MISS CONGENIALITY & DROP DEAD GORGEOUS
Schedule
Fri Mar 20 2026 at 07:00 pm to 11:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
The Carolina Theatre of Durham | Durham, NC
RETRO FILM SERIES DOUBLE FEATURES
Select Fridays at 7pm | $12 per person.
March 20, 2026
Donald Petrie’s MISS CONGENIALITY
(PG-13, 2000, 106 min)
Unpolished. Unkempt. Unleashed. Undercover. Sandra Bullock stars as Gracie Hart, a tough, no-nonsense FBI agent who goes undercover at the Miss United States beauty pageant to thwart a bomb threat. Tasked with blending in among the glamorous contestants, Gracie transforms from a stern agent into a pageant queen-in-training, navigating quirky rivals, chaotic rehearsals, and dazzling gowns. Along the way, she crosses paths with the charming Benjamin Bratt, while a cast including Candice Bergen, William Shatner, and Heather Burns. From pratfalls to tiaras, competitions to chaos, Miss Congeniality delivers non-stop laughs and sparkling pageant fun.
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Michael Patrick Jann’s DROP DEAD GORGEOUS
(PG-13, 1999, 99 min)
A small-town beauty pageant turns deadly as it becomes clear that someone will go to any lengths to win. Small-town pageants have never been this outrageous! The annual beauty contest in Mount Rose, Minnesota, turns into a cutthroat, hilariously twisted competition. Ambitious contestants and their eccentric families scheme, sabotage, and battle for the crown, and when a shocking mishap shakes the town, chaos—and dark comedy—ensues. Featuring a standout cast including Kirsten Dunst, Denise Richards, Allison Janney, Brittany Murphy, Kirstie Alley, and Ellen Barkin, every rivalry, meltdown, and absurd twist is perfectly over-the-top. Darkly satirical and overflowing with quotable lines, Drop Dead Gorgeous proves that in this pageant, ambition can be deadly… and ridiculously funny.
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Where is it happening?
The Carolina Theatre of Durham, 309 W Morgan St, Durham, NC 27701-2119, United States
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