Now Showing & Upcoming Films
Tickets can be purchased online or at the door at the time of screening .
Checkpoint Zoo
Harris Theater
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
Checkpoint Zoo documents a daring rescue led by a heroic team of zookeepers and volunteers who risked their lives to save thousands of animals trapped in a zoo behind enemy lines during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Orwell: 2+2=5
Harris Theater
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
Juxtaposing images from George Orwell’s life against chilling archival and contemporary footage of political violence, social unrest, and global warfare, ORWELL: 2+2 = 5 underscores how prophetic his literary warnings about totalitarianism were.
Blue Moon
Harris Theater
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
One evening in March 1943, legendary lyricist Lorenz Hart (Ethan Hawke) confronts his shattered self-confidence in Sardi’s bar as his former collaborator Richard Rodgers celebrates the opening night of his ground-breaking hit musical “Oklahoma!”.
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
Harris Theater
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
Released 50 years ago, the most terrifying and infamous cinematic road trip once again takes a horrifying turn when a group of friends is thrust into a rural nightmare, hunted by a chainsaw-wielding killer and his disturbed family.
Chain Reactions
Harris Theater
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
Alexandre O. Philippe’s expansive documentary celebrates five decades of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, examining its legacy via extended interviews with five influential luminaries of the horror genre.
Steel City Horror Show
Harris Theater
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
Host Sean Collier will tell you all about our surprise flick, while the mysterious Dr. Gielgud returns with in-theater scares and pre-show surprises — but which Dr. Gielgud will we meet this time?
Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (1922) with live score by Tom Roberts
Harris Theater
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
Don’t miss this special screening of the world’s first vampire movie, F.W. Murnau’s 1922 classic, Nosferatu, featuring an original live score by local legend Tom Roberts!
Coco (2017)
Harris Theater
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
Come see this beautiful and moving Pixar film on the big screen as part of the Día de los Muertos celebration at the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust!
Radu Jude's DRACULA
Harris Theater
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
Radu Jude melds his vision of modern dystopia with classic vampire mythos in this lacerating, delightfully vulgar critique of AI, capitalism, and cultural degradation.
Polish Film Festival: Last Expedition
Harris Theater
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
The true story of Wanda Rutkiewicz, the first woman in the world to climb the highest peaks on earth. Wanda entered the ‘male’ world of high-mountains uninvited, and paid the highest price for it.
Polish Film Festival: Minghun
Harris Theater
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
After his daughter's death, Jurek and his Chinese father-in-law Ben seek a "dead husband" for her and perform a Confucian ritual called Minghun. Their search leads them into absurd situations as they cross boundaries.
Polish Film Festival: Sparrow
Harris Theater
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
A bachelor postman passionate about soccer and studying unexpectedly meets his unknown grandfather and new neighbor Marzenka, upending his orderly life.
Polish Film Festival: Vinci 2
Harris Theater
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
After years of hiding and leading quiet lives, Julian and Cuma are pulled back into the underworld when a mysterious collector offers them the deal of a lifetime: steal a priceless Leonardo da Vinci manuscript before it disappears forever.
International Art House Classics: Four Nights of a Dreamer (1971)
Harris Theater
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
Perhaps Bresson’s most underrated film, Four Nights of a Dreamer captures a series of meetings between two young strangers, surrounded by the still-smoldering remains of May ’68, conjuring the majesty and mystery of human connection.
International Art House Classics: Ju Dou (1990)
Harris Theater
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
Gong Li stars as the third wife of a sadistic dye factory owner in Zhang Yimou’s controversial, Oscar-nominated tale of forbidden passion. A landmark of Chinese cinema!
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About the Harris Theater
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust's Harris Theater is one of the most active arts facilities in the region showing art films nearly every day of the year.
Formerly known as the Art Cinema, the Harris Theater represents a milestone in the redevelopment of Liberty Avenue. The Art Cinema was the first moving picture house in Pittsburgh to commercially show art movies until competition from other city theaters led to its conversion to an adult movie house in the 1960s. As part of its mission to transform the Cultural District, the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust purchased and restored the facility leading to further conversions of run-down properties along the Liberty Avenue corridor. With a total of 194 seats, including a fully restored balcony, the Harris Theater officially opened to the public for movies and live performances on November 9, 1995. The theater is one of the few that has retained 35mm film projectors that are utilized regularly.
The Harris was named through a gift from the Buhl Foundation after John P. Harris, co-founder of the Nickelodeon—the first theater solely dedicated to the showing of motion pictures—and a Pennsylvania State Senator. The Harris Theater features contemporary, foreign, and classic films.
Films For All
The Harris Theater has installed the necessary equipment to provide closed movie captioning and audio description to patrons for digital films that offer these features. Films with captioning and audio description available will be noted when available.
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Help keep the projectors running at the Harris Theater by making a membership gift to support the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust. We are excited to announce new membership benefits at the Harris Theater that you can enjoy all year long!
- Make a gift of $100 or more to receive $1 off each movie ticket at the Harris Theater (available online and at the door*), and other great benefits!
- Make a gift of $250 or more to receive one free popcorn at every visit*, and other great benefits!
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Concessions
Concessions are available for all screenings and the Harris Theater is now BYOB. Guests who bring alcoholic beverages must be 21 years or older and provide valid photo ID upon request, a $5 charge will be issued per guest.
Directions
The address is 809 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. Call the Harris directly at 412-930-8053.