Film Events in NYC for Sunday, September 20, 2026

A live Scope NYC view of film events in New York for Sunday, September 20, 2026.

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  1. Who Moves America

    10:40 AM · IFC Center

  2. The History of Concrete

    10:45 AM · IFC Center

    John Wilson applies lessons from a Hallmark screenwriting workshop to a wandering documentary about concrete and the people surrounding it.

  3. Ghost in the Shell

    11:00 AM · Metrograph

    Ghost in the Shell screens at Metrograph as part of Hack the Planet.

  4. Peggy Sue Got Married

    11:00 AM · Nitehawk Cinema Williamsburg

    Peggy Sue Got Married screens at Nitehawk Cinema Williamsburg as part of 80s Bombshell: Kathleen Turner at Nitehawk Cinema.

  5. The Cameraman

    11:00 AM · Film Forum

    The Cameraman screens at Film Forum as part of NYC in Transit with ♪ Live piano accompaniment by Steve Sterner ♪.

  6. The Little Mermaid

    11:00 AM · Metrograph

    The Little Mermaid screens at Metrograph as part of It Started with a Mouse: Hand-Drawn Classics on 35mm.

  7. Arsa

    11:05 AM · IFC Center

    An eighteen-year-old living alone on an island has her private world disrupted when three young visitors arrive.

  8. Heathers

    11:30 AM · IFC Center

    “What is your damage, Heather?” Cynical, surreal and viciously funny, this dark high school comedy remains one of the most influential teen movies ever.

  9. The History of Concrete

    11:40 AM · IFC Center

    John Wilson applies lessons from a Hallmark screenwriting workshop to a wandering documentary about concrete and the people surrounding it.

  10. Ghosts of Mars

    12:00 PM · Nitehawk Cinema Prospect Park

    Ghosts of Mars screens at Nitehawk Cinema Prospect Park as part of The Deuce at Nitehawk Cinema on a 35mm print.

  11. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan + Space Seed

    12:00 PM · Museum of the Moving Image

    Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan + Space Seed screens at Museum of the Moving Image as part of Practical Magic on a 35mm print.

  12. West Side Story

    12:00 PM · Paris Theater

    West Side Story screens at Paris Theater as part of Big & Loud 2026 on a 70mm print.

  13. You Had to Be There: How the Toronto GODSPELL Ignited the Comedy Revolution...

    12:15 PM · Film Forum

    YOU HAD TO BE THERE: HOW THE TORONTO GODSPELL IGNITED THE COMEDY REVOLUTION… Opens Friday, September 18 with dCP open captions.

  14. Filipiñana

    12:20 PM · Film Forum

    A young tee girl at an exclusive Manila golf club exposes the class divisions beneath its carefully maintained surface.

  15. Kwaidan

    12:50 PM · Film Forum

    Masaki Kobayashi transforms four Japanese ghost stories into elaborate color tableaux; Film Forum presents the anthology on 35mm.

  16. Medea

    12:50 PM · Metrograph

    Medea screens at Metrograph as part of Classical Cinema.

  17. My Brothers Wedding

    12:50 PM · Film Forum

    In Charles Burnett’s Los Angeles tragicomedy, Pierce faces conflicting obligations to his brother’s wedding and his best friend’s funeral.

  18. Humboldt USA

    1:00 PM · Regal Essex Crossing Cinema

    Humboldt USA screens at Regal Essex Crossing Cinema as part of Climate Film Festival.

  19. Knock Off

    1:00 PM · Metrograph

    Knock Off screens at Metrograph as part of Don't Play with Fire: The Films of Tsui Hark on a 35mm print.

  20. Women Laughing

    1:00 PM · Firehouse: DCTV’s Cinema for Documentary Film

    Sep 18 Q&A with Dirs. Liza Donnelly and Kathleen Hughes and Roz Chast, moderated by Bobby Ghosh Sep 19 Q&A with Dirs.

  21. Voiceover Intensive with Andy Roth

    1:00 PM · Ripley-Grier Voice-Over Studios

  22. The History of Concrete

    1:15 PM · IFC Center

    John Wilson applies lessons from a Hallmark screenwriting workshop to a wandering documentary about concrete and the people surrounding it.

  23. Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie

    1:20 PM · IFC Center

    Alex Gibney follows Salman Rushdie’s recovery after the 2022 attack, exploring survival, love and the stakes of free expression.

  24. Caught by the Tides

    1:30 PM · BAM

    This non-linear romance follows a working class woman’s attempt to reignite lost love. as part of A Pure Person: The Sonic Landscape of Lim Giong.

  25. Kung Fu Hustle

    1:30 PM · Museum of Modern Art

    Kung Fu Hustle screens at Museum of Modern Art as part of Yuen Woo-ping: The Number One Martial Arts Director Under the Sky on a 35mm print.

  26. Arsa

    2:00 PM · IFC Center

    An eighteen-year-old living alone on an island has her private world disrupted when three young visitors arrive.

  27. Your Name

    2:00 PM · Museum of the Moving Image

    Your Name screens at Museum of the Moving Image as part of World of Animation.

  28. 【拉疯喜剧】纽约|CrazyLaugh拉疯喜剧 NYC 中文脱口秀开放麦 Open Mic (No. 193)

    2:00 PM · St. Marks Comedy Club

  29. The History of Concrete

    2:10 PM · IFC Center

    John Wilson’s concrete documentary screens with a Q&A moderated by Sarah Sherman after the 2:10pm show.

  30. Filipiñana

    2:30 PM · Film Forum

    A young tee girl at an exclusive Manila golf club exposes the class divisions beneath its carefully maintained surface.

  31. Free Joan Little

    2:30 PM · Firehouse: DCTV’s Cinema for Documentary Film

    Sep 18: Q&A with Yoruba Richen, Toshi Reagon, moderated by Liza Jessie Peterson | Co-Presented with Black Documentary Collective Sep 19: Q&A with Yoruba Richen, Rosza Daniel Lang/Levitsky,...

  32. You Had to Be There: How the Toronto GODSPELL Ignited the Comedy Revolution...

    2:30 PM · Film Forum

    YOU HAD TO BE THERE: HOW THE TORONTO GODSPELL IGNITED THE COMEDY REVOLUTION… Opens Friday, September 18

  33. My Brothers Wedding

    2:40 PM · Film Forum

    In Charles Burnett’s Los Angeles tragicomedy, Pierce faces conflicting obligations to his brother’s wedding and his best friend’s funeral.

  34. Serpent's Path

    2:50 PM · IFC Center

    A grieving father and a psychiatrist pursue his daughter’s killers in Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Paris-set reworking of his revenge thriller.

  35. Blood Brunch

    3:00 PM · Spectacle

    Blood Brunch screens at Spectacle with a bimonthly mystery horror matinee.

  36. The Birds

    3:00 PM · Museum of the Moving Image

    The Birds screens at Museum of the Moving Image as part of Practical Magic.