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DETROIT + MICHIGAN / Cinemas / ¼

What’s playing tonight?

159 cinemas across Detroit and Michigan, from pipe-organ movie palaces to drive-ins under the stars. 50 special screenings on our calendar in the next 30 days.

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Quarter Detroit presents

  • 159cinemas
  • 163films on the bill
  • 99lost legends
Celebration Cinema RivertownFirebird TheaterGQT Cadillac 4Fresh Coast Film FestivalKP CinemasThe Garden TheaterThe Bay TheatreRogers TheaterSanctuary CinemaVogue TheatreGaylord CinemaSun TheatreState TheaterFremont CinemasState TheatreStrand TheaterBogar TheatreCharlevoix Cinema IIIOld Michigan TheatreUEC HillsdaleGrand Ledge Sun TheatreCedar Street CinemaCherry Bowl Drive-In TheatreBohm Theatre

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Film festivals / Alpena

Thunder Bay International Film Festival

A January festival of ocean and Great Lakes films in Alpena, run by NOAA's Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary. More than 50 films, a gala and a student shorts competition; the 15th edition runs January 20–24, 2027.

Film festivals / Lansing

Capital City Film Festival

Lansing's annual festival of independent film, live music and interactive media, held every April at venues around the city. The 2027 edition runs April 7-17.

Film festivals / East Lansing

East Lansing Film Festival

Susan Woods' festival has brought independent films from around the world to mid-Michigan for 29 years. 2026 is the final year: the farewell edition runs October 22-25 at the Hannah Community Center.

Film festivals / Grand Rapids

Grand Rapids Film Festival

One September weekend in Grand Rapids packed with features, documentaries, shorts, music videos and commercials. The 2026 edition ran September 11-13.

Film festivals / Frankfort

Frankfort Film Festival

An autumn film festival at Frankfort's historic Garden Theater, organized by the nonprofit Friends of the Garden Theater. The 2026 edition runs October 15–18.

Film festivals / Traverse City

Traverse City Film Festival (TCFF Tuesdays)

Founded in 2005, the Traverse City Film Festival filled downtown every late July for years. Now it runs year-round as TCFF Tuesdays at the State Theatre: 52 films in 52 weeks.

Since 2005

Film festivals / Marquette

Fresh Coast Film Festival

Documentaries about the water, the outdoors and the grit of the Great Lakes, screened in Marquette on Lake Superior right at peak fall color. The 10th edition runs October 15-18, 2026: 94 films in 10 venues.

Film festivals / Detroit

Detroit Black Film Festival

Independent films directed, written or produced by Black filmmakers, at a Detroit festival Lazar and Marshalle Favors started in 2020. The 7th edition in September 2026 screens 89 films from 30 countries, with the Charles H. Wright Museum as its hub.

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Film festivals / Detroit

Freep Film Festival

The Detroit Free Press's documentary festival: five days of films tied to Detroit and Michigan, with post-screening talks with directors and subjects. The last confirmed edition ran in April 2024.

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Film festivals / Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor Film Festival

It calls itself the oldest avant-garde and experimental film festival in the world: since 1963, six days, about 40 programs and more than 180 films from over 20 countries.

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Film festivals / Ann Arbor

Cinetopia Film Festival

Ann Arbor's independent film festival at the downtown Michigan Theater and State Theater: indie features, visiting filmmakers with Q&As, workshops and Michigan-made shorts.

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03 / Legends

Lost movie palaces of Detroit and Michigan

When did they open, when did the screen go dark, and what stands there now? The stories of the closed cinemas, with their old contact details.

1900192019401960198020002020 Gladmer Theatre · 1880–1979Gladmer TheatreBijou Theatre (Monroe Street) · 1906–1975Bijou Theatre (Monroe Street)Casino Theatre (Monroe Street) · 1906–1915Theatre Royale · 1907–1922Theatre RoyalePrincess Theatre · 1908–1922Princess Theat…Family Theatre · 1909–1973Family TheatreColumbia Theatre · 1911–1952Columbia TheatreBroadway-Strand Theatre · 1913–1929Broadway-Strand …Fox Washington Theatre · 1913–1928Fox Washington …Liberty Theatre · 1913–1926Alhambra Theatre · 1914–1959Alhambra TheatreDelft Theatre · 1914–2012Delft TheatreKeith's Theatre · 1914–1962Keith's TheatreWarfield Theatre · 1914–1959Warfield TheatreAdams Theatre · 1917–1988Adams TheatreColonial Theatre · 1917–1975Colonial TheatreMadison Theatre · 1917–1984Madison TheatreRialto Theatre · 1917–1968Rialto TheatreLaSalle Garden Theatre · 1920–1954LaSalle Garden TheatreHarmony Theatre · 1921–1975Harmony TheatreMichigan Theatre (Lansing) · 1921–1980Michigan Theatre (Lansing)Tuxedo Theatre · 1921–1958Tuxedo TheatreCinderella Theatre · 1924–1975Cinderella TheatreMartha Washington Theatre · 1924–1972Martha Washington TheatreGrand Riviera Theatre · 1925–1996Grand Riviera TheatreMichigan Palace · 1926–1976Michigan PalaceAnnex Theatre · 1927–1950Annex TheatreGreat Lakes Theatre · 1927–1969Great Lakes TheatreHollywood Theatre · 1927–1959Hollywood TheatreOriental Theatre · 1927–1950Oriental TheatreUptown Theatre (Highland Park) · 1927–1980Uptown Theatre (Highland Park)Avalon Theatre · 1928–1967Avalon TheatreLoop Theater · 1928–1961Loop TheaterUnited Artists Theatre · 1928–1971United Artists TheatreTimes Square Theatre · 1929–1958Times Square TheatreMichigan Theatre (Flint) · 1930–1965Michigan Theatre (Flint)Punch and Judy Theatre · 1930–1977Punch and Judy TheatreEastown Theatre · 1931–1973Eastown TheatreAlger Theater · 1935–1985Alger TheaterNorwest Theatre · 1936–2000Norwest TheatreWestown Theater · 1936–1968Westown TheaterEast Side Drive-In · 1938–1977East Side Drive-InEsquire Theatre · 1938–1988Esquire TheatreAllen Park Digital Cinemas · 1940–2019Allen Park Digital CinemasWestside Drive-In · 1940–1984Westside Drive-InBloomfield Theatre · 1941–1983Bloomfield TheatreCivic Theatre · 1941–1984Civic TheatreDearborn Theatre · 1941–2006Dearborn TheatreKrim Theatre · 1941–1990Krim TheatreMain Art Theatre · 1941–2021Main Art TheatreMercury Theatre · 1941–1993Mercury TheatreRoyal Theatre · 1941–1969Royal TheatreTelenews Theater · 1942–1991Telenews TheaterDuke Theatre · 1947–1953Dearborn Drive-In · 1948–1984Dearborn Drive-InWoods Theatre · 1948–1997Woods TheatreBooker T. Theatre · 1949–1961Bel-Air Drive-In · 1950–1986Bel-Air Drive-InJack Loeks' Studio 28 · 1965–2008Jack Loeks' Studio 28Silver Cinemas 8 · 1965–2015Silver Cinemas 8Ann Arbor I & II (Fifth Forum) · 1966–1999Ann Arbor I & II (Fifth Forum)Northland Theater · 1966–1989Northland TheaterAmericana Theatre · 1967–2001Americana TheatreEastland Theatre · 1969–2000Eastland TheatreShowcase Cinemas Pontiac 1-5 and 6-12 · 1970–2003Showcase Cinemas Pontiac 1-5 and 6-…Clarkston Cinema · 1972–1986Clarkston Cine…Farmington 4 Cinemas · 1972–1977Romeo Theatre · 1972–2026Romeo TheatreBriarwood Dollar Movies 4 · 1973–2010Briarwood Dollar Movies 4Somerset Cinema I II & III · 1973–1984Summit Place Cinema · 1973–1994Summit Place CinemaShowcase Cinemas Sterling Heights · 1974–2004Showcase Cinemas Sterling HeightsMovies at Fairlane · 1976–2000Movies at FairlaneMaple Theater · 1977–2024Maple TheaterRiverfront 4 Theatre · 1978–2015Riverfront 4 TheatreUA Movies at Oakland Mall · 1979–2000UA Movies at Oakland M…Americana West · 1980–1999Americana WestAMC Wonderland 6 · 1986–2003AMC Wonderland 6Lincoln Park 8 Theatre · 1988–2003Lincoln Park 8 …Town Center 8 · 1988–2010Town Center 8Showcase Cinemas Auburn Hills · 1989–2002Spotlight Taylor Theatre · 1989–2012Spotlight Taylor TheatreAMC Star Southfield 20 · 1997–2020AMC Star Southfield 20Regal Commerce Township Stadium 14 · 1998–2025Regal Commerce Township Stad…Quality 16 · 1999–2020Quality 16AMC Fairlane 21 · 2000–2022AMC Fairlane 21Cinema Detroit · 2009–2023Cinema DetroitBijou by the Bay · 2013–2024
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2026

Lake Michigan Film Festival

Okemos

The regional sister of the East Lansing Film Festival showed and awarded films from Michigan, Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin. Its final edition ran February 26 to March 1, 2026, in Okemos.

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