Hot screenings to pre-order (Top 20)

This program will broadcast live on May 26, 2026 at 8:00 pm to 9:15 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 Movies for Grownups screening.

This program will broadcast live on May 28, 2026 at 8:00 pm to 9:15 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 Movies for Grownups screening.

This program will broadcast live on June 1, 2026 at 8:00 pm to 9:40 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 Movies for Grownups screening.

This program will broadcast live on June 4, 2026 at 8:00 pm to 10:10 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 screening.

This program will broadcast live on April 27, 2026 at 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm ET. 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 screening.

10 mental short mental health films created through the Voices With Impact Production Grant 2026.

French and Flemish with English subtitles SKIFF captures the volatile intensity of coming of age, unfolding over a summer that feels both liberating and tense. With sensitivity and restraint, the film traces 15-year-old Malou’s journey through self-discovery, where innocence gives way to experience, and every decision carries a deeper consequence.

English and Xhosa with English subtitles A film about the joy that comes from owning one’s own story and identity, Black Burns Fast follows a bookish scholarship student at a prestigious boarding school whose rigid life is upended by the arrival of a magnetic new student.

In August 2021, the Taliban seizes power in Afghanistan. As international troops withdraw, countless women lose their protection and rights overnight. Targeted by the new regime and fearing for their lives, four of them scramble to find an escape.

In rural India, Vardibai ensures her family's survival by growing opium poppies, while her son uncovers corruption in the drug enforcement agency. When his investigations lead to the arrest of high-ranking officials, the state revokes the family's license, putting their livelihood at risk.

Ljubljana, late 1970s: Teenagers pick up guitars before they even know how loud they are allowed to play. Out of music, anger, and a desire for freedom, a punk scene emerges, disrupting everyday life and shaking the foundations of an entire system.

A stubborn unemployed man, who would rather starve to death than betray his principles, ends up as the leader of a carefree gang that lives by sneaking into receptions to eat for free.