See You At Strathfield Park!
Movies in the Park is back for the 2018/2019 season!
Join us at Strathfield Park for the latest box office hits under the stars. Bring a blanket, a picnic – anything you need to enjoy your night of fun and entertainment with family and friends.
What to bring?
Movies in the Park is a free event. To make the most of the cinema experience, pack a picnic or some snacks, bring a blanket or chairs and your friends and family to enjoy the great entertainment. Bean bags, popcorn and drinks are available for purchase on the night.
Wet Weather
Wet weather updates and/or cancellation notices will be posted to the Strathfield Facebook page. Stay tuned to the page for updates at www.facebook.com/strathfieldevents. For other wet weather enquiries please contact Strathfield Council on 0437 669 207.
Movies Screening
SCHEDULE
- 29 September - Sherlock Gnomes [G]
- 13 October - Monster Family [PG]
- 10 November - Ready Player One [M]
- 24 November - Black Panther [M]
- 8 December - Elf [PG]
- 19 January - Coco [PG]
- 2 February - Avengers: Infinity War [M]
- 16 Febrauary - Love Simon [M]
- 2 March - Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom [M]
- 16 March - Basmati Blues [PG]
- 6 April - The Incredibles 2 [PG]
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Sherlock Gnomes [G]
Saturday, 29 September 2018, sunset
Run time: 86min
Starring: (voices of) Johnny Depp, Emily Blunt, Mary J. Blige
Garden gnomes, Gnomeo & Juliet, recruit renowned detective Sherlock Gnomes to investigate the mysterious disappearance of other garden ornaments.
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Monster Family [PG]
Saturday, 13 October 2018, sunset
Run time: 93min
Starring: (the voices of) Emily Watson, Jason Isaacs, Nick Frost
Despite the title, the Wishbone family are far from happy. In an attempt to reconnect as a family, Mum and Emma plan a fun night out. However, her plan backfires when an evil witch curses them, and they’re all turned into Monsters.
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Ready Player One [M]
Saturday, 10 November 2018, sunset
Run time: 1h 40min
Starring: Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Mark Rylance
In 2045, the planet is on the brink of chaos and collapse, but people find salvation in the OASIS, an expansive virtual reality universe created by James Halliday. When Halliday dies, he promises his immense fortune to the first person to discover a digital Easter egg that’s hidden somewhere in the OASIS. When young Wade Watts joins the contest, he finds himself becoming an unlikely hero in a reality-bending treasure hunt through a fantastical world of mystery, discovery and danger.
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Black Panther [M]
Saturday, 24 November 2018, sunset
Run time: 1h 34min
Starring: Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o
T’Challa, the King of Wakanda, rises to the throne in the isolated, technologically advanced African nation, but his claim is challenged by a vengeful outsider who was a childhood victim of T’Challa’s father’s mistake.
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Strathfield Christmas Carols Special
Elf [PG]
Saturday, 8 December 2018, sunset
Run time: 97min
Starring: Will Ferrell, James Caan, Bob Newhart
After inadvertently wreaking havoc on the elf community due to his ungainly size, a man raised as an elf at the North Pole is sent to the U.S. in search of his true identity.
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Coco [PG]
Saturday, 19 January 2019, sunset
Run time: 1h 45min
Starring: (the voices of) Anthony Gonzalez, Gael Garica Bernal
Despite his family’s generations-old ban on music, young Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol Ernesto de la Cruz. Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colorful Land of the Dead. After meeting a charming trickster named Héctor, the two new friends embark on an extraordinary journey to unlock the real story behind Miguel’s family history.
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Avengers: Infinity War [M]
Saturday, 2 February 2019, sunset
Run time: 2h 29min
Starring: Robert Downey Jr, Chris Hemsworth, Josh Brolin
Iron Man, Thor, the Hulk and the rest of the Avengers unite to battle their most powerful enemy yet, the evil Thanos. On a mission to collect all six Infinity Stones, Thanos plans to use the artifacts to inflict his twisted will on reality. The fate of the planet and existence itself has never been more uncertain as everything the Avengers have fought for has led up to this moment.
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Love Simon [M]
Saturday, 16 February 2019, sunset
Run time: 1h 50min
Starring: Nick Robinson, Katherine Langford, Jennifer Garner
Simon Spier keeps a huge secret from his family, his friends, and all of his classmates: he’s gay. When that secret is threatened, Simon must face everyone and come to terms with his identity.
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Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom [M]
Saturday, 2 March 2019, sunset
Run time: 2h 8min
Starring: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Toby Jones, Ted Levine, Rafe Spall, BD Wong and Jeff Goldblum
It’s been four years since theme park and luxury resort Jurassic World was destroyed by dinosaurs out of containment. Isla Nublar now sits abandoned by humans while the surviving dinosaurs fend for themselves in the jungles.
When the island’s dormant volcano begins roaring to life, Owen (Chris Pratt) and Claire (Bryce Dallas Howard) mount a campaign to rescue the remaining dinosaurs from this extinction-level event. Owen is driven to find Blue, his lead raptor who’s still missing in the wild, and Claire has grown a respect for these creatures she now makes her mission. Arriving on the unstable island as lava begins raining down, their expedition uncovers a conspiracy that could return our entire planet to a perilous order not seen since prehistoric times.
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Basmati Blues [PG]
Saturday, 16 March 2019, sunset
Run time: 1h 42min
Starring: Brie Larson, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Scott Bakula
A brilliant scientist is plucked out of the company lab and sent to India to sell the genetically modified rice she created – which she doesn’t realize will destroy the farmers she thinks she’s helping.
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The Incredibles 2 [PG]
Saturday, 6 April 2019, sunset
Run time: 2h 5min
Starring: (The voices of) Samuel L. Jackson, Holly Hunter, Catherine Keener
Telecommunications guru Winston Deavor enlists Elastigirl to fight crime and make the public fall in love with superheroes once again. That leaves Mr. Incredible with one of his greatest challenges ever – staying home and taking care of three rambunctious children. As Violet, Dash and Jack-Jack offer him a new set of headaches, a cybercriminal named Screenslaver launches his dastardly plan — hypnotizing the world through computer screens.
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EVENT LOCATION
Movies in the Park is held at Strathfield Park, located between Homebush Road and Chalmers Road, Strathfield NSW. Movies in the Park utilises the area immediately surrounding the rotunda, off Homebush Road.
Getting there
By public transport – Strathfield Station is the nearest station, which is a 20-25 minute walk to Strathfield Park. The 483 bus runs from Strathfield Station and stops along Wallis Avenue for a short walk to Strathfield Park. For train and bus times, contact the Transport Infoline on 131 500 or visit www.131500.com.au.
By car – free street parking is available on Homebush Road and Chalmers Road.
CONTACT US
For further information about Movies in the Park, contact Strathfield Council on 9748 9999 or email events@strathfield.nsw.gov.au.
For media and sponsorship enquiries, please contact Strathfield Council’s communications team:
Naomi Searle – 9748 9992 or naomi.searle@strathfield.nsw.gov.au
Ayla Karabulut – 9748 9604 or ayla.karabulut@strathfield.nsw.gov.au
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