Holiday Movie Marathon Day

Date and Time
Tuesday, December 17, 2024, 11 AM - 5 PM
End times are approximate. Events may end early or late.

Location

Not accessible to wheelchairs
Event Details

This program is in-person.  We will be featuring holiday movies for the entire day.  

11 AM-1 PM --EDWARD SCISSORHANDS

A family takes in a young man with scissors for hands. He is the unfinished experiment of a local eccentric who died before completing his creation. Dubbed Edward, he quickly falls in love with the family's oldest daughter and becomes something of a sensation in the humdrum suburban neighborhood. Soon, however, his inability to fit in causes problems.

Directors

Tim Burton

Production year

1990

Rating

PG-13

Studio

Twentieth Century Fox

Runtime

100 minutes

Cast

Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest, Anthony Michael Hall, Kathy Baker

 

1 PM-3 PM --ALMOST CHRISTMAS

An African-American widower asks his family to join him for their first Christmas since his wife passed away. However, having all of them under one roof leads to a number of personal confrontations as secrets are revealed and marriages are tested.

Directors

David E. Talbert

Production year

2016

Rating

PG-13

Studio

Universal Pictures

Runtime

112 minutes

Cast

Kimberly Elise, Omar Epps, John Michael Higgins, Danny Glover, Romany Malco

3 PM-5 PM --SCROOGED

A greedy TV executive learns the true meaning of Christmas in this updating of "A Christmas Carol".

Directors

Richard Donner

Production year

1988

Rating

PG-13

Studio

Paramount Pictures

Runtime

101 minutes

Cast

Bill Murray, Karen Allen, John Forsythe, John Glover, Bobcat Goldthwait

 

 

Assistive Listening and ASL
ASL interpretation and real-time (CART) captioning available upon request. Please submit your request at least two weeks in advance by emailing accessibility@nypl.org.