Welcome to our Boston area repertory theater listings for December 2023. Our regular theaters include the Brattle, Coolidge, Somerville, Capitol, Harvard Film Archive, Luna, Video Underground, Museum of Fine Arts, Landmark Kendall Square, and the newly opened Alamo Drafthouse in the Seaport. Movies released from 2018-now are seldom highlighted, except in special cases (70mm, rarities, director in person, etc.)

This post will be updated semi-frequently throughout the month in question as more screenings are confirmed, so keep us bookmarked!

Fri Dec 1
I, The Jury in 3D – Alamo, 1:00pm, $14.49
Victims of Sin – Brattle, 4:00pm, $12.50
There’s Always Tomorrow on 35mm – Brattle, 6:00pm, $14.50
Messiah of Evil on 35mm – Brattle, 9:00pm, $14.50
Night of the Living Dead on 35mm – Coolidge, 11:59pm, $15.50

Sat Dec 2
Messiah of Evil on 35mm – Brattle, 12:30pm, $12.50
Victims of Sin – Brattle, 2:30pm, 4:30pm, 6:30pm, 8:30pm, $12.50/$14.50
The Polar Express Movie Party – Alamo, 3:00pm, $19.81
The Evil Dead on 35mm – Coolidge, 11:59pm, $15.50

Sun Dec 3
Victims of Sin – Brattle, 12:00pm, 4:30pm, 6:30pm, $12.50/$14.50
The Holiday – Alamo, 12:00pm, $10.99
RPM Festival Presents: Recent Works by Douglas Urbank – Brattle, 2:00pm, $12.50
Messiah of Evil on 35mm – Brattle, 8:30pm, $14.50

Mon Dec 4
Victims of Sin – Brattle, 5:00pm, 7:00pm, 9:00pm, $14.50
I, The Jury in 3D – Alamo, 6:45pm, $17.49
Being There – Coolidge, 7:00pm, $15.50

Tues Dec 5
The Bride of Frankenstein – Alamo, 4:00pm, $7
Fantastic Mr. Fox on 35mm – Brattle, 4:45pm & 9:00pm, $12.50/$14.50
James and the Giant Peach on 35mm – Brattle, 7:00pm, $14.50
Following on 35mm – Coolidge, 7:00pm, $14.50

Wed Dec 6
Matilda – Brattle, 4:45pm & 9:15pm, $12.50/$14.50
The Witches – Brattle, 7:00pm, $14.50
The Killing of a Sacred Deer – Kendall, 7:00pm, $5
This is Spinal Tap – Coolidge, 7:00pm, $15.50
The City of Lost Children – Alamo, 7:30pm, $14.49

Thurs Dec 7
Eraserhead on 35mm – Coolidge, 7:00pm, $15.50
The Witches – Brattle, 8:30pm, $14.50

Fri Dec 8
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang – Salem, 10:00pm, $11
Lupin the 3rd: The Castle of Cagliostro – Coolidge, 11:59pm, $15.50

Sat Dec 9
James and the Giant Peach on 35mm – Brattle, 12:00pm, $12.50
Fantastic Mr. Fox on 35mm – Brattle, 2:00pm, $12.50
The Babadook – Coolidge, 11:59pm, $15.50

Sun Dec 10
Matilda – Brattle, 2:15pm, $12.50
The Nightmare Before Christmas – MFA, 2:30pm, $15

Mon Dec 11
Phantom Thread on 35mm – Coolidge, 7:00pm, $15.50
Batman Returns – Alamo, 7:30pm, $14.49

Tues Dec 12
Boston Open Screen – Coolidge, 7:00pm, $10
Gremlins – Alamo, 7:30pm, $7

Wed Dec 13
The Favourite – Kendall, 7:00pm, $5

Thurs Dec 14
Grrl Haus Cinema – Brattle, 7:00pm, $14.50
Monty Python and the Holy Grail – Coolidge, 7:00pm, $15.50
The Nightmare Before Christmas – MFA, 7:00pm, $15

Fri Dec 15
It’s a Wonderful Life on 35mm – Brattle
The Night of the Hunter – Alamo, 4:30pm, $10.99
Die Hard – Brattle, 9:30pm, $14.50
Fando y Lis – Coolidge, 11:59pm, $15.50

Sat Dec 16
It’s a Wonderful Life on 35mm – Brattle
2046 – Alamo, 12:00pm, $10.99
Attack of the B-Movies!: Santa Claus Conquers the Martians & Little Shop of Horrors (1960) – Somerville, 12:00pm, $5
Go on 35mm – Brattle, 9:30pm, $14.50
Gummo on 35mm – Coolidge, 11:59pm, $15.50

Sun Dec 17
It’s a Wonderful Life on 35mm – Brattle
Brazil: The Director’s Cut – Alamo, 12:00pm, $10.99
Rare Exports on 35mm – Brattle, 9:30pm, $14.50

Mon Dec 18
It’s a Wonderful Life on 35mm – Brattle
Brazil: The Director’s Cut – Alamo, 3:30pm, $10.99
Little Women (1994) – Coolidge, 7:00pm, $15.50
Deep Cover – Alamo, 7:00pm, $14.49

Tues Dec 19
Eyes Wide Shut – Brattle, 4:45pm & 8:00pm, $12.50/$14.50
The 400 Blows – Coolidge, 7:00pm, $15.50
The Night of the Hunter – Alamo, 7:00pm, $14.99
Attack of the B-Movies!: Santa Claus Conquers the Martians & Little Shop of Horrors (1960) – Somerville, 7:00pm, $5

Wed Dec 20
Night on Earth on 35mm – Brattle, 5:00pm & 8:00pm, $14.50
2046 – Alamo, 7:00pm, $14.49

Thurs Dec 21
Jingle All the Way – Coolidge, 7:00pm, $15.50

Fri Dec 22
Thief – Alamo, 3:00pm, $10.99
Touch of Evil on 35mm – Brattle, 4:00pm, 6:30pm, 9:00pm, $12.50/$14.50
Rare Exports – Salem, 10:00pm, $11
Buffalo ’66 on 35mm – Coolidge, 11:59pm, $15.50

Sat Dec 23
Touch of Evil on 35mm – Brattle, 1:00pm, 3:30pm, 6:00pm, 8:30pm, $12.50/$14.50
Miami Vice – Alamo, 4:30pm, $10.99
Beyond the Black Rainbow on 35mm – Coolidge, 11:59pm, $15.50

Sun Dec 24

Mon Dec 25
Gremlins – Brattle, 2:15pm & 7:00pm, $12.50/$14.50
Lethal Weapon – Brattle, 4:30pm & 9:15pm, $12.50/$14.50

Tues Dec 26
The Shining – Brattle, 2:00pm, 5:00pm, 8:00pm, $12.50/$14.50
Thief – Alamo, 7:30pm, $7

Wed Dec 27
Private Benjamin on 35mm – Brattle, 4:15pm & 8:30pm, $12.50/$14.50
Miami Vice – Alamo, 4:30pm, $10.99
Crossing Delancey on 35mm – Brattle, 6:30pm, $14.50

Thurs Dec 28
Beetlejuice – Brattle, 5:00pm, 7:00pm & 9:00pm, $14.50

Fri Dec 29
Under the Cherry Moon on 35mm – Brattle, 4:45pm & 9:30pm, $12.50/$14.50
Purple Rain on 35mm – Brattle, 7:00pm, $14.50
Shivers on 35mm – Coolidge, 11:59pm, $15.50

Sat Dec 30
Phantom Thread – Alamo, 12:00pm, $10.99
Superman II – Brattle, 1:00pm, 6:30pm, $12.50/$14.50
Batman – Brattle, 3:45pm & 9:00pm, $12.50/$14.50
Get Out – Coolidge, 11:59pm, $15.50

Sun Dec 31
Pee-wee’s Big Adventure on 35mm – Brattle, 12:00pm & 4:00pm, $12.50
When Harry Met Sally… Brunch – Alamo, 12:00pm, $10.99
True Stories on 35mm – Brattle, 2:00pm & 6:00pm, $12.50/$14.50
Stop Making Sense – Brattle, 9:00pm, $14.50