Join us each month for a movie on the big screen!

Monday Matinees at the Amherst Town Library are free and open to the public and include first-come, first-serve popcorn and seating. All films will be shown with closed captioning. Monday Matinees are intended for adult audiences, so please make note of film ratings.

Films start at 1:00PM in the Library’s Johnson Meeting Room. Doors open no earlier than 12:45 PM. No registration is required, though space is limited.

Monday, May 19

The Automat (2021)

The Automat tells the 100-year story of the iconic restaurant chain Horn & Hardart, the inspiration for Starbucks, where generations of Americans ate and drank coffee together at communal tables. From the perspective of former customers - entertainer Mel Brooks, Starbucks founder Howard Schultz, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Secretary of State Colin Powell, the Horns, the Hardarts, and key employees - we watch a business climb to its peak success and then grapple with fast food in a forever changed America. Featuring an original new song written and performed by Mel Brooks, The Automat  premiered at the 2021 Telluride Film Festival and was nominated for four 2022 Critics Choice Awards.

Rating: NR

Run time: 2hr 37 min

Watch the trailer on the Internet Movie Database (IMDB)