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12/15

Jessica Brown (Free Library of Philadelphia)

• 5:30 - My Own Private Idaho (Gus Van Sant, 1991, 102 min, English)
  Montgomery Auditorium, Parkway Central Library, 1901 Vine Street | Part of Altered Consciousness Series
  Notes: free

  
  

Philadelphia Film Society

• 4:00 PM, 7:00 PM - Ju Dou (Zhang Yimou, 1990, 95 min, Mandarin, English Subtitles)
  Film Society East
  

  
  

Philly Psychotronic Film Society

• 7:30 PM - TBA (surprise!)
  PhilaMOCA
  

  
  

12/16

Chestnut Hill Film Group

• 7:00 PM - Brigadoon (Vincente Minnelli, 1954, 108 min, English)
  Woodmere Art Museum | Part of Tuesday Nights at the Movies Series
  

  
  

Philadelphia Film Society

• 4:00 PM, 7:00 PM - Ju Dou (Zhang Yimou, 1990, 95 min, Mandarin, English Subtitles)
  Film Society East
  

  
  

12/17

Ambler Theater

• 7:00 PM - Home Alone (Chris Columbus, 1990, 103 min, English)
  

  
  

Colonial Theatre (Phoenixville)

• 7:00 PM - Eyes Wide Shut (Stanley Kubrick, 1999, 159 min, English)
  

  
  

County Theater (Doylestown)

• 7:00 PM - White Christmas (Michael Curtiz, 1954, 125 min, English)
  

  
  

Free Library of Philadelphia

• 2:00 PM - Desert Flower (Sherry Hormann, 2009, 120 min, English)
  Walnut St. West Library (201 S 40th St) | Part of Reel Perspectives: Stories from the African Diaspora Series
  

  
  

Hiway Theater (Jenkintown)

• 6:30 PM - It's A Wonderful Life (Frank Capra, 1946, 130 min, English)
  

  
  

Lightbox Film Center

• 7:00 PM - I Belonged to the Blank Generation: Philly's Punk/New Wave Scene on Screen (Jay Schwartz, 2025, , English)
  Bok Auditorium
  Notes: Jay Schwartz (of Secret Cinema) shows material from Philly's punk scene, 1977-80

  
  

Philadelphia Film Society

• 4:00 PM, 7:30 PM - Mulholland Drive (David Lynch, 2001, 146 min, English)
  Philadelphia Film East | Part of Deeper in Dreams: A David Lynch Retrospective Series
  

  
  

12/18

PhilaMOCA

• 07:30 PM - Zodiac Killer Project (Charlie Shackleton, 2025, 92 min, English)
  

  
  

Philadelphia Film Society

• 4:00 PM, 7:30 PM - Bullet In The Head (John Woo, 1990, 131 min, Cantonese, English Subtitles)
  Film Society East | Part of Hong Kong Classics Series
  

  
  

• 8:00 PM - Home Alone (Chris Columbus, 1990, 103 min, English)
  Philadelphia Film Center | Part of Winter Wonder Series
  

  
  

12/19

Colonial Theatre (Phoenixville)

• 4:30 PM, 7:00 PM - A Christmas Story (Bob Clark, 1983, 93 min, English)
  

  
  

Exhumed Films

• 7:30 PM - Psycho Santahttps://www.etix.com/ticket/p/47776711/?_gl=1*1lmqfch*_ga*NzAxNDgyOTYwLjE3NTY4OTkxMTI.*_ga_YQH4P4GGFF*czE3NjU3MzgzMzQkbzckZzAkdDE3NjU3MzgzMzQkajYwJGwwJGgw Horror Party
  PhilaMOCA
  Notes: "Join us for our annual festive foray into fright, which includes a 16mm horror double feature and holiday-themed shorts, along with our annual holiday party traditions"

  
  

Hiway Theater (Jenkintown)

• 10:00 PM - Black Christmas (Bob Clark, 1974, 98 min, English)
  Part of Horror at the Hiway Series
  

  
  

Philadelphia Film Society

• 7:00 PM - The Straight Story (David Lynch, 1999, 121 min, English)
  Philadelphia Film Center | Part of Deeper in Dreams: A David Lynch Retrospective Series
  Notes: Presented in 35mm

  
  

• 7:30 PM - Peaches Goes Bananas (Marie Losier, 2024, 73 min, English)
  Film Society Center
  

  
  

• 9:00 PM - Misery (Rob Reiner, 1990, 107 min, English)
  Philadelphia Film Center | Part of After Hours Series
  

  
  

• 9:30 PM - Black Christmas (Bob Clark, 1974, 98 min, English)
  Film Society Center
  

  
  

12/20

Ambler Theater

• 10:00 AM - The Polar Express (Robert Zemeckis, 2004, 100 min, English)
  Part of $5 Family Matinees Series
  

  
  

Bryn Mawr Film Institute

• 11:00 AM - Rankin/Bass Holiday Specials (Arthur Rankin Jr. and Jules Bass, English)
  

  
  

Colonial Theatre (Phoenixville)

• 1:00 PM, 4:00 PM, 6:45 PM - A Christmas Story (Bob Clark, 1983, 93 min, English)
  

  
  

County Theater (Doylestown)

• 10:00 AM - The Muppet Christmas Carol (Brian Henson, 1992, 85 min, English)
  Part of $5 Family Matinees Series
  

  
  

Free Library of Philadelphia

• 1:00 PM - TR7: Calculating Banneker — Non Linear (Taji Ra’oof Nahl (TR7), )
  Montgomery Auditorium, Parkway Central Library, 1901 Vine Street
  Notes: Free Library Exhibitions is proud to present TR7: Calculating Banneker — Non Linear, a special double-feature screening and live audiovisual performance by Taji Ra’oof Nahl (TR7), 2024 Guggenheim Fellow in Fine Arts and founder of Channel TR7.

  
  

Hiway Theater (Jenkintown)

• 10:00 AM - The Grinch (Yarrow Cheney, Scott Mosier, 2018, 85 min, English)
  Part of $5 Family Matinees Series
  

  
  

Philadelphia Film Society

• 10:15 PM - More Things That Happened (David Lynch, 2007, 76 min, English)
  Film Society Center | Part of Deeper in Dreams: A David Lynch Retrospective Series
  

  
  

• 10:30 PM - Black Christmas (Bob Clark, 1974, 98 min, English)
  Film Society Center
  

  
  

• 12:30 PM - Fanny And Alexander: Television Version (Ingmar Bergman, 1983, 312 min, Swedish, German / English Subtitles)
  Film Society Center | Part of Winter Wonder Series
  

  
  

• 1:00 PM - The Muppet Christmas Carol (Brian Henson, 1992, 85 min, English)
  Film Society Center
  

  
  

• 3:30 PM - Home Alone (Chris Columbus, 1990, 103 min, English)
  Philadelphia Film Center | Part of Winter Wonder Series
  

  
  

• 6:00 PM - Dial Code Santa Claus (René Manzor, 1989, 92 min, French, English Subtitles)
  Philadelphia Film Center | Part of Winter Wonder Series
  

  
  

• 7:00 PM - Inland Empire (David Lynch, 2006, 180 min, English)
  Film Society Center | Part of Deeper in Dreams: A David Lynch Retrospective Series
  

  
  

• 8:00 PM - Gremlins (Joe Dante, 1984, 106 min, English)
  Film Society Center | Part of Winter Wonder Series
  

  
  

Water Tower Cinema (Montgomeryville)

• 10:00 AM - The Polar Express (Robert Zemeckis, 2004, 100 min, English)
  

  
  

• 12:50 PM - It's A Wonderful Life (Frank Capra, 1946, 130 min, English)
  

  
  

12/21

Ambler Theater

• 10:00 AM - The Polar Express (Robert Zemeckis, 2004, 100 min, English)
  Part of $5 Family Matinees Series
  

  
  

Colonial Theatre (Phoenixville)

• 1:00 PM, 4:00 PM, 6:45 PM - A Christmas Story (Bob Clark, 1983, 93 min, English)
  

  
  

• 1:30 PM - It's A Wonderful Life (Frank Capra, 1946, 130 min, English)
  

  
  

County Theater (Doylestown)

• 10:00 AM - The Muppet Christmas Carol (Brian Henson, 1992, 85 min, English)
  Part of $5 Family Matinees Series
  

  
  

Lightbox Film Center

• 5:00 PM - Who Killed Santa Claus? (Christian-Jaque, 1941, 105 min, French / English subtitles)
  Bok Auditorium
  

  
  

Philadelphia Film Society

• 4:00 PM - Meet Me In St. Louis (Vincente Minnelli, 1944, 113 min, English)
  Film Society Center | Part of Film Essentials Series
  

  
  

• 4:30 PM - The Shop Around The Corner (Ernst Lubitsch, 1940, 99 min, English)
  Philadelphia Film Center | Part of Winter Wonder Series
  

  
  

• 6:30 PM - Gremlins (Joe Dante, 1984, 106 min, English)
  Film Society Center | Part of Winter Wonder Series
  

  
  

• 7:00 PM - Black Christmas (Bob Clark, 1974, 98 min, English)
  Film Society Center
  

  
  

Water Tower Cinema (Montgomeryville)

• 10:00 AM - The Polar Express (Robert Zemeckis, 2004, 100 min, English)
  

  
  

• 12:50 PM - It's A Wonderful Life (Frank Capra, 1946, 130 min, English)
  

  
  

12/22

Ambler Theater

• 10:30 AM - The Year Without A Santa Claus (Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr., 1974, 51 min, English)
  Part of $5 Family Matinees Series
  

  
  

Free Library of Philadelphia

• 3:00 PM - West Side Story (Robert Wise, Jerome Robbins, 1961, 153 min, English)
  Parkway Central Library, Philbrick Hall | Part of Philbrick Hall's Film Club Series
  

  
  

Hiway Theater (Jenkintown)

• 10:00 AM - The Grinch (Yarrow Cheney, Scott Mosier, 2018, 85 min, English)
  Part of $5 Family Matinees Series
  

  
  

PhilaMOCA

• 7:30 PM - Dial Code Santa Claus (René Manzor, 1989, 92 min, French / English subtitles)
  

  
  

Water Tower Cinema (Montgomeryville)

• 10:00 AM - The Polar Express (Robert Zemeckis, 2004, 100 min, English)
  

  
  

12/23

Ambler Theater

• 7:00 PM - Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (Chris Columbus, 1990, 103 min, English)
  

  
  

County Theater (Doylestown)

• 10:30 AM - The Year Without A Santa Claus (Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr., 1974, 51 min, English)
  Part of $5 Family Matinees Series
  

  
  

• 7:00 PM - Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (Chris Columbus, 1990, 103 min, English)
  

  
  

Hiway Theater (Jenkintown)

• 10:30 AM - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (Larry Roemer, 1964, 47 min, English)
  Part of $5 Family Matinees Series
  

  
  

• 7:00 PM - Scrooged (Richard Donner, 1988, 101 min, English)
  

  
  

Theatre N (Wilmington DE)

• 7:00 PM - Die Hard (John McTiernan, 1988, 132 min, English)
  

  
  

Water Tower Cinema (Montgomeryville)

• 10:00 AM - The Polar Express (Robert Zemeckis, 2004, 100 min, English)
  

  
  

12/24

Ambler Theater

• 10:00 AM - The Grinch (Yarrow Cheney, Scott Mosier, 2018, 85 min, English)
  Part of $5 Family Matinees Series
  

  
  

County Theater (Doylestown)

• 10:00 AM - The Polar Express (Robert Zemeckis, 2004, 100 min, English)
  Part of $5 Family Matinees Series
  

  
  

Water Tower Cinema (Montgomeryville)

• 10:00 AM - The Polar Express (Robert Zemeckis, 2004, 100 min, English)
  

  
  

12/26

Colonial Theatre (Phoenixville)

• 7:00 PM - The Thing (John Carpenter, 1982, 109 min, English)
  

  
  

Philadelphia Film Society

• 7:00 PM - Home Alone (Chris Columbus, 1990, 103 min, English)
  Philadelphia Film Center | Part of Winter Wonder Series
  

  
  

• 7:00 PM - Gremlins (Joe Dante, 1984, 106 min, English)
  Film Society Center | Part of Winter Wonder Series
  

  
  

• 9:15 PM - Dial Code Santa Claus (René Manzor, 1989, 92 min, French, English Subtitles)
  Philadelphia Film Center | Part of Winter Wonder Series
  

  
  

• 9:30 PM - Gremlins 2: The New Batch (Joe Dante, 1990, 106 min, English)
  Film Society Center | Part of Winter Wonder Series
  

  
  

12/27

Bryn Mawr Film Institute

• 11:00 AM - Looney Tunes Showcase (English)
  Part of Williams Family Matinees Series
  

  
  

Free Library of Philadelphia

• 12:30 PM - Brazil (Terry Gilliam, 1985, 143 min, English)
  Northeast Regional Library (2228 Cottman Ave)
  

  
  

Philadelphia Film Society

• 1:00 PM - Meet Me In St. Louis (Vincente Minnelli, 1944, 113 min, English)
  Film Society Center | Part of Film Essentials Series
  

  
  

• 1:30 PM, 3:30 PM - The Muppet Christmas Carol (Brian Henson, 1992, 85 min, English)
  Film Society Center
  

  
  

• 3:30 PM - Home Alone (Chris Columbus, 1990, 103 min, English)
  Philadelphia Film Center | Part of Winter Wonder Series
  

  
  

• 6:00 PM - Gremlins (Joe Dante, 1984, 106 min, English)
  Film Society Center | Part of Winter Wonder Series
  

  
  

• 6:30 PM - The Long Kiss Goodnight (Renny Harlin, 1996, 121 min, English, Spanish)
  Philadelphia Film Center | Part of Winter Wonder Series
  

  
  

• 8:30 PM - Gremlins 2: The New Batch (Joe Dante, 1990, 106 min, English)
  Film Society Center | Part of Winter Wonder Series
  

  
  

• 9:00 PM - Black Christmas (Bob Clark, 1974, 98 min, English)
  Film Society Center
  

  
  

12/28

Colonial Theatre (Phoenixville)

• 1:30 PM - Trading Places (John Landis, 1983, 116 min, English)
  

  
  

Philadelphia Film Society

• 4:00 PM - The Muppet Christmas Carol (Brian Henson, 1992, 85 min, English)
  Film Society Center
  

  
  

• 4:30 PM - Gremlins (Joe Dante, 1984, 106 min, English)
  Film Society Center | Part of Winter Wonder Series
  

  
  

• 6:00 PM - The Shop Around The Corner (Ernst Lubitsch, 1940, 99 min, English)
  Philadelphia Film Center | Part of Winter Wonder Series
  

  
  

• 7:00 PM - Gremlins 2: The New Batch (Joe Dante, 1990, 106 min, English)
  Film Society Center | Part of Winter Wonder Series
  

  
  

12/29

Philadelphia Film Society

• 7:00 PM - Fear of Heights (Rich Murray, 2025, 90 min, English)
  Film Society East
  Notes: Philly premiere of documentary about the mob-funded making of the music video for Alan Mann's "Christmas On the Block." Q&A follows.

  
  

12/30

Free Library of Philadelphia

• 4:00 PM - The Muppet Christmas Carol (Brian Henson, 1992, 85 min, English)
  Kingsessing Library (1201 South 51st St) | Part of Family Movie Afternoon Series