The Youngstown Summer Movie Series kicks off its 2021 season on Monday, June 21 with the 2019 action film “Captain Marvel.” 

The outdoor movie series occurs on Mondays from June 21 through Aug. 16. Movies begin at 9 p.m. and admission is free. In the event of rain, movies occur the following day (Tuesday).

With the exception of “42,” movies occur at Wean Park, 201 S. Phelps St., Youngstown.  

The series is sponsored by the JAC Live, The City of You/Youngstown, The Wean Foundation/Wean Park, and Penguin City Brewing Company. 

The 2021 series includes:

Captain Marvel (2019). Drama. 2 hours and 4 minutes. (PG-13). Superhero film from the Marvel franchise. Starring Brie Larson (Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel), Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn, Djimon Hounsou, Lee Pace, Lashana Lynch, Gemma Chan, Annette Bening, Clark Gregg and Jude Law. 9 p.m., Monday, June 21. 

(Disney/Pixar)

Coco (2017). Comedy/adventure. (PG). 1 hour 49 minutes. Computer-animated film by Disney and Pixar Studios. A young boy accidentally travels to the Land of the Dead where he meets his musician grandfather. As he tries to return home, he attempts to reverse his family’s ban on music. Starring voice actors Anthony Gonzalez, Gael García Bernal, Benjamin Bratt, Alanna Ubach, Renée Victor, Ana Ofelia Murguía and Edward James Olmos. 9 p.m., Monday, June 28. 

Wean Park

 

(40 Acres and a Mule)

Do the Right Thing (1989). (R). 2 hours. Drama. Racial and cultural tensions explode in a Brooklyn neighborhood. Written and directed by Spike Lee. Starring Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Richard Edson, Giancarlo Esposito, Martin Lawrence, Spike Lee, Bill Nunn, Rosie Perez, John Savage and John Turturro. 9 p.m., Monday, July 5. 

42 (2013). (PG-13). 2 hours, 8 minutes. Drama. A sports bio-pic on the historic signing of Jackie Robinson to the Brooklyn Dodgers. Starring Chadwick Boseman, Harrison Ford, Nicole Beharie, Lucas Black, André Holland, Hamish Linklater, Christopher Meloni, and Ryan Merriman. This movie is presented by Premier Bank as part of its Community Event Series. 9 p.m., Friday, July 9. 

(Marty Cooper)

Wild Style (1982). (R). 1 hour, 22 minutes. Musical. Regarded as the first hip hop film. Starring Lee Quiñones, Sandra Fabara, Patti Astor, Fab 5 Freddy, Cold Crush Brothers, Rock Steady Crew, Grandmaster Flash, Busy Bee, Grandmixer DXT and Debbie Harry. 9 p.m., Monday, July 12. 

Moonrise Kingdom (2012). (PG-13). Drama, romance. 1 hour, 34 minutes. Coming-of-age drama set in 1965 New England. Starring Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Frances McDormand, Bob Balaban Jason Schwartzman, and Tilda Swinton. 9 p.m., Monday, July 26. 

Addams Family Values (1993). (PG-13). Comedy. 1 hour, 33 minutes. Black comedy based on the classic cartoons by Charles Addams. Starring Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia, Christopher Lloyd, and Christina Ricci. 9 p.m., Monday, Aug. 9. 

(Warner Bros.)

Godzilla vs. Kong (2021). (PG-13). Science fiction/action. 1 hour, 53 minutes. Directed by Adam Wingard. The film stars Alexander Skarsgård, Millie Bobby Brown, Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Shun Oguri, Eiza González, Julian Dennison, Lance Reddick, Kyle Chandler, Demián Bichir, and, of course, Godzilla and King Kong. 9 p.m., Monday, Aug. 16. 

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