Summer Classic Film Series
Austin has changed a lot over the past decade, but one tradition you can always count on is the Paramount Summer Classic Film Series, now in its 44th year. We are presenting more than 100 films this summer, so look forward to more well-preserved film prints and dazzling digital restorations—from romance and comedy, to thrillers, family adventures, and more. Escape the heat and join us for a three-month-long celebration of the movies!
Admission & Ticket Information
- Online Advance Admission: $12 (includes a $1 preservation fee)
- Regular Admission: $12 (available at Paramount Box Office on day of show and includes a $1 preservation fee)
- Film Fan Admission: $8 (See more details.)
- FLIX-TIX: $60 ($50 for Film Fan members) The Best Summer Movie Bargain! FLIX-TIX gives you 10 admissions, good in any combination to the Summer Classic Film Series. Purchase at the box office or purchase now.
- Parking: $5 Thanks to our friends at 600 Congress, affordable & secure parking is available for film-goers. Directions & Parking Info
- *Double Features: When two movies that are screening in the same theatre are grouped under the same thematic heading, one ticket is good for both features when viewed back-to-back on the same day (except as noted).
Film Fan Club
Enjoy quintessential Film Fan benefits like discounted or free admission, convenient parking, complimentary popcorn, premium seating + much more. (After purchase, your badge will be ready for pick up in two working days. If you need to rush this order please call 512-474-1221 ext.1).
Schedule
Scroll down to view the entire summer schedule or view and download the PDF schedule now.
Crazy in Love
Everyone can see these characters are in love — except them
When Harry Met Sally
Fri, May 24 | 7:00pm | Paramount*
1989 – 30TH ANNIVERSARY!
96 min. | Color | DCP
It Happened One Night
Sat, May 25 | 3:15pm | Paramount*
1934 – 85TH ANNIVERSARY!
105 min. | B&W | DCP
Family Film Festival Kick-Off
Movies to spark the imagination and inspire a new generation of classic movie lovers
The Wizard of Oz
Sat, May 25 | 1:00pm | Paramount
1939 – 80TH ANNIVERSARY!
102 min. | B&W/Color | 35mm
My Man William (Powell)
Four films starring everyone’s favorite tipsy detective
Happy Anniversary, Charlie Kaufman
Two of the most brain-twisting films of the past 20 years
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Thu, May 30 | 7:00pm | Stateside*
2004 – 15TH ANNIVERSARY!
108 min. | Color | DCP
Being John Malkovich
Thu, May 30 | 9:05pm | Stateside*
1999 – 20TH ANNIVERSARY!
113 min. | Color | DCP
Japanese Horrors
A legendary screen monster, and a bizarre haunted house movie you have to see to believe
Godzilla (a.k.a. Gojira)
Fri, May 31 | 7:00pm | Stateside*
1954 – 65TH ANNIVERSARY!
96 min. | B&W | DCP
Japanese w/English subtitles
House (a.k.a. Hausu)
Fri, May 31 | 8:55pm | Stateside*
1977
88 min. | Color | Digital
Japanese w/English subtitles
Family Film Festival
Movies to spark the imagination and inspire a new generation of classic movie lovers
My Neighbor Totoro
Sun, June 2 | 1:00pm | Paramount
1988
86 min. | Color | DCP
Dubbed in English
Epic Sunday Matinee
Clear your schedule for one of cinema’s greatest (and longest) movies
Seven Samurai
Sun, June 2 | 3:00pm | Paramount
1954 – 65TH ANNIVERSARY!
1954 | 207 min. | B&W | 35mm
Japanese w/ English subtitles
They’re Doing Choreography
Some of cinema’s most renowned choreographers do their best work
1939: Hollywood’s Golden Year
The 80th anniversary of the year that defined Hollywood’s Golden Age
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Tue, June 11 | 7:30pm | Stateside
1939 – 80TH ANNIVERSARY!
129 min. | B&W | DCP
Only Angels Have Wings
Wed, June 12 | 8:55pm | Paramount*
1939 – 80TH ANNIVERSARY!
121 min. | B&W | DCP
Voted Most Likely to Act Out
Two students who are much more interested in their “extracurricular activities”
Family Film Festival
Movies to spark the imagination and inspire a new generation of classic movie lovers
The Iron Giant
Sun, June 16 | 1:00pm | Paramount
1999 – 20TH ANNIVERSARY!
90 min. | Color | DCP
Father’s Day with James Bond
Treat Dad to a double feature on this special day!
On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
Sun, June 16 | 5:00pm | Paramount*
1969 – 50TH ANNIVERSARY!
143 min. | Color | DCP
1969: 50 Years Later
Four films celebrate their golden anniversary
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Tue, June 18 | 7:00pm | Paramount*
1969 – 50TH ANNIVERSARY!
110 min. | Color | 35mm
Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice
Tue, June 18 | 9:10pm | Paramount*
1969 – 50TH ANNIVERSARY!
105 min. | Color | DCP
Unsung Filmmakers
Remarkable directors who are finally getting their due
Family Film Festival
Movies to spark the imagination and inspire a new generation of classic movie lovers
The Secret Garden
Sat, June 22 | 1:00pm | Stateside
1993
102 min. | Color | Digital
Happy Anniversary to Hugh
Two of Hugh Grant’s most beloved films celebrate milestone years
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Sat, June 22 | 3:10pm | Stateside*
1994 – 25TH ANNIVERSARY!
118 min. | Color | DCP
Creature Features
They say you should never work with animals…
You’re Mocking Me, Aren’t You?
The screen’s finest comedians skewer the cinema’s most beloved genres
This is Spinal Tap
Wed, June 26 | 7:00pm | Paramount*
1984 – 35TH ANNIVERSARY!
82 min. | Color | DCP
Eighties High
It’s tough being a teenager, especially in the 1980s
Gangster Pictures
Three of the finest examples of the genre
The Godfather Part II
Sun, June 30 | 4:15pm | Paramount*
1974 – 45TH ANNIVERSARY!
200 min. | Color | DCP
American History
Remembering the extraordinary moments and people who have defined America
Family Film Festival
Movies to spark the imagination and inspire a new generation of classic movie lovers
The Goonies
Sun, July 7 | 1:00pm | Paramount
1985
111 min. | Color | DCP
Adventure Time
Join us for some rip-roaring whimsy, thanks to two of the most beloved films ever made
Crime Is No Laughing Matter…Or Is It?
A deadly series of crime dramas and comedies
Satyajit Ray’s Apu Trilogy
One of the most captivating triple features you’ll ever see
Pather Panchali
Sat, July 13 | 1:00pm | Stateside*
1955
125 min. | B&W | DCP
Bengali w/ English subtitles
Apur Sansar
Sat, July 13 | 5:30pm | Stateside*
1959 – 60TH ANNIVERSARY!
106 min. | B&W | DCP
Bengali w/ English subtitles
Special Event: Napoleon Dynamite
A Conversation with Jon Heder “Napoleon Dynamite” Efren Ramirez “Pedro” and Jon Gries “Uncle Rico” PLUS A SCREENING OF THE CLASSIC MOVIE
Napoleon Dynamite
Sat, July 13 | 7:30pm | Paramount
2004 – 15TH ANNIVERSARY!
96 min. | Color | DCP
This is a Special Event. Film badges, passes and Flix-Tix are not valid.
On Location
Enjoy the scenery in these romantic travelogues
Monsters and Slashers and Scares, Oh My!
For those who like movies you watch through your fingers
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Mon, July 15 | 7:00pm | Paramount*
1984 – 35TH ANNIVERSARY!
91 min. | Color | 35mm
aGLIFF Presents
Austin’s All Genders, Lifestyles, and Identities Film Festival (aGLIFF) joins us to present a classic film in anticipation of their 2019 festival
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Sat, July 20 | 7:30pm | Stateside
1994 – 25TH ANNIVERSARY!
98 min. | Color | DCP
Family Film Festival
Movies to spark the imagination and inspire a new generation of classic movie lovers
The Dark Crystal
Sun, July 21 | 1:00pm | Paramount
1982
93 min. | Color | DCP
Epic Sunday Matinee
Clear your schedule for one of cinema’s greatest (and longest) movies
Ben-Hur
Sun, July 21 | 3:05pm | Paramount
1959 – 60TH ANNIVERSARY!
212 min. | Color | DCP
Glorious Technicolor
Some of the most jaw-droppingly gorgeous images you’ll ever see
Cine Las Americas Presents
Austin’s Cine Las Americas International Film Festival, which showcases contemporary films from Latin America and the Iberian Peninsula along with films made by or about Latinxs in the U.S. and the rest of the world, joins us to present a classic film
Blancanieves
Fri, July 26 | 7:30pm | Stateside
2012
104 min. | B&W and Color | DCP
Spanish w/ English subtitles
Glorious Technicolor cont.
Some of the most jaw-droppingly gorgeous images you’ll ever see
Gulliver’s Travels
Sat, July 27 | 1:00pm | Paramount
1939 – 80TH ANNIVERSARY!
74 min. | Color | 35mm
FREE Family Film Festival Screening!
See all films in the Family Film Festival!
An American in Paris
Sat, July 27 | 2:45pm | Paramount*
Sun, July 28 | 4:00pm | Paramount*
1951
113 min. | Color | 35mm
Singin’ in the Rain
Sat, July 27 | 4:50pm | Paramount*
Sun, July 28 | 2:00pm | Paramount*
1952
103 min. | Color | 35mm
Magnificent Obsession
Mon, July 29 | 8:45pm | Paramount*
1954 – 65TH ANNIVERSARY!
108 min. | Color | 35mm
Hot Pursuit
The movies that made “great car chases” its own genre
Family Film Festival
Movies to spark the imagination and inspire a new generation of classic movie lovers
Modern Times
Sat, Aug 3 | 1:00pm | Paramount
1936
87 min. | B&W | 35mm
Silent w/English Intertitles
We All Go a Little Mad Sometimes
These two characters wouldn’t hurt a fly…or would they?
Is This the Real Life?
Two sci-fi classics that suggest not everything is what it seems
Austin Asian American Film Festival Presents
The Austin Asian American Film Festival, which showcases the best in new Asian and Asian American cinema, joins us to present a classic film
The Namesake
Mon, Aug 5 | 7:30pm | Paramount
2006
122 min. | Color | DCP
Longing
Some of the cinema’s richest and most complex characters pursue romance and happiness
You Can’t Write This Stuff
Sometimes real life is stranger (and more captivating) than fiction
Family Film Festival
Movies to spark the imagination and inspire a new generation of classic movie lovers
The Sound of Music
Sun, Aug 11 | 1:00pm | Paramount
1965
174 min. | Color | DCP
Remembering Agnes Varda
Celebrating one of the greatest filmmakers who ever lived
Hitchcock Week
The master is back for another round
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Tue, Aug 13 | 7:00pm | Paramount*
Wed, Aug 14 | 9:05pm | Paramount*
1956
120 min. | Color | DCP
To Catch a Thief
Tue, Aug 13 | 9:15pm | Paramount*
Wed, Aug 14 | 7:00pm | Paramount*
1955
106 min. | Color | DCP
Strangers on a Train
Thu, Aug 15 | 7:00pm | Paramount*
Fri, Aug 16 | 9:25pm | Paramount*
1951
101 min. | B&W | 35mm
Vertigo
Thu, Aug 15 | 9:00pm | Paramount*
Fri, Aug 16 | 7:00pm | Paramount*
1958
128 min. | Color | DCP
North by Northwest
Sat, Aug 17 | 2:00pm | Paramount*
Sun, Aug 18 | 5:05pm | Paramount*
1959 – 60TH ANNIVERSARY!
136 min. | Color | 35mm
Rear Window
Sat, Aug 17 | 4:35pm | Paramount*
Sun, Aug 18 | 3:00pm | Paramount*
1954 – 65TH ANNIVERSARY!
112 min. | Color | 35mm
Family Film Festival
Movies to spark the imagination and inspire a new generation of classic movie lovers
The Neverending Story
Sun, Aug 18 | 1:00pm | Paramount
1984
94 min. | Color | DCP
70MM Week!
Because the big screen deserves BIG films
2001: A Space Odyssey
Wed, Aug 21 | 7:30pm | Paramount
Thu, Aug 22 | 7:30pm | Paramount
Sat, Aug 24 | 3:00pm | Paramount
1968
164 min. | Color | 70mm
Epic Sunday Matinee
Clear your schedule for one of cinema’s greatest (and longest) movies
Cleopatra
Sun, Aug 25 | 2:00pm | Paramount
1963
250 min. | Color | DCP
Play It Again
Some of the greatest musicians of all time grace the Paramount screen
The Last Weekend
The Summer Film Series draws to a close with two epic romances
Gone with the Wind
Sat, Aug 31 | 7:00pm | Paramount
1939 – 80TH ANNIVERSARY!
232 min. | Color | 35mm
*Double Features: When two movies that are screening in the same theatre are grouped under the same thematic heading, one ticket is good for both features when viewed back-to-back on the same day (except as noted).
Transit Options
While finding parking in downtown Austin can be a challenge, finding a transit line that gets you there is easy! Try transit to and from the Paramount Theatre. It costs less than covered parking and you’ll avoid circling the city looking for a spot. Nearby transit stops include 8th/Congress, 11th/Congress, 8th/Lavaca, 8th/Guadalupe or take MetroRail to the Downtown Station.
Transit Routes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 30, 37, 801, 803, 985 and MetroRail will get you there!
Plan your trip (online): http://www.capmetro.org/planner
Plan your trip (on your smartphone): http://www.capmetro.org/app
