Brattle Theatre

Brattle Theatre Celebrating 25 years as a non-profit! The Brattle has been showing the best arthouse, indie, cult, classic and foreign films since 1953.
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The Brattle is Cambridge's only independent cinema, showing films since 1953. We are operated by the non-profit Brattle Film Foundation, and we rely on people just like you to help support us through donations and membership. Find out how you can get free passes, discounts at local businesses, and more by becoming a Brattle Member: http://brattlefilm.org/membership/

Mon, Aug 24 • Today at The BrattlePremiere Run! Willem Dafoe & Greta Lee inLATE FAME • 4:00, 6:30The Late Show: New 4K R...
08/24/2026

Mon, Aug 24 • Today at The Brattle
Premiere Run! Willem Dafoe & Greta Lee in
LATE FAME • 4:00, 6:30
The Late Show: New 4K Remaster!
TRAIN TO BUSAN • 9:00
https://brattlefilm.org

“Dafoe makes it look so easy, as if he’s inhabiting the role rather than playing it. This is one of his best performance...
08/23/2026

“Dafoe makes it look so easy, as if he’s inhabiting the role rather than playing it. This is one of his best performances." – Odie Henderson, Boston Globe

Exclusive Boston Area Premiere! Willem Dafoe stars in LATE FAME, screening through Thursday at The Brattle. Get showtimes & tickets at brattlefilm.org

Staff Pick! "I remember seeing this opening weekend in Providence, RI and getting lost on the drive home. I nervously dr...
08/23/2026

Staff Pick! "I remember seeing this opening weekend in Providence, RI and getting lost on the drive home. I nervously drifted by decrepit brick buildings, afraid Lou Bloom would be behind one with a camera. A lot of us were (rightly) incensed that Gyllenhaal never got nominated that year. Gilroy was fascinated with young socially awkward guys entering the workforce and ended up making a movie about hustle culture years before it took off. To quote Scorsese, ‘Now everyone is Travis Bickle.’" – Josephine

NIGHTCRAWLER screens Wed, Aug 26 at 8:45 as part of our ‘TV Goes to the Movies’ program. Check out the trailer & get tickets at brattlefilm.org/movies/nightcrawler/

Starts Friday • Anchored in themes of chosen family and self-discovery, Shatara Michelle Ford’s DREAMS IN NIGHTMARES ble...
08/23/2026

Starts Friday • Anchored in themes of chosen family and self-discovery, Shatara Michelle Ford’s DREAMS IN NIGHTMARES blends humor and emotional depth against the backdrop of a journey through the heartland of the U.S. This film is an expansive and tender ode to chosen family and to the radical act of claiming space to dream—and to exist—on one’s own terms in an increasingly fraught country.

DREAMS IN NIGHTMARES premieres Friday–Monday at The Brattle. Watch the trailer & get tickets at brattlefilm.org/movies/dreams-in-nightmares/

Sun, Aug 23 • Today at The BrattlePremiere Run! Willem Dafoe & Greta Lee inLATE FAME • 2:15, 4:30, 7:00The Late Show: Ne...
08/23/2026

Sun, Aug 23 • Today at The Brattle
Premiere Run! Willem Dafoe & Greta Lee in
LATE FAME • 2:15, 4:30, 7:00
The Late Show: New 4K Remaster!
TRAIN TO BUSAN • 9:15
https://brattlefilm.org

This Week • An SFPD detective with a troubled past (Michael Douglas) becomes hopelessly ensnared in the web of a seducti...
08/23/2026

This Week • An SFPD detective with a troubled past (Michael Douglas) becomes hopelessly ensnared in the web of a seductive murder suspect (Sharon Stone) and finds himself surrounded by s*x, lies, and violence in this infamous erotic thriller—another box office bonanza for Carolco. BASIC INSTINCT screens Thursday at 9pm as part of our ‘When Carolco Was King’ series. Watch the trailer & buy tickets at brattlefilm.org/movies/basic-instinct/

Conceived of by Ray Bradbury, who created detailed story treatments for the project, IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE features a...
08/22/2026

Conceived of by Ray Bradbury, who created detailed story treatments for the project, IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE features a group of horrific-looking but mild-mannered aliens desperately trying to repair their crashed spaceship before the suspicious humans in the area descend upon them and wipe them out.

IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE screens Tuesday in a double feature with THE MAN FROM PLANET X. Keep watching the skies with us throughout August as we revisit classic sci-fi films of the 1950s. See the remaining lineup & learn more at brattlefilm.org/movies/it-came-from-outer-space/

“Willem Dafoe gives a performance so natural it barely looks like acting at all.” – Xan Brooks, The GuardianExclusive Bo...
08/22/2026

“Willem Dafoe gives a performance so natural it barely looks like acting at all.” – Xan Brooks, The Guardian

Exclusive Boston Area Premiere! Willem Dafoe stars in LATE FAME, screening through Thursday at The Brattle. Get showtimes & tickets at brattlefilm.org

Next Weekend • Jane Campion’s landmark film THE PIANO returns in a stunning new 4K restoration. When an arranged marriag...
08/22/2026

Next Weekend • Jane Campion’s landmark film THE PIANO returns in a stunning new 4K restoration. When an arranged marriage brings Ada (Holly Hunter) and her spirited daughter Flora (Ana Paquin) to the wilderness of nineteenth-century New Zealand, she finds herself locked in a battle of wills with both her controlling husband Alisdair (Sam Neill) and a rugged frontiersman George (Harvey Keitel) to whom she develops a forbidden attraction. Hunter and Paquin both won Oscars for their stunning performances.

The new 4K restoration of Jane Campion’s THE PIANO screens Fri, Aug 28 – Mon, Aug 31 at The Brattle. Watch the trailer & get tickets at brattlefilm.org/movies/the-piano/

Sat, Aug 22 • Today at The BrattlePremiere Run! Willem Dafoe & Greta Lee inLATE FAME • 12:00, 2:15, 4:30, 7:00The Late S...
08/22/2026

Sat, Aug 22 • Today at The Brattle
Premiere Run! Willem Dafoe & Greta Lee in
LATE FAME • 12:00, 2:15, 4:30, 7:00
The Late Show: New 4K Remaster!
TRAIN TO BUSAN • 9:15
https://brattlefilm.org

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40 Brattle Street
Cambridge, MA
02138

Opening Hours

Monday 11am - 11pm
Tuesday 11am - 11pm
Wednesday 11am - 11pm
Thursday 11am - 11pm
Friday 11am - 11pm
Saturday 11am - 11pm
Sunday 11am - 11pm

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+16178766837

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