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The Petoskey Film Series is back! There is no cost to attend, though donations will be accepted. Doors to the Carnegie Building will open at 6:30 PM with first-come seating. Those attending may bring their own snacks. People are encouraged to review available information about each movie to determine whether the content and mature subject matter are acceptable to them personally before deciding to attend. Brief summaries and trailers are available below for upcoming movies.
Cocoon (1985 • Sci-fi/Fantasy • Rate PG-13 • 1H 57M)
Oscar-winning fantasy in which the residents of a Florida rest home get a new lease of life when they stumble across an alien "fountain of youth" in a disused holiday home. Unbeknown to them, aliens have been using the swimming pool in the house to store their cocooned brethren, giving the waters a powerful, rejuvenating quality.
June 10 --- Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere
Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (2025 • Docudrama • PG-13 • 1H 59M)
Bruce Springsteen's journey crafting his 1982 album Nebraska, which emerged as he recorded Born in the USA with the E Street Band. Based on Warren Zanes' book.
Rental Family (2025 • Coming-of-Age/Drama • PG-13 • 1H 49M)
An American actor in Tokyo struggling to find purpose lands an unusual gig: working for a Japanese "rental family" agency, playing stand-in roles for strangers. He rediscovers purpose, belonging, and the beauty of human connection.
McFarland, USA (2015 • Coming-of-Age/Drama • PG • 2H 9M)
Jim White moves his family after losing his last job as a football coach, and at his new school he turns seven disappointing students into one of the best cross-country teams in the region.
Top Gun: Maverick (2022 • Action Epic/Drama • PG-13 • 2H 10M)
The story involves Maverick confronting his past while training a group of younger Top Gun graduates, including the son of his deceased best friend, for a dangerous mission.
July 8 --- No movie due to Carnegie window restoration
Due to our summer restoration project at the Carnegie Building, there will be no movie showing this week.
July 15 --- No movie due to Carnegie window restoration
Due to our summer restoration project at the Carnegie Building, there will be no movie showing this week.
July 22 --- It's Kind of a Funny Story
It's Kind of a Funny Story (2010 • Coming-of-Age/Dark Comedy • PG-13 • 1H 41M)
A clinically-depressed teenager gets a new start after he checks himself into an adult psychiatric ward.
Green Book (2018 • Docudrama/Comedy • PG-13 • 2H 10M)
A working-class Italian-American bouncer becomes the driver for an African-American classical pianist on a tour of venues through the 1960s American South.
August 05 --- The Adjustment Bureau
The Adjustment Bureau (2011 • Political Thriller/Crime/Drama • PG-13 • 1H 46M)
The relationship between a politician and a contemporary dancer is affected by mysterious forces keeping them apart.
August 12 --- Remember the Titans
Remember the Titans (2000 • Docudrama/Football • PG • 1H 53M)
In 1971, Virginia high-school football was everything to the people of Alexandria, but when the school board was forced to integrate an all-Black school with an all-White one, the foundation of football's tradition was put to the test.
August 19 --- I Could Never Be Your Woman
I Could Never Be Your Woman (2007 • Romantic Comedy/Drama • PG-13 • 1H 37M)
A mother falls for a younger man while her daughter falls in love for the first time. Mother Nature messes with their fates.
August 26 --- A Man Called Otto
A Man Called Otto (2022 • Psychological Drama/Comedy • PG-13 • 2H 6M)
Otto is a grump who's given up on life following the loss of his wife and wants to end it all. When a young family moves in nearby, he meets his match in quick-witted Marisol, leading to a friendship that will turn his world around.
January 7 - Blood Road
January 14 - Can't Buy Me Love
January 21 - Thelma
January 28 - Gran Torino
February 4 - Lee (available on Kanopy)
February 11 - High Fidelity
February 18 - Rabbit-Proof Fence
February 25 - Who Framed Roger Rabbit
March 4 - Good Fortune
March 11 - Wait Until Dark
March 18 - The Ballad of Wallis Island
March 25 - Challengers
April 1 - Zero Hour
April 8 - Waking Ned Devine
April 15 - No movie due to Carnegie window restoration
April 22 - Arthur the King
April 29 - American Fiction
May 6 - Ruby Sparks
May 13 - Safety Not Guaranteed
May 20 - No movie due to Carnegie window restoration
May 27 - The Way, Way Back
January 1 - Cancelled due to holiday
January 8 - Argo
January 15 - Whale Rider
January 22 - The Talented Mr. Ripley
January 29 - Stand and Deliver
February 5 - The Outsiders
February 12 - The Fall Guy
February 19 - Strangers on a Train
February 26 - One Life
March 5 - The Prestige
March 12 - Tracks
March 19 - Sing Street
March 26 - East Side Sushi
April 2 - Garden State (cancelled due to ice storm)
April 9 - Every Brilliant Thing
April 16 - Red
April 23 - Polite Society
April 30 - Finding Forrester
May 7 - Here Today
May 14 - Searching for Sugar Man
May 21 - Smoke Signals
May 28 - Amelie
June 4 - Linoleum (Available via Kanopy with your PDL card)
June 11 - Concave
June 18 - Beasts of the Southern Wild
June 25 - The Life List (Available on Netflix via our Roku stick)
July 2 - A Complete Unkown
July 9 - Cancelled due to technical issues
July 16 - Pirate Radio
July 23 - Late Bloomers (Available to stream on Kanopy with your Library card)
July 30 - Isle of Dogs
Aug 6 - To Dust (Available to stream on Kanopy with your Library card)
Aug 13 - Pleasantville
Aug 20 - Housekeeping for Beginners
Aug 27 - Hunt for the Wilderspeople
Sept 3 - Pan's Labyrinth
Sept 10 - Sneakers
Sept 17 - Bridesmaids
Sept 24 - The Invention of Lying
Oct 1 - Saturday Night
Oct 8 - Good Night, Good Luck
Oct 15 - A Good Person
Oct 22 - Waitress
Oct 29 - Psycho
Nov 5 - The Grizzlies
Nov 12 - Persuasion (1995)
Nov 19 - Clueless
Nov 26 - Cancelled due to holiday
Dec 3 - A New Christmas
Dec 10 - The Station Agent
Dec 17 - While You Were Sleeping
Dec 24- Cancelled due to holiday
Dec 31 - Cancelled due to holiday
Contact Us
Petoskey District Library
500 E Mitchell St
Petoskey MI 49770
Hours of Operation
Monday 10am-7pm
Tuesday 10am-7pm
Wednesday 10am-7pm
Thursday 10am-7pm
Friday 10am-6pm
Saturday 10am-5pm
Sunday 12pm-5pm
