The Plaza Classic Film Festival, which returns for its 18th year July 17-27, 2025, was started by the El Paso Community Foundation in 2008 as a special project to bring movies back to the historic Plaza Theatre. The Community Foundation purchased 35mm and state-of-the-art 2K digital projection equipment (upgraded to 4K in 2018) for the atmospheric theater, which opened in 1930, closed in the early ’80s, and was restored for $42 million in 2006 in a joint partnership between the City of El Paso and the Community Foundation.

Schedule

Thursday, July 17

The Great Dictator - 1:00pm

Plaza Theatre Kendle Kidd Performance Hall

Starring: Charlie Chaplin, Paulette Goddard

Rated: NR

$6

To Be Or Not To Be - 4:00pm

Plaza Theatre Kendle Kidd Performance Hall

$6

Cabaret - 7:00pm

Plaza Theatre Kendle Kidd Performance Hall

$20 (PCFF fundraiser)

Friday, July 18

Plaza Days I -11:00am

Plaza Theatre Kendle Kidd Performance Hall

Starring: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Charley Chase

Rated: NR

Free

Sergeant York - 1:00pm

Plaza Theatre Kendle Kidd Performance Hall

Rated: NR

$6

The Muppets Take Manhattan - 1:00pm

Philanthropy Theatre

Rated: G

$5

Pee-Wee's Big Adventure - 3:30pm

Philanthropy Theatre

Starring: Pee-Wee Herman

Rated: PG

$5

From Here to Eternity - 4:00pm

Plaza Theatre Kendle Kidd Performance Hall

Rated: NR

$6

Lecture: La Bamba - 6:00pm

Philanthropy Theatre

Free

La Bamba With Luis Valdez - 7:00pm

Plaza Theatre Kendle Kidd Performance Hall

Starring: Lou Diamond Phillips, Esai Morales, Rosanna DeSoto

Rated: PG-13

$10

Concert: The Pie Sisters - 7:30pm

Oregon Street

Free

Cowboy Bebop: The Movie - 7:30pm

Philanthropy Theatre

Rated: R

$5

The Wedding Singer - 9:00pm

Oregon Street

Starring: Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore

Rated: PG-13

Free

Wild at Heart - 10:00pm

Philanthropy Theatre

Starring: Nicolas Cage, Laura Dern, Willem Dafoe

Rated: R

$5

Idiocracy - - 10:30pm

Plaza Theatre Kendle Kidd Performance Hall

Starring: Luke Wilson, Maya Rudolph, Dax Shepard

Rated: R

$8

Saturday, July 19

Dumbo - 1:00pm

Plaza Theatre Kendle Kidd Performance Hall

Rated: G

$6

Why We Fight: War Comes to America - 1:00pm

El Paso Museum of Art

Rated: NR

Free

Sands of Iwo Jima - 1:00pm

Philanthropy Theatre

Starring: John Wayne, John Agar, Adele Mara

Rated: NR

$5

Latino G.I.s and the Fight for Equality: The Mexican American WWII Experience - 1:00pm

El Paso Mexican American Cultural Center

Free

The Men of Company E - 2:00pm

El Paso Mexican American Cultural Center

Rated: NR

Free

Fort Bliss on the Mesa - 2:00pm

El Paso Museum of History

Free

Zoot Suit - 3:00pm

Plaza Theatre Kendle Kidd Performance Hall

Starring: Edward James Olmos, Danny Valdez

Rated: R

$10

The Battle of Midway/The Memphis Belle - 3:00pm

El Paso Museum of Art

Rated: NR

Free

Mrs. Miniver - 3:00pm

Philanthropy Theatre

Starring: Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Teresa Wright

Rated: NR

$5

Film Lecture: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade - 6:00pm

Philanthropy Theatre

Free

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade - 7:00pm

Plaza Theatre Kendle Kidd Performance Hall

Starring: Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, Alison Doody

Rated: PG-13

$8

Concert: Saving Bandit - 7:30pm

Oregon Street

Free

Say Anything - 7:30pm

Philanthropy Theatre

Starring: John Cusack, Ione Skye

Rated: PG-13

$5

PCFF Screenwriting Pitch Fest - 8:00pm

Foundation Room

Free

The Rocky Horror Picture Show - 9:00pm

Oregon Street

Starring: Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick

Rated: R

Free

Boogie Nights - 9:30pm

Philanthropy Theatre

Starring: Burt Reynolds, Mark Wahlberg, Julianne Moore

Rated: R

$5

The Fog - 10:30pm

Plaza Theatre Kendle Kidd Performance Hall

Starring: Adrienne Barbeau, Jamie Lee Curtis

Rated: R

$8

Sunday, July 20

Twelve O'Clock High - 1:00pm

Philanthropy Theatre

Starring: Gregory Peck, Hugh Marlowe, Gary Merrill

Rated: NR

$5

Escuadron 201 - 1:00pm

Spanish, no English subtitles

El Paso Mexican American Cultural Center

Rated: NR

Free

The Freshman - 3:30pm

Plaza Theatre Kendle Kidd Performance Hall

Starring: Harold Lloyd, Jobyna Ralston, Brooks Benedict

Rated: NR

$6

Run Silent, Run Deep - 4:00pm

Philanthropy Theatre

Starring: Clark Gable, Burt Lancaster

Rated: NR

$5

Lecture: The Godfather Part II - 6:00pm

Philanthropy Theatre

Free

The Godfather Part II - 7:00pm

Plaza Theatre Kendle Kidd Performance Hall

Starring: Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, Robert Duvall

Rated: R

$8

Punch-Drunk Love - 7:30pm

Philanthropy Theatre

Starring: Adam Sandler, Emily Watson, Luis Guzman

Rated: R

$5

Monday, July 21

The Day the Earth Stood Still - 11:30am

Plaza Theatre Kendle Kidd Performance Hall

Starring: Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal

Rated: G

$6

Happy Feet - 1:00pm

Philanthropy Theatre

Starring: Voices of Elijah Wood, Brittany Murphy, Hugh Jackman

Rated: PG

$5

Patton - 2:00pm

Plaza Theatre Kendle Kidd Performance Hall

Starring: George C. Scott, Karl Malden, Stephen Young

Rated: PG

$6

Black Beauty - 3:30pm

Philanthropy Theatre

Starring: Sean Bean, David Thewlis

Rated: G

$5

I'm Just a Girl Dinner - 5:00pm

Foundation Room

Lecture: Notting Hill - 6:00pm

Philanthropy Theatre

Free

Notting Hill - 7:00pm

Plaza Theatre Kendle Kidd Performance Hall

Starring: Julia Roberts, Hugh Grant, Rhys Ifans

Rated: PG-13

$8

Life Is Beautiful

Italian with English subtitles - 7:30pm

Philanthropy Theatre

Starring: Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giorgio Cantarini

Rated: PG-13

$5

Tuesday, July 22

My Man Godfrey - 11:30am

Plaza Theatre Kendle Kidd Performance Hall

Starring: William Powell, Carole Lombard, Alice Brady

Rated: NR

$6

All Dogs Go to Heaven - 1:00pm

Philanthropy Theatre

Starring: Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Loni Anderson

Rated: G

$5

The Diary of Anne Frank - 2:00pm

Plaza Theatre Kendle Kidd Performance Hall

Starring: Millie Perkins, Shelley Winters, Joseph Schildkraut

Rated: 1959

$6

Matilda - 3:00pm

Philanthropy Theatre

Starring: Mara Wilson, Danny Devito, Rhea Perlman

Rated: PG

$5

Lecture: Saving Private Ryan - 6:00pm

Philanthropy Theatre

Free

Saving Private Ryan - 7:00pm

Plaza Theatre Kendle Kidd Performance Hall

Starring: Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Tom Sizemore

Rated: R

$8

King Creole - 7:00pm

Plaza Theatre Kendle Kidd Performance Hall

Starring: Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Tom Sizemore

Rated: R

$6

National Velvet - 8:00pm

Plaza Hotel Pioneer Park

Starring: Elizabeth Taylor, Mickey Rooney, Donald Crisp

Rated: NR

Wednesday, July 23

Going My Way - 11:30am

Plaza Theatre Kendle Kidd Performance Hall

Starring: Bing Crosby, Barry Fitzgerald, Jean Heather

Rated: NR

$6

Despicable Me - 3:30pm

Philanthropy Theatre

Starring: Voices of Steve Carell, Jason Segel, Russell Brand

Rated: PG

$5

Lecture: Toy Story - 6:00pm

Philanthropy Theatre

Free

Toy Story - 7:00pm

Plaza Theatre Kendle Kidd Performance Hall

Starring: Voices of Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Annie Potts

Rated: G

$8

Rush - 7:30pm

Philanthropy Theatre

Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Daniel Br?hl, Olivia Wilde

Rated: R

$5

Thursday, July 24

The Producers - 11:30am

Plaza Theatre Kendle Kidd Performance Hall

Starring: Zero Mostel, Gene Wilder, Dick Shawn

Rated: PG

$6

An American Tail - 1:00pm

Philanthropy Theatre

Starring: Voices of Dom DeLuise, Christopher Plummer, Erica Yohn

Rated: G

$5

The Longest Day - 2:00pm

Plaza Theatre Kendle Kidd Performance Hall

Starring: John Wayne, Richard Burton, Robert Ryan

Rated: G

$6

Adventures in Babysitting - 3:00pm

Philanthropy Theatre

Starring: Elisabeth Shue, Maia Brewton, Keith Coogan

Rated: PG-13

$5

Lecture: Schindler's List - 6:00pm

Philanthropy Theatre

Free

Schindler's List - 7:00pm

Plaza Theatre Kendle Kidd Performance Hall

Starring: Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Kingsley

Rated: R

$10

Diego Muñoz Holguin Showcase - 7:30pm

Philanthropy Theatre

Starring: Various

Rated: NR

$5

Big Hero 6 - 8:00pm

La Nube

Starring: Voices of Ryan Potter, Scott Adsit, Jamie Chung

Rated: PG

Friday, July 25

Plaza Days II - 11:30am

Plaza Theatre Kendle Kidd Performance Hall

Starring: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard

Rated: NR

MouseHunt - 1:00pm

Philanthropy Theatre

Starring: Nathan Lane, Lee Evans, Vicki Lewis

Rated: PG

$5

The Great Escape - 1:30pm

Plaza Theatre Kendle Kidd Performance Hall

Starring: Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough

Rated: NR

$6

The Book of Life - 3:30pm

Philanthropy Theatre

Starring: Voices of Diego Luna, Zoe Saldana, Channing Tatum

Rated: PG

$5

Lecture: Alien - 6:00pm

Philanthropy Theatre

Free

Alien - 7:00pm

Plaza Theatre Kendle Kidd Performance Hall

Starring: Sigourney Weaver, John Hurt, Tom Skerritt, Veronica Cartwright

Rated: R

$10

Concert: Bloomwave - 7:30pm

Oregon Street

Free

The Birdcage - 7:30pm

Philanthropy Theatre

Starring: Robin Williams, Nathan Lane, Hank Azaria, Gene Hackman

Rated: R

$5

Spaceballs - 9:00pm

Oregon Street

Starring: Bill Pullman, Daphne Zuniga, John Candy, Rick Moranis, Mel Brooks

Rated: PG

Free

City of God - 10:00pm

Philanthropy Theatre

Starring: Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino, Matheus Nachtergaele

Rated: R

$5

The Royal Tenenbaums - 10:30pm

Plaza Theatre Kendle Kidd Performance Hall

Starring: Gene Hackman, Anjelica Huston, Owen Wilson, Gwyneth Paltrow

Rated: R

$8

Saturday, July 26

Castle in the Sky - 12:30pm

Plaza Theatre Kendle Kidd Performance Hall

Starring: Voices of Anna Paquin, James Van Der Beek, Mark Hamill

Rated: PG

$6

The Negro Soldier/The Battle of San Pietro - 1:00pm

El Paso Museum of Art

Starring: Carlton Moss

Rated: NR

Free

Notorious - 1:00pm

Philanthropy Theatre

Starring: Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman, Claude Rains

Rated: NR

$5

Until He's Back - 1:00pm

El Paso Mexican American Cultural Center

Starring: Ahmed Tchichi, Maria Angeles Colsa Herrera, Faisal Bouhafs

Rated: NR

Free

Abuelita's Kitchen: Stories from the Borderland - 2:00pm

El Paso Mexican American Cultural Center

Starring: Leticia Hernandez, Yolanda Chavez Leyva, Elisa Licona Southern

Rated: NR

Free

The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter - 3:00pm

El Paso Museum of Art

Starring: Lola Weixel, Margaret Wright, Lyn Childs

Rated: NR

Free

The Birds - 3:30pm

Plaza Theatre Kendle Kidd Performance Hall

Starring: Rod Taylor, Tippi Hedren, Jessica Tandy, Veronica Cartwright

Rated: PG-13

$10

Red Sands - 3:30pm

Philanthropy Theatre

Starring: Ramiro Bernal, Enrique Cisneros, Rosa Gonzalez

Rated: NR

$5

Night and Fog - 5:00pm

Philanthropy Theatre

Starring: Michel Bouquet

Rated: NR

$5

Long Shadows - 7:00pm

Plaza Theatre Kendle Kidd Performance Hall

Starring: Dermot Mulroney, Jacqueline Bisset, Dominic Monaghan, Blaine Maye, Sarah Cortez, Grainger Hines

Rated: NR

Concert: Jenna Ivey - 7:30pm

Oregon Street

Free

9th Femme Frontera Filmmaker Showcase - 7:30pm

Philanthropy Theatre

Starring: Various

Rated: NR

$5

Mamma Mia! - 9:00pm

Oregon Street

Starring: Meryl Streep, Amanda Seyfried, Christine Baranski, Julie Walters

Rated: PG-13

Free

Terminator 2: Judgment Day - 10:00pm

Plaza Theatre Kendle Kidd Performance Hall

Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Robert Patrick

Rated: R

$8

Hellboy - 10:00pm

Philanthropy Theatre

Starring: Ron Perlman, Doug Jones, Selma Blair

Rated: PG-13

$5

Sunday, July 27

Filmmakers Brunch: On Location with Jacob Cena - 11:00am

Foundation Room

Free

Her Husband's Trademark - 1:00pm

Plaza Theatre Kendle Kidd Performance Hall

Starring: Gloria Swanson, Richard Wayne, Stuart Holmes

Rated: NR

$6

Gran Hotel - 1:00pm

Philanthropy Theatre

Starring: Mario "Cantinflas" Moreno, Jacqueline Dalya, Josefina Martinez

Rated: NR

$5

Local Flavor Showcase and Awards - 3:30pm

Plaza Theatre Kendle Kidd Performance Hall

Starring: Various

Rated: NR

$6

A League of Their Own - 3:30pm

Philanthropy Theatre

Starring: Geena Davis, Tom Hanks, Lori Petty, Rosie O'Donnell

Rated: PG

$5

Local Flavor 2025 Reception - 5:30pm

Foundation Room

Free

Lecture: Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back - 6:00pm

Philanthropy Theatre

Free

Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back - 7:00pm

Plaza Theatre Kendle Kidd Performance Hall

Starring: Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Billy Dee Williams

Rated: PG

$8

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Date: July 17-27, 2025

Location: Various Venue in El Paso, TX

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