Roxy Cinema New York
cinemaIndependent art-house cinema in TriBeCa that programs independent, classic and repertory films as well as special events, Q&As and themed screenings. Located in the cellar level of 2 Avenue of the Americas, it offers cocktails and concessions and is affiliated with The Roxy Hotel.
Upcoming Events (50)

No Other Choice
Feature screening of No Other Choice, a Park Chan-wook thriller, at Rio Cinema in London. A tense, stylish drama of corporate intrigue with biting wit and sharp visuals that captivate genre fans.
Crash
35mm screening of David Cronenberg's controversial 1996 film Crash at Roxy Cinema New York — a cult, provocative feature recommended for adult audiences.

Iris LGBTQ+ Film Festival On the Move: Best Bits + Q&A
Screening of Best Bits from the 2025 Iris Prize LGBTQ+ Film Festival at Rio Cinema, with audience favourites from Iris on the Move and a live Q&A, showcasing award-winning queer short films touring UK venues.
Sinners
Screening of Sinners at Rio Cinema: a weighty vampire thriller set in 1932 Mississippi, where gangster twins Smoke and Stack return home to open a juke joint, weaving noir menace with soulful ambition for a gripping cinema experience.

TV PARTY, TONIGHT!: A Pink Palace Collaboration
Screening of Party Monster: The Shockumentary (1996) at Rio Cinema in London, tracing Michael Alig’s rise as New York’s Club Kids kingpin and his dramatic downfall amid glittering nightlife and excess.

Marty Supreme
Screening of Marty Supreme at Rio Cinema: Timothée Chalamet delivers a gripping solo debut from Josh Safdie, following a driven table-tennis prodigy as he blazes a hell-bent path to fame, danger, and legacy.

EVERYBODY TO KENMURE STREET + Q&A
Screening of Everybody to Kenmure Street, a documentary of the 2021 Home Office raid and spontaneous civic resistance on Kenmure Street, Glasgow, followed by a Q&A with filmmakers and local activists at Rio Cinema.

Late Night SOV Special
Category H Films hosts a late-night SOV horror screening at Rio Cinema, spotlighting Limbo X Red Spirit Lake. Ultra-low-budget thrills, a woman-directed entry, and a 23:30 late show in Screen One for fearless cinephiles.
Talk Radio
Screening of Oliver Stone's 1988 film Talk Radio at Roxy Cinema New York. A 110-minute feature shot on 35mm, offering a tense, provocative look at media power and the personal costs of talk radio in a classic NYC cinema setting.

THE OSCARS 2026 PARTY
Join Rio Cinema for an Oscars 2026 party, a glamorous red-carpet celebration of the 98th Academy Awards. Dress to impress as post-show celebrations kick off after 22:30 on Kingsland Road, with cinema glamour and Hollywood vibes in Dalston, London.

Women’s History Month Special: My Dear Theo
Screening of the Ukrainian documentary My Dear Theo by Alisa Kovalenko, an intimate, diary-style reflection on war and memory after Russia’s invasion, presented as a Women’s History Month special at Rio Cinema in London.

Classic Matinee: Sunset Boulevard
Join Rio Cinema for a Classic Matinee of Sunset Boulevard, Billy Wilder’s darkly glamorous film-noir. In a March nod to Women’s History Month, Gloria Swanson’s Norma Desmond graces the big screen in a stylish, razor‑sharp cinema experience.

RZA presents THE MYSTERY OF CHESS BOXING
RZA presents a live introduction and screening of the 1979 cult kung fu classic The Mystery of Chess Boxing at Rio Cinema, as the Wu-Tang founder guides audiences through this martial-arts cinema milestone.

Bad Trip: Horror Psychedelia Screening
This final screening in Dream Emulator’s LSD Season at Rio Cinema pairs Osamu Sato’s cult LSD: Dream Emulator with related art, film and games in a psychedelic, rave-infused cinema experience.

MOUTH TO MOUTH + Q&A
Special screening of Mouth to Mouth at Rio Cinema, followed by a Q&A with writer-director Alison Fairweather Murray and Philip Ilson, Artistic Director of the London Short Film Festival. A sharp coming‑of‑age drama about Sherry’s search for belonging and independence.

Pink Palace: BATTLESHIP POTEMKIN x PET SHOP BOYS
Experience Eisenstein's Battleship Potemkin as a silent cinema classic brought to life with a live score by the Pet Shop Boys at Rio Cinema in London, pairing iconic editing with synth-driven music for a distinctive, intimate screening.

Saturday Morning Picture Club: My Neighbour Totoro
Join Rio Cinema's Saturday Morning Picture Club for a family-friendly screening of My Neighbor Totoro (animated classic). Craft activities begin at 10:15am, then the screening at 11:00am in the historic venue.

Murcof (Live AV)
Murcof performs a live audiovisual techno/ambient set at Rio Cinema in London.

Varda Film Club: One Sings, The Other Doesn't
Screening of Agnes Varda's One Sings, The Other Doesn't at Rio Cinema, tracing the decades-long struggle for women's abortion rights in 1960s-70s France. Introduced by Bells Kennedy-Compston of the Varda Film Club; presented in French with subtitles.

La Bohème
Screening of Puccini’s La Bohème at Rio Cinema, East London. A 21st-century film adaptation by English Touring Opera, shot on London locations and directed by Robin Norton-Hale, delivering romance, heartbreak, and operatic grandeur on the big screen.

London Boys + Q&A
A provocative documentary screening at Rio Cinema about masculinity and Islamophobia in East London, tracing second-generation Bangladeshi men and their bikes as a way to navigate identity and racism, followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers.

Fleshpot on 42nd Street: Screening + Short
Screening of Fleshpot on 42nd Street at Rio Cinema, a bold 1970s exploitation film spotlighting Dusty in Times Square, with a short feature, offering a Warhol-inspired, sex-fueled look at showbiz, desire, and urban nightlife.

Doc 'N Roll: RAVE CULTURE: A NEW ERA + Q&A
Screening of Doc 'N Roll: RAVE CULTURE — A NEW ERA + Q&A at Rio Cinema. This documentary revisits late-80s underground raves in England, tracing breakbeat culture and social sparks, followed by a moderated Q&A with historians and artists.

We Are Making A Film About Mark Fisher
Screening of the artist-collective film We Are Making A Film About Mark Fisher at Rio Cinema, tracing a fictional ghost-story character through Mark Fisher's writings and life, with interviews from Jodi Dean and Andy Beckett—an intimate, thought-provoking cine-essay.

Japanese Film Club: Linda Linda Linda
Join the Japanese Film Club at Rio Cinema for a 4K restoration screening of Nobuhiro Yamashita's Linda Linda Linda, celebrating its 20th anniversary with a pristine print restored in 2025. A beloved Japanese indie classic shown with English subtitles in London.

Doc'n Roll x Rio: A CENTURY IN SOUND + Q&A
Screening of a documentary about Japan’s Ongaku Kissa listening cafés at Rio Cinema, with a Q&A. Traces post-war Japan’s sound culture from classical to rock and celebrates devoted audiophiles and intimate listening rooms.

Arabic Cinema Club: London Premiere - A Sad and Beautiful World
Join the Arabic Cinema Club at Rio Cinema for the London premiere of A Sad and Beautiful World, Cyril Aris' drama tracing three decades of love, loss and resilience. Lebanon's official Oscar entry after Venice, a moving, intimate screening at 7pm.

Naturist Screening: NIGHT STAGE
A naturist film screening at Rio Cinema: a bold Brazilian erotic thriller by Marcio Reolon and Felipe Matzembacher shown in a contained space near Screen 2, with towel seating and a discreet, adult-only atmosphere.

The Judgement Hall Festival: The Legend of Suram Fortress + Live Score
Closing-night at Rio Cinema features a double screening of The Legend of Suram Fortress with a newly commissioned live score by Neptunian Maximalism, presented as part of The Judgement Hall Festival's site-specific restoration program.

Classic Matinee: Sister Act

Departures – Naturist Screening
Experience a naturist screening of Departures at Rio Cinema in London—a British comedy-drama about a chance airport encounter and secret trips to Amsterdam, held in a dedicated naturist space near Screen 2 with towel etiquette and the adjoining Ludski bar.

DEPARTURES + Q&A
A British comedy-drama about a tumultuous relationship told through monthly secret trips to Amsterdam, leading to dramatic fallout, introduced by a post-screening Q&A at Rio Cinema in London.

Ego Death: An LSD Dream Emulator Rave
Enter a psychedelic London night at Rio Cinema as Ego Death hosts a rave inspired by LSD: Dream Emulator, powered by the Dream Emulator Soundsystem with visuals from the 1998 game, delivering an immersive, trippy club experience.

Saturday Morning Picture Club: Chicken Run
Kids and families can kick off with crafts at 10:15 am and settle in for Chicken Run at 11:00 am at Rio Cinema's Saturday Morning Picture Club, a fun, family-friendly screening in a historic venue.

Queer Horror Nights: THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW with Shadow Cast
Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) screen at Rio Cinema with a live Shadow Cabaret from London's queer cabaret scene, featuring drag kings and queens throughout the screening and a late-night cabaret finale.

Classic Matinee: HARD TRUTHS
Classic Matinee screening of Mike Leigh's HARD TRUTHS at Rio Cinema, a fierce, compassionate contemporary drama about family life, anchored by Marianne Jean-Baptiste's towering performance and Leigh's sharp, dark humor.

Doc'n Roll x Rio: PARADISE UK Premiere + Q&A
UK premiere of Paradise, a documentary tracing Portugal's early 90s dance-rave explosion, followed by a Q&A with director Daniel Mota and producers João Ervedosa and Maria Guedes at Rio Cinema, London.

Dear Mr Manley + Q&A
Screening of a WWI-era documentary at Rio Cinema: Dear Mr Manley, followed by a Q&A. Rediscovered letters from soldiers thanking Mildmay Club secretary Ralph Manley reveal wartime care parcels, community resilience, and intimate local history.

Women from Hackney's History Premiere + Panel
Premiere of a moving documentary commissioned by the Hackney Society, tracing the lives of eleven Hackney women across three centuries, followed by a panel discussion. Filmed at multiple Hackney locations and screening at Rio Cinema. The project features archival materials, local

Classic Matinee: JAWS
Classic Matinee at Rio Cinema: Jaws returns to the big screen. Spielberg’s suspenseful summer blockbuster follows Chief Brody, Hooper, and a fearsome great white, delivering iconic thrills and timeless cinema history.

Classic Matinee: THE FULL MONTY
Rio Cinema hosts a Classic Matinee screening of The Full Monty, the beloved British comedy about unemployed steelworkers who form a male dance troupe to raise money. A witty, unforgettable big-screen classic for cinema fans.

Crash - 35MM
A 35mm screening of the film Crash at Roxy Cinema, now showing.

River's Edge - 35MM
35mm screening of River's Edge at the Roxy Cinema in New York, a classic cult feature presented on film for cinephiles and retro cinema lovers.

A Poet
Now showing at Roxy Cinema: 'A Poet' — a film screening likely exploring poetry and artistic life, presented for cinema audiences.

Central Park
Central Park is showing at Roxy Cinema in New York.

Behind The Lens Tour 2026: Henry Diltz Screening
Screening of Behind The Lens Tour 2026 featuring photographer Henry Diltz at Roxy Cinema in New York.

A Poet
Now showing: A Poet at Roxy Cinema, New York.

Welfare
Screening of the film Welfare at Roxy Cinema in New York.

Private Collection: The Loved One - 16MM
Private Collection: The Loved One is playing on 16mm at the Roxy Cinema — a repertory-style screening for classic film fans and cinephiles in New York.

The Secret Agent
Roxy Cinema is now showing The Secret Agent — a theatrical film screening; check the venue for showtimes and ticket info.