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Independent cinema · Elm Street, Burlington

One screen, 240 red velvet seats and a film worth leaving the house for.

The Elmwood has been showing pictures since 1931. We program new independent films, restored classics and a late-night midnight movie, and we serve real popcorn with melted Vermont butter. Come early, sit near the middle and let the lights go down.

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Tickets $12. Matinees, seniors and students $9.

Cinema hall with rows of seats facing a large blank screen
Tonight at the Elmwood
5:15 p.m.
Paper Lanterns, animated feature
7:30 p.m.
The Salt Road, drama
10:00 p.m.
Midnight at the Laundromat, cult comedy
This week at the Elmwood

What is showing

New films open every Friday. Choose a day and tap the screening you want to hold. Tickets are collected at the box office with your name.

  • 19:30The Salt Road118 min · Drama70 seats left

 

Why the Elmwood

Still projected, still special

Going to the cinema is an evening out, not a click. Here is how we make it one.

Projector lens throwing a beam of light in a dark room

A projector with a pulse

We screen digital prints on a 4K laser projector and, once a month, original 35-millimeter film from a booth built in 1931.

High-angle view of rows of red movie theater seats

Seats built for stretching out

Our 240 seats were re-sprung and re-covered in red velvet in 2023. Row F has the best sound in the house, and the back row is for couples.

Two striped buckets of buttery popcorn at the cinema

Popcorn made the old way

Popped in coconut oil, tossed in butter from a farm in Shelburne and salted by hand. Add local cider and a bar of Vermont chocolate for the interval.

Concession stand

All snacks may be taken into the auditorium. Members receive ten percent off every order.

  • Buttered popcorn, small

    Freshly popped in coconut oil with Vermont butter.

    $6
  • Buttered popcorn, largeFavorite

    Big enough to share, served in the striped tub.

    $10
  • Maple kettle corn

    Sweet and salty, made with Vermont maple syrup.

    $7
  • Dark chocolate bar

    Local 70 percent bar with sea salt.

    $5

What audiences write in the guest book

“Nothing beats seeing a film in a room full of strangers who laugh at the same moment. The Elmwood is the best seat in town.”
H. DelacroixMember since 2019
“My kids saw their first animated film on a big screen here and were stunned. The popcorn is exactly as good as they said.”
J. BrandtParent, Saturday matinee regular
“The Q&A after the preview was the best I have ever attended. The staff clearly love films as much as we do.”
O. PatelFilm student

See it on the big screen

Tickets go on sale seven days ahead. Members can book ten days ahead and bring a guest at half price.

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