Maxwell Matinee

The Boys in the Boat

Tuesday, July 9
2:00 to 4:30 PM

Registration required

The Boys in the Boat
2023
PG-13
123 minutes

The Boys in the Boat is a sports drama based on the #1 New York Times bestselling non-fiction book written by Daniel James Brown. The film, directed by George Clooney, is about the 1936 University of Washington rowing team that competed for gold at the Summer Olympics in Berlin. This inspirational true story follows a group of underdogs at the height of the Great Depression as they are thrust into the spotlight and take on elite rivals from around the world.

Maxwell Matinee

Tuesday, June 13
2:00 to 4:30 PM
Registration required as space is limited

80 for Brady
2023
PG-13
98 minutes

Sally Field, Jane Fonda, Rita Moreno, and Lily Tomlin star as a group of four lifetime Tom Brady fans who decide to take a road trip to watch him play in the Super Bowl. When they arrive in Houston only to find that tickets are out of their price range, they go to hilarious ends to gain entrance to the game.


Maxwell Matinees is the library’s film series featuring a full-length feature on the second Tuesday of every month. All movies are free and open to the public.