Drive-ins helped movie theaters stay afloat during the pandemic, when their fate was in serious doubt. Now, years later, drive-in theaters are still providing a small but meaningful boost for the ...

A traditional movie theater has a set of rules, though only one of them is truly the important one: Sit down, turn your phone off, keep your trap shut, and don’t socialize. Looking at you, every ...

"Can we go to the drive-in?" Was there a parent in the 1950s and 1960s that didn't hear that plea from bored children eager to find an activity that meant keeping them from having to go to bed before ...

Le-Alem Getachew, 29, has dreamed of creating a drive-in movie theater since she was 8 years old. Dubbed the “side quest queen” by her friends, Getachew never had a drive-in to go to as a child ...

Editor’s note: This story was updated on Aug. 23, 2025, to clarify that the Star Drive-In is a diner that shows outdoor movies once a week seasonally. It is not a traditional drive-in movie theater.