Hot screenings to pre-order (Top 20)

This program will broadcast live on January 12, 2026 at 8:00 pm to 9:45 pm EST. You will not be able to pause or rewind. You cannot access the show once the broadcast ends. Log into your AARP.org account or create one to register for this Movies for Grownups screening.

This program will broadcast live on February 9, 2026 at 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm ET. You will not be able to pause or rewind. You cannot access the show once the broadcast ends. Log into your AARP.org account or create one to register for this Movies for Grownups screening.

This program will broadcast live on February 20, 2026 at 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm EDT. You will not be able to pause or rewind. You cannot access the show once the broadcast ends. Log into your AARP.org account or create one to register for this AARP Theater

3,000 miles. 25 years of training. One chance to make his dream come true.

Starring Camille Cottin (Call My Agent!), this moving comedy-drama tells the story of Toni, a single mother raising five children.

Settle in for some great and varied film viewing. The films in this block were shot everywhere from down the block from the Bay Theater to Turkey and India. Click here to see all of the films in this block.

In the sprawling African metropolis of Lagos, a fiercely independent young cab driver meets a band of radiantly reckless sex workers whose sisterhood pulls her into danger and joy, setting her on a journey toward her own transformation.

Our closing block of films exemplifies what we love about film festivals, a huge variety-- films from near and far, films that make us laugh and cry and think. Click here to see all of the films in this block.

In the border city of Juárez, Mexico, where violence against women is perpetrated with impunity, an unlikely defender emerges with a desperate call for change. Inspired by true events.

After the death of her father, a grieving young girl moves to an isolated house in a new town with her mother and grandmother, only to discover there is something monstrous hidden in the town’s history and the woods behind their new home.

Picture yourself in a small bookstore in the harbor town of Bayfield, Wisconsin, settling in to watch these films, as we did Thursday night before the BWFF weekend. Click here to see all of the films in this block.

A witty film based on a true story, celebrating the unparalleled love between a mother and her child.

Set in 1941, SHTTL presents a visually dynamic portrait of a Yiddish village on the Polish-Ukrainian border.

Interview with Grégory Magne, Director of Les Musiciens and Joe Meyers, Director of Programming for FOCUS ON FRENCH CINEMA