The Nature of Love

Sophia, a 40-year-old philosophy professor, has been in a stable and conventional marriage to Xavier for a decade. From gallery openings to endless di... Read more

Crumb Catcher

At a remote estate in upstate New York, newlyweds Leah (Ella Rae Peck) and Shane (Rigo Garay) celebrate their honeymoon, but a pall hangs over their u... Read more

Music Box Garden Movies

Summer is here and that means one thing: the return of our GARDEN MOVIES! Enjoy an outdoor movie on our Garden Patio, located right behind the Music B... Read more

Purple Rain

Part of: Music Box Garden Movies

A victim of his own anger, the Kid (Prince) is a Minneapolis musician on the rise with his band, the Revolution, escaping a tumultuous home life throu... Read more

Longlegs

In pursuit of a serial killer, an FBI agent uncovers a series of occult clues that she must solve to end his terrifying killing spree.

MaXXXine

In 1980s Hollywood, adult film star and aspiring actress Maxine Minx finally gets her big break. But as a mysterious killer stalks the starlets of Hol... Read more

Longlegs

In pursuit of a serial killer, an FBI agent uncovers a series of occult clues that she must solve to end his terrifying killing spree.

Didi

In 2008, during the last month of summer before high school begins, an impressionable 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy learns what his family can’t... Read more

The Nature of Love

Sophia, a 40-year-old philosophy professor, has been in a stable and conventional marriage to Xavier for a decade. From gallery openings to endless di... Read more

Glorious

After a breakup, Wes ends up at a remote rest stop. He finds himself locked inside the bathroom with a mysterious figure speaking from an adjacent sta... Read more

Crumb Catcher

At a remote estate in upstate New York, newlyweds Leah (Ella Rae Peck) and Shane (Rigo Garay) celebrate their honeymoon, but a pall hangs over their u... Read more

The Warriors

A turf battle between New York City street gangs that rages from Coney Island to the Bronx. The Warriors are mistakenly fingered for the killing of a... Read more

CatVideoFest

CatVideoFest is a compilation reel of the latest and best cat videos culled from countless hours of unique submissions and sourced animations, music v... Read more

The Linguini Incident

Lucy (Rosanna Arquette) is an under-paid, under-appreciated waitress at a terminally hip NYC restaurant called Dali. She’s also an aspiring escape art... Read more

Longlegs

In pursuit of a serial killer, an FBI agent uncovers a series of occult clues that she must solve to end his terrifying killing spree.

Didi

In 2008, during the last month of summer before high school begins, an impressionable 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy learns what his family can’t... Read more

The Nature of Love

Sophia, a 40-year-old philosophy professor, has been in a stable and conventional marriage to Xavier for a decade. From gallery openings to endless di... Read more

Crumb Catcher

At a remote estate in upstate New York, newlyweds Leah (Ella Rae Peck) and Shane (Rigo Garay) celebrate their honeymoon, but a pall hangs over their u... Read more

The Warriors

A turf battle between New York City street gangs that rages from Coney Island to the Bronx. The Warriors are mistakenly fingered for the killing of a... Read more

CatVideoFest

CatVideoFest is a compilation reel of the latest and best cat videos culled from countless hours of unique submissions and sourced animations, music v... Read more

The Linguini Incident

Lucy (Rosanna Arquette) is an under-paid, under-appreciated waitress at a terminally hip NYC restaurant called Dali. She’s also an aspiring escape art... Read more

Didi

In 2008, during the last month of summer before high school begins, an impressionable 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy learns what his family can’t... Read more

Longlegs

In pursuit of a serial killer, an FBI agent uncovers a series of occult clues that she must solve to end his terrifying killing spree.

Music Box Movie Trivia

What makes Music Box Trivia Chicago's premier movie trivia?Six rounds of movie trivia, including audio and visual components. A beautiful community. S... Read more

The Nature of Love

Sophia, a 40-year-old philosophy professor, has been in a stable and conventional marriage to Xavier for a decade. From gallery openings to endless di... Read more

Crumb Catcher

At a remote estate in upstate New York, newlyweds Leah (Ella Rae Peck) and Shane (Rigo Garay) celebrate their honeymoon, but a pall hangs over their u... Read more

Didi

In 2008, during the last month of summer before high school begins, an impressionable 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy learns what his family can’t... Read more

Longlegs

In pursuit of a serial killer, an FBI agent uncovers a series of occult clues that she must solve to end his terrifying killing spree.

Music Box Garden Movies

Summer is here and that means one thing: the return of our GARDEN MOVIES! Enjoy an outdoor movie on our Garden Patio, located right behind the Music B... Read more

Drop Dead Gorgeous

Part of: Music Box Garden Movies

Written by Lona Williams and directed by Michael Patrick Jann, 1999’s DROP DEAD GORGEOUS follows Minnesotan teenage beauty queens vying for the title... Read more

Cuckoo

Reluctantly, 17-year-old Gretchen leaves her American home to live with her father, who has just moved into a resort in the German Alps with his new f... Read more

Didi

In 2008, during the last month of summer before high school begins, an impressionable 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy learns what his family can’t... Read more

Longlegs

In pursuit of a serial killer, an FBI agent uncovers a series of occult clues that she must solve to end his terrifying killing spree.

CatVideoFest

CatVideoFest is a compilation reel of the latest and best cat videos culled from countless hours of unique submissions and sourced animations, music v... Read more

Music Box Garden Movies

Summer is here and that means one thing: the return of our GARDEN MOVIES! Enjoy an outdoor movie on our Garden Patio, located right behind the Music B... Read more

Drop Dead Gorgeous

Part of: Music Box Garden Movies

Written by Lona Williams and directed by Michael Patrick Jann, 1999’s DROP DEAD GORGEOUS follows Minnesotan teenage beauty queens vying for the title... Read more

Cuckoo

Reluctantly, 17-year-old Gretchen leaves her American home to live with her father, who has just moved into a resort in the German Alps with his new f... Read more

Didi

In 2008, during the last month of summer before high school begins, an impressionable 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy learns what his family can’t... Read more

Longlegs

In pursuit of a serial killer, an FBI agent uncovers a series of occult clues that she must solve to end his terrifying killing spree.

Music Box Garden Movies

Summer is here and that means one thing: the return of our GARDEN MOVIES! Enjoy an outdoor movie on our Garden Patio, located right behind the Music B... Read more

Beyond the Valley of the Dolls

Part of: Music Box Garden Movies

A star-struck all-girl band gets caught up in the pill-popping, sex-crazed night whirl of Hollywood, in Russ Meyer's camp classic.Join us in the Music... Read more

Didi

In 2008, during the last month of summer before high school begins, an impressionable 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy learns what his family can’t... Read more

Summer of 70mm

70mm is frequently a format of “er’s”: bigger, brighter, crisper, sharper, wider, heavier, costlier, louder. These terms are often used to compare the... Read more

The Searchers

Part of: Summer of 70mm

In this revered Western, Ethan Edwards (John Wayne) returns home to Texas after the Civil War. When members of his brother's family are killed or abdu... Read more

Music Box Garden Movies

Summer is here and that means one thing: the return of our GARDEN MOVIES! Enjoy an outdoor movie on our Garden Patio, located right behind the Music B... Read more

Beyond the Valley of the Dolls

Part of: Music Box Garden Movies

A star-struck all-girl band gets caught up in the pill-popping, sex-crazed night whirl of Hollywood, in Russ Meyer's camp classic.Join us in the Music... Read more

Longlegs

In pursuit of a serial killer, an FBI agent uncovers a series of occult clues that she must solve to end his terrifying killing spree.

Didi

In 2008, during the last month of summer before high school begins, an impressionable 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy learns what his family can’t... Read more

Summer of 70mm

70mm is frequently a format of “er’s”: bigger, brighter, crisper, sharper, wider, heavier, costlier, louder. These terms are often used to compare the... Read more

North By Northwest

Part of: Summer of 70mm

The only Hitchcock film to pass through Chicago—the Ambassador East Hotel makes a prominent cameo—this classic from the Master of Suspense follows ad... Read more

Playtime

Part of: Summer of 70mm

Clumsy Monsieur Hulot (Jacques Tati) finds himself perplexed by the intimidating complexity of a gadget-filled Paris. He attempts to meet with a busin... Read more

Streets of Fire

Part of: Summer of 70mm

Greaser street gangs and over the top power ballads reign supreme in Walter Hill's neon drenched rock & roll fantasy. A soldier of fortune returns hom... Read more

Hell Hole

In the Adams Family's celebration of the classic creature-feature, an American-led fracking crew working deep in the Serbian wilderness find themselve... Read more

Metallica Film Festival

CLIFF ‘EM ALL (Dir. Doug Freel & Jean Pellerin, 1987, 83 min)Originally issued on VHS only in 1987 (the DVD came in 1999), the first video Metallica v... Read more

Summer of 70mm

70mm is frequently a format of “er’s”: bigger, brighter, crisper, sharper, wider, heavier, costlier, louder. These terms are often used to compare the... Read more

Playtime

Part of: Summer of 70mm

Clumsy Monsieur Hulot (Jacques Tati) finds himself perplexed by the intimidating complexity of a gadget-filled Paris. He attempts to meet with a busin... Read more

Didi

In 2008, during the last month of summer before high school begins, an impressionable 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy learns what his family can’t... Read more

The Searchers

Part of: Summer of 70mm

In this revered Western, Ethan Edwards (John Wayne) returns home to Texas after the Civil War. When members of his brother's family are killed or abdu... Read more

North By Northwest

Part of: Summer of 70mm

The only Hitchcock film to pass through Chicago—the Ambassador East Hotel makes a prominent cameo—this classic from the Master of Suspense follows ad... Read more

Animation Adventures

Discover fantastic worlds, nostalgic favorites and arthouse gems with Animation Adventures at the Music Box Theatre! This recurring film series celebr... Read more

Paprika

Part of: Animation Adventures

Dr. Atsuko Chiba works as a scientist by day and, under the code name "Paprika," is a dream detective at night. Atsuko and her colleagues are working... Read more

CatVideoFest

CatVideoFest is a compilation reel of the latest and best cat videos culled from countless hours of unique submissions and sourced animations, music v... Read more

The Linguini Incident

Lucy (Rosanna Arquette) is an under-paid, under-appreciated waitress at a terminally hip NYC restaurant called Dali. She’s also an aspiring escape art... Read more

Summer of 70mm

70mm is frequently a format of “er’s”: bigger, brighter, crisper, sharper, wider, heavier, costlier, louder. These terms are often used to compare the... Read more

North By Northwest

Part of: Summer of 70mm

The only Hitchcock film to pass through Chicago—the Ambassador East Hotel makes a prominent cameo—this classic from the Master of Suspense follows ad... Read more

Didi

In 2008, during the last month of summer before high school begins, an impressionable 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy learns what his family can’t... Read more

The Searchers

Part of: Summer of 70mm

In this revered Western, Ethan Edwards (John Wayne) returns home to Texas after the Civil War. When members of his brother's family are killed or abdu... Read more

Streets of Fire

Part of: Summer of 70mm

Greaser street gangs and over the top power ballads reign supreme in Walter Hill's neon drenched rock & roll fantasy. A soldier of fortune returns hom... Read more

Didi

In 2008, during the last month of summer before high school begins, an impressionable 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy learns what his family can’t... Read more

Music Box Garden Movies

Summer is here and that means one thing: the return of our GARDEN MOVIES! Enjoy an outdoor movie on our Garden Patio, located right behind the Music B... Read more

Zola

Part of: Music Box Garden Movies

Zola, a Detroit waitress, is seduced into a weekend of stripping in Florida for some quick cash -- but the trip becomes a sleepless 48-hour odyssey in... Read more

Didi

In 2008, during the last month of summer before high school begins, an impressionable 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy learns what his family can’t... Read more

Music Box Garden Movies

Summer is here and that means one thing: the return of our GARDEN MOVIES! Enjoy an outdoor movie on our Garden Patio, located right behind the Music B... Read more

Zola

Part of: Music Box Garden Movies

Zola, a Detroit waitress, is seduced into a weekend of stripping in Florida for some quick cash -- but the trip becomes a sleepless 48-hour odyssey in... Read more

Didi

In 2008, during the last month of summer before high school begins, an impressionable 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy learns what his family can’t... Read more

Music Box Garden Movies

Summer is here and that means one thing: the return of our GARDEN MOVIES! Enjoy an outdoor movie on our Garden Patio, located right behind the Music B... Read more

Barbarella

Part of: Music Box Garden Movies

The president of Earth sends space adventurer Barbarella on a mission to retrieve a scientist. She crash lands on a planet and explores its strange cu... Read more

Didi

In 2008, during the last month of summer before high school begins, an impressionable 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy learns what his family can’t... Read more

Music Box Garden Movies

Summer is here and that means one thing: the return of our GARDEN MOVIES! Enjoy an outdoor movie on our Garden Patio, located right behind the Music B... Read more

Barbarella

Part of: Music Box Garden Movies

The president of Earth sends space adventurer Barbarella on a mission to retrieve a scientist. She crash lands on a planet and explores its strange cu... Read more

Didi

In 2008, during the last month of summer before high school begins, an impressionable 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy learns what his family can’t... Read more

Music Box Garden Movies

Summer is here and that means one thing: the return of our GARDEN MOVIES! Enjoy an outdoor movie on our Garden Patio, located right behind the Music B... Read more

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

Part of: Music Box Garden Movies

After years of jealousy and resentment, sisters and aged former actresses Blanche (Joan Crawford) and 'Baby' Jane Hudson (Bette Davis) now live togeth... Read more

MUBI FEST Chicago

At MUBI FEST, watch a special selection of great music films and more, curated just for Chicago audiences to complement a live musical performance and... Read more

Looking For a Thrill: An Anthology of Inspiration

Part of: MUBI FEST Chicago

In 2005, storied Chicago indie label Thrill Jockey released Looking For a Thrill: An Anthology of Inspiration. It's a totally ambitious, charmingly l... Read more

Didi

In 2008, during the last month of summer before high school begins, an impressionable 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy learns what his family can’t... Read more

All That Jazz

Part of: MUBI FEST Chicago

The modern musical begins with Bob Fosse. A director and choreographer, he broke free of theatrical confines and took song and dance to new heights of... Read more

MUBI FEST Happy Hour

Part of: MUBI FEST Chicago

Join us for a drink (or two!) in the Music Box Garden + Lounge for a special MUBI FEST Happy Hour. Meet, mingle, dance, or discuss a film with fellow... Read more

Mo' Better Blues

Part of: MUBI FEST Chicago

Following a decisive period in the life of fictional jazz musician Bleek Gilliam (Denzel Washington), Spike Lee’s loose yet masterfully directed faux-... Read more

MUBI FEST Chicago

At MUBI FEST, watch a special selection of great music films and more, curated just for Chicago audiences to complement a live musical performance and... Read more

Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda

Part of: MUBI FEST Chicago

To celebrate the remarkable legacy of composer Ryuichi Sakamoto, we bring you Stephen Nomura Schible’s exhilarating feature debut. This revelatory exp... Read more

Didi

In 2008, during the last month of summer before high school begins, an impressionable 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy learns what his family can’t... Read more

Music Box Movie Trivia

What makes Music Box Trivia Chicago's premier movie trivia?Six rounds of movie trivia, including audio and visual components. A beautiful community. S... Read more

Music Box Garden Movies

Summer is here and that means one thing: the return of our GARDEN MOVIES! Enjoy an outdoor movie on our Garden Patio, located right behind the Music B... Read more

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

Part of: Music Box Garden Movies

After years of jealousy and resentment, sisters and aged former actresses Blanche (Joan Crawford) and 'Baby' Jane Hudson (Bette Davis) now live togeth... Read more

Didi

In 2008, during the last month of summer before high school begins, an impressionable 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy learns what his family can’t... Read more

Music Box Garden Movies

Summer is here and that means one thing: the return of our GARDEN MOVIES! Enjoy an outdoor movie on our Garden Patio, located right behind the Music B... Read more

Suffer Little Children

Part of: Music Box Garden Movies

A mute child arrives at a children's home and begins to terrorise some of the other children with her demonic powers.

Didi

In 2008, during the last month of summer before high school begins, an impressionable 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy learns what his family can’t... Read more

Acoustic Open Mic Night

On the 3rd Tuesday of the month (unless otherwise noted), join us for "Tunes Tuesdays!" an Acoustic Open Mic Night in the Music Box Lounge. Admission... Read more

Music Box Garden Movies

Summer is here and that means one thing: the return of our GARDEN MOVIES! Enjoy an outdoor movie on our Garden Patio, located right behind the Music B... Read more

T-Blockers

Part of: Music Box Garden Movies

A young filmmaker and her friends square off against an ancient evil when an earthquake unleashes parasites in a small Australian town.

Didi

In 2008, during the last month of summer before high school begins, an impressionable 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy learns what his family can’t... Read more

Music Box Garden Movies

Summer is here and that means one thing: the return of our GARDEN MOVIES! Enjoy an outdoor movie on our Garden Patio, located right behind the Music B... Read more

Hallucinations

Part of: Music Box Garden Movies

When teenage twin brothers (the Polonias) are left home alone with their friend (co-director Todd Michael Smith), they come face-to-face with a house... Read more

Didi

In 2008, during the last month of summer before high school begins, an impressionable 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy learns what his family can’t... Read more

Music Box Garden Movies

Summer is here and that means one thing: the return of our GARDEN MOVIES! Enjoy an outdoor movie on our Garden Patio, located right behind the Music B... Read more

Don’t Let The Riverbeast Get You!

Part of: Music Box Garden Movies

A disgraced tutor returns to his New England hometown determined to confront the indecorous aquatic menace that destroyed his life in Matt Farley and... Read more

Didi

In 2008, during the last month of summer before high school begins, an impressionable 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy learns what his family can’t... Read more

Between the Temples

A cantor (Jason Schwartzman) in a crisis of faith finds his world turned upside down when his grade school music teacher (Carol Kane) re-enters his li... Read more

Didi

In 2008, during the last month of summer before high school begins, an impressionable 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy learns what his family can’t... Read more

Between the Temples

A cantor (Jason Schwartzman) in a crisis of faith finds his world turned upside down when his grade school music teacher (Carol Kane) re-enters his li... Read more

Music Box Garden Movies

Summer is here and that means one thing: the return of our GARDEN MOVIES! Enjoy an outdoor movie on our Garden Patio, located right behind the Music B... Read more

13 Ghosts

Part of: Music Box Garden Movies

When Cyrus Zorba (Donald Woods) and his poverty-stricken family inherit an old mansion, they can't believe their good luck. However, not long after th... Read more

Didi

In 2008, during the last month of summer before high school begins, an impressionable 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy learns what his family can’t... Read more

“NO MORE WIRE HANGERS” A Vintage Sale

Featuring vintage clothing and home décor from local sellers:Baby Grandma VintageBellyfruitBloodvioletBummertownFrankie’s FleaGaudy GodJemToolsLoop Vi... Read more

Between the Temples

A cantor (Jason Schwartzman) in a crisis of faith finds his world turned upside down when his grade school music teacher (Carol Kane) re-enters his li... Read more

Music Box Garden Movies

Summer is here and that means one thing: the return of our GARDEN MOVIES! Enjoy an outdoor movie on our Garden Patio, located right behind the Music B... Read more

13 Ghosts

Part of: Music Box Garden Movies

When Cyrus Zorba (Donald Woods) and his poverty-stricken family inherit an old mansion, they can't believe their good luck. However, not long after th... Read more

Between the Temples

A cantor (Jason Schwartzman) in a crisis of faith finds his world turned upside down when his grade school music teacher (Carol Kane) re-enters his li... Read more

Music Box Garden Movies

Summer is here and that means one thing: the return of our GARDEN MOVIES! Enjoy an outdoor movie on our Garden Patio, located right behind the Music B... Read more

Design for Living

Part of: Music Box Garden Movies

Gary Cooper, Fredric March, and Miriam Hopkins play a trio of Americans in Paris who enter into a very adult “gentleman’s agree­ment” in this continen... Read more

Between the Temples

A cantor (Jason Schwartzman) in a crisis of faith finds his world turned upside down when his grade school music teacher (Carol Kane) re-enters his li... Read more

Music Box Garden Movies

Summer is here and that means one thing: the return of our GARDEN MOVIES! Enjoy an outdoor movie on our Garden Patio, located right behind the Music B... Read more

Design for Living

Part of: Music Box Garden Movies

Gary Cooper, Fredric March, and Miriam Hopkins play a trio of Americans in Paris who enter into a very adult “gentleman’s agree­ment” in this continen... Read more

Between the Temples

A cantor (Jason Schwartzman) in a crisis of faith finds his world turned upside down when his grade school music teacher (Carol Kane) re-enters his li... Read more

Music Box Garden Movies

Summer is here and that means one thing: the return of our GARDEN MOVIES! Enjoy an outdoor movie on our Garden Patio, located right behind the Music B... Read more

Night Nurse

Part of: Music Box Garden Movies

The title alone suggests something lurid and pulpy. NIGHT NURSE is one of the most wildly silly movies of the early ‘30s, representing a moral loosene... Read more

Between the Temples

A cantor (Jason Schwartzman) in a crisis of faith finds his world turned upside down when his grade school music teacher (Carol Kane) re-enters his li... Read more

Music Box Garden Movies

Summer is here and that means one thing: the return of our GARDEN MOVIES! Enjoy an outdoor movie on our Garden Patio, located right behind the Music B... Read more

Night Nurse

Part of: Music Box Garden Movies

The title alone suggests something lurid and pulpy. NIGHT NURSE is one of the most wildly silly movies of the early ‘30s, representing a moral loosene... Read more

Between the Temples

A cantor (Jason Schwartzman) in a crisis of faith finds his world turned upside down when his grade school music teacher (Carol Kane) re-enters his li... Read more

Music Box Garden Movies

Summer is here and that means one thing: the return of our GARDEN MOVIES! Enjoy an outdoor movie on our Garden Patio, located right behind the Music B... Read more

Grand Hotel

Part of: Music Box Garden Movies

At a luxurious Berlin hotel between the wars, the once-wealthy Baron Felix von Gaigern (John Barrymore) supports himself as a thief and gambler. In th... Read more

Pluto TV Summer of Cinema: Free Movie Weekend

Pluto TV's “Free Movie Weekend” is part of its “Summer of Cinema” campaign, which brings the service’s signature “free” offering to independent theate... Read more

The Paragon

Part of: Pluto TV Summer of Cinema: Free Movie Weekend

The victim of a hit and run learns how to be psychic so he can find the car that hit him and take revenge on the driver.

Between the Temples

Part of: Pluto TV Summer of Cinema: Free Movie Weekend

A cantor (Jason Schwartzman) in a crisis of faith finds his world turned upside down when his grade school music teacher (Carol Kane) re-enters his li... Read more

Weekend at Bernie's

Part of: Pluto TV Summer of Cinema: Free Movie Weekend

Fun-loving salesmen Richard (Jonathan Silverman) and Larry (Andrew McCarthy) are invited by their boss, Bernie (Terry Kiser), to stay the weekend at h... Read more