Movies Under the Stars 2023 - Keene, NH

Monadnock International Film Festival and Keene Parks & Recreation invite you to a FREE outdoor family movie series held on the Keene Recreation Center lawn.

Enjoy a free film outdoors on the big screen with family and friends! Movies begin at dusk, but make sure you arrive early for the best viewing spots. Bring your blanket or lawn chair, sit back, relax, and enjoy the show. Free parking, popcorn, and water.

FREE OF CHARGE, but you must register on this page (this gives us a way to contact you if we need to reschedule). As soon as we receive your registration, you'll receive a separate email confirming your attendance.

HOW TO GET THERE? Walk, bike, or carpool to Parks & Recreation on 312 Washington Street. Parking is free and first-come, first-serve at Keene Parks & Recreation.

EVENT DATES are Thursday nights on June 29, July 13 and 27, and August 10. No rain dates are needed this year. If there is weather, we'll move inside to the Parks & Recreation gymnasium for an indoor screening.

FILMS ARE RATED PG or PG-13. Children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by an adult.

Feel free to bring your own food and drink. Alcoholic beverages and smoking are not permitted in the park. No pets! For the safety and comfort of everyone, please leave your furry friends at home. Restrooms are available.

CHECK OUT THE FAMILY-FRIENDLY LINEUP BELOW AND REGISTER TODAY!

LIGHTYEAR (2022)

THURSDAY, JUNE 29 ▪ park opens at 6:00 pm, film begins at dusk

Location: Keene Parks & Recreation, 312 Washington Street

Runtime: 100 minutes (1 hour, 40 min)

Rating: PG

Legendary space ranger Buzz Lightyear embarks on an intergalactic adventure alongside ambitious recruits Izzy, Mo, Darby, and his robot companion, Sox. As this motley crew tackles their toughest mission yet, they must learn to work together as a team to escape the evil Zurg and his dutiful robot army that are never far behind.

Cast: Chris Evans, Keke Palmer, Peter Sohn, Taika Waititi

© 2022 Disney Pixar

TOP GUN: MAVERICK (2022)

THURSDAY, JULY 13 ▪ park opens at 6:00 pm, film begins at dusk

Location: Keene Parks & Recreation, 312 Washington Street

Runtime: 131 minutes (2 hours, 10 min)

Rating: PG-13 (Action|Drama)

After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy's top aviators, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him. When he finds himself training a detachment of Top Gun graduates for a specialized mission, Maverick encounters Lt. Bradley Bradshaw, call sign: “Rooster,” the son of Maverick's late friend and Radar Intercept Officer Lt. Nick Bradshaw, aka “Goose.”

Cast: Tom Cruise, Jennifer Connelly, Miles Teller, Val Kilmer, Monica Barbaro

© 2022 Paramount Pictures

ZOO (2017)

THURSDAY, July 27 ▪ park opens at 6:00 pm, film begins at dusk

POSTPONED TO JULY 27TH DUE TO RAIN AND WIND

Location: Keene Parks & Recreation, 312 Washington Street

Runtime: 97 minutes

Rating: PG

Based on a true story, 12 year old Tom (Art Parkinson) and his misfit friends fight to save Buster the baby elephant during the air raids on Belfast in 1941.

Cast: Art Parkinson, Penelope Wilton, Toby Jones, Amy Huberman, Ian McElhinney

© 2017 Samuel Goldwyn Films

MARVEL'S THE AVENGERS (2012)

THURSDAY, August 10 ▪ park opens at 6:00 pm, film begins at dusk

Location: Keene Parks & Recreation, 312 Washington Street

Runtime: 143 minutes

Rating: PG-13 (Adventure/Action)

The superhero team-up of a lifetime, featuring iconic Marvel superheroes Iron Man, the Incredible Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye, and Black Widow. When an unexpected enemy emerges that threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, Director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. Spanning the globe, a daring recruitment effort begins.

Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson

TM & © 2012 Marvel & Subs

Host or Publisher MONIFF | Keene Parks and Recreation