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

The Docks of New York

Part of: The Chicago Film Society Presents

"You left all that slush in the river, baby. All you need is a good time." If only life were so simple! Bill Roberts (the strapping George Bancroft) w... Read more

Fatherland

FATHERLAND centers on the relationship between the Nobel Prize-winning writer Thomas Mann and his daughter Erika - actress, writer and rally driver. I... Read more

La bola negra

From Cannes-winning directors Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi — popularly known as Los Javis — LA BOLA NEGRA follows three generations of men across... Read more

The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Halloween Edition!

Happy Halloween 2026! Join us as we do the Time Warp again! In this Music Box Halloween tradition, the classic cult musical is screened with a cast of... Read more

Rocky Horror Picture Show

Part of: The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Halloween Edition!

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

The Last Waltz

CHIRP Radio 107.1FM proudly presents a special presentation of THE LAST WALTZ in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Band’s historic night of m... Read more

The American Astronaut

In THE AMERICAN ASTRONAUT, space travel has become a dirty way of life dominated by derelicts, grease monkeys, and hard-boiled interplanetary traders... Read more

Music Box Bingo

Once a month, join us in the Music Box Lounge 7-10 PM for the infamous MUSIC BOX BINGO! Hosted by your good-time gals Gaudy God and Uncle Aunt. This 2... Read more

2026 48 Hour Film Project

The 48 Hour Film Project is a wild weekend when local filmmakers write, shoot, edit and do whatever it takes to complete a short film in just 48 hours... Read more

Mouse

2002, North Little Rock, Arkansas. Besties Minnie and Callie are getting ready for their high school senior year. Charismatic Callie, a singer and per... Read more

Cry Baby

Throw the Pope of Trash some studio money and you’ll get what may look like a cute musical but is actually a freaky homage to ‘50s teen exploitation f... Read more

Indoor Kids: Family-Friendly Matinees

"My father took me to the movies all the time. He told me about the first one he ever saw. He went into a dark room, and on a white screen he saw a ro... Read more

The Secret of Roan Inish

Part of: Indoor Kids: Family-Friendly Matinees

Shot on the western coast of Ireland, marking John Sayles’s first filmmaking endeavor outside the United States, this fantastical fable at first seems... Read more

Santo in the Vengeance of the Mummy + Santo vs. the Riders of Terror

SANTO IN THE VENGEANCE OF THE MUMMY - Dir. René Cardona, 1971, 87 min, 35mmWhen Mexican wrestler and superhero Santo and his crew disturb the long-los... Read more

The Room

This “electrifying American black comedy about love, passion, betrayal and lies” stars (and was directed, written and produced by) the mysterious Tomm... Read more

Indoor Kids: Family-Friendly Matinees

"My father took me to the movies all the time. He told me about the first one he ever saw. He went into a dark room, and on a white screen he saw a ro... Read more

The Secret of Roan Inish

Part of: Indoor Kids: Family-Friendly Matinees

Shot on the western coast of Ireland, marking John Sayles’s first filmmaking endeavor outside the United States, this fantastical fable at first seems... Read more

The General

Many critics consider THE GENERAL to be the last great comedy of the silent era, and it consistently ranks as one of the greatest films of all time on... 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. P... Read more

Once Upon a Time in Harlem

A decade after his death, genre-defying filmmaker William Greaves has one last trick up his sleeve with what he considered the most important event he... Read more

Meadowlarks

Based on her 2017 documentary Birth of a Family, acclaimed filmmaker Tasha Hubbard has turned to drama for the first time. With Meadowlarks, she takes... Read more

Shank

“That’s some pretty good glowing green shit.”Described as “If Monty Python made JOHN WICK with no money”, SHANK is a bonkers action comedy you can’t m... 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

Boom!

Part of: The Chicago Film Society Presents

Hollywood's favorite pair of mismatched lovers, Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, made eleven films together, and Boom! counts among the kookiest.... Read more

SUPER-HORROR-RAMA!

Every month, we gather with the spooky side of our chosen family for two late-nite shows on back-to-back nights in a cinematic ritual we call SUPER-HO... Read more

The Addams Family

Part of: SUPER-HORROR-RAMA!

The Addams Family begins as our delightfully morbid clan gathers on their rooftop to pour a cauldron of boiling oil onto Christmas carolers below, and... 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 and hang out with you sickos once a year! Eve... Read more

Evil Dead II

Part of: Music Box of Horrors Presents

Dead by dawn! In this not-exactly sequel/sort-of remake, Bruce Campbell's Ash arrives once again at the proverbial cabin in the woods for a vacation w... Read more

Indoor Kids: Family-Friendly Matinees

"My father took me to the movies all the time. He told me about the first one he ever saw. He went into a dark room, and on a white screen he saw a ro... Read more

Ponyo

Part of: Indoor Kids: Family-Friendly Matinees

Perfect for audiences of all ages, Ponyo centers on the friendship between five-year-old Sosuke and a magical goldfish named Ponyo, the young daughter... Read more

It Came from Outer Space

Based on a script by famed sci-fi writer Ray Bradbury, this tale of an amateur astronomer and a schoolteacher who discover a mysterious meteorite cras... Read more

SUPER-HORROR-RAMA!

Every month, we gather with the spooky side of our chosen family for two late-nite shows on back-to-back nights in a cinematic ritual we call SUPER-HO... Read more

Addams Family Values

Part of: SUPER-HORROR-RAMA!

In Addams Family Values, the ever-gloomy Addamses welcome a newborn (who looks just like Gomez!) and hire a nanny—bubbly serial killer Debbie Jellinsk... Read more

Indoor Kids: Family-Friendly Matinees

"My father took me to the movies all the time. He told me about the first one he ever saw. He went into a dark room, and on a white screen he saw a ro... Read more

Ponyo

Part of: Indoor Kids: Family-Friendly Matinees

Perfect for audiences of all ages, Ponyo centers on the friendship between five-year-old Sosuke and a magical goldfish named Ponyo, the young daughter... Read more

Merciless Mayhem: Martial Arts Midnights, Matinees, & More!

Merciless Mayhem highlights the furious fists and feet of some of the world's finest martial artists, unwilling to accept defeat in the face of oppres... Read more

Magnificent Bodyguards

Part of: Merciless Mayhem: Martial Arts Midnights, Matinees, & More!

Jackie Chan leaps out of the screen in Magnificent Bodyguards! As Lord Ting Chung, he commits to leading a team of warriors escorting a gravely ill ma... Read more

Sawyer Avenue, Sunday Afternoon

October 12, 2025: masked and unidentified agents from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) seize a man on a residential street in Chicago with... Read more

Money from Home

Screening in 3D for the first time in Chicago, MONEY FROM HOME is a hilarious laugh-a-minute comedy starring the legendary team of Dean Martin and Jer... Read more

Thelma & Louise

Having begun his career by making a woman the central figure of a science-fiction action movie (Alien), Ridley Scott cemented his feminist credentials... Read more

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

Possibly the most anarchic film ever unleashed out of Hollywood, Gremlins 2: The New Batch is a chaotic, live-action Looney Tunes cartoon that could o... Read more

Paper Tiger

In James Gray’s deeply felt and intense drama, two brothers become entangled in a scheme that turns out to be too good to be true. As they try to navi... 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

Fire and Ice

Part of: Animation Adventures

It began as a once-in-a-lifetime collaboration between two of the greatest icons of the fantasy genre: controversial animator Ralph Bakshi (director o... Read more

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

For over two decades, Thanksgiving has been celebrated at the Music Box Theatre with the Von Trapp Singers and THE SOUND OF MUSIC. This annual event h... 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

Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie

Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie is inspired by Rushdie’s memoir Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder. The film explores Rushdie’... Read more

Paper Tiger

In James Gray’s deeply felt and intense drama, two brothers become entangled in a scheme that turns out to be too good to be true. As they try to navi... 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

Fire and Ice

Part of: Animation Adventures

It began as a once-in-a-lifetime collaboration between two of the greatest icons of the fantasy genre: controversial animator Ralph Bakshi (director o... Read more

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

For over two decades, Thanksgiving has been celebrated at the Music Box Theatre with the Von Trapp Singers and THE SOUND OF MUSIC. This annual event h... 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

Paper Tiger

In James Gray’s deeply felt and intense drama, two brothers become entangled in a scheme that turns out to be too good to be true. As they try to navi... Read more

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

For over two decades, Thanksgiving has been celebrated at the Music Box Theatre with the Von Trapp Singers and THE SOUND OF MUSIC. This annual event h... 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

Cannibal Holocaust

Deep within the heart of the Amazon, a rescue mission uncovers a chilling discovery: reels of raw footage left behind by a vanished documentary crew.... Read more

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

For over two decades, Thanksgiving has been celebrated at the Music Box Theatre with the Von Trapp Singers and THE SOUND OF MUSIC. This annual event h... 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

The Late Show

Stay up late with those goof-off, irreverent movies your parents wouldn't let you watch as a kid. If you grew up in the '90s & '00s and had to sneak o... Read more

South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut

Part of: The Late Show

Towards the end of the last century, concerns mounted over the effect of cartoons on children’s minds. Parents across America reached for the remote w... Read more

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

For over two decades, Thanksgiving has been celebrated at the Music Box Theatre with the Von Trapp Singers and THE SOUND OF MUSIC. This annual event h... 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

Castration Movie Chapter iii. Junior Ghosts—Premorphic Drift; a fragmentary passage

The perfect introduction to CASTRATION MOVIE for the uninitiated, Chapter 3.2 is a self-contained story that follows a couple struggling to adjust aft... 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

Gangs of New York

Part of: The Chicago Film Society Presents

Ostensibly "suggested" by Herbert Asbury's 1928 historical chronicle of New York's 19th century underworld, Martin Scorsese's American epic bore littl... Read more