Film Events in NYC for Saturday, September 26, 2026

A live Scope NYC view of film events in New York for Saturday, September 26, 2026.

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  1. 2026 Magical Girls Festival

    10:00 AM · 5-2-A @ Industry City

  2. The History of Concrete

    10:35 AM · IFC Center

    John Wilson applies lessons from a Hallmark filmmaking workshop to an unlikely documentary subject: concrete and the lives built around it.

  3. The Incomer

    10:45 AM · IFC Center

    Two isolated Scottish siblings face an awkward council official sent to evacuate their island in Louis Paxton’s comedy.

  4. Romancing The Stone

    11:00 AM · Nitehawk Cinema Williamsburg

    Romancing The Stone screens at Nitehawk Cinema Williamsburg as part of 80s Bombshell: Kathleen Turner at Nitehawk Cinema.

  5. 2026 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour

    11:05 AM · IFC Center

    2026 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour screens at IFC Center with oCAP.

  6. The Great Mouse Detective

    11:15 AM · Nitehawk Cinema Williamsburg

    The Great Mouse Detective screens at Nitehawk Cinema Williamsburg as part of nostalgia, ULTRA. at Nitehawk Cinema on a 35mm print.

  7. The History of Concrete

    11:30 AM · IFC Center

    John Wilson applies lessons from a Hallmark filmmaking workshop to an unlikely documentary subject: concrete and the lives built around it.

  8. 60 Years of Jim Henson’s Time Piece

    12:00 PM · Museum of the Moving Image

    60 Years of Jim Henson’s Time Piece screens at Museum of the Moving Image as part of Jim Henson's World.

  9. Forbidden Planet

    12:00 PM · Nitehawk Cinema Prospect Park

    Forbidden Planet screens at Nitehawk Cinema Prospect Park as part of Classic Pictures at Nitehawk Cinema on a 35mm print.

  10. The Sound of Music

    12:00 PM · Paris Theater

    The Sound of Music screens at Paris Theater as part of Big & Loud 2026 on a 70mm print.

  11. Branching Streams Flow in the Darkness

    12:15 PM · Film at Lincoln Center

    Branching Streams Flow in the Darkness screens at Film at Lincoln Center as part of 64th New York Film Festival, with a Q&A w. Yixuan Zhang, Josh Weissbach, Ben Balcom, Natalia Marín, Jamie Crewe, and Tatsu Aoki on a 16mm print.

  12. Juice

    12:15 PM · Nitehawk Cinema Prospect Park

    Juice screens at Nitehawk Cinema Prospect Park as part of A Tribute to Tupac at Nitehawk Cinema.

  13. The Double

    12:15 PM · Metrograph

    The Double screens at Metrograph as part of The Office of Emptiness.

  14. The Scout

    12:15 PM · Film Forum

    A location scout searches New York interiors for a television pilot, navigating intimate encounters, parking tickets and the invisible labor of filmmaking.

  15. 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

  16. Unzipped

    12:30 PM · Film Forum

    Douglas Keeve follows Isaac Mizrahi through the pressures of his 1994 collection, now presented in a new 4K restoration.

  17. Filipiñana

    1:00 PM · Film Forum

    A teenage golf-club worker discovers the inequality and violence beneath an elite Manila resort’s immaculate lawns and polite rituals.

  18. First They Came For My College

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

    A documentary on New College’s takeover, followed by a PEN America discussion with Patrick Bresnan and campus voices.

  19. The History of Concrete

    1:10 PM · IFC Center

    John Wilson applies lessons from a Hallmark filmmaking workshop to an unlikely documentary subject: concrete and the lives built around it.

  20. 9 To 5

    1:15 PM · IFC Center

    9 To 5 screens at IFC Center as part of Dolly Parton: IFC Center Will Always Love You.

  21. Take Me Home

    1:20 PM · IFC Center

    A Korean adoptee with a cognitive disability and her family confront changing caregiving needs in Liz Sargent’s debut drama.

  22. The Muppet Show: 50 Greatest Moments

    1:30 PM · Museum of the Moving Image

    The Muppet Show: 50 Greatest Moments screens at Museum of the Moving Image as part of Jim Henson's World with jim Henson Legacy President Craig Shemin in person.

  23. Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

    1:45 PM · BAM

    Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby screens at BAM as part of The American Cinema Under George W. Bush.

  24. Quotidian Pleasures

    2:00 PM · Museum of Modern Art

    Quotidian Pleasures screens at Museum of Modern Art as part of Long Live the Underground! Celebrating Six Decades of the Film-Makers’ Cooperative and Millennium Film Workshop on a 16mm print.

  25. The Blade

    2:00 PM · Metrograph

    The Blade screens at Metrograph as part of Don't Play with Fire: The Films of Tsui Hark.

  26. The Departed

    2:00 PM · Roxy Cinema New York

    The Departed screens at Roxy Cinema New York as part of 2006 Movies You Must See Before You Die on a 35mm print.

  27. The History of Concrete

    2:00 PM · IFC Center

    John Wilson applies lessons from a Hallmark filmmaking workshop to an unlikely documentary subject: concrete and the lives built around it.

  28. The Incomer

    2:00 PM · IFC Center

    Two isolated Scottish siblings face an awkward council official sent to evacuate their island in Louis Paxton’s comedy.

  29. Iphigenia

    2:15 PM · Metrograph

    Iphigenia screens at Metrograph as part of Classical Cinema on a 16mm print.

  30. Unzipped

    2:15 PM · Film Forum

    Douglas Keeve follows Isaac Mizrahi through the pressures of his 1994 collection, now presented in a new 4K restoration.

  31. The Scout

    2:20 PM · Film Forum

    A location scout searches New York interiors for a television pilot, navigating intimate encounters, parking tickets and the invisible labor of filmmaking.

  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 with dCP open captions show.

  33. Forgotten Island

    3:00 PM · Alamo Drafthouse

  34. Filipiñana

    3:15 PM · Film Forum

    A teenage golf-club worker discovers the inequality and violence beneath an elite Manila resort’s immaculate lawns and polite rituals.

  35. Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie

    3:35 PM · IFC Center

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

  36. The History of Concrete

    3:40 PM · IFC Center

    John Wilson applies lessons from a Hallmark filmmaking workshop to an unlikely documentary subject: concrete and the lives built around it.