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Plaza Theatre

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Call: (470) 410-1939 or visit www.plazaatlanta.com
The beloved, long-running cinema in Poncey-Highland continues to screen movies and host film festivals. First opened in 1939, the Plaza Theatre has undergone a series of renovations in recent years.
MovieScreeningARTiculate

Wednesday October 5, 2022 07:00 PM EDT
Plaza Theatre Cost: $5.00,
This short documentary tells the story of how ARTiculate ATL came to be, our mission to promote artistic expression in our culture and connect emerging artists to collectors, and where we anticipate our journey taking us. Shot/Edited by Full Circle Vision. After the screening, join us for a Q&... [click here for more]
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Saturday October 8, 2022 07:30 PM EDT
Plaza Theatre Cost: $10+,
CL Critic Curt Holman Recommends: Seven Japanese schoolgirls visit a country house and are beset... [click here for more]
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Wednesday October 26, 2022 07:00 PM EDT
Plaza Theatre Cost: $10+,
CL Critic Curt Holman Recommends: Wussy Mag co-hosts a special screening of the beloved,... [click here for more]
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Saturday September 24, 2022 01:00 PM EDT
Plaza Theatre Cost: $13,
CL Critic Curt Holman Recommends: An obsessive plastic surgeon (Antonio Banderas) tests his... [click here for more]
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Wednesday August 10, 2022 07:00 PM EDT
Plaza Theatre Cost: $10-$15,
CL Critic Curt Holman Recommends: This 1963 fantasy adventure film sends the heroic Jason and the... [click here for more]
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Wednesday August 10, 2022 07:00 PM EDT
Plaza Theatre Cost: $13,
CL Critic Curt Holman Recommends: This satirical comedy from 1999 stars “Russian Doll’s” Natasha... [click here for more]
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Friday July 29, 2022 09:15 PM EDT
Plaza Theatre Cost: $16.34,
CL Critic Curt Holman Recommends: Martin Scorsese’s scorching satire of celebrity and the hunger... [click here for more]
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Sunday July 24, 2022 07:00 PM EDT
Plaza Theatre Cost: $10+,
CL Critic Curt Holman Recommends: This stylish, futuristic cyberthriller, released in the United... [click here for more]
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Saturday July 23, 2022 09:30 PM EDT
Plaza Theatre Cost: $10+,
CL Critic Curt Holman Recommends: Acclaimed Thai director Apichatpong Weerasethakul directs this... [click here for more]
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Friday June 24, 2022 07:30 PM EDT
Plaza Theatre Cost: $22,
CL Critic Curt Holman Recommends: The best Star Trek movie gets a 35mm screening for its 40th... [click here for more]
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Wednesday June 15, 2022 07:00 PM EDT
Plaza Theatre Cost: $15+,
CL Critic Curt Holman Recommends: Director Colin Trevorrow helmed the hugely successful Jurassic... [click here for more]
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Saturday June 4, 2022 10:00 PM EDT
Plaza Theatre Cost: $10-$15,
CL Critic Curt Holman Recommends: Atlanta’s live, burlesque tribute to classic TV horror hosts... [click here for more]
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Thursday May 19, 2022 09:30 PM EDT
Plaza Theatre Cost: $16.34,
CL Critic Curt Holman Recommends: For years this insane-sounding Thai martial arts fantasy was... [click here for more]
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Friday May 13, 2022 07:45 PM EDT
Plaza Theatre Cost: $16.34,
CL Critic Curt Holman Recommends: Acclaimed Thai director Apichatpong Weerasethakul directs this... [click here for more]
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ATLFF 50

Saturday April 30, 2022 07:00 PM EDT
Plaza Theatre Cost: $25+ ,
The Atlanta Film Festival’s Closing Night presentation of Mija. Mija follows Doris Muñoz, who began a career in music talent management and met Jacks Haupt, an auspicious young singer, and both share the ever-present guilt of being the first American-born members of their undocumented families. [click here for more]
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Friday April 22, 2022 07:00 PM EDT
Plaza Theatre Cost: $25,
The Atlanta Film Festival’s Opening Night presentation of Bleecker Street’s dramatic thriller “892.” Starring John Boyega, the late Michael K. Williams, Nicole Beharie, and Connie Britton. The film follows a Marine war veteran who faces mental and emotional challenges when he tries to reintegrate ba... [click here for more]
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ATLFF

Thursday April 21, 2022 03:00 PM EDT
Plaza Theatre Cost: $12+ ,
Categories: Film, Movies,

The Creative Conference serves to educate, entertain, engage, and enlighten by pulling back the curtain on film and television production to give our audience a peek behind the scenes at how projects get made and by whom.

This year, we offer over 25 events - 5 in-person pan... [click here for more]
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Friday April 15, 2022 11:00 PM EDT
Plaza Theatre Cost: $15,
Get glitzy, everyone! LDOD Inc. is bringing back theme nights for the first time in 2022 and celebrating the return of the Trixie dance troupe to The Plaza stage. Wear your fanciest masks and be prepared for a night of sexy dancers, screen-accurate performers, and of course, Tim Curry in a bustier. ... [click here for more]
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Saturday March 19, 2022 10:00 PM EDT
Plaza Theatre Cost: $10-$15,
CL Critic Curt Holman Recommends: If you like your kaiju movies colorful and silly rather than... [click here for more]
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Sunday March 13, 2022 01:00 PM EDT
Plaza Theatre Cost: $13,
CL Critic Curt Holman Recommends: It’s appropriate that one of Atlanta’s oldest picture shows... [click here for more]
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Saturday March 12, 2022 04:30 PM EST
Plaza Theatre Cost: $13,
CL Critic Curt Holman Recommends: It’s appropriate that one of Atlanta’s oldest picture shows... [click here for more]
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Saturday March 12, 2022 03:00 PM EST
Plaza Theatre Cost: $13,
CL Critic Curt Holman Recommends: Perhaps the most beloved of director Christopher Guest’s... [click here for more]
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Friday March 11, 2022 09:00 PM EST
Plaza Theatre Cost: $13.00,
CL Critic Curt Holman Recommends: Perhaps the most beloved of director Christopher Guest’s... [click here for more]
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Sunday March 6, 2022 07:00 PM EST
Plaza Theatre Cost: $20,
CL Critic Curt Holman Recommends: Two young women move into a spooky New York apartment in this... [click here for more]
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Saturday March 5, 2022 09:30 PM EST
Plaza Theatre Cost: $20,
CL Critic Curt Holman Recommends: Two young women move into a spooky New York apartment in this... [click here for more]
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Sunday January 16, 2022 02:30 PM EST
Plaza Theatre Cost: $10-$20,
CL's Curt Holman recommends: A grieving actor gradually bonds with his introverted driver in... [click here for more]
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Saturday January 15, 2022 04:30 PM EST
Plaza Theatre Cost: $10-$20,
CL's Curt Holman recommends: A grieving actor gradually bonds with his introverted driver in... [click here for more]
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Friday January 14, 2022 06:00 PM EST
Plaza Theatre Cost: $10-$20,
CL's Curt Holman recommends: A grieving actor gradually bonds with his introverted driver in... [click here for more]
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Misanthropes Movie Poster 2021

Friday October 8, 2021 07:00 PM EDT
Plaza Theatre Cost: $10,
This screening is open to the public! Misanthropes is an 85 minute film produced entirely in Atlanta over the course of four years. The film features a collage of local talent, landmark locations, and a killer soundtrack. Doors to the Plaza open at 7:00, and the film begins at 7:30. There will be a ... [click here for more]
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Saturday July 10, 2021 07:30 PM EDT
Plaza Theatre Cost: $15,
Categories: Comedy Comedian, producer, mother, and "accidental activist" Angelina Spicer (as seen on Ellen, Conan, and Jimmy Kimmel Live) will be making a stop in Atlanta as part of her national Postpartum Revolution Road Trip tour at the Plaza Theater on July 10th. Tickets are $15 and on sale now.I... [click here for more]
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Wednesday April 28, 2021 08:30 PM EDT
Plaza Theatre Cost: $15-$50 ,
Categories: Film Focus Features’ PROFILE releases in theatres on May 14, 2021. The 45th annual Atlanta Film Festival will host an advance screening of the film at the Plaza Theatre Drive-In. PROFILE follows an undercover British journalist in her quest to bait and expose a terrorist recruiter throug... [click here for more]
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Monday April 26, 2021 07:00 PM EDT
Plaza Theatre Cost: $20,
Categories: Film Focus Features’ LIMBO releases in theatres on April 30, 2021, but the 45th annual Atlanta Film Festival will host an advance screening of the film. Recently nominated for two BAFTA® awards for Best British Film and Best Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer, LIMBO is a wry... [click here for more]
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Tuesday February 2, 2021 12:00 PM EST
Plaza Theatre Cost: Varies,
Enjoy selections from the 2021 Sundance Film Festival presented by Atlanta Film Society, The Plaza Theatre and the Sundance Institute [click here for more]
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Monday February 1, 2021 12:00 PM EST
Plaza Theatre Cost: Varies,
Enjoy selections from the 2021 Sundance Film Festival presented by Atlanta Film Society, The Plaza Theatre and the Sundance Institute with Acura, SundanceTV, ChaseSapphire, and Adobe. Visit festival.sundance.org to learn more about the Festival. This event is managed by the #SundanceSatellite partne... [click here for more]
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Sunday January 31, 2021 12:00 PM EST
Plaza Theatre Cost: Varies,
Enjoy selections from the 2021 Sundance Film Festival presented by Atlanta Film Society, The Plaza Theatre and the Sundance Institute with Acura, SundanceTV, ChaseSapphire, and Adobe. Visit festival.sundance.org to learn more about the Festival. This event is managed by the #SundanceSatellite partne... [click here for more]
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Friday January 29, 2021 12:00 PM EST
Plaza Theatre Cost: Varies,
Enjoy selections from the 2021 Sundance Film Festival presented by Atlanta Film Society, The Plaza Theatre and the Sundance Institute with Acura, SundanceTV, ChaseSapphire, and Adobe. [click here for more]
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Thursday January 28, 2021 12:00 PM EST
Plaza Theatre Cost: Varies,
Enjoy selections from the 2021 Sundance Film Festival presented by Atlanta Film Society, The Plaza Theatre and the Sundance Institute

Visit festival.sundance.org to learn more about the Festival.

[click here for more]
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Friday January 22, 2021 03:00 PM EST
Plaza Theatre Cost: Free,
Categories: Film The Atlanta Film Society was chosen as a Satellite Screen partner for the 2021 Sundance Film Festival, January 28 – February 3. On this Zoom event, representatives from the Atlanta Film Society, Plaza Theatre and Sundance Institute will give a look at what to expect from Atlanta’s p... [click here for more]
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Friday December 25, 2020 12:00 AM EST
Plaza Theatre Cost: $15,
Categories: FILM FREAK POWER: The Ballot or the Bomb will be showing at the Plaza Theatre on December 25, 2020 through December 31, 2020. The film follows the irreverent and imaginative campaign of outlaw journalist HUNTER S. THOMPSON as well as the polarized politics of America in the midst of the ... [click here for more]
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Thursday November 19, 2020 07:30 PM EST
Plaza Theatre Cost: $15-$50,
Action U.S.A. is a fireball of stunt-fueled insanity from the year 1989. Prolific 80’s stuntman John Stewart directs this giddy 90-minute avalanche of bus jumps, helicopter chases, and dudes getting tossed out of the tallest buildings in Waco, Texas. They truly, absolutely don’t make movies like thi... [click here for more]
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Monday September 21, 2020 07:40 PM EDT
Plaza Theatre Cost: $15-$50,
UNCLE FRANK Directed by Alan Ball USA, 2020, English, 95 minutes Monday, September 21, 2020, 7:40 PM — Plaza Theatre Drive-In In 1973, teenage Beth (Sophia Lillis) leaves her rural hometown to study at New York University where her estranged uncle Frank (Paul Bettany) is a revered literature profess... [click here for more]
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Sunday September 20, 2020 10:30 PM EDT
Plaza Theatre Cost: $15-$50,
DEAD BY MIDNIGHT: Y2KILL

Directed by Davi Crimmins, Eric Davis, Hannah Fierman, Greg Garrison, Torey Haas, Melissa Haas, Jay Holloway, Jenna Kanell, Anissa Matlock, Tony Reames USA, 2020, English, 96 minutes

Sunday, September 20, 2020, 10:30 PM — Dad's Garage Drive-In

Introducing DEAD BY MIDNIGH... [click here for more]
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Wednesday July 15, 2020 09:25 PM EDT
Plaza Theatre Cost: $15-$50,
LOCALS ONLY is at the Drive-In on July 15th for a summer screening of local short films that are so bad, they're good! LOCALS ONLY is a recurring screening of thematically tied short films from Georgia’s independent filmmakers with each event having a distinct theme and focus. Featured short films... [click here for more]
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Monday March 16, 2020 07:00 PM EDT
Plaza Theatre Cost: $13,
WUSSY MAG + Out On Film and Plaza Atlanta present "QUEERS ON FILM" — a monthly series of LGBTQ+ arthouse and independent classics.

In March, we are proud to screen the 2015 groundbreaking film, 'Tangerine'!

Tangerine follows a transgender sex worker who discovers her boyfriend and pimp has been ... [click here for more]
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Saturday February 29, 2020 06:00 PM EST
Plaza Theatre Cost: $12-$20,
Categories: Film

Cinema for the Culture presents the Atlanta Premier of Hero by Frances-Anne Solomon. HERO is the story of Ulric Cross, who in 1941, left his small island home in Trinidad to seek his fortune, and became the RAF’s most decorated West Indian airman of WWII.

Shot in Trinidad, Ghana, UK... [click here for more]
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Saturday February 22, 2020 01:00 PM EST
Plaza Theatre Cost: $11,
Categories: Film Screening

CatVideoFest, is a compilation of the best cat videos shown exclusively on the big screen. Every ticket purchased raises money to help local cats in need. Screens for a very limited time and only in theaters.

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Friday February 21, 2020 07:00 PM EST
Plaza Theatre Cost: $20-$100,
The blackfilm_com Screening Series ATLANTA presents...PERFECTLY SINGLE & tender Movie

Join us on Friday, February 21 7pm at The Plaza Theater for an evening of Cocktails, Hors d'oeuvres, and Live Music.

Special Screening and Q&A with the film’s Director's VanElder and Felicia Pride. Cast ... [click here for more]
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Wednesday February 12, 2020 07:00 PM EST
Plaza Theatre Cost: $15,
elebrate Valentine’s Day with your besties at this one-night special screening of Baz Luhrmann’s classic 2001 musical, starring Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor Don’t miss the pre-show starring your favorite Atlanta drag starlets! Following the pre-show, we will have a quick costume contest before th... [click here for more]
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Wednesday January 8, 2020 07:00 PM EST
Plaza Theatre Cost: $15,
Wussy Wednesdays return with the 1992 Whoopi Goldberg classic 'Sister Act'! Come early for the musical pre-show starring Sister Brigitte Bidet, Sister Molly Rimswell, and Sister Iv Fischer. Following the preshow, we will have a quick costume contest before hosting a rare screening of this musical ... [click here for more]
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Wednesday January 1, 2020 07:00 PM EST
Plaza Theatre Cost: $13,
New Years Day, start the new decade with a look back at what the future looked like in the 20s, when we screen Fritz Lang's innovative and genre defining, METROPOLIS!!! [click here for more]
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Monday December 23, 2019 07:00 PM EST
Plaza Theatre Cost: $13,
December 23rd, we're happy to celebrate our 80th birthday with a screening of the first movie to ever grace our screen, THE WOMEN!!! Celebrate 80 years of fantastic cinema with us on the big screen [click here for more]
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Monday November 11, 2019 07:00 PM EST
Plaza Theatre Cost: $13,
Categories: FILM

A new documentary film being released on Veteran’s Day in Atlanta, GA at Plaza Atlanta at 7 pm (Add: 1049 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30306) is likely to ignite renewed conversations about how best to care for our returning vets and their families.



HOMEMADE is the cinemati... [click here for more]
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Friday November 8, 2019 07:00 PM EST
Plaza Theatre Cost: $15,
Categories: Lecture It is not an understatement to say that without Kevin “Coach K” Lee, today’s hip-hop landscape would not be the same. His Quality Control imprint and label has helped bring to life the careers of Migos, City Girls, Lil Yachty, Lil Baby, Rich the Kid and many, many more. Join the ... [click here for more]
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Waste Film Card

Thursday September 12, 2019 07:00 PM EDT
Plaza Theatre Cost: $16,
Waste is a dramatic film about the unpredictability of love! It is an untold tale of love

you don’t want to miss.

Genre: Romantic Drama Director: Ladon Whitmire Release Date: September 12th, 2019 Time: 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM EST Location: The Plaza Theater

Writer, Director, and Executive Producer, La... [click here for more]
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Thursday September 12, 2019 07:00 PM EDT
Plaza Theatre Cost: $16.00,
Categories: Film

Waste is a dramatic film about the unpredictability of love! It is an untold tale of love you don’t want to miss.

Genre: Romantic Drama Director: Ladon Whitmire Release Date: September 12th, 2019 Time: 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM EST Location: The Plaza Theater

Writer, Director, and Execu... [click here for more]
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Thursday August 29, 2019 07:00 PM EDT
Plaza Theatre Cost: $15,
Categories: Movie

The story of one man’s attempt to host the first ever bodybuilding/cosplay competition and the two men who drag their bodies through hell to claim the crown.

Be among the first to see the documentary in a fun and festive atmosphere. COSTUMES encouraged!

The VIP Screening will b... [click here for more]
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Saturday June 22, 2019 07:00 PM EDT
Plaza Theatre Cost: $13,
Still recovering from the death of his mother, seventeen-year-old Rodney dreams of escaping his small southern hometown in pursuit of following in his mother's footsteps as an award-winning pageant queen. Despite an onslaught of bullying and abuse from his step-father, step-brothers, and classmates,... [click here for more]
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Thursday June 20, 2019 09:30 PM EDT
Plaza Theatre Cost: $13,
Overshadowed at the time of its release by box office hit THE LOST BOYS, Katheryn Bigelow's 1987 vampire film NEAR DARK is an atmospheric horror/Western/road movie that defies convention. In a genre filled with stereotypes and century-old tropes, NEAR DARK drips with ingenuity and invention, challen... [click here for more]
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Wednesday June 19, 2019 07:00 PM EDT
Plaza Theatre Cost: $15,
What happens to a rock and roll band when three-fifths of its members become Eastern Orthodox priests? Find out in Parallel Love — take a journey with the small-town Georgia band Luxury, who, on the cusp of success, suffer a devastating touring wreck with long-term consequences. Screening June 19 *o... [click here for more]
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Monday June 17, 2019 07:00 PM EDT
Plaza Theatre Cost: $15,
WUSSY MAG + Out On Film and Plaza Atlanta present "QUEERS ON FILM" — a new monthly series of LGBTQ+ arthouse and independent classics at the Plaza Theatre.  Featuring a Q&A with some of Atlanta's most iconic house members: Andre Mizrahi (House of Mizrahi), Tony Revlon (House of Revlon), an... [click here for more]
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Saturday June 15, 2019 10:00 PM EDT
Plaza Theatre Cost: $7-$15,
Shebang! A new dance party celebrating womxn and nonbinary DJ's in Atlanta. [click here for more]
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Saturday June 15, 2019 09:30 PM EDT
Plaza Theatre Cost: $15,
Categories: Arts Agenda

Blast-Off Burlesque is super stoked to be bringing back our popular TABOOLALA series to the Plaza Atlanta!

YEEEHAW! For this show we are gonna stage a good old fashioned HO DOWN at the Plaza *LIVE STAGE SHOW* featuring Blast-Off Burlesque , the gorgeous ladies of The Candybox... [click here for more]
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Thursday June 13, 2019 06:00 PM EDT
Plaza Theatre Cost: Free-$15,
Categories: Film Screening Videodrome is proud to team up with the Plaza Theatre to bring this one of a kind art show and film screening event to the city of Atlanta. Deadly Prey Gallery is a Chicago-based art gallery dedicated to hand-painted movie posters from Ghana. These posters are fascinating ... [click here for more]
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Thursday June 13, 2019 06:00 PM EDT
Plaza Theatre Cost: $15,
Videodrome is proud to team up with the Plaza Theatre to bring this one of a kind art show and film screening event to the city of Atlanta. Deadly Prey Gallery is a Chicago-based art gallery dedicated to hand-painted movie posters from Ghana. Guaranteed to melt your mind, these posters are fascinati... [click here for more]
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Saturday June 8, 2019 04:30 PM EDT
Plaza Theatre Cost: $15,
Categories: film On Saturday June 8th the highly anticipated, documentary film “Organizing Is the New Cool” will make its debut in Atlanta, Georgia. Centered around the 15 year journey of social justice organization FTP Movement, and its collective mobilization to provide food, clothing, shelter and... [click here for more]
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Monday May 27, 2019 07:00 PM EDT
Plaza Theatre Cost: $11-$13,
Summertime is in the air, and we're kicking off with an alternative comic book classic, with Terry Zwigoff's GHOST WORLD!! Starring Scarlett Johansson, Thora Birch and Steve Buscemi [click here for more]
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Friday May 17, 2019 11:55 PM EDT
Plaza Theatre Cost: $15,
Every Friday at midnight the cult classic comes alive at the Plaza Theatre! In this cult classic, sweethearts Brad (Barry Bostwick) and Janet (Susan Sarandon), stuck with a flat tire during a storm, discover the eerie mansion of Dr. Frank-N-Furter (Tim Curry), a transvestite scientist. As their in... [click here for more]

Sunday April 14, 2019 09:00 PM EDT
Plaza Theatre Cost: Free,
Please note: Tickets do not guarantee entry. This screening will be overbooked to ensure a full house. Arrive early to ensure seating. [click here for more]

Sunday April 14, 2019 06:30 PM EDT
Plaza Theatre Cost: $13,
Dee is stuck in a boring job and a broken marriage in International Falls, a snowbound border town at the end of the road. Harboring a secret dream of a stand up career, Dee encounters Tim: a burned out touring comedian who feels trapped by the very life Dee desires. As these two lost souls form an ... [click here for more]

Sunday April 14, 2019 04:00 PM EDT
Plaza Theatre Cost: $13,
Volatile predicaments, uncertain futures, and tenuous connections. [click here for more]

Sunday April 14, 2019 01:45 PM EDT
Plaza Theatre Cost: $13,
Wondrous animated illusions exploring the vast expanses of self. [click here for more]

Sunday April 14, 2019 12:00 PM EDT
Plaza Theatre Cost: $6.50-$13,
Kid-sized shorts for the young and young at heart. [click here for more]
43rd Festival

Sunday April 14, 2019 12:00 AM EDT
Plaza Theatre Cost: Free-$125+,
Related: All Atlanta Film Festival Events Join the more than 25,000 people who attend the Atlanta Film Festival each year and enjoy a variety of documentaries, shorts, narratives, animated films, and more. Now in its fourth decade, the weeklong fest — one of only two-dozen Academy Award-qualifying... [click here for more]

Saturday April 13, 2019 10:00 PM EDT
Plaza Theatre Cost: $13,
Recovering from the death of his mother, 17-year-old Rodney dreams of escaping his small southern hometown to follow in her footsteps as an award-winning pageant queen. Despite an onslaught of bullying and abuse from his family and peers, Rodney calls upon a unique cast of southern characters to hel... [click here for more]

Saturday April 13, 2019 07:30 PM EDT
Plaza Theatre Cost: $50,
In the rugged wilderness of Appalachia, the members of an isolated community of Pentecostal snake handlers led by Pastor Lemuel (Walton Goggins) risk their lives to attest themselves before God. Lemuel's daughter Mara (Alice Englert) prepares for her upcoming wedding to the young believer her father... [click here for more]

Saturday April 13, 2019 05:00 PM EDT
Plaza Theatre Cost: $13,
The world of fashion is incredibly exclusive, but no tier is more elite than that of haute couture. It's a restrictive group that can only be joined with the express permission of an official French fashion organization. If they don't approve you, you can't use their label. Chanel, Givenchy, Dior - ... [click here for more]

Saturday April 13, 2019 02:45 PM EDT
Plaza Theatre Cost: $13,
After losing her beloved mother Vera in a tragic accident, 14-year-old Sam has taken on the responsibility of looking after her father and two little brothers. One morning as she rushes to school, a speeding truck causes Sam to meet a similar untimely end. With the help of her oddball guardian angel... [click here for more]

Saturday April 13, 2019 12:30 PM EDT
Plaza Theatre Cost: $13,
Solitary meditations pressing at the barriers of isolation. [click here for more]
43rd Festival

Saturday April 13, 2019 12:00 AM EDT
Plaza Theatre Cost: Free-$125+,
Related: All Atlanta Film Festival Events Join the more than 25,000 people who attend the Atlanta Film Festival each year and enjoy a variety of documentaries, shorts, narratives, animated films, and more. Now in its fourth decade, the weeklong fest — one of only two-dozen Academy Award-qualifying... [click here for more]

Friday April 12, 2019 09:30 PM EDT
Plaza Theatre Cost: $13,
A deliciously twisted comedy set in a demented, timeless suburbia where every adult wears braces on their straight teeth, couples coordinate meticulously pressed outfits, and coveted family members are swapped in more ways than one in this competition for acceptance. [click here for more]

Friday April 12, 2019 07:00 PM EDT
Plaza Theatre Cost: $13,
Violet (Elle Fanning) is a shy teenager who dreams of escaping her small town and pursuing her passion to sing. With the help of an unlikely mentor, she enters a local singing competition that will test her integrity, talent and ambition. Driven by a pop-fueled soundtrack, TEEN SPIRIT is a visceral ... [click here for more]
43rd Festival

Friday April 12, 2019 12:00 AM EDT
Plaza Theatre Cost: Free-$125+,
Related: All Atlanta Film Festival Events Join the more than 25,000 people who attend the Atlanta Film Festival each year and enjoy a variety of documentaries, shorts, narratives, animated films, and more. Now in its fourth decade, the weeklong fest — one of only two-dozen Academy Award-qualifying... [click here for more]

Thursday April 11, 2019 09:30 PM EDT
Plaza Theatre Cost: $13,
A lonely woman (Marianne Jean-Baptiste), recently separated from her husband, visits a bewitching London department store in search of a dress that will transform her life. She?s fitted with a perfectly flattering, artery-red gown?which, in time, will come to unleash a malevolent curse and unstoppab... [click here for more]

Thursday April 11, 2019 07:00 PM EDT
Plaza Theatre Cost: $13,
Meet Jonathan Agassi, a gay Israeli porn star with a worldwide following. Diving into his fantastical life, this intimate documentary explores the highest highs and lowest lows of one of the world's most famous adult entertainers. Behind the veil of fame, Agassi shares a loving yet complicated bond ... [click here for more]
43rd Festival

Thursday April 11, 2019 12:00 AM EDT
Plaza Theatre Cost: Free-$125+,
Related: All Atlanta Film Festival Events Join the more than 25,000 people who attend the Atlanta Film Festival each year and enjoy a variety of documentaries, shorts, narratives, animated films, and more. Now in its fourth decade, the weeklong fest — one of only two-dozen Academy Award-qualifying... [click here for more]

Wednesday April 10, 2019 08:00 PM EDT
Plaza Theatre Cost: $13,
Little Woods, North Dakota, a fracking boomtown well beyond its prime. Ollie (Tessa Thompson) is trying to survive the last few days of her probation after getting caught illegally running prescription pills over the Canadian border. But when her mother dies, she is thrust back into the life of her ... [click here for more]

Wednesday April 10, 2019 06:00 PM EDT
Plaza Theatre Cost: RSVP,
The FSU College of Motion Pictures Arts presents a showcase of eight short student films followed by a panel discussion with representatives from the College. Ranked by The Hollywood Reporter as one of the top 25 film schools in the country, FSU College of Motion Picture Arts produces student films ... [click here for more]
43rd Festival

Wednesday April 10, 2019 12:00 AM EDT
Plaza Theatre Cost: Free-$125+,
Related: All Atlanta Film Festival Events Join the more than 25,000 people who attend the Atlanta Film Festival each year and enjoy a variety of documentaries, shorts, narratives, animated films, and more. Now in its fourth decade, the weeklong fest — one of only two-dozen Academy Award-qualifying... [click here for more]

Tuesday April 9, 2019 09:15 PM EDT
Plaza Theatre Cost: $13,
Tailo is a cab driver who runs a small and mildly profitable extortion ring. When Sailo, his wild card younger brother, decides to branch out on his own he inadvertently unleashes a trail of destruction. Suddenly Tailo's livelihood is under threat by both cops and crime lords and he must pull out al... [click here for more]

Tuesday April 9, 2019 07:00 PM EDT
Plaza Theatre Cost: $13,
Bold works and bolder heroines reckon with the world around them. [click here for more]
43rd Festival

Tuesday April 9, 2019 12:00 AM EDT
Plaza Theatre Cost: Free-$125+,
Related: All Atlanta Film Festival Events Join the more than 25,000 people who attend the Atlanta Film Festival each year and enjoy a variety of documentaries, shorts, narratives, animated films, and more. Now in its fourth decade, the weeklong fest — one of only two-dozen Academy Award-qualifying... [click here for more]

Monday April 8, 2019 10:15 PM EDT
Plaza Theatre Cost: $13,
Dick died last night, and Zeke and Earl don't want anybody finding out how. That's too bad though, cause news travels fast in small-town Alabama. [click here for more]

Monday April 8, 2019 07:45 PM EDT
Plaza Theatre Cost: $13,
Ed Hemsler (John Lithgow) spends his life preparing for a disaster that may never come. Ronnie Meisner (Blythe Danner) spends her life shopping for things she may never use. In a small town somewhere in America, these two people will try to find love while trying not to get lost in each other's stuf... [click here for more]

Monday April 8, 2019 06:00 PM EDT
Plaza Theatre Cost: Free with RSVP,
Join us and the Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau for the world premieres of ?Music Voyager? episodes 5 & 6 that feature yours truly?the Atlanta Film Festival?as well as the Plaza Theatre, Dad?s Garage, Paris on Ponce, Karen Anderson & Tiny Doors, Atlanta United and more! Georgia [click here for more]
43rd Festival

Monday April 8, 2019 12:00 AM EDT
Plaza Theatre Cost: Free-$125+,
Related: All Atlanta Film Festival Events Join the more than 25,000 people who attend the Atlanta Film Festival each year and enjoy a variety of documentaries, shorts, narratives, animated films, and more. Now in its fourth decade, the weeklong fest — one of only two-dozen Academy Award-qualifying... [click here for more]

Sunday April 7, 2019 09:15 PM EDT
Plaza Theatre Cost: $13,
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile [click here for more]

Sunday April 7, 2019 07:00 PM EDT
Plaza Theatre Cost: $13,
Miles from the nearest power grid, Lemon Cassidy scratches out a humble living in an isolated Appalachian farming community. Her life is tossed into chaos when two men from the oldest family on the mountain hold her son hostage until she can settle a debt her missing husband owes to their cold-heart... [click here for more]

Sunday April 7, 2019 04:30 PM EDT
Plaza Theatre Cost: $13,
When 17-year-old Lennon Lacy is found hanging from a swing set in rural North Carolina, the trauma of the past bleeds into the present. Despite inconsistencies in the case, local officials quickly rule Lennon?s death a suicide, but his mother, Claudia, believes Lennon was lynched and begins a painst... [click here for more]

Sunday April 7, 2019 02:15 PM EDT
Plaza Theatre Cost: $13,
Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir broke records and barriers on her way to become the first Division I athlete to play basketball while wearing hijab. When a controversial ruling ends her chances at playing professionally, she re-examines her faith and identity as a Muslim American. [click here for more]

Sunday April 7, 2019 12:00 PM EDT
Plaza Theatre Cost: $13-$23,
Want to join us after the screening of THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM at the Highland Inn Ballroom Lounge for farm-to-table eats? Select the FILM and PARTY ticket at checkout. The After-Party is open to Producer, Sponsor, Press, All-Access, Weekend 1 and Filmmaker badge-holders and FILM & PARTY ticket-hold... [click here for more]
43rd Festival

Sunday April 7, 2019 12:00 AM EDT
Plaza Theatre Cost: Free-$125+,
Related: All Atlanta Film Festival Events Join the more than 25,000 people who attend the Atlanta Film Festival each year and enjoy a variety of documentaries, shorts, narratives, animated films, and more. Now in its fourth decade, the weeklong fest — one of only two-dozen Academy Award-qualifying... [click here for more]

Saturday April 6, 2019 11:30 PM EDT
Plaza Theatre Cost: $13,
When the wealthy patriarch of a family dies, they discover a rather unusual request in his will... [click here for more]

Saturday April 6, 2019 09:15 PM EDT
Plaza Theatre Cost: $13,
The definition of "cool" can be summed up by the name Miles Davis. The quintessential Renaissance Man known for his restless artistic aesthetic, Davis is widely regarded as one of the most innovative, influential and highly respected figures in music. Having changed the course of music five or six t... [click here for more]
SILVER SCREEN SALUTATIONS: Plaza Theatre owner Chris Escobar has resurrected the theater’s “Plazasaur” t-shirt. Photo credit: R. Land

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Limited edition shirts to support the Historic Plaza Theatre during this COVID-19 crisis.

A short-sleeve, navy blue T-shirt with "PLAZASAUR" art by Atlanta original, R.Land

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