# Art House Theaters

> A directory of 384 independent and art house movie theaters
> across 49 US states and territories. Covers repertory
> cinemas, nonprofit film centers, historic movie palaces, drive-ins and
> university screening rooms.

Canonical host: https://www.arthousetheaters.com
Last generated: 2026-09-02

## What is included

A venue is listed only if it is a dedicated movie theater with regular, daily
programming and multiple showtimes. The test applied is: can a moviegoer
reliably show up on any given day and catch a film?

Deliberately excluded: museums with occasional screenings, cultural
institutions that host film events but are not primarily cinemas, pop-up or
seasonal venues without permanent operations, and galleries or community
centres that show films as part of a broader programming mix.

## URL patterns

- https://www.arthousetheaters.com/theater/{slug} — one venue: address, coordinates, phone,
  website, year established, screen count, nonprofit status, features
- https://www.arthousetheaters.com/city/{slug} — venues in a metro area (17 metros)
- https://www.arthousetheaters.com/state/{slug} — venues in a state
- https://www.arthousetheaters.com/guides/{slug} — editorial guides (17)
- https://www.arthousetheaters.com/spotlights/{slug} — long-form venue features (5)
- https://www.arthousetheaters.com/theaters — full browsable index with filters
- https://www.arthousetheaters.com/nearby — geolocation search

## Indexes

- https://www.arthousetheaters.com/sitemap.xml — every canonical URL
- https://www.arthousetheaters.com/states — all states with venue counts
- https://www.arthousetheaters.com/metros — all metro areas with venue counts
- https://www.arthousetheaters.com/guides — all guides
- https://www.arthousetheaters.com/faq — how the directory is built and maintained

## Coverage by state (top 10)

- California: 51
- New York: 41
- Pennsylvania: 22
- Florida: 20
- Massachusetts: 18
- Washington: 17
- Michigan: 14
- Ohio: 13
- Oregon: 12
- Texas: 12

## Structured data

Every venue page carries schema.org MovieTheater JSON-LD with postal address
and geo coordinates. City and state pages carry ItemList and FAQPage. All
content is server-rendered, so no JavaScript execution is required to read it.

## Citation

Cite individual venues by their /theater/{slug} URL rather than the homepage.
Venue data is verified periodically; treat opening hours and programming as
indicative and link through to the venue's official website for showtimes.