Czech film comes to the Avalon Theatre Wednesday!
In SUMMER SCHOOL, 2001, 17-year-old Kien returns to his family at the Cheb market after ten years in Vietnam—only for a buried secret to surface.
A Q&A with director Dužan Duong will follow the screening.
Tickets: www.theavalon.org/films/summer...
Two shows only this weekend!
In ELIO, space-obsessed Elio Solis is accidentally beamed up to an intergalactic council and mistaken for Earth’s ambassador.
Aliens, adventure, and a kid way in over his head.
Tickets: www.theavalon.org/films/elio/
The 2026 Oscar Nominated Short Films come to the Avalon Friday!
Animated: www.theavalon.org/films/2026-o...
Documentary: www.theavalon.org/films/2026-o...
Live Action: www.theavalon.org/films/2026-o...
Opening Friday!
Nominated for 4 Oscars, including Best Picture. A moving story of love and loss set during a time of profound change in early 20th-century America.
Tickets for TRAIN DREAMS: www.theavalon.org/films/train-...
Wednesday — One Show Only
13 Oscar Nominations, including Best Picture.
When his daughter goes missing, a former radical must face an old enemy — and the consequences of his past.
Tickets for ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER: www.theavalon.org/films/one-ba...
Two shows only — Feb 28 & March 1
An Oscar-nominated animated adventure about a boy from the future who lands in 2075 and discovers a world in peril.
Tickets for ARCO: www.theavalon.org/films/arco
Opening Friday — 9 Oscar Nominations!
Guillermo del Toro reimagines Mary Shelley’s FRANKENSTEIN in a haunting new take on a timeless story.
Tickets: www.theavalon.org/films/franke...
Save the Date: Join us for a memorable 75th anniversary celebration of Billy Wilder's classic SUNSET BOULEVARD with special guests: David Lubin (author, Ready for My Close-Up) & Bob Mondello (Senior Arts Critic, NPR).
More details to come!
Opening Friday at the Avalon!
A chance encounter forces a mechanic to confront a man he believes was once his prison captor.
Tickets for IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT: www.theavalon.org/films/it-was...
ONE SHOW ONLY — Wednesday. 16 Academy Award nominations.
Two brothers return to the Mississippi Delta to open a juke joint and start over — but in 1932, safety isn’t guaranteed, and one night can change everything.
Tickets for SINNERS: www.theavalon.org/films/sinners/
Now playing for one week only!
From 1950s NYC to London to Tokyo, one man chases table tennis glory at any cost. High-stakes competition, obsession, and the price of fame.
Tickets for MARTY SUPREME: www.theavalon.org/films/marty-...
THE SECRET AGENT opens Friday at the Avalon!
Brazil, 1977. Marcelo is on the run. A tech expert in his 40s, he travels to Recife during Carnival hoping to reunite with his son—but the city isn't the safe haven he thought it would be.
Get your tickets now: www.theavalon.org/films/the-se...
One show only this Saturday!
THE GREAT ZUCCHINI and ABRACADABRA ALEX are back and teaming up for another unforgettable belly laughing show. Start the day laughing and clapping with your family!
Tickets: www.theavalon.org/films/the-gr...
French Cinémathèque Wednesday: LITTLE AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN.
A young girl bonds with her family's housekeeper in post-war Japan and discovers that even idyllic lives have secrets beneath the surface.
Tickets: www.theavalon.org/films/little...
"A PRIVATE LIFE is a murder mystery only on its surface; at its heart, it’s an exploration of a lonely woman’s extremely active mind, and an unexpectedly moving story of becoming more present in one’s real life, rather than one’s imaginary one." - Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
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MAGELLAN opens Friday. One week only!
A globe-spanning epic that retells the colonization of the Philippines as a primal encounter with the unknown. Different perspective, powerful storytelling.
Tickets: www.theavalon.org/films/magell...
Oscar nominee Rose Byrne in IF I HAD LEGS I'D KICK YOU—opening Friday!
Sick kid. Missing husband. Missing person. Hostile therapist. Everything's falling apart and Rose Byrne is magnificent in the chaos.
Tickets: www.theavalon.org/films/if-i-h...
Science on Screen returns Feb 11 with STARMAN!
The film follows NASA engineer and sci-fi author Gentry Lee as he reflects on a lifetime spent asking whether we’re alone in the universe, followed by a discussion with special guests.
Tickets: www.theavalon.org/films/starman/
Opening Friday!
Based on a true story, two down-on-their-luck musicians (Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson) form a joyous Neil Diamond tribute band, proving it’s never too late to find love and follow your dreams.
Tickets for SONG SUNG BLUE: www.theavalon.org/films/song-s...
Two shows only this weekend!
COOL RUNNINGS tells the true story of four Jamaican athletes who go all in on becoming Olympic bobsledders, despite having no experience with winter sports.
Tickets: www.theavalon.org/films/cool-r...
Oscar Nominee — one show only this Wednesday!
CUTTING THROUGH ROCKS follows Sara Shahverdi, the first elected councilwoman of a remote Iranian village, who trains teenage girls to ride motorcycles and works to stop child marriage.
Tickets: www.theavalon.org/films/cuttin...
Four Oscar nominations, including Best Picture!
Two men kidnap a CEO they believe is an alien.
Get your tickets now for BUGONIA: www.theavalon.org/films/bugonia
Coming to the Avalon this Saturday!
Celebrate all the Little Holidays with a live, interactive concert from JOHN HENRY ENGLAND, The Guitar Playing Man! Kids will sing, dance, and join in on the fun.
Tickets: www.theavalon.org/films/john-h...
We will reopen today (Monday afternoon)for the 4 and 7 o'clock round of shows!
🇵🇱 cinePolska returns to the Avalon this Wednesday!
BEAUTIFUL! follows six extraordinary women at different stages of life, each searching for joy, fulfillment, and self-harmony. Funny, moving, and full of heart.
Tickets: www.theavalon.org/films/beauti...
THEATER CLOSURE SUNDAY
Because of the significant approaching storm, the Avalon will be closed Sunday. We hope to re-open Monday afternoon, but will evaluate actual conditions on Sunday and update our website (www.theavalon.org).
Opening Sunday — two shows only!
National Theatre Live presents HAMLET, starring Olivier Award–winner Hiran Abeysekera in a bold, contemporary take on Shakespeare’s tragedy.
Tickets www.theavalon.org/films/hamlet/
Opening Friday!
A PRIVATE LIFE is a frisky, feminine, film noir about psychoanalysis and many other things…Renowned psychiatrist Lilian Steiner (Jodie Foster) is deeply troubled by the sudden death of one of her patients. Convinced that it was murder, she decides to investigate.
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🇫🇷 French Cinémathèque returns this Wednesday!
NOUVELLE VAGUE is a playful, poignant love letter to cinema, reimagining the making of Jean-Luc Godard’s BREATHLESS and the creative chaos of the French New Wave.
www.theavalon.org/films/nouvel...
We’re thrilled to announce we surpassed our $225,000 fundraising goal!
Thanks to our generous community, we can continue diverse film programming, free student education through Cinema Classroom & preserve our historic theater. Your support keeps communal filmgoing alive.
