The Public Television Feature Film Collection

Explore the work of legendary actors and actresses in some of their greatest cinema classics with the Public Television Feature Film Collection. These films, presented without interruption on CPTV, feature an array of noteworthy performances.

Films airing in September 2026 include:

The Hudsucker Proxy

A naive business graduate is installed as president of a manufacturing company as part of a stock scam.

Friday, September 4 at 4 pm
Saturday September 5 at 9 pm

To Have And Have Not

During World War II, an American expatriate helps transport a French Resistance leader and his wife to Martinique while romancing a lounge singer.

Friday, September 18 at 4 pm
Saturday, September 19 at 9 pm

Silver Linings Playbook

Nominated for 8 Academy Awards®. An unexpected bond forms between a formerly institutionalized man (Bradley Cooper) and a woman recovering from her own tragedy (Jennifer Lawrence).

Friday, September 25 at 4 pm
Saturday, September 26 at 9 pm

Akeelah And The Bee

Akeelah Anderson, a young girl attending a tough school in Los Angeles, sees the finals of the National Spelling Bee. She decides to enter the competition, despite her classmates derision and the antipathy of her mother Tanya. Thanks to the efforts of her teacher Dr Joshua Larabee, she reaches the final. When she meets her fellow competitors, she realizes that coming first isn't everything in life.

Friday, September 11 at 4 pm
Saturday, September 12 at 9 pm