The Best Movies in San Francisco

Alamo Drafthouse

My new favorite place to watch a movie.  Where else can I catch a film and order a shot of Fortaleza?  Close to BART and all the happenings of the Mission and Valencia. -------- Cold beer, hot movies, and delicious snacks and meals; The A... more

AMC Kabuki

Kabuki Theatres have integrated themselves in the community by screening Hollywood new release films and acclaimed film festivals like the SF International Film Festival and SF Asian International Film Festival. MacGuffins Bar: Enjoy alcoholic bev... more

AMC Metreon 16 with IMAX

Located on the third floor of Metreon, the 15-screen Loews Theatres Metreon is San Francisco's largest movie theatre complex, a gorgeous movie palace with a panoramic view of the Yerba Buena Gardens Esplanade and the San Francisco skyline. Loews T... more

Arab Film and Media Insitute

The Arab Film and Media Institute (AFMI) is the first organization of its kind outside the Arab world. Through film, education, mentorship, and new media, AFMI's mission is to enhance public understanding of Arab culture and provide insight into t... more

Artists' for Television Access (ATA)

Since the early '80s, Artists' Television Access has provided equipment, education, and a screening venue for independent film and video to artists and the community in San Francisco's Mission District.  A nonprofit, all-volunteer, artist-run... more

B.A.V.C.

If you are interested in any of the numerous workshops or screenings conducted by BAVC please contact them or go to their web site to see what is being offered. BAVC is Bay Area Video Coalition and they work in almost all aspects of film/video pro... more

Balboa Theatre

The Balboa Theatre is undergoing a renaissance thanks to efforts by the co-founder of Landmark Theatres, Gary Meyer. Meyer has resurrected the Balboa, which was built in 1926, by leasing it from the Levin family who had run the neighborhood theater f... more

Bay Area Video Coalition

Beta Videography

A full-service video production and creative agency for the startup, corporate and broadcast sectors. We specialize in startup explainer videos. more

Castro Theatre

Another Planet Entertainment (APE) is partnering with Bay Properties, Inc., owners of the Castro Theatre, on an evolution of San Francisco's world-renowned entertainment landmark. More info: https://apeconcerts.com/venues/castro-theatre/ . In a n... more

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Center for Asian American Media

The Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) is a non-profit organization dedicated to presenting stories that convey the richness and diversity of Asian American experiences to the broadest audience possible. We do this by funding, producing, distribu... more

Center for Asian American Media (CAAM)

The Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to presenting stories that convey the richness and diversity of Asian American experiences to the broadest audience possible. We do this by funding, producing, distribut... more

Century 9 - San Francisco Centre

A great place to catch a new release film. more

CGV San Francisco

Some of the best seats in town with good sized screens and great sound quality, AMC Van Ness is now CGV San Francisco. CJ CGV (Hangeul: CJ CGV (??? ????)?) is the largest multiplex cinema chain in South Korea and also has branches in China, Indonesi... more

CineArts at the Empire

The Empire screens a mix of art house -- independent and foreign films -- and Hollywood blockbuster films. The three-screen complex has a large downstairs auditorium, displaying art. more

Creative Armada

Creative Armada is a full service independent media production company based in San Francisco with a satellite presence in Santa Cruz. We have been in buisness since 1999 and produce commercial, narrative, and music video content. We are proud to off... more

Delancey Street Theater

The Delancey Theater is part of a program run by the Delancey Street Foundation. The residents built the screening room - a multimedia capable screening room featuring ergonomic seating for 146 guests. The room includes a small stage for presentatio... more

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Embarcadero Center

Spanning six blocks in the heart of San Francisco's prime commercial district, Embarcadero Center is one of the largest mixed-use complex in the Western United States. With a unique history, EC offers four million square feet of office and retail spa... more

Fallen Leaf Films

Fallen Leaf Films is a full service video production company based out of Sacramento. Our creative team continues to excel in high-end video production and brings forth television commercials, promotional videos, narrative films, documentaries, m... more

Fine Arts Building at SFSU

August Coppola Theatre - Classes and screenings of major motion pictures are held at the 150-seat August Coppola Theatre with Dolby surround-sound system and 16mm, 35mm and video projection capabilities. The building boasts a huge film sound stage, a... more

Foreign Cinema

To the surprise of many, Foreign Cinema not only survived the dot-com era, but the pandemic as well. The restaurant has actually shed some of its pretentiousness and thrived to become a staple of the Mission District nightlife scene. And the food's... more

Frameline

Frameline’s mission is to support, develop, and promote lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer visibility through media arts. Through a variety of programs and activities, Frameline provides access to films and videos dealing with a wid... more

Fridays Films

Friday's Films is a creative services studio focusing on film, video, and visual media. Friday's Films was founded in 2001 to produce "Hanging In The Balance: The Future Of Fishing In The Bahamas", which sparked additional productions across Africa,... more

Golden Gate Theatre

The Golden Gate Theatre celebrates 100 Years. Built in the 1922, this former vaudeville house and movie theater was restored and reopened nearly 60 years later as a leading-edge performing arts venue. The Golden Gate Theatre is located at the corner... more

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Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch International Film Festival Seventh Annual Bay Area / 2009 Yerba Buena Center for the Arts 701 Mission St (at Third St) Program and Ticket Information: 415.978.ARTS For questions: [email protected] ____________________... more

Industrial Light & Magic - Premier Theater

The LucasFilm Premiere Theater is usually not open to the public except for special events. Founded in 1975 by George Lucas, Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) is the leading effects facility in the world, serving the motion picture, commercial producti... more

IQvideography

We capture your wedding memories into an amazing video. Every wedding is unique so each one of our wedding videography as well. We will capture your wedding video directly with our passionate work. Looking for Wedding Videographer in Bay Area? Contac... more

Japan Video & Media

Located in the mall of Japan Center Mall, Japan Video & Media Inc. carries an incredibly extensive selection of animation, drama, and special interest movies from Japan and Asia. This has to be one of the best places in the city to find or inquire ab... more

Kaboom Productions

Commercial and music video production company. more

Landmark's Clay Theater

Built in 1910 and operated by Landmark since 1991. The mighty Clay is one of the oldest theatres in San Francisco. Built in 1910 by the renown Naify brothers, builders of the first movie screen in town, the New Fillmore, the Clay was first a nickelod... more

Landmark's Embarcadero Center

Built in 1995 and operated by Landmark since 1995. The Embarcadero Center Cinema is located in the heart of San Francisco's Financial District on the corner of Battery and Clay. Since opening on Bastille Day in 1995, the five-screen cinema has taken... more

Landmark's Opera Plaza

Operated by Landmark since 1991. Located on Van Ness Avenue near San Francisco's Civic Center, the Opera Plaza Cinema caters to filmgoers who appreciate a quiet, comfortable experience. Popular independent and foreign films often move here for one la... more

Last Wave Film

Last Wave Film is a video production company based in San Francisco. Last Wave Film creates corporate videos, product announcements, interviews and documentaries, event coverage, as well as commercials and other media content. The company works prima... more

Letterman Digital Arts Center

The 23-acre campus features four 5-story office buildings totaling approximately 850,000 square feet surrounded by a 17-acre park with a flowing creek and lagoon as its focal point. Tenants at One Letterman Drive will have access to the private dinin... more

Light Rail Studios

At the intersection of art, music, and hi-tech, Light Rail Studios provides a creative space where the underground and commercial world collide. more

Marauder Film LLC

Marauder Film is a ‘story first’ film I.P. creation studio founded on screen-writing and digital visual effects. We develop feature film + advertising content from script through to artistic vision + production, with a particular emphas... more

Marina Theatre

Marina Theatre is a Lee Neighborhood Theatre. Frank Lee helped save this classic Marina movie house and help keep Chestnut as a rare street that houses two small theaters that shows both Hollywood and art house movies. more

Metreon

Metreon is a state of the art technology and entertainment center. Top destinations include AMC Metreon 16 with IMAX and a food court that includes Buckhorn Grill, Sanraku, and Firewood Cafe. The location couldn't be more perfect for meeting up with... more

Metropolitan Club

Morrison Planetarium in the Academy of Sciences

Our 75-foot dome displays one of the most accurate—and immersive—digital Universes ever created. From faraway galaxies to the workings of our own planet, you'll experience the cosmos like never before. Sit in the middle if you want a... more

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