Fathom Entertainment has unveiled its ‘Big Screen Classics’ lineup for 2026, featuring 12 of cinema’s most enduring masterpieces—many celebrating major landmark anniversaries—returning to theaters nationwide.
Among the films celebrating anniversaries is “The Silence of the Lambs,” which turns 35 in 2026. The 1991 film, which swept the “Big Five” Academy Awards (including Best Picture, Director, and Lead Acting honors for Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins), returns in remastered 4K on April 26 and 29.
The psychological thriller pits green FBI trainee Clarice Starling (Foster) against the brilliant but terrifying Hannibal Lecter (Hopkins). As Starling hunts an elusive killer targeting women, she is forced into a psychological chess match with Lecter, whose insights into the criminal mind come at a devastating personal cost to the vulnerable trainee.
Fathom has again tapped renowned film historian and critic Leonard Maltin, who returns for his fourth year as a cornerstone of “Fathom’s Big Screen Classics,” offering exclusive introductions that illuminate each film’s lasting legacy.
Fathom’s Big Screen Classics 2026 lineup includes:
- Ben-Hur (March 29 & April 1-2)
- The Silence of the Lambs 35th Anniversary (April 26 & 29)
- Fried Green Tomatoes 35th Anniversary (May 10 & 13)
- The Birdcage 30th Anniversary (June 7 & 10)
- Ocean’s Eleven 25th Anniversary (June 21 & 24)
- Citizen Kane 85th Anniversary (July 5 & 8)
- The Fifth Element (July 26-27)
- Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory 55th Anniversary (August 2 & 5)
- Gone With the Wind (October 10-14)
- A Beautiful Mind 25th Anniversary (November 22-23)
- The Maltese Falcon 85th Anniversary (December 6 & 9)
- It’s a Wonderful Life 80th Anniversary (December 18-26)
Tickets for the Fathom’s Big Screen Classics 2026 film series are available now via the Fathom Entertainment website and participating theatre box offices.
