Film anniversary screenings you can watch in London cinemas this summer

The Deer Hunter, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and Mamma Mia! all hit milestone anniversaries in 2023
Everyman Screen on the Canal will be showing some classics this year
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William Mata28 June 2023

Some of the best and worst films ever made are hitting an anniversary in 2023, and some London cinemas are offering the chance to see them again.

From The Deer Hunter to The Room, years ending in 3 and 8 have a lot to be thanked for and, in the case of Gigli, answer for.

Thankfully, the latter is not showing but there are plenty of films to give a second viewing or maybe see for the first time.

Here are ten classic films to watch this summer.

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang turns 55 this year
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Freaky Friday (2003)

Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsey Lohan star as a mother and daughter who do not get along until they are forced to work together when they swap bodies.

The comedy will be played out at the free Everyman Screen on the Canal on Thursday, June 29.

The Room (2003)

What is widely considered the worst film of all time has garnered a cult following since its release - especially at The Prince Charles Cinema where it shows monthly.

Expect quote-alongs to classic lines such as, "If a lot of people love each other, the world will be a better place to live,” on Thursday, June 29, and Thursday, July 20.

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)

The classic musical adapted from Ian Fleming’s children’s book is also on Everyman Screen on the Canal - where it will play on Friday, June 30.

The flying car caper stars Dick Van Dyke, Sally Ann Howes, Lionel Jeffries, and Gert Fröbe.

Cool Runnings (1993)

The true story of Jamaica participating in the Winter Olympics was the inspiration for the Disney comedy which starred the late John Candy.

Everyman Screen on the Canal will be showing it on Monday, July 3.

The Prince Charles Cinema
Prince Charles cinema

Live and Let Die (1973)

Roger Moore dons the tuxedo in a more conventional Ian Fleming offering as James Bond investigates a crime lord who has a strange connection to a tarot card reader.

The Prince Charles Cinema is showing it on Thursday, July 6.

Mamma Mia! (2008)

ABBA may have split up in 1982 but they have never really been away with their music used for a long-running West End musical as well as the Voyage show, which is still showing in London.

It is the 2008 film starring Meryl Streep, Amanda Seyfried and Pierce Brosnan that is still delighting audiences and will be shown at the Everyman Screen on the Canal on Friday, July 7.

The Deer Hunter (1978)

Robert De Niro, John Cazale, John Savage, Meryl Streep, and Christopher Walken all star in Michael Cimino’s masterpiece.

The story of relationships being torn about through the Vietnam War is showing at The Prince Charles Cinema on Monday, July 17, and Thursday, August 17.

Black Panther director Ryan Coogler
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Grave of the Fireflies (1988)

The Studio Ghibli classic offers a devastating meditation on the human cost of war.

Considered perhaps the saddest of any Japanese anime, or any animation for that matter, it will be shown again at The Prince Charles Cinema on Sunday, August 27.

Black Panther (2018)

The most recent on the list to celebrate an anniversary, the late Chadwick Boseman stars in the 2018 Marvel epic which won a rare distinction for a superhero film: an Oscar nomination.

Showing at The Barbican’s Sculpture Court outdoor screen on Friday, September 1.

Jurassic Park (1993)

It really has been that long since we were all terrified by the raptors after the eccentric John Hammond (Richard Attenborough) convinced everyone the dinosaur attraction was safe.

We’ve heard that line again several times. But the Steven Spielberg original will be aired at The Prince Charles Cinema daily from September 1-7.

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