The Historic Artcraft Theatre | Franklin, Indiana
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The Historic
​Artcraft Theatre

What's playing!


See what's on sale now, and what's in store!
Keep your eye on this page for the most recent activity and title announcements!
Yes, 35mm film is STILL our preferred movie format! 

We will be announcing movies as dates approach.

Movies will be on sale about five weeks prior for our members, and four weeks prior to the shows for non-members.
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Film being inspected by our projectionist, Steve Blair
All films subject to change. Trust us, we don't like that situation any more than you, and we do our best to avoid it.
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The Outsiders

March 24 & 25
2 & 7:30 p.m. - Friday and Saturday

​(Doors open ~60 minutes prior to showtime)
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Scheduled to show on 35mm film
1983 -  1 hour, 31 minutes - Drama
Rated PG

The rivalry between two gangs, the poor Greasers and the rich Socs, only heats up when one gang member kills a member of the other.
Starring: C. Thomas Howell, Matt Dillon, Ralph Macchio

Sponsored by: Franklin Insurance Agency

Artcraft Book Club
6:15 p.m. 
Friday, March 24 
Comparing Francis Ford Coppola's film translation to the original S.E. Hinton novel .
To attend, select tickets for the 6:15 Friday, March 24 event.​

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2001: A Space Odyssey 

March 31 and April 1
2 & 7:30 p.m. - Friday and Saturday

​(Doors open ~60 minutes prior to showtime)
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Scheduled to show on 35mm film
1968 -  2 hours, 29 minutes - Drama
Rated G

After uncovering a mysterious artifact buried beneath the Lunar surface, a spacecraft is sent to Jupiter to find its origins - a spacecraft manned by two men and the supercomputer H.A.L. 9000.
Starring: Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester

Sponsored by: Jay Goad

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On sale to members Feb. 15
General public on-sale: Feb. 22
Tickets on sale between 1 and 2 p.m.

The Glenn Miller Story

April 7 and 8
2 & 7:30 p.m. - Friday and Saturday

​(Doors open ~60 minutes prior to showtime)
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Scheduled to show on 35mm film
1954 -  1 hour, 55 minutes - Biography, Drama
Rating: Approved

The biography of famed big band leader Glenn Miller, this biopic stars Jimmy Stewart and charts the rise of his meteoric career to swing music stardom.
Starring: James Stewart, June Allyson, Harry Morgan

Sponsored by: Dolores and Robert McFadyen

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On sale to members Feb. 15
General public on-sale: Feb. 22
Tickets on sale between 1 and 2 p.m.

The Glenn Miller Orchestra

April 13
3 and 7 p.m. - Thursday

​(Doors open ~60 minutes prior to showtime)
Returning for another anticipated sell-out performance!
The most sought-after big band in the world returns to perform live at The Historic Artcraft Theatre for two shows full of swing music and big band sounds. The 18-piece band will play numerous selections from the storied repertoire of Glenn Miller.

Sponsored by: 
Janette Koon, Craig Clements, CFP, Waddell and Reed

Generations Custom Auto and Collision - “Generations of Graham” since 1929
Ed and Vanessa Diekhoff
Swartz Family Community Mortuary
First Financial Bank
Franklin Symphonic Council
Harold and Cathy Sisson

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ON SALE SOON
On sale to members March 1
General public on-sale: March 8
Tickets on sale between 1 and 2 p.m.

Spirited Away

April 21 and 22
2 & 7:30 p.m. - Friday and Saturday

​(Doors open ~60 minutes prior to showtime)
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Scheduled to show on 35mm film
2001 -  2 hours, 5 minutes - Animation, Adventure, Family
Rated PG
English dubbed

An accomplishment in animation from director Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli.  A sullen 10-year-old girl wanders into a world ruled by gods, witches, spirits, and where humans are changed into beasts.
Voiced by: Daveigh Chase, Suzanne Pleshette, Miyu Irino

Sponsored by: Carl Good

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MORE INFO
General public: $10
​Students: $5

Kiss the Ground

April 23
2 p.m. - Friday and Saturday

​(Doors open ~60 minutes prior to showtime)
2020 -  1 hour, 40 minutes - documentary
Not rated 

A revolutionary group of activists, scientists, farmers, and politicians band together in a global movement of "Regenerative Agriculture" that could balance our climate, replenish our vast water supplies, and feed the world.
Narated by: Woody Harrelson

A public rental produced by: League of Women Voters

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On sale to members March 8
General public on-sale: March 15
Tickets on sale between 1 and 2 p.m.
Reel Women / Vintage Wine

You've Got Mail

April 28
7:30 p.m. - Friday

​(Doors open ~60 minutes prior to showtime)
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Scheduled to show on 35mm film
1998 -  1 hour, 59 minutes - Drama, Comedy, Romance
Rated PG

Book superstore magnate Joe Fox and independent book shop owner Kathleen Kelly fall in love in the anonymity of the Internet, both blissfully unaware that he's trying to put her out of business.
Starring: Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan

All tickets are $10 ($5 for members) and include a glass of Mallow Run Winery wine - or - a small popcorn / beverage combo. Event is open to all ages. Wine with proper I.D.


Sponsored by: Vintage Whimsy

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Tickets available at the door, day of show only.
Admission is just one canned or non-perishable good.
All goods collected to be donated to Interchurch Food Pantry

Cartoons for Cans

April 29
11 a.m. and 2 p.m. -  Saturday

​(Doors open ~ 60 minutes prior to showtime)
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Scheduled to show on 35mm film
About 45 minutes of animated classics
All ages

Enjoy six classic Warner Brothers cartoons and help fill the shelves at Interchurch Food Pantry. Admission is just one canned or non-perishable good for a great block of cartoon classics!
Starring: Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and the Looney Tunes crew

​Sponsored by: Vaught Family Eye Care

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A Brew and View event

Dazed and Confused

April 29
7:30 p.m. - Saturday

​(Doors open ~60 minutes prior to showtime)
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Scheduled to show on 35mm film
1993 -  1 hour, 43 minutes - Comedy
Rated R

Allright, allright, allright! Kick it back to the last day of school in 1976 with athletes, drop-outs, wannabes, and stoners. Party at the moon tower - see you there!
Starring: Jason London, Wiley Wiggins, Matthew McConaughey
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​All tickets are $10 ($5 for members) and include a glass of Shale Creek Brewery beer - or - a small popcorn / beverage combo. Event is open to all ages. Wine with proper I.D.

Sponsored by: The Apple Works

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On sale to members March 15
General public on-sale: March 22
Tickets on sale between 1 and 2 p.m.

Arsenic and Old Lace

May 5 and 6
2 & 7:30 p.m. - Friday and Saturday

​(Doors open ~60 minutes prior to showtime)
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Scheduled to show on 35mm film
1944 -  1 hour, 58 minutes - Comedy
Not Rated

A riotous black comedy, Arsenic and Old Lace is the story of a newly-wed writer who discovers his spinster aunts are actually serial murderers. He attempts to hide this fact from his new spouse, the police, and another murderer come to visit.
Starring: Cary Grant, Priscilla Lane, Josephine Hall, Jean Adair

Sponsored by: The Harrington Home Team of FC Tucker
Swartz Senior Series
1:30 p.m., Thursday, May 4
Open and free to anyone 55 or older courtesy of Swartz Family Community Mortuary.
Free small popcorn and beverage courtesy of Astral at Franklin.

Tickets will ONLY be distributed at the Artcraft Theatre beginning when doors open at 12:30 p.m., on Thursday, February 9.

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On sale to members March 22
General public on-sale: March 29
Tickets on sale between 1 and 2 p.m.

The Wizard of Oz

May 12 and 13
2 & 7:30 p.m. - Friday and Saturday

​(Doors open ~60 minutes prior to showtime)
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Scheduled to show on 35mm film courtesy of the Branigin Foundation Film Library at The Historic Artcraft Theatre
1939 -  1 hour, 42 minutes - Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Rated G

Young Dorothy Gale and her dog Toto are swept away by a tornado from their Kansas farm to the magical Land of Oz, and embark on a quest with three new friends to see the Wizard, who can return her to her home and fulfill the others' wishes.
Starring: Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger

Sponsored by: Janette Koon, Craig Clements, CFP, Waddell and Reed

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On sale to members March 29
General public on-sale: April 5
Tickets on sale between 1 and 2 p.m.

A Fistful of Dollars

May 19 and 20
2 & 7:30 p.m. - Friday and Saturday

​(Doors open ~60 minutes prior to showtime)
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Scheduled to show on 35mm film
1964 -  1 hour, 39 minutes - Action, Drama, Western
Rated R

A wandering gunfighter plays two rival families against each other in a town town apart by greed, pride, and revenge.
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Gian Maria Volonte, Marianne Koch

​Sponsored by: Huddleston & Huddleston 

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On sale to members April 5
General public on-sale: April 12
Tickets on sale between 1 and 2 p.m.

Smokey and the Bandit

May 26 and 27
2 & 7:30 p.m. - Friday and Saturday

​(Doors open ~60 minutes prior to showtime)
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Scheduled to show on 35mm film
1977 -  1 hour, 36 minutes - Action, Adventure, Comedy
Rated PG

The Bandit is hired to run a tractor-trailer full of beer over state lines, in hot pursuit by a pesky sheriff.
Starring: Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jerry Reed, Jackie Gleason

Sponsored by: BPX Logistics

57 N Main St, Franklin, IN 46131 • (317) 736-6823

Franklin Heritage, Inc. is a non-profit 501(c)(3) historic preservation group that owns and operates The Historic Artcraft Theatre.

  • Movies / Events
    • Movie and Events Schedule
    • Sponsorship Party 2023
    • Swartz Family Mortuary - Senior Movie Series
  • Membership
  • Volunteer
    • Apply Now!
    • The A-Teens
    • Current Volunteers
  • About
    • Share Your Story
    • Megan Elaine - Megan's View of The Room
    • F.A.Q / GETTING HERE
    • Meet the staff
    • Renovation
    • Zoom Backgrounds
    • Photos - Sponsor Party 2022
    • Private events and field trips
    • Franklin Heritage, Inc.
    • Madison Street Salvage
    • IN THE NEWS
  • Make a Donation
    • Give100
  • Contact
  • BUY TICKETS
  • GIFT CARDS