Coming Soon
The Brutalist
- Today, Jan 24
- Sat, Jan 25
- Sun, Jan 26
- Mon, Jan 27
- Tue, Jan 28
- Wed, Jan 29
Director: Brady Corbet Run Time: 215 min. Release Year: 2024
Starring: Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce, Joe Alwyn, Raffey Cassidy
Adrien Brody stars in this award-winning American epic. When a visionary architect and his wife flee post-war Europe...
Nickel Boys
- Today, Jan 24
- Sat, Jan 25
- Sun, Jan 26
- Mon, Jan 27
- Tue, Jan 28
- Wed, Jan 29
Director: RaMell Ross Run Time: 140 min. Release Year: 2024
Starring: Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Brandon Wilson, Ethan Herisse, Gralen Bryant Banks, Hamish Linklater
Director RaMell Ross’s visionary film based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Colson Whitehead continues to rack up...
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
- Sat, Jan 25
Director: Jacques Demy Run Time: 92 min. Release Year: 1964 Language: French
Starring: Anne Vernon, Catherine Deneuve, Marc Michel, Mireille Perrey, Nino Castelnuovo
A film for all the young lovers of the world.
The Room Next Door
Director: Pedro Almodóvar Run Time: 107 min. Release Year: 2024
Starring: Alessandro Nivola, Alex Høgh Andersen, John Turturro, Julianne Moore, Tilda Swinton
Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton star in Pedro Almodóvar’s first English-language film. Ingrid and Martha were close friends...
The Thinking Game: An IRL Movie Club Screening
- Sun, Feb 2
Director: Greg Kohs Run Time: 83 min. Release Year: 2024
The IRL Movie Club is an in-person movie club for people to gather regularly, connect with their local...
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 with Audience Interaction
- Tue, Feb 4
Director: Bill Condon Run Time: 117 min. Release Year: 2011
Starring: Billy Burke, Kristen Stewart, Peter Facinelli, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner
Forever is just the beginning
Barbie with Audio Description & Captions in Partnership with IRIS
- Wed, Feb 5
Director: Greta Gerwig Run Time: 114 min. Release Year: 2023
Starring: America Ferrera, Ariana Greenblatt, Issa Rae, Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling
She's everything. He's just Ken.
I’m Still Here
Director: Walter Salles Run Time: 137 min. Release Year: 2024 Language: Portuguese
Starring: Fernanda Montenegro, Fernanda Torres, Luiza Kozovski, Selton Mello, Valentina Herszage
The Golden Lion winner from the Venice Film Festival features a staggering performance from Fernanda Torres as a...
Soundtrack to a Coup d’État
- Tue, Feb 11
Director: Johan Grimonprez Run Time: 150 min. Release Year: 2024 Language: French
Starring: Abbey Lincoln, Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Armstrong, Max Roach, Patrice Lumumba
In 1960, United Nations: the Global South ignites a political earthquake, musicians Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach crash...
Pitch Perfect: A Galentine’s Day Celebration
- Thu, Feb 13
Director: Jason Moore Run Time: 112 min. Release Year: 2012
Starring: Anna Camp, Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow, Ester Dean, Rebel Wilson
Join us at Pitch Perfect for a toast to friendships old and new, and to the spirit of Galentine’s Day!
Paddington in Peru
Director: Dougal Wilson Run Time: 106 min. Release Year: 2024
Starring: Antonio Banderas, Ben Whishaw, Emily Mortimer, Hugh Bonneville, Olivia Colman
A little bear goes a long way.
2025 Oscar Nominated Short Films
Run Time: 5 min.
Varsity Cinema is the place to see the Oscar®-Nominated Short Films in all three categories — Animated, Live...
Blue Velvet
- Tue, Feb 18
- Thu, Feb 20
- Sat, Feb 22
Director: David Lynch Run Time: 120 min. Release Year: 1986
Starring: Dennis Hopper, Hope Lange, Isabella Rossellini, Kyle MacLachlan, Laura Dern
In memory of Legendary Director David Lynch, we present his 1986 masterpiece Blue Velvet. Join us in one...
No Other Land
Director: Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Rachel Szor, Yuval Abraham Run Time: 96 min. Release Year: 2024 Language: Arabic, Hebrew, & English with English subtitles
Starring: Basel Adra, Farisa Abu Aram, Harun Abu Aram, Nasser Adra, Yuval Abraham
This film made by a Palestinian-Israeli collective shows the destruction of the occupied West Bank’s Masafer Yatta by...
A Red Carpet Affair 2025
- Sun, Mar 2
Run Time: 240 min.
Enjoy the live telecast like never before, complete with fun games, surprise giveaways, and lively banter from our hosts during commercial breaks! Savor delicious bites and sip on beer or themed cocktails from our multiple bars spanning both floors of The Varsity Cinema.
National Theatre Live: Vanya
- Sun, Mar 9
Director: Sam Yates Run Time: 115 min. Release Year: 2024
Starring: Andrew Scott
Andrew Scott brings multiple characters to life in Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya, filmed live in West End, London. Hopes,...
National Theatre Live: The Importance of Being Earnest
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
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...