Roxie Theater

08/29/2026

FREEWAY, writer-director Matthew Bright's twisted take on Little Red Riding Hood, returns as part of our Arthouse 50 series.

Emblematic of the bold and unique films championed by our film distribution company, Roxie Releasing, this pitch-black comedy crime thriller follows a serial killer (Kiefer Sutherland) who meets his match in teenage juvenile delinquent Vanessa, played by Reese Witherspoon in one of her most underrated roles.

“Rude in the way the truth is rude — only funnier. The movie seduces with its humor, all the while presenting a realized vision of a harsh, absurd world.” — Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

Wednesday, September 9 at 6:00 PM
🎟️ Tickets at roxie.com/film/arthouse-50-freeway

08/28/2026

Join us in celebrating the 20-year legacy of MAQUILÁPOLIS, a piercing look at globalization through the eyes of women workers in Tijuana’s assembly plants, the maquiladoras.

An in-person Q&A with filmmakers Vicky Funari and Sergio De La Torre and protagonists Lourdes Luján and Yesenia Palomares, moderated by Ximena Briceño, Stanford University will take place following our September 12 screening.

“Making explicit the slogan ‘knowledge equals power,’ MAQUILÁPOLIS is the rare activist documentary that really does empower the individual women at the heart of its story.” – VARIETY

Presented by RoxCine as part of Bay Visions.

Saturday, September 12 at 3:45 PM
🎟️ Tickets at roxie.com/film/maquilapolis

This screening is a benefit for Refugee & Immigrant Transitions, a Bay Area non-profit that partners with people who have sought refuge in the U.S. RIT employs strengths-based educational approaches and community support so newcomers may thrive in our shared communities.

08/27/2026

🚀 Join us for a one-night-only screening of a rare 35mm print of Cory McAbee’s cult-classic space western musical THE AMERICAN ASTRONAUT (2001)!

Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Sundance-destroying cult classic.

Written, directed by, and starring Cory McAbee of the legendary cult band The Billy Nayer Show, THE AMERICAN ASTRONAUT is a wildly original sci-fi musical western shot in stark black and white.

Hard-boiled interplanetary trader Samuel Curtis travels through a grubby frontier of derelicts, grease monkeys, strange planets, and stranger characters on a Homeric mission to deliver a suitable male to the all-female planet Venus—all while being pursued by the enigmatic killer Professor Hess.

Featuring music by The Billy Nayer Show and some of the most unforgettable rock ’n’ roll sequences ever committed to film.

“Emphatically perverse, a salute to the Midnight Movie, a cultural land mass that spawned John Waters and David Lynch.” — Elvis Mitchell, The New York Times

September 16, 2026� at 6:00 PM�
Tickets at Roxie.com

08/26/2026

MYSTERIOUS SKIN, a modern classic of q***r cinema from indie legend Gregg Araki, returns with a new 4K restoration.

Adapted from Scott Heim’s acclaimed novel, this powerful coming-of-age drama starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Brady Corbet offers a compassionate view into the lasting effects of childhood trauma.

“One of the great movies of the early 2000’s” - New York Times

Saturday, September 12 at 8:15 PM
🎟️ Tickets at roxie.com/film/mysterious-skin-4k-restoration

08/26/2026

For its 25th Anniversary, Todd Stephens’s cult goth road movie, GYPSY 83, has been completely reimagined as a brand-new Director’s Cut, restored in 4K from the 35mm camera negative.

Catch over 40 minutes of never-before-seen footage with more of the legandary goth songs that made it from bands such as The Cure, Cocteau Twins and Echo and the Bunnymen.

Presented by OUTlook

Thursday, August 27 at 8:00 PM
🎟️ Tickets at roxie.com/film/gypsy-83-the-directors-cut

08/24/2026

A mesmerizing rescue mission in a savage galaxy. 🪐

René Laloux’s THE TIME MASTERS is a mind-bending adventure brought to life with the unmistakable artwork of legendary cartoonist Mœbius.

THE TIME MASTERS
August 27 & 31
Part of LALOUX’S WORLDS at the Roxie
Tix at roxie.com

08/22/2026

Ten years ago, San Francisco established the Legacy Business Registry to celebrate and support the independent spots that make our city special—and The Roxie was proud to be among the very first recognized!

Maybe you’ve noticed the plaque on our storefront while waiting in line for a screening. As a neighborhood movie house with roots stretching back +113 years, we’re fiercely proud to stand alongside the many small, long-time businesses keeping SF’s culture alive.

We love collaborating with our fellow legacy neighbors: 👕 Babylon Burning Screen Printing, Inc. prints our cool merch 🚢 Our Floating Features series with Red and White Fleet returns this fall! 🎥 Huge shoutout to our comrades at BAVC Media for keeping independent media thriving in the Bay Area.

Here’s to all the longtime independent businesses and organizations that keep San Francisco interesting. We’re proud to be one of them, and even prouder to work alongside them.

08/21/2026

Horror master Yeon Sang-ho (Train to Busan) returns to zombie cinema with COLONY, fresh from its Cannes Midnight world premiere and Korea’s biggest local opening of the year.

Inside a Seoul high-rise, a science conference becomes ground zero for a fast-mutating virus. The authorities seal the building, turning its glass-and-steel corporate order into a slaughterhouse where every floor brings fresh betrayals, brutal calculations, and new ways to die.

COLONY is a zombie movie for the AI age: system-based, smart, hungry for more, and moving too fast to contain.

Starts Friday, August 28
🎟️ Tickets at roxie.com/film/colony

08/20/2026

On June 27, 2026, the Tenderloin Museum experienced severe water damage originating from The Cadillac Hotel that affected their lobby and portions of the main exhibition space.

Out of care for the collection, staff, and visitors, they closed to assess the damage, and the repairs have proven more extensive than first anticipated, from restoring ceilings, walls, and building systems to rebuilding their galleries and installing a new drainage system to help prevent future water intrusion.

Help with the recovery efforts, so they can restore, repair, and rebuild, and reopen this fall. Make a donation here:

Severe water damage has forced us to close. Help us cover uninsured recovery costs, operational losses, and long-term water-mitigation improvements so we can reopen and keep sharing this community’s history.

08/19/2026

Coming soon! Two epic movies from India:

Action superstar Yash delivers a commanding performance in the highly anticipated international thriller TOXIC: A FAIRY TALE FOR GROWN-UPS. Helmed by Sundance award-winning director Geetu Mohandas, this high-octane saga delves into the complexities of loyalty, morality, and the struggle for redemption in a world where violence and jealousy reign.

Conceived as the biggest action-adventure film ever made in India, Ramesh Sippy’s deeply influential 1975 “Curry Western,” SHOLAY, remains a towering landmark in film history. Written by the legendary screenwriting duo Salim–Javid, this delirious four-course meal of action, musical numbers, ultramagnetic performances from Indian cinema’s most iconic actors, and jaw-dropping wide-screen 70mm cinematography, will be presented in its recently completed director’s cut.

TOXIC: A FAIRY TALE FOR GROWN-UPS
Sunday, August 30 at 6:30 PM

SHOLAY: THE FINAL CUT (4K Restoration)
Sunday, September 6 at 1:00 PM
Co-presented by 3rd i

🎟️ Tickets at Roxie.com