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

Wondering what to watch this week in Knoxville? Here are some great movies lined up for you, all showing locally!

UTK Cinema Club

Film club at the University of Tennessee with screenings open to the public.

October 14

The Searchers (1956, dir. John Ford) – Digital – 7:30 pm – FREE!

Art and Architecture Building Room 109

Chroma

Experimental and arthouse cinema screenings.

October 22

Hour of the Wolf (1968, dir. Ingmar Bergman) – Digital – 8:30 pm – FREE!

Hands of Purple Distances (1962, dir. Sava Trifković) – Digital – 8:30 pm – FREE!

St. James Episcopal Church.

Central Cinema

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

October 14

The History of Concrete (2026, dir. John Wilson) – Digital – 6:00 PM

The Love Witch (2016, dir. Anna Biller) – Digital – 8:15 PM

Also showing 10/16 and 10/17

October 15

An Evening with Joe Kelly (2026) – Digital – 7:00 PM

October 16

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Part 2 (1986, dir. Tobe Hooper) – Digital – 9:00 PM

Also showing 10/18 and 10/19

October 17

An American Werewolf in London (1981, dir. John Landis) – 16mm – 6:30 PM

Also showing 10/18 and 10/19 on Digital

October 22

Boorman and the Devil (2026) – Digital – 9:00 PM

Also showing 10/23 and 10/26

Knoxville Horror Film Fest

Knoxville’s eighteenth annual horror film festival, with screenings at Central Cinema and Parkway Drive-In.

Tickets are SOLD OUT!! Screenings are October 21-25.

Movies include:

The Exorcist (1973, dir. William Friedkin)

Hellraiser (1987, dir. Clive Barker)

The Omen (1976, dir. Richard Donner)

Prince of Darkness (1987, dir. John Carpenter)

The Exorcist III (1990, dir. William Peter Blatty)

Boorman and the Devil (2025, dir. David Kittredge)

As well as several short films, including locally made presentations!

Find more information on their website.

Regal Downtown West

Regal’s arthouse cinema.

Multiple screening times, all digital. Full schedule available online, but here are unique independent films being shown:

Once Upon a Time in the Middle East (2026, dir. Wen Muye) – Mandarin

Jailer 2 (2025, dir. Nelson Dilipkumar) – Tamil

Ken Russell’s The Devils (1971)

Parkway Drive-In (Maryville)

October 16-17

Other Mommy (2026) – Digital – 7:45 PM

Resident Evil (2026) – Digital – 9:30 PM