Thirty-four days before Elizabeth Holmes began serving her prison sentence for defrauding investors, the disgraced Theranos founder invited a skeptical film crew to document her every move. What follows becomes something far stranger and harder to categorize.
An ostracized fisherwoman commissions the local basketmaker to weave her a husband, but when her wicker creation proves unexpectedly extraordinary, his presence ignites jealousy and upheaval that threatens their quiet village.
Bill Hader voices the Cat in this animated feature debut, as the iconic Dr. Seuss character takes on his toughest assignment yet: cheering up two siblings struggling to adjust to a new town.
John Wayne plays a small-town sheriff who must hold a dangerous prisoner until the U.S. Marshal arrives, with only a recovering alcoholic (Dean Martin), an old deputy (Walter Brennan), and a young gunfighter (Ricky Nelson) to help him. Howard Hawks at his most relaxed and confident. Seniors attend free.
The UNITED presents the November Knit at Nite film series screening featuring the steamy new romantic fantasy Wicker. Knit at Night is a monthly cozy-meets-cinema series where the lights stay a little brighter and you are invited to bring your knitting, crocheting, or fiber project of choice and settle in for a communal screening designed for makers.
Shortly before the 1973 Chilean coup, two CIA agents (John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell) are sent from Santiago to Easter Island on a trust-testing mission. The new film from Martin McDonagh (The Banshees of Inisherin), with Steve Buscemi, Parker Posey, and Tom Waits
Michael Caine plays a London gangster who travels to Newcastle to investigate his brother’s suspicious death and finds something far uglier than he expected. One of the great British crime films, lean and unsparing from start to finish. Seniors attend free.
November 15 • 4:00pm & 6:45pm • UNITED Main Cinema
Join us for the world premiere screening of the new film Rollie McKenna: Life and Photography presented by Historic Stonington and the UNITED with support from Connecticut Humanities and the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation.
The UNITED presents a Big Screen Society film series screening of David Lean’s Lawrence of Arabia, perhaps the best example of a “have to see it on the biggest screen possible” epic there is.
Kick off Lebowski Weekend at the UNITED with a Big Lebowski themed party featuring drink specials, costumes, and music from DJ Jackie Treehorn followed by a screening of the film.
Walt Disney Animation’s 65th feature follows Billie (voiced by Hailee Steinfeld), an unconventional teenager who discovers hidden magical abilities and is pulled into Hexe, a vast witch realm. Forced to investigate family secrets alongside her cautious mother Alice (Rashida Jones), the two uncover mysteries that could upend the world of witches forever. Jodie Foster and Walton Goggins co-star.
Film
I Play Rocky (PG-13)
Opens November 20
The true story of a broke, unknown Sylvester Stallone who wrote Rocky and refused to sell it unless he got to play the lead. Directed by Peter Farrelly (Green Book), starring Anthony Ippolito as a young Stallone.
Tom Hanks and Shelley Long play a couple who buy what seems like a dream house at a dream price, only to discover why it was so cheap. A slapstick comedy built around one escalating disaster after another, with Hanks at his most physically committed. Seniors attend free.
Peter Sellers plays Chance, a simple-minded gardener who has never left his employer’s estate and knows the world only through television. When he is thrust into Washington society after his employer’s death, his literal-minded observations are mistaken for profound wisdom. One of the great comic performances in American film. Seniors attend free.
Bike Stonington, in partnership with the UNITED, Mystic Cycle Center, and Brumble Bikes present a screening of Jill Yesko’s Uphill Climb. This documentary film tells the inspiring story of the first women to compete in the Tour de France.
Join us for an interactive holiday screening of the beloved holiday classic ELF complete with props, an indoor snowball fight, and treats from the four main food groups (candy, candy canes, candy corns and syrup).
Join us in week one for The Fellowship of the Ring during the Fellowship Film Series, a communal rewatch of Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy seen as intended on the big-screen in Dolby 7.1 surround sound.
In 1949, Nobel Prize-winning writer Thomas Mann and his daughter Erika embark on a road trip across a Germany in ruins, from American-occupied Frankfurt to Soviet-controlled Weimar. Shot in black and white by director Pawel Pawlikowski, winner of Best Director at Cannes.
Judy Garland stars as one of four sisters in a prosperous St. Louis family facing an uncertain future as the 1904 World’s Fair comes to town. Directed by Vincente Minnelli, it features some of the most beloved songs in the American musical canon, including “The Trolley Song” and “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.” Seniors attend free.
Join us in week two for The Two Towers during the Fellowship Film Series, a communal rewatch of Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy seen as intended on the big-screen in Dolby 7.1 surround sound.
All aboard! Join us for a magical Polar Express Pajama Party to celebrate the holiday classic on the UNITED big-screen. Cozy up in your favorite PJs, sip on hot chocolate, and take home a Believe Bell to remember the adventure.
Barbara Stanwyck plays a magazine columnist who has built her career writing about her idyllic life on a Connecticut farm, her loving husband, and her cooking. The only problem: none of it is true. A fast-talking holiday comedy that holds up as well as anything from the era. Seniors attend free.
Join us in week three for The Return of the King during the Fellowship Film Series, a communal rewatch of Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy seen as intended on the big-screen in Dolby 7.1 surround sound.
Heroes from three distinct Marvel universes collide and face an existential threat unlike anything before, led by Robert Downey Jr. as a new villain: Doctor Doom. Directed by the Russo brothers.
Set 17 years after Paul Atreides seized the throne, Denis Villeneuve’s epic conclusion finds a ruthless Emperor facing conspiracy, betrayal, and a galaxy-wide holy war. Timothee Chalamet, Zendaya, Florence Pugh, and Robert Pattinson star.
Clark Griswold (Chevy Chase) is determined to give his family the perfect old-fashioned Christmas, and everything that can go wrong does. The third entry in the Vacation series and the one that stuck, now a holiday perennial for a reason. Seniors attend free.
The UNITED presents a screening of director Robert Mandel’s School Ties (1992) as part of the Jewish Film Series in partnership with Congregation Sharah Zedek.
The game breaks free of its console and invades the real world. Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, and Karen Gillan return for the fifth and final installment of the franchise. Christmas Day.
