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See Classic Movies Rereleased on the Big Screen This Summer

Get caught up in the nostalgia of summer and check out these movies being rereleased in local theaters.

By Kate Oczypok June 5, 2025 at 10:15 am

Summer can make you feel nostalgic for the past. Luckily, there are multiple movies celebrating big anniversaries this year, and with that comes special summer rereleases to commemorate the milestones. Here are six films getting the rerelease treatment at local theaters in June and July.

Dogma: Resurrected! A 25^th Anniversary Celebration

June 5, 8, and 10

Alamo Drafthouse in Crystal City is hosting a 25^th anniversary celebration for the 1999 movie Dogma, about two fallen angels who find themselves banished in Wisconsin and head for New Jersey in an attempt to return to heaven. The film was directed by Kevin Smith and starred Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, among others. Alamo Drafthouse: 1660 Crystal Dr., Arlington

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

June 14, 15, and 18

The 1989 classic starring Harrison Ford and Sean Connery is back in theaters for three days only. The Steven Spielberg–directed film about the explorer Indiana Jones and his adventure to rescue his father, who vanished while searching for the Holy Grail, is showing in the afternoon and early evening on June 14, 15, and 18 at local AMC Theatres, Cinemark Theatres, and Regal Cinemas. Multiple area locations

Brokeback Mountain

June 22 and 25

Brokeback Mountain is celebrating its 20^th anniversary this year and will be rereleased for a limited engagement on June 22 and 25. The movie starring Jake Gyllenhaal and the late Heath Ledger grossed over $178 million worldwide on a budget of just $14 million. Local Regal Cinemas, AMC Theatres, Angelika Film Center & Café at Mosaic, and Alamo Drafthouse Crystal City all have showtimes. Multiple locations

Clueless

June 29 and 30

Miss the 30^th anniversary of the classic ‘90s coming-of-age tale? As if! Cher and her Clueless crew are back in theaters June 29 and 30 and local AMC Theatres, Cinemark Theatres, and Regal Cinema locations are hosting screenings at 4 and 7 p.m. Multiple locations

This Is Spinal Tap 41^st Anniversary

July 5

Angelika Film Center & Café in the Mosaic District is celebrating 41 years of the Rob Reiner cult classic This Is Spinal Tap. The musical comedy mockumentary tells the story of Spinal Tap, one of the UK’s loudest bands, as documented by fictional director Marty DiBergi, played by Reiner. 2911 District Ave., Fairfax

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest 50^th Anniversary

July 13 and 16

The movie starring Jack Nicholson, based on the best-selling novel by Ken Kesey, turns 50 years old this year. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest snagged the top five Oscars (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Adapted Screenplay) in 1976, the first to do so since It Happened One Night in 1934. The movie will be rereleasing in honor of its golden anniversary on July 13 and 16 at local Cinemark, Regal, and AMC Theatres for afternoon and evening showings. Multiple locations

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Kate Oczypok

Contributing Writer

Kate Oczypok has been a freelance writer since 2011, and is proud to be a regular contributor to Northern Virginia Magazine in digital and print since 2020. Her bylines have appeared in The New York Times, People.com, Better Homes and Gardens, and locally The Georgetowner and Washingtonian Magazine, among others. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Print Journalism from American University and a M.Ed. in Education from Penn State. She also teaches virtual piano lessons in the after school hours and does portrait photography on weekends.