San Diego, California: Outdoor Movies at San Diego's Own Outdoor Cinema

Cinema Under The Stars is tucked in a courtyard behind Tops, a nondescript hair salon in a quiet corner of San Diego’s Mission Hills neighborhood — easy to miss if you don’t know it’s there. CUTS (possibly an inside joke on the acronym) has 60 seats total: 34 “zero gravity lounge chairs” plus café-style seating with tables in the back. There’s a snack bar, reserved seating, and an upcoming film list that leans toward the cinephile side.

As the audience settles in, giant bubbles shoot out from either side of the screen. Each feature is preceded by a short. A visit to catch ‘Before Sunrise’ included a Looney Tunes opener: “Duck Twacy,” in which Daffy Duck imagines himself a crime-fighter. Blankets are provided for chilly evenings under the stars. If you’re ever in San Diego, it’s not to be missed.