Cornell Cinema is considered one of the best campus film exhibition programs in the country, and we invite you to sample the wide variety of films we offer during Orientation Week. Throughout the academic year Cornell Cinema screens hundreds of recent and classic films in our 35mm Dolby Surround-Sound equipped theatres.

All screenings between August 20 - 24 will be held in Willard Straight Theatre. Screenings on Friday and Saturday, August 25 & 26, will be held in both Willard Straight Theatre and Uris Hall Auditorium. New students (grads and undergrads) get in for FREE from August 20-24!

Sunday, August 20 (free)

7:30pm One of the most influential of all silent films, the futurist fable Metropolis (1927) by Fritz Lang.

Monday, August 21 (free)

7:00pm The Great Gatsby (1974) starring Robert Redford and Mia Farrow.

10:00pm The cult classic Brazil (1985) by Terry Gilliam.

Tuesday, August 22 (free)

7:30pm The classic American film Days of Heaven (1978) by Terrence Malick, with award-winning cinematography by Nestor Almendros.

9:45pm Metropolis

Wednesday, August 23 (free)

7:30pm The classic samurai comedy Yojimbo (1961) by Akira Kurosawa, the inspiration for Sergio Leone's A Fistful of Dollars.

10:00pm V for Vendetta by Andy & Larry Wachowski, starring Natalie Portman and Hugo Weaving.

Thursday, August 24 (free)

7:30pm Days of Heaven

9:45pm Brazil

Regular Ticket Price - just $4 for students - applies from August 25 on. To get an even better deal, purchase a Cornell Cinema Discount Card for just $35. It's good for 10 admissions and is valid for one full year. That means just $3.50 per movie. Amazing!

Friday, August 25:

7:30pm Yojimbo Willard Straight Theatre.

7:30pm V for Vendetta Uris Hall Auditorium.

9:45pm Metropolis Willard Straight Theatre.

10:15pm V for Vendetta Uris Hall Auditorium.

Saturday, August 26:

7:30pm Sketches of Frank Gehry, a breezy documentary portrait of the acclaimed architect. Willard Straight Theatre.

7:30pm Brick, Sundance Festival favorite, a noir mystery set in a California high school. Uris Hall Auditorium.

9:25pm Brazil Willard Straight Theatre.

9:45pm V for Vendetta Uris Hall Auditorium.

Sunday, August 27:

7:15pm Sketches of Frank Gehry Willard Straight Theatre.

9:15pm Brick Willard Straight Theatre.