Movie theaters in the Chicago area.

Lyric Theatre

Blue Island, IL

An art deco Blue Island venue reopened in 2023 that mixes tribute concerts and private events with occasional movie nights. Doors open about 30 minutes before shows, and food can be preordered online.

Star Cinema Grill Bolingbrook

Bolingbrook, IL

A dine-in cinema on Boughton Road with a full menu and bar at your seat, part of a Houston-based Star Cinema Grill group. It runs current releases from late afternoon to late night, plus holiday classics.

Classic Cinemas Carpentersville XQ

Carpentersville, IL

The Carpentersville location of Classic Cinemas, a family-owned Illinois chain founded in 1978. It shows first-run films and offers the chain's XQ premium format.

ACX Harper Theater - Hyde Park

Chicago, IL

A neighborhood multiplex in Hyde Park showing current wide releases, run by a small Chicago-area chain. The location has an on-site pizza kitchen, a taphouse and an arcade.

Chicago Filmmakers

Chicago, IL

A Chicago film arts nonprofit that runs screenings and community events at its Firehouse Cinema in Edgewater, and presents the Onion City experimental film festival and the Reeling LGBTQ+ festival.

Facets Cinematheque

Chicago, IL

A nonprofit film center in Lincoln Park, established in 1975, that mixes restorations, cult and international titles with short-film festivals and Family Sunday screenings. It also offers film camps and venue rentals.

Gene Siskel Film Center

Chicago, IL

The School of the Art Institute's two-screen cinematheque on State Street, showing international, independent and classic films and hosting festivals such as Black Harvest and the European Union Film Festival.

Logan Theatre

Chicago, IL

A Logan Square neighborhood theater showing new releases alongside classics, late-night horror and a trivia night. Adult evening tickets were listed at $12, with $9 matinees.

Classic Cinemas Tivoli Theatre

Downers Grove, IL

A restored 1928 downtown Downers Grove theater with a large main auditorium, 35mm screenings, a full bar and a Wurlitzer pipe organ played on Saturday nights.

Classic Cinemas York Theatre QX

Elmhurst, IL

A restored historic theater in downtown Elmhurst with ten screens, heated recliners with reserved seating and two premium XQ auditoriums with laser projection. Tuesday tickets were listed at $6.

Glen Art Theatre

Glen Ellyn, IL

A Glen Ellyn neighborhood theater with a small slate of current releases, including family and adult titles, plus the occasional classic on the schedule.

Hollywood Palms Cinema

Naperville, IL

A Naperville dine-in theater where food and drinks are brought to high-backed recliners. It shows new releases, with $8 Tuesdays and a monthly Secret Cinema screening.

Cine Lounge at Niles

Niles, IL

A Niles theater focused on Indian cinema, with current Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam releases shown with English subtitles, and some premium large-format shows.

Classic Cinemas Lake Theatre XQ

Oak Park, IL

A restored historic theater on Lake Street in downtown Oak Park with seven screens, all with heated recliners, and one premium XQ room with laser projection.

Classic Cinemas Charlestowne XQ

St. Charles, IL

An 18-screen Classic Cinemas multiplex on East Main Street in St. Charles with heated recliners and two premium XQ rooms using laser projection.

Phoenix Theatres Cantera Warrenville 17 +PTX

Warrenville, IL

A 17-screen multiplex in Warrenville operated by Phoenix Theatres, showing current wide releases with a PTX premium format option.

Wilmette Theatre

Wilmette, IL

A nonprofit neighborhood theatre in downtown Wilmette that mixes current releases with live music, storytelling, comedy and film festivals. Wednesday evenings are band nights, and the building can be rented for private events.