Virginia Film Festival

The Addams Family

Gomez Addams (Raul Julia), the patriarch of the Addams family, is thrilled when his estranged brother…

AMADEUS — 40th Anniversary Screening

Rival composer Antonio Salieri becomes obsessed with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

The Aristocats

A family of aristocratic cats in Paris lives a beautifully cultured life with their owner, retired…

Babe

Preceded by the short film The Present “That’ll do, Pig, that’ll do.” Babe, the classic family film…

Beauty and the Beast

The first animated film to be nominated for an Academy Award, Beauty and the Beast celebrates…

Beetlejuice

In this 1988 classic comedy-horror directed by Tim Burton, a newly deceased couple, Barbara and Adam…

Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead with Ethan Hawke

Needing some quick cash, brothers Andy and Hank set up the perfect crime to rob their…

The Birth of a Nation

A century after its debut, Griffith’s groundbreaking film remains one of the most important works in…

Bob Le Flambeur

Former bank robber and acclaimed gangster Bob Montagné (Roger Duchesne) is living in a dreary Parisian…

Bonnie and Clyde

The infamous depression-era true crime romance between Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow begins when Clyde attempts…

Born on the Fourth of July

Ron Kovic enlists in the Marines and, by 1968, is a sergeant fighting in the Vietnam…

Breaking Away

Fresh out of high school in Bloomington, Indiana, Dave and his working-class best friends Cyril, Moocher,…

Bride of Frankenstein

In this classic horror film, author Mary Shelley reveals to her husband that the tale of Frankenstein…

Broadcast News

Revealing foresight about the fate of news media, this romantic comedy follows the interconnected lives of…

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

In anticipation of the historic film's 100th-anniversary premiere in Berlin, Feb 26th, 1920, this repertory screening…

The Candidate

Political operative Marvin Lucas persuades a young lawyer and son of a former governor, Bill McKay,…

Chaplin: 100th Anniversary of The Tramp

One hundred years ago, a slender man in a black bowler hat and ill-fitting suit (somehow…

The Client

Based on the John Grisham bestseller, The Client revolves around Mark, a street-smart 11-year-old boy who…

Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment

In June 1963, director Robert Drew’s camera crew followed President John F. Kennedy and his staff…

Dead Poets Society

Twenty-five years ago, Robin Williams surprised audiences with an unconventionally restrained and dramatic performance as Professor…

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

Political satire abounds in this Cold War era, Oscar-nominated black comedy. Chaos ensues in the War…

Dracula

Count Dracula (Bela Lugosi) has just arrived in London with his thralls, bent on hunting down…

Employees’ Entrance

Kurt Anderson is the unscrupulous general manager of a department store, and although his ruthless devotion…

The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser

A grown man, barely able to walk or talk, appears suddenly in the town square of…

F for Fake

After agreeing to edit François Reichenbach’s documentary about renowned art forger Elmyr de Hory and his…

A Face in the Crowd

A drifter named Larry "Lonesome" Rhodes is discovered by the producer of a small-market radio program…

Faust

Murnau’s iconic adaptation of Goethe’s Faust echoes the dreamlike surrealism of his silent films like Nosferatu.…

Field of Dreams

While walking through his cornfield one evening, Iowa farmer Ray Kinsella hears a voice whispering, “if…

The Graduate

Benjamin Braddock (Dustin Hoffman) has just graduated from college and now lives at his parents’ house,…

Harold and Maude

When a young death-obsessed Harold Chasen meets Maude Chardin, a 79-year-old woman who shares his hobby…

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

Written by children’s author J.K. Rowling, the novel Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone celebrates its…

The Immigrant

A special 100th Anniversary screening of Charlie Chaplin’s The Immigrant, which features Chaplin in one of…

James and the Giant Peach

James, orphaned after a rhinoceros kills his parents, has been sent to live with his two…

The Learning Tree

Based on his book of the same name, Gordon Parks’ The Learning Tree follows Newt, a…

A LITTLE PRINCESS

Young Sara is stripped of her privileged life and forced into servitude at a New York boarding school.

Little Shop of Horrors

Florist Seymour Krelborn (Rick Moranis) has his life completely upended when he finds a mysterious plant…

The Lodger

Directed by “Master of Suspense” Alfred Hitchcock, this silent film follows a London serial killer, known…

The Maltese Falcon

Considered by many historians to be the first Film Noir, The Maltese Falcon stars the legendary…

Menace II Society

18-year-old Kaydee "Caine" Lawson lives a violent and unstable life on the streets of Watts, a…

My Little Chickadee

Celebrating its 75th anniversary, this iconic Western comedy stars Mae West as the feisty Flower Belle…

The Natural

An unknown middle-aged batter named Roy Hobbs (Redford) with a mysterious past appears out of nowhere…

Night of the Living Dead

In its 50th anniversary year, George Romero’s cult classic provides thrills and chills as an icon…

Nosferatu

100th Anniversary Screening w/Live Music A genre-defining film for the ages, Nosferatu celebrates its 100th anniversary…

Orlando

30th Anniversary Screening | 30th Anniversary Celebration of Sony Pictures Classics Sally Potter’s bold re-working of…

Primary

It is April of 1960, and John F. Kennedy and Hubert H. Humphrey are gearing up…

Ran

Legendary filmmaker Akira Kurosawa’s reimagining of King Lear follows an elderly warlord in medieval Japan who…

The Rookie

Jim Morris (Dennis Quaid) let go of his dreams for a career in professional baseball after…

Scream

A year after her mother’s death, Sidney Prescott (Neve Campell) and her friends are terrorized by…

Sesame Street

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Sesame Street, join VPM PBS and the Virginia Film…

Shaft

Richard Roundtree’s iconic, gritty performance as self-reliant private detective John Shaft continues to resonate decades later.…

Smooth Talk

Suspended between carefree youth and the harsh realities of the adult world, a teenage girl experiences…

Stalker

Based on the novel Roadside Picnic by Boris and Arkady Strugatsky, this 1979 science fiction film…

Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One

Full of experimentation and social critique, Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One remains fresh and radical in its 50th…

Wings of Desire

The sky over war-scarred Berlin is full of gentle, trenchcoated angels who listen to the tortured…