Special Events
The Brattle occasionally presents special screenings in addition to our featured premieres and repertory selections, often in partnership with other organizations. Join us for festival screenings, educational programs, author readings, and more!
Elements of Cinema: Midnight
- Mon, Sep 28
Mon, Sep 28 @ 6:00 pm: Free Screening and Discussion
Director: Mitchell Leisen Run Time: 94 min. Format: 4K DCP Release Year: 1939
Starring: Claudette Colbert, Don Ameche, Francis Lederer, John Barrymore, Mary Astor
Free Screening and Discussion!
Libertad
- Sat, Oct 3
Director: Brenda Ávila-Hanna Run Time: 70 min. Format: DCP Language: Spanish with English subtitles
Cinefest Latino Boston 2026
Yo Soy de P Fkn R – Shorts Program
- Sun, Oct 4
Run Time: 120 min.
Cinefest Latino Boston 2026
RPM Fest Presents “Intimate Observer: Family Portrayals” by Marjorie Keller
- Sun, Oct 4
Run Time: 90 min.
The RPM Festival and the Cinema Studies Program at UMass-Boston are proud to co-present “Intimate Observer: Family Portrayals,”...
Lovestruck Books Presents An Evening with Alice Hoffman: Practical Magic on Screen & in Print
- Tue, Oct 6
Run Time: 180 min.
Alice Hoffman in Person!
Narrative Bookshop Presents “Narrative, Two Ways”: Taipei Story, With R. F. Kuang
- Wed, Oct 7
Run Time: 240 min.
Presented by Narrative Bookshop Join R. F. Kuang at this special collaboration between Narrative & Brattle Theatre in...
Knives Out
- Mon, Oct 12
Mon, Oct 12 @ 6:00 pm: Craft-Along!
Director: Rian Johnson Run Time: 131 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 2019
Starring: Ana de Armas, Chris Evans, Daniel Craig, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Shannon
Craft-Along Screening • Hell, any of them could have done it.
Traces of Home
- Tue, Oct 20
Director: Colette Ghunim Run Time: 93 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 2026
Starring: Colette Ghunim, Hosni Ghunim, Iza Ghunim, Ramsey Ghunim
Boston Palestine Film Festival
Bechdel Cast Ten Year “Whoops We Didn’t Dismantle the Patriarchy” Anniversary Tour
- Wed, Oct 21
Run Time: 90 min.
Special Live Event with Jamie Loftus and Caitlin Durante!
Dreams That Money Can Buy
- Tue, Oct 27
Director: Hans Richter Run Time: 80 min. Format: 16mm Film Release Year: 1947
Starring: Dorothy Griffith, Jack Bittner, Josh White, Libby Holman, Stanley Kubrick
Karina Longworth in Person! Double feature with LAURA
Laura
- Tue, Oct 27
Director: Otto Preminger Run Time: 88 min. Format: 4K DCP Release Year: 1944
Starring: Clifton Webb, Dana Andrews, Gene Tierney, Judith Anderson, Vincent Price
Karina Longworth in Person! Double feature with DREAMS THAT MONEY CAN BUY
A Place in the Sun
- Wed, Oct 28
Director: George Stevens Run Time: 122 min. Format: 35mm Film Release Year: 1951
Starring: Anne Revere, Elizabeth Taylor, Keefe Brasselle, Montgomery Clift, Shelley Winters
Karina Longworth in Person! 35mm Screening!