Given that the Intrepid's movie series is held on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier, and not in a wide open park, space is limited, and you only have a 60-minute window to get inside. The first movie, "Top Gun," will be shown Friday, May 23. There are no movies in June, but the films resume Thursday, July 10 and will occur every Thursday until August 14. The line-up includes hit movies, like "Gravity," "Captain Philips," "Spaceballs," and "Pirates of the Caribbean." Doors open at 7:30 p.m. and close promptly at 8:30 p.m.

As one of the original summer film series, this one tends to be crowded. Read: you will see no grass once all of the blankets are laid mere minutes after the lawn opens at 5 p.m. The movies run every Monday night from June 16 to August 18. Films this year include "Blazing Saddles," "National Lampoon's Vacation," and "The Shining."

Enjoy one of the best views in the city while watching movies at Brooklyn Bridge Park. The screenings take place on the sloping lawn of Pier 1, and they'll be held every Thursday from July 10 to August 28. DJ Small Change will start the fun each night at 6:30, and a short film will precede each feature. The movies—which include "Sharknado," "Fantastic Mr. Fox," and "The Birds"—will start at sundown. And if the movie is a bore, just turn and look at the glittering skyline in the background.

Hudson River Park's other movie series is called Family Fridays—just try to guess what they show and when. This series is located on Pier 46 at Charles and West Streets, and the same rules apply as for the Wednesday series: movies start at 8:30 p.m. and there's free popcorn. The first film, "Despicable Me 2," is on July 11, and they run through August 22.[Photo via Hudson River Park]

SummerScreen in McCarren Park is more than just movies: there's both live music and food vendors, too. This year, the first film is Wednesday, July 9, and the series runs for six weeks, through August 13. The entertainment is free, and doors open at 6 p.m., with the movies starting around sundown. The final film will be decided by a vote; choices are "Kill Bill Vol. 1," "Jawbreaker," "Fast Times at Ridgemont High," "The Warriors," "Spice World," "Big Trouble in Little China," and "Mean Girls." Vote for your favorite here.

Central Park hosts a week of evening films at Rumsey Playfield, located just north of the Sheep Meadow mid-park beside the cafe. This year's films run from Monday, August 18 to Friday, August 22. In order, the movies that will be shown are "Big," "The Royal Tenenbaums," "The Way We Were," "Ghostbusters," and "Rear Window." The gates open at 6:30 p.m., and the films start at 8 p.m.[Photo via My Upper West]

Habana Outpost has the longest outdoor movie program in the city; the first flick aired on Sunday, May 4, and the last will show on Sunday, October 26. Movies start at 8 p.m., but get there early to grab a seat, a frozen margarita, and some grilled corn.

Socrates Sculpture Park offers a lot more than just a movie. Each night there are live music and dance performances, art, and some nights there will be free kayaking and canoeing, which make it probably the best movie series of the summer. Though it is unclear if one can watch the movie while in a boat. Either way, the movies are hosted every Wednesday from July 2 to August 20, and the showcase has an international theme, with a different country being represented each night. Two of the stranger titles being shown—"The Deadly Ponies Gang" (July 16), and "Forests of the Dancings Spirits" (August 6)—are being put on in partnership with Rooftop Films. And for Queens lovers of the rom-com classic When Harry Met Sally, there will be a free showing at Socrates at 8:30PM on June 24th, airing at the same time at various venues in every boro.

For the third year, Rooftop Films will host four screenings atop the Bronx Terminal Market. This year's four-film series begins Tuesday, June 24, and continues July 8, July 15, and July 29, screening titles When Harry Met Sally, Frozen, The Odd Life of Timothy Green, and Cloudy with A Chance of Meatballs . The fun starts at 7 p.m. with pre-movie music and prize giveaways. The Bronx Terminal Market will also be the Bronx representative in the simultaneous five-boro showing of When Harry Met Sally on June 24th at 8:30PM.

The sustainable education center Solar One has just two movie screenings on the schedule for the summer, one of which was held already on May 21. The next and last Rooftop Film, "Happy Christmas," starring Anna Kendrick, will be shown on Thursday, July 10. Tickets are $13, and doors open at 8 p.m., with live music starting at 8:30 p.m. Solar One will also be participating in the city-wide When Harry Met Sally fest on June 24th, at 8:30PM.

In the dead center of Brooklyn's downtown, amidst the hubbub of Jay Street, Rooftop Films will be showing two short film series to match the pace of the neighborhoods. "Broken Hearted: Twisted Romantic Films" will be featured on Friday, July 11, and "Sundance Film Festival Shorts" will air Friday, June 6 (this one's free!). MetroTech will also host "Five Star," a film about pimps, gangs, and the future (Friday, June 27, also free!).

Rooftop Films will be holding a smattering of showings at the Old American Can Factory this summer. Come see "The Infinite Man" (May 23), "Ping Pong Summer" (May 30), "The Search for Emak Bakia" (June 13), "Giuseppe Makes a Movie" (June 20), and "The Notorious Mr. Bout" (July 5) atop an 1885 canning factory in Gowanus. [Photo via XO Projects]

A Francophile fest all over New York, Films on the Green is supported by the French Embassy and showcases French cinema both classic and contemporary. Come relish in the contrast of "La Haine," about police brutality and rioting (in France, of course), in the once equally insubordinate Tompkins Square Park on Friday, June 27. The park will also host a screening the week before.

NYC's largest outdoor screen + live music accompaniment? Ahh, Brooklyn, how sweet it is! This year's lineup has an eclectic triad of movies, from George Lucas' first film, "THX 1138," to a rare South African apartheid documentary to "He Who Gets Slapped" (with local Gypsy jazz accompaniment). July 12, 25, and August 8 respectively, all at 7:30 p.m.

If you're feeling that classy vibe and don't mind shelling out $20 on a food and beverage minimum, the Roosevelt Hotel is holding evenings themed around their rooftop screenings, held every other Tuesday evening from June to September, with the first film airing on June 24 and the last on September 9. A cluster of cult classics ("Caddyshack," "Little Shop of Horrors," "Rocky"), you should be sure to see all of these movies before summer is over, whether or not you see them at the Roosevelt.

Offering 31 different free films weekdays and weekends May through August, the South Street Seaport is able to show all the typical summer film choices and then some. There's "The Breakfast Club," "The Muppets Take Manhattan," "WALL-E," as well as "Rise of the Planet of the Apes," "Ratatouille," "Mission:Impossible," and 25 others. The first film airs Friday, May 23. Since there are so many films, the schedule varies a bit, but they're usually shown Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays.[Photo via Sweet Find Day]

If taking the tram overexcites you, stay awhile and calm down with a family-friendly flick this summer at Roosevelt Island's Summer Movie Series. The season kicks off on June 28 with weather-bending "Frozen," followed by "The Avengers," "The Hunger Games," "The Hobbit," and "Goldfinger." Movies run on every other Saturday until August 23, with the exception of "Thor: The Dark World," which is playing Friday, June 11.

Brooklyn Grange is hosting three flicks at its farm atop a warehouse in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, and they've matched the movies to the location. A series of "rural" shorts (Off the Beaten Path) aired on May 19, the tale of an improvised bike trip, "The Disobedient," will show on July 1, and a documentary on mushroom hunters ("The Last Season") screens on June 19.

For their showings on the former site of the World Financial Center, Rooftop Films has selected three flicks about, respectively, cartoons, New York, and a documentary about overcoming blindness. "Animation Block Party" and NY Shorts will premiere back to back July 24th and 25th (NY Shorts is free!), and the Case of the Three Sided Dream (also free!) will air on July 26.

There are still high schools for automotive technology? Yes, there are, and this summer you can watch movies in one! Rooftop Films is holding two special sneak previews at the Greenpoint High School For Engineering and Automotive Technology, "Appropriate Behavior" (July 31) and "The One I Love" (August 14). [Photo via Interior New York]

Films on the Green, the Francophile fest hosted in parks across the city, will show two French films in Washington Square Park on Friday, June 6 and Friday, June 13.

Francophiles in North Brooklyn can enjoy French films in Transmitter Park on Friday, July 25, and Friday, August 1, courtesy of Films on the Green.

In case you wanted to catch one of the year's hottest movies away from the crowds, Rochdale Park will be having a viewing of "Frozen" on June 5.

Way up beyond the crowds of lower Manhattan, Marcus Garvey Park will only be hosting one film this summer, but it's a keeper. With animation that looks like Archer and a story of love and music, with cameos by Dizzy Gillespie and Chano Pozo, this Oscar-nominated animated feature for adults is certainly worth the trek uptown. "Chico & Rita" will be screening Wednesday, August 13. [Photo via All the Things]

On August 2, Rooftop Films will screen the first and only movie at the Knockdown Center in Ridgewood. The film, "A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night," "follows the experiences of a small Iranian town haunted by a vampiric presence who's just as lonely as the other locals." The movie starts at 9 p.m., and an afterparty will follow.

Flicks on the Beach brings yet another year of movies with a view of the Wonder Wheel. Movies this year also come with an Apple Bee's discount at one of the nearby restaurants. Viewing starts at 7:30 and goes on from July 7 to August 25. Additionally, Coney Island will host an all-boro orgasm for the citywide When Harry Met Sally showing on June 24th at 8:30PM.

host an adorable line up with movies like Finding Nemo and Despicable Me. Viewings start Monday July 28 and go on until August 25.

No need to make a trip into the city to get your fix of flicks - for underserved movie lovers in Jamaica, Rufus King Park will be showing films on its southern lawn Friday nights at 8PM in July and August!

Staten Island wants in on the all-boro When Harry Met Sally simultaneous free film faked orgasm! The NYC classic will be showing at the Richmond County Bank Ballpark (as well as at venues in the other four boros) at 8:30PM on June 24th.

"Close Encounters of the Spielberg Kind" will ensure you're educated in the filmography of one of greatest living director's - for free! The Museum of Jewish Heritage is hosting a selection of the legendary movie man's flicks 4PM Wednesdays June 25 through August 13.

Let's get obscure together! This Brooklyn bar will have three days of weekly movie screening throughout June, with Wednesdays' theme being "Not on Netflix". All their handpicked flicks are pretty out there, though, from "Aimee and Jaguar", about a "blueblood fraulein", to a 1959 Harry Belafonte feature called "The World, The Flesh, and The Devil".

The former slice of Williamsburg Waterfront since converted into open air music venue 50 Kent is hosting three free movies this summer - one crowd pleaser and two other funky fresh flicks. There's O Brother Where Art Thou? on July 20, From Russia With Love on July 27, and Three Amigos on August 3. Oh yeah, and in addition to a free movie a different musical act will play before the feature presentation at 7PM. [Photo via bbrooklynveganrooklynvegan]

Everything's coming up Jackie! For those who just can't get their fill of Jackie Robinson, the July 16th screening of "42", The Jackie Robinson Story at the Jackie Robinson Park Bandshell should fit their fancy like a baseball glove.