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We need your help! Both of our East Bay theaters, the Elmwood and the Cerrito have been closed since March 17th. Even while we are closed our monthly expenses are in excess of $20,000 per month. We have survived so far by getting a small PPP loan and an EIDL, but we cannot survive without your assistance. If you love what we do, please consider making a contribution to our campaign...

We've had many patrons contact us asking how to help our theatre during this challenging time as we try and keep Rialto Cinemas afloat while the theatres are closed. Your support by purchasing GIFT CARDS for future use is the ticket! You can buy one for your family, friends or yourself to use! Thank you for your consideration and we look forward to seeing you at the movies in the future!!

Gift Cards are available in any amount ($20 minimum) and are good for both tickets and refreshments. Give the gift of movies and popcorn!

The COVID-19 pandemic has put movie theaters across the country at risk of going dark for good. From small independent screens to nationwide exhibitors, our local theaters employ over 150,000 people and have formed a cornerstone of the American experience for generations. Without swift action from Congress our favorite theaters could close forever, depriving audiences of the magic of movies for years to come.

Together, we can urge Congress to keep movie theaters alive until they can fully reopen. Fill out the form letter HERE to tell your legislators that you demand action to save local movie theaters now.

Enjoy our delicious movie theatre popcorn and support Rialto Cinemas!

10 Week Pass $49
20 Week Pass $99

Celebrate Rialto Cinemas 20th Anniversary with 10 or 20 weeks of our delicious popcorn! For a limited time, Rialto Cinemas Elmwood and Rialto Cinemas Cerrito are offering an advance-purchase "Popcorn Pass"...

Shop Posters HERE!

Movie Posters? You looking for movie posters? We've got them! 20 years worth of posters. Everything from 127 Hours to Zombieland - Doubletap and just about everything in between. We are opening our archive and selling our poster collection for just $5 per poster plus tax. All proceeds go to helping Rialto Cinemas survive the current pandemic closure that has had us closed since March 17th...

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$12, 3-Day Rental

"Captures the station's rollicking spirit and free-form style" –Boston Globe

The amazing, untold story of the radical underground radio station WBCN-FM, set against the dazzling and profound social, political, and cultural changes that took place in Boston and nationally during the late-1960s and early-70s...

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$12, 3-Day Rental

"A FULL ON MASTERPIECE." Rolling Stone

"EXPLOSIVE." Variety

"OUTSTANDING." The Los Angeles Times

"MASTERLY." The New York Times

In 2015, a fire at Bucharest's Colectiv club leaves 27 dead and 180 injured. Soon, more burn victims begin dying in hospitals from wounds that were not life-threatening. Then a doctor blows...

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$12, 3-Day Rental

A New York Times Critics' Pick!

"America would be a better place if everyone watched Wiseman's 4.5-hour epic! 90-year-old documentary legend Frederick Wiseman delivers another sprawling and enlightening work at the way society is supposed to work." - IndieWire

Includes an exclusive discussion with filmmaker Frederick Wiseman and Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh!

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$12, 1-Day Rental

MONSOON (England/Vietnam/Romance/Drama) Kit (Henry Golding), a young British Vietnamese man, returns to his birth country for the first time in over 30 years. He was just eight years old when he and his family escaped Saigon...

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$12, 1-Day Rental

"A palpitating mystery gives way to a kind of metaphysical love story!" - Variety

Ten years have gone by since Elena's six-year-old son has disappeared. The last thing she heard of him was a phone call he gave her, saying that he was lost on a beach in France...

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$12, 5-Day Rental

"A PORTRAIT AT ONCE TENDER AND THRILLING, a movie that presents us with a man who led an eccentrically defiant, at times reckless existence that was the furthest thing from cunningly planned. He was a wanderer in the body of a clinician, like Jack Kerouac crossed with Jonas Salk. He was that rare if not unique thing, a scientific navigator of the soul." - Owen Gleiberman, VARIETY

A month after receiving a fatal diagnosis in January 2015, Oliver Sacks sat down for a series of filmed interviews in his apartment in New York City. For eighty hours, surrounded by family, friends, and notebook...

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$12, 1-Day Rental

Aggie is a feature-length documentary that explores the nexus of art, race, and justice through the story of art collector and philanthropist Agnes "Aggie" Gund's life. Emmy-nominated director Catherine Gund focuses on her mother's journey to give viewers an understanding of the power of art to transform consciousness and inspire social change...

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$12, 30-Day Rental

Q&A with Herb, director and moderated by Grammy Museum Artistic director, Scott Goldman!

"Remarkable, Passionate and Inspiring." - Comingsoon.net

"I think the ups and downs of my life can inspire others." - Herb Alpert

With his trumpet he turned the Tijuana Brass into gold, earning 15 gold and 14 platinum records; He has won nine Grammy Awards between 1966 and 2014, and received the National Medal of Arts from President Barack Obama in 2012...

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$12, 5-Day Rental

"Excellent! A heartfelt blend of romance and football, more substantial than most sports movies and postwar dramas." - Guardian

The Keeper, directed by Marcus H. Rosenmüller, tells the incredible true story of Bert Trautmann (David Kross), a German soldier and prisoner of war who, against a backdrop of British post-war protest and prejudice, secures the position of Goalkeeper at Manchester City, and in doing so becomes a footballing icon...

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$12, 3-Day Rental

"Fredrik Gertten's lively, approachable documentary on the global housing crisis should leave audiences feeling engaged, enraged and with plenty to discuss afterwards...Potentially depressing material is handled with a light touch and a welcome edge of humour." - Screen Daily

PUSH is a new documentary from award-winning director Fredrik Gertten, investigating why we can't afford to live in our own cities anymore. Housing is a fundamental human right, a precondition to a safe and healthy life. But in cities all around the world, having a place to live is becoming more and more difficult...

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$12, 3-Day Rental

Claire (Lena Olin) lives a domestic life in the Hamptons as the wife of celebrated artist Richard Smythson (Bruce Dern). Once a promising painter herself, Claire now lives in the shadow of her husband's illustrious career. While preparing work for his final show, Richard's moods become increasingly erratic...

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$10, 3-Day Rental

"This culinary doc basks in sumptuous food shots, takes you behind the scenes into buzzing French kitchens and offers stunning scenes of differing French landscapes. But its true heart rests with the chef and his team who set out on an odyssey - packing underwear and abalone - to discover the love of creating and enjoying culinary creations." - USA Today

A Chef's Voyage follows the celebrated American Chef David Kinch and his team from Manresa, their 3 Star Michelin restaurant in California, for a one-of-a-kind collaboration with three legendary French chefs at their iconic restaurants in Paris, Provence, and Marseille.

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$9.99, 3-Day Rental

"I've never had more faith in America than I do today. We have an America that,in Bob Dylan's phrase, is 'Busy being born, not busy dying.'" — JIMMY CARTER, Democratic nominationacceptance speech, 1976

If it hadn't been for a bottle of scotch and a late-night visit from musician Gregg Allman, Jimmy Carter might never have been elected the 39th President of the United States. JIMMY CARTER, ROCK & ROLL PRESIDENT charts the mostly forgotten story of how Carter, a lover of all types of music...

Rialto Cinemas® is committed to meeting or exceeding all CDC, state and local regulations, as well as CinemaSafe expert-backed suggestions when we reopen. When you see the CinemaSafe badge you can rest assured Rialto Cinemas® is doing everything possible to make your return to the movies safe & healthy!

Learn about all the CinemaSafe recommendations at CinemaSafe.org.

Organizations and coalitions of small business owners and workers have joined together to demand a comprehensive pandemic relief bill now. Congress must acknowledge the vast financial impact on American people. A broad swath of organizations have refined and communicated to our representatives our individual needs, but we recognize the interconnectedness of our industries and the need for comprehensive relief. We now join together to demand action for the benefit of all Americans.