Independent first-run theaters.
New releases at locally owned theaters.
FatCats Gilbert
Gilbert, AZ
A six-screen cinema inside a family fun center that also has bowling, glow-in-the-dark mini golf and an arcade. It shows current releases and suits groups and birthday outings.
Roxy Theater
Holbrook, AZ
A one-screen theater on Route 66 in Holbrook that has shown films since 1954. It plays current releases on a few evenings a week plus weekend matinees.
Black Mesa Twin Cinemas
Kayenta, AZ
A two-screen Navajo-owned cinema in the Kayenta shopping center on Highway 160, reopened in 2025 and showing current releases with low ticket prices.
Movies
Kingman, AZ
Kingman's four-screen multiplex on Stockton Hill Road, now operated as Brenden Kingman Cinemas and showing current releases.
Movies Havasu
Lake Havasu City, AZ
A family-owned first-run theater in central Lake Havasu City, close to the London Bridge area, with VIP luxury loungers and discounted senior and Tuesday pricing.
Star Cinemas
Lake Havasu City, AZ
A multi-screen cinema on Highway 95 in Lake Havasu City that shows current releases with several showings a day. It was formerly an UltraStar location.
WME Village 8
Lakeside, AZ
A Lakeside multiplex in the White Mountains run by WME Theatres, showing current releases with midday to evening shows and a rewards program.
Ak-Chin Circle Entertainment Center
Maricopa, AZ
A cinema inside the Ak-Chin Circle entertainment center in Maricopa, with standard shows and a 21+ StarClass tier that serves entrees, beer, wine and cocktails to the seat. Classic re-releases are $5.
FatCats Mesa
Mesa, AZ
An eight-screen first-run cinema inside a Mesa family fun center that also has bowling and an arcade, with showings from late morning on weekdays.
Picture Show at Superstition Springs
Mesa, AZ
A mall cinema at Superstition Springs Center in Mesa with reserved seating and electric recliners, running current releases at lower prices.
Morenci Theatre
Morenci, AZ
A four-screen movie house on Main Street in the copper-mining town of Morenci, run by Allen Theatres. It plays current releases in a town far from any other cinema.
Oasis Cinema 9
Nogales, AZ
A nine-screen multiplex in Nogales, on the Mexican border, run by Mitchell Theatres since 2015. It mixes current Hollywood releases with Spanish-language titles.
Mesa Theatre
Page, AZ
The movie theater in Page, near Lake Powell, showing current releases most evenings. The city has also used it for free community screenings, including a January 2025 series of locally filmed movies.
Bluewater Cinemas
Parker, AZ
A four-screen theater inside the BlueWater Resort and Casino in Parker, owned by the Colorado River Indian Tribes. It plays current releases at matinee and early-evening times.
Sawmill Theatres
Payson, AZ
A six-screen, locally owned cinema on Main Street in Payson that has been showing current releases since 2000. Tuesdays are discount days.
Picture Show at Frontier Village
Prescott, AZ
A Picture Show multiplex off Highway 69 in Prescott with reserved seating and electric recliners in most auditoriums. It plays the full slate of current releases.
Stargazer 5
Safford, AZ
A five-screen Allen Theatres multiplex on Thatcher Boulevard in Safford, playing current releases with afternoon and evening times.
Show Low 5
Show Low, AZ
A five-screen multiplex on White Mountain Road in Show Low, one of two WME Theatres locations in the White Mountains. Current releases run three times a day.
El Rio Theatre
Springerville, AZ
A one-screen 1915 theater on Main Street in Springerville, with most of its seats dating from the 1930s. It shows current releases, mainly on weekends.
Majestic Tempe 7
Tempe, AZ
A seven-screen Tempe cinema that describes itself as a cinema grill and plays current releases. The site also offers a loyalty program, rentals and assistive listening devices on some titles.
Saguaro Theatre
Wickenburg, AZ
A single-screen 1948 theater on Wickenburg Way that plays first-run films every day and a classic film on Tuesday nights. Tickets are $10 for evening shows and $8 for matinees, sold at the box office only.
Window Rock Cinema
Window Rock, AZ
A single-screen cinema in the Navajo Nation Shopping Center plays current releases in the evening, with showtimes that change from week to week. Cinema Treasures says it became a single screen in December 2015.
Alameda Theatre & Cineplex
Alameda, CA
A restored 1932 Art Deco movie palace on Alameda's main street, now the centerpiece of an eight-screen complex. It shows current releases plus film series and live events, with recliner seating marked on the schedule.
Chabot Cinema
Castro Valley, CA
A local single-screen movie theater in Castro Valley with daily showtimes, discounted Tuesday and Wednesday tickets and a food menu on its website. It also hosts a horror film festival and can be rented privately.
Lark Theater
Larkspur, CA
A community-run Art Deco theater in downtown Larkspur that pairs limited-run and indie films with filmed opera and theater, family matinees, classic revivals and live jazz.
Contra Costa Stadium Cinemas
Martinez, CA
A stadium-seat multiplex in Martinez showing current Hollywood releases with luxury recliners, audio description, assistive listening and captioning listed on its schedule page.
Milagro Cinemas
Norwalk, CA
A Norwalk Town Square multiplex showing first-run films, with a $7 Tuesday family day and themed nights such as Cult Classic Mondays and Cine Tuesday.
Grand Lake Theatre
Oakland, CA
A 1926 Oakland movie palace with four auditoriums, no pre-show commercials and a Wurlitzer organ that rises before select weekend evening shows. It runs current releases in 3-D and 70mm, and Tuesday tickets are $6.
Bianchi Stadium 11 Theatres
Paramount, CA
A Paramount stadium-seat multiplex with a leather-recliner premium auditorium, rewards program, and $5 movies on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Marina Theater
San Francisco, CA
A Chestnut Street neighborhood theater in the Marina, run by Lee Neighborhood Theatres, showing a small rotating selection of current films and occasional special screenings with Q&As.
Presidio Theatre
San Francisco, CA
A Chestnut Street neighborhood theater in the Marina District, run by Lee Neighborhood Theatres. It shows a rotating slate of independent films, a documentary and the occasional classic alongside bigger releases.
Laemmle NewHall
Santa Clarita, CA
The Santa Clarita location of the Los Angeles-based Laemmle chain, showing a mix of new studio releases, indie titles and subtitled international films across a day of staggered showtimes.
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.
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.
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.
Dedham Community Theatre
Dedham, MA
A small independent first-run theater on High Street in Dedham. It plays a short slate of new releases with modest ticket prices and discounts for matinees, seniors, kids and military.
Lexington Venue
Lexington, MA
A small two-level movie house on Massachusetts Avenue in Lexington. It plays first-run films with some free classic screenings, National Theatre Live events and community nights, and can be rented for private showings.
Warwick Cinema & Events Theater
Marblehead, MA
A Marblehead cinema that also books private events and special screenings. Its Now Showing page carries a weekly schedule with morning and afternoon matinees on weekends.
Maynard Fine Arts Theatre
Maynard, MA
A long-running downtown Maynard movie house that has operated since 1949. It plays current releases, hosts events and corporate meetings, and has an ice cream shop next door.
Reel Harbor Theater
Scituate, MA
A single-room harbor-side theater in downtown Scituate with a full liquor license and roughly 140 seats. It plays current releases and hosts special-guest screenings, and can be rented by the hour.
Somerville Theatre
Somerville, MA
A 1914 Davis Square landmark with three screens plus a tiny microcinema, mixing first-run films with 35mm and 70mm repertory, silent films with live accompaniment, cult nights and live shows.
Bellmore Movies & the Showplace
Bellmore, NY
A long-running single-screen movie house in Bellmore that also hosts stage productions, comedy, Q&As and local film events.
Alpine Cinema
Brooklyn, NY
A Bay Ridge neighborhood theater on Fifth Avenue playing current releases, with a number of open-caption (on-screen subtitle) showings each day.
Kent Theater
Brooklyn, NY
A three-screen Flatbush neighborhood cinema open since 1939, with a lobby arcade, a popcorn counter and a $6 bargain Wednesday.
Cinemart Cinemas
Forest Hills, NY
An independently run Forest Hills cinema showing mainstream new releases, with discounted Tuesday admission that includes free popcorn. It also schedules open-captioned screenings for several titles.
Cinema Village
New York, NY
A three-screen Greenwich Village cinema in a converted firehouse, playing independent releases, documentaries and small film festivals, often with filmmaker Q&As. Private screenings can be booked.
Lafayette Theatre
Suffern, NY
A single-screen 1924 movie palace in Suffern with about 1,000 seats, showing first-run films and classics, with a Wurlitzer organ played before some shows. It also hosts live events and shadow-cast Rocky Horror nights.
Cornelius Stadium Cinemas
Cornelius, OR
A Cornelius multiplex with recliner seating, a THX-equipped large-format auditorium and a companion drive-in, plus weekly Flashback Cinema classics. Adult tickets cost $12.50, and Tuesdays start at $7.
Lake Theater & Cafe
Lake Oswego, OR
A Lake Oswego cinema with a restaurant and bar, showing current films in the main auditorium and an event space. It also books live acts, comedy nights, free Wednesday trivia and private screenings.
Academy Theater
Portland, OR
A 1948 Streamline Moderne theater in Montavilla that serves beer, wine and food and mixes new releases with a revival series. It is one of Portland's neighborhood theater-pubs.
Laurelhurst Theater & Pub
Portland, OR
A 1923 neighborhood movie house on Burnside that pairs a food and beer menu with new independent releases and classic films. Tickets are $10, $7 for matinees and all day Tuesday, and the shows are 21+ in the evening.
Moreland Theatre
Portland, OR
A single-screen Sellwood theater from 1925 showing current releases with the occasional cult title. Tickets are $9 before 6 pm and $11 after, with Tuesdays at $5, and the room can be booked for private events.
Oak Grove 8 Cinema
Portland, OR
A neighborhood multiplex on McLoughlin Boulevard in Oak Grove playing current wide releases, from family titles to horror and sci-fi, with online ticketing. It is a local alternative to the big chains in the Milwaukie area.
St. Johns Theater & Pub
Portland, OR
A McMenamins pub-and-theater in a building that began as an exposition pavilion, serving house-made pizza and beer during the movie. Tickets are $7 before 5 pm and $9 after, and showings can be closed captioned on request.
St. Johns Twin Cinemas & Pub
Portland, OR
A 1913 St. Johns movie house now running two screens of current releases and the odd cult revival, with beer, wine and pizza in the lobby. Tickets are $9 before 6 pm and $11 after.
Studio One Theaters
Portland, OR
A dine-in cinema on Powell Boulevard where each ticket reserves a seat with table service: farm-to-table dishes, wine and draft beer arrive during the show. It also hosts game-show dinners and private events.
Sandy Cinema
Sandy, OR
A first-run multiplex on Champion Way in Sandy, part of the three-location Prestige Theatres group. Closed-caption devices and glasses are available at every showing, and it offers birthday parties and rentals.
Scappoose Cinema 7
Scappoose, OR
A seven-screen small-town cinema on the edge of Scappoose showing first-run releases at low prices: $9 matinees, $11 evenings and $5 on Tuesdays. Private events can be booked.
Edgefield Power Station Theater
Troutdale, OR
A McMenamins theater on the Edgefield estate with reserved luxury rocker recliners and staff who bring pub food and house-brewed beer to your seat. Tickets are $8 before 5 pm and $10 after.