Get your ticket, grab your seat, and experience films exploring themes from the art in SAM’s galleries. These films bring the ideas from the museum’s exhibitions, collections, and programs to the big screen.
From July 2025 through June 2026, join us for free screenings at the Seattle Art Museum nearly every fourth Saturday of the month from 2–4 pm. Check out SAM Films for all upcoming events and details.
The summer theme is The Young and the Restless. We're featuring films that follow wildly talented, artistic teens as they sketch, strum, dance, doodle, act, and improvise their way through creating the messiest masterpiece of all: themselves. Because creativity? It’s not always clean. But it’s never boring.
September 27 | The Perks of Being a Wallflower
This movie follows a socially awkward teenager as he navigates the complexities of adolescence, forming deep connections with two seniors who help him confront his past and find his place in the world. (1 hour 43 minutes)
Other films in The Young and the Restless series
July 26 | Save the Last Dance
This romantic drama is about an aspiring ballerina who moves to a Chicago neighborhood after her mother's death and falls for a classmate who helps her blend ballet with hip-hop to pursue her dreams. (1 hour 52 minutes)
August 23 | Sing Street
This film is a coming-of-age musical about a shy teenager in 1980s Dublin who forms a band to impress a mysterious girl, while navigating family struggles and his own search for identity. (1 hour 46 minutes)