Cinemas in San Francisco/Oakland

Cozy Richmond District theater with a long history of Asian cinema and eclectic repertory.

2200 Clement St, San Francisco, CA 94121

Restored 1916 movie palace with in-seat dining and heavy repertory / 70mm programming.

2550 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94110

Microcinema / DIY · Special events only. Homepage showed a June 2026 event as upcoming; find the real calendar page

Mission, San Francisco

Neighborhood twin-screen house in the Outer Richmond (CinemaSF).

3630 Balboa St, San Francisco, CA 94121

Recently renovated single-screen movie palace, now mixing film and live use.

429 Castro St, San Francisco, CA 94114

Historic four-screen movie palace on Grand Ave with a marquee to match.

3200 Grand Ave, Oakland, CA 94610

Landmark's multi-screen arthouse in downtown Berkeley.

2230 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA 94704

Couches and beer, community-oriented second-run and repertory programming.

474 24th St, Oakland, CA 94612

Landmark's intimate four-screen arthouse near Civic Center.

601 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, CA 94102

Screening series · Special events only. No dated 2026 listings found

Mission (at ATA), San Francisco

Museum / archive screenings — heavy repertory and experimental programming.

2155 Center St, Berkeley, CA 94704

Landmark's neighborhood arthouse on Piedmont Ave.

4186 Piedmont Ave, Oakland, CA 94611

Balcony seating, food and beer, first-run and revival programming.

10070 San Pablo Ave, El Cerrito, CA 94530

Berkeley's only independently owned theater, in the Elmwood district.

2966 College Ave, Berkeley, CA 94705

Nonprofit, independent cinema in the Mission — the oldest continuously running indie cinema in SF.

3117 16th St, San Francisco, CA 94103

Experimental / artists' film program — screenings held at Gray Area and other rotating venues, not a fixed theater.

Gray Area & other rotating venues, San Francisco

Screening series · Special events only. Year-round screenings. Festivals in the Festivals tab

Itinerant, San Francisco

Microcinema / DIY · Special events only

Oakland, San Francisco

Arthouse cinema · Full listings. Same system lists Sequoia Cinema. CFI runs Mill Valley Film Festival

San Rafael, San Francisco

Repertory cinema · Full listings. Classic films; one calendar page per season

Palo Alto, San Francisco

302 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA, 94103

1912 single-screen theater in Presidio Heights (CinemaSF).

3290 Sacramento St, San Francisco, CA 94115

Museum / institution · Special events only

SoMa, San Francisco