Chicago Rooftop Movie Nights Return With Popcorn, Cocktails, and Iconic Films

If you've been searching for a reason to escape the usual routine for a night, here it is! The Rooftop Cinema Club is back in the city with the best skyline, sweet home Chicago. There is so much movie magic in this year's schedule.

Rooftop Movies are Back, and We've Got Plans

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The Rooftop Cinema Club is returning to the fifth-floor terrace of The Emily Hotel in Fulton Market. Starting May 7 with a screening of Love Jones, the season promises stunning skyline views, cozy Adirondack seating, and a lineup packed with beloved classics, cult favorites, and new hits. We're talking everything from Mamma Mia! and The Notebook to Friday, Pulp Fiction, and Ratatouille. There's something for every kind of movie mood.

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Outdoor Vibes, Iconic Films

The movies are shown on a crystal-clear LED screen with wireless headphones, so you won't miss a word as the city hums around you. And of course, there's popcorn, snacks, and cocktails. Cheers to The Emily Hotel concessions crew!

Below are the lineups for May and June, just released by TimeOut.com.

Chicago Rooftop Cinema Club 2025 Lineup

MAY

Wednesday, May 7: Love Jones
Thursday, May 8: White Chicks, Love Jones
Friday, May 9: Freaky Friday, Friday
Saturday, May 10: Moana 2, Crooklyn, Pretty Woman, Waiting to Exhale, Pulp Fiction
Sunday, May 11: Mamma Mia!, Everything Everywhere All at Once, A Low Down Dirty Shame
Monday, May 12: The Notebook, The Great Gatsby
Tuesday, May 13: Pride and Prejudice, Crazy, Stupid, Love
Wednesday, May 14: Poetic Justice, The Wood
Thursday, May 15: 10 Things I Hate About You, Superbad
Friday, May 16: Brown Sugar, La La Land, Scream
Saturday, May 17: Shrek, Mufasa: The Lion King, One of Them Days, Love Jones, Scarface
Sunday, May 18: Wicked, Mamma Mia!, Coming to America
Monday, May 19: White Chicks, Fight Club
Tuesday, May 20: Twilight, American Psycho
Wednesday, May 21: Mean Girls, Goodfellas
Thursday, May 22: Do the Right Thing, 50 First Dates
Friday, May 23: The Devil Wears Prada, 500 Days of Summer, Inception
Saturday, May 24: Inside Out 2, The Greatest Showman, 13 Going on 30, Uptown Girls, A Thin Line Between Love and Hate
Sunday, May 25: The Sandlot, Ratatouille, Love & Basketball, About Last Night
Monday, May 26: Top Gun: Maverick, The Blackening
Tuesday, May 27: Clueless, Love Jones
Wednesday, May 28: Dirty Dancing, The Proposal, Dazed and Confused
Thursday, May 29: Grease, The Best Man, Rush Hour
Friday, May 30: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, The Great Gatsby, Friday
Saturday, May 31: The Wild Robot, Babe, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, White Chicks, Pulp Fiction

JUNE

Sunday, June 1: The Princess Diaries, The Princess Bride, Pride and Prejudice, The Notebook, The Sixth Sense
Monday, June 2: Mamma Mia!, Love & Basketball, Queen and Slim
Tuesday, June 3: Ratatouille, Community: A Paintball Saga
Wednesday, June 4: Love Jones
Friday, June 6: The Parent Trap, Good Will Hunting, Fight Club
Saturday, June 7: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, Casablanca, To Wong Foo…, Poetic Justice, Scream
Sunday, June 8: Wicked, Mufasa: The Lion King, When Harry Met Sally…, 10 Things I Hate About You, Waiting to Exhale
Monday, June 9: American Psycho
Tuesday, June 10: The Princess Diaries, Pretty Woman, A Low Down Dirty Shame
Wednesday, June 11: How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, White Chicks
Thursday, June 12: The Sandlot, Scary Movie
Friday, June 13: Mean Girls, Friday the 13th
Saturday, June 14: Moana 2, 50 First Dates, Love Jones, Set It Off
Sunday, June 15: A Goofy Movie, Big Daddy, The Pursuit of Happyness, Top Gun: Maverick, Interstellar
Monday, June 16: Crazy Rich Asians
Tuesday, June 17: RuPaul’s Drag Race Marathon
Wednesday, June 18: Grease, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Thursday, June 19: Love Jones, The Wood, The Blackening
Friday, June 20: Pride and Prejudice, Love & Basketball, Friday
Saturday, June 21: Lilo & Stitch, Dirty Dancing, The Notebook, Do the Right Thing, Jawbreaker
Sunday, June 22: Twilight, The Princess Bride, Brown Sugar, White Chicks, Pulp Fiction
Monday, June 23: The Wild Robot, Love Jones, Scream
Tuesday, June 24: Paddington in Peru, The Proposal, Coming to America
Wednesday, June 25: Mamma Mia!, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, A Thin Line Between Love and Hate
Thursday, June 26: The Greatest Showman, 500 Days of Summer, Inception
Friday, June 27: 10 Things I Hate About You, About Last Night, Goodfellas
Saturday, June 28: Shrek, The Devil Wears Prada, La La Land, The Great Gatsby, Jennifer’s Body
Sunday, June 29: Love Jones, My Girl, The Birdcage, The Best Man, Rush Hour
Monday, June 30: The Sixth Sense

Big Thanks, Big Screen

Major shoutout to Time Out for always knowing what's up and being a go-to for finding fun stuff in and around Chicago. They've got all the themed nights and ticket info, so definitely hit their site if you're curious about the vibe for each showing.