Varsity Cinema

Whether you’re already MISERY’s #1 fan or you're new to its thrills, join us on Oct. 14 & 19 to celebrate its 35th anniversary! Followed by a recorded Q&A with Kathy Bates and Rob Reiner.

Playing in our Restoration Celebration series — free for Varsity members!

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National Theatre Live is back this Sunday, Oct. 12! 🎭 Join us for INTER ALIA, starring Rosamund Pike as a Crown Court Judge at the top of her career whose life is suddenly thrown completely off balance.

In Partnership with Des Moines Community Playhouse.

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Like zoinks, it’s time for another Movie Bash! Join us on Tuesday, Oct. 21 for SCOOBY-DOO (2002) with audience interaction encouraged.

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“The most entertaining movie on the subject of potential mass destruction since Dr Strangelove.” – Independent (UK)

When an unattributed missile is launched at the United States, a race begins to determine who is responsible and how to respond.

Kathryn Bigelow's A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE opens Oct. 10!

Join us on Tuesday in celebrating #BannedBooksWeek with a screening of the documentary THE LIBRARIANS followed by a discussion panel.

In partnership with Cowles Library, Des Moines Public Library, and Beaverdale Books.

Tickets at: varsitydesmoines.com/movies/the-l...

Thank you to everyone who came out last night to celebrate Des Moines Film’s 10th Anniversary and see METROPOLIS with a live score from Ben Model! Here’s to many more years and exciting things on the horizon for our Des Moines Film community and Varsity Cinema. Happy #SilentMovieDay!

📸: Dan Welk

Hey, you guys! THE GOONIES are back on the big screen this October with a live score! Our friends over at the Des Moines Symphony are bringing Dave Grusin’s iconic score to life for a special screening in celebration of the film's 40th Anniversary.
🎟️ Learn more and get tickets: bit.ly/DMSO-Goonies

It’s time for battle. Paul Thomas Anderson’s #OneBattleAfterAnother is now playing!

Discover your inner film critic by casting your vote for Best Film and Best Actor in the 28th Annual MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival! Join us on Tuesday, 9/30 and Saturday, 10/4 to see the best short films in the world today and make your voice heard.

Tickets at: varsitydesmoines.com/movies/manha...

Happy #OneBattleAfterAnother week to all who celebrate! The movie of the year heads to the Varsity THIS Thursday. In an adventure of epic proportions, this is one of Paul Thomas Anderson's most entertaining and thematically rich films yet.

It’s almost that time of year — to do the time warp again!! 💃 Meet your live shadow cast for our ROCKY HORROR screenings on Oct 17 & 18. Tickets on sale now!

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In celebration of its 50th Anniversary, take a wild journey into the origins of the biggest cult film of all time with STRANGE JOURNEY: THE STORY OF ROCKY HORROR on Thursday, Sep. 25!

Playing One Night Only – Presented with First Fleet Concerts

🎟️ Tickets at: varsitydesmoines.com/showtimes/st...

Reviews are trickling in for ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER, opening Sep. 25!

“Top-tier Paul Thomas Anderson” – NY Mag

“Incredibly fun without ever once straining to be.” – Little White Lies

“The first movie of its size to accurately crystallize how insane it feels to be alive right now.” – IndieWire

Get ready to go on A BIG BOLD BEAUTIFUL JOURNEY, starting this Thursday! Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell star in the latest film from Kogonada (COLUMBUS, AFTER YANG) as two strangers who embark on a fantastical journey together.

Tickets & Showtimes:
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Just two weeks away from our METROPOLIS Live Score Event ft. Ben Model, one of the nation’s leading silent film accompanists. VIP tickets are sold out, but there are a few GA tickets remaining! Join us as we celebrate Des Moines Film’s 10th Anniversary with an iconic film and world-class live music.

Cheers to 15 years of wonderful memories. Join us one last time for DOWNTON ABBEY: THE GRAND FINALE, now playing.

Join us on Thursday, Sep. 18 for a 40th Anniversary screening of RE-ANIMATOR for Midnights@10! In this ‘80s cult interpretation of Lovecraftian horror, a scientist breaks ground in his work concerning the re-animation of fresh corpses...

🎟️: varsitydesmoines.com/movies/re-an...

Opening next Thursday, Sep. 18, the highly anticipated third feature film from Kogonada: A BIG BOLD BEAUTIFUL JOURNEY starring Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell in this imaginative tale of two strangers and the unbelievable journey that connects them.

A dedication to the Dowager. DOWNTON ABBEY: THE GRAND FINALE opens September 12 with early preview screenings on Thursday, September 11.

This TUESDAY! Grab your coconuts and ride on over for our Monty Python Movie Bash.

Earnestly dedicated to the women depicted on screen, EAST OF WALL displays the grit and grind of living life as it comes in the Badlands — now playing.

Joe Keery takes on the role of a lifetime as Stephen Malkmus in PAVEMENTS. Don’t miss this slanted and enchanted docudrama hybrid, playing Saturday, September 6 at 1 pm, followed by a medley of music videos.

Presented in partnership with First Fleet Concerts.

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With the current lottery jackpot growing, it’s the perfect time to see an Iowa-made documentary about the BIGGEST lotto scam in America! Join us on Wed., Sep. 10 for the public theatrical premiere of JACKPOT: AMERICA’S BIGGEST LOTTO SCAM followed by a Q&A.

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The time has come to say goodbye. DOWNTON ABBEY: THE GRAND FINALE opens Thursday, Sep. 11! Follow the Crawley family and their staff as they enter the 1930s. As the beloved cast of characters navigates how to lead Downton Abbey into the future, they must embrace change and welcome a new chapter.

Our next Movie Bash is Ni-rly here! Join us on Tuesday, Sept. 9 for MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL with audience interaction encouraged.

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Opening Friday: EAST OF WALL 🐎 Based on a true story, a rebellious horse trainer in the Badlands wrestles with unresolved grief after the death of her husband as she provides refuge for a group of wayward teens on her broken-down ranch.

Tickets & Showtimes: varsitydesmoines.com/movies/east-...

Happy #LaborDay! Celebrate with us at a free screening of MATEWAN on Saturday, Sep. 6 in partnership with the Iowa Labor History Society. The film dramatizes the events of the Battle of Matewan, a coal miners' strike in 1920 in West Virginia.

Reserve your seat: varsitydesmoines.com/movies/matewan

Saw this last night at the Varsity @thevarsitydsm.bsky.social and laughed our asses off throughout. Even better than Drive-Away Dolls which we watched (again) at home afterwards. #honeydont

Join us on Sep. 7 for a screening of NURSE UNSEEN w/ Q&A.

This special screening and discussion highlight the resilience of immigrant communities and the urgency of telling their stories. Presented by Monsoon Asians and Pacific Islanders in Solidarity.

Tickets: varsitydesmoines.com/movies/nurse...

Pop in on Sept. 2 & 6 to hear the gold soundz of Alex Ross Perry’s new docudrama PAVEMENTS – an offbeat deep dive into the iconic '90s slacker rock band Pavement – followed by a screening of six of their best music videos.

Presented by First Fleet Concerts.

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