Independent movie theaters and cinemas

Discover independent cinemas, explore their stories and amenities, and follow official links for screenings, showtimes and rentals.

893 theaters on STAGE BOND

The Broad Theater theater

The Broad Theater

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

The Broad Theater in New Orleans' Mid-City/Treme neighborhood is a locally owned independent cinema inside a 1924 Spanish Colonial Revival building. Its four screens blend independent, foreign, and Hollywood films with a full bar, arcade ga

Enzian Theater theater

Enzian Theater

Maitland, Florida, United States

Enzian Theater in Maitland, Florida is Central Florida's nonprofit independent cinema, a single-screen cafe tucked beneath ancient oaks. Founded in 1985 on the belief that 'Film Is Art,' Enzian pairs first-run independent features with dinn

SIFF Cinema Downtown theater

SIFF Cinema Downtown

Seattle, Washington, United States

SIFF Cinema Downtown is Seattle's nonprofit flagship movie theater, operated by the Seattle International Film Festival organization from the former Cinerama at 2100 4th Avenue. The venue pairs state-of-the-art projection and reserved seati

Grand Illusion Cinema theater

Grand Illusion Cinema

Seattle, Washington, United States

The Grand Illusion Cinema is Seattle's longest-running independent cinema, a 100% volunteer-run nonprofit founded in 1970 as the city's first intimate arthouse. After losing its longtime University District home in early 2025, the nonprofit

Northwest Film Forum theater

Northwest Film Forum

Seattle, Washington, United States

Northwest Film Forum is Seattle's nonprofit hub for independent film, screening more than 200 indie, classic, and documentary films a year across two Capitol Hill screens. Beyond the marquee, the Forum runs filmmaker workshops, production r

The Grand Cinema theater

The Grand Cinema

Tacoma, Washington, United States

The Grand Cinema is Tacoma's nonprofit art-house theater, screening independent, foreign, and local films 365 days a year from downtown's 606 Fawcett Avenue. The volunteer-powered cinema is the proud host of the Tacoma Film Festival and run

Olympia Film Society theater

Olympia Film Society

Olympia, Washington, United States

The Olympia Film Society is a nonprofit arts organization that has kept the historic 1924 Capitol Theater glowing since 1986, screening independent, international, and classic films year-round. The 765-seat downtown landmark also hosts conc

Pickford Film Center theater

Pickford Film Center

Bellingham, Washington, United States

Pickford Film Center is Bellingham's nonprofit art-house cinema, presenting independent, foreign, and documentary films across five screens at two downtown locations. Founded in 1998 and named for silent-era pioneer Mary Pickford, the cente

Rose Theatre theater

Rose Theatre

Port Townsend, Washington, United States

The Rose Theatre is an independently owned historic cinema in Port Townsend, showing films in a vaudeville house that first opened in 1907. Its three screens — the original auditorium, the cozy Rosebud, and the chandelier-lit Starlight Room

Kiggins Theatre theater

Kiggins Theatre

Vancouver, Washington, United States

The Kiggins Theatre is a lovingly restored 1936 Art Deco movie palace in downtown Vancouver, Washington, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The independent single-screen venue mixes classic, indie, and first-run films with

Hollywood Theatre theater

Hollywood Theatre

Portland, Oregon, United States

The Hollywood Theatre is Portland's beloved nonprofit movie palace, a 1926 landmark screening first-run, classic, and cult films on 16mm, 35mm, and 70mm film. Its 50-foot screen, upstairs bar serving pizza and local beer, and signature seri

Clinton Street Theater theater

Clinton Street Theater

Portland, Oregon, United States

The Clinton Street Theater is one of America's oldest operating movie houses, screening films in southeast Portland since 1915. The collectively owned single-screen venue is famous for its weekly Rocky Horror Picture Show — running since 19

Cinema 21 theater

Cinema 21

Portland, Oregon, United States

Cinema 21 is a locally owned historic cinema in Portland's Northwest District, screening films in a landmark theater that opened in 1925. The three-screen venue is known for championing independent and local filmmakers, hosting festivals, p

Laurelhurst Theater theater

Laurelhurst Theater

Portland, Oregon, United States

The Laurelhurst Theater is a 1923 Art Deco movie palace turned neighborhood theater-and-pub in Portland's Kerns district. Independently owned by two childhood friends since 2000, its four screens show first-run, independent, and classic fil

Academy Theater theater

Academy Theater

Portland, Oregon, United States

The Academy Theater is a beautifully restored 1948 Streamline Moderne cinema in Portland's Montavilla neighborhood. The independently owned three-screen theater mixes current releases, classics, and indie gems with beer, wine, Flying Pie pi

5th Avenue Cinema theater

5th Avenue Cinema

Portland, Oregon, United States

The 5th Avenue Cinema is Oregon's only student-run cinema, a Portland State University nonprofit screening 35mm film since 1989. Entirely programmed and operated by PSU students, it shows eclectic classics and independent titles on real cel

Tower Theatre theater

Tower Theatre

Bend, Oregon, United States

The Tower Theatre is Bend's iconic 1940 Art Deco movie palace, owned and operated by the nonprofit Tower Theatre Foundation. The 460-seat downtown landmark hosts concerts, comedy, and community events alongside film screenings and the Bend

The Beverly Theater theater

The Beverly Theater

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Las Vegas's only independent film house, The Beverly Theater is a nonprofit arts venue in the downtown Arts District built by The Rogers Foundation in 2023. The 146-seat theater screens indie, foreign, and repertory films nightly, alongside

Central Theater theater

Central Theater

Ely, Nevada, United States

A 1940 Art Deco movie palace in Ely's mining and railroad town, the Central Theater is a family-owned, single-screen cinema on the National Register of Historic Places. Digital projection and Dolby sound bring first-run films to this remote

Park Cinemas theater

Park Cinemas

Winnemucca, Nevada, United States

Park Cinemas is Winnemucca's two-screen, independently run movie house on the high-desert I-80 corridor, showing current releases at small-town prices. The auditoriums keep things simple: first-run films, friendly staff, real butter on the

Broadway Centre Cinemas theater

Broadway Centre Cinemas

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Broadway Centre Cinemas is the nonprofit Salt Lake Film Society's six-screen arthouse in downtown Salt Lake City, championing independent, foreign, and documentary films the multiplexes skip. For more than 20 years the nonprofit has curated

Tower Theatre theater

Tower Theatre

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

The Tower Theatre is Salt Lake Valley's oldest operating movie house, a 1928 landmark in the 9th & 9th district now owned by the nonprofit Salt Lake Film Society. Saved from demolition in 2001, the historic theater closed in 2020 and is und

Egyptian Theatre theater

Egyptian Theatre

Park City, Utah, United States

The Egyptian Theatre is Park City's historic 1926 movie palace on Main Street, run by a nonprofit and famous as the original home of what became the Sundance Film Festival. The intimate 350-seat Egyptian Revival house hosts live concerts, c

The Flicks theater

The Flicks

Boise, Idaho, United States

The Flicks is Boise's beloved independent arthouse, a four-screen cinema paired with Rick's Cafe Americain serving dinner, beer, wine, and espresso alongside the show. The cozy downtown venue specializes in foreign, indie, and festival film