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Train Dreams
( pg-13 ) 102 min
in English
Now Playing

A logger leads a life of quiet grace as he experiences love and loss during an era of monumental change in early 20th-century America.

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2026 Oscar Nominated Short Films – Animated
( Not Rated - Treat as PG-13 ) 83 min
in multiple languages
Now Playing

A must-see theatrical event, uniting film lovers and the global filmmaking community in a shared cinematic experience, the 2026 Oscar® Nominated Animated Shorts Program is back, offering audiences a rare opportunity to experience these celebrated works on the big screen ahead of the big broadcast!

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2026 Oscar Nominated Short Films – Live Action
( Not Rated - Treat as R ) 119 min
in multiple languages
Now Playing

A must-see theatrical event, uniting film lovers and the global filmmaking community in a shared cinematic experience, the 2026 Oscar® Nominated Live Action Shorts Program is back, offering audiences a rare opportunity to experience these celebrated works on the big screen ahead of the big broadcast!

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2026 Oscar Nominated Short Films – Documentary
( Not Rated - Treat as R ) 158 min
in multiple languages
Now Playing

The Oscar® Nominated Shorts Program is back, offering audiences a rare opportunity to experience these celebrated works on the big screen ahead of the Oscars®. The program features three feature-length theatrical presentations, one for each Academy Award® Short Film category—Animated,...

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It Was Just an Accident
( pg-13 ) 103 min
in Persian & Azerbaijani with English subtitles
Now Playing

Vahid, an unassuming mechanic, is suddenly reminded of his time in an Iranian prison when he has a chance encounter with Eghbal, a man he strongly suspects to be his sadistic jailhouse captor.

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Elio
( pg ) 98 min
in English
Weekend Family Matinee

Elio is a space fanatic with an active imagination and a huge alien obsession. So, when he’s beamed up to the Communiverse, an interplanetary organization with representatives from galaxies far and wide, Elio’s all in for the epic undertaking.

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Summer School, 2001
( nr ) 102 min
in Vietnamese & Czech with English subtitles
Lions of Czech Film

Summer, 2001. Seventeen-year-old Kien, with his bright red hair, returns to his family at the Cheb market after spending ten years in Vietnam. But instead of a warm welcome, a buried secret surfaces—one that will turn life at the market upside down.

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The Voice of Hind Rajab
( nr ) 89 min
in Arabic & English with English subtitles
Coming Soon

Based on true events, THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB follows Red Crescent volunteers as they struggle to send an ambulance to rescue a six-year-old girl trapped under fire.

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Opening Fri, Mar 13
K-Pop Demon Hunters
( pg ) 95 min
in English and Korean with English subtitles
Weekend Family Matinee

When K-pop superstars Rumi, Mira, and Zoey aren’t selling out stadiums, they’re using their secret identities as demon hunters to protect their fans from ever-present supernatural danger. Together, they must face their biggest threat — an irresistible rival boy band of demons in disguise.

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Nino
( nr ) 96 min
in French with English subtitles
French Cinémathèque

A sudden diagnosis leaves Nino, a young man in his late 20s, facing mortality with grace, quiet humor, and the company of family and friends over the course of his birthday weekend.

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Project Hail Mary
( pg-13 ) 156 min
in English & Eridian
Coming Soon

Science teacher Ryland Grace wakes up alone on a spaceship light-years from Earth. As his memory returns, he uncovers a mission to stop a mysterious substance killing the sun, and save Earth. An unexpected friendship may be the key.

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Opening Fri, Mar 20
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Marsha and the Positrons
( LIVE PERFORMANCE ) 45 - 60 min
Weekend Family Matinee

Winners of the 2024 Josie Music Award for Children’s Creators/Performers, join kindie (kids + indie rock) band Marsha and the Positrons for a morning of dancing and singing along to fun, energetic, upbeat songs about science and how the world works!

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Turner & Constable
( nr ) 91 min
in English
Exhibition on Screen

Exploring their intertwined lives and legacies and honoring the 250th anniversary of their births, alongside the groundbreaking Tate exhibition, two of Britain’s greatest painters, J.M.W. Turner and John Constable are celebrated in this unmissable new documentary.

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Fantasy Life
( r ) 91 min
in English
Coming Soon

An actress falls for the anxious law school dropout babysitting her kids in this smart, New York-set romantic comedy.

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Holding Liat
( nr ) 97 min
in English & Hebrew with English subtitles
Film In Focus

In the weeks unfolding after Liat is kidnapped, her father resists efforts to use her captivity to justify escalating violence in Gaza, exposing political and emotional rifts within his family as they struggle to find a way to bring her home.

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The Stranger
( nr ) 122 min
in French, Arabic & Latin with English subtitles
Coming Soon

A new take on Albert Camus’s classic novel of existentialist ennui is a landmark adaptation, simultaneously faithful to the text and dedicated to discovering fresh perspectives in the margins.

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The Audience
( nr ) 173 min
in English
NT Live

For 60 years, Queen Elizabeth II met with each of her 12 prime ministers in a private weekly meeting. From Winston Churchill to Margaret Thatcher and David Cameron, the Queen advised her prime ministers on matters both public and personal.

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Showing Today at the Theater Fri, Mar 6

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Admission: $15.50 Adults, $12.00 Matinee Bargain Shows, $12.25 Seniors (62+), $10.50 Child (12 & under), Student and Military, $11.00 Avalon Members, $10.00 Seniors who are Avalon Members.
Same rates apply to Wednesday Signature Series and Science on Screen programs unless otherwise noted. Weekend Family Matinees, Exhibition on Screen, NT Live and Special Event ticket prices vary; senior discounts may not be available for these programs.

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