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New Beverly Cinema
Los Angeles, CA, United States
The New Beverly Cinema is a beloved independent cinema in Los Angeles where every film plays on real 35mm celluloid. Owned by Quentin Tarantino, this Fairfax District revival house pairs nightly double features of classics, cult favorites,

Roxie Theater
San Francisco, California, United States
San Francisco's oldest continuously operating cinema, the Roxie Theater is a nonprofit arthouse institution in the Mission District. Its two screens host indie films, classics, and local festivals — one of the city's most beloved venues.

Grand Lake Theatre
Oakland, California, United States
An Oakland landmark, the Grand Lake Theatre pairs a 1920s movie palace with a rooftop marquee and Mighty Wurlitzer organ performances before weekend screenings. A must-visit for East Bay moviegoers.

The Frida Cinema
Santa Ana, California, United States
The Frida Cinema is a nonprofit independent cinema in downtown Santa Ana and Orange County's only nonprofit arthouse. Its two auditoriums screen indie gems, foreign films, and cult classics alongside Rocky Horror shadow-cast nights, lecture

Art Theatre of Long Beach
Long Beach, California, United States
The Art Theatre is the last independent cinema in Long Beach, a single-screen Art Deco treasure on Retro Row showing indie and foreign films since 1925. After a 2009 restoration added gourmet wine and coffee bars, this historic venue mixes

La Paloma Theatre
Encinitas, California, United States
La Paloma Theatre is an independent cinema in Encinitas, a 1928 Spanish Colonial movie house on Coast Highway 101. This single-screen landmark screens indie films, cult classics, and midnight Rocky Horror shows with a live shadow cast, plus

Stanford Theatre
Palo Alto, California, United States
The Stanford Theatre is an independent cinema in Palo Alto devoted to Hollywood's Golden Age, screening 1910s–1970s classics on 35mm in a restored 1925 movie palace. Run by a nonprofit foundation, its 1,175-seat auditorium pairs double feat

Vista Theatre
Los Angeles, California, United States
The Vista Theatre is a single-screen independent cinema in Los Feliz, Los Angeles, owned and restored by Quentin Tarantino. This Egyptian-decorated 1923 movie palace shows new and classic films exclusively on 35mm, 70mm, and VistaVision cel

Lark Theater
Larkspur, California, United States
The Lark Theater is a nonprofit independent cinema in Larkspur, a beautifully restored 1930s Art Deco landmark in Marin County. This single-screen community film center shows independent, international, classic, and family films, plus Met O

Film Forum
New York, United States
Film Forum is New York City's only autonomous nonprofit cinema, a beloved independent cinema in Greenwich Village with four screens and nearly 500 seats. Since 1970 it has premiered American independent and foreign films alongside rich repe

Jacob Burns Film Center
Pleasantville, New York, United States
The Jacob Burns Film Center is a nonprofit independent cinema in Pleasantville, Westchester County, with five screens showing the best of independent, documentary, and world cinema. Beyond first-run films, the center pairs screenings with f

The Little Theatre
Rochester, New York, United States
The Little Theatre is a historic independent cinema in Rochester, screening American independent, international, and classic films since 1929. Its Art Deco auditorium on East Avenue, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, now a

Cinemapolis
Ithaca, New York, United States
Cinemapolis is a nonprofit independent cinema in downtown Ithaca with five screens devoted to first-run independent, international, and locally produced films. Run by the 7th Art Corporation, this member-supported theater pairs daily screen

Crandell Theatre
Chatham, New York, United States
The Crandell Theatre is a nonprofit independent cinema in Chatham, operating a landmark 1926 single-screen movie house on Main Street. As Columbia County's oldest and largest single-screen theater with 534 seats, it mixes first-run, indepen

Rosendale Theatre
Rosendale, New York, United States
The Rosendale Theatre is a nonprofit independent cinema in Rosendale, a 260-seat single-screen venue on Main Street showing independent films, art documentaries, and live performances. Housed in a 1905 building converted to a movie house in

Upstate Films
Rhinebeck, New York, United States
Upstate Films is a nonprofit independent cinema in Rhinebeck, operating the two-screen Starr Cinema on Montgomery Street since 1972. This Hudson Valley institution programs international, independent, documentary, and animated films with fi

Sag Harbor Cinema
Sag Harbor, New York, United States
Sag Harbor Cinema is a nonprofit independent cinema in Sag Harbor, a beautifully rebuilt triplex on Main Street with a rooftop bar overlooking the village. Dedicated to preserving the filmgoing experience, it pairs first-run and classic fil

Warwick Drive-In Theater
Warwick, New York, United States
The Warwick Drive-In Theater is a family-owned independent cinema in Warwick, showing first-run double features on three screens since 1950. One of America's surviving drive-ins, this 11-acre lot offers affordable nights under the stars wit

The Texas Theatre
Dallas, Texas, United States
The Texas Theatre is a historic independent cinema in Dallas's Oak Cliff neighborhood, famous as the 1931 movie palace where Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested in 1963. This single-screen venue pairs classic repertory and 35mm screenings with i

AFS Cinema
Austin, Texas, United States
AFS Cinema is Austin's nonprofit independent arthouse theater, operated by the Austin Film Society. With screens devoted to new international releases and repertory classics, plus filmmaker Q&As and special series, this community-driven cin

Blue Starlite Mini Urban Drive-In
Austin, Texas, United States
Blue Starlite is Austin's mini urban drive-in, a one-of-a-kind independent cinema squeezing retro movie magic into the heart of the city. With intimate car slots, FM-radio sound, and a mix of drive-in-era classics, cult favorites, and new i

Crowley Theater
Marfa, Texas, United States
The Crowley Theater is a nonprofit independent arts venue in Marfa, Texas, housed in a converted feed store. Offering its stage free to community groups, this intimate West Texas theater hosts film festivals, screenings, concerts, and lectu

Brazos Drive-In Theatre
Granbury, Texas, United States
The Brazos Drive-In is a family-operated independent drive-in theater in Granbury, Texas, running continuously since 1952. One of the last true drive-ins in the state, this single-screen venue offers double features under the stars with FM-

Stars & Stripes Drive-In Theatre
Lubbock, Texas, United States
Stars & Stripes Drive-In Theatre is a family-owned independent drive-in in Lubbock, Texas, with three screens showing double features nightly. Pairing retro Americana charm with a 1950s-style cafe, playground, and pet-friendly lots, this be