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The Packard Campus Theater in Culpeper, VA, programs screenings year round.

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  • Event In the Heat of the Night* (1967)
    Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger are paired in this crime drama about a Philadelphia homicide detective who becomes involved in a murder investigation while passing through a small Mississippi town. As the two men work to solve the case, they confront prejudice, suspicion and community tensions. Directed by Norman Jewison. Winner of five Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Color, 109 min. NR (Film)
    • Date: 2026-07-09
  • Event Jaws* (1975)
    Police Chief Martin Brody (Roy Scheider) and shark hunter Quint (Robert Shaw) confront a great white shark that is attacking swimmers at an otherwise peaceful beach town. As the danger grows and local officials resist closing the beaches, the two go on the hunt with a marine biologist (Richard Dreyfuss) to stop the terror. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Winner of three Academy Awards. Color,…
    • Date: 2026-07-10
  • Event Jaws* (1975)
    Police Chief Martin Brody (Roy Scheider) and shark hunter Quint (Robert Shaw) confront a great white shark that is attacking swimmers at an otherwise peaceful beach town. As the danger grows and local officials resist closing the beaches, the two go on the hunt with a marine biologist (Richard Dreyfuss) to stop the terror. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Winner of three Academy Awards. Color,…
    • Date: 2026-07-11
  • Event Paris, Texas (1984)
    Wim Wenders directs this beautifully shot and acted drama in which Harry Dean Stanton is a drifter who reappears in the Texas desert after years of absence. He reconnects with his young son and searches for his estranged wife and the clues to put the pieces of his fractured life back together. Color, 147 min. R (Film)
    • Date: 2026-07-16
  • Event An American in Paris* (1951)
    In this delightfully colorful musical about an American living in postwar Paris, Gene Kelly plays an artist who falls in love with Leslie Caron while pursuing his painting career. It features one of the most incredible dance sequences ever captured on film. Directed by Vincente Minnelli and winner of six Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Color, 115 min. G (Film)
    • Date: 2026-07-17
  • Event An American Tail (1986)
    Don Bluth directs this animated adventure in which a mouse (Phillip Glasser) emigrates with his family from Eastern Europe to America but is separated from them during the journey. Alone in New York City, he searches for his family, finds his friend Tiger (Dom DeLuise), and learns about the opportunities and challenges of immigrant life. Color, 80 min. G (Film)
    • Date: 2026-07-18
  • Event The Gold Rush* (1925)
    Charlie Chaplin directs and stars as the Lone Prospector in this beloved silent comedy about a gold seeker who journeys to the Klondike during the Gold Rush. Battling blizzards, hunger and heartbreak, he pursues both fortune and the affection of Georgia (Georgia Hale) while dreaming of a better life. Silent, with live musical accompaniment by Ben Model. Black & white, 72 min. NR (Digital)
    • Date: 2026-07-23
  • Event The Best Years of Our Lives* (1946)
    In this drama about World War II veterans who return to their hometown and struggle to readjust to family life, work and civilian society, Fredric March and Dana Andrews discover that home has changed as much as they have. Directed by William Wyler. Winner of seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Black & white, 172 min. NR (Digital)
    • Date: 2026-07-24
  • Event The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance* (1962)
    Jimmy Stewart and John Wayne lead this venerable western about a young lawyer who arrives in a frontier town dominated by the outlaw Liberty Valance. They try to use both the law and brute force to challenge the outlaw and shape the town’s future in very different ways. Directed by John Ford. Color, 123 min. NR (Digital)
    • Date: 2026-07-25
  • Event Mr. Smith Goes to Washington* (1939)
    Jefferson Smith (Jimmy Stewart) is an idealistic youth leader appointed to the Senate who discovers corruption behind a proposed public works project and Clarissa Saunders (Jean Arthur) helps him fight powerful political interests and defend his principles on the Senate floor in this moving American drama. Directed by Frank Capra. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Original Story. Black & white, 129 min.…
    • Date: 2026-07-30
  • Event America, America* (1963)
    Stavros (Stathis Giallelis) dreams of immigrating to the United States and out from under Ottoman rule. Despite poverty, violence and repeated setbacks, and alongside Abdul (Frank Wolff), he undertakes a daring journey in pursuit of his new life in America. Directed by Elia Kazan. Nominated for four Academy Awards. Black & white, 174 min. PG (Film)
    • Date: 2026-07-31