Coming Soon
Ex Machina – A Science on Screen Presentation
- Today, Mar 25
Today, Mar 25 @ 7:00 pm: Special pre-show presentation from Drake professor, Martin Roth.
Director: Alex Garland Run Time: 108 min. Release Year: 2015
Starring: Alicia Vikander, Corey Johnson, Domhnall Gleeson, Oscar Isaac, Sonoya Mizuno
Science on Screen is back for a third year! A series of films paired with presentations from scientists...
Death of a Unicorn
- Thu, Mar 27
- Fri, Mar 28
- Sat, Mar 29
- Sun, Mar 30
- Mon, Mar 31
- Tue, Apr 1
- Wed, Apr 2
- Thu, Apr 3
Director: Alex Scharfman Run Time: 107 min. Release Year: 2025
Starring: Jenna Ortega, Paul Rudd, Richard E. Grant, Téa Leoni, Will Poulter
They're going to make a killing.
Eephus
- Thu, Mar 27
- Fri, Mar 28
- Sat, Mar 29
- Sun, Mar 30
- Mon, Mar 31
- Tue, Apr 1
- Wed, Apr 2
Director: Carson Lund Run Time: 98 min. Release Year: 2025
Starring: Bill Lee, Cliff Blake, Frederick Wiseman, Keith William Richards, Ray Hryb
As an imminent construction project looms over their beloved small-town baseball field, a pair of New England rec-league...
Wicked – Sensory-Friendly Screening
- Sun, Mar 30
Director: Jon M. Chu Run Time: 162 min. Release Year: 2024
Starring: Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Jeff Goldblum, Jonathan Bailey, Michelle Yeoh
Everyone deserves the chance to fly. Join Varsity Cinema and the Autism Society of Iowa for this sensory-friendly screening of Wicked.
The Best Years of Our Lives – An OLLI Screening
Director: William Wyler Run Time: 171 min. Release Year: 1946
Starring: Dana Andrews, Fredric March, Harold Russell, Myrna Loy, Teresa Wright
Three wonderful loves in the best picture of the year!
Universal Language
Director: Matthew Rankin Run Time: 89 min. Release Year: 2024 Language: French
Starring: Mani Soleymanlou, Matthew Rankin, Pirouz Nemati, Rojina Esmaeili, Saba Vahedyousefi
Winter. Somewhere between Tehran and Winnipeg. Negin and Nazgol find a sum of money frozen deep within the...
Bob Trevino Likes It
Director: Tracie Laymon Run Time: 102 min. Release Year: 2025
Starring: Barbie Ferreira, French Stewart, John Leguizamo, Lauren Spencer, Rachel Bay Jones
A people-pleasing young woman is involuntarily estranged from her narcissistic father and unexpectedly befriends a childless man with...
Bob Trevino Likes It + Filmmaker Discussion
- Fri, Apr 4
Director: Tracie Laymon Run Time: 102 min. Release Year: 2025
Starring: Barbie Ferreira, French Stewart, John Leguizamo, Lauren Spencer, Rachel Bay Jones
Join us for a special hometown premiere of BOB TREVINO LIKES IT, starring Barbie Ferreira, John Leguizamo, and French Stewart....
National Theatre Live: The Importance of Being Earnest
- Sun, Apr 6
Director: Max Webster Run Time: 180 min. Release Year: 2025
Starring: Amanda Lawrence, Eliza Scanlen, Hugh Skinner, Ncuti Gatwa, Ronkẹ Adékoluẹjo
A Trivial Comedy for Serious People
Lifers: A Local H Movie with Filmmaker Conversation
- Tue, Apr 8
Tue, Apr 8 @ 7:00 pm: Special introduction and Q&A with Local H frontman and director, Scott Lucas.
Director: Scott Lucas Run Time: 82 min. Release Year: 2024
Starring: Gabe Rodriguez, Radkey, Ryan Harding, Scott Lucas
Local H Frontman and Director Scott Lucas will join us to introduce the film and for a Q&A...
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed with Optional Discussion
- Wed, Apr 9
Wed, Apr 9 @ 2:00 pm: A brief, optional discussion will follow the film.
Director: Laura Poitras Run Time: 122 min. Release Year: 2022
Starring: Cookie Mueller, David Wojnarowicz, Marina Berio, Nan Goldin, Noemi Bonazzi
Presented by OLLI at Drake and Des Moines Film in observance of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week. A...
Warfare
Director: Alex Garland, Ray Mendoza Run Time: 92 min. Release Year: 2025
Starring: Charles Melton, D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Joseph Quinn, Kit Connor, Will Poulter
Everything is based on memory.
Lost Boys, Stolen Trucks with Filmmaker Intro and Q&A
- Sun, Apr 13
Sun, Apr 13 @ 7:00 pm: Special introduction and Q&A with the filmmakers.
Director: Auden Lincoln-Vogel, Philip Rabalais Run Time: 75 min.
The boys are not alright.
2025 Des Moines Latino Film Festival: Párvulos
- Tue, Apr 15
Run Time: 120 min.
Get ready for four unforgettable nights at the 2025 Des Moines Latino Film Festival, presented by the Latino...
2025 Des Moines Latino Film Festival: Lengua + Sujo
- Wed, Apr 16
Run Time: 138 min.
Get ready for four unforgettable nights at the 2025 Des Moines Latino Film Festival, presented by the Latino...
2025 Des Moines Latino Film Festival: The Ballad of Tita and the Machines + Rita
- Thu, Apr 17
Run Time: 121 min.
Get ready for four unforgettable nights at the 2025 Des Moines Latino Film Festival, presented by the Latino...
The Ballad of Wallis Island
Director: James Griffiths Run Time: 100 min. Release Year: 2025
Starring: Akemnji Ndifornyen, Carey Mulligan, Sian Clifford, Tim Key, Tom Basden
He's getting the band back together.
One to One: John & Yoko
Director: Kevin Macdonald Run Time: 104 min. Release Year: 2025
Starring: Andy Warhol, John Lennon, Yoko Ono
An exploration of the seminal and transformative 18 months that one of music’s most famous couples — John...
2025 Des Moines Latino Film Festival: La Cocina
- Fri, Apr 18
Run Time: 139 min.
Get ready for four unforgettable nights at the 2025 Des Moines Latino Film Festival, presented by the Latino...
The Jungle – An Earth Day Screening with Food & Water Watch
- Tue, Apr 22
Tue, Apr 22 @ 7:00 pm: Celebrate Earth Day with a documentary brought to you by Food & Water Watch.
Director: Matt Wechsler Run Time: 83 min.
This Earth Day, join Food & Water Watch for a community screening of a new documentary exposing the...
The Shrouds
Director: David Cronenberg Run Time: 119 min. Release Year: 2025
Starring: Diane Kruger, Elizabeth Saunders, Guy Pearce, Sandrine Holt, Vincent Cassel
How dark are you willing to go?
Point Break – A Science on Screen Presentation
- Tue, Apr 29
Tue, Apr 29 @ 7:00 pm: Special pre-show presentation from Drake professor, Terrance Pendleton.
Director: Kathryn Bigelow Run Time: 122 min. Release Year: 1991
Starring: Gary Busey, John C. McGinley, Keanu Reeves, Lori Petty, Patrick Swayze
Science on Screen is back for a third year! A series of films paired with presentations from scientists...
Cinderella – An OLLI Screening
Director: Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske, Wilfred Jackson Run Time: 74 min. Release Year: 1950
Starring: Claire Du Brey, Eleanor Audley, Ilene Woods, Rhoda Williams, Verna Felton
The greatest love story ever told.
Ritual Mountain Bike Film Tour Presented by CITA & the Iowa Bicycle Coalition
- Wed, May 14
Run Time: 106 min.
Join Central Iowa Trails Association, the Iowa Bicycle Coalition, and premiere sponsor, Bike World, as we present the...
Minnesota Mean – Presented with Des Moines Roller Derby
- Tue, May 27
Director: Dawn Mikkelson Run Time: 81 min. Release Year: 2023
It's now or never.
Dr. Strangelove – An OLLI Screening
Director: Stanley Kubrick Run Time: 95 min. Release Year: 1964
Starring: George C. Scott, Keenan Wynn, Peter Sellers, Slim Pickens, Sterling Hayden
The hot-line suspense comedy.
National Theatre Live: Dr. Strangelove
Director: Sean Foley Release Year: 2025
Starring: Giles Terera, John Hopkins, Oliver Alvin-Wilson, Penny Ashmore, Steve Coogan
Seven-time BAFTA Award-winner Steve Coogan plays four roles in the world premiere stage adaptation of Stanley Kubrick’s comedy...
National Theatre Live: Hamlet
Director: Lyndsey Turner, Robin Lough Run Time: 217 min. Release Year: 2015
Starring: Anastasia Hille, Benedict Cumberbatch, Ciarán Hinds, Jim Norton, Sian Brooke
As a country arms itself for war, a family tears itself apart. Forced to avenge his father’s death...
Goodbye, Mr. Chips in Partnership with the Des Moines Metro Opera
- Sat, Jul 12
- Fri, Jul 18
Sat, Jul 12 @ 1:00 pm: Des Moines Metro Opera and Des Moines Film are excited to present two screenings of Goodbye, Mr. Chips, a new opera reimagined for film by Gordon Getty. Fri, Jul 18 @ 1:00 pm: Des Moines Metro Opera and Des Moines Film are excited to present two screenings of Goodbye, Mr. Chips, a new opera reimagined for film by Gordon Getty.
Run Time: 115 min. Release Year: 2021
Starring: Kevin Short, Lester Lynch, Marnie Breckenridge, Nathan Granner, Walter Brown
This event is partnership with Des Moines Moines Metro Opera and Varsity Cinema. Enjoy an exclusive filmed introduction...