Great 8 Cinema

Great 8 Cinema Local family owned and operated, loving the community we are able to provide the Big Screen Experience to.
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06/17/2026

We don't normally have employee movie nights on Tuesdays, but today we had the privilege of catching an early screening of Young Washington, which doesn't hit theaters until 4th of July weekend. A big thank you to Angel Studios for giving us the chance to see it so far ahead of its release.

If you're into movies about America's history, you're going to appreciate this one. I'd venture that a lot of folks don't know much about our first president before his role in declaring independence from the British — this movie fills in that gap. It briefly touches on his childhood before settling into his early military years during the French and Indian War, the period leading up to his rise as a leader, giving you a real sense of who he was before he became the figure we all learned about in school.

William Franklyn-Miller takes on the role of Washington, and he's joined by some serious veteran talent — Ben Kingsley, Kelsey Grammer, and Mary-Louise Parker all turn in the kind of performances you'd expect from actors with their resumes.

We'd love for you to join us when Young Washington opens 4th of July weekend. It feels like exactly the kind of film worth celebrating the holiday with, and we hope you'll make it part of your weekend plans.

06/16/2026

Our water is now back on. The city seems confident the water is fine, but out of an abundance of caution is getting it tested. We will continue to only sell bottled water and bottled soda until we get the all clear from the city as to the results of the test, which will likely be tomorrow afternoon. Restrooms are back in service.

06/16/2026

Repair work continues on the water line that was broken adjacent to our property. We will continue to be open today as we were yesterday. We are continuing to offer Bottled Soda instead of Fountain Soda. The construction company involved provided Johnny on the spots which can be used by guests if needed as long as our restrooms are without water. We have put solutions in place to ensure our employees can continue to wash their hands as they normally would, and hand sanitizer is available to guests also if needed. We also reviewed our entire plan with the Franklin County Health department to ensure we weren't missing anything that had to be accounted for, and they have been great in ensuring we aren't missing anything.

We are told that the water supply should be restored sometime between this morning and this afternoon based on the information we have been given. Once water comes online we will ensure we comply with all direction given by the City of Union and the Franklin Country Health department regarding the state of the water supply. What we've been told so far is once water comes online it will be okay for use in the restroom, but that we may have to wait to get the all clear to bring our fountain soda and ice machines back online. Before we use any of our equipment online it will be fully flushed and sanitized including our filtration system as well.

We appreciate all our guests, and are doing everything we can to continue to provide access to movies during this time. For those who decide they would rather wait until after we've gotten past this we certainly appreciate that as well and look forward to seeing you the next time you come in. Thank You again for all your support.

06/15/2026

As some of you might know there is currently construction going on adjacent to our property at the site of a new addition to the Union School district. This morning a water line was hit so we are currently operating without water. This means fountain sodas will not be available and the restrooms will unfortunately be out of order.

We are working on getting a selection of bottled sodas in addition to our bottled water so we have some beverage options for you. As of now we are not sure when the water will be usable but we are communicating closely with the city and the construction company and will provide updates as soon as we know them.

06/12/2026

Okay, we had an employee showing of Disclosure Day last night and I'm still thinking about it.

You can tell from the trailers it's a Spielberg alien movie, but they're vague enough that you can't really piece together what it's about going in — and I appreciated that.

It follows a cybersecurity expert who's fully committed to exposing the truth to the world, and a news weather anchor who has no idea why she's drawn down the path she's on or where it leads, just that she has to follow it. You end up piecing the whole thing together right alongside them.

The pacing kept me engaged the entire time — there's a real mystery unfolding, plus some genuinely intense action sequences. Also, Spielberg somehow brought John Williams out of retirement to score this, but it wasn't really talked about beforehand, and I didn't realize it until the end credits. Looking back, his style was all over the film and played a big part in building the tension.

Emily Blunt and Josh O'Connor are great, and Colin Firth plays a much colder character than usual, which was a nice change. Visually, it's gorgeous too.
If you enjoy sci-fi, or just like a story that unfolds as a puzzle, I think you'd enjoy this one. Worth seeing on a big screen.

06/05/2026

We got to see the new Masters of the Universe movie last night. Anyone who grew up around the He-Man cartoon knows to expect some silly things. I felt like this movie was self aware in the best way possible. If you have a nostalgic place for the original you'll enjoy this re-make. Even if the original is before your time there is a good chance you'll still smile and enjoy some of the campy humor that goes along side some fairly decent world building. It certainly won't win any awards. But, then again I don't think anyone expects it to. It's exactly what you expect it to be in a good way.

06/02/2026

What a weekend! Backrooms has been living up to the hype — strong crowds and we couldn't be happier about it. And Obsession just keeps doing something we almost never see. Most of the time opening weekend is your biggest weekend, that's just how movies work. But three straight weekends of growing box office? That hasn't happened since E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. Obsession has done exactly that, and honestly it's because you all have been spreading the word. Pressure and Mando & Grogu have also been holding up nicely on the Great 8 screens.

Now a quick heads up — Michael, Sheep Detectives, and Passenger are all leaving us when the new titles open this Thursday. If any of those have been sitting on your list, $5 Ticket Tuesday is a perfect chance to catch one before they're gone. After that it's the big screen or wait for streaming!

Three new titles hit Great 8 this weekend and we genuinely don't know who comes out on top. Masters of the Universe is bringing the action-nostalgia. Scary Movie 5 is here to make you laugh. And Amazing Digital Circus — the finale of the hugely popular YouTube series — is already leading in presales. Three very different movies, and we think all three have a real shot. Come see whichever one calls your name, and thank you as always for choosing your local independent cinema and supporting your local community. It means more than you know.

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5 Prairie Dell Plz
Union, MO
63084

Opening Hours

Monday 12:30pm - 12:30am
Tuesday 12:30pm - 12:30am
Wednesday 12:30pm - 12:30am
Thursday 12:30pm - 12:30am
Friday 12:30pm - 12:30am
Saturday 12:30pm - 12:30am
Sunday 12:30pm - 12:30am

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