The Historic Artcraft Theatre | Franklin, Indiana
  • Movies / Events
    • Movie and Events Schedule
    • Swartz Family Mortuary - Senior Movie Series
    • Summer Break -Tuesday morning movies!
    • Missoula Children's Theatre - June 13-18, 2022
    • Essential Workers
  • Membership
  • Volunteer
    • Apply Now!
    • The A-Teens
    • Current Volunteers
  • About
    • Operations policy
    • Zoom Backgrounds
    • Meet the staff
    • Renovation
    • F.A.Q / GETTING HERE
    • Photos - Sponsor Party 2022
    • Franklin Heritage, Inc.
    • Madison Street Salvage
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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 18 days prior for our members, and 16 days 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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3:10 to Yuma

May 19
1:30 p.m. - Thursday

​(Doors open at 12:30 p.m.)
Swartz Senior Series
Free and open to anyone ages 55 and over courtesy of Swartz Family Community Mortuary. All admissions also include a free small popcorn and beverage provided courtesy of Franciscan Senior Promise.
​All tickets for THIS showing will be available and distributed ONLY at The Artcraft Theatre beginning at 12:30 day of show.
May 20 & 21
2 & 7:30 p.m. - Friday and Saturday

​(Doors open ~60 minutes prior to showtime)
1957 - 1 hour, 32 minutes - Western, Drama
Not Rated
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Scheduled to show in 35mm film
Broke small-time rancher Dan Evans is hired by the stagecoach line to put big-time captured outlaw leader Ben Wade on the 3:10 train to Yuma but Wade's gang tries to free him.
Starring: Glen Ford, Van Heflin, Felicia Farr
Sponsored by: Mutual Savings Bank

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Clue

May 27 & 28
2 & 7:30 p.m. - Friday and Saturday

​(Doors open ~60 minutes prior to showtime)
1985 - 1 hour, 34 minutes - Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Rated PG
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Scheduled to show in 35mm film
Six guests are anonymously invited to a strange mansion for dinner, but after their host is killed, they must cooperate with the staff to identify the murderer as the bodies pile up.
Starring: Eileen Brennan, Tim Curry, Madeline Kahn
Sponsored by: American Family Insurance - Paul Humbles Agency

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Big Trouble in Little China

June 3 & 4
2 & 7:30 p.m. - Friday and Saturday

​(Doors open ~60 minutes prior to showtime)
1986 - 1 hour, 39 minutes - Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Rated PG-13
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Scheduled to show in 35mm film
A rough-and-tumble trucker and his side kick face off with an ancient sorcerer in a supernatural battle beneath Chinatown.
Starring: Kurt Russell, Kim Cattrall, Dennis Dun
Sponsored by: Alsip Law

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ON SALE SOON
Summer Break Series
All tickets are $5 and include a small popcorn / beverage combo

Scooby Doo

June 7
10 a.m. Tuesday

​(Doors open ~60 minutes prior to showtime)
2002 - 1 hour, 26 minutes - Adventure, Comedy, Family
Rated PG
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Scheduled to show in 35mm film
After an acrimonious break up, the Mystery Inc. gang are individually brought to an island resort to investigate strange goings on.
Starring: Matthew Lillard, Freddie Prinze Jr., Sarah Michelle Gellar
Sponsored by:
Johnson County Community Foundation
Franklin Parks and Recreation
Franklin Community Schools

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The Sandlot

June 10 & 11
2 & 7:30 p.m. - Friday and Saturday

​(Doors open ~60 minutes prior to showtime)
1986 - 1 hour, 41 minutes - Comedy, Drama, Family
Rated PG
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Scheduled to show in 35mm film
 In the summer of 1962, a new kid in town is taken under the wing of a young baseball prodigy and his rowdy team, resulting in many adventures.
Starring: Tom Guiry, Mike Vitar, Patrick Renna, James Earl Jones
Sponsored by: Patton Plumbing

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MORE INFO SOON

Missoula Children's Theatre

June 13-18
Auditions: 10 a.m., Monday, June 13
Performances of "Hansel and Gretel": Saturday, June 18

​​​​Open to all students entering first through twelfth grades
A week long theater camp leading up to performances of "Hansel and Gretel" at The Historic Artcraft Theatre
Sponsored by:
Indiana Arts Council
Harold and Cathy Sisson
Tri-Kappa, Franklin - Zeta Chapter
City of Franklin

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ON SALE SOON
Summer Break Series
All tickets are $5 and include a small popcorn / beverage combo

Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron

June 14
10 a.m. Tuesday

​(Doors open ~60 minutes prior to showtime)
2002 - 1 hour, 23 minutes - Animation, Adventure, Drama
Rated G

A wild stallion is captured by humans and slowly loses the will to resist training, yet, throughout his struggles for freedom, the stallion refuses to let go of the hope of one day returning home to his herd.
Starring: Matt Damon, James Cromwell, Daniel Studi
Sponsored by:
Johnson County Community Foundation
Franklin Parks and Recreation
Franklin Community Schools

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ON SALE SOON
Summer Break Series
All tickets are $5 and include a small popcorn / beverage combo

Hotel Transylvania

June 21
10 a.m. Tuesday

​(Doors open ~60 minutes prior to showtime)
2012 - 1 hour, 31 minutes - Animation, Comedy, Family
Rated PG
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Scheduled to show in 35mm film
Dracula, who operates a high-end resort away from the human world, goes into overprotective mode when a boy discovers the resort and falls for the count's teenaged daughter.
Starring: Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Andy Samberg
Sponsored by:
Johnson County Community Foundation
Franklin Parks and Recreation
Franklin Community Schools

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ON SALE SOON

What's Up, Doc?

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

​(Doors open ~60 minutes prior to showtime)
1972 - 1 hour, 34 minutes - Comedy
Rated G
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Scheduled to show in 35mm film
The accidental mix-up of four identical plaid overnight bags leads to a series of increasingly wild and wacky situations.
Starring: Barbra Streisand, Ryan O'Neal, Madeline Kahn
Sponsored by: Larry and Nancy VanArendonk

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ON SALE SOON
Summer Break Series
All tickets are $5 and include a small popcorn / beverage combo

Happy Feet

June 28
10 a.m. Tuesday

​(Doors open ~60 minutes prior to showtime)
2006 - 1 hour, 48 minutes - Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Rated PG
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Scheduled to show in 35mm film
Into the world of the Emperor Penguins, who find their soul mates through song, a penguin is born who cannot sing. But he can tap dance something fierce!
Starring: Elijah Wood, Brittany Murphy, Hugh Jackman
Sponsored by:
Johnson County Community Foundation
Franklin Parks and Recreation
Franklin Community Schools

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
    • Swartz Family Mortuary - Senior Movie Series
    • Summer Break -Tuesday morning movies!
    • Missoula Children's Theatre - June 13-18, 2022
    • Essential Workers
  • Membership
  • Volunteer
    • Apply Now!
    • The A-Teens
    • Current Volunteers
  • About
    • Operations policy
    • Zoom Backgrounds
    • Meet the staff
    • Renovation
    • F.A.Q / GETTING HERE
    • Photos - Sponsor Party 2022
    • Franklin Heritage, Inc.
    • Madison Street Salvage
    • IN THE NEWS
  • Make a Donation
    • Give100
  • Contact
  • BUY TICKETS
  • GIFT CARDS