Home of the best movies in Ottawa

Ottawa's go-to independent cinema since 1988. We curate a diverse selection of films and events for true movie lovers.

In a Lonely Place

Jun 15

L’Inconnu de la Grande Arche (The Stranger of the Great Arch)

Jun 15, 18

Renoir

Jun 15-16

Another World

Jun 16, 18

Melancholia

Jun 16

Agatha’s Almanac

Jun 17

Our Hero, Balthazar Director Q&A

Jun 17

Restoration: Mysterious Skin

Jun 17

Grave of the Fireflies

Jun 18

La Femme la plus riche du monde (The Richest Woman in the World)

Jun 19, 21-22, 24

Le Chant des forêts (Whispers in the Woods)

Jun 19-22

Limited Edition: Tank Girl

Jun 19

The Sheep Detectives

Jun 19-20, 23, 25Jul 1

Summer Solstice: Midsommar Director’s Cut

Jun 20

Moonrise Kingdom

Jun 21, 25

Twin Peaks: Season 2 – Episodes 19 – 22 (Season Finale)

Jun 21

Hokum

Jun 22-23

Restoration: Amores Perros

Jun 23-24

Sing-Along! Grease

Jun 24

Japanese Film Week: Shoplifters

Jun 25

Drunken Cinema: Predator

Jun 26

Japanese Film Week: Linda Linda Linda

Jun 26

Tuner

Jun 26-27, 29-30Jul 1

Japanese Film Week: Exit 8

Jun 27

Sleepaway Camp

Jun 27, 30

The Parent Trap

Jun 27

Japanese Film Week: BLUE GIANT

Jun 28

Mel Brooks 100: Young Frankenstein

Jun 28

Restoration: Boogie Nights

Jun 28Jul 1

Calle Málaga

Jun 29Jul 2

Japanese Film Week: Summer Wars

Jun 29

Japanese Film Week: Offbeat Cops

Jun 30

CAMP

Jul 1-2

Japanese Film Week: Seven Samurai

Jul 2

Addams Family Values

Jul 4

Exhibition On Screen: Frida Kahlo

Jul 5-6

The Burning

Jul 5, 8

Lebowski Fest

Jul 9

The Invite

Jul 10-16

Vivaldi Et Moi (Primavera)

Jul 10-14

The Train to Nowhere

Jul 11

Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter

Jul 17, 22

Drawn In: A Scanner Darkly

Jul 19, 21

Slumber Party: Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants

Jul 23

Drunken Cinema: Jurassic Park

Jul 24

Spectacle: Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

Jul 25, 29

2026 Cat Video Fest

Aug 7-9, 12

Spectacle: Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

Jul 25, 29

Slumber Party: Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants

Jul 23

Sleepaway Camp

Jun 27, 30

Japanese Film Week: Shoplifters

Jun 25

Japanese Film Week: Seven Samurai

Jul 2

Restoration: Boogie Nights

Jun 28Jul 1

Restoration: Amores Perros

Jun 23-24

Renoir

Jun 15-16

Our Hero, Balthazar Director Q&A

Jun 17

Japanese Film Week: Offbeat Cops

Jun 30

Dedicated to continuing the independent cinema tradition, building on its rich history and sharing it with all generations of film lovers. As film enthusiasts, we aim to curate one-of-a-kind cinema experiences – from film screenings to events – that will appeal to our cinema's unique community.

650

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In operation since

1947

9500+

Total Members

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Spectacle: Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

Slumber Party: Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants

Sleepaway Camp

Japanese Film Week: Shoplifters

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The Rivals of Amziah King

Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma

Rosebush Pruning

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Sing-Along! Grease

ByTowne Cinema

Rated All Events

Sing-Along! Grease

All Events, All Films, Sing-Along Cinema

Grease is the word and you gotta sing along! Celebrate summer by taking a trip to Rydell High and singing...

Drunken Cinema: Predator

ByTowne Cinema

Rated All Events

Drunken Cinema: Predator

All Events, All Films, Drunken Cinema

Deep in the jungle, several bodies have been discovered skinned and hanging from trees — although who or what could...

Drunken Cinema: Jurassic Park

ByTowne Cinema

Rated Drunken Cinema

Drunken Cinema: Jurassic Park

All Films, Drunken Cinema

PG-13

In Steven Spielberg’s massive blockbuster, paleontologists Alan Grant (Sam Neill) and Ellie Sattler (Laura Dern) and mathematician Ian Malcolm (Jeff...

The Parent Trap

ByTowne Cinema

Rated Klassic Kidz

The Parent Trap

All Films, Klassic Kidz, Summer Camp Cinema

Part of our “Summer Camp Cinema” series! Twins Annie and Hallie are strangers until happenstance unites them. The preteen girls’...

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Home of the best movies in Ottawa

Ottawa's go-to independent cinema since 1988. We curate a diverse selection of films and events for true movie lovers.

In a Lonely Place

Jun 15

L’Inconnu de la Grande Arche (The Stranger of the Great Arch)

Jun 15, 18

Renoir

Jun 15-16

Another World

Jun 16, 18

Melancholia

Jun 16

Agatha’s Almanac

Jun 17

Our Hero, Balthazar Director Q&A

Jun 17

Restoration: Mysterious Skin

Jun 17

Grave of the Fireflies

Jun 18

La Femme la plus riche du monde (The Richest Woman in the World)

Jun 19, 21-22, 24

Le Chant des forêts (Whispers in the Woods)

Jun 19-22

Limited Edition: Tank Girl

Jun 19

The Sheep Detectives

Jun 19-20, 23, 25Jul 1

Summer Solstice: Midsommar Director’s Cut

Jun 20

Moonrise Kingdom

Jun 21, 25

Twin Peaks: Season 2 – Episodes 19 – 22 (Season Finale)

Jun 21

Hokum

Jun 22-23

Restoration: Amores Perros

Jun 23-24

Sing-Along! Grease

Jun 24

Japanese Film Week: Shoplifters

Jun 25

Drunken Cinema: Predator

Jun 26

Japanese Film Week: Linda Linda Linda

Jun 26

Tuner

Jun 26-27, 29-30Jul 1

Japanese Film Week: Exit 8

Jun 27

Sleepaway Camp

Jun 27, 30

The Parent Trap

Jun 27

Japanese Film Week: BLUE GIANT

Jun 28

Mel Brooks 100: Young Frankenstein

Jun 28

Restoration: Boogie Nights

Jun 28Jul 1

Calle Málaga

Jun 29Jul 2

Japanese Film Week: Summer Wars

Jun 29

Japanese Film Week: Offbeat Cops

Jun 30

CAMP

Jul 1-2

Japanese Film Week: Seven Samurai

Jul 2

Addams Family Values

Jul 4

Exhibition On Screen: Frida Kahlo

Jul 5-6

The Burning

Jul 5, 8

Lebowski Fest

Jul 9

The Invite