The 19th annual outdoor movie series returns to Bethesda’s Woodmont Triangle Friday, July 28 at the corner of Norfolk and Auburn Avenues. Enjoy three nights of blockbuster hits. Show times begin at 9 p.m. Visitors are encouraged to bring their own lawn chairs since only a limited number of chairs will be provided. Admission is free.
Parking is available in the public parking garage located on Auburn Avenue. Parking costs $1.50 per hour. Garage hours include Monday through Saturday from 7 a.m. – 10 p.m.
The Bethesda Circulator also stops right near the event site. Hop on at any location in downtown Bethesda and let the Circulator drop you off right at the event site. Find a map of the Circulator route here. The Circulator runs Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Schedule of Movies
Friday, July 28 – Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
Starring: Naomi Acki, Stanley Tucci, Ashton Sanders
Director: Kasi Lemmons
Rated: PG-13; Runtime: 146 minutes; 2022
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody is a powerful and triumphant celebration of the incomparable Whitney Houston. From New Jersey choir girl to one of the best-selling and most awarded recording artists of all time, audiences are taken on an inspirational, poignant—and so emotional—journey through Houston’s trailblazing life and career, with show-stopping performances and a soundtrack of the icon’s most beloved hits as you’ve never heard them before. Don’t you wanna dance?
Saturday, August 5 – 50 First Dates
Starring: Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Rob Schneider
Director: Peter Segal
Rated: PG-13; Runtime: 106 minutes; 2004
Playboy vet Henry sets his heart on romancing Lucy, but she has short-term memory loss; she can’t remember anything that happened the day before. So every morning, Henry has to woo her again. Her friends and family are very protective, and Henry must convince them that he’s in it for love.
Friday, August 11 – Top Gun: Maverick
Starring: Tom Cruise, Miles Teller, Val Kilmer
Director: Joseph Kosinski
Rated: PG-13; Runtime: 131 minuets; 2022
After more than 30 years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him. Training a detachment of graduates for a special assignment, Maverick must confront the ghosts of his past and his deepest fears, culminating in a mission that demands the ultimate sacrifice from those who choose to fly it.
