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Join us for the Petoskey Film Series
Every Wednesday at 7:00pm
Upper Carnegie Building (451 East Mitchell St.)
Film Hotline: 231-758-3108
Thanks to a partnership with the Little Traverse Civic Theater, the Petoskey Film Series continues! There is no cost to attend, though donations will be accepted. Doors to the Carnegie Building will open at 6:30pm with first-come seating. Those attending may bring their own snacks. People are encouraged to review available information about each movie to determine whether the content and mature subject matter are acceptable to them personally before deciding to attend. Brief summaries and trailers are available below for upcoming movies.
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Previously Shown 2025
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January 1 - Cancelled due to holiday January 8 - Argo January 15 - Whale Rider January 22 - The Talented Mr. Ripley January 29 - Stand and Deliver February 5 - The Outsiders February 12 - The Fall Guy February 19 - Strangers on a Train February 26 - One Life March 5 - The Prestige March 12 - Tracks March 19 - Sing Street March 26 - East Side Sushi April 2 - Garden State (cancelled due to ice storm) April 9 - Every Brilliant Thing April 16 - Red April 23 - Polite Society April 30 - Finding Forrester |
2025 Film Schedule
| May 7 --- Here Today |
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Here Today (2021 • Comedy/Drama • PG-13 • 1H 57M) When veteran comedy writer Charlie Burnz meets New York street singer Emma Payge, they form an unlikely yet hilarious and touching friendship that kicks the generation gap aside and redefines the meaning of love and trust. |
| May 14 --- Searching for Sugar Man |
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Searching for Sugar Man (2012 • Documentary • PG-13 • 1H 26M) Two South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock n roller, Rodriguez. |
| May 21 --- Smoke Signals |
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Smoke Signals (1998 • Coming-of-Age/Comedy • PG-13 • 1H 29M) Arnold rescued Thomas from a fire when he was a child. Thomas thinks of Arnold as a hero, while Arnold's son Victor resents his father's alcoholism, violence and abandonment of his family. |
| May 28 --- Amelie |
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Amelie (2001 • Romantic Comedy • R • 2H 2M) Despite being caught in her imaginative world, young waitress Amelie decides to help people find happiness. Her quest to spread joy leads her on a journey during which she finds true love. |
| June 4 --- Linoleum |
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Linoleum (2022 • Drama/Sci-Fi • PG • 1H 41M) When the host of a failing children's science show endeavors to achieve his childhood dream of becoming an astronaut by constructing a rocket ship in his garage, a series of bizarre events occur that cause him to question his own reality. |
| June 11 --- Conclave |
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Conclave (2024 • Drama/Thriller • PG • 2H) When Cardinal Lawrence is tasked with leading one of the world's most secretive and ancient events, selecting a new Pope, he finds himself at the center of a web of conspiracies and intrigue that could shake the very foundation of the Catholic Church. |
| June 18 --- Beasts of the Southern Wild |
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Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012 • Coming-of-age/Adventure/Drama • PG-13 • 1H 33M) Faced with both her hot-tempered father's fading health and melting ice-caps that flood her ramshackle bayou community and unleash ancient aurochs, six-year-old Hushpuppy must learn the ways of courage and love. |
| June 25 --- The Life List (special showing with the author Lori Nelson Spielman) |
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The Life List (2025 • PG-13 • Romantic comedy/Drama • 2H 3M) A woman revisits her childhood aspirations, endeavoring to achieve her old goals, only to discover that pursuing these lifelong dreams takes her on an unforeseen and surprising journey. |
| July 2 --- A Complete Unknown |
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A Complete Unknown (2024 • Docudrama/Biography • R • 2H 21M) In 1961, an unknown 19-year-old Bob Dylan arrives in New York City with his guitar and forges relationships with musical icons on his meteoric rise, culminating in a groundbreaking performance that reverberates around the world. |
| July 9 --- The Station Agent |
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The Station Agent (2003 • Comedy/Drama • R • 1H 29M) When his only friend dies, a man born with dwarfism moves to rural New Jersey to live a life of solitude, only to meet a chatty hot dog vendor and a woman dealing with her own personal loss. |
| July 16 --- Pirate Radio |
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Pirate Radio (or The Boat That Rocked) (2009 • Coming-of-age/Comedy/Drama • R • 1H 57M) A band of rogue DJs that captivated Britain, playing the music that defined a generation and standing up to a government that wanted classical music, and nothing else, on the airwaves. |
| July 23 --- Late Bloomers |
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Late Bloomers (2023 • Coming-of-age/Comedy • not rated • 1H 29M) An aimless 28 year-old Brooklynite lands in the hospital after drunkenly breaking her hip. An encounter with a cranky elderly Polish woman who speaks no English leads to a job caring for her. Neither likes it, but it's time to grow up. |
| July 30 --- Isle of Dogs |
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Isle of Dogs (2018 • Stop motion animation/Comedy/Drama • PG-13 • 1H 41M) Set in Japan, Isle of Dogs follows a boy's odyssey in search of his lost dog. |
| August 6 --- To Dust |
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To Dust (2018 • Comedy/Drama • R • 1H 45M) Shmuel, a Hasidic cantor in upstate New York, distraught by the untimely death of his wife, struggles to find religious solace, while secretly obsessing over how her body will decay. |
| August 13 --- Pleasantville |
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Pleasantville (1998 • Comedy • PG-13 • 2H 4M) Two 1990s teenage siblings find themselves transported to a 1950s sitcom where their influence begins to profoundly change that colorless, complacent world. |
| August 20 --- Housekeeping for Beginners |
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Housekeeping for Beginners (2023 • Comedy/Drama • R • 1H 47M) Despite never aspiring to be a mother, Dita finds herself compelled to raise her girlfriend's two daughters. As their individual wills clash, a heartwarming story unfolds about an unlikely family's struggle to stay together. |
| August 27 --- Hunt for the Wilderpeople |
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Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016 • Coming-of-age/Comedy/Drama • PG-13 • 1H 41M) A national manhunt is ordered for a rebellious kid and his foster uncle who go missing in the wild New Zealand bush. |
2024 Film Schedule
| PREVIOUSLY SHOWN IN 2024 AT THE CARNEGIE |
All movies previously shown at the Carnegie can be borrowed from the Library!
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2023 Film Schedule
| PREVIOUSLY SHOWN IN 2023 AT THE CARNEGIE |
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All movies previously shown in 2023 at the Carnegie can be borrowed from the Library! Click on any link to find the DVD in our catalog. September 13 - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind September 20 - Dr. Strangelove September 27 - Seconds October 4 - 12 Monkeys October 11 - The Lobster October 18 - Harvey October 25 - A Clockwork Orange November 1 - The Nightmare Before Christmas November 8 - Idiocracy November 15 - Boogie Nights November 22 - Trainspotting November 29 - Chinatown December 6 - Seeking a Friend for the End of the World December 13 - The Prestige December 20 - The Shop Around the Corner December 27 - The Grand Budapest Hotel
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