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  • Tue, Sep 2
  • Sat, Sep 6

Director: Alex Ross Perry Run Time: 149 min. Release Year: 2025

Starring: Bob Nastanovich, Mark Ibold, Scott Kannberg, Stephen Malkmus, Steve West

"You've been chosen as an extra in the movie adaptation of the sequel to your life"

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The Night of the Hunter – 70th Anniversary of Des Moines Premiere

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  • Wed, Sep 3

Wed, Sep 3 @ 7:00 pm: Special Pre-Show Discussion

Director: Charles Laughton Run Time: 93 min. Release Year: 1955

Starring: Billy Chapin, Lillian Gish, Robert Mitchum, Sally Jane Bruce, Shelley Winters

It’s a hard world for little things.

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Modern Times – An OLLI Screening

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  • Thu, Sep 4

Director: Charlie Chaplin Run Time: 87 min. Release Year: 1936

Starring: Charlie Chaplin, Chester Conklin, Henry Bergman, Paulette Goddard, Tiny Sandford

A bumbling tramp desires to build a home with a young woman, yet is thwarted time and time...

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East of Wall

Opens on September 5

Director: Kate Beecroft Run Time: 97 min. Release Year: 2025

Starring: Jennifer Ehle, Jesse Thorson, Porshia Zimiga, Scoot McNairy, Tabatha Zimiga

After the death of her husband, Tabatha—a young, tattooed, rebellious horse trainer—wrestles with financial insecurity and unresolved grief...

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Matewan – A Free Screening in Partnership with the Iowa Labor History Society

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  • Sat, Sep 6

Director: John Sayles Run Time: 132 min. Release Year: 1987

Starring: Chris Cooper, David Strathairn, James Earl Jones, Mary McDonnell, Will Oldham

It takes more than guns to kill a man.

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Nurse Unseen with Q&A – Presented by Monsoon Asians and Pacific Islanders in Solidarity

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  • Sun, Sep 7

Director: Michele Josue Run Time: 93 min. Release Year: 2024

Join Monsoon Asians & Pacific Islanders in Solidarity for this special screening and conversation about the Filipino nurses who have long played an essential role in U.S. healthcare.

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Monty Python and the Holy Grail with Audience Interaction

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  • Tue, Sep 9

Director: Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones Run Time: 91 min. Release Year: 1975

Starring: Eric Idle, Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones

And now! At Last! Another film completely different from some of the other films which aren't quite the same as this one is.

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Jackpot: America’s Biggest Lotto Scam with Q&A Session with Thomas H. Miller & Terry Rich

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  • Wed, Sep 10

Wed, Sep 10 @ 7:00 pm: The film's first public theatrical showing!

Director: Brad Osborne Run Time: 45 min. Release Year: 2025

Starring: Jeff LeForce

The plan was genius. The motive was human.

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Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

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  • Fri, Sep 12
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  • Thu, Sep 18

Director: Simon Curtis Run Time: 123 min. Release Year: 2025

Starring: Hugh Bonneville, Jim Carter, Laura Carmichael, Phyllis Logan, Robert James-Collier

The time has come to say goodbye.

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Eno with Director Introduction

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  • Wed, Sep 17

Director: Gary Hustwit Run Time: 80 min. Release Year: 2024

Starring: Bono, Brian Eno, Chris Martin, David Bowie, David Byrne

No two screenings are ever the same.

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Re-Animator – 40th Anniversary Screening

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  • Thu, Sep 18

Director: Stuart Gordon Run Time: 86 min. Release Year: 1985

Starring: Barbara Crampton, Bruce Abbott, David Gale, Jeffrey Combs, Robert Sampson

Herbert West has a good head on his shoulders...and another one on his desk.

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A Big Bold Beautiful Journey

Opens on September 19

Director: Kogonada Run Time: 108 min. Release Year: 2025

Starring: Colin Farrell, Kevin Kline, Lily Rabe, Margot Robbie, Phoebe Waller-Bridge

Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell invite you on...

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Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror

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  • Thu, Sep 25

Thu, Sep 25 @ 7:00 pm: In celebration of Rocky Horror's 50th Anniversary!

Director: Linus O'Brien Run Time: 90 min. Release Year: 2025

Starring: Barry Bostwick, Nell Campbell, Richard O'Brien, Susan Sarandon, Tim Curry

A wild journey into the origins of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, the biggest cult film of all...

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One Battle After Another

Opens on September 26

Director: Paul Thomas Anderson Run Time: 161 min. Release Year: 2025

Starring: Benicio Del Toro, Leonardo DiCaprio, Regina Hall, Sean Penn, Teyana Taylor

Some search for battle, others are born into it…

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Metropolis with Live Score – Des Moines Film’s 10th Anniversary

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  • Sun, Sep 28

Sun, Sep 28 @ 7:00 pm: Celebrate with us!

Director: Fritz Lang Run Time: 153 min. Release Year: 1927 Language: German

Starring: Alfred Abel, Brigitte Helm, Gustav Fröhlich, Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Theodor Loos

Celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Des Moines Film with this special screening and live score.

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MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival: You Be the Judge!

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Tue, Sep 30 @ 7:00 pm: Cast your vote!Sat, Oct 4 @ 1:00 pm: Cast your vote!

Run Time: 234 min.

The beloved worldwide film festival returns to Des Moines at Varsity Cinema. YOU be the judge!

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Foreign Correspondent – An OLLI Screening

Opens on October 2

Director: Alfred Hitchcock Run Time: 120 min. Release Year: 1940

Starring: Albert Bassermann, George Sanders, Herbert Marshall, Joel McCrea, Laraine Day

The thrill spectacle of the year!

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The Librarians with Panel Discussion

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  • Tue, Oct 7

Tue, Oct 7 @ 6:30 pm: Celebrate Banned Book week with us!

Director: Kim A. Snyder Run Time: 94 min. Release Year: 2025

Following the show, a panel of voices organized by Cowles Library at Drake University will share how the issues raised...

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National Theatre Live: Inter Alia

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  • Sun, Oct 12

Director: Justin Martin Run Time: 105 min. Release Year: 2025

Starring: Jamie Glover, Jasper Talbot, Rosamund Pike

A searing new play from the team behind Prima Facie.

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Misery – 35th Anniversary Screening with TCM Festival Q&A

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  • Tue, Oct 14
  • Sun, Oct 19

Director: Rob Reiner Run Time: 107 min. Release Year: 1990

Starring: Frances Sternhagen, James Caan, Kathy Bates, Lauren Bacall, Richard Farnsworth

Paul Sheldon used to write for a living. Now, he’s writing to stay alive.

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The Rocky Horror Picture Show with Live Shadow Cast

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  • Fri, Oct 17
  • Sat, Oct 18

Fri, Oct 17 @ 10:00 pm: Celebrate Rocky Horror's 50th Anniversary!Sat, Oct 18 @ 1:00 pm: Celebrate Rocky Horror's 50th Anniversary!

Director: Jim Sharman Run Time: 100 min. Release Year: 1975

Starring: Barry Bostwick, Patricia Quinn, Richard O'Brien, Susan Sarandon, Tim Curry

A different set of jaws.

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Scooby-Doo with Audience Interaction

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  • Tue, Oct 21

Director: Raja Gosnell Run Time: 87 min. Release Year: 2002

Starring: Freddie Prinze Jr., Linda Cardellini, Matthew Lillard, Neil Fanning, Sarah Michelle Gellar

Be afraid. Be kind of afraid.

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A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors – Presented with The Fright Zone

Opens on October 23

Director: Chuck Russell Run Time: 96 min. Release Year: 1987

Starring: Craig Wasson, Heather Langenkamp, Laurence Fishburne, Patricia Arquette, Robert Englund

If you think you'll get out alive, you must be dreaming.

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Frankenstein

Opens on October 24

Director: Guillermo del Toro Run Time: 149 min. Release Year: 2025

Starring: Christoph Waltz, Felix Kammerer, Jacob Elordi, Mia Goth, Oscar Isaac

Only monsters play God.

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Genevieve – An OLLI Screening

Opens on November 6

Director: Henry Cornelius Run Time: 86 min. Release Year: 1953

Starring: Dinah Sheridan, Geoffrey Keen, John Gregson, Kay Kendall, Kenneth More

Two friends driving in the London to Brighton vintage car rally bet on which of them will be...

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National Theatre Live: Mrs. Warren’s Profession

Opens on November 9

Director: Dominic Cooke Run Time: 105 min. Release Year: 2025

Starring: Bessie Carter, Imelda Staunton, Kevin Doyle, Reuben Joseph, Robert Glenister

Five-time Olivier Award-winner Imelda Staunton (The Crown) joins forces with her real-life daughter Bessie Carter (Bridgerton) for the...

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Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Opens on November 11

Director: John Hughes Run Time: 93 min. Release Year: 1987

Starring: Dylan Baker, John Candy, Laila Robins, Michael McKean, Steve Martin

What he really wanted was to spend Thanksgiving with his family. What he got was three days with the turkey.

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The Room with Audience Interaction

Opens on November 11

Director: Tommy Wiseau Run Time: 100 min. Release Year: 2003

Starring: Carolyn Minnott, Greg Sestero, Juliette Danielle, Philip Haldiman, Tommy Wiseau

Can you ever really trust anyone?

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The Room

Opens on November 13

Director: Tommy Wiseau Run Time: 99 min. Release Year: 2003

Starring: Carolyn Minnott, Greg Sestero, Juliette Danielle, Philip Haldiman, Tommy Wiseau

Can you ever really trust anyone?

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The Apartment – An OLLI Screening

Opens on December 4

Director: Billy Wilder Run Time: 125 min. Release Year: 1960

Starring: Fred MacMurray, Jack Kruschen, Jack Lemmon, Ray Walston, Shirley MacLaine

Movie-wise, there has never been anything like it - laugh-wise, love-wise, or otherwise-wise!

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Die Hard with Audience Interaction

Opens on December 16

Director: John McTiernan Run Time: 131 min. Release Year: 1988

Starring: Alan Rickman, Alexander Godunov, Bonnie Bedelia, Bruce Willis, Reginald VelJohnson

Forty stories. Twelve terrorists. One cop.

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