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Top Gun, Moonstruck, GayBINGO, Airplane, and more
The BSR May 2026 repertory movie roundup
Stephen Silver
This month, Top Gun celebrates its 40th anniversary as it hits the screens in mid-May. Then, Bryn Mawr Film Institute hosts a Cinema Classics seminar as it revisits Norman Jewison’s Moonstruck. And another classic comedy Airplane! takes flight with a Q&A from a pair of stars from the movie. GayBINGO wraps up the month, and there are plenty of other highlights to keep Philly’s movie buffs happy.
The highlights
Top Gun 40th anniversary
Starting Wednesday, May 13
Various theaters
Tony Scott’s 1986 action classic, featuring Tom Cruise as Navy pilot Pete “Maverick” Mitchell winning in the skies and on the beach volleyball court, turns 40 this year, and it’s getting a big re-release—including some dates as a double feature with the 2022 sequel Top Gun: Maverick. Tom Cruise announced the re-releases himself.
Moonstruck (Cinema Classics Seminar)
Thursday, May 21, 6:30pm
Bryn Mawr Film Institute, 824 East Lancaster Avenue, Broomall
Norman Jewison’s film, starring Cher, Nicholas Cage, and Danny Aiello as an Italian-American love triangle in New York, is one of the most beloved romantic comedies of the 1980s, and it’s coming to BMFI as part of a Cinema Classics Seminar hosted by Rachel McCabe of LaSalle University.
GayBINGO
Saturday, May 30, 7pm
Film Society Center, 1412 Chestnut Street
The Philadelphia Film Society, WHYY, and Action Wellness are presenting a rare screening of GayBINGO, Glenn Holsten’s 2000 documentary about the Philadelphia-based bingo night that raised money for people with HIV and AIDS. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion with several people involved with this long-running institution.
Airplane!
Saturday, May 30, 7:30pm
Miller Theater, 250 South Broad Street
This is a local showing of the 1980 comedy classic, followed by a Q&A from two of the film’s actors, Julie Hagerty and Robert Hays, who may or may not speak jive.
Other cinema showings
Heavy Metal
Friday, May 1
Friday, May 29
Sunday, May 31
Film Society Center
Highlander
Friday, May 1
Friday, May 8
Saturday, May 30
Film Society Center
Night of the Living Dead
Friday, May 1
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Love & Mercy
Saturday, May 2
The Colonial Theatre
The Empire Strikes Back
Monday, May 4
Ambler Theater
Citizen Kane
Tuesday, May 5
Sunday, May 17
Bryn Mawr Film Institute
Bubble Bath
Tuesday, May 6
Lightbox Film Center
F1
Tuesday, May 6
Sunset Social
West Side Story (1961)
Wednesday, May 6
Sunday, May 31
Film Society Center
Apollo 13
Thursday, May 7
Sunday, May 24
Film Society Center
The Sound of Music
Sunday, May 10
Saturday, May 16
Film Society Center
Sorry to Bother You (presented by CineSpeak)
Monday, May 11
Two Locals Brewing Company
The Magnificent Ambersons
Tuesday, May 12
Bryn Mawr Film Institute
The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Friday, May 15
Saturday, May 23
Get on the Bus
Saturday, May 16
Film Society Center (Greenfield)
Willow
Saturday, May 16
Wednesday, May 27
Film Society Center
Singin’ in the Rain
Sunday, May 17
Bryn Mawr Film Institute
Dance Freak
Thursday, May 21
PhilaMOCA
Welcome to the Dollhouse
Friday, May 22
PhilaMOCA
UHF
Monday, May 25
PhilaMOCA
Chuck Norris Double Feature: Lone Wolf McQuade and Forced Vengeance
Thursday, May 28
PhilaMOCA
There Will Be Blood (Cinema Classics Seminar)
Saturday, May 30
Bryn Mawr Film Institute
Broken Embraces
Saturday, May 30
Sunday, May 31
Film Society Center
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