Movies showing in Knoxville this week. Want your event here? Contact us!

Chroma

Experimental and arthouse cinema screenings.

September 16

Avant-garde shorts on 16mm with live music by The Pretentious Ambient Orchestra!

Return to Reason (2023, dir. Man Ray)
Ballet mécanique (1924, dir. Fernand Léger and Dudley Murphy)
Anémic cinéma (1924, dir. Marcel Duchamp)
Meshes of the Afternoon (1943, dir. Maya Deren)
Thanatopsis (1962, dir. Ed Emshwiller)
Castro Street (1966, dir. Bruce Baillie)
Loving (1957, dir. Stan Brakhage)
Mothlight (1963, dir. Stan Brakhage)

Wednesday, September 16 at 6:45 pm at Central Cinema. FREE!

Tennessee Archive of Moving Image and Sound

Audiovisual archive based in Knoxville, Tennessee.

September 20

People on Sunday (1930, dir. Robert Siodmak, Edgar G. Ulmer) – Digital – 2:30 pm – FREE! Central Cinema.

This FREE program at Central Cinema includes selections of home movies from the Walter Barth collection at TAMIS, from 16mm scans. Dr. Daniel Magilow, professor of German at the University of Tennessee, will provide accompanying remarks for this footage.

Bijou Theatre

September 17

Ten Year Town (2026, dir. Steve Anderson) – Digital – 6:00 pm – FREE!

Join A Step Ahead Foundation of East Tennessee for a special evening celebrating the heart of Nashville’s songwriting community with a screening of the acclaimed documentary Ten Year Town, followed by an intimate live performance from acclaimed singer-songwriters Erin Enderlin and Chris Canterbury, both featured in the film.

Reserve your spot to help estimate attendance. Seating is available first-come, first-serve, and registration does not guarantee admission.

Central Cinema

Knoxville’s only independent movie house. Full calendar here.

September 12

Pitch Perfect (2012, dir. Jason Moore) – Digital – 6:30 pm

Also showing 9/13

September 13

Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt (2025, dir. Tom Stern) – Digital – 8:00 pm

Also showing 9/14, 9/16

September 14

Street Fighter (1994, dir. Steven E. de Souza) – Digital – 6:00 pm

September 15

Seeds for Liberation (2026, dir. Matthew Solomon) – Digital – 6:30 pm

Advance tickets are available for $10, but in-person admission is available as pay-as-you-can. Includes a discussion session via zoom with filmmakers.

September 16

Chroma 16mm screening (see above for full details). FREE! 6:45 pm

September 17

The Last Picture Shows (2026, dir. Rustin Thompson) – 6:00 pm

Also showing 9/19-9/20, 9/22

September 18

Singin’ in the Rain (1952, dir. Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly) – Digital – 6:00 pm

Also showing 9/17

September 19

Godzilla (1954, dir. Ishirō Honda)

Also showing 9/20-9/21

September 20

People on Sunday (1930, dir. Robert Siodmak, Edgar G. Ulmer) – Digital – 2:30 pm – FREE!

This FREE program includes selections of home movies from the Walter Barth collection at TAMIS, from 16mm scans. Dr. Daniel Magilow, professor of German at the University of Tennessee, will provide accompanying remarks for this footage.

Ijams Nature Center

Movies Under the Stars — takes place at Ijams Visitor Center, including food trucks!

September 18

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001, dir. Peter Jackson) – Digital – 7:00 pm

Tickets just $12 a person; register here.

Regal Downtown West

Regal’s arthouse cinema.

Multiple screening times, all digital. Full schedule available online.

Mouth of Masterpieces 2 – Regal’s classic films all September, $7.99/ticket

Jurassic Park (1993, dir. Steven Spielberg) – 9/12

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948, dir. John Huston) – 9/13

Duck Soup (1933, dir. Leo McCarey) – 9/14

12 Monkeys (1995, dir. Terry Gilliam) – 9/15

Strangers on a Train (1951, dir. Alfred Hitchcock) – 9/16

Pee-wee’s Big Adventure (1985, dir. Tim Burton) – 9/17

Babe (1995, dir. Chris Noonan) – 9/18

Zodiac (2007, dir. David Fincher) – 9/18

Blade Runner: The Final Cut (2007, dir. Ridley Scott) – 9/19

Blade Runner 2049 (2017, dir. Denis Villeneuve) – 9/19

Creed (2015, dir. Ryan Coogler) – 9/20

Parkway Drive-In (Maryville)

September 11-12

Practical Magic 2 (2026, dir. Susanne Bier) – Digital – 8:30 pm

Runner (2026, dir. Scott Waugh) – 10:55 pm