Here is our master list of cinemas (and similar venues) that regularly or occasionally screen canonically weird features. These are some of the coolest theaters in the world, please patronize them! Clicking on most of the entries will open a page with the current date/week’s movies. U.S. listings are first, by state (and DC metro listed separately), with other countries following. Help keep this list up to date by making suggestions in the comments.
As a special note, a number of otherwise-conventional theaters host occasional screenings of The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) (although the 2020 pandemic interrupted the movies record as the longest-screening feature in movie history). The largest RHPS fan site keeps a list of such screenings (we don’t vouch for how up-to-date it is).
ARIZONA
Tempe – The Majestic
Tuscon – The Loft
CALIFORNIA
Arcata – Arcata Theater Lounge
Los Angeles Metro – Academy Museum – Museum with special screenings of repertory films.
Brain Dead Studios/The Silent Movie Theater. Formerly Cinefamily.
The Frida. Also occasionally hosts drive-in/outdoor screenings at various locations around Southern California.
The New Beverly. Quentin Tarantino’s theater.
Oakland – The New Parkway
San Francisco – Alamo Drafthouse
Santa Rosa – Roxy 14. A commercial theater with a bi-weekly cult film series, usually focused on 70s and 80s horror.
COLORADO
Denver Metro – Alamo Drafthouse. Three locations.
Fort Collins – The Lyric
FLORIDA
Miami – Nite Owl Drive-In
GEORGIA
Atlanta – Plaza Theater. Also hosts drive-in screenings.
ILLINOIS
Chicago – Gene Siskel Film Center
INDIANA
Bloomington – Indiana University Cinema
KENTUCKY
Lexington – The Kentucky Theater
Louisville – Speed Art Museum Cinema
LOUISIANA
New Orleans – The Prytania
MARYLAND
Baltimore – The Charles
(also see Washington D.C. Metro)
MASSACHUSETTS
Boston Metro – The Brattle
Coolidge Corner. A classic art-deco theater.
MICHIGAN
Detroit Metro – The Film Lab
MINNESOTA
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro – The Trylon
MISSOURI
Kansas City – Screenland
Springfield – Alamo Drafthouse
St. Louis – Arkadin Cinema and Bar
NEBRASKA
Omaha – Alamo Drafthouse
NEVADA
Las Vegas – The Beverly
NEW MEXICO
Albuquerque – Guild Cinema
NEW YORK
Buffalo Metro – The Screening Room
New York City – Alamo Drafthouse. Theaters in Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Staten Island.
Brooklyn Academy of Music. As the name implies they’re focused on music but have regular film screenings—often weird ones.
Museum of the Moving Image. Queens museum that also hosts movie-related exhibitions.
Nitehawk. Two locations in Brooklyn. Before the pandemic they frequently featured midnight movies; hopefully they will return to regular screenings soon.
The Paris. Historic theater now owned by Netflix, who uses it to host Oscar-qualifying premieres of its own films alongside the regular repertory content.
Spectacle Theater. Hole-in-the-wall community theater in Brooklyn featuring microbudget and experimental features you can’t see anywhere else.
Yonkers – Alamo Drafthouse
NORTH CAROLINA
Raleigh – Alamo Drafthouse
OHIO
Cincinnati – Esquire Theatre
Cleveland – Cinematheque
Columbus – Gateway Film Center
OREGON
Portland – Hollywood Theater. A new classic movie every night
PAM CUT – Formerly Northwest Film Center. Indoor and outdoor movies and film classes
PENNSYLVANIA
Lehighton – The Mahoning Drive-In. Often hosts special multi-movie themed events. Overnight camping allowed. Reservations recommended for popular events.
Philadelphia – The Philadelphia Film Center
Pittsburgh – Row House
TENNESSEE
Memphis – Crosstown Theater. Mainly a music venue, but when they do feature repertory movies they tend towards the cult side of the spectrum.
Malco Summer Drive-In. Despite the name, they operate year-round. Once a month they have a double or triple feature of cult movies under the “Time Warp” banner.
Nashville – The Belcourt
TEXAS
Austin – Alamo Drafthouse. This is the flagship location of the Alamo restaurant/movie theater chain. There are five Alamos in the Austin metro region.
Blue Starlite Drive-In – Three locations in the Austin metro region.
Hyperreal Film Club – Hosts screenings (often weird ones) at various venues in Austin.
Corpus Christi – Alamo Drafthouse
Dallas – The Texas Theater
El Paso – Alamo Drafthouse
Houston Metro – Alamo Drafthouse
San Antonio – Alamo Drafthouse. Three locations.
UTAH
Salt Lake City – Salt Lake Film Society, Broadway Centre Theater & Tower Theater
VIRGINIA
Richmond – The Byrd
Winchester, VA – Alamo Drafthouse
(also see Washington D.C. Metro)
WASHINGTON (STATE)
Seattle – The Beacon
WASHINGTON, D.C. METRO AREA
Ashburn, VA – Alamo Drafthouse
Silver Spring, MD – AFI Silver Theater
Washington, DC – Washington Psychotronic Film Society. This group holds screenings at local bars and grills; check their Facebook page to verify the venue.
Woodburn, VA – Alamo Drafthouse
WEST VIRGINIA
Berkeley Springs – The Star
CANADA
Kitchener, ON – The Apollo
Vancouver, BC – The Cinematheque
I’d include the Zeitgeist and Prytania at Canal Place theaters in New Orleans, LA
The Broad Theater, too
Thanks James! I added the Prytania (Uptown) because it’s showing “Mulholland Drive” this Sunday! The others look cool but are currently showing all new releases.
Hello! You should ad Time and Space Ltd. in Hudson New York! https://timeandspace.org/
It fits, I will do so.