Movie Theatres in New York City

New York City has been home to hundreds of movie theatres ranging from ornate movie palaces built in the 1920s to short-lived storefront porn theatres in the 1970s. This section covers theatres that have spent some or all of their lives as venues for motion picture entertainment, with a focus on 20th-century houses that have been restored, repurposed or demolished.

Acme Theatre
Albermarle Theatre
American Theatre
Amphion Theatre
Anthology Film Archives
Austin Theatre
Bliss Theatre
Bunny Theatre
Carroll Theatre
Chaloner Theatre
City Cinemas - Cinema 1, 2, and 3
Yiddish Art Theatre / City Cinemas - Village East
Coliseum Theatre
Embassy Theatre
Eros Theatre
Farragut Theatre
Film Forum
Forest Hills Theatre
Fort Jay Theatre
Forum Theatre
The Hollywood Twin
Ideal Theatre
Jerome Theatre
Lincoln Plaza Cinemas
Loew's 175th Street
Loew's Coney Island / Brandt's Shore Theatre
Loew's Delancey
Loew's Gates
Loew's Kings
Loews Plaza Corona
Loew's State
Loews Valencia
Loew's Victoria
Majestic Theatre / BAM Strong Harvey Theatre
Melrose Theatre
Metro Theatre / Homegrown Theatre
Metropolis Theatre
Miami Theatre
Paramount Theatre
Paris Theatre
Prospect Theatre
Regent Theatre
Rialto Theatre
Ridgewood Theatre
Rio Theatre
Ritz Theatre
RKO Bushwick
RKO Chester
RKO Hamilton
RKO Keith's Theatre
RKO Kenmore
RKO Mayfair
RKO Madison
Saint George Theatre
Mark Strand Theatre / BRIC Arts Media House
Sunshine Cinema
Terminal Theatre
Trylon Theatre
Willis Theatre

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