psycho at L.A. State Historic Park.

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