The Best Movie Theater in East Bay

Alameda Theatre

Built in 1932, the Art Deco-styled Alameda Theatre was the last movie palace built in the Bay Area. Remodeled and retrofitted with an expansion in 2008, it is now an 8-screen multiplex with a large historic theatre featuring state-of-the-art motion p... more

AMC Bay Street 16

Located at the end of the Bay Street Emeryville Mall, this is a great place to shop, eat, and of course, catch a movie. more

Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA)

UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) is one of the largest university museums in the U.S., and one of only a handful to present a full range of visual culture, including film and video. Each year BAMPFA presents more than fift... more

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Brenden Concord 14

* 14 Screens of All LUXURY Reclining Seats * Free 3 story on-site parking structure with 350 spaces * JB-X with Dolby ATMOS 360 degree surround sound, 60ft Wall to Wall Screen, and King Size Luxury Recliners * Three On-Site Restaurants * Three St... more

Brenden Pittsburg 16

Brenden Vacaville 16

California Theatre - Berkeley

3 Screens. Built in 1920. Operated by Landmark since 1994. The California Theatre is situated in Downtown Berkeley, right next to the University of California-Berkeley and within walking distance of the BART station. Featuring the largest screen in B... more

California Theatre - Pittsburg

Built by Sylvester and Salvatore Enea, the California Theatre in Pittsburg opened in 1920 as a premiere venue for live vaudeville performances and silent films. The elegant theater was designed by architect A.W. Cornelius, who designed other grand th... more

Century 14 Vallejo

Century Pleasant Hill 16

Century Richmond Hilltop 16

Century San Leandro Bayfair 16

Century Union City 25

Century Walnut Creek Downtown 14

Cerrito Speakeasy Theater

Rialto Cinemas Cerrito features a great mix of films and other kinds of events as well in a classic venue. more

Cinedome 7 Newark

Cinelux Chabot Cinema

Cinelux New Delta Cinema

Cinemark Blackhawk Movies 7

Contra Costa Stadium Cinemas

Your favorite independently owned local movie theater! Each screen features crisp digital projection. Auditorium 2 features a Giant Screen Laser Projector as well as cutting-edge Dolby Atmos sound... speakers that produce sound and effects from behi... more

Edwards Fairfield Stadium 16

Empress Theatre

The Empress Theatre is a newly renovated one room movie house built in 1912. A historical landmark, The Empress is a jewel in the heart of downtown Vallejo. A new movie is run every weekend, with live shows and special events each month. Beautiful ar... more

Grand Lake Theater

From the neon lights on the outside to the Wurlitzer Organ played before Friday and Saturday evening shows on the inside, the Grand is one of Oaklands great theaters. The feel is all nostalgia, but the films are new releases and the neighborhood is... more

Landmark's Albany Twin

2 Screens DLP Digital Projection and Sound. Operated by Landmark since 1994. The building that the Albany Theatre occupies was built in the 1920s, originally as a meeting hall and then a dance hall with live music. In 1935, the building was converted... more

Landmark's Shattuck Cinemas

10 Screens. Built in 1988. Operated by Landmark since 1994. The Shattuck Cinemas opened in May 1988 on the ground floor of the lovely Shattuck Hotel in downtown Berkeley, just one block from the University of California-Berkeley. It features an eclec... more

NAZ 8 - Fremont Gateway Plaza

Enjoy Hollywood as well as Bollywood movies. more

Orinda Theatre

The Orinda Theatre was opened in 1941 and was built by Donald Rheem, with architect Alexander Aimwell Cantin. Slated for demolition in 1984, it was saved through the efforts of preservationists and reopened in 1989, when 2 additional screens were add... more

Orinda Theatre Square

Designed by architect Alexander Aimwell Cantin built by Donald Rheem in1941, the art-deco style Orinda Theatre is a true treasure.  more

Paramount Theatre

Oakland's Paramount Theatre is one of the finest remaining examples of Art Deco design in the United States. Designed by renowned San Francisco architect Timothy L. Pflueger and completed in late 1931, it was one of the first Depression-era buildings... more

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Park Cinema

Parkway Theater

Do you hate multiplexes with their cramped seating, claustrophobic atmosphere, pitiful snack bar selections (in terms of choices, prices and quality), postage stamp screens, and airport/shopping mall approach to movie-going? Remember that good old... more

Piedmont Theatre

3 Screens. Operated by Landmark since 1994. The oldest operating movie theatre in the city of Oakland, the Piedmont Theatre opened its doors on September 15, 1917. From its earliest days showing silent films through the studio era (including memorabl... more

Regal Cinemas Jack London Stadium 9

Easy to get to.   A good place to visit if you're in Jack London Square and would like to catch a movie.   Mostly Hollywood blockbuster type movies but also participate in a few local film festivals like the Oakland Internation Film Festiva... more

Regal Crow Canyon Stadium 6

Regal Deer Valley Plaza 16

Regal Hacienda Crossings 20 & IMAX

Rheem All-Stadium 4

Rheem Theatre

As Moraga's premiere movie theater, The New Rheem Theatre will exhibit independent, family, international, documentary, narrative, and avant-garde films. Many of our films are presented with personal appearances by filmmakers, critics, and scholars t... more

Rialto Cinemas Elmwood

Come enjoy our brand of independent, customer friendly movie going. We feature a diverse mix of films including the best quality films from Hollywood and a diverse array of independent and foreign films from around the world. We have a genuine int... more

Shapeshifters Cinema

Shapeshifters Cinema is an experimental microcinema located in Oakland, CA. Our mission is to provide a venue and support for contemporary artists working with experimental and artist-made film, video, sound, music and other types of mediated perform... more

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