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893 theaters on STAGE BOND
Abilene, Texas, United States
The Historic Paramount Theatre is a nonprofit independent cinema in downtown Abilene, Texas. This stunning 1930 atmospheric movie palace, with its twinkling star ceiling and Spanish-Moorish courtyard design, hosts classic film series, conce
Houston, Texas, United States
The River Oaks Theatre is a historic independent cinema in Houston's River Oaks Shopping Center. This 1939 Art Deco movie palace, lovingly restored and reopened in 2024, pairs indie and arthouse programming with dine-in comfort across three
Houston, Texas, United States
Aurora Picture Show is a nonprofit independent microcinema and media arts center in Houston. Championing artist-made, experimental, and non-commercial film and video since 1998, this intimate venue offers curated screenings, installations,
Los Angeles, California, United States
Vidiots is a nonprofit independent cinema in Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, pairing a 60,000-title video rental library with a restored 1929 theater. The foundation's Eagle Theatre screens repertory and new independent films on 35mm, 16mm, and 4K
Buffalo, New York, United States
The North Park Theatre is a nonprofit independent cinema in Buffalo, a lovingly restored 1920 single-screen movie palace on Hertel Avenue. Buffalo's only nonprofit cinema pairs first-run indies with classic revivals and special events — fro
Austin, Texas, United States
The Paramount Theatre is a century-old independent cinema and performing arts venue in downtown Austin. Managed by the nonprofit Austin Theatre Alliance, this beautifully preserved 1915 movie palace hosts the beloved Summer Classic Film Ser
Tucson, Arizona, United States
The Loft Cinema is Tucson's nonprofit independent cinema, screening first-run indie, foreign, and documentary films alongside cult classics and repertory favorites. Operating five screens on Speedway Boulevard, it hosts the annual Loft Film
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
The Guild Cinema is Albuquerque's only remaining independent art house, a retro 116-seat venue in historic Nob Hill on old Route 66. It programs eclectic independent, foreign, and classic films seven days a week, plus festivals, live perfor
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States
The Jean Cocteau Cinema is Santa Fe's beloved single-screen independent cinema in the Railyard District, owned by author George R.R. Martin. The 132-seat venue shows indie, classic, and cult films on 35mm and digital, hosts a midnight movie
Fargo, North Dakota, United States
The Fargo Theatre is a restored 1926 Art Deco movie palace in downtown Fargo and a nonprofit independent cinema. It shows first-run indie and foreign films alongside classics, midnight movies, and silent-film nights with its Mighty Wurlitze
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States
The Sioux Falls State Theatre is a restored 1926 single-screen movie palace in downtown Sioux Falls, reopened in 2020 as a nonprofit independent cinema. It screens new releases, independent films, and holiday classics in a Beaux-Arts audito
Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Film Streams' Ruth Sokolof Theater is Omaha's nonprofit independent cinema in the North Downtown Saddle Creek district. Its two screens show first-run American independents, documentaries, and foreign films alongside repertory classics, wit
Lawrence, Kansas, United States
Liberty Hall is Lawrence's historic independent cinema and concert venue on Massachusetts Street, operating in a 1912 building. Its two screens show indie, repertory, and classic films alongside live music, comedy, and community events. Par
Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Circle Cinema is Tulsa's nonprofit independent movie house on historic Route 66, operating four screens in a restored 1928 theater. It programs indie films, local premieres, classics, and special series, plus an art gallery and the original
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
The Riverview Theater is a beloved independent cinema in Minneapolis, Minnesota, operating in a Streamline Moderne building since 1948. This single-screen neighborhood theater pairs 1950s charm — a spacious lobby, real-butter popcorn and ca
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
The Michigan Theater is Ann Arbor's historic nonprofit independent cinema, a 1928 movie palace with a 1,610-seat auditorium and its original Barton pipe organ. Operated by Marquee Arts, it screens independent and classic films alongside con
Searcy, Arkansas, United States
The Rialto Theater in Searcy, Arkansas is a historic independent cinema housed in a 1920s Art Deco building with one of White County's most elaborate neon marquees. Now run by a nonprofit foundation, this National Register landmark screens
Jackson, Mississippi, United States
The Capri Theatre in Jackson, Mississippi's Fondren district is a restored 1939 independent cinema reborn in 2022 as a dine-in movie house. Its 40-foot screen, Dolby 7.1 sound, and 178 recliners with in-seat food service bring retro charm a
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema in downtown Birmingham, Alabama is the city's nonprofit independent cinema, tucked into the basement of the restored Pizitz Building. With two intimate screens, a craft-cocktail bar, and year-round programming
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
The Belcourt Theatre in Nashville's Hillsboro Village is a nonprofit independent cinema and film center showing the best of independent, documentary, world, and classic cinema since 1925. With over 350 films a year, filmmaker Q&As, and a mo
Lexington, Kentucky, United States
The Kentucky Theatre in downtown Lexington is a historic 1922 movie palace and nonprofit independent cinema showcasing foreign, independent, and arthouse films. With its Summer Classics series, midnight Rocky Horror screenings, Troubadour c
Tampa, Florida, United States
Tampa Theatre in downtown Tampa is a nonprofit 1926 atmospheric movie palace, one of America's most elaborate, where audiences watch films under a twinkling-star night sky in a Mediterranean courtyard. Hosting nearly 1,000 events a year — f
Charleston, South Carolina, United States
The Terrace Theater is an independent cinema in Charleston, South Carolina, describing itself as the city's only independent movie theater. Its six state-of-the-art auditoriums and a rare outdoor drive-in screen mix first-run films with cul
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
Chelsea Theater is a beloved independent cinema in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, tucked into the Timberlyne Shopping Center. Its three cozy screens showcase independent, foreign, and documentary films alongside themed series, festivals, and