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CAPA Summer Movie Series

The CAPA Summer Movie Series returned for its 56th season, running June 13–August 24 at the historic Ohio Theatre. This year’s series featured 28 classic films and cult favorites, continuing a beloved Columbus tradition.

Tickets

10 Packs

10-packs of Summer Movie Series tickets are available for $40 (a savings of $2 per ticket off day-of-show prices). 10-pack tickets are valid for any film in any combination.

Single Tickets

Single tickets to individual films are $6. Single tickets may be purchased in advance, OR day-of-show at the CAPA Ticket Center beginning one hour prior to show time. Senior citizen tickets are $5. Day-of-show tickets may be purchased with cash OR card!

Audio description is available with select films and an assistive listening app is available for all screenings.

ListenWIFI (formerly known as Listen Everywhere), an assistive listening app that patrons can download to their personal cell phones, is available at all screenings. When coupled with the patron’s headphones or ear buds, the app provides high-quality audio streamed directly to the patron and can be adjusted for volume preference.

Select films will be audio-described for visually impaired persons at no extra charge. Audio description allows patrons to hear a scene-by-scene narration of the on-screen action while they listen to the movie dialogue.

For more information visit our accessibility page.

While Fritz the Nite Owl wasn’t on-site, audiences still took a nostalgic trip back to the days of Nite Owl Theatre with a special Fright Nite Friday screening of Alien (1979) on Friday, August 8. Fans enjoyed a full episode of Nite Owl Theatre, featuring Fritz’s signature breaks packed with trivia-tastic tomfoolery and delightfully campy special effects.

Now in his 34th year with the CAPA Summer Movie Series, Clark Wilson once again filled the Ohio Theatre with the rich sounds of the “Mighty Morton” theatre organ, delighting audiences with pre-show performances 30 minutes before each screening.


With the series concluded, the “Mighty Morton” now begins an exciting new chapter—the restoration of its original console, a vital piece of this historic instrument.Click here to follow its journey!

As part of the CAPA Summer Movie Series, CAPA offers a revealing look at the historic Ohio Theatre with free, one-hour-long, guided tours, complete with a light show and organ demonstration by Clark Wilson on the “Mighty Morton” theatre organ presented by Ice Miller.

Reservations are required, and space is limited.

A first floor only tour is available upon request for individuals with mobility concerns. Tours do not go on stage or backstage.

Tour dates will be released with the 2026 film list!

2025 Summer Movie Series Films

In and Out (1997)
Friday, June 13, 7:30 pm

SERIES PREMIERE!
RATED PG-13

The Sound of Music (1965)
Saturday, June 14, 7:30 pm
Sunday, June 15, 2 pm

60TH ANNIVERSARY!

The French Connection (1971)
Wednesday, June 18, 7:30 pm
Thursday, June 19, 7:30 pm

RATED R

The Blues Brothers (1980)
Friday, June 20, 7:30 pm

45TH ANNIVERSARY!
SERIES PREMIERE!
RATED R

Cartoon Capers
Saturday, June 21, 10 am

Hitchcock’s Spellbound (1945)
Saturday, June 21, 7:30 pm
Sunday, June 22, 2 pm

80TH ANNIVERSARY!

Ordinary People (1980)
Wednesday, June 25, 7:30 pm

45TH ANNIVERSARY!
SERIES PREMIERE!
RATED R

Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)
Thursday, June 26, 7:30 pm

Cool Hand Luke (1967)
Friday, June 27, 7:30 pm

SERIES PREMIERE!
35mm

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
Saturday, June 28, 7:30 pm

RATED PG

Gone with the Wind (1939)
Friday, July 25, 7:30 pm
Saturday, July 26, 7:30 pm
Sunday, July 27, 2 pm

35mm

Hitchcock’s Marnie (1964)
Wednesday, July 30, 7:30 pm
Thursday, July 31, 7:30 pm

SERIES PREMIERE!
35mm

The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Friday, August 1, 7:30 pm

RATED R
35mm

The Princess Bride (1987)
Saturday, August 2, 7:30 pm
Sunday, August 3, 2 pm

RATED PG

Top Hat (1935)
Wednesday, August 6, 7:30 pm

90TH ANNIVERSARY!

The Spiral Staircase (1946)
Thursday, August 7, 7:30 pm

Alien (1979)
Friday, August 8, 7:30 pm

FRIGHT NITE FRIDAY WITH FRITZ!
SERIES PREMIERE!
RATED R

Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
Saturday, August 9, 7:30 pm
Sunday, August 10, 2 pm

35mm

Dune (1984)
Wednesday, August 13, 7:30 pm

SERIES PREMIERE!
RATED PG-13

Titanic (1997)
Thursday, August 14, 7:30 pm
Friday, August 15, 7:30 pm

Cartoon Capers
Saturday, August 16, 10 am

Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999)
Saturday, August 16, 7:30 pm
Sunday, August 17, 2 pm

SERIES PREMIERE!
RATED PG

After the Thin Man (1936)
Wednesday, August 20, 7:30 pm

Moonstruck (1987)
Thursday, August 21, 7:30 pm

SERIES PREMIERE!
RATED PG

Never Give a Sucker an Even Break (1941) &
Horse Feathers (1932)
Friday, August 22, 7:30 pm

COMEDY DOUBLE FEATURE!
SERIES PREMIERE!

Guys and Dolls (1955)
Saturday, August 23, 7:30 pm
Sunday, August 24, 2 pm

70TH ANNIVERSARY!

*Movies are subject to change without notice.

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