Want to See a Free Outdoor Movie Screening This Summer? Here are 10 in NYC

Outdoor movie screenings are one of NYC's top time-honored traditions.Photo by(The author)

With summer around the corner, New Yorkers are on the lookout for free, fun activities

New York City — Hate it or love it: the cost of living in the Big Apple is higher than any other place in the nation. After all, where else but in New York City can you see a watermelon on sale for, ahem, $8?

For the above reasons, New Yorkers are always on the lookout for bargains. In fact, the only word that sounds better than "free" to a New Yorker is "free-money."

As for free amusements, because movies have long been considered "the highest form of entertainment," here's a list of 10 free outdoor movie screenings in New York City:

Bryant Park

Movie Nights at Bryant Park returns with the classic film “Forrest Gump.”

The lawn opens at 5 p.m. and films start at 8 p.m.

Here's Bryant Park's lineup of free movie screenings:

• “Forrest Gump” – June 10
• “The Talented Mr. Ripley” – June 17
• “Boomerang” – June 24
• “Gladiator” – July 1
• “Old School” – July 8
• “Funny Face” – July 15
• “Cinema Paradiso” – July 22
• “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days” – July 29
• “Arrival” – Aug. 5
• “Titanic” – Aug. 12

Prospect Park

Prospect Park's Movie Nights starts at the end of June and goes until mid-July.

Here's Prospect Park's lineup of free movie screenings:

• “Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark” – June 26
• “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider” – July 3
• “School of Rock” – July 10
• “Clueless” – July 17

Films on the Green

The film festival starts with “Sink or Swim (Le Grand Bain)” at Cedar Hill in Central Park. These will be foreign films, which will offer English subtitles.

Here's Films on the Green's lineup of free movie screenings:

• “Sink or Swim (Le Grand Bain)” – May 31
• “Final Set (5ème Set)” – June 7
• “The Odyssey (L’Odyssée)” – June 14
• “My Donkey, My Lover & I (Antoinette dans les Cévennes)” – June 21
• “The Triplets of Belleville (Les Triplettes de Belleville)” – June 28
• “Marinette” – July 5
• “Air of Paris (L’Air de Paris)” – Jul 12
• “Les Cinq Tulipes Rouges (Five Red Tulips)” – July 19
• “The Golden Ball (Le Ballon d’or)” – July 26
• “Ride Above (Tempête)” – Sept, 5
• “Racetime (La Course des Tuques)” – Sept. 6

Coney Island Beach

Brooklyn's historic beach plans to host free movie screenings starting the week after the Fourth of July. The movie series kicks off with a screening of “The Warriors.”

Here's Coney Island Beach's lineup of free movie screenings:

• TBA – July 11
• “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning” – July 18
• “Everything Everywhere All At Once” – July 25
• “Love & Basketball” Aug. 1
• “The Warriors” – Aug. 8

Randall’s Island Park

Randall’s Island Park's screenings will play at Field 62 and start at 7 p.m.

Here's Randall’s Island Park's lineup of free movie screenings:

• “Migration” – June 30
• “Barbie” – July 13
• “Elemental”– Aug. 9

In addition to the above, the following will also offer free movie screenings.

1. Fort Greene Park
2. Brooklyn Bridge Park
3. Seaport Cinema at Pier 17
4. McCarren Park
5. Movies Under the Stars