Austin • Cinema Pub since 2012 • Tonight: Cult Classics

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Movie Tavern is not a multiplex. It's a tavern that loves movies: 220 cozy seats, wood-fired kitchen, 24 taps, quote-along nights, director Q&As and 35mm throwbacks. Come for the film, stay for the second pint.

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24craft taps

320+films / year

4.9★2.4k reviews

35mmreal film projector

TONIGHT 8:30 PMAlmost sold out

Big Lebowski — Quote-Along + White Russians

Costumes encouraged. Free bowling pin for best Dude look. Kitchen till midnight.

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Tavern Tip #214

Show your ticket, get $2 off any pint before 7pm. Every day. No fine print.

01 — About the tavern

A BAR THAT fell in love WITH CINEMA

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★ est. 2012 — Austin, TX

WE STARTED WITH A PROJECTOR, A GARAGE DOOR AND 40 STOLEN CHAIRS.

Movie Tavern began as a pop-up: friends, a bedsheet screen, homebrew and VHS tapes. Today it's a 3-floor cinema pub with two screening rooms, a rooftop, a vinyl booth and a kitchen that never closes during a film.

We don't do silent luxury. We do loud joy: sing-along musicals, horror nights with live organ, director brunches, trivia that gets heated, and kids matinees where popcorn refills are free.

✔ 2 screening rooms + rooftop cinema in summer

✔ Full tavern menu served to your seat

✔ 35mm, 70mm & laser 4K projection

✔ Dog-friendly patio + free popcorn Mondays

"The best place to fall in love with movies again — or for the first time."

13years pouring

220cozy seats

24taps rotating

98%would return

HOW IT WORKS

Book online, grab a table or a loveseat, order from your seat with QR, food arrives silently before climax. No ads, one trailer, lights down sharp.

MANIFESTO

No talking during film (sing-alongs excepted). No phones glow. Respect the projectionist. Tip your server. Cheer loudly at the end.

COMMUNITY

Film school scholarships, free senior matinees Thursdays, local brewers tap takeovers, rescue-dog adoption Sundays on patio.

02 — Now showing

THIS WEEK on our screens

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Cult • 35mm Blade Runner screening

BLADE RUNNER: FINAL CUT

Neon-noir on real 35mm with live synth intro by Glass Cities. 117 min • Sci-Fi.

Fri 19:00Sat 21:30Sun 17:00

RESERVE — FROM $12 →

Sing-along Mamma Mia sing along

MAMMA MIA! SING-ALONG

Lyrics on screen, ABBA shots, confetti cannons. 108 min • Pure joy, no shame.

Sat 18:00Sun 15:00Wed 20:00

RESERVE — FROM $14 →

Premiere + Q&A Indie premiere

DESERT STATIC — INDIE PREMIERE

Texas-made desert thriller + director Q&A + afterparty with the cast. 96 min.

Thu 20:00Fri 22:00

RESERVE — FROM $16 →

Horror all-nighter Horror marathon

VHS HORROR MARATHON VOL.9

4 films, free coffee at 3am, breakfast tacos at dawn. Costume contest.

Sat 23:59→ Sun 07:00

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Family

SUNDAY MATINEE: ROBOTS & PANCAKES

Animated hit + pancake bar + kids eat free. Stroller parking included.

Sun 11:00Sun 13:30

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Rooftop

ROOFTOP: LA LA LAND UNDER STARS

Blankets, heaters, mulled cider, city skyline. Most romantic night in town.

Fri 20:30Sat 20:30

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04 — Events & clubs

NEVER A quiet night

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19Sep • Fri

TRIVIA: TARANTINO vs COENS

6 rounds, costume bonus, winning table gets rooftop screening of choice + $100 bar tab.

Join — $5

27Sep • Sat

35MM WORKSHOP: THREAD THE PROJECTOR

Hands-on with our 1968 Kinoton. Splice film, run a reel, take home a frame.

Join — $25

03Oct • Fri

HORROR KARAOKE + EXORCIST (DIRECTOR'S CUT)

Karaoke in the bar, then lights out. Live organ score by Midnite Messa.

Join — $18

12Oct • Sun

SUNDAY FILM CLUB: BREAKFAST & BERGMAN

Coffee, shakshuka, slow cinema discussion. This month: Persona (1966).

Join — Free

06 — Love letters

GUESTS say it best

★★★★★

BEST DATE NIGHT IN AUSTIN

Rooftop La La Land, blankets, cider, skyline. We cried, we kissed, we ordered second pizza. Flawless.

Maya R. — regular since 2019

★★★★★

HORROR MARATHON SURVIVOR

Four movies, 3am coffee, tacos at dawn. Staff dressed as zombies but still super kind. My favorite tradition.

Dez K. — 6 marathons

★★★★★

FOOD > MULTIPLEX X100

Smash burger delivered silently right before the twist. How do they time that?! Beer list is elite.

Jonah P. — film nerd

07 — Tavern journal

NEWS, GOSSIP & premieres

Backstage stories, new taps, director visits and program announcements. Click any card to read full story.

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08 — Find us

COME THIRSTY, leave happy

MOVIE TAVERN — AUSTIN

3200 Film Reel Ave, Austin, TX 78704
Open daily 12:00 — 01:00 • Kitchen till 00:00
Box office: (512) 555-0148

Matinee
Mon–Fri before 5pm — $9, popcorn $5

Membership
$19/mo — 4 tickets + free upgrades

★ YOU ARE 12 MIN FROM POPCORN

Free parking behind + bike racks

WATCH
CULT FILMS
DRINK craft.

Big Lebowski — Quote-Along + White Russians

A BAR THAT fell in love WITH CINEMA