Jay Kelly

JAY KELLY, the new film from Academy Award nominee Noah Baumbach, follows famous movie actor, Jay Kelly (George Clooney), as he embarks on a journey o... Read more

Merciless Mayhem: Martial Arts Midnights & Matinees

This November, the Music Box Theatre highlights the furious fists and feet of some of the world's finest martial artists unwilling to accept defeat in... Read more

Dreadnaught

Part of: Merciless Mayhem: Martial Arts Midnights & Matinees

Mash-up murder-mystery and comedic kung-fu, and you’ll get a hint as to how the legendary Yuen Woo-Ping’s Dreadnaught plays out. “Every other scene is... Read more

Sentimental Value

Sisters Nora (Renate Reinsve) and Agnes (Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas) reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav (Stellan Skarsgård), a o... Read more

The Chicago Film Society Presents

The Chicago Film Society comes to the Music Box for all-celluloid screenings of classic & underseen features, short subjects, trailer reels, and other... Read more

Kwaidan

Part of: The Chicago Film Society Presents

Spirits in the drinking water, stolen ears, crabs with human faces: such are the endless wonders of Kwaidan. Masaki Kobayashi (Harakiri, The Human Con... Read more

Sentimental Value

Sisters Nora (Renate Reinsve) and Agnes (Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas) reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav (Stellan Skarsgård), a o... Read more

Jay Kelly

JAY KELLY, the new film from Academy Award nominee Noah Baumbach, follows famous movie actor, Jay Kelly (George Clooney), as he embarks on a journey o... Read more

Gummo

Aptly taking its namesake from the little known fifth Marx brother, Harmony Korine's directing debut instantly divided all who saw it, with Janet Masl... Read more

Influencers

In the sun-drenched countryside of southern France, CW lives a quiet, idyllic life with her girlfriend Diane, hiding a dark obsession with murder and... Read more

Sentimental Value

Sisters Nora (Renate Reinsve) and Agnes (Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas) reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav (Stellan Skarsgård), a o... Read more

Jay Kelly

JAY KELLY, the new film from Academy Award nominee Noah Baumbach, follows famous movie actor, Jay Kelly (George Clooney), as he embarks on a journey o... Read more

Rodgers & Hammerstein's The Sound of Music Sing-A-Long

Friday, November 28th - Sunday, November 30th + December 3rd & 4thFor over a decade, Thanksgiving has been celebrated at the Music Box Theatre with th... Read more

The Sound of Music

Part of: Rodgers & Hammerstein's The Sound of Music Sing-A-Long

Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer star in the beloved American classic, based on the real life von Trapp family's escape from Nazi-annexed Austria... Read more

Sentimental Value

Sisters Nora (Renate Reinsve) and Agnes (Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas) reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav (Stellan Skarsgård), a o... Read more

Jay Kelly

JAY KELLY, the new film from Academy Award nominee Noah Baumbach, follows famous movie actor, Jay Kelly (George Clooney), as he embarks on a journey o... Read more

Rodgers & Hammerstein's The Sound of Music Sing-A-Long

Friday, November 28th - Sunday, November 30th + December 3rd & 4thFor over a decade, Thanksgiving has been celebrated at the Music Box Theatre with th... Read more

The Sound of Music

Part of: Rodgers & Hammerstein's The Sound of Music Sing-A-Long

Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer star in the beloved American classic, based on the real life von Trapp family's escape from Nazi-annexed Austria... Read more

Zodiac Killer Project

Filmmaker Charlie Shackleton was hot on the trail of the next great American true crime documentary — a riveting account of a highway patrolman's quix... Read more

Sentimental Value

Sisters Nora (Renate Reinsve) and Agnes (Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas) reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav (Stellan Skarsgård), a o... Read more

Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie

When their plan to book a show at the Rivoli goes horribly wrong, Matt and Jay accidentally travel back to the year 2008. Blah blah blah blah blah. 

Krampus Night

Have you been naughty or nice?Join us in the Lounge from 9 to 10pm for a very special visit from Krampus on Krampus Night!Enjoy free photos with Kramp... Read more

Hundreds of Beavers

In this silent supernatural epic, a drunken applejack salesman is thrust into the frigid wilderness.Can he go from zero to hero, become North America'... Read more

Sentimental Value

Sisters Nora (Renate Reinsve) and Agnes (Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas) reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav (Stellan Skarsgård), a o... Read more

The 42nd Annual Music Box Christmas Sing-A-Long & Double Feature

Who could have predicted on that snowy Christmas Eve in 1983, when the operator of a vintage movie theater in Chicago decided to show two old holiday... Read more

White Christmas

Part of: The 42nd Annual Music Box Christmas Sing-A-Long & Double Feature

The touching story of two war veterans turned entertainers (Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye) who help save a winter resort, and meet a couple of lovely lad... Read more

Zodiac Killer Project

Filmmaker Charlie Shackleton was hot on the trail of the next great American true crime documentary — a riveting account of a highway patrolman's quix... Read more

It's A Wonderful Life

Part of: The 42nd Annual Music Box Christmas Sing-A-Long & Double Feature

After George Bailey (James Stewart) wishes he had never been born, an angel (Henry Travers) is sent to earth to make George's wish come true. George s... Read more

Rocky Horror Picture Show

This notorious horror parody — a fast-paced potpourri of camp, sci-fi and rock ‘n’ roll, among other things — tracks the exploits of naïve couple Brad... Read more

Sentimental Value

Sisters Nora (Renate Reinsve) and Agnes (Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas) reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav (Stellan Skarsgård), a o... Read more

The 42nd Annual Music Box Christmas Sing-A-Long & Double Feature

Who could have predicted on that snowy Christmas Eve in 1983, when the operator of a vintage movie theater in Chicago decided to show two old holiday... Read more

It's A Wonderful Life

Part of: The 42nd Annual Music Box Christmas Sing-A-Long & Double Feature

After George Bailey (James Stewart) wishes he had never been born, an angel (Henry Travers) is sent to earth to make George's wish come true. George s... Read more

Zodiac Killer Project

Filmmaker Charlie Shackleton was hot on the trail of the next great American true crime documentary — a riveting account of a highway patrolman's quix... Read more

White Christmas

Part of: The 42nd Annual Music Box Christmas Sing-A-Long & Double Feature

The touching story of two war veterans turned entertainers (Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye) who help save a winter resort, and meet a couple of lovely lad... Read more

Music Box of Horrors Presents

The team at Music Box of Horrors collectively agreed we could no longer only celebrate all things horror & hang out with you sickos once a year! Every... Read more

The Curse of the Cat People

Part of: Music Box of Horrors Presents

During the remarkably fruitful four years Val Lewton spent as head of RKO’s horror division, the dozen or so films he saw through production were made... Read more

Sentimental Value

Sisters Nora (Renate Reinsve) and Agnes (Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas) reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav (Stellan Skarsgård), a o... Read more

Zodiac Killer Project

Filmmaker Charlie Shackleton was hot on the trail of the next great American true crime documentary — a riveting account of a highway patrolman's quix... Read more

Who Killed Teddy Bear?

The apex of lurid ’60s exploitation movies and a virtual smorgasbord of Hollywood taboos: voyeurism, cross-dressing, lesbianism, pornography, masturba... Read more

Sentimental Value

Sisters Nora (Renate Reinsve) and Agnes (Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas) reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav (Stellan Skarsgård), a o... Read more

Zodiac Killer Project

Filmmaker Charlie Shackleton was hot on the trail of the next great American true crime documentary — a riveting account of a highway patrolman's quix... Read more

Rebel Without A Cause

After moving to a new town, troublemaking teen Jim Stark (James Dean) is supposed to have a clean slate, although being the new kid in town brings its... Read more

Who Killed Teddy Bear?

The apex of lurid ’60s exploitation movies and a virtual smorgasbord of Hollywood taboos: voyeurism, cross-dressing, lesbianism, pornography, masturba... Read more

Sentimental Value

Sisters Nora (Renate Reinsve) and Agnes (Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas) reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav (Stellan Skarsgård), a o... Read more

Who Killed Teddy Bear?

The apex of lurid ’60s exploitation movies and a virtual smorgasbord of Hollywood taboos: voyeurism, cross-dressing, lesbianism, pornography, masturba... Read more

Friday Night Lights

A small, turbulent town in Texas obsesses over their high school football team to an unhealthy degree. When the star tailback, Boobie Miles (Derek Luk... Read more

Zodiac Killer Project

Filmmaker Charlie Shackleton was hot on the trail of the next great American true crime documentary — a riveting account of a highway patrolman's quix... Read more

Sentimental Value

Sisters Nora (Renate Reinsve) and Agnes (Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas) reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav (Stellan Skarsgård), a o... Read more

Zodiac Killer Project

Filmmaker Charlie Shackleton was hot on the trail of the next great American true crime documentary — a riveting account of a highway patrolman's quix... Read more

2025 HUMP! Film Festival - Fall Lineup

Get your tickets now to join a movement that's as entertaining as it is revolutionary—because HUMP! isn’t just a “dirty” film fest. It’s a powerful ac... Read more

Sentimental Value

Sisters Nora (Renate Reinsve) and Agnes (Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas) reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav (Stellan Skarsgård), a o... Read more

Animation Mixtape

Two-time Academy Award nominee and Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize winner Don Hertzfeldt partners with Ink Films to release Animation Mixtape,... Read more

The 42nd Annual Music Box Christmas Sing-A-Long & Double Feature

Who could have predicted on that snowy Christmas Eve in 1983, when the operator of a vintage movie theater in Chicago decided to show two old holiday... Read more

White Christmas

Part of: The 42nd Annual Music Box Christmas Sing-A-Long & Double Feature

The touching story of two war veterans turned entertainers (Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye) who help save a winter resort, and meet a couple of lovely lad... Read more

It's A Wonderful Life

Part of: The 42nd Annual Music Box Christmas Sing-A-Long & Double Feature

After George Bailey (James Stewart) wishes he had never been born, an angel (Henry Travers) is sent to earth to make George's wish come true. George s... Read more

Terror Train

December 12 & 13, SUPER-HORROR-RAMA! presents a pair of gruesome locomotive whodunnits programmed and introduced by local creatives and horror aficion... Read more

The 42nd Annual Music Box Christmas Sing-A-Long & Double Feature

Who could have predicted on that snowy Christmas Eve in 1983, when the operator of a vintage movie theater in Chicago decided to show two old holiday... Read more

White Christmas

Part of: The 42nd Annual Music Box Christmas Sing-A-Long & Double Feature

The touching story of two war veterans turned entertainers (Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye) who help save a winter resort, and meet a couple of lovely lad... 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

Animation Mixtape

Part of: Animation Adventures

Two-time Academy Award nominee and Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize winner Don Hertzfeldt partners with Ink Films to release Animation Mixtape,... Read more

Sentimental Value

Sisters Nora (Renate Reinsve) and Agnes (Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas) reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav (Stellan Skarsgård), a o... Read more

It's A Wonderful Life

Part of: The 42nd Annual Music Box Christmas Sing-A-Long & Double Feature

After George Bailey (James Stewart) wishes he had never been born, an angel (Henry Travers) is sent to earth to make George's wish come true. George s... Read more

Horror Express

December 12 & 13, SUPER-HORROR-RAMA! presents a pair of gruesome locomotive whodunnits programmed and introduced by local creatives and horror aficion... Read more

The 42nd Annual Music Box Christmas Sing-A-Long & Double Feature

Who could have predicted on that snowy Christmas Eve in 1983, when the operator of a vintage movie theater in Chicago decided to show two old holiday... Read more

It's A Wonderful Life

Part of: The 42nd Annual Music Box Christmas Sing-A-Long & Double Feature

After George Bailey (James Stewart) wishes he had never been born, an angel (Henry Travers) is sent to earth to make George's wish come true. George s... 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

Animation Mixtape

Part of: Animation Adventures

Two-time Academy Award nominee and Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize winner Don Hertzfeldt partners with Ink Films to release Animation Mixtape,... Read more

Sentimental Value

Sisters Nora (Renate Reinsve) and Agnes (Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas) reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav (Stellan Skarsgård), a o... Read more

White Christmas

Part of: The 42nd Annual Music Box Christmas Sing-A-Long & Double Feature

The touching story of two war veterans turned entertainers (Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye) who help save a winter resort, and meet a couple of lovely lad... Read more

Sentimental Value

Sisters Nora (Renate Reinsve) and Agnes (Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas) reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav (Stellan Skarsgård), a o... Read more

Alternative Christmas Features

For nearly four decades, the Music Box has celebrated the holidays with Jimmy Stewart and Bing Crosby. However, if those guys aren’t your cup of eggno... Read more

The Muppet Christmas Carol

Part of: Alternative Christmas Features

The Muppets perform the classic Dickens holiday tale, with Kermit the Frog playing Bob Cratchit, the put-upon clerk of stingy Ebenezer Scrooge (Michae... Read more

Dildo Heaven

Roommates Lisa, Beth, and Tess are three young women who each share the same goal of hooking up with their respective male bosses. While their attempt... Read more

Gremlins

Horror and humor combine seamlessly in this monstrous box-office hit Steven Spielberg and director Joe Dante. A small town is besieged by some furry a... Read more

Sentimental Value

Sisters Nora (Renate Reinsve) and Agnes (Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas) reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav (Stellan Skarsgård), a o... Read more

Alternative Christmas Features

For nearly four decades, the Music Box has celebrated the holidays with Jimmy Stewart and Bing Crosby. However, if those guys aren’t your cup of eggno... Read more

Eyes Wide Shut

Part of: Alternative Christmas Features

Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman star as a married couple entangled in an intricate web of jealousy and sexual obsession in Stanley Kubrick's final cinema... Read more

Animation Mixtape

Two-time Academy Award nominee and Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize winner Don Hertzfeldt partners with Ink Films to release Animation Mixtape,... Read more

Sentimental Value

Sisters Nora (Renate Reinsve) and Agnes (Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas) reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav (Stellan Skarsgård), a o... Read more

The 42nd Annual Music Box Christmas Sing-A-Long & Double Feature

Who could have predicted on that snowy Christmas Eve in 1983, when the operator of a vintage movie theater in Chicago decided to show two old holiday... Read more

It's A Wonderful Life

Part of: The 42nd Annual Music Box Christmas Sing-A-Long & Double Feature

After George Bailey (James Stewart) wishes he had never been born, an angel (Henry Travers) is sent to earth to make George's wish come true. George s... Read more

White Christmas

Part of: The 42nd Annual Music Box Christmas Sing-A-Long & Double Feature

The touching story of two war veterans turned entertainers (Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye) who help save a winter resort, and meet a couple of lovely lad... Read more

Dildo Heaven

Roommates Lisa, Beth, and Tess are three young women who each share the same goal of hooking up with their respective male bosses. While their attempt... Read more

The Secret Agent

Brazil, 1977. Marcelo (Wagner Moura), a technology expert in his early 40s, is on the run. Hoping to reunite with his son, he travels to Recife during... Read more

The 42nd Annual Music Box Christmas Sing-A-Long & Double Feature

Who could have predicted on that snowy Christmas Eve in 1983, when the operator of a vintage movie theater in Chicago decided to show two old holiday... Read more

It's A Wonderful Life

Part of: The 42nd Annual Music Box Christmas Sing-A-Long & Double Feature

After George Bailey (James Stewart) wishes he had never been born, an angel (Henry Travers) is sent to earth to make George's wish come true. George s... Read more

White Christmas

Part of: The 42nd Annual Music Box Christmas Sing-A-Long & Double Feature

The touching story of two war veterans turned entertainers (Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye) who help save a winter resort, and meet a couple of lovely lad... Read more

The Secret Agent

Brazil, 1977. Marcelo (Wagner Moura), a technology expert in his early 40s, is on the run. Hoping to reunite with his son, he travels to Recife during... Read more

The 42nd Annual Music Box Christmas Sing-A-Long & Double Feature

Who could have predicted on that snowy Christmas Eve in 1983, when the operator of a vintage movie theater in Chicago decided to show two old holiday... Read more

It's A Wonderful Life

Part of: The 42nd Annual Music Box Christmas Sing-A-Long & Double Feature

After George Bailey (James Stewart) wishes he had never been born, an angel (Henry Travers) is sent to earth to make George's wish come true. George s... Read more

White Christmas

Part of: The 42nd Annual Music Box Christmas Sing-A-Long & Double Feature

The touching story of two war veterans turned entertainers (Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye) who help save a winter resort, and meet a couple of lovely lad... Read more

The Secret Agent

Brazil, 1977. Marcelo (Wagner Moura), a technology expert in his early 40s, is on the run. Hoping to reunite with his son, he travels to Recife during... Read more

The 42nd Annual Music Box Christmas Sing-A-Long & Double Feature

Who could have predicted on that snowy Christmas Eve in 1983, when the operator of a vintage movie theater in Chicago decided to show two old holiday... Read more

White Christmas

Part of: The 42nd Annual Music Box Christmas Sing-A-Long & Double Feature

The touching story of two war veterans turned entertainers (Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye) who help save a winter resort, and meet a couple of lovely lad... Read more

It's A Wonderful Life

Part of: The 42nd Annual Music Box Christmas Sing-A-Long & Double Feature

After George Bailey (James Stewart) wishes he had never been born, an angel (Henry Travers) is sent to earth to make George's wish come true. George s... Read more

The Secret Agent

Brazil, 1977. Marcelo (Wagner Moura), a technology expert in his early 40s, is on the run. Hoping to reunite with his son, he travels to Recife during... Read more

The Secret Agent

Brazil, 1977. Marcelo (Wagner Moura), a technology expert in his early 40s, is on the run. Hoping to reunite with his son, he travels to Recife during... Read more

The 42nd Annual Music Box Christmas Sing-A-Long & Double Feature

Who could have predicted on that snowy Christmas Eve in 1983, when the operator of a vintage movie theater in Chicago decided to show two old holiday... Read more

It's A Wonderful Life

Part of: The 42nd Annual Music Box Christmas Sing-A-Long & Double Feature

After George Bailey (James Stewart) wishes he had never been born, an angel (Henry Travers) is sent to earth to make George's wish come true. George s... Read more

White Christmas

Part of: The 42nd Annual Music Box Christmas Sing-A-Long & Double Feature

The touching story of two war veterans turned entertainers (Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye) who help save a winter resort, and meet a couple of lovely lad... Read more

The 42nd Annual Music Box Christmas Sing-A-Long & Double Feature

Who could have predicted on that snowy Christmas Eve in 1983, when the operator of a vintage movie theater in Chicago decided to show two old holiday... Read more

White Christmas

Part of: The 42nd Annual Music Box Christmas Sing-A-Long & Double Feature

The touching story of two war veterans turned entertainers (Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye) who help save a winter resort, and meet a couple of lovely lad... Read more

The Secret Agent

Brazil, 1977. Marcelo (Wagner Moura), a technology expert in his early 40s, is on the run. Hoping to reunite with his son, he travels to Recife during... Read more

It's A Wonderful Life

Part of: The 42nd Annual Music Box Christmas Sing-A-Long & Double Feature

After George Bailey (James Stewart) wishes he had never been born, an angel (Henry Travers) is sent to earth to make George's wish come true. George s... Read more

The Secret Agent

Brazil, 1977. Marcelo (Wagner Moura), a technology expert in his early 40s, is on the run. Hoping to reunite with his son, he travels to Recife during... Read more

No Other Choice

From director Park Chan-wook and based on Donald E. Westlake's novel THE AX, this diabolical new thriller follows Man-su (Lee Byung-hun), a middle-age... Read more

The Secret Agent

Brazil, 1977. Marcelo (Wagner Moura), a technology expert in his early 40s, is on the run. Hoping to reunite with his son, he travels to Recife during... Read more

No Other Choice

From director Park Chan-wook and based on Donald E. Westlake's novel THE AX, this diabolical new thriller follows Man-su (Lee Byung-hun), a middle-age... Read more

Working Girl: The Films of Barbara Stanwyck

Director Jacques Tourneur once said of Barbara Stanwyck: “She only lives for two things, and both of them are work.” With a career that spanned six de... Read more

Remember the Night

Part of: Working Girl: The Films of Barbara Stanwyck

Moved to pity by the Christmas season, New York District Attorney John Sargent (Fred MacMurray) lets pretty shoplifter Lee Leander (Barbara Stanwyck)... Read more

The Secret Agent

Brazil, 1977. Marcelo (Wagner Moura), a technology expert in his early 40s, is on the run. Hoping to reunite with his son, he travels to Recife during... Read more

No Other Choice

From director Park Chan-wook and based on Donald E. Westlake's novel THE AX, this diabolical new thriller follows Man-su (Lee Byung-hun), a middle-age... Read more

The Secret Agent

Brazil, 1977. Marcelo (Wagner Moura), a technology expert in his early 40s, is on the run. Hoping to reunite with his son, he travels to Recife during... Read more

Working Girl: The Films of Barbara Stanwyck

Director Jacques Tourneur once said of Barbara Stanwyck: “She only lives for two things, and both of them are work.” With a career that spanned six de... Read more

Remember the Night

Part of: Working Girl: The Films of Barbara Stanwyck

Moved to pity by the Christmas season, New York District Attorney John Sargent (Fred MacMurray) lets pretty shoplifter Lee Leander (Barbara Stanwyck)... Read more

No Other Choice

From director Park Chan-wook and based on Donald E. Westlake's novel THE AX, this diabolical new thriller follows Man-su (Lee Byung-hun), a middle-age... Read more

The Secret Agent

Brazil, 1977. Marcelo (Wagner Moura), a technology expert in his early 40s, is on the run. Hoping to reunite with his son, he travels to Recife during... Read more

No Other Choice

From director Park Chan-wook and based on Donald E. Westlake's novel THE AX, this diabolical new thriller follows Man-su (Lee Byung-hun), a middle-age... Read more

The Secret Agent

Brazil, 1977. Marcelo (Wagner Moura), a technology expert in his early 40s, is on the run. Hoping to reunite with his son, he travels to Recife during... Read more

No Other Choice

From director Park Chan-wook and based on Donald E. Westlake's novel THE AX, this diabolical new thriller follows Man-su (Lee Byung-hun), a middle-age... Read more

The Secret Agent

Brazil, 1977. Marcelo (Wagner Moura), a technology expert in his early 40s, is on the run. Hoping to reunite with his son, he travels to Recife during... Read more

No Other Choice

From director Park Chan-wook and based on Donald E. Westlake's novel THE AX, this diabolical new thriller follows Man-su (Lee Byung-hun), a middle-age... Read more