I've went through the following and evaluated their basic/individual memberships but it's up to you to determine which gives you the best bang for your buck based on what will be  used.
Museum of the Moving Image - Individual $75/year
If you live near this, it's definitely the best value. You get all kinds of great stuff.
- Unlimited free admission to the Museum’s galleries
- Unlimited free admission to all regular screenings at the Museum
- Cinema Village: $8.00 admission (reg. $11.00)
- Free admission to the Queens Museum of Art (with Member ID)
- Two-for-one admission to Museum of the City of New York (with Member ID)
- Astoria restaurant discounts
- Discounts on specially-ticketed events, including preview screenings, discussions with leading filmmakers, and live performances
- Reservation privileges for all screenings and ticketed events
- Members’ e-newsletter and hotline offering up-to-the-minute event information
- 10% discount in the Museum café
- 15% discount in the Museum shop
Film Society of Lincoln Center - Level Two (Individual) $75/year
I've had this and it was fantastic just for the pre-ticket access to the New York Film Festival.
- Complimentary Film Comment subscription
- Advance Ticket Buying for New York Film Festival
- Advance Ticket Buying for New Directors/ New Films
- Free Weekday Matinee Tickets with complimentary popcorn and soda (new releases not included) [2]
- Free Evening or Weekend Tickets with complimentary popcorn and soda (new releases not included) [2]
- Complimentary Film Comment subscription
- Discounted member tickets to regular FSLC screenings throughout the year (limit 2 per screening) at both the Walter Reade Theater and the Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center
- Notification of special ticket offers
- FSLC merchandise and publications at special discounts
IFC Center - The Cineste $75/year
Yummy free popcorn. Gotta love that.
- $5.00 off adult admission (one discounted ticket per member card)
- First chance advance ticket purchasing for special events
- No-fee online ticketing
- Free preview screenings of upcoming releases
- Four free small popcorns
- 20% off theater merchandise
- Purchase a membership by January 9th and get the following awesome extras:
- Free 13th month of membership
- 2 Free guest passes
- $25 gift certificate to the Posteritati gallery
- Three free movie codes worth up to $30 for SundanceNow
- $10 gift certificate to The Criterion Collection webstore
BAM - Brooklyn Academy of Music  BAM Cinema Club - Film Buff $70/year - Gift Certificates in increments of $20
I would really love to live near this. Great retro events all the time with Q&As.
- $5 off every screening for yourself
- Priority access to BAMcinemaFEST and other special events
- Two guest passes for a member price ticket ($5 off)
- Annual members-only screening and discussion with filmmaker
- Discounts at BAMcafé and over 30 local restaurants
- Free BAMfans parties and benefits for members in their 20s & 30s
Great black & white retros shown. Great neighborhood theater.
- Film Forum merchandise 20% discount
- Premieres and retrospectives
- Save $5.50 on a single ticket
MoMA - Museum of Modern Art  Individual $85/year
Again lots of fantastic stuff including discounted tickets and all kinds of members-only events.
- Unlimited free admission to MoMA without waiting in ticket lines
- Members-only gallery talks, exhibition previews
- Up to five $5 guest tickets on each visit
- Free entry to MoMA films with advance ticket privileges
- Free entry to PS1's annual Warm Up summer music series
- Four days of exclusive member previews for all major exhibitions
- Members-only gallery talks and family tours
- Member Early Hours: daily viewing of one MoMA-selected exhibition before the galleries open to the public
- Exclusive access to Members-Only Website
- 10% discount in the MoMA Stores and at MoMAstore.org
- 20% discount during seasonal Member Shopping Days
- 10% discount at Cafe 2 and Terrace 5
- 10% discount in The Bar Room at The Modern from 3–5 p.m. daily
- Discounts on MoMA’s public programs, lectures, and artist talks
- Reduced ticket prices for select MoMA benefit events
- Discounted rates on group tour reservations
- Discounts on hotels and parking
- Monthly Member Calendar of programs and events
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