The BSR December 2025 repertory movie roundup

The highlights

Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
December 4-11
Various theaters

Quentin Tarantino’s revenge saga Kill Bill, starring Uma Thurman as a scorned Bride out for revenge, was released in two parts in 2002 and 2003, but the filmmaker has now combined both parts into a complete saga, lasting four hours and 35 minutes, and complete with a new animated opening sequence. Tarantino has not yet announced what he will make as his next film, which he says will be his last, but the combined Kill Bill is the closest we’re getting to a new QT film this year.

Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Sunday, December 7, 3pm and 7:30pm
PhilaMOCA, 531 North 12th Streets

John Cameron Mitchell’s 2001 rock musical about the life of a queer East German singer, which was based on Mitchell’s 1998 stage show, will be shown at PhilaMOCA. Mitchell will be on hand for both shows, which are both sold out, and the writer/director/star will offer a Q&A after the first performance, live commentary during the second, and live performances after both.

The Shining
December 12-17
Various theaters

Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 adaptation of Stephen King’s novel, starring Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall spending a winter in the creepy Overlook Hotel, is getting its first-ever IMAX release. That’s a film that, despite King’s longtime hatred for it notwithstanding, has quite a few memorable images that are going to look great on a giant screen.

The Muppet Christmas Carol
December 6-12
The Colonial Theatre, 223 Bridge Street, Phoenixville

The Muppets’ 1992 take on the Dickens classic has grown much in esteem over time, and this year, the Colonial is showing it nine times over the course of five days. On December 11, in conjunction with the People’s Light Theater’s production of A Christmas Carol, artists from that production will sing selections from the stage show’s score, ahead of the 6:45pm showing of the movie.

More cinema screenings

Tokyo Godfathers
Tuesday, December 2
PhilaMOCA

The Razor’s Edge
Wednesday, December 3
Lightbox Film Center

It’s a Wonderful Life
Wednesday, December 3
The Ambler Theater

Thursday, December 4
Bryn Mawr Film Institute

Saturday, December 13
Film Society East

Wednesday, December 17
The Hiway Theater

Sunday, December 21
The Colonial Theatre

Wedding Crashers (20th anniversary)
Thursday, December 4
Thursday, December 11
Fathom Events (various theaters)

The Straight Story
Thursday, December 4
Film Society Center

Frankenstein (2011 filmed stage production)
Thursday, December 4
InterAct Theatre Company

Fleabag (2019 filmed stage production)
Friday, December 5
InterAct Theatre Company

The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Saturday, December 6
Ritz Five

Hundreds of Beavers
Saturday, December 6
PhilaMOCA

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me + The Missing Pieces
Saturday, December 6
Sunday, December 7
Friday, December 12
Film Society East

Home Alone
Saturday, December 6
Thursday, December 18
Saturday, December 20
Friday, December 26
Saturday, December 27
Film Society Center

Saturday, December 13
The Colonial Theatre

Wednesday, December 17
The Ambler Theater

National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
Tuesday, December 9
Ritz Five

Die Hard
Friday, December 12
The Colonial Theatre

Mulholland Drive
Saturday, December 13
Sunday, December 14
Wednesday, December 17
Film Society East

Eyes Wide Shut
Wednesday, December 17
The Colonial Theatre

Inland Empire
Saturday, December 20
Film Society Center

Who Killed Santa Claus?
Sunday, December 21
Lightbox Film Center

Dial Code Santa Claus
Monday, December 22
PhilaMOCA

Scrooged
Tuesday, December 23
The Hiway Theater

Trading Places
Sunday, December 28
The Colonial Theatre