Hot screenings to pre-order (Top 20)

This program will broadcast live on December 17, 2025 at 8:00 pm to 9:30 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 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 December 11, 2025 at 8:00 pm to 9:30 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 December 14, 2025 at 4:00 pm to 6:45 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.

AARP Members Only - 24 Hour On Demand Access on December 18, 2025

After a night of drugs and debauchery results in the fatal overdose of an underage gay man, an innocent bystander is left to take the blame. Upon his release from prison, the guilty party becomes the focus of an eccentric killers revenge.

(77 mins) Our first Shorts Block of the festival contains these films: The Outsider, Undertone, Where the Shadows Feast, Five Star, The King in Yellow, Stargazer

(82 mins) Shorts Block 6 is Cosmic Horror heaven: The Old Gods, The Last Word (CW - strobes), Wa̱ts'a, Helen, Possession(s), Bucolic, The Second Grimoire

(40 mins) Shorts of Madness! Infamously funny, bloody, and zany! see Taylor and the Strange John, Sea Legs, Fisher of Men, Crustaceous, Summon A Gravedigger, Burned Cans For Aluminum Children, Banjo

We get it - you're itching to do something positive for the world around you but you're tired after a long day of work, school or managing the home. This bucket is a place to start: because the good fight begins in the mind first. In this bucket of films, we nudge you to think about what activism means to you, and to give you some inspiration: here's what it looks like for people all over the world!

Outgrow the System, directed by Cecilia Paulsson and Anders Nilsson, explores innovative economic ideas replacing today's resource-draining model. Amid humanity's crisis, these pioneers present new perspectives with the potential to transform the world, offering solutions for sustainability, justice, and a resilient future.

Dooars is the geographical corridor between India and Bhutan at the foothills of the Eastern Himalayas. Filmed over three and a half years, it captures remarkable biodiversity and human-wildlife stories. It tells of a rare coexistence between past and future, the evolving human-wildlife relationship in the Dooars.

In Urur Olcott Kuppam, fisher elder S. Palayam records daily ocean data, blending faith and science. Partnering with researcher Nityanand Jayaraman, he co-founded "Science of the Seas". His youth story, animated by shadow puppeteer Muthuchandran Rao, celebrates traditional knowledge in a changing world.

A twisted true crime nightmare where serial killer granny Dorothea Puente lures the vulnerable, kills without remorse, and buries secrets in her garden. Evil wears a smile. You’ll never trust kindness again.

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