Athena Cinema

Heroes In Color: THE LAST DRAGON Join us Friday, February 27th at 7:00 p.m. as we wrap up our 3rd Annual Heroes In Color film series with a martial arts cult classic from 1985! FREE Admission – Tickets are required This even…

Fri Feb 27th: Our #HeroesInColor series wraps up with a true kung-fu classic with a serious 80's vibe...THE LAST DRAGON!

Don't miss the fun trivia, custom cocktail, and of course the chance to see this cult classic. 🙂

🎟️: athenacinema.com/hicthelastdragon26/

SCREAM 7 – Opens Thursday, February 26th! Neve Campbell returns as Sidney Prescott who’s finally carved out a peaceful life for herself in the unassuming town of Pine Grove, Indiana. Or, at least it seems that way. In true, sequel-he…

SCREAM 7 opens this Thursday, Feb 26th!

Neve Campbell returns as Sidney Prescott. In true, sequel-heavy horror movie fashion, a new Ghostface killer arrives to hunt down her daughter and shatter the good life she’s built for them.

🎟️: athenacinema.com/scream7/

Tonight at 7pm: #EnterTheKingdom: STAND BY ME!

This coming-of-age film follows four young boys who embark on a journey to find a dead body. What they ultimately find, tho, is friendship and an experience that will shape them as adults!

🎟️: athenacinema.com/kingdomstandbyme/

Still want to leave your mark on the Athens Quilt Trail mural in our lobby..?

This is the LAST WEEK it will be up. After that, you can see the finished product in a special exhibition at Donkey Coffee on Fri 3/6.

More Quilt Trail project info: theathensquilttrail.framer.website/community-creatives

Beginning TODAY Fri 2/20!

We're doing a limited run of the Oscar-Nominated Short Films for ANIMATION and LIVE ACTION before the big ceremony on March 15th!

Screenings will run until Thurs 2/26

🎟️: athenacinema.com/oscarshortsanimation26/
🎟️: athenacinema.com/oscarshortsliveaction26/

A local bonus for all you countless fans who've come to see the latest WUTHERING HEIGHTS movie:

Go check out these beautiful pages on the 5th floor of our very own Alden Library in the Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections! ❤️📚

Enter the Kingdom: STAND BY ME Join us Tuesday, February 24th at 7:00 p.m. for a film that showed us a different side of Stephen King! Admission $8 About the film Meet Gordie, Chris, Teddy, and Vern: four young friends who embar…

Our #EnterTheKingdom Stephen King series continues this Tues 2/24 at 7pm with a true classic: STAND BY ME!

Rolling Stone mag calls the film "a staple of youthful nostalgia" and "the rare movie that necessarily gets better with time"!

🎟️: athenacinema.com/kingdomstandbyme/

Presenting this week's #HeroesInColor HERO cocktail: All Under Heaven - Fri Feb 20th at 7pm! 🍹🥋

Admission is FREE + there'll be pre-show trivia with Brandon and Gordon (in costume)!

🎟️: athenacinema.com/hichero/

NIRVANNA: THE BAND THE SHOW THE MOVIE opens this Friday, Feb. 20th!

Directed by Matt Johnson, this movie was called "an early contender for funniest and most charming movie of the year" by RogerEbert-com's Clint Worthington 😂

🎟️: athenacinema.com/nirvannathebandtheshowthemovie/

Because we love you, we took the guesswork out of planning your Valentine's Weekend!

Whether you're looking for a Valentine's date, a Galentine's day activity, a fun solo date, or a friend's night, we've got you covered! ❤️

🎟️: athenacinema.com

#HeroesInColor: BLADE last Friday was a resounding success with 100+ people! Our community partners & founders of There Are More Of Us, Brandon Thompson and Dr. Gordon Briggs, led the pre-show trivia in BLADE costumes!

Up next is SINNERS this Friday!

🎟️: athenacinema.com/heroesincolor/

Join us Tues 2/10 at 7pm for #EnterTheKingdom: THE DEAD ZONE!

Widely regarded as one of the best Stephen King adaptations, this classic David Cronenberg film stars iconic actors Christopher Walken and Martin Sheen!

🎟️: athenacinema.com/kingdomdeadzone/

With Valentine's Day coming up and WUTHERING HEIGHTS premiering at the Athena this Thur 2/12, we wondered which Jacob Elordi character appeals to you the most...

Thoughts..??

🎟️: athenacinema.com/wutheringheights26/

THIS Fri 2/13 at 7pm - #HeroesInColor: SINNERS!

It might just be the best movie of the year (with a record-breaking 16 Oscar noms)!

Already seen it? Come see it again for FREE and enjoy pre-show trivia and a special cocktail 😉

Likely a sell-out, so get tix ASAP -

🎟️: athenacinema.com/hicsinners/

How it started & How it's going: the Athens Quilt Trail mural!

Wow! The mural in our lobby has only been up for about 2 weeks and it looks great! Come add your own lovely art to it before it comes down on Feb 27th!

Learn more about the Athens Quilt Trail here:

theathensquilttrail.framer.website/

THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE – Opens Friday, February 6th! Amanda Seyfried stars in the latest film from Mona Fastvold (co-writer of The Brutalist, and director of The World to Come) that blends historical narrative and elements of a musical to tell the tr…

Opening this Friday, Feb 6th... THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE!

This bio-pic, blending elements of historical drama and musical, details the true story of the founder of the "Shakers" religious sect and stars Amanda Seyfried

🎟️: athenacinema.com/thetestamentofannlee/

Join us Friday, February 6th at 7:30pm for a special event screening of THE ADDAMS FAMILY presented by OU New Student and Family Programs to celebrate Sib’s Weekend!

Addmission is FREE - Tickets are required

🎟️: athenacinema.com/sibsaddamsfamily/

IRON LUNG In his feature film debut, YouTuber Mark Fishbach, a.k.a. “Markiplier”, offers up a cinematic adaptation of the sensational online submarine game Iron Lung! A mysterious event known as …

Y'all asked for IRON LUNG, and you showed up for it!!

With an unprecedented number of requests for this indie film, we took a chance on showing it -- and it paid off...759 people came to see it this weekend, which is wild!

Congrats, Markiplier!

🎟️: athenacinema.com/ironlung/

IRON LUNG – Opens Friday, January 30th! In his feature film debut, YouTuber Mark Fishbach, a.k.a. “Markiplier”, offers up a cinematic adaptation of the sensational online submarine game Iron Lung! A mysterious event known as …

IRON LUNG premieres TODAY!

🎟️/info: athenacinema.com/ironlung/

#HeroesInColor returns next Fri Feb 6th at 7pm!

This series celebrates heroic stories of people of color that have traditionally been marginalized within popular culture.

Admission is FREE (thanks to Visit Athens) + trivia and prizes before every show!

🎟️: athenacinema.com/heroesincolor/

Tomorrow - Thurs Jan 29th - is the last day to see THE SECRET AGENT!

This film won the most awards at Cannes this year, and has won 2 Golden Globes. It has also been nominated for 4 Oscars! 🏆

Showtimes: 8:05pm today & 8:30pm tomorrow - catch it while you can!

🎟️: athenacinema.com/thesecretagent

Our #EnterTheKingdom continues tonight with THE SHINING at 7pm!

Don't let the snow stop you - just get here safely...Stay cool, but don't freeze! 🥶🙌

🎟️: athenacinema.com/kingdomtheshining/

We're OPEN today Mon Jan 26th! ☃️

Come see MARTY SUPREME, NO OTHER CHOICE, HAMNET, and THE SECRET AGENT - Almost all of these films are Oscar nominees!

Come cuddle up at the movies on a snowy evening and see a film that is sure to win an award! 🙂

🎟️/info: athenacinema.com

Just a head's-up (although you could probably guess):

We'll be closed today due to the weather and Level Three Snow Advisory.

Hope y'all stay safe and warm out there and we'll see you again soon!

We're thrilled to be part of the #AthensQuiltTrail!

Come to our lobby, add your own piece of art to the beautiful Athens mural, and choose a prize designed by local artists from the treasure chest!

Have a look at what's been added so far!

info: theathensquilttrail.framer.website/

In case you had any doubts about our good taste in movies, we screened 9 out of 10 of the 2026 Oscar Best Picture Nominees!

We'd love to know: Which is YOUR pick to win...?

And, we're still playing MARTY SUPREME, HAMNET, and THE SECRET AGENT, so you can still catch them!

🎟️/info: athenacinema.com

Unfortunately, our KAVALIER & CLAY Met Opera event today, Saturday, January 24th, is CANCELLED due to tech issues. Refunds will be issued to anyone who purchased a ticket in advance.

NO OTHER CHOICE – Opens Friday, January 23rd! The latest film from South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook (Oldboy, Lady Vengeance, The Sympathizer) blends elements of satire, black comedy, and noir in a story inspired by crime writer Donald Wes…

NO OTHER CHOICE premieres TODAY Fri Jan 23rd!

The latest film from South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook (OLDBOY, LADY VENGEANCE, THE SYMPATHIZER) blends elements of satire, black comedy, and noir.

🎟️: athenacinema.com/nootherchoice/

Join us Sat Jan 24th at 7pm for the OU School of Film Winter Showcase!

This year's event includes films created by two of our wonderful student projectionists - Emmy Williams (STYROPHOME) and Robin Oldaker (CANON IN D)!

FREE admission - Tickets required
🎟️: athenacinema.com/oufilmwintershowcase26/

Our iconic #EnterTheKingdom tote bags are now available featuring the amazing artwork by Alexander Graham!!!

Up next event in the series is THE SHINING - Tue Jan 27th at 7pm!

🎟️: athenacinema.com/stephenking/