Now Showing & Upcoming Films

Tickets can be purchased online or at the door at the time of screening .

Miroirs No. 3

Fri, Apr 10 - Wed, Apr 22, 2026

Harris Theater

Pittsburgh Cultural Trust

• Film

Christian Petzold’s (Transit) haunting, beautifully crafted new film stars Paula Beer as a pianist from Berlin who’s taken in by a mysterious woman in an isolated country house after surviving a violent car crash

International Art House Classics: Days and Nights in the Forest (1970)

Sat, Apr 11 - Wed, Apr 15, 2026

Harris Theater

Pittsburgh Cultural Trust

• Film

In this newly restored cult favorite by Indian legend Satyajit Ray, four young male urbanites decamp to the countryside for some rest and relaxation, only to have their pride and prejudices challenged by three women. New 4K Restoration

Pittsburgh Sound + Image Presents: An Evening with Bill Brand

Thu, Apr 16, 2026

Harris Theater

Pittsburgh Cultural Trust

• Film

Pittsburgh Sound + Image presents avant-garde filmmaker and master preservationist Bill Brand, in-person for one night only, who will share 50 years of his optically-printed experimental films, presented digitally and from 16mm preservation prints.

Asphalt Legends: The Driver (1978)

Fri, Apr 17 - Wed, Apr 22, 2026

Harris Theater

Pittsburgh Cultural Trust

• Film

An insanely cool mix of noirish grit and slam-bang action, this caper film from director Walter Hill (48 Hrs, The Warriors) is required viewing for car-chase fanatics and devotees of ’70s cinema.

International Art House Classics: Bitter Rice (1949)

Sat, Apr 18 - Tue, Apr 21, 2026

Harris Theater

Pittsburgh Cultural Trust

• Film

This singular Italian genre-mashup from 1949 fuses the class-based politics—and the on-location authenticity—of neorealism with smoldering romance and pulp crime melodrama. New 4K Resoration!

Print It! - Call Northside 777 (1948)

Sun, Apr 19, 2026

Harris Theater

Pittsburgh Cultural Trust

• Film

Offering rare cinematic glimpses of Chicago in the 1940s, this noir-adjacent, documentary-style crime drama stars Jimmy Stewart as a reporter who campaigns to free a wrongly imprisoned man accused of murdering a cop 11 years earlier.

Steel City Horror Show

Sun, Apr 26, 2026

Harris Theater

Pittsburgh Cultural Trust

• Film

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?

Kontinental '25

Mon, Apr 27 - Thu, Apr 30, 2026

Harris Theater

Pittsburgh Cultural Trust

• Film

Romanian filmmaker Radu Jude returns with this sly, gutting tale of a modern crisis of conscience about a bailiff who evicts a homeless man from a local house to make way for the construction of a boutique hotel.

Pittsburgh Sound + Image Presents - Essential Pittsburgh: LeAnn Bartok

Thu, Apr 30, 2026

Harris Theater

Pittsburgh Cultural Trust

• Film

LeAnn Bartok, living in 1970s Pittsburgh, made a string of nationally-recognized aerial experimental films. Pittsburgh Sound + Image is honored to host son Jayce Bartok for a complete retrospective of her boundary-pushing films, presented on 16mm.

I Swear

Fri, May 1 - Thu, May 7, 2026

Harris Theater

Pittsburgh Cultural Trust

• Film

Funny, honest, and deeply human, I Swear tells the inspirational true story of John Davidson, a trailblazer whose honesty and humour helped the world better understand what it means to live with Tourette Syndrome.

Pompei: Below the Clouds

Sat, May 2 - Thu, May 7, 2026

Harris Theater

Pittsburgh Cultural Trust

• Film

Gianfranco Rosi’s monumental latest details with pointillist precision and unnerving beauty of a region in Naples living under the shadow of Mount Vesuvius above the Campi Flegrei volcanic caldera. Winner, Special Jury Prize, Venice Film Festival.

Chime (2024) and Serpent's Path (1998)

Sun, May 3 - Wed, May 6, 2026

Harris Theater

Pittsburgh Cultural Trust

• Film

Two masterworks from Kiyoshi Kurosawa, released theatrically for the first time in the US!

Georgia O'Keeffe: The Brightness of Light

Sun, May 10, 2026

Harris Theater

Pittsburgh Cultural Trust

• Film

This spellbinding film offers an eloquent exploration of the artist known as the “Mother of Modernism,” from her early struggles and artistic awakenings to the radical independence that solidified her as a feminist icon and a cultural force.

An Art21 Screening & Conversation with Artist Lenka Clayton

Tue, May 12, 2026

Harris Theater

Pittsburgh Cultural Trust & Art21

• Film
• Free
• Talks & Poetry
• Visual Arts

“Human Nature” is the newest episode of Art21’s Art in the Twenty-First Century, the first series on television in the U.S. to focus exclusively on contemporary visual art and artists.

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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.

Support the Harris Theater and Become a Member!

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!

*Must show membership card to receive these discounts on-site

Additional membership benefits available at other giving levels. Support the Harris Today!

Want behind-the-scenes information about Harris Theater programming? Check out these exclusive stories:

"The Kid" at 100: Q&A with Renowned "Chaplin" Choreographer, Dan Kamin

Check out this special Q&A with the renowned mimic, Dan Kamin.

2022 Oscar Shorts: A Message from the Curator

This Friday begins the final week of the 2022 Oscar Nominated Shorts, and there's still time to catch all three programs at the Harris Theater.

Drive My Car Extended at the Harris: A Message from the Curator

A message from the film curator on the importance of Drive My Car!

Januscary Film Festival: A Message from the Curator

Take a deep dive into the creation of the 2022 Januscary Film Festival!

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.

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