Sunset Cinema

Sunset Cinema returns for FREE family fun!
Sunset Cinema is our annual outdoor movie series that takes place in  Sculpture Park. In partnership with Denver Arts & Venues, every summer is dedicated to films that celebrate a particular genre, director, art form or theme. We also bring in local partners to help us curate the experience with performances, costume contests, games, photo environments, craft cocktails and more.
This year the outdoor film + entertainment series highlights features that are in celebration of animation. There will be performances before the films along with themed food trucks, drinks and other cinema snacks available for purchase.

2024 Program

All events are FREE, but please register on Eventbrite.

  • Doors Open at 6:30 p.m. 

  • Pre-Show Entertainment Starts at 7:00 p.m.

  • Films Begin at Dusk

Limited seating will be available on a first come, first serve basis. Bring your chairs, blankets, family and friends to the Arts Complex and enjoy the show!

SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE

Tuesday, June 25

After reuniting with Gwen Stacy, Brooklyn's full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is catapulted across the Multiverse, where he encounters a team of Spider-People charged with protecting its very existence. However, when the heroes clash on how to handle a new threat, Miles finds himself pitted against the other Spiders. He must soon redefine what it means to be a hero so he can save the people he loves most.

WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT

Tuesday, July 9

Down-on-his-luck private eye Eddie Valiant (Bob Hoskins) gets hired by cartoon producer R.K. Maroon (Alan Tilvern) to investigate an adultery scandal involving Jessica Rabbit (Kathleen Turner), the sultry wife of Maroon's biggest star, Roger Rabbit (Charles Fleischer). But when Marvin Acme (Stubby Kaye), Jessica's alleged paramour and the owner of Toontown, is found murdered, the villainous Judge Doom (Christopher Lloyd) vows to catch and destroy Roger.

THE TRIPLETS OF BELLEVILLE

Tuesday, July 23

This animated film follows elderly Frenchwoman Madame Souza as she becomes involved in international intrigue when her grandson, Champion, a professional cyclist, is kidnapped and taken abroad. Joined by her faithful dog, Bruno, Souza embarks on a journey to find Champion, and stumbles across unlikely allies in the form of three sisters who are veterans of the vaudeville stage. Tracking down Champion's criminal captors, the quartet of old women use their wits to try and win the day.

THE INCREDIBLES

Tuesday, August 6

20th Anniversary! In this much lauded Pixar animated film, married superheroes Mr. Incredible (Craig T. Nelson) and Elastigirl (Holly Hunter) are forced to assume mundane lives as Bob and Helen Parr after all super-powered activities have been banned by the government. While Mr. Incredible loves his wife and kids, he longs to return to a life of adventure, and he gets a chance when summoned to an island to battle an out-of-control robot. Soon, Mr. Incredible is in trouble, and it's up to his family to save him.

FANTASTIC MR. FOX

Tuesday, August 20

After 12 years of bucolic bliss, Mr. Fox (George Clooney) breaks a promise to his wife (Meryl Streep) and raids the farms of their human neighbors, Boggis, Bunce and Bean. Giving in to his animal instincts endangers not only his marriage but also the lives of his family and their animal friends. When the farmers force Mr. Fox and company deep underground, he has to resort to his natural craftiness to rise above the opposition.

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