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Movies on the House

Your ticket to the greatest films you have never seen. 

Some of the finest, provocative, beautifully made and stirring films don’t make it to the multiplex theaters. Or if they do, they disappear too quickly for most of us to see. Movies on the House (MOTH) is here to bring you, for free, some of the world’s greatest films that may have escaped your attention. MOTH screens films at the Andrew A. Robinson Jr. Theater, and downtown at MOCA Jacksonville. Every month during Fall and Spring Semester you have a chance to see the finest achievements in cinema. We scour the underground, the festivals, and the world, to give you must-see films that will warm, singe or burn you. If you can take the heat, come to the light.

Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Films screen at 6 p.m. All films are in Robinson Theater 14A / Room1312.

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History of MOTH

In 1998, UNF President Fretwell wanted to create a community centered on cinema. He established a fund that could provide students, faculty, staff and the wider community with great films to ponder, discuss, debate, be outraged and be moved by. He knew that film was the source of our most widely shared stories, and that watching films together helps us understand each other in a way that can never happen by watching films alone on our laptops, phones and televisions. He entrusted the project to Dr. Jason Mauro to develop the series. With the generous and unwavering support of President John A. Delaney, and the future support of the University, MOTH will continue to bring us together around a love of film.

The series was first housed at Regal Cinema on Beach Blvd. Following a generous donation of 35mm film equipment from Regal Inc, we began projecting films on campus. Now with HD digital replacing 35mm film, we project films in Andrew A. Robinson Jr. Theater's newly renovated screening rooms, and in the screening room of MOCA Jacksonville downtown.  

Headshot of Dr. Jason Mauro
In Memory of Dr. Jason Mauro
January 23, 1960 - January 24, 2025
For more than 20 years, Dr. Jason Mauro was the driving force behind MOTH, bringing challenging, thought-provoking films to the UNF community. He worked with determination to upgrade the Robinson Theater classrooms to the standards of cinema exhibition and invited us to gather in the dark and come to the light to share in his love of film. His warmth, sense of purpose, practices of care, and mentorship have profoundly affected his colleagues and students. The contributions Dr. Mauro made to students, faculty, staff and the wider community are immeasurable.
He will be greatly missed.

Upcoming Movies

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The Shape of Water

Guillermo del Toro's gorgeous, Oscar-winning fairy tale born from a childhood wish to rewrite Creature from the Black Lagoon. Sally Hawkins shines in this tender, strange romance between a mute woman and a captive sea creature. Visually stunning, deeply moving. Don't miss this MOTH screening!

Visit The Shape of Water on the IMDB website

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2026, 6 P.M.

ROBINSON THEATER, BUILDING 14A / ROOM 1312

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Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

Hayao Miyazaki's visionary ecological epic that helped launch Studio Ghibli. Princess Nausicaä bridges humanity and a toxic, insect-filled wasteland with courage and compassion. Breathtaking animation, a fierce environmental heart, and one of anime's most enduring heroines.

Visit Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind on the IMDB website

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2026, 6 P.M.

ROBINSON THEATER, BUILDING 14A / ROOM 1312

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Night of the Living Dead

George A. Romero's low-budget 1968 landmark that redefined horror and invented the modern zombie. Stark black-and-white dread, biting social commentary, and a shockingly bold ending still discussed decades later. Raw, relentless, endlessly influential. Come with your best costume for a Zombie Night!

Visit Night of the Living Dead on the IMDB website

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2026, 6 P.M.

ROBINSON THEATER, BUILDING 14A / ROOM 1312

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Om Shanti Om

Farah Khan's dazzling ode to 1970s Bollywood, starring Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone in a sweeping tale of love, reincarnation, and revenge. Glittering musical numbers, star-studded cameos, pure masala spectacle. Glamorous, funny, unabashedly larger-than-life. Don't miss this Bollywood Night screening!

Visit Om Shanti Om on the IMDB website

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2026, 6 P.M.

ROBINSON THEATER, BUILDING 14A / ROOM 1312

Past Movies