1. Castro Theatre
9.1
429 Castro St (btwn 18th & Market), San Francisco, CA
Indie Movie Theater · Castro · 118 tips and reviews
Katherine M.: Beautiful old movie theater with ornate decorations and a Wurlitzer organ. Often plays campy films, classic films, and deliciously tongue-in-cheek double header pairings. Iconic marquee.
Corey Wolf: Beautiful old movie theater with ornate decorations and a Wurlitzer organ, one of the few left, and a very civilized place Often plays campy films, classic films,
Timothy Mathews: Amazing theatre with baroque stylings and a pipe organ played before every show and during silent films. It’s one of the few places to see things on film. It has plenty of seats and is always great.
2. Roxie Cinema
8.9
3117 16th St (at Valencia St), San Francisco, CA
Indie Movie Theater · Mission Dolores · 35 tips and reviews
Lindsay Eyink: Watch and indie film and don't forget to put nutritional yeast on your pop corn because you're in San Francisco, hippie.
Tim Bradshaw: The oldest continuously running movie theatre in the USA, since 1909. Home to many great film fests including the San Francisco Green Film Festival in 2014.
Marissa C: Best place to catch an indie movie in the Mission. Also host great film fests with original 35mm films
3. Alamo Drafthouse Cinema
9.4
2550 Mission St (btwn 21st & 22nd St), San Francisco, CA
Movie Theater · Mission District · 147 tips and reviews
Markus Spiering: Mixed feelings: nicely decorated, very convenient location and great films. But: Waited 30 minutes for our drink order; then it arrived in dirty wine glasses and the food was so-so.
Ashley Mowrey: This place has all the things you want, beer, food, and films. However, it's so expensive and the food comes out like warm. The only plus is the reserved seating.
Danielle Davis: My favorite cinema ever. Super comfy chairs, food and drink served to you throughout the film and an overall great artsy vibe. Far superior to your standard movie theatre.
5. Foreign Cinema
9.2
2534 Mission St (btwn 21st & 22nd St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · Mission District · 362 tips and reviews
AskMen: The menu, with a large oyster selection for appetizers & main-dish favorites like the smoky masala pork chop, never disappoints. Foreign films are screened in the courtyard of the chic space. Read more.
Rebecca Goberstein: FAV. The ambience makes you feel happy - warm, cozy, & funky all at once. At night, old films project on the wall. The food is farm fresh, unique, and incredible. And they make fantastic bloodies.
Jessica Rae: Zagat 24. Cost $49. Cal-Med fare in beautiful courtyard where you can enjoy the stars, both above and in films projected on the wall; strong cocktails; don't miss" brunch with gourmet Pop Tarts.
7. Victoria Theatre
8.1
2961 16th St (btwn Mission & S Van Ness), San Francisco, CA
Theater · Mission District · 15 tips and reviews
Nancy M: As part of the Anti-Corporate Film Festival, saw RIP: A Remix Manifesto - it was stellar! GirlTalk + interviews w Lawrence Lessing, and animation effects! More films tonight!
Eliel Johnson: check out the bicycle film festival
Kristin Rasmussen: The Victoria always has great films, plays, and even musicals! Love this venue. Read more.
Robert Rowe: ...be here in the Grand Lobby on Thursdays or Fridays from 6-8 pm,where you can meet up and have a drink before a film or before hitting the galleries. More at www.ybca.org
Christopher Smith: A ticket to a film includes admission to current art installations, too. Arrive early and double-dose.
Ben Russo: Beautiful modern art, and a great film program.
9. Oddball Films
8.3
275 Capp St (18th), San Francisco, CA
Movie Theater · Mission District · 10 tips and reviews
Jack Martin B: Check out screenings of interesting vintage film from this massive archive. Shows are Friday and Saturday nights, $10 and RSVP at info@oddballfilm.com or 415-558-8117
SF Weekly: SF Weekly’s Best Of 2012 Winner – Editorial Pick – Best Weekly Film Screening That’s Actually on Film San Franciscans love putting on their own DIY movie shows... Read more.
Lindsay Eyink: They do screenings Thursday and Friday (check the website). It's a stock film archive in an old warehouse in the Mission. Score points and bring a date here!
12. The Armory
8.1
1800 Mission St (at 14th St), San Francisco, CA
Structure · Mission District · 28 tips and reviews
Melita Mihaljevic: Old Armory - now the place where Kink is filming it's movies
Erik Hom: The armory is where many of the original internal spaceship scenes were filmed by George Lucas in the original Star Wars movie
Jessica Lorence: Don't be shy, take the tour. All walks of life were in my group so you won't feel out of place. Our tour guide was Dane and he was awesome.
Janel Dryan: Its honestly hard to believe this is a business, everyone is just having so much fun here. Its really a joy to take classes and learn all that is film photography!
Lesley K: They do an incredible job with archive quality neg scans, etc. Fun film strip photobooth in front. Awesome gallery space. And tin type classes. Such a cool business.
Zachary Reiss-Davis: You can pick up BorrowLenses.com rental equipment here.