Along with an excellent selection of first run movie theaters in Vancouver, Vancouver supports independent movie theatres featuring first and second run, alternative, underground, experimental and obscure films and two Imax theaters. For current schedules, call the theater, check their web sites or go to Cinema Clock.

First Run Theatres

		Fifth Avenue Cinemas A First Run Art-House Theatre 2110 Burrard St Vancouver 604-734-7469 Fifth Avenue Cinema generally shows the best movies in town if you like off-beat but still first run vancouver movie theatre.
		Tinseltown 88 West Pender, 3rd Floor Vancouver 604-806-0799
		Paramount Theatre 900 Burrard Street 604-630-1407 Comfortable, first run vancouver movie theatre

Tinseltown is comfortable, clean and located just down the stairs from the Stadium Sky Train Station and across the street. You can order tickets online then pick them up at the box office and save yourself the trouble of waiting in line. Be sure to copy down your confirmation number because they'll ask for it at the theatre.

Tinseltown is diagonally across the street from Wild Rice (117 W. Pender), and it shows movies at 5 and 6pm when other theatres are showing nothing. You may want to catch either an early dinner or an early movie then go to the movie after dinner or dinner after the movie.

Empire Granville 7 Cinemas 855 Granville St Vancouver 604-684-4000
Ridge Theatre 3131 Arbutus St Vancouver 604-738-6311

Repertory Theatres

The Blinding Light 36 Powell St Vancouver 604-878-3366 The Blinding Light is a microcinema specializing in alternative, underground and obscure film and video
Denman Place Discount Cinema 1737 Comox St Vancouver Second Run Features 604-683-2201
Dunbar Theatre 4555 Dunbar Street Vancouver 604-222-2991
Hollywood Theatre Family owned and operated for over 65 years 3123 W Broadway Vancouver 604-738-3211 604-515-5864 Second Run Features
Pacific Cinematheque The goal of Pacific Cinematheque is to promote critical media literacy and advance cinema as an art form and as a vital means of communication. 1131 Howe St Vancouver 604-688-3456
Vaneast Cinema 2290 Commercial Dr Vancouver 604-299-9000 ext.3278 Second Run Features

IMAX and OMNIMAX Theatres

CN IMAX Theatre 999 Canada Place Vancouver 604-682-4629 The Imax Theatre at Canada Place shows several Imax movies each day. Canada invented this giant format with its 5 storey screen and film 10 times larger than normal movie film.
Science World's Omnimax Theatre 1455 Quebec St Vancouver 604-443-7443 The Omnimax Theatre at Science World projects its giant movies onto the concave ceiling of its dome.