[Updated] Classic movies heading to the big screen in 2023

[Last updated September 2023]

One silver lining of movie theaters shuffling their way back to pre-pandemic levels? A surge of classic movies heading to movie theaters in 2023 so that new and veteran fans can appreciate the vintage films on the big screen.

Hollywood studios are still trying to get new movie production back on track. Re-issues of classic films help fill that void in theaters.

“It was definitely a rebound year,” Tearlach Hutcheson, VP of film at Studio Movie Grill, told Variety in December 2022. “There’s still a lack of product from studios, and it’s going to take a while to change that.”

TCM has parted ways with Fathom Events, which had been the biggest player in re-releases of classic favorites. But Fathom announced a new series that will honor classic cinema. That plus a few other national series – such as Flashback Cinema and Alamo Drafthouse special screenings – translates into more movie theater love for old movies.

Here’s a look at pre-1980 movie re-releases coming soon nationally to a theater hopefully near you. (A variety of independent movie houses include classic movies in their lineup but unfortunately, we can’t track all of those individually.)

This list will continue to be updated as new movies are announced.

JANUARY

Roman Holiday

FEBRUARY

Pillow Talk

Murder on the Orient Express (1974 version)

It Happened One Night

The Bride of Frankenstein

Lady Sings the Blues

MARCH

My Fair Lady

Harold and Maude

The Ten Commandments (1956)

APRIL

Woman of the Year (limited)

Blazing Saddles

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Return of the Jedi

[Technically, these last two are after my usual cut-off date of 1980, but too good not to share!]

MAY

Taxi Driver (limited)

JUNE

Treasure of the Sierra Madre

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Grease

The Wicker Man

JULY

Jaws (also here)

Friday the 13th

Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

AUGUST

Enter the Dragon

American Graffiti

OCTOBER

Note: Many non-chain theaters (not included on this list) are showing Universal Monster movies throughout October in honor of the 100th anniversary. Check/support your local theaters!

The Birds

The Mummy (1932) + The Wolfman (1941) double feature

The Exorcist

The Shining

Frankenstein (1931) + Invisible Man (1933) double feature

Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein

Dracula (1931) + Dracula's Daughter double feature

Dracula (1931's Spanish version)

Psycho

The Black Cat

Halloween and also here

Friday the 13th