The Grand Cinema

06/10/2026

Open captioned movies at The Grand– Every Wednesday & Sunday!⁠
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Here's what's playing:⁠
🐘 Tuner
🐘 Backrooms
🐘 Pressure
🐘 I Love Boosters
🐘 Obsession
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Playing our films with open captions helps to better serve members of our community who are d/Deaf, hard of hearing, or speak English as a second language. Learn more about accessibility at The Grand: https://grandcinema.com/accessibility

06/09/2026

Don't forget to catch The Times of Harvey Milk on June 10 for WEDNESGAYS at The Grand Cinema, with a post-film Q&A with Washington State Representative Laurie Jinkins!

A true twentieth-century trailblazer, Harvey Milk was an outspoken human rights activist and one of the first openly gay U.S. politicians elected to public office; even after his assassination in 1978, he continues to inspire disenfranchised people around the world. The Oscar-winning The Times of Harvey Milk, directed by Robert Epstein and produced by Richard Schmiechen, was as groundbreaking as its subject. One of the first feature documentaries to address gay life in America, it’s a work of advocacy itself, bringing Milk’s message of hope and equality to a wider audience. This exhilarating trove of original documentary material and archival footage is as much a vivid portrait of a time and place (San Francisco’s historic Castro District in the seventies) as a testament to the legacy of a political visionary.

Learn more and get tickets here: https://grandcinema.com/movie/the-times-of-harvey-milk

06/09/2026

Great article featuring our Board Member, Derek Nunn!

Filmmakers in the city seem to agree that Tacoma is in the midst of a film renaissance, one that has the potential to transform the city.

06/09/2026

There's just a little over a week left to submit your film to the 2026 Tacoma Film Festival, running October 22-25 at The Grand Cinema! June 20 is our FINAL late deadline.

We offer fee waivers for ALL TFF alumni, as well as any filmmakers based in Tacoma OR any films made in Tacoma, and we’ve also got student discounts!⁠
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As a Pacific Northwest festival, we will give special preference to films with a strong connection to the PNW, but we WILL be featuring films from all over the world this year!⁠
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Learn more and submit online on our FilmFreeway: https://filmfreeway.com/tff

06/09/2026

“deeply important film. my heart is so full. trans people are the f*cking coolest!!! -Letterboxd user cob

“t-boy swag has hit the big screen. world is healing” -Letterboxd user jane

Coming up on June 24 for WednesGAYs is the film that will make you trans, SHE’S THE HE!

Before graduation, Ethan and Alex pose as trans women in a last ditch effort to quell gay rumors. It’s all a joke until Ethan realizes: she really is trans. The two must reckon with their changing friendship, coming out, and coming-of-age.

Get tickets: https://grandcinema.com/movie/shes-the-he

06/09/2026

Big adventures. Bold stories. Unstoppable women.

Coming up on June 16th for our Tuesday Film Series is the 2026 edition of the Women’s Adventure Film Tour!

The Women’s Adventure Film Tour is a celebration of the inspiring women around us who are doing extraordinary things in the name of adventure. Every year, our selection of unique films is carefully chosen to show awesome women achieving their personally adventurous goals. Being adventurous doesn’t always have to mean being the fastest, going the highest, or doing the most extreme things. Adventure for most of us is stepping outside our comfort zone and climbing our own personal Everest. The films showcase real stories about women from a variety of cultures and sports around the world.

Get tickets: https://grandcinema.com/movie/womens-adventure-film-tour-2026

06/08/2026

🧶✍️🪡ATTENTION ARTISTS, MAKERS & HOBBYISTS:

A new showtime has been added for our WEDNESGAYS + CRAFT NIGHT screening of But I'm a Cheerleader! Catch this campy, q***r classic at The Grand Cinema on June 17 at 7:00 and 7:10 pm!

Each month, The Grand Cinema hosts a crafting-friendly screening of a classic film with the lights up. Knitting, drawing, & any project that isn’t too loud or messy is encouraged!

Learn more and get tickets: https://grandcinema.com/movie/but-im-a-cheerleader-craft-night

06/08/2026

Disclosure Day is coming to The Grand a whole day early 🤯 Catch what critics are calling “Spielberg’s best film in 20 years” starting this Thursday, June 11!

A meteorologist (Emily Blunt) and a cybersecurity expert (Josh O’Connor) find themselves at the center of a movement to expose the government’s cover-up of extraterrestrial secrets.

Get tickets: https://grandcinema.com/movie/disclosure-day

06/06/2026

Danny Boyle's Sunshine is the Wario to Project Hail Mary's Mario.

Sunshine will be at The Grand Cinema on June 19 and 20 for our Weird Elephant series!⁠

Fifty years into the future, the sun is dying, and Earth is threatened by arctic temperatures. A team of astronauts is sent to revive the Sun — but the mission fails. Seven years later, a new team is sent to finish the mission as mankind’s last hope. From writer Alex Garland and director Danny Boyle, the duo behind 28 Days Later, this criminally underrated sci-fi horror film stars a top notch ensemble cast of eventual Oscar winners... just in time for the summer solstice!

Thanks to our buds at for sponsoring Weird Elephant!⁠

Get tickets here: https://grandcinema.com/movie/sunshine

06/05/2026

“[Nimona is] exactly the sort of counterculture hero we need right now. Someone to remind the world that being different than the status quo isn’t a shortcoming. It’s a strength,” -Jared Mobarak, Rotten Tomatoes

Our next FREE Family Flick is Nimona, playing Saturday, June 20 at 10am as part of our Pride series! Tickets are FREE and are available at our box office starting Saturday morning at 9:30am, when we open our doors. Seating is first-come, first-served. Children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult.

Nimona is a shape-shifting teen desperate to become a villain’s sidekick, as she has been ostracized for her magical abilities. Meeting the knight Ballister, who has been framed for a crime he didn’t commit, the unlikely pair team up to prove his innocence and bring the real enemy to justice.

Our June FREE Family Flick is sponsored by Tacoma Public Library!

Learn more: https://grandcinema.com/free-family-flick