🎬 NYC Film Picks

Foreign, Indie & Art House — Curated for 10065
Updated: April 2, 2026
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Two Prosecutors
Two Prosecutors
🇺🇦 Ukrainian Sergei Loznitsa Biography/Crime/Drama
Foreign
A KGB/Stalin-era drama set in a Soviet prison. An unapologetically political parable with unavoidable contemporary resonances. Compared to Kafka — precision of a Swiss watch.
Ebert
★★★★
RT Critics
97%
Metacritic
85
IMDb
7.1
"Highest-rated recent review. Kafkaesque parable with the precision of a Swiss watch. Unavoidable contemporary resonances."
📍 Film Forum
NEW
Dry Leaf
Dry Leaf
🇬🇪 Georgian Dir: Alexandre Koberidze Drama
Foreign
Shot entirely on a Sony Ericsson phone. A father searches for his missing daughter in Georgia. From the director of What Do We See When We Look at the Sky? Ends April 7.
📍 Film at Lincoln Center (ends Apr 7!)
NEW
Yes
Yes
🇮🇱 Israeli/French Dir: Nadav Lapid Drama
Foreign
From the provocative director of Synonyms (Berlin Golden Bear) and Ahed's Knee. Hebrew/French with English subtitles. Opens April 3.
📍 Anthology Film Archives
NEW
The Stranger
The Stranger
🇫🇷 French Dir: François Ozon Crime/Drama
French
Ozon's adaptation of Camus' L'Étranger. Stars Benjamin Voisin, Rebecca Marder, Denis Lavant. Won César for Best Supporting Actor. Opens April 3.
📍 Limited release (check arthouse venues)
NEW
The Blue Trail
The Blue Trail
🇵🇹/🇧🇷 PortugueseDrama
Foreign
Portuguese/Brazilian drama. Now playing at Angelika Film Center.
NEW
Pillion
Pillion
🇬🇧 BritishIndie Drama
Indie
Indie drama now playing at Cinema Village and Village East by Angelika.
📍 Cinema Village 📍 Village East by Angelika
#2
Palestine 36
Palestine 36
🇵🇸 Palestinian Dir: Annemarie Jacir Biography/Drama/History
Foreign
Set during the British Mandate era. Charts Palestine's colonial history. Palestine's Oscar entry. Stars Jeremy Irons. Elegantly conceived, sometimes didactic.
Ebert
★★★½
RT Critics
97%
RT Audience
81%
IMDb
7.6
"Proficiently edited. Charts colonial victimhood elegantly, though sometimes didactic."
#3
Chime
Chime
🇯🇵 Japanese Dir: Kiyoshi Kurosawa Horror/Thriller (45 min)
Japanese Horror
A 45-minute horror masterwork exploring the banality of evil. Contains one of the coldest, most disturbing murders in recent horror. Theatrical only — will NEVER be on streaming or physical media.
Ebert
★★★½
RT Critics
100%
IMDb
6.4
"From the master of Cure and Pulse. One of the coldest, most disturbing murders in recent horror. Theatrical only — see it now or never."
📍 IFC Center (w/ Serpent's Path double feature)
#4
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This Island (Esta Isla)
🇵🇷 Puerto Rican Indie Drama/Thriller Spirit Awards Winner
Foreign Indie
Two fishermen brothers whose smuggling side hustle goes wrong. Explores colonialism, poverty, community, and grief. Won the John Cassavetes Award at the 2026 Spirit Awards.
Ebert
★★★½
RT Critics
100%
IMDb
6.7
"Rich texture, trusts its audience. Colonialism, poverty, community. Spirit Awards Cassavetes winner."
#5
undertone
undertone
A24 Dir: Ian Tuason Horror/Sci-Fi/Thriller
Horror $ Discount
Themes of grief and lack of faith embedded in a sonic and visual nightmare. Sundance premiere. One of the most chill-inducing final acts in recent memory. Announces Ian Tuason as a major talent.
Ebert
★★★½
RT Critics
72%
RT Audience
52%
Metacritic
66
IMDb
6.6
"Sonic and visual nightmare about grief. One of the most chill-inducing final acts in recent memory."
#6
Miroirs No. 3
Miroirs No. 3
🇩🇪 German Dir: Christian Petzold Drama
Foreign
A four-person chamber piece starring Paula Beer as a depressed piano student. Hitchcockian shades of Vertigo. Explores spiritual death, resurrection, and rebirth.
Ebert
★★★
RT Critics
93%
"A Ravel-ation." Quiet, contemplative — tackling notions of identity and memory in conversation with Petzold's other works.
📍 IFC Center
#7
Kontinental '25
Kontinental '25
🇷🇴 Romanian Dir: Radu Jude Comedy/Drama
Foreign
From the provocative Romanian New Wave director behind Bad Luck Banging. Satirical and formally inventive.
Ebert
★★★
RT Critics
95%
Metacritic
82
IMDb
6.7
📍 Film Forum
#9
Mr. Nobody Against Putin
Mr. Nobody Against Putin
🇷🇺 RussianDocumentary Political
Documentary Foreign
Political documentary. Currently limited information but universally acclaimed by critics.
Ebert
★★★½
RT Critics
100%
Metacritic
80
IMDb
7.5
📍 IFC Center
#10
Sirat
Sirat
🇪🇸/🇫🇷 Spanish/FrenchDir: Oliver Laxe Action/Adventure/Drama
Foreign
From the Spanish-Moroccan filmmaker behind Fire Will Come. Available with open captioning.
Ebert
★★★★
RT Critics
91%
Metacritic
85
IMDb
7.0
📍 IFC Center
#12
Hamnet
Hamnet
Dir: Chloe Zhao Biography/Drama/History
Indie
Chloe Zhao's adaptation of the acclaimed novel about Shakespeare's son. Strong critical and audience reception.
Ebert
★★½
RT Critics
87%
RT Audience
92%
Metacritic
84
IMDb
7.9
"Works best as a sensory experience. Lush cinematography and sound design, but emotionally underwhelming."
#13
A Magnificent Life
A Magnificent Life
🇫🇷 French Dir: Sylvain Chomet Animation/Biography
French Animation $ Discount
From the director of The Triplets of Belleville. An animated biopic of French literary icon Marcel Pagnol. Beautiful hand-drawn animation, but weighed down by a clunky framing device.
Ebert
★★½
RT Critics
65%
IMDb
6.9
"Beautiful frame-by-frame animation but "less than meets the eye" despite lovely visuals."
#14
Dead Lover
Dead Lover
🇨🇦 Canadian Indie Comedy/Horror/Romance Stink-O-Vision!
Indie Horror
An absurd Frankenstein riff shot on a black box theater set with miniatures, stop-motion, and 16mm. Special "Stink-O-Vision" screenings. Compared to The Mighty Boosh staging Bride of Frankenstein.
Ebert
★★★
RT Critics
85%
Metacritic
66
IMDb
5.6
""Quietly radical" with palpable chemistry between the married real-life stars."
📍 IFC Center (Stink-O-Vision screenings!)
#15
Dhurandhar: The Revenge
Dhurandhar: The Revenge
🇮🇳 IndianHindi Action/Crime/Thriller
Indian $ Discount
Indian action-crime thriller. Major critic-audience split: Western critics less enthusiastic but massive fan response. Typical Bollywood action fare.
RT Critics
43%
IMDb
8.6
#16
Band Melam
Band Melam
🇮🇳 IndianTelugu Romantic/Musical
Indian $ Discount
Telugu-language romantic musical. Limited Western review coverage — Indian review sites gave roughly 1.5-2.5 out of 5.
RT/MC/IMDb
N/A
📍 AMC Empire 25 $
#17
Fantasy Life
Fantasy Life
Indie Comedy/Drama/Romance
Indie
Indie dramedy with Amanda Peet. A romantic comedy about smart, neurotic New Yorkers. Peet's performance singled out as the best part.
Ebert
★★★
RT Critics
84%
IMDb
7.0
"Slight but pleasing. Peet's performance is the best part."
#18
Marc by Sofia
Marc by Sofia
Dir: Sofia Coppola 🇫🇷 Documentary
Documentary
Sofia Coppola's portrait of Marc Jacobs. Intimate fashion documentary from one of America's most distinctive filmmakers.
Ebert
★★★
RT Critics
73%
Metacritic
59
IMDb
5.5
📍 Cinema 123 by Angelika (10 min walk!) 📍 AMC Empire 25 $ 📍 AMC Lincoln Square $
#19
Tow
Tow
Indie Drama Rose Byrne Based on true story
Indie $ Discount
Rose Byrne fights to get her towed car back. Based on a true story. Often funny, avoids cliches, earned catharsis.
Ebert
★★★
RT Critics
81%
Metacritic
67
IMDb
6.3
"Byrne avoids sentimentalizing her character. Often funny, earned catharsis."
📍 AMC Empire 25 $
#20
Alpha
Alpha
🇫🇷 French Dir: Julia Ducournau Drama/Horror
French $ Discount
From the Palme d'Or-winning director of Titane. Stars Golshifteh Farahani and Tahar Rahim. Divisive — bold auteur vision but critics split.
Ebert
★½
RT Critics
57%
Metacritic
50
IMDb
5.9
"Panned. Despite the pedigree, critics found it lacking."
#21
Lumière, Le Cinéma!
Lumière, Le Cinéma!
🇫🇷 French 🇫🇷 Documentary
French Documentary
A documentary about the origins of cinema and the Lumière brothers. A love letter to the birth of film.
Ebert
★★★
📍 Check arthouse listings
#22
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights
🇬🇧 BritishDir: Emerald Fennell Drama/Romance
Auteur $ Discount
Emerald Fennell's (Saltburn, Promising Young Woman) adaptation of the Brontë classic. Divisive — bold visual style but polarizing reviews.
Ebert
★★
RT Critics
57%
RT Audience
78%
Metacritic
55
IMDb
6.2
#23
Forbidden Fruits
Forbidden Fruits
Comedy/Horror Sapphic witch thriller
Horror $ Discount
Sapphic witch thriller starring Lili Reinhart. SXSW premiere. Aggressively campy with divine femininity themes. Reinhart praised for new levels of pathos.
Ebert
★★★
RT Critics
76%
Metacritic
54
IMDb
6.5
NEW
No Other Choice
No Other Choice
🇰🇷 Korean Dir: Park Chan-wook Black Comedy/Crime/Thriller
Korean $ Discount
A desperate paper industry expert decides to kill off his top three rivals for a job opening. Park Chan-wook's wickedly clever takedown of the corporate rat race. 9-minute standing ovation at Venice.
Ebert
★★★★
RT Critics
97%
RT Audience
93%
Metacritic
86
IMDb
7.6
📍 AMC 34th Street 14 $ 📍 AMC Empire 25 $ 📍 Village East by Angelika 📍 Nitehawk Cinema
NEW
The King's Warden
The King's Warden
🇰🇷 Korean Dir: Jang Hang-jun Historical Drama/Comedy
Korean
A humble village headman unknowingly hosts the deposed boy-king Danjong, forming a bond tested by rebellion. Highest-grossing Korean film of all time (15M+ admissions). Surprisingly warm and funny for a sageuk.
RT Critics
96%
RT Audience
97%
IMDb
7.5
📍 AMC Empire 25 $ 📍 Check NJ theaters for additional screenings

Coming Soon

Upcoming foreign, indie & arthouse releases — plan ahead so you don't miss anything

APR 10
Exit 8
Exit 8
🇯🇵 Japanese Dir: Genki Kawamura Psychological Thriller
Japanese
Based on the viral video game. A Tokyo subway passenger trapped in a looping underground passage. 8-minute standing ovation at Cannes Midnight. ¥5.2B box office in Japan. NEON distribution.
RT Critics
TBD
APR 25
April
April
🇬🇪 Georgian Dir: Dea Kulumbegashvili Drama
Foreign
An OB/GYN faces malpractice charges while secretly providing illegal abortions in rural Georgia. Venice Special Jury Prize. Filmmaker Q&A at Film Forum Apr 24 & 26.
RT Critics
95%
📍 Film Forum
APR 24
Two Seasons, Two Strangers
Two Seasons, Two Strangers
🇯🇵 Japanese Dir: Sho Miyake Drama
Japanese
Golden Leopard winner at Locarno 2025. Inspired by Yoshiharu Tsuge manga — a Korean screenwriter navigating life in Japan. North American premiere at New Directors/New Films Apr 17, then Metrograph Apr 24.
RT Critics
TBD
📍 Film at Lincoln Center (ND/NF) 📍 Metrograph
APR 17
Amrum
Amrum
🇩🇪 German Dir: Fatih Akin Drama/WWII
Foreign
WWII coming-of-age on the island of Amrum, 1945. Stars Diane Kruger. Cannes 2025. From the director of Head-On and The Edge of Heaven. Kino Lorber distribution, NYC exclusive at Quad Cinema.
RT Critics
TBD
APR 22
La maison des bois
La maison des bois
🇫🇷 French Dir: Maurice Pialat Drama (4K restoration)
French
First-ever U.S. theatrical release! Pialat's 1971 masterwork — a 7-part TV series presented as a film. WWI-era village story. Janus Films 4K restoration. Part of Pialat retrospective at Lincoln Center Apr 22–28.
📍 Film at Lincoln Center
APR 8–19
If on a Winter's Night
If on a Winter's Night
🇮🇳 IndianMalayalam/Hindi Dir: Sanju Surendran Drama
Indian
Executive produced by Payal Kapadia (All We Imagine as Light). A Malayali couple navigating life in Delhi. New Directors/New Films 2026.
📍 MoMA 📍 Film at Lincoln Center (ND/NF)
APR 17
Blue Heron
Blue Heron
🇨🇦 Canadian Dir: Sophy Romvari Drama
Indie
Feature debut. Won Swatch First Feature Award + Junior Jury Award at Locarno 2025. Set on Vancouver Island. Janus Films distribution.
NOW
Sentimental Value
Sentimental Value
🇳🇴 Norwegian Dir: Joachim Trier Drama
Foreign
2026 Oscar winner, Best International Feature Film. Cannes Grand Prix winner. A family drama about an estranged father and two sisters. From the director of The Worst Person in the World.
RT Critics
96%
APR 10
The Christophers
The Christophers
Dir: Steven Soderbergh NEON Drama
Indie
Art-world heist comedy. Stars Ian McKellen, Michaela Coel, Jessica Gunning, James Corden. TIFF debut to rave reviews. NY/LA April 10, wide April 17.
RT Critics
97%
Metacritic
73
APR 10
Bhooth Bangla
Bhooth Bangla
🇮🇳 IndianHindi Dir: Priyadarshan Horror-Comedy
Indian $ Discount
Hindi horror-comedy with Akshay Kumar, Paresh Rawal, and Tabu. Directed by Priyadarshan (Hera Pheri). Likely at AMC Empire 25.
📍 AMC Empire 25 $
APR 17
Mother Mary
Mother Mary
Dir: David Lowery A24 Music/Thriller
Indie
Anne Hathaway, Michaela Coel, Hunter Schafer. Pop star identity crisis — psychosexual drama about fame and faith. From the director of A Ghost Story.
MAY 1
Hokum
Hokum
🇮🇪 IrishDir: Damian McCarthy NEON Horror
Indie Horror
A writer visits an Irish inn said to be haunted by a witch. From the director of Oddity. NEON distribution.
RT Critics
96%
Metacritic
79
MAY 22
I Love Boosters
I Love Boosters
Dir: Boots Riley NEON Sci-Fi Comedy
Indie
From the writer-director of Sorry to Bother You. Shoplifters targeting a fashion maven. Sci-fi comedy with Boots Riley's signature surrealism.
RT Critics
97%
Metacritic
73
APR 23-MAY 3
Silent Friend
Silent Friend
🇭🇺 HungarianDir: Ildikó Enyedi2026
Foreign
Venice entry. Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Léa Seydoux. From the director of On Body and Soul (Berlin Golden Bear). NY premiere at MoMI First Look. Free w/ Bloomberg BOB.

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MAR 31
Judex
Judex
🇫🇷 FrenchDir: Georges FranjuThriller
French$ Free
Franju's homage to silent serials — a vigilante pursues a thieving banker. Part of the Fantastic Realism of Georges Franju retrospective.
📍 L'Alliance — Tue Mar 31, 4 PM & 7 PM
APR 7
Thomas the Impostor
Thomas the Impostor
🇫🇷 Dir: Georges FranjuBased on Cocteau novel
French$ Free
Adaptation of Jean Cocteau's WWI novel following two idealistic protagonists in wartime France.
📍 L'Alliance — Tue Apr 7, 4 PM & 7 PM
APR 11
Microcosmos
Microcosmos
DocumentaryFamily
FrenchDocumentary$ Free
Acclaimed documentary unveiling the hidden world of insects. Family screening.
Ebert
★★★★
📍 L'Alliance — Sat Apr 11, 11:30 AM
APR 14
Nuits Rouges
Nuits Rouges
🇫🇷 Dir: Georges FranjuFantasy/Crime
French$ Free
Franju's wild final feature — a pulpy fantasy/crime thriller centered on a search for treasure.
📍 L'Alliance — Tue Apr 14, 4 PM & 7 PM
APR 21
L'Aventura
L'Aventura
🇫🇷 Dir: Sophie LetourneurUS Premiere
French$ Free
A family vacation to Sardinia. US Premiere. Q&A with director Sophie Letourneur at 7 PM.
📍 L'Alliance — Tue Apr 21, 4 PM & 7 PM
APR 28
Voyages en Italie
Voyages en Italie
🇫🇷 Dir: Sophie LetourneurNY Premiere
French$ Free
Burnt-out parents escape to Sicily. NY Premiere. Director Sophie Letourneur in person.
📍 L'Alliance — Tue Apr 28, 4 PM & 7 PM
MAY 5
La Vie au ranch
La Vie au ranch
🇫🇷 Dir: Sophie LetourneurComedy
French$ Free
Semi-autobiographical debut film following twentysomethings sharing an apartment.
📍 L'Alliance — Tue May 5, 4 PM & 7 PM
MAY 8
La Danse
La Danse: Le Ballet de l'Opéra de Paris
🇫🇷 Dir: Frederick WisemanDocumentary
FrenchDocumentary$ Free
Frederick Wiseman documentary following rehearsals and performances of seven ballets at the Paris Opera Ballet.
📍 L'Alliance — Fri May 8, 3 PM & 7 PM
MAY 9
Winged Migration
Winged Migration
DocumentaryFamily
FrenchDocumentary$ Free
Acclaimed documentary following birds on arduous journeys across seven continents, filmed over four years.
Ebert
★★★
📍 L'Alliance — Sat May 9, 11:30 AM

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MAR 31–APR 2
Sentimental Value
Sentimental Value
🇳🇴 NorwegianJoachim TrierDrama
Foreign
Sisters Nora and Agnes reconnect with their estranged father Gustav (Stellan Skarsgård), a once-celebrated director seeking a comeback with an autobiographical film. When he bypasses Nora for Hollywood actress Elle Fanning in the lead role, a complex family crisis erupts.
RT Critics
95%
RT Audience
94%
IMDb
7.8
Metacritic
86
MAR 31–APR 2
Hamnet
Hamnet
🇬🇧 UK/USAChloé ZhaoBiography / Drama
Foreign
After the death of their young son Hamnet from plague in 16th-century England, Agnes Shakespeare (Jessie Buckley) and William (Paul Mescal) are torn apart by grief. The film imagines the devastating personal loss that may have inspired Shakespeare to write Hamlet.
Ebert
★★½
RT Critics
87%
RT Audience
93%
IMDb
7.9
Metacritic
84
APR 1–2
Spacewoman
Spacewoman
🇬🇧 UKHannah BerrymanDocumentary / Biography
Documentary
Chronicling the life of Eileen Collins — the first woman to pilot and command an American spacecraft — through home movies, NASA archival footage, and intimate interviews. Includes a pre-recorded Q&A with Collins after screenings.
Ebert
★★★
RT Critics
100%
IMDb
9.1
MAR 31–APR 2
La Scala: The Force of Destiny
La Scala: The Force of Destiny
🇫🇷🇮🇹 France/ItalyAnissa BonnefontDocumentary / Music
DocumentaryFrench
A fly-on-the-wall documentary following four intense months of preparation for opening night at Milan's La Scala opera house — Verdi's La Forza del Destino, with soprano Anna Netrebko and conductor Riccardo Chailly. 900 artisans and musicians behind the world's most storied opera house.
APR 2–6
The Drama
The Drama
Kristoffer BorgliComedy / Drama
Indie
Emma (Zendaya) and Charlie (Robert Pattinson), happily engaged, have a drunken late-night confessional with another couple — and Emma reveals a truth from her past that sends their wedding week off the rails. A24's audaciously dark and uncomfortable provocation.
Ebert
★½
RT Critics
83%
IMDb
7.2
Metacritic
64
MAR 31–APR 6
You're Dating a Narcissist!
You're Dating a Narcissist!
Ann Marie AllisonRomantic Comedy
Dr. Judy Kaplan (Marisa Tomei), a New York psychologist and narcissism expert, rushes to L.A. to stop her daughter's wedding — believing the groom is the exact type of man she warns against. Features Q&A appearances with filmmaker and pop-psych author Dr. Ramani.
RT Critics
47%
MAR 31–APR 6
Group: The Schopenhauer Effect
Group: The Schopenhauer Effect
Alexis LloydDrama
A charming documentary filmmaker joins a Manhattan therapy group and announces plans to turn the sessions into a TV series, unraveling the group's carefully maintained trust. Inspired by Irvin D. Yalom's novel The Schopenhauer Cure; largely improvised in 90-minute uncut takes with a real psychoanalyst.
APR 3–6
Two Strangers Trying Not to Kill Each Other
Two Strangers Trying Not to Kill Each Other
🇬🇧🇩🇰 UK/Denmark/USAManon Ouimet & Jacob PerlmutterDocumentary
Documentary
World-renowned photographer Joel Meyerowitz (84) and his wife, artist Maggie Barrett (75), have been together 30 years — but an old knot of creative inequality tightens when a broken leg forces Joel to become her caregiver. In the shadow of mortality, they attempt to forge a deeper peace.
RT Critics
100%
APR 3–6
Jimmy & the Demons
Jimmy & the Demons
Cindy MeehlDocumentary
Documentary
Artist James Grashow, approaching 80, takes on the biggest commission of his career: a five-foot carved-wood sculpture of Christ tormented by demons — a four-year undertaking that becomes a meditation on art, mortality, and creation. The director captured 300+ hours of footage; Grashow saw the finished film before he died from cancer.

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7 Ludlow St, LES · 🚇 ~28 min · Full calendar →

Bar, restaurant, 35mm projection. One of NYC's best cinemas.

APR 2-12
Red Sorghum
Zhang Yimou Retrospective
🇨🇳 ChineseDir: Zhang Yimou35mm / 4K DCP
ForeignClassic
Red Sorghum (1987, 35mm), Ju Dou (1990, 4K), Shanghai Triad (1995), The Story of Qiu Ju (1992, 35mm). Four films with Gong Li spanning Zhang's golden era.
APR 3-26
Three Colors: Blue
Kieślowski Complete Retrospective
🇵🇱/🇫🇷 Polish/FrenchDir: Krzysztof Kieślowski
FrenchForeignClassic
Three Colors: Blue/White/Red (Apr 3-9), Dekalog complete (Apr 12), Double Life of Veronique 4K (Apr 17+, Q&A with Irène Jacob Apr 25), Blind Chance, No End, Short Film About Killing/Love, documentary shorts.
APR 6
Stalker
Stalker
🇷🇺 RussianDir: Andrei Tarkovsky1979
ForeignClassic
A guide leads two men into "The Zone." Tarkovsky's philosophical sci-fi masterpiece. One night only, 9:15pm.
APR 3+17
Possession
Possession
🇫🇷/🇩🇪 French/GermanDir: Andrzej Żuławski1981 · 4K DCP
Foreign
Żuławski's unhinged body-horror divorce masterpiece. Isabelle Adjani in the performance of a lifetime. Late-night screenings.
APR 3+11
Sambizanga
Sambizanga
🇦🇴 AngolanDir: Sarah Maldoror1972
ForeignClassic
Landmark of African cinema. A woman searches for her husband after his arrest by Portuguese colonial police in Angola. Revolutionary filmmaking.
APR 2
Mauvais Sang
Mauvais Sang (Bad Blood)
🇫🇷 FrenchDir: Leos Carax1986
French
Young Carax at his most exhilarating. Denis Lavant, Juliette Binoche. The famous Bowie running scene. Pure cinema.
APR 6+9
High Life
Claire Denis Double
🇫🇷 FrenchDir: Claire Denis
French
Let the Sunshine In (2017, Apr 6) and High Life (2018, Apr 9). Two wildly different films from France's greatest living female director.
APR 4+9
The Seventh Seal
Ingmar Bergman
🇸🇪 SwedishDir: Ingmar Bergman35mm
ForeignClassic
The Seventh Seal (1957, 35mm) and The Silence (1963). Death plays chess. Bergman on the big screen.
APR 10+
The Hand
The Hand
🇭🇰 Hong KongDir: Wong Kar-wai2004
Foreign
Wong Kar-wai's extended cut of his contribution to Eros. Lush, sensual, heartbreaking. Apr 10, 12, 19.
APR 11+19
Black Girl
Black Girl
🇸🇳 SenegaleseDir: Ousmane Sembène1966
ForeignClassic
The first feature film by a sub-Saharan African director. A Senegalese woman's devastating experience as a domestic worker in France. Essential.
APR 18+
Mulholland Drive
Mulholland Drive
Dir: David Lynch2001 · 35mm
Classic
Lynch's LA nightmare on 35mm film. Naomi Watts' star-making dual performance. Apr 18, 19, 24.
APR 24-26
Two Seasons, Two Strangers
Two Seasons, Two Strangers
🇯🇵 JapaneseDir: Sho Miyake2025
JapaneseForeign
Golden Leopard winner at Locarno. A Korean screenwriter navigating life in Japan. Q&A with director Fri-Sat. Also in Coming Soon tab.
APR 17+
European Masters
European Masters
🇫🇷/🇩🇪 French/GermanGodard · Rohmer · Fassbinder
FrenchForeign
Made in U.S.A. (Godard, 35mm), Boyfriends and Girlfriends (Rohmer), In a Year of 13 Moons (Fassbinder). Three New Wave/New German Cinema titans.
APR 11
The Good, the Bad, the Weird
The Good, the Bad, the Weird
🇰🇷 KoreanDir: Kim Jee-woon2008 · 35mm
KoreanForeign
Korean spaghetti western set in 1930s Manchuria. Wild, funny, gorgeously shot. Late-night 35mm screening.
APR 5+9
The Gospel According to St. Matthew
The Gospel According to St. Matthew
🇮🇹 ItalianDir: Pier Paolo Pasolini1964
ForeignClassic
Pasolini's radical, neorealist telling of the life of Christ. Non-professional actors, Bach and Odetta on the soundtrack. A masterpiece by any measure.
APR 2+6
Allegro Non Troppo
Allegro Non Troppo
🇮🇹 ItalianDir: Bruno Bozzetto1976
Foreign
Italy's anarchic, hilarious answer to Fantasia. Animated sequences set to classical music with a live-action frame story.

Paris Theatre

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The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden
🇰🇷 KoreanDir: Park Chan-wook2016
KoreanRetro
Park Chan-wook's erotic thriller set in 1930s Korea under Japanese occupation. A pickpocket hired as handmaiden to a Japanese heiress — labyrinthine deception, stunning visuals. Part of the "All the Rage: BEEF" series.
RT
96%
IMDb
8.1
PARIS
Caché
Caché (Hidden)
🇫🇷 FrenchDir: Michael Haneke2005
FrenchRetro
A Parisian couple receives anonymous surveillance tapes of their home. Daniel Auteuil and Juliette Binoche. Haneke's masterwork on guilt, colonialism, and the violence of watching. Part of "All the Rage: BEEF" series.
RT
90%
IMDb
7.3
PARIS · 35mm
Barton Fink
Barton Fink
Dir: Joel & Ethan Coen1991 · 35mm
RetroClassic
Palme d'Or winner. A playwright lured to Hollywood descends into creative hell. John Turturro and John Goodman. Screening on 35mm with Q&A with Turturro. Part of NY Film Critics Circle series.
RT
91%
IMDb
7.6
PARIS · 35mm
A Man Escaped
A Man Escaped
🇫🇷 FrenchDir: Robert Bresson1956 · 35mm
FrenchRetroClassic
Bresson's masterpiece of minimalist cinema. A French Resistance prisoner plans his meticulous escape from a Nazi prison. Every sound, every gesture matters. NY Film Critics Circle series.
RT
99%
IMDb
8.1
PARIS
One Sings, The Other Doesn't
One Sings, The Other Doesn't
🇫🇷 FrenchDir: Agnès Varda1977
FrenchRetro
Varda's feminist musical following two women over 15 years as they become part of the French feminist movement — each in her own way. Warm, inclusive, radical. NY Film Critics Circle series.
RT
86%
IMDb
7.0
PARIS
Eastern Promises
Eastern Promises
🇬🇧 BritishDir: David Cronenberg2007
ForeignRetro
Viggo Mortensen as a Russian mob enforcer in London. The bathhouse fight scene. Ebert gave it 4/4 — "no ordinary crime thriller." Dan Levy's "Disorganized Crime" series.
Ebert
★★★★
RT
89%
IMDb
7.6
PARIS
Nashville
Nashville
Dir: Robert Altman1975
RetroClassic
Altman's sprawling masterpiece — 24 characters, country music, politics, America. Ebert's Great Movies. NY Film Critics Circle 1975 winner.
Ebert
★★★★
RT
95%
IMDb
7.6
PARIS · 35mm
Far from Heaven
Far from Heaven
Dir: Todd Haynes2002 · 35mm
Retro
Julianne Moore in 1950s Connecticut — race, sexuality, and suburban repression. Ebert called it "the best and bravest movie of 1957." 2002 NYFCC Best Picture winner. 35mm screening.
RT
83%
IMDb
7.3
PARIS · 35mm
Eraserhead
Eraserhead
Dir: David Lynch1977 · 35mm
RetroClassic
Lynch's debut — a nightmarish, industrial fever dream. Henry Spencer navigates fatherhood in a decaying world. The ultimate midnight movie on 35mm. Branch Selects (Academy Museum) series.
RT
90%
IMDb
7.3
PARIS
Gosford Park
Gosford Park
🇬🇧 BritishDir: Robert Altman2001
ForeignRetro
Altman's Agatha Christie-meets-Downton Abbey. A murder at an English country estate — upstairs/downstairs ensemble with Maggie Smith, Helen Mirren. Screenplay by Julian Fellowes (Downton Abbey).
RT
87%
IMDb
7.2

Museum of the Moving Image

36-01 35th Ave, Astoria · 🚇 ~28 min · Free w/ Bloomberg BOB · Full calendar →

First Look 2026: Apr 23 – May 3. 21 features + shorts. 267-seat Redstone Theater.

SHOWCASE
Silent Friend
Silent Friend
🇭🇺 HungarianDir: Ildikó Enyedi2026
Foreign
Venice entry from the director of On Body and Soul (Berlin Golden Bear). Stars Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Léa Seydoux. NY premiere.
CLOSING
Moonglow
Moonglow
🇵🇭 FilipinoDir: Isabel Sandoval2026
Foreign
Festival closing film. North American premiere from Rotterdam. Trans Filipina filmmaker's latest.
FIRST LOOK
Morte Cucina
Morte Cucina
🇹🇭 ThaiDir: Pen-Ek Ratanaruang2026
Foreign
New film from Thai master (Last Life in the Universe, Ploy).
FIRST LOOK
Roqia
Roqia
🇩🇿 AlgerianDir: Yanis Koussim2026
Foreign
Algerian cinema at First Look 2026.
FIRST LOOK
To the Victory!
To the Victory!
🇺🇦 UkrainianDir: Valentyn Vasyanovych2026
Foreign
Ukraine's most important filmmaker (Atlantis, Reflection) on the war.
FIRST LOOK
Z-Grade Director
I Fell in Love with a Z-Grade Director in Brooklyn
🇯🇵 JapaneseDir: Kenichi Ugana2026
Japanese
A Japanese filmmaker's love letter to low-budget cinema in Brooklyn.
FIRST LOOK
100 Sunset
100 Sunset
Dir: Kunsang Kyirong2026
Foreign
First Look 2026.
SHOWCASE
Carousel
Carousel
Dir: Rachel Lambert2026
Indie
Sundance competition. Chris Pine, Jenny Slate. NY premiere.
FIRST LOOK
Hot Water
Hot Water
Dir: Ramzi Bashour2026
Indie
Sundance 2026 competition title.

🎟 AMC / Regal — Now Playing

AMC Lincoln Square, Empire 25, 84th St, Orpheum 7, Harlem 9 · Regal Union Square, Essex Crossing, Battery Park — focusing on foreign, indie & notable films.

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NOW PLAYING
Dhurandhar: The Revenge
Dhurandhar: The Revenge
🇮🇳 HindiAditya DharAction / Spy Thriller
IndianAMC Discount
Undercover Indian intelligence agent Hamza Ali Mazari (Ranveer Singh) continues infiltrating Pakistan's criminal underworld in Karachi, avenging the 26/11 Mumbai attacks while confronting corrupt officials and a ruthless ISI Major. The sequel to 2025's Dhurandhar, it has become the highest-grossing Indian film ever in North America.
RT Critics
38%
RT Audience
95%
IMDb
8.6
AMC Empire 25
APR 5–8 ONLY
The Killer
The Killer (4K Restoration)
🇭🇰 Hong Kong / CantoneseJohn Woo (1989)Action / Crime
ForeignClassicRegal Discount
Hitman Ah Jong (Chow Yun-fat) accidentally blinds a nightclub singer during a job. Determined to pay for her sight-restoring surgery, he takes one final contract — as a detective (Danny Lee) closes in. John Woo's operatic masterpiece of heroic bloodshed, screening in a new 4K restoration with a post-film interview with Woo.
Ebert
★★★★
RT Critics
98%
IMDb
7.9
Regal Union Square Regal Essex Crossing Regal Battery Park
OPENS APR 10
ChaO
ChaO
🇯🇵 JapaneseYasuhiro AokiAnimation / Romance / Fantasy
JapaneseAnimationRegal Discount
In a near-future Shanghai where humans and mermaids coexist, mild-mannered shipping engineer Stephan is suddenly proposed to by mermaid princess Chao. As their unlikely romance deepens, a tragic accident threatens the fragile peace between their two species. Produced by Studio 4°C, distributed by GKIDS.
RT Critics
100%
IMDb
6.9
Regal Union Square Regal Essex Crossing Regal Battery Park
OPENS APR 10
Exit 8
Exit 8
🇯🇵 JapaneseGenki KawamuraPsychological Horror / Thriller
JapaneseRegal Discount
A commuter is trapped in an endless, sterile underground subway corridor governed by one rule: spot any anomaly, turn back immediately — miss one, and something terrible happens. Based on the viral 2023 video game; premiered in Cannes Midnight section 2025 to an 8-minute standing ovation. Neon release.
IMDb
6.4
Regal Essex Crossing Regal Battery Park
NOW PLAYING
Bunny!!
Bunny!!
🇻🇳 VietnameseTrấn ThànhPsychological Thriller
ForeignRegal Discount
A celebrated relationship advice TV host finds her meticulously maintained public image threatened when a mysterious guest named Bunny appears on her show, hinting at a toxic past while hiding darker secrets connected to the host's own life. Vietnam's #1 box office film of the year, now in its first international release.
RT Critics
100%
Regal Essex Crossing
NOW PLAYING
Alpha
Alpha
🇫🇷 FrenchJulia DucournauDrama / Body Horror
FrenchForeignAMC Discount
A troubled 13-year-old named Alpha returns home with a mysterious tattoo, sending her single mother into a spiral as both their lives are upended — a visceral Cronenbergian AIDS allegory set in 1980s France about stigma, adolescence, and disease. From the director of Titane and Raw (Neon).
Ebert
★½
RT Critics
56%
IMDb
5.9
AMC Empire 25 AMC Lincoln Square Regal Essex Crossing
NOW PLAYING
Food Truck: Stolen Love...and Moo Deng
Food Truck: Stolen Love...and Moo Deng
🇹🇭 ThaiChaleumpol TikumpornteerawongComedy / Romance
ForeignAMC Discount
Three friends — including Thai superstar Mario Maurer as a TikTok ASMR influencer — pile onto a food truck road trip after discovering a runaway Korean boy named Sarang. The viral baby pygmy hippo Moo Deng makes her feature film debut. Releases on Netflix globally after the theatrical run.
IMDb
6.6
AMC Empire 25
APR 22 ONLY
Kapodistrias (The Governor)
Kapodistrias (The Governor)
🇬🇷 GreekYannis SmaragdisBiography / Historical Drama
ForeignRegal Discount
A sweeping epic about Ioannis Kapodistrias, Greece's first Governor after independence from the Ottoman Empire — a visionary statesman who sacrifices wealth, glory, and ultimately his life to defend his nation's freedom. The 5th highest-grossing Greek film of all time. One night only via Fathom Events.
IMDb
6.3
Regal Union Square Regal Essex Crossing
NOW PLAYING
Our Hero, Balthazar
Our Hero, Balthazar
Oscar BoysonComedy / Thriller
IndieRegal Discount
A wealthy teenager starts posting viral videos calling for stricter gun laws to impress his crush, but becomes convinced an online troll is a mass shooter — and travels to Texas to confront him. A darkly comic buddy-road-movie satire about American gun culture (Picturehouse).
RT Critics
90%
IMDb
7.1
Regal Union Square
NOW PLAYING
Project Hail Mary
Project Hail Mary
Phil Lord & Christopher MillerSci-Fi / Drama
AMC Discount
Dr. Ryland Grace (Ryan Gosling) wakes alone in a spacecraft billions of miles from Earth with no memory — and pieces together he's on a solo mission to find the source of an organism threatening the Sun. As he does, he makes an extraordinary interstellar contact. Based on Andy Weir's bestselling novel; $317M worldwide.
Ebert
★★★
RT Critics
95%
RT Audience
96%
IMDb
8.4
Metacritic
77
AMC Lincoln Square (IMAX) AMC Empire 25 (IMAX/Dolby) AMC 84th St AMC Orpheum 7 AMC Harlem 9 Regal Union Square Regal Battery Park
NOW PLAYING
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights
🇬🇧 BritishEmerald FennellDrama / Romance
AMC Discount
A boldly sensual retelling of Emily Brontë's gothic novel, starring Margot Robbie as Catherine Earnshaw and Jacob Elordi as Heathcliff — their destructive love story on the Yorkshire moors reimagined through Fennell's provocative, youth-obsessed lens. $236M worldwide, WB release.
Ebert
★★
RT Critics
57%
RT Audience
76%
IMDb
6.2
Metacritic
55
AMC Lincoln Square
NEW
Bonolota Express
Bonolota Express
🇧🇩 BengaliDir: Tanim NoorDrama
Indian/Bengali$ Discount
Based on Humayun Ahmed's novel "Kichukhon." On a foggy winter train journey, strangers burdened by secrets collide. Personal and political crises erupt, exposing hidden grief and unexpected compassion.

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📍 1001 Third Ave (59th/60th) 🚶 26 min Recliners ✓ Standard Closest! 3 screens $22
14
📍 35-30 38th St, Astoria 🚇 27 min ALL recliners ✓ RPX, 4DX 14 screens. Queens
28
📍 36-01 35th Ave, Astoria 🚇 28 min No recliners 267 seats, 16mm-70mm Free w/ Bloomberg BOB! First Look Apr 23-May 3 $15/free
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📍 890 Broadway (19th St) 🚇 28 min ALL recliners (heated) ✨ Standard Food trays
9
📍 312 W 34th St (Penn) 🚇 30 min ALL recliners ✨ IMAX, Dolby 14 screens
6
📍 570 Second Ave (31st St) 🚇 30 min Recliners ✓ IMAX 15 screens
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📍 66 Third Ave (11th St) 🚇 30 min ALL recliners ✓ Standard Recline ~180°
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📍 129 Delancey St (LES) 🚇 34 min ALL recliners ✨ RPX Newest Regal
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📍 2310 Broadway (83rd/84th) 🚇 35 min ALL recliners ✨ Standard Best recliner AMC
13
📍 102 North End Ave 🚇 41 min ALL recliners ✓ Standard Quiet
3
📍 234 W 42nd St (Times Sq) 🚇 23 min Partial (Dolby only) IMAX, Dolby, PRIME 25 screens
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📍 1998 Broadway (68th St) 🚇 28 min Partial (Dolby only) IMAX Laser, Dolby, PRIME, 70mm Flagship IMAX
21
📍 22 E 60th St 🚶 10 min No recliners 1 screen (Florence Gould Hall) French institution
2
📍 1538 Third Ave (86th St) 🚇 20 min No recliners Standard, Laser
25
📍 11 W 53rd St 🚇 20 min No recliners 2 screens Free w/ Bloomberg BOB! ND/NF co-host $14/free
5
📍 247 W 42nd St (Times Sq) 🚇 23 min No recliners RPX, 4DX (world's largest) Recliners removed 2024
26
📍 4 W 58th St 🚶 25 min No recliners 1 screen (571 seats) Oldest single-screen in NYC. Netflix operated Free
7
📍 850 Broadway (13th St) 🚇 25 min No recliners 4DX, ScreenX, RPX, 70mm 17 screens
16
📍 323 Sixth Ave (W 3rd St) 🚇 27 min No recliners 5 screens Indie/foreign/midnight screenings ~$17
20
📍 165 W 65th St 🚇 28 min No recliners 3 screens (Elinor Bunin Munroe, Walter Reade, Amphitheater) NYFF home. ND/NF festival Apr 8-19 ~$17
22
📍 22 E 12th St 🚇 28 min No recliners 3 screens Tiny indie gem since 1963 $14
18
📍 34 W 13th St 🚇 29 min No recliners 4 screens Renovated 2017. Indie/foreign/Oscar contenders $18
19
📍 18 W Houston St 🚇 31 min No recliners 6 screens Iconic indie venue. Subway rumble adds charm ~$22
15
📍 209 W Houston St 🚇 34 min No recliners 4 screens Best repertory in NYC. Foreign/indie/classics $18
23
📍 2 Sixth Ave (Tribeca) 🚇 34 min No recliners 2 screens Boutique hotel cinema. Curated repertory $19
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📍 32 Second Ave (E 2nd St) 🚇 35 min No recliners 2 screens Avant-garde/experimental. Essential Films program $14
17
📍 7 Ludlow St (LES) 🚇 40 min No recliners 2 screens Gorgeous venue. Repertory + new. Bar & restaurant $18
14
📍 2309 FDB (124th St) 🚇 41 min No recliners IMAX, Dolby, PRIME Reserved seating

Quick Picks by Scenario

Closest walk + recliners
Cinema 123 by Angelika (10 min walk) — no discount but recliners & close
Closest AMC with discount
AMC Lincoln Square (🚇 15 min) — IMAX/Dolby, recliners in Dolby only
Best recliner experience
AMC 84th St (🚇 25 min) — all 6 screens full recliners + discount
Best IMAX + recliners + discount
AMC 34th St (60 min) — all 14 screens recliners + IMAX + Dolby