FREE movies for the month of May from the Matawan-Aberdeen Public Library

Monday, May 2nd at 2pm – The Lady in the Van

This film tells the true story of the relationship between Alan Bennett (an English playwright, screenwriter, actor and author) and the singular Miss Shepherd, a woman of uncertain origins who 'temporarily' parked her van in Bennett's London driveway and proceeded to live there for 15 years.

Starring: Maggie Smith, Jim Broadbent, Alex Jennings

Release Year: 2015

Rating: PG-13 (for a brief unsettling image)

Running Time: 104 Minutes

Monday, May 9th at 2pm – Grandma

Lily Tomlin stars as Elle who has just gotten through breaking up with her girlfriend when Elle's granddaughter Sage unexpectedly shows up needing $600 bucks before sundown. Temporarily broke, Grandma Elle and Sage spend the day trying to get their hands on the cash as their unannounced visits to old friends and flames end up rattling skeletons and digging up secrets.

Starring: Lily Tomlin, Marcia Gay Harden

Release Year: 2015

Rating: R (for language and some drug use)

Running Time: 79 Minutes

Monday, May 16th at 2pm – Joy

Joy has always been fascinated by creating things, but feels that lack of support has led to others making fortunes on ideas she had. Despite being broke, Joy is the person in her extended family to whom everyone has always turned, forgoing her own life. She works in an unsatisfying job as an Eastern Airlines ticket clerk, and lives with a rotating circus of parents, her ex and her children. Joy begins to feel buried by her life and decides to make some changes, including manufacturing a new product of her design. Even if she does get to the manufacturing stage, Joy will have to battle the narrow minds of business executives in marketing her product. But nothing is a done deal until the consumer forks out his/her hard earned money for the product and all the legal issues are dealt with.

Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro

Release Year: 2015

Rating: PG-13 (for brief strong language)

Running Time: 124 Minutes

Monday, May 23rd at 2pm – Trumbo

In 1947, Dalton Trumbo was Hollywood's top screenwriter until he and other artists were jailed and blacklisted for their political beliefs. TRUMBO recounts how Dalton used words and wit to win two Academy Awards and expose the absurdity and injustice under the blacklist, which entangled everyone from gossip columnist Hedda Hopper (Helen Mirren) to John Wayne, Kirk Douglas and Otto Preminger.

Starring: Bryan Cranston, Diane Lane

Release Year: 2015

Rating: R (for language including sexual references)

Running Time: 124 Minutes

All movies are FREE and do not require registration.

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