Quick Facts

  • Dates: Fridays and Saturdays, July 8 - August 27
  • Time: Movies begin at dusk
  • Cost: FREE with ticket/family 4-Packs. Tickets are available at the following locations, each Monday prior to that weekend's movie:
    • Chesterfield and Doling Family Centers
    • Mediacom Ice Park
    • the Busch Municipal Building
    • Mediacom Offices (1533 S. Enterprise).
  • Admission without a free ticket is $5; children 5 years of age and under are always free.
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About

Outdoor Movies are a contemporary version of the drive-in theatre at a park on Springfield's founding site. Enjoy some of today's new release and pre-home release movies. It's a wonderful way for the family to enjoy summer nights.

This year’s movies will again be themed as “Family Night” on Fridays and “Date Night” on Saturdays. All movies are rated G, PG, or PG-13.

That's a Wrap! - 2011 is Complete

We hope you enjoyed the 2011 season of Movies at Founders Park. Check back in June 2012 for next season's lineup. For additional information, call our main Park Board office at 417-864-1049. We'll see you at the movies!

Past Movie Examples

“Shrek Forever After” (PG)

“Meet Me in St. Louis” (N/A) • SATO 48: "Start With A Story" & "wavelengths"

“Nanny McPhee Returns” (PG)

“Burlesque” (PG-13)• SATO 48: "Le Squid Noir" & "Corrugated"

“Letters to Juliet” (PG)

“August Light: Wilson's Creek and the Battle for Missouri” (G)

“Rango” (PG)

“The Social Network” (PG-13) • SATO 48: "Synchronicity" & "Drop Job" & "The String"

“Gnomeo and Juliet” (G)

“Just Go With It” (PG-13) • SATO 48: "Love in Cliché" & "Lily's Petals"

“Tangled” (PG)

“Tron Legacy” (PG-13) • SATO 48: "The Cowboy Warrior of Golf City" & "Dream 'Scapes"

“Toy Story 3” (G)

“Inception” (PG-13) • SATO 48: "The Refuge" & "Vic-Six" & "The String"

“The Sorcerer's Apprentice” (PG)

SATO 48 Partnership

We were happy to again partner with Springfield And The Ozarks (SATO) 48 organizers to highlight several of the filmmakers who participated in the 6th annual SATO 48 film challenge. Teams competed in creating a five-minute short film over the course of a single weekend – 48 hours in spring 2011. None of the teams know what their film must be about until they all open, simultaneously, a secret “Inspiration Package,” which describes the criteria of the short film. It is then up to each individual filmmaking team to interpret the criteria, produce their 5-minute film, and deliver it within the 48-hour time limit.