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Movie theaters in the Los Angeles area.

21 verified independent movie theaters within about 35 miles of Los Angeles, across LA and Southern California.

Finding a cinema in the Los Angeles area

What independent movie theaters are in the Los Angeles area?
Lumina has verified 21 independent movie theaters within about 35 miles of Los Angeles, in Beverly Hills, Encino, Glendale, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Norwalk, Paramount, Santa Ana, Santa Clarita, and Santa Monica.
Lumiere CinemaLaemmle Town Center 5Laemmle GlendaleArt TheatreAcademy Museum of Motion PicturesBilly Wilder Theater
Where is the art house cinema in the Los Angeles area?
Lumiere Cinema (Beverly Hills), Laemmle Town Center 5 (Encino), Laemmle Glendale (Glendale), Art Theatre (Long Beach), Billy Wilder Theater (Los Angeles), Brain Dead Studios (Los Angeles), Egyptian Theatre (Los Angeles), Laemmle NoHo 7 (Los Angeles), Laemmle Royal Theatre (Los Angeles), Los Feliz 3 Cinemas (Los Angeles), New Beverly Cinema (Los Angeles), Frida Cinema (Santa Ana), Aero Theatre (Santa Monica), and Laemmle Monica Film Center (Santa Monica).
Lumiere CinemaLaemmle Town Center 5Laemmle GlendaleArt TheatreBilly Wilder TheaterBrain Dead Studios
Is there a drive-in near Los Angeles?
Yes: Paramount Drive-In Theatres in Paramount.
Paramount Drive-In Theatres
Where are the cheap movie theaters in the Los Angeles area?
Bianchi Stadium 11 Theatres (Paramount) is a discount theater.
Bianchi Stadium 11 Theatres

Academy Museum of Motion Pictures

Los Angeles, CA

A film museum on Wilshire Boulevard with its own screening rooms. Film tickets are sold separately from museum admission, with low-priced matinees before 4 pm.

Museum / campus

Billy Wilder Theater

Los Angeles, CA

The 295-seat theater inside the Hammer Museum, home to UCLA Film & Television Archive screenings. Retrospectives, restorations, and talks, with public programs currently free on a first-come basis.

Museum / campusRepertory

Brain Dead Studios

Los Angeles, CA

A cult and repertory cinema in the old Silent Movie Theatre space on Fairfax. The calendar mixes classics, midnight-style favorites, and themed event weeks, with a monthly membership that includes a free ticket per screening.

RepertoryHistoric

Cinemas Westwood

Los Angeles, CA

The Westwood location of The Cinemas, a small group that also runs a New York Seaport District theater. It has a culinary program and takes event bookings; the film lineup was not readable on the site fetch.

Egyptian Theatre

Los Angeles, CA

Hollywood's 1922 Egyptian-themed movie palace, with retrospectives, 70mm presentations, and guest Q&As. American Cinematheque programs Friday through Sunday; Netflix, the owner, programs earlier in the week.

HistoricRepertoryNonprofit

Laemmle NoHo 7

Los Angeles, CA

The North Hollywood multiplex of the Laemmle chain, which has booked independent and international films in Los Angeles since 1938.

Art houseRegional independent

Laemmle Royal Theatre

Los Angeles, CA

The West Los Angeles house of the Laemmle chain on Santa Monica Boulevard, showing independent and international releases.

Art houseRegional independent

Los Feliz 3 Cinemas

Los Angeles, CA

American Cinematheque's Los Feliz theater, with special engagements, retrospectives, and filmmaker Q&As on a limited-run schedule.

RepertoryNonprofitRegional independent

Michelle and Kevin Douglas IMAX Theatre

Los Angeles, CA

An IMAX theater at USC's Robert Zemeckis Center for Digital Arts, hosting campus screenings and a weekday matinee series of cult and rare films.

Museum / campus

New Beverly Cinema

Los Angeles, CA

A revival house in a 1920s building that shows double features on 35mm, plus weekend midnight shows and Saturday kids' matinees.

RepertoryHistoric