Turner Classic Movies (TCM) today announced “In Good Company: Friendship in Film” as the theme for the 2027 TCM Classic Film Festival, taking place April 8 to 11, 2027, in Hollywood. Passes go on sale December 8, 2026, at noon ET. The festival also unveiled its first confirmed titles, including world premiere restorations of Meet Me in St. Louis (1944), Odds Against Tomorrow (1959), The Year of Living Dangerously (1982) and Gulliver’s Travels (1939).
TCM has also once again partnered with Fandango as part of their overarching Festival sponsorship to offer exclusive festival themed merchandise through the Fandango FanStore, opening November 11, 2026, for classic movie lovers
From bickering buddies and silly sidekicks to lifelong confidants and unlikely allies, friendships in the movies have created indelible moments and enduring stories of trust, loyalty and connection. The 2027 festival will celebrate those bonds, along with the friendships behind the camera—the creative companions, key colleagues, friendly rivals and Hollywood pals whose particular alchemy has produced films audiences return to like old friends.
TCM invites friends old and new to come together to celebrate the connections forged when the lights go down and the show begins.
The initial lineup spans beloved musicals, sophisticated comedies, political drama and film noir, with highlights including:
9 to 5 (1980)
Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, and Dolly Parton—who also penned the Grammy-winning title song—pour themselves a cup of ambition and then turn the tables on their dishonest, sexist boss (Dabney Coleman) in this landmark workplace comedy.
Easy Living (1937) – 90th Anniversary
Directed by Mitchell Leisen and written by Preston Sturges, this screwball comedy stars Jean Arthur, Edward Arnold and Ray Milland in a madcap farce of mistaken identity and romantic chaos sparked by a sable fur coat.
Gulliver’s Travels (1939) – World Premiere Restoration
This music filled animated fantasy, produced by the legendary Fleischer Studios from Jonathan Swift’s novel, recounts the tale of a shipwrecked Englishman who becomes a giant after washing up on the shores of a miniature kingdom called Lilliput.
Meet Me In St. Louis (1944) – World Premiere Restoration
Director Vincente Minnelli’s beloved MGM musical stars Judy Garland, Margaret O’Brien and Mary Astor in a nostalgic Technicolor portrait of family life and young love leading up to the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair.
Midnight (1939) – Nitrate Screening
Claudette Colbert, Don Ameche and John Barrymore star in this sophisticated romantic comedy about a penniless American chorus girl who infiltrates Parisian high society. Directed by Mitchell Leisen, the film was written by Billy Wilder and Charles Brackett.
Odds Against Tomorrow (1959) – World Premiere Restoration
Directed by Robert Wise and adapted for the screen by blacklisted screenwriter Abraham Polonski, this tense, jazz-infused film noir stars Harry Belafonte, Robert Ryan and Ed Begley as co-conspirators in a bank heist undermined by racial prejudice and personal greed.
Slap Shot (1977) – 50th Anniversary
Paul Newman stars as the player-coach of a financially struggling minor-league hockey team that embraces violence as spectacle to keep the franchise afloat in director George Roy Hill’s irreverent sports comedy.
Umberto D. (1952) – 75th Anniversary
Featuring a cast largely composed of nonprofessional actors, led by Carlo Battisti, Vittorio De Sica’s neorealist masterpiece follows an elderly pensioner and his beloved dog as they struggle to survive in postwar Rome.
The Year Of Living Dangerously (1982) – World Premiere Restoration
Mel Gibson, Sigourney Weaver and Linda Hunt star in director Peter Weir’s tense political drama about a foreign correspondent and a British diplomat who fall in love amid the turmoil of an attempted political coup in 1965 Indonesia.
Additional films, special guests and programming details will be announced in the coming months.
Passes for the 2027 TCM Classic Film Festival go on sale to the public on Tuesday, December 8, 2026, at noon ET and will include a special Early Bird discount window. Quantities are limited and passes, particularly the Spotlight and Essential, historically sell out quickly.
For festival information and pass details, visit festival.tcm.com.
To explore the Fandango FanStore, visit https://store.fandango.com/collections/tcm-fest.
