The Varsity Cinema

The Varsity Cinema Des Moines' nonprofit community art house cinema.
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Our FREE screening of NORMA RAE is this Sunday! Celebrate Labor Day with this classic film about labor rights and unioni...
09/05/2026

Our FREE screening of NORMA RAE is this Sunday! Celebrate Labor Day with this classic film about labor rights and unionizing. Based on the true story of a woman who fought back against unsafe working conditions in a textile factory in the 1970s, Sally Field stars in the role that launched her legendary career.

This free screening is co-presented with the Iowa Labor History Society. Reserve your seat here: https://varsitydesmoines.com/movies/norma-rae-w-the-iowa-labor-history-society/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=or

It's Steven Soderbergh September over here at the Varsity! Join us this Thursday, Sep. 3 for ERIN BROCKOVICH, presented ...
09/01/2026

It's Steven Soderbergh September over here at the Varsity! Join us this Thursday, Sep. 3 for ERIN BROCKOVICH, presented with Drake University Law School. Get a second dose of Soderbergh on Tuesday, Sep. 8 with his groundbreaking debut film S*X, LIES, AND VIDEOTAPE. Both films play at 7pm!

08/28/2026

ERIN BROCKOVICH plays Thursday, Sept. 3 from the Varsity Vault! Presented by Drake University Law School.

Goodnight to the inimitable Tim Curry. πŸ₯€ THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW has been a Varsity staple for decades. Curry’s le...
08/27/2026

Goodnight to the inimitable Tim Curry. πŸ₯€ THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW has been a Varsity staple for decades. Curry’s legacy will always live on here and while we are deeply saddened by his passing, we will celebrate him more than ever this October with our annual immersive, late-night showings.Β 

Join us for the film that became so much bigger than the screen it’s projected on. October 22 & 23, live shadow casts will accompany our 10pm screenings of ROCKY HORROR. ❀️

Playing Tuesday, September 8 at 7pm: π™¨π™šπ™­, π™‘π™žπ™šπ™¨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 π™«π™žπ™™π™šπ™€π™©π™–π™₯π™š β€” Steven Soderbergh’s debut feature film that won the Palm...
08/26/2026

Playing Tuesday, September 8 at 7pm: π™¨π™šπ™­, π™‘π™žπ™šπ™¨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 π™«π™žπ™™π™šπ™€π™©π™–π™₯π™š β€” Steven Soderbergh’s debut feature film that won the Palme d'Or at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival and paved the way for independent filmmaking.

Andie MacDowell stars as Ann, a housewife who feels distant from her husband and becomes drawn to a soft-spoken outsider, Graham (James Spader), who has a secret obsession.

Playing for our Declarations of Independence series! 🎟 Tickets at: https://varsitydesmoines.com/movies/sex-lies-and-videotape/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=or

Join us for a FREE screening of the 1979 classic NORMA RAE on Labor Day weekend. Playing Sunday, September 6 at 7pm in p...
08/25/2026

Join us for a FREE screening of the 1979 classic NORMA RAE on Labor Day weekend. Playing Sunday, September 6 at 7pm in partnership with the Iowa Labor History Society. Reserve your seat via our website.

Norma Rae (Sally Field) is a southern textile worker employed in a factory with intolerable working conditions. This concern about the situation gives her the gumption to be the key associate to a visiting labor union organizer. Together, they undertake the difficult, and possibly dangerous, struggle to unionize her factory.

Have a seat… at the Varsity on September 25 for PRIMETIME. πŸ“Ί The highly anticipated A24 film opens in one month!Robert P...
08/25/2026

Have a seat… at the Varsity on September 25 for PRIMETIME. πŸ“Ί The highly anticipated A24 film opens in one month!

Robert Pattinson steps into Chris Hansen’s shoes to reveal the behind-the-scenes of the infamous hit 2000s show To Catch a Predator.

08/24/2026

The Owens sisters are back, ready to break their family curse once and for all. PRACTICAL MAGIC 2 opens September 10 β€” tickets on sale now!

08/21/2026

Now playing: TEENAGE S*X AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA πŸ’˜ A valentine to slasher horror that celebrates self-discovery as much as it does the art of cinema, TSADACM combines killer style with a big, still-beating heart.

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