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On Swift Horses

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  • Today, May 5
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Director: Daniel Minahan Run Time: 119 min. Release Year: 2025

Starring: Daisy Edgar-Jones, Diego Calva, Jacob Elordi, Sasha Calle, Will Poulter

How much would you gamble for love?

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Princess Mononoke

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  • Tue, May 6
  • Sat, May 10

Director: Hayao Miyazaki Run Time: 134 min. Release Year: 1997

Starring: Kaoru Kobayashi, Masahiko Nishimura, Youji Matsuda, Yûko Tanaka, Yuriko Ishida

The Fate Of The World Rests On The Courage Of One Warrior.

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Tall Tales – A Companion Film to Thom Yorke’s New Album

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  • Thu, May 8

Director: Jonathan Zawada Run Time: 65 min. Release Year: 2025

Starring: Mark Pritchard, Thom Yorke

Fabled English record producer Mark Pritchard, luminary songwriter Thom Yorke and groundbreaking visual artist Jonathan Zawada present Tall...

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Amadeus with Des Moines Symphony Introduction

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  • Tue, May 13

Tue, May 13 @ 7:00 pm: Special introduction by Jonathan Sturm, the Des Moines Symphony’s Concertmaster

Director: Miloš Forman Run Time: 160 min. Release Year: 1984

Starring: Elizabeth Berridge, F. Murray Abraham, Roy Dotrice, Simon Callow, Tom Hulce

Experience Amadeus Like Never Before! Join us as this beautifully restored film comes to life in a whole...

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Ritual Mountain Bike Film Tour Presented by CITA & the Iowa Bicycle Coalition

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  • Wed, May 14

Wed, May 14 @ 7:00 pm: Join us for Des Moines' third annual screening of the film tour and enter to win some amazing raffle prizes!

Run Time: 106 min.

Join Central Iowa Trails Association, the Iowa Bicycle Coalition, and premiere sponsor, Bike World, as we present the...

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Porco Rosso

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  • Sat, May 17
  • Tue, May 20

Director: Hayao Miyazaki Run Time: 93 min. Release Year: 1992 Language: Japanese

Starring: Akemi Okamura, Bunshi Katsura VI, Shūichirō Moriyama, Tokiko Kato, Tsunehiko Kamijô

A pig's got to fly.

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The Decline of Western Civilization – Presented with Iowa Basement Tapes

Opens on May 22

Director: Penelope Spheeris Run Time: 100 min. Release Year: 1981

Starring: Alice Bag, Claude Bessy, Dinah Cancer, Eugene Tatu, Exene Cervenka

See it in a theater.... where you can't get hurt.

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Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

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  • Thu, May 22
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Director: Christopher McQuarrie Run Time: 169 min. Release Year: 2025

Starring: Esai Morales, Hayley Atwell, Simon Pegg, Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames

Every choice, every mission, has all led to this.

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Minnesota Mean – Presented with Des Moines Roller Derby

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  • Tue, May 27

Tue, May 27 @ 7:00 pm: Meet the Des Moines Roller Derby skaters before the show and hang around after for a Q&A session.

Director: Dawn Mikkelson Run Time: 81 min. Release Year: 2023

It's now or never.

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Paris Is Burning — A Pride Kickoff Extravaganza

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  • Thu, May 29

Director: Jennie Livingston Run Time: 78 min. Release Year: 1991

Starring: Dorian Corey, Octavia St. Laurent, Pepper LaBeija, Venus Xtravaganza, Willi Ninja

Join us at Varsity Cinema on Thursday, May 29 at 7 PM for a special Pride Month kickoff screening of PARIS IS BURNING! Meet local community organizations and serve looks inspired by iconic movie characters as we celebrate each other and self-expression.

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Dr. Strangelove – An OLLI Screening

Opens on June 5

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.

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The Phoenician Scheme

Opens on June 6

Director: Wes Anderson Run Time: 101 min. Release Year: 2025

Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Benicio Del Toro, Bryan Cranston, Hope Davis, Jeffrey Wright, Mathieu Amalric, Mia Threapleton, Michael Cera, Richard Ayoade, Riz Ahmed, Rupert Friend, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks

The story of a family and a family business.

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Better Cities Film Festival with Q&A and Panel Discussion

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  • Sat, Jun 7

Sat, Jun 7 @ 1:00 pm: Join us for an afternoon of short documentary films and conversation about how people have made their cities, towns, and neighborhoods better followed by panel discussion and Q&A.

Run Time: 117 min.

Join us for a best-of-show screening of the Better Cities Film Festival! BCFF showcases short documentary films profiling...

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National Theatre Live: Dr. Strangelove

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  • Sun, Jun 8

Director: Sean Foley Run Time: 150 min. 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...

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The Birdcage

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  • Tue, Jun 10
  • Sat, Jun 14

Director: Mike Nichols Run Time: 119 min. Release Year: 1996

Starring: Dan Futterman, Dianne Wiest, Gene Hackman, Nathan Lane, Robin Williams

Come as you are.

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The Empire Strikes Back with Audience Interaction

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  • Tue, Jun 17

Director: Irvin Kershner Run Time: 124 min. Release Year: 1980

Starring: Anthony Daniels, Billy Dee Williams, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill

The Star Wars saga continues.

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But I’m a Cheerleader

Opens on June 19

Director: Jamie Babbit Run Time: 85 min. Release Year: 2000

Starring: Cathy Moriarty, Clea DuVall, Melanie Lynskey, Natasha Lyonne, RuPaul

A Comedy Of Sexual Disorientation.

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Brokeback Mountain

Opens on June 22

Director: Ang Lee Run Time: 134 min. Release Year: 2005

Starring: Anne Hathaway, Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Williams, Randy Quaid

Love is a force of nature.

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National Theatre Live: Hamlet

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  • Sun, Jul 6

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...

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Goodbye, Mr. Chips in Partnership with the Des Moines Metro Opera

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  • 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 Metro Opera and Varsity Cinema. Enjoy an exclusive filmed introduction by...

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