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.
Petoskey Film Series
Join us for the Petoskey Film Series
Every Wednesday at 7:00pm
Upper Carnegie Building (451 East Mitchell St.)
Film Hotline: 231-758-3108
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.
2026 Film Schedule
July 22 --- It's Kind of a Funny Story
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.
Breaking Away (1979 • Coming-of-Age • 1H 41M • Not Rated)
In post-war Italy, a working-class man's bicycle is stolen, endangering his efforts to find work. He and his son set out to find it.
Glory (1989 • Period Drama/War Epic • R • 2H 2M)
Robert Gould Shaw leads the U.S. Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices from both his own Union Army, and the Confederates.
September 19 --- Song Sung Blue
Song Sung Blue (2025 • Docudrama/Biography • PG-13 • 2H 12M)
Lightning and Thunder, a Milwaukee husband and wife Neil Diamond tribute act, experience soaring success and devastating heartbreak in their musical journey together.
Bad River (2024 • Documentary • Not Rated • 1H 28M)
Chronicles the Wisconsin-based Bad River Band and its ongoing fight for sovereignty. This film is being shown as part of our Women and Water exhibit that will be showcased at the Petoskey District Library from August 27 - October 15).
Wonder Boys (2000 • Comedy/Drama • R • 1H 47M)
An English Professor tries to deal with his wife leaving him, the arrival of his editor who has been waiting for his book for seven years, and the various problems that his friends and associates involve him in.
Solo Mio (2026 • Romantic Comedy • PG • 1H 36M)
Left heartbroken in Rome after a wedding disaster, a stranded groom finds his ruined honeymoon transformed by a determined local and a few meddling travelers-proving that sometimes heartbreak is only the beginning.
October 14 --- The Magnificent Seven
The Magnificent Seven (1960 • Western/Action • Not Rated • 2H 8M)
Seven gunfighters are hired by Mexican peasants to liberate their village from oppressive bandits.
October 21 --- Bohemian Rhapsody
Bohemian Rhapsody (2018 • Docudrama/Biography • PG-13 • 2H 14M)
With his impeccable vocal abilities, Freddie Mercury and his rock band, Queen, achieve superstardom. However, amidst his skyrocketing success, he grapples with his ego, sexuality and a fatal illness.
Rear Window (1954 • Dark Comedy/Psychological Thriller/Mystery • PG • 1H 52M)
A bored photographer recovering from a broken leg passes the time by watching his neighbors and begins to suspect one of them of murder.
Hamnet (2025 • Drama/Historical Epic • PG-13 • 2H 5M)
In late 16th-century England, Agnes, a healer sensitive to the world around her, builds a home with William, a local tutor and aspiring playwright. As their lives fracture, they are tested by distance, silence, and grief.
November 11 --- Hidden Figures
Hidden Figures (2016 • Docudrama/Biography • PG • 2H 7M)
Three female African-American mathematicians play a pivotal role in astronaut John Glenn's launch into orbit while dealing with racial and gender discrimination.
Casablanca (1942 • Psychological Drama/Romance • PG • 1H 42M)
A cynical expatriate American cafe owner struggles to decide whether or not to help his former lover and her fugitive husband escape the Nazis in French Morocco.
Bright Star (2009 • Period Drama/Biography • PG • 1H 59M)
Nineteenth-century English poet, John Keats and his dressmaking neighbor, Fanny Brawne, have total disregard for each other. An unlikely romance develops and they fall deeply in love near the end of his life.
View the full library calendar for all programs and events.
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
June 3 - Cocoon
June 10 - Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere
June 17 - Rental Family
June 24 - McFarland, USA
July 1 - Top Gun: Maverick
Previously Shown 2025
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