The Music Hall has been screening movies for more than 120 years. From the major studios to the independents, to the unique Telluride by the Sea every September and the Academy Award Qualifying festival, New Hampshire Film Festival every October, The Music Hall delivers the very best in Cinema.

Water Lilies by Monet: Magic of Water & Light

July 17 July 20, 2025

• The Historic Theater

Great Art on Screen presents: Water Lilies by Monet. Voyage through the masterpieces and obsessions of the genius and founder of Impressionism, Claude Monet. An in-depth, exclusive tour led by Monet scholars of the museums that house the largest collections of the prolific artist's lilies paintings.

Don't Lets Go to the Dogs Tonight

July 18 July 20, 2025

• The Historic Theater

TELLURIDE BY THE SEA FEATURE. Based on Alexandra Fuller’s memoir of the same name, the film captures the childhood of 8-year-old Bobo (Lexi Venter, in a stunning performance) on her family farm in Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia) at the end of the Zimbabwean War for independence in 1980. Starring, written and directed by Embeth Davidtz.

NHFF Short Films - Best of the Fest pt.1

July 22 July 26, 2025

• The Historic Theater

An annual presentation of films from the previous New Hampshire Film Festival that include Shorts Jury Award winners, Festival Award winners and highly rated titles by festgoers, and is hosted by the festival’s Cinema Curator. The lineup includes live action, documentary, and animation titles that were produced in New Hampshire, across the U.S., and across the world.

The Phoenician Scheme

July 26 July 30, 2025

• The Historic Theater

The latest from writer/director Wes Anderson. A dark tale of espionage following a strained father-daughter relationship within a family business. Starring Benicio Del Toro, Michael Cera, Tom Hanks, Bryan Cranston, Benedict Cumberbatch, Scarlet Johansson.

CatVideoFest 2025

August 2 August 5, 2025

• The Historic Theater

The world's #1 cat video festival is back with screenings in theaters across the USA and around the world! CatVideoFest 2025 is a compilation of the latest and best cat videos culled from countless hours of unique submissions and sourced animations, music videos, and classic internet powerhouses.

Eddington

August 6 August 8, 2025

• The Historic Theater

In May of 2020, a standoff between a small-town sheriff (Joaquin Phoenix) and mayor (Pedro Pascal) sparks a powder keg as neighbor is pitted against neighbor in Eddington, New Mexico. Directed by Ari Aster, with Luke Grimes, Emma Stone and Austin Butler. An A24 Films release.

Bring Them Home

Tuesday, August 12, 2025

• The Historic Theater

NEW HAMPSHIRE FILM FESTIVAL 2024 OFFICIAL SELECTION Bring Them Home chronicles a decades-long initiative by members of the Blackfoot Confederacy to bring wild buffalo (Blackfeet: iinnii) back to the Blackfeet Reservation. A thriving wild buffalo population would not only reconnect Blackfeet with a central part of their heritage, spirituality and identity, but would provide economic opportunities and healing for the community.

On Becoming a Guinea Fowl

August 9 August 16, 2025

• The Historic Theater

On an empty road in the middle of the night, Shula stumbles across the body of her uncle. As funeral proceedings begin around them, she and her cousins bring to light the buried secrets of their middle-class Zambian family, in filmmaker Rungano Nyoni’s surreal and vibrant reckoning with the lies we tell ourselves.

The Grateful Dead Movie 2025 Meet-Up

August 14 August 16, 2025

• The Historic Theater

Grateful Dead celebrate their 60th Anniversary with a highly anticipated return to big screens for the annual theatrical event “Meet-Up At The Movies”. This special cinematic event allows fans to come together and celebrate the enduring legacy of the Grateful Dead. This year it is the Dead’s eponymous film THE GRATEFUL DEAD MOVIE.

Sundance Film Festival 2025 Short Film Tour

August 15 August 19, 2025

• The Historic Theater

The Sundance Film Festival 2025 Short Film Tour is a dynamic showcase of seven standout short films from this year’s Festival, including two Festival Award–winning titles. Curated for theatrical audiences nationwide, the 100-minute program offers an eclectic mix of storytelling that highlights bold voices and fresh perspectives.

Stop Making Sense (1984)

August 20 August 23, 2025

• The Historic Theater

Restored in 4K, the 1984 Talking Heads concert film was directed by renowned filmmaker Jonathan Demme and is considered by critics as the greatest concert film of all time.