Metrograph has stacked a whole family morning on Ludlow Street, and E.T. in 4K at 11am is the anchor of it. Seeing the bike-over-the-moon shot with a room full of children who have never seen it is a different experience from a laptop screen. If you want a cinema outing that works for adults and kids at once, this is the easiest booking of the weekend.
What to expect
Metrograph is a small two-screen cinema with reserved seating, a bookshop and an upstairs commissary. Morning screenings are calmer than the evening shows and the crowd skews to families. The film runs 115 minutes, so you are out in time for lunch on the Lower East Side.
Good to know
- Take the F to East Broadway or the B/D to Grand Street; Metrograph is on Ludlow Street
- Morning screenings are the least crowded slots of the day
- Seats are reserved, so book the row you want rather than queuing early
- The Jungle Book screens on 35mm the same morning if you want a double bill
- Suitable for children roughly seven and up; the film is rated PG
- The commissary upstairs is a good stop before or after the show
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Common questions
What format is it screening in?
Metrograph lists E.T. as a 4K DCP presentation.
Is it suitable for young children?
It is rated PG. Younger children may find some sequences intense, but it is programmed as a family matinee.
What else plays that morning?
The Jungle Book screens on 35mm at 11am, with When Marnie Was There and Petite Maman later in the day.
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