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A variety of films located in the Ford Orientation Center and Donald W. Reynolds Museum and Education Center help guests learn more about the life, leadership, and legacy of George Washington.

Admission to all movies is included with general admission.

Free showings of several Mount Vernon films take place daily in Robert H. & Clarice Smith Auditorium (located near the Food Court Pavilion and the Shops at Mount Vernon). The selection includes The Winter Patriots and Yorktown: Now or Never Revolutionary War movies, A More Perfect Union, Saving Mount Vernon, and Mount Vernon in Virginia.

In the Robert H. and Clarice Smith Auditorium:

TIMES MOVIE
12:00PM

2:00PM

4:00PM		 The Winter Patriots

Washington’s crossing of the icy Delaware River on Christmas Day 1776 is one of the most remarkable and well-known events in American military history.
12:30PM

2:30PM		 Yorktown: Now or Never

Victory at Yorktown led directly to the peace negotiations that ended the war in 1783 and gave America its independence.
1:00PM

3:00PM

4:30PM		 A More Perfect Union

Explore the many challenges facing the new nation and learn how our founding fathers, led by George Washington, created the United States Constitution.
1:30PM Mount Vernon in Virginia

A 1950s vintage tour of George Washington's Mount Vernon.
3:30PM Saving Mount Vernon

Explore the history of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association.

All films below play on a continuous loop unless noted otherwise during regular hours of operation.

In the Museum & Education Center:

DURATION MOVIE
22 Minutes

Revolutionary War in 4D

This fast-paced, award-winning production highlights General Washington's important military victories at Boston, Trenton, and Yorktown.
10 Minutes A 40-Year Romance

This film produced by the History Channel highlights George and Martha Washington’s courtship and more than 40-year long marriage.
4 Minutes Grand Finale

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David McCullough and former U.S. Secretary of State General Colin Powell reflect on General Washington’s legacy.

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Now or Never: The Yorktown Campaign

Now or Never: The Yorktown Campaign

Learn more about Washington's 1781 Yorktown Campaign - the last major battle of the American Revolution.

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