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Toronto Film Venues
Albion Cinema
1530 Albion Road, in Etobicoke
Indian cinema, in the northwest corner of the city.
Alliance Francaise
24 Spadina Road
French cultural institution shows films in its intimate 140-seat Spadina Theatre
Carlton Cinemas
Longtime downtown arthouse multiplex is now part of the Imagine Cinemas chain after previously being run by Rainbow Cinemas and Cineplex Odeon. Cinemas are on the small side. Programming has shifted to a combination of first-run wide releases, second-run arthouse films, the occasional first-run indie and week-long runs of repertory titles.
Central Parkway
377 Burnhamthorpe E, in Mississauga
Indian cinema, west of the city.
Cinecycle
129 Spadina, down the alley
Unassuming experimental film venue is nestled behind tall buildings in the downtown core.
Cineplex
All over the city (and the country).
Canada's dominant cinema chain, having swallowed its major competitor Famous Players in 2005 and scooped up some AMC screens left behind when that exhibitor left the Canadian market. It enjoys a near monopoly (especially in Toronto) on first-run wide Hollywood releases. Most locations are noisy modern multiplexes with stadium seating. Higher profile arthouse fare is usually programmed at the Varsity and the Scotiabank. True IMAX screens are located within the Scotiabank, Vaughan and Mississauga locations. In an example of marketing run amuck, the Scotiabank location has been so branded despite the fact that it is neither a bank nor located in Nova Scotia.
Elgin Mills
10909 Yonge St, in Richmond Hill
Part of the Imagine Cinemas chain.
Eyesore Cinema
1176 Bloor W
Cult-movie video rental emporium boasts a back-of-store microcinema hosting a steady stream of offbeat programming.
Fox Theatre
in the Beaches at 2236 Queen E.
One-time Festival Cinemas second-run house survived the June 2006 collapse of that chain to begin a new life as an independent second run cinema. As of October 2007, the reins were transferred to new owners who also currently run Kitchener's Apollo and Ottawa's Bytowne. Programming is a mix of first-run arthouse fare and second-run screenings of recent releases with an increased focus on repertory programming.
Goethe Institut
100 University Ave, North Tower, 2nd Floor
The Toronto chapter of the German cultural institution programmes German films of past and present, both in its own space and at other city venues.
Hot Docs Cinema
In the Annex at 506 Bloor W, just east of Bathurst
Venerable Toronto theatre once known as the Bloor Cinema, now renovated and rebranded by the Hot Docs festival thanks to an influx of cash from Rogers. Programming is unsurprisingly documentary-heavy but also looks back to it previous incarnation with cult favourites. Due to financial pressures on the festival, Hot Docs has reduced the number of days the cinema is open and is currently looking for a buyer.
Innis Town Hall
On the downtown University Of Toronto campus, on the ground floor of the Innis College building, 2 Sussex Ave (at St. George).
Medium-sized lecture hall venue, recently renovated, on the University of Toronto campus.
Isabel Bader Theatre
93 Charles St. W, on the downtown University of Toronto campus.
Soft-seat University Of Toronto lecture hall. Used by some festivals, has no film programming of its own.
Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre
6 Sakura Way (formerly Garamond Court)
Japanese cultural institution shows movies monthly in its large, if not especially comfortable, Kobayahi Hall.
Japan Foundation
2 Bloor St E, #300
The gateway through which Japanese culture often passes into Toronto.
Kingsway
3030 Bloor W, near Royal York subway station
One-time Festival Cinemas second-run house reopened in January 2009. Programming currently consists of week-long runs of recent Hollywood fare, arthouse hits and high profile indies in addition to a weekly 35mm series.
L.I.F.T.
1137 Dupont
The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto.
TIFF Lightbox
350 King West, at John
The Toronto International Film Festival's home base, featuring five screens of varying size. Programming is a mix of first-run arthouse releases and Cinematheque screenings of world cinema classics and rarities. Cinematheque screenings are free to members, which can make tickets go fast.
Market Video
Somwhere in Kensington Market
Microcinema surveying the breadth of international and homegrown cinema.
Ontario College of Art and Design University
100 McCaul
Downtown art-school university occasionally hosts screenings for students and the general populace.
Paradise Theatre
1006 Bloor W
One-time Festival Cinemas second-run house was belatedly revived in 2019 as a multi-purpose cinema/performance space with adjoining bar and restaurant. Programming consists of cult favourites and world cinema classics slotted into both ongoing and monthly themed series.
Promenade
1 Promenade Circle, in Thornhill
Part of the Imagine Cinemas chain.
Redwood Theatre
1300 Gerrard E, near Greenwood
East-end performance space has occasional film programming.
Revue Cinema
at 400 Roncesvalles, south from Dundas West station
One-time Festival Cinemas rep/second-run house was saved from certain death by a community campaign and a white knight landlord. As of Oct 2007, it is operating as an independent repertory cinema run by the Revue Film Society. A hostile takeover by the landlord was thwarted in 2024. Programming is focused on repertory screenings centered around several monthly themed series, filled out with second run screenings of recent arthouse or genre fare. The old neighbourhood theatre is on the narrow side with a high screen, making sitting in the first five or ten rows ill-advised.
The Royal Theatre
608 College
One-time Festival Cinemas venue was saved from clubland/condo takeover by Theatre D to become Toronto's premier cult cinema, but a long pandemic closure gave the Revue the opening to nab that title for itself. The theatre is now primarly a comedy venue, with only occasional rentals programming films.
York Cinema
115 York Blvd, in Richmond Hill
Indian cinema, just north of the city.
York University
4700 Keele
University campus in Northwest Toronto.