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How to Create a Backyard Cinema

Discover how to create a cinema in your backyard so you can watch movies under the stars all summer long. 

In this video our outdoor pro, Carson Arthurshares few simple ways you can transform your outdoor space into a tv room everyone can enjoy. All you need is a projector, a white sheet or white outdoor wall, and some furniture or blankets to put outside. If you want to step it up a notch hang string lights around the yard for ambiance. Then all you need to do is pop the popcorn, pick a movie and unwind.  

 

Our Recommended Movies to Watch: 

Family fun:
Monsters Inc
Shrek 
E.T.
Inside Out
Matilda
Onward
Mrs. Doubtfire  

Romantic:
Sixteen Candles
The Notebook
Casablanca
The Way We Were
When Harry Met Sally  

Action/Thriller:
Black Panther
Jurassic Park
Shazam!
Predator
Lord of the Rings  

Feel Good:
Little Miss Sunshine
The Pursuit of Happiness
The Way Way Back
Forrest Gump
Remember the Titans
It’s A Wonderful Life
The Peaks of Being a Wallflower 
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
The Upside   

Drama:
Catch Me If You Can
The Help
Silver Linings Playbook 
Moonlight
Good Will Hunting
Green Mile 
Whiplash 
Dead Poets Society   

Comedy: 
Bridesmaids
Crazy, Stupid, Love
Booksmart
The First Wives Club
Weddings Crashers
I Love You Man
Pitch Perfect
Three Amigos  

Classic:
The Princess Bride 
The Shawshank Redemption 
Pulp Fiction
GoodFellas
Ferris Buellers Day Off
The Sandlot
The Sound of Music 
The Goonies 

Enjoy!