The Grand Cinema

The Grand Cinema Pierce County’s non-profit home for independent, international, and local film.
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The Grand Cinema is your friendly neighborhood art house theater, the South Sound’s nonprofit home for independent, foreign and local film. A certified 501(c)3 tax exempt organization, our mission is to enhance the cultural vitality of the Greater Tacoma community through the art of film. The Grand is supported by our loyal patrons, volunteers, small staff and Board of Directors

In addition to sc

reening independent, first-run films 365 days per year, The Grand is also the proud host of the Tacoma Film Festival, Tacoma Film Camp, 72 Hour Film Competition, 25 New Faces of Independent Film and many other film programs and events.

06/03/2026

What a WONDERFUL week to watch some movies!

▶️ Opening Friday
Tuner

🔁 Holding Over
Backrooms
Pressure
I Love Boosters
Project Hail Mary
Obsession

🌟 Special Screenings
Weird Elephant - Trainspotting (30th Anniversary)
Tuesday Film Series - Omaha
WednesGAYS - The Times of Harvey Milk
Science On Screen - Interstellar

06/02/2026

“A model of tone, concision, and emotional and psychological insight, led by a staggering performance from John Magara and an equally moving one from pint-sized co-star Molly Belle Wright.” -Nick Schager, The Daily Beast

Omaha is returning to The Grand as part of our Tuesday Film Series on June 9!

Audiences loved this poignant, coming-of-age drama at Sundance AND our 2025 Tacoma Film Festival! Omaha stars John Magaro (Past Lives, The Mastermind) as a father concealing the truth about his family’s seemingly spontaneous road trip across the American West.

Get tickets: https://grandcinema.com/movie/omaha-2

It's another PREMIUM MEMBER MONDAY at The Grand Cinema! Get tickets to any of the following films for just FIVE BUCKS if...
06/01/2026

It's another PREMIUM MEMBER MONDAY at The Grand Cinema! Get tickets to any of the following films for just FIVE BUCKS if you're one of our *Premium* Members:

🐘 Backrooms
🐘 Pressure
🐘 I Love Boosters
🐘 Obsession

Want to sign up? Our Premium Memberships start at just $50 bucks per year and include other great benefits, like $2.50 off all movie tickets, a free small popcorn with every visit, and FREE Member days throughout the year!

Learn more and sign up at: https://grandcinema.com/membership

Join us June 8th at 7pm for a Science on Screen screening of Christopher Nolan's Interstellar! We’ll have a short presen...
06/01/2026

Join us June 8th at 7pm for a Science on Screen screening of Christopher Nolan's Interstellar! We’ll have a short presentation before film titled “Beyond the Event Horizon: Shedding Light on Black Holes” by Bret Underwood, PhD, Professor of Physics at Pacific Lutheran University!

The adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.

Get tickets here: https://grandcinema.com/movie/interstellar-science-on-screen

"There’s great material packed into “Omaha.” Sometimes redrawing the road map can get you to your destination." -Alissa ...
05/28/2026

"There’s great material packed into “Omaha.” Sometimes redrawing the road map can get you to your destination." -Alissa Wilkinson, The New York Times

Omaha will be at The Grand Cinema on June 9 as a part of our Tuesday Film Series!

A young girl and her brother are awoken by their father and loaded into the car on an early morning in 2008. As they road trip across the American West, she discovers the truth about their seemingly spontaneous journey. A poignant, coming-of-age drama starring John Magaro (PAST LIVES, SEPTEMBER 5), Molly Belle Wright, and Wyatt Solis.

Get tickets here: https://grandcinema.com/movie/omaha-2

"What a blast! I wish Scottish people were real," -vinny_simms, Letterboxd"This movie was great but I need a shower now,...
05/28/2026

"What a blast! I wish Scottish people were real," -vinny_simms, Letterboxd

"This movie was great but I need a shower now," -hauteprincess, Letterboxd

Newly restored for its 30th anniversary, Trainspotting will be at The Grand Cinema on June 5 and 6 for our Weird Elephant series!

Funny, disturbing, tragic and deeply addictive, Trainspotting is based on the seminal best-selling novel of the same name by Irvine Welsh. Set in gritty, late 1980s Edinburgh, Scotland, it’s the story of smart, funny, sickly, he**in addict Mark Renton (Ewan McGregor) and his so-called friends—a bunch of losers, liars, psychos, thieves and junkies. Hilarious but harrowing, the film charts the disintegration of their friendship as they proceed, seemingly inevitably, towards self-destruction. Mark alone has the insight and opportunity to escape his fate, but does he really want to “choose life?"

Get tickets here: https://grandcinema.com/movie/trainspotting-30th-anniversary

Exhibition on Screen: Frida Kahlo will be at The Grand Cinema on Tuesday, June 2 as a part of our Tuesday film series!⁠⁠...
05/27/2026

Exhibition on Screen: Frida Kahlo will be at The Grand Cinema on Tuesday, June 2 as a part of our Tuesday film series!⁠
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Who was Frida Kahlo? Everyone knows her face but who was the woman behind the bright colours, the big brows and the floral crowns? Take a journey through the life of a true icon, discover her art, and uncover the true story of her rebellious, passionate and turbulent life. Making use of the latest technology to deliver previously unimaginable quality, we take an in-depth look at key works throughout her career. Using letters Kahlo wrote to guide us, this definitive film reveals her deepest emotions and unlocks the secrets and symbolism contained within her art.⁠
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Exhibition on Screen’s award-winning film–first released during the pandemic to a restricted audience—is back by popular demand with an exciting new addition from the blockbuster transatlantic exhibition from Tate Britain and MFA Houston "Frida Kahlo: the Making of an Icon."⁠
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Get tickets here: https://grandcinema.com/movie/exhibition-on-screen-frida-kahlo

"no cellphone in sight literally just women yearning," -agastak, Letterboxd"what if i was comissioned to secretly paint ...
05/27/2026

"no cellphone in sight literally just women yearning," -agastak, Letterboxd

"what if i was comissioned to secretly paint your portrait 🤫🎨 and we were both girls 👭💕😳," -childrenofmen, Letterboxd

Portrait of a Lady on Fire will be at The Grand Cinema on Wednesday, June 3 as a part of our new Pride series WEDNESGAYS!

Taking place in France in the year 1760, the film follows Marianne who is commissioned to paint the wedding portrait of Héloïse, a young woman who has just left the convent. Because she is a reluctant bride-to-be, Marianne arrives under the guise of companionship, observing Héloïse by day and secretly painting her by firelight at night. As the two women orbit one another, intimacy and attraction grow as they share Héloïse’s first moments of freedom. Héloïse's portrait soon becomes a collaborative act of and testament to their love.

Winner of a coveted Cannes prize and one of the best reviewed films of the year, Portrait of a Lady on Fire solidifies Céline Sciamma as one of the most exciting filmmakers working in the world today. Noémie Merlant and Adèle Haenel turn the subtle act of looking into a dangerous, engrossing thrill, crafting the most breathtaking and elegant performances of the year. To watch Marianne and Héloïse fall in love is to see love itself invented onscreen. With contemporary themes in period dress, Portrait of a Lady on Fire is one of the greatest love stories ever told.

Get tickets here: https://grandcinema.com/movie/portrait-of-a-lady-on-fire

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