What could be better than relaxing with some friends and watching a movie in a lovely theatre?  Sounds pretty good, eh?  Now what if that movie was free?  Well,  things just got even better!  Here at the JMCPL, we host no-cost Movie Nights from the fall to the spring in the Mahon Auditorium.  Just follow the signs downstairs to take advantage of this free service and enjoy some cinematic storytelling.  We screen a wide range of films so there’s something for everyone.  Check this page or the calendar on the Adult programming page to find out what’s playing.  See you at the movies!

Wednesday Movie
Wednesday, September 11, 6:45
The Public (122 min., PG13)

When a brutal blast of cold hits Cincinnati, the public library transforms from a safe haven for the homeless into a potential war zone. Those who have no place of retreat to evade the cold stage a sit-in in the library where they are tended by members of the library’s staff. Soon the police arrive and a stand-off threatens to bring tragedy to the homeless individuals and those who care about their well-being. An eye-opening exploration of the basic values of humanity plays out as the cold rages outside.

Wednesday Movie
Wednesday, September 18, 7:00
Plus One (98 min., NR)

When a summer full of weddings creeps up, two longtime platonic friends decide to team up and go as each others’ dates. Amid champagne toasts and raucous dances, they discover even more about one another. As their family and friends question the nature of their relationship, they explore what it means to be single – and what it would take to make the giant leap to coupledom. In a world where everyone seems sure about their relationships, these attractive oddballs embark on the most uncertain ride of their lives.

Wednesday Movie
Wednesday, September 25, 7:00
Greta (98 min., R)

When Frances finds a handbag abandoned on the New York subway, she tracks down the owner to return it. Greta is an older piano teacher and widow who lives a lonely existence. Frances quickly becomes friends with Greta, who becomes almost a surrogate mother to her. But as Frances soon discovers, Greta is hiding horrifying secrets from her, and as Greta becomes more demanding and controlling, Frances must find a way to save herself.

Wednesday Movie
Wednesday, October 2, 7:00
Ma (99 min., R)

In a small town in Ohio, new kid Maggie and her friends, teenagers preparing for a night of partying, approach a woman outside of a liquor store to ask her if she’ll help them get alcohol. She hesitates at first, but then helps. She even offers them a place to party in her basement. The woman, Sue Ann, has lived in the town her whole life. She’s not known by the townspeople for being social. Yet, the kids soon learn that she’s incredibly cool and outgoing. She doesn’t have many rules either: she asks that the teens call her Ma, never go upstairs or use foul language in her home. Lastly, she requires that at least one of them remain sober. What the teens don’t realize is that Sue Ann sees them as an opportunity to have the popularity that she never enjoyed when she was their age… at any cost.

NFB Film Club Night
Thursday, October 3, 7:00
We Will Stand Up (98 min.)

On August 9, 2016, a young Cree man named Colten Boushie died from a gunshot to the back of his head after entering Gerald Stanley’s rural property with his friends. The jury’s subsequent acquittal of Stanley captured international attention, raising questions about racism embedded within Canada’s legal system and propelling Colten’s family to national and international stages in their pursuit of justice. Sensitively directed by Tasha Hubbard, nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up weaves a profound narrative encompassing the filmmaker’s own adoption, the stark history of colonialism on the Prairies, and a vision of a future where Indigenous children can live safely on their homelands.

Wednesday Movie
Wednesday, October 9, 6:30
Jurassic World:  Fallen Kingdom (129 min., PG13)

A dormant volcano under Isla Nublar threatens the lives of all of the dinosaurs left behind at the Jurassic World theme park several years after the events that resulted in its full-scale evacuation. The parks former velociraptor trainer, Owen Grady, and former manager, Claire Dearing, have moved on as much as possible. Claire has started an organization, the Dinosaur Protection Group, designed to help preserve the majestic creatures. With the discovery of the active volcano, she asks Owen to help her evacuate the dinosaurs. Owen hopes that he can find his beloved velociraptor Blue and protect the dinosaurs from future experimentation. His goals though must change when he discovers details related to a conspiracy that could lead to the destruction of the human race.

Wednesday Movie
Wednesday, October 16, 6:45
On the Basis of Sex (120 min., PG13)

What quality or trait defines the right of any person to exist as equal to any other? The life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg didn’t start in the Supreme Court. Her personal and professional struggles for equal rights between men and women have defined American history and freedom like few events in the country’s existence. Follow the many steps Ginsburg had to take and the many uphills battles she had to win from Harvard Law School to the U.S. court system to prove that a woman could know the law and act upon it as fairly and impartially as any man.

Wednesday Movie
Wednesday, October 23, 7:00
Booksmart (102 min., R)

As their high school graduation approaches, two best friends conclude that they’ve spent far too much time studying over the past four years. Though they’re at the top of their class, they had to pay the ultimate price: living a fruitless life. In hopes of undoing years of uneventful nights and missed opportunities, the girls set out an epic adventure that they hope will compensate for their dull high school years.

Wednesday Movie
Wednesday, October 30, 6:45
Men in Black International (115 min., PG13)

The Men in Black are back to face what might be their greatest threat to date. This time an all-new team is taking it global. Alien attacks have been happening from Morocco to Italy. At the London headquarters Agent M and Agent H work to piece together the clues that will lead them to the otherworldly origins of the attacks. Will the trail lead them to a newly-discovered alien species, or will it find them pursuing one of their own kind?