Midtown Cinema

Midtown Cinema independent art house cinema, dedicated to enriching, connecting, and inspiring Harrisburg and Central PA through the art of film since 2001 Brown started.

Midtown Cinema was founded in November 2001 by Allen Brown and Todd Shill. For seven years, Mr. Brown brought the most innovative independent and foreign films to Harrisburg and Central PA. LIFT Development LLC now owns the Midtown Cinema and continues to expand on the vision Mr. The Midtown Cinema team:
Rachel Landon - General Manager
Stacey Werner - Assistant Manager
Stuart Landon - Director of Community Engagement

Opening TOMORROW, Friday, May 29th, at Midtown from A24: Kane Parsons' BACKROOMS, starring Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate R...
05/28/2026

Opening TOMORROW, Friday, May 29th, at Midtown from A24: Kane Parsons' BACKROOMS, starring Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve and Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes!

After a therapist's patient disappears into a dimension beyond reality when a strange doorway appears in the basement of a furniture showroom, she must venture into the unknown to save him...

Tickets are now on sale online and in person at the box office.

Our NEW MERCH celebrating 25 years on Reily Street is NOW ON SALE at the box office! Represent and support your local in...
05/20/2026

Our NEW MERCH celebrating 25 years on Reily Street is NOW ON SALE at the box office! Represent and support your local independent arthouse cinema in style (Midtown Cinema members get 10% off merchandise every day!)

Tote Bag - $15
Tee - $20
Longsleeve Tee - $25
Hoodie - $35

Modeled by our lovely staff: Josh, Carly, Melo, and Morgan!
All clothing items are available in sizes S - 3XL while supplies last :)
Printed locally in Harrisburg with our friends at Hi Voltage Productions!

Opening THIS FRIDAY in a ONE-WEEK-ONLY limited run: Katie Aselton's MAGIC HOUR, starring herself and Daveed Diggs!Charli...
05/20/2026

Opening THIS FRIDAY in a ONE-WEEK-ONLY limited run: Katie Aselton's MAGIC HOUR, starring herself and Daveed Diggs!

Charlie and Erin escape to the desert to navigate an unexpected and challenging new phase of their relationship. A Duplass Brothers Production starring Daveed Diggs (Hamilton) and Katie Aselton (The League). A South by Southwest premiere.

Tickets are now on sale online and in person at the box office.

05/19/2026

Celebrating Bob Dylan's 85th birthday: MORRIS PLAYS DYLAN.
SUNDAY, MAY 24. 2 PM. FREE TO ALL.

Opening THIS FRIDAY at Midtown from NEON and the director of SORRY TO BOTHER YOU, Boots Riley's I LOVE BOOSTERS, starrin...
05/19/2026

Opening THIS FRIDAY at Midtown from NEON and the director of SORRY TO BOTHER YOU, Boots Riley's I LOVE BOOSTERS, starring Keke Palmer, Naomi Ackie, Taylour Paige, LaKeith Stanfield, and Demi Moore!

A group of shoplifters take aim at a cutthroat fashion maven by stealing her clothes and reselling them at a lower price, what they call "fashion-forward philanthropy..."

Tickets will be available soon online and in person at the box office!

Playing THIS SUNDAY, May 17th at NOON for the 2006 edition of our 25 FOR 25 series: Valerie Faris' and Jonathan Dayton's...
05/13/2026

Playing THIS SUNDAY, May 17th at NOON for the 2006 edition of our 25 FOR 25 series: Valerie Faris' and Jonathan Dayton's indie classic LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE, at the original price from its release at Midtown: $6.50!

The Hoover family -- a man (Greg Kinnear), his wife (Toni Collette), an uncle (Steve Carell), a brother (Paul Dano) and a grandfather (Alan Arkin) -- puts the fun back in dysfunctional by piling into a VW bus and heading to California to support a daughter (Abigail Breslin) in her bid to win the Little Miss Sunshine Contest. The sanity of everyone involved is stretched to the limit as the group's quirks cause epic problems as they travel along their interstate route...

Tickets are now available online and in person at the box office.

Playing THIS FRIDAY, May 15th, at 9:30 PM for the May edition of our late night 3RD IN THE BURG screenings: Donald Petri...
05/13/2026

Playing THIS FRIDAY, May 15th, at 9:30 PM for the May edition of our late night 3RD IN THE BURG screenings: Donald Petrie's turn-of-the-century classic, MISS CONGENIALITY (2000), starring Sandy B!

When a terrorist threatens to bomb the Miss United States pageant, the FBI rushes to find a female agent to go undercover as a contestant. Unfortunately, Gracie is the only female FBI agent who can "look the part" despite her complete lack of refinement and femininity. She prides herself in being "just one of the boys" and is horrified at the idea of becoming a girly girl...

Tickets are now available online and in person at the box office.

POSTPONED due to illness among our merry band of riffers - join us on SATURDAY, MAY 16TH at 9:30 PM when DOWN IN FRONT! ...
05/08/2026

POSTPONED due to illness among our merry band of riffers - join us on SATURDAY, MAY 16TH at 9:30 PM when DOWN IN FRONT! presents PRINCE OF SPACE (1959)!

Invaders from the planet Krankor, led by their ruler Phantom, come to Earth. A superhero called Prince of Space opposes defeat the spacemen. Although the weapons of the aliens cannot harm the Prince of Space, the Phantom and his forces continue to fight, and capture a group of elderly scientists. Prince of Space must rescue the scientists and defeat the aliens.

Tickets are now on sale online and in person at the box office.

Opening THIS FRIDAY at Midtown: Sophy Romvari's BLUE HERON, the stunning debut from the Canadian filmmaker & Certified 1...
05/06/2026

Opening THIS FRIDAY at Midtown: Sophy Romvari's BLUE HERON, the stunning debut from the Canadian filmmaker & Certified 100% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes! Read my review in the May issue of The Burg online and in print!

In the late 1990s, eight-year-old Sasha and her Hungarian immigrant family relocate to a new home on Vancouver Island. Their fresh start is interrupted by increasingly dangerous behavior from Jeremy, the family's oldest child...

Tickets are now available online and in person at the box office.

Playing THIS SUNDAY, MAY 10th at 4:00 PM for $6 for the 2005 iteration of our 25 FOR 25 series: Ang Lee's BROKEBACK MOUN...
05/06/2026

Playing THIS SUNDAY, MAY 10th at 4:00 PM for $6 for the 2005 iteration of our 25 FOR 25 series: Ang Lee's BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN, starring Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal!

In 1963, rodeo cowboy Jack Twist and ranch hand Ennis Del Mar are hired by rancher Joe Aguirre as sheep herders in Wyoming. One night on Brokeback Mountain, Jack makes a drunken pass at Ennis that is eventually reciprocated. Though Ennis marries his longtime sweetheart, Alma, and Jack marries a fellow rodeo rider, the two men keep up their tortured and sporadic affair over the course of 20 years...

Originally played at Midtown January 6th - February 23rd, 2006.
Tickets are now available online and in person at the box office.

05/06/2026

Opening THIS FRIDAY at Midtown: STEAL THIS STORY PLEASE!

Tickets are now available online and in person at the box office.

Address

250 Reily Street
Harrisburg, PA
17102

Opening Hours

Tuesday 3pm - 10pm
Wednesday 11am - 10pm
Thursday 11am - 10pm
Friday 11am - 10pm
Saturday 11am - 10pm
Sunday 11am - 10pm

Telephone

+17179096566

Website

https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/8797628/MidtownCinema

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