Join us for a thrilling night of cinema.
Whether you’re a film buff or simply looking for a unique night out, the Great Estate is the perfect setting for a sensational dinner and a movie experience. From sparkling suspense to classic horror, select a thrilling film from our 2025 collection — “Murder on the Orient Express,” “Ghostbusters,” “Frankenstein” and “Psycho” — and see it projected on the big screen in our historic two-story Gothic-inspired ballroom after enjoying a casual three-course dinner and cash bar in the Christopher Wren Dining Room. Plus, when you enjoy an evening of film and food with us, you’ll also experience what it was like to be part of the family, as the ballroom was the original location for the Wilson family’s home movie theatre and features a drop-down screen and original built-in projection booth.
Dinner & a Movie Details
FALL 2025 DATES:
Wednesday, Oct. 8: Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
Wednesday, Oct. 29: Ghostbusters (1984)
Thursday, Oct. 30: Frankenstein (1931)
Thursday, Nov. 6: Psycho (1960)
6 to 9:30 p.m.
$60 per person | $54 Meadow Brook members
Dinner Menu*
Salad: Mixed greens, smoked gorgonzola, chickpeas, garden tomatoes, cucumber, sweet onion julienne & maple-balsamic vinaigrette
Entrée: Pan seared chicken breast with butternut squash ravioli, roasted late harvest green beans & foraged mushroom veloute
Dessert: Cheesecake with caramel sauce, candied pecans & whipped cream
*Due to the nature of Meadow Brook Hall’s community events, we can offer limited alternatives to accommodate select dietary restrictions for this event. For this event, we are able to accommodate vegan, vegetarian, gluten free and dairy free guests only.
Due to space constraints in our historic dining room, we are unable to guarantee a private table for the dinner portion of the event. Depending on group size, you may be seated with others outside of your party.
About the Films
Wednesday, Oct. 8
In December 1935, when his transcontinental luxury train is stranded by deep snow, detective Hercule Poirot (Albert Finney) is called on to solve a murder that occurred in his car the night before, with a multitude of suspects.
Wednesday, Oct. 29
After the members of a team of scientists (Harold Ramis, Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray) lose their cushy positions at a university in New York City, they decide to become “ghostbusters” to wage a high-tech battle with the supernatural for money. They stumble upon a gateway to another dimension, a doorway that will release evil upon the city. The Ghostbusters must now save New York from complete destruction.
Thursday, Oct. 30
The obsessed scientist Dr. Henry Frankenstein (Colin Clive) attempts to create life by assembling a creature from body parts of the deceased. Aided by his loyal assistant, Fritz (Dwight Frye), Frankenstein succeeds in animating his monster, but it escapes into the countryside and begins to wreak havoc. Frankenstein searches for the elusive being and eventually must confront his tormented creation in this classic adaption of the Mary Shelley novel.
Thursday, Nov. 6
In this Alfred Hitchcock classic, Phoenix secretary Marion Crane (Janet Leigh), on the lam after stealing $40,000 from her employer in order to run away with her boyfriend, Sam Loomis (John Gavin), is overcome by exhaustion during a heavy rainstorm. Traveling on the back roads to avoid the police, she stops for the night at the ramshackle Bates Motel and meets the polite but highly strung proprietor Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins), a young man with an interest in taxidermy and a difficult relationship with his mother.
