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 Harvey Girls

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

​(Doors open ~60 minutes prior to showtime)
1946 - 1 hour, 42 minutes - Comedy, Musical, Western
Not Rated

A musical telling based on the actual "Harvey Girls" - women (of good character) who helped make 1880s travel in the West more enjoyable with meals and graciousness to the unsettled land.  In this 1946 tale a mail-order bride (Garland) meets a cheery crew of young women at a remote whistle-stop restaurant.
*Winner of the 1947 Oscar for Best Music, Original Song "On the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe."
Starring: Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, John Hodiak
Sponsored by: Larry and Nancy VanArendonk

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Funny Face

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

​(Doors open ~60 minutes prior to showtime)
1957 - 1 hour, 43 minutes - Comedy, Musical, Romance
Not Rated

An impromptu fashion shoot at a book store brings about a new fashion model discovery in the shop clerk.
Starring: Audrey Hepburn, Fred Astaire, Kay Thompson
Sponsored by: Vaught Family Eyecare
Swartz Senior Series
1:30 p.m., Thursday, February 9
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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Moonstruck

February 17 and 18
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
1987 - 1 hour, 42 minutes - Comedy, Drama, Romance
Rated PG

Loretta Castorini, a bookkeeper from Brooklyn, New York, finds herself in a difficult situation when she falls for the brother of the man she has agreed to marry.
Starring: Cher, Nicolas Cage, Olympia Dukakis
Sponsored by: Janette Koon, CFP, Craig Clements, Waddell and Reed

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All That Heaven Allows

February 24 and 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
1955-  1 hour, 29 minutes - Drama, Romance
Not Rated

An upper-class widow falls in love with a much younger, down-to-earth nurseryman, much to the disapproval of her children and criticism of her country club peers.
Starring: Jane Wyman, Rock Hudson
Sponsored by: Darrell and Betsy Dusold

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Reel Women / Vintage Wine

13 Going on 30

March 10
7:30 p.m. - Friday

​(Doors open ~60 minutes prior to showtime)
2004 -  1 hour, 38 minutes - Comedy, Romance
Rated PG-13

A 13 year-old girl wakes up one day as her 30 year-old future self. She navigates the dream life she had imagined for herself when she was younger, dealing with grown-up popular mean girls, her childhood boyfriend and her job as a fashion editor.
Starring: Jennifer Gardner, Mark Ruffalo, Judy Greer

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: Henn, Haworth, Cummings, and Page

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A Members Only screening

Suspicion!

March 11
2 p.m. - Saturday

​(Doors open ~60 minutes prior to showtime)
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Scheduled to show on 35mm film
1941 -  1 hour, 39 minutes - Comedy, Romance
Not Rated

In this Alfred Hitchcock directed film, a naïve, wealthy woman elopes with a handsome playboy, only to later suspect that his entire background may be lies - and that he may have dangerous motives.
Starring: Joan Fontaine, Cary Grant, Cedric Hardwicke

A free event for Artcraft members and guests. Includes small popcorn and soda combo.

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A Brew and View event

The Hangover

March 11
7:30 p.m. - Saturday

​(Doors open ~60 minutes prior to showtime)
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Scheduled to show on 35mm film
2009 -  1 hour, 40 minutes - Comedy
Rated R

Three friends wake up the morning after a bachelor party in Las Vegas to discover they've lost the groom and all memory of the previous evening. They must piece together the evening's events in order to find their friend in time for his wedding while dealing with gangsters, tigers and Mike Tyson.
Starring: Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, Ed Helms, Heather Graham
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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: Circle B Construction 

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The Quiet Man

March 17 & 18
2 & 7:30 p.m. - Saturday

​(Doors open ~60 minutes prior to showtime)
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Scheduled to show on 35mm film
1952 -  2 hours, 9 minutes - Romance, Comedy
Rating: Passed

A famous boxer retires to rural Ireland to purchase the old family farm. In the small town of Inisfree, he finds colorful local characters, including a love interest in fiery local woman Mary Kate Danaher.
Starring: John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Barry Fitzgerald

Sponsored by: DW Planker Realty
Swartz Senior Series
1:30 p.m., Thursday, March 16
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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The Outsiders

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