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.

Filmmaker Rustin Thompson is HERE at the Grand Cinema for his new film, The Last Picture Shows! Catch the film at 7:00 P...
07/14/2026

Filmmaker Rustin Thompson is HERE at the Grand Cinema for his new film, The Last Picture Shows! Catch the film at 7:00 PM tonight and stick around for a special Q&A with Thompson after the screening!

Get tickets here: https://grandcinema.com/movie/the-last-picture-shows

07/14/2026

“The snappy story is stuffed with hip pop culture references and moves at a breakneck pace... Running beneath all the fun is a swag of positive messaging involving self-respect, teamwork and friendship,” -Jim Schembri, Rotten Tomatoes

Our next film for our Free Outdoor Movie Series is the animated sports comedy GOAT! Screening Saturday, July 25 at Salishan Family Investment Center!

Bring your friends, family, snacks, blankets, and chairs starting at 8pm! TAPCO Credit Union will be passing out FREE Grand Cinema popcorn and the movie will start at dusk, closer to 9pm, once it’s dark enough to see the screen!

Thank you to Tapco Credit Union for sponsoring our FREE Outdoor Movie Series this summer!

Our Free Outdoor Movie Series is possible in part thanks to funding from Tacoma Creates

Learn more here: https://grandcinema.com/free-outdoor-movie-series

See the movie, read the book!Our pals at King's Books will be here on Thursday for the advanced screening of Christopher...
07/14/2026

See the movie, read the book!

Our pals at King's Books will be here on Thursday for the advanced screening of Christopher Nolan’s THE ODYSSEY with related books, puzzles, and more for sale at their table!

We’ll also have COOL, LIMITED EDITION, King’s Books X Grand Cinema bookmarks to give out!!

Get tickets: https://grandcinema.com/movie/the-odyssey

“I googled “what are tilda swinton’s pronouns” while watching this and couldn’t find any clear results and then I realiz...
07/14/2026

“I googled “what are tilda swinton’s pronouns” while watching this and couldn’t find any clear results and then I realized how idiotic it was of me to think I could address tilda at all,” -eely, Letterboxd⁠
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The Grand Cinema will be screening Orlando on July 22 at 7:00 PM for our WEDNESGAYS series! ⁠The Bearded Seamstress will be introducing the film!
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Tilda Swinton, Billy Zane and Quentin Crisp star in this “hip, sexy and wickedly funny” film based on the gender-bending novel by Virginia Woolf. Swinton stars as Orlando, an English nobleman who defies the law of nature with surprising results. Immortal and highly imaginative, he undergoes a series of extraordinary transformations which humorously and hauntingly illustrate the eternal war between the sexes. Visually stunning and beautifully acted, Orlando is an intoxicating blend of romance, adventure and illusion.⁠
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Learn more and get tickets here: https://grandcinema.com/movie/orlando

07/14/2026

“Maddie’s Secret marks a distinctive and fascinating directorial debut from John Early. The film succeeds thanks to how fully Early and his cast and crew commit to its unique blend of melodrama, camp, satire, and sincerity,” -Lexi Amoriello, Rotten Tomatoes

Maddie’s Secret, opens this Friday, July 17 at the Grand Cinema! Select screenings will have a special post-credits treat! Catch a conversation between director John Early and Hannah Einbinder (star of HACKS and the upcoming TEENAGE S*X AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA)! It’ll play after the following screenings:

Friday - 6:45PM
Saturday - 7:15PM
Sunday - 4:40PM
Monday - 7:00PM
Tuesday - 6:45PM
Wednesday - 1:45PM
Thursday - 6:45PM

Maddie’s Secret is comedian, writer, and actor John Early’s critically acclaimed directorial debut starring himself as Maddie, a plucky dishwasher who leaps to viral superstardom at a trendy food content creation company. While her life seems picturesque — complete with an adoring husband (Eric Rahill), ride-or-die best friend (Kate Berlant) and a cupboard full of woman-owned ethically-sourced chili crisp to boot — mounting professional pressures threaten to reawaken a hidden secret from her troubled past. A pitch-perfect blend of satire, melodrama, daring tonal shifts and intimate performances, the film marks a bold new voice in contemporary cinema.

Learn more and get tickets here: grandcinema.com/movie/maddies-secret

Presenting the artwork for the 20th Annual Tacoma Film Festival, designed & illustrated by Tacoma’s own Gillian Nordlund...
07/13/2026

Presenting the artwork for the 20th Annual Tacoma Film Festival, designed & illustrated by Tacoma’s own Gillian Nordlund (she/her) !! We had so much fun at our artwork reveal party last night, thanks to everyone who came out to celebrate and support the festival!

This year’s festival will take place October 22-25 at The Grand Cinema and The Blue Mouse! Our programmers are hard at work getting selecting films and building programs and we’ve got some fun parties and events planned, so stay tuned!

Learn more about the festival and sign up for email updates at: https://grandcinema.com/tacomafilmfestival

07/11/2026

Style 👠 or substance 👟?

We’ve added a second screening to our nearly SOLD OUT Craft Night/WednesGAYs screening of To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar on July 15!

Bring a project or snag one from Puget Parties & Events before the film and enjoy crafting while you watch the movie in a casual environment with the lights up!

Get tickets: https://grandcinema.com/movie/to-wong-foo-thanks-for-everything-julie-newmar-craft-night

07/10/2026

CAT VIDEO FEST 2026 coming to The Grand August 7-13 and Feisty Felines is returning for another pop-up Cat Adoption Fair in our lounge from 1-6pm on Sunday, August 9!

A portion of EVERY ticket purchase for Cat Video Fest at The Grand supports Feisty Felines Rescue!

Tickets are on sale NOW:

07/10/2026

“A SENTIMENTAL LOVE LETTER TO THE JOYS OF WATCHING A FILM IN THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS.” -Allan Hunter, Screen International

Once Upon a Time in a Cinema is NOW PLAYING at The Grand Cinema!

ONCE UPON A TIME IN A CINEMA is set in a small-town cinema during one eventful Friday night screening from hell. Over the course of one evening, the film follows the travails of beleaguered cinema owner Earl Clancy (Colin Morgan) as he faces a myriad of disasters, any one of which could sink him. Drawing from writer/director David Gleeson’s own experience growing up in a family of cinema owners where his father’s 78-year career marked the longest in the cinema business in Ireland, if not the world, this film is a love letter to a peculiarly Irish cinema experience, which was as much about connecting with people as it was about the movie.

Get tickets: https://grandcinema.com/movie/once-upon-a-time-in-a-cinema

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