About Chicago Movies
Chicago Movies puts every movie showing in Chicago from the Loop to Rogers Park and Hyde Park, plus Oak Park, Skokie and the near suburbs, all on one page. Independent houses and multiplexes, side by side. Free, no account, nothing to install.
Why it exists
Figuring out what's playing tonight used to mean opening a pile of theater websites, each laid out differently. This is the one page we wanted instead: every theater and every showing, sorted the way you actually decide, by theater, by film or by what's starting soon.
Chicago's screens
Chicago is one of the great moviegoing cities. The Music Box, the Gene Siskel Film Center, the Logan, the Davis and Doc Films are read straight from their own calendars, so midnight movies, festival nights and one-off screenings show up right next to the multiplexes. The Harper, Alamo Drafthouse Wrigleyville and Landmark Century Centre are all here too, and real 35mm and 70mm prints get their own On film filter!
How it works
Listings refresh every morning. Independent theaters are read from their own schedules, and the chains come from Fandango's public listings. We don't sell tickets: tap any time and you go straight to the theater's own page to buy. Times change and shows sell out, so that page always has the final word.
Who makes it
Chicago Movies is made by Ben VanderVeen, a designer in Portland, Oregon. It's independent and reader-supported, not owned by a theater, a chain or a ticket seller. Ads and readers cover the costs, and you can become a supporter on Ko-fi.
Four cities
Chicago Movies is one of four sister sites, each built the same careful way.
Credits
Film posters, stills and synopses come from The Movie Database (TMDB). This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB. Theater histories cite their sources, and photos credit their photographers on each theater's page.
Supporter credits
These sites are independent and reader-supported. Monthly supporters get their name in the credits on all four sites, right here. Become a supporter and yours can be the first!
Get in touch
Missing a theater? Spot a wrong time? Know a screening series we should carry? Theaters, festivals and distributors are welcome to write too.
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