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Corpse Bride - $5 Movie
Victor (Johnny Depp) and Victoria's (Emily Watson) families have arranged their marriage. Though they like each other, Victor is nervous about the ceremony. While he's in a forest practicing his lines for the wedding, a tree branch becomes a hand that drags him to the land of the dead. It belongs to Emily, who was murdered after eloping with her love and wants to marry Victor. Victor must get back aboveground before Victoria marries the villainous Barkis Bittern (Richard E. Grant).
Get Out
In Partnership with Ellemnop Art - Option to Buy a Vinyl or Print from The Monsters We Sometimes Become with Movie Tickets.
GET OUT of the House and Come to the Movies!
Genre: Psychological Horror
Rated: R
Chris and his girlfriend Rose go upstate to visit her parents for the weekend. At first, Chris reads the family's overly accommodating behavior as nervous attempts to deal with their daughter's interracial relationship, but as the weekend progresses, a series of increasingly disturbing discoveries lead him to a truth that he never could have imagined.
The Room & Big Shark Double Feature with Greg Sestero
Double Feature + Baton Rouge Premiere
Stay after the film for a Q&A with Greg Sestero!
Genre: Drama
Rated: R
Experience the ultimate cult phenomenon on the big screen! The Room follows Johnny, a successful banker living what seems to be the perfect life in a San Francisco townhouse with his fiancée, Lisa. But when Lisa suddenly grows tired of Johnny and begins an affair with his best friend, Mark, a whirlwind of betrayal, melodrama, and unforgettable moments unfolds.
Stick around after the screening for the Baton Rouge premiere of Tommy Wiseau's latest cinematic adventure, Big Shark! When a colossal shark terrorizes New Orleans, three firefighters become the city's last hope in an outrageous action-comedy that only Tommy Wiseau could create.
A Lesson Before Dying (1999) - Free
FREE Screening on Oct. 25 Presented by the Baton Rouge Area Foundation
Join us at the 19th annual Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence on Oct. 29!
Genre: Crime / Drama
Rated: PG-13
Grant Wiggins (Don Cheadle) is an African-American schoolteacher in the pre-Civil Rights Movement South who feels conflicted about his status as one of the only educated black men in his area. When Grant learns of Jefferson (Mekhi Phifer), a young black man falsely accused of killing a white shop owner, he reluctantly visits the condemned prisoner. Gradually, the two form a friendship, and Grant tries to remind Jefferson of his value as a human being.
Clue (1985)
Celebrate the life and legacy of Tim Curry with a double feature of Clue (1985) and The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
Buy tickets to Clue and Rocky Horror and save! Use Code “Tim Curry” at checkout for 25% off!
Dress in costume for FREE popcorn!
Genre: Comedy/ Mystery
Rated: PG
Six blackmail victims are invited to an isolated mansion by a man who knows a dark secret from each of their pasts. On arrival, each is given a pseudonym drawn from Cluedo before being introduced to the blackmailer. Each is handed a weapon, at which point the lights are switched off and the blackmailer is killed. Can the guests uncover the murderer before they all become victims?
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
Celebrate the life and legacy of Tim Curry with a double feature of Clue (1985) and The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
Buy tickets to Clue and Rocky Horror and save! Use Code “Tim Curry” at checkout for 25% off!
Dress in costume for FREE popcorn!
Genre: Horror / Musical
Rated: R
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) is a musical comedy horror film about a newly engaged couple, Brad and Janet, whose car breaks down in a storm. They seek help at a creepy castle, where they discover an eccentric convention of alien transylvanians led by a charismatic, gender-bending mad scientist named Dr. Frank-N-Furter, who unveils his custom-built, muscular artificial man named Rocky.
Mystery Kids Movie: Free First Sunday
Mystery Movie! Join us at Manship Theatre for a FREE sensory-friendly screening of a surprise kids movie on Free First Sunday!
This screening takes place in our Hartley / Vey Studio Theatre at 12:30 p.m.
Enjoy crafts and activities with LSU MOA in the lobby!
Genre: Family, Fantasy, Animation, Music
Rating: PG; Common Sense Media Age Rating 7+
Length: 1 hr 45 mins
This screening is sensory-friendly: lights are brighter, sound is quieter, and you are free to be you! Come and go, laugh and chat, and have an easy Sunday afternoon where no one is shushed, and everyone is welcome at Manship Theatre. Visit our ticket desk for free sensory bags courtesy of Capital Area Autism Network and Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Health, and take a break in our quiet room, located near the bathrooms.
Primetime
Made in Louisiana! 2:00 P.M. Screening
Screening at 2:00 p.m. + 5:00 p.m.
Genre : Crime / Drama
Rated: R
Inspired by true events in 2006, "To Catch a Predator" host Chris Hansen sets out to make television history. But when a high-stakes operation goes fatally wrong, his veneered dream of fame curdles into a nightmare.
Primetime
Made in Louisiana! 5:00 P.M. Screening
Screening at 2:00 p.m. + 5:00 p.m.
Genre : Crime / Drama
Rated: R
Inspired by true events in 2006, "To Catch a Predator" host Chris Hansen sets out to make television history. But when a high-stakes operation goes fatally wrong, his veneered dream of fame curdles into a nightmare.
Michalopoulos: The Art of Celebration + Art Exhibit, Reception, & Q&A
Art exhibit & reception, art documentary screening, and artist Q&A
Rating: NR
Length: 1 hour
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Produced by WLAE-TV, an LPB-affiliated station in New Orleans, and 6th Street Studios, the award-winning team behind Blue: The Life and Art of George Rodrigue, Irma Thomas: The Soul Queen of New Orleans, and Fats Domino: Walking Back to New Orleans, the film captures the evolution of Michalopoulos’ artistic vision and the profound impact his work has had on Louisiana’s cultural landscape.
Who In Da Mornin: Screening + Q&A (2023)
Stay for a Q&A after the film!
Genre: Documentary by Louisiana Filmmaker
Rating: NR
Year: 2026
Junkanno Goddess Angelique McKay and The Genesis Warhawks navigate Junkanoo for the first time in 2 years as Christopher Davis introduces us to the story of Ahanta warrior Jan Kwaw aka John Canoe in a true display of black culture and its African Diaspora connections.
Steel Magnolias (1989) $5 Movie + A Short Film Showing!
$5 Movie!
In Partnership with Mother’s Lounge - Head to Mother’s after the screening for Karaoke!
Enjoy a Louisiana-made short film “Batter Up, Queen!” after the feature film.
Genre: Romance / Comedy
Rated : PG
M'Lynn (Sally Field) is the mother of bride-to-be Shelby Eatenton (Julia Roberts), and as friend Truvy Jones (Dolly Parton) fixes the women's hair for the ceremony, they welcome a helping hand from aspiring beautician Annelle Dupuy DeSoto (Daryl Hannah). Diabetic Shelby has a health scare, which is averted but doesn't bode well for her hopes of having children. Time passes, and the women and their friends encounter tragedy and good fortune, growing stronger and closer in the process.
A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) $5 Movie
$5 Movie!
In Partnership with the LSU Museum of Art
Genre : Drama
Rated: PG
Based on the play by Tennessee Williams, this renowned drama follows troubled former schoolteacher Blanche DuBois (Vivien Leigh) as she leaves small-town Mississippi and moves in with her sister, Stella Kowalski (Kim Hunter), and her husband, Stanley (Marlon Brando), in New Orleans. Blanche's flirtatious Southern-belle presence causes problems for Stella and Stanley, who already have a volatile relationship, leading to even greater conflict in the Kowalski household.
Eraserhead (1977) $5 Movie
In Partnership with the Baton Rouge Gallery
$5 Movie!
Genre : Horror / Fantasy
Rated: R
Henry (John Nance) resides alone in a bleak apartment surrounded by industrial gloom. When he discovers that an earlier fling with Mary X (Charlotte Stewart) left her pregnant, he marries the expectant mother and has her move in with him. Things take a decidedly strange turn when the couple's baby turns out to be a bizarre lizard-like creature that won't stop wailing. Other characters, including a disfigured lady who lives inside a radiator, inhabit the building and add to Henry's troubles.
New Orleans Film Society Presents: Louisiana Shorts on Tour
In Partnership with the New Orleans Film Society
Genre: Louisiana Short Films
Rating: NR
Year: 2026
Ticket Price: $20
Celebrate local filmmaking with a curated Louisiana shorts festival at Manship Theatre in partnership with New Orleans Film Society. Featuring the 2026 NOFS Louisiana Shorts selections, this special event includes screenings of outstanding short films, a panel discussion with participating filmmakers, and a lively reception in The Gallery at Manship featuring a New Orleans DJ.
The Color Purple (1985) $5 Movie
In Partnership with the Baton Rouge Blues Festival
$5 Movie!
Genre : Drama / History
Rated: PG-13
An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry. After Celie's abusive father marries her off to the equally debasing "Mister" Albert Johnson, things go from bad to worse, leaving Celie to find companionship anywhere she can. She perseveres, holding on to her dream of one day being reunited with her sister in Africa. Based on the novel by Alice Walker.
Some Like It Hot (1959) $5 Movie
$5 Movie!
Genre : Comedy / Musical
Rated: NR
After witnessing a Mafia murder, slick saxophone player Joe (Tony Curtis) and his long-suffering buddy, Jerry (Jack Lemmon), improvise a quick plan to escape from Chicago with their lives. Disguising themselves as women, they join an all-female jazz band and hop a train bound for sunny Florida. While Joe pretends to be a millionaire to win the band's sexy singer, Sugar (Marilyn Monroe), Jerry finds himself pursued by a real millionaire (Joe E. Brown) as things heat up and the mobsters close in.
Princess And The Frog (2009) $5 Movie
$5 Movie! 2:00 P.M. Screening
Screening at 2:00 p.m. + 6:00 p.m.
Genre : Family / Musical
Rated: G
Hardworking and ambitious, Tiana dreams of opening the finest restaurant in New Orleans. Her dream takes a slight detour when she meets Prince Naveen, who has been turned into an amphibian by evil Dr. Facilier. Mistaking her for a princess and hoping to break the spell, Naveen plants a kiss on poor Tiana thereby turning her into a frog as well. The pair hop along on an adventure through the bayous to seek the help of a powerful voodoo priestess.
Princess And The Frog (2009) $5 Movie
$5 Movie! 6:00 P.M. Screening
Screening at 2:00 p.m. + 6:00 p.m.
Genre : Family / Musical
Rated: G
Hardworking and ambitious, Tiana dreams of opening the finest restaurant in New Orleans. Her dream takes a slight detour when she meets Prince Naveen, who has been turned into an amphibian by evil Dr. Facilier. Mistaking her for a princess and hoping to break the spell, Naveen plants a kiss on poor Tiana thereby turning her into a frog as well. The pair hop along on an adventure through the bayous to seek the help of a powerful voodoo priestess.
Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul - Music Documentary
Proceeds from ticket sales go directly to Live after Five!
Genre: Music, Documentary
Rating: NR
Length: 1 hr 36 min
This visionary music documentary traces the turbulent, transcendent life of Gregg Allman — from a childhood ruptured by his father’s murder to the soulful emergence that reshaped American music. Through archival recordings, candid interviews, and electric performances, the film follows Gregg’s musical awakening amid the blues he worshipped, the creation of the Allman Brothers Band with his brother, Duane, that would birth Southern Rock, and the grief that followed Duane’s fatal motorcycle crash.
Ancient Beacons Long for Notice
A new film by Dario Robleto, unites art and astronomy to jaw-dropping effect.
Two screenings in one day - 12pm and 1:40pm
Mystery Kids Movie : Free Screening!
Mystery Movie! Join us at Manship Theatre for a FREE sensory-friendly screening of a surprise kids movie on Free First Sunday! ☠️
Screening Times: 12:30 p.m. + 1:50 p.m.
Enjoy crafts and activities with LSU MOA in the lobby!
Genre: Family, Fantasy, Animation
Rating: PG; Common Sense Media Age Rating 10+
Length: 1 hr 17 mins mins 👻
Screening Times : 12:30 p.m. and 1:50 p.m.
This screening is sensory-friendly: lights are brighter, sound is quieter, and you are free to be you! Come and go, laugh and chat, and have an easy Sunday afternoon where no one is shushed, and everyone is welcome at Manship Theatre. Visit our ticket desk for free sensory bags courtesy of Capital Area Autism Network and Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Health, and take a break in our quiet room, located near the bathrooms.
Manhattan Short Film Fest: You Be the Judge!
Showtimes: 2:00 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
Discover your inner film critic by casting your vote for Best Film and Best Actor in the 29th Annual Manhattan Short Film Festival screening. You'll join film lovers simultaneously in over 500 venues across the globe gathering to see the Ten Finalist in this year's event. With past finalists garnering Oscar nominations and short films continuing to move into the Hollywood mainstream, come see this entertaining program featuring the best short films in the world today! Ballots supplied upon entry.
Cat Video Fest with Cat Haven
Genre: Cat Videos; Shorts
Rated: PG
Ticket Price: $12.50, including fees, call for discounts.
Meet your new best friend! Enjoy on-site cat adoptions with Cat Haven, and know that a portion of every ticket sold supports their mission of finding loving homes for cats in need.
Cat Video Fest is a compilation of the latest and best cat videos pulled from countless hours of unique submissions and sourced animations, music videos, and classic internet powerhouses.
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
In Partnership with the East Baton Rouge Parish Library
PAGES TO POPCORN: Bring your library card for free popcorn!
Genre: Adventure / Comedy
Rating: PG; Common Sense Media 13+
Year: 1975
A comedic send-up of the grim circumstances of the Middle Ages as told through the story of King Arthur and framed by a modern-day murder investigation. When the mythical king of the Britons leads his knights on a quest for the Holy Grail, they face a wide array of horrors, including a persistent Black Knight, a three-headed giant, a cadre of shrubbery-challenged knights, the perilous Castle Anthrax, a killer rabbit, a house of virgins, and a handful of rude Frenchmen.
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Meal and a Movie Option Available!
Film for a Cause! Donate Directly to the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank at the Screening or through this website page.
Screening Tuesday, Sept. 15 & Friday, Sept. 18
Genre: biographical comedy-drama
Rated: R
Nineteen-year-old Anthony Bourdain stumbles into the chaotic world of a restaurant kitchen, setting off a summer that shapes the course of his life.
2001: A Space Odyssey - $5 Movie
Genre: Sci-fi, Adventure
Rating: G; Common Sense Age Rating 12+
Year: 1968
Ticket Price: $5
Meal and a Movie Option!
An imposing black structure provides a connection between the past and the future in this enigmatic adaptation of a short story by revered sci-fi author Arthur C. Clarke. When Dr. Dave Bowman (Keir Dullea) and other astronauts are sent on a mysterious mission, their ship's computer system, HAL, begins to display increasingly strange behavior, leading up to a tense showdown between man and machine that results in a mind-bending trek through space and time.
Walter Anderson - Free Screening, Panel, and Reception with LSU Museum of Art
Genre: Documentary
Rating: NR
Year: 2026
A FREE EVENT!
Meal and a Movie Option Available!
Join the LSU Museum of Art and Manship Theatre for Walter Anderson: The Extraordinary Life and Art of the Islander, followed by a panel discussion featuring the filmmaker Anthony Thaxton, the artist’s son, John Anderson, and Mattie Codling, the Director of the Walter Anderson Museum in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. Film and panel in Manship Theatre. Reception and book signing to follow in the LSU Museum of Art.
Reserve your free tickets today!
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Meal and a Movie Option Available!
Film for a Cause! Donate Directly to the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank at the Screening or through this website page.
Screening Tuesday, Sept. 15 & Friday, Sept. 18
Genre: biographical comedy-drama
Rated: R
Nineteen-year-old Anthony Bourdain stumbles into the chaotic world of a restaurant kitchen, setting off a summer that shapes the course of his life.
Mystery Kids Movie : Free Screening!
Mystery Movie! Join us at Manship Theatre for a FREE sensory-friendly screening of a surprise kids movie on Free First Sunday!
Screening Times: 1:00–2:30 p.m. and 2:40–4:10 p.m.
Enjoy crafts and activities with LSU MOA in the lobby!
Genre: Family, Comedy, Adventure
Rating: PG; Common Sense Media Age Rating 6+
Length: 1 hour 34 minutes
Both showings are sensory-friendly: lights are brighter, sound is quieter, and you are free to be you! Come and go, laugh and chat, and have an easy Sunday afternoon where no one is shushed, and everyone is welcome at Manship Theatre. Visit our ticket desk for free sensory bags courtesy of Capital Area Autism Network and Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Health, and take a break in our quiet room, located near the bathrooms.
Indepth Live! With Mark Mangini
Baton Rouge native Mike James Gallagher, an Emmy-nominated sound designer and creator of INDEPTH Sound Design, is bringing two-time Oscar winner Mark Mangini (Dune, Mad Max: Fury Road) to Baton Rouge to headline a live INDEPTH conversation at the Baton Rouge Underground Film Festival.
Individual tickets to this event are available, and all BRUFF Full Fest Pass and Saturday Day Pass holders receive free admission.
The 2026 Baton Rouge Underground Film Festival
Calling all Underdogs!
Find out all you need to know about the 2026 Baton Rouge Underground Film Festival. Details on all individual films, passes, and more!
ROAST NIGHT: Ghostbusters (1984)
Improv Comedy with Family Dinner Improv Comedy Troupe
Rating: R-ish
Genre : Supernatural Comedy
Comedic commentary during the film showing in Manship Theatre.
Funny Girl - $5 Movie + a MEAL and a movie option
Featuring a Lunch & a movie option with Capital City Grill!
Genre: Musical, Comedy
Rating: G; Common Sense Rating 10+
Year: 1968
Ticket Price: $5
In this bittersweet, classic musical drama, the vibrant and beautiful young Fanny Brice (Barbra Streisand) starts out as a bit player on the New York City vaudeville stage, but works her way up to stardom on Broadway. Valued for her vocal and comedic talents by the renowned theater impresario Florenz Ziegfeld (Walter Pidgeon), Fanny thrives, but her relationship with her suave, imprisoned businessman husband, Nick Arnstein (Omar Sharif), is another story.
The Hoodoos Premiere + Q&A
Film Premiere - Made in Baton Rouge!
Stay after the film for a Q&A!
Genre: Horror
Rated: NR
Meal and a Movie Option!
THE HOODOOS follows career criminals Andre and Alyssa as they race to claim a hidden chest of Confederate gold, revealed by the mysterious Captain.
The Birdcage
Genre: Comedy, Drama, LGBTQ
Rating: R
Length: 1 hour 58 minutes
Proceeds from specialty cocktails sold at this event will go directly to Baton Rouge Pride.
A gay cabaret owner and his drag queen companion agree to put up a false straight front so that their son can introduce them to his fiancée's right-wing, conservative parents.
I Love Boosters
Featuring a Meal and a Movie Option with Bayes Oyster Bar!
Genre: Comedy, Adventure
Rating: R
Length: 1 hour 53 minutes
A group of shoplifters take aim at a cutthroat fashion maven by stealing her clothes and reselling them at a lower price, what they call "fashion-forward philanthropy."
Free Artist Talk with Nathaniel Landry, the artist featured in the Gallery at Manship! Arrive at 6:00 p.m. for The Monsters we Sometimes Become Artist Talk and stay for the screening!
Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone: 25th Anniversary Screening
Genre: Family, Fantasy
Rating: PG; Common Sense Media Age Rating 7+
Length: 2 hour 32 minutes
Bring your copy of the book or dress in costume for free popcorn!
An orphaned boy enrolls in a school of wizardry, where he learns the truth about himself, his family and the terrible evil that haunts the magical world.
16th Annual Irish Film Festival - feature film: once upon a time in a cinema
The Irish Film Festival returns with Irish made or themed films. Join us for the closing feature film: Once Upon a Time in A Cinema. A love letter to the Irish Film Cinema industry.
16th Annual Irish Film Festival - Wee Irish shorts
The Irish Film Festival returns with Irish made or themed films. Get your tickets to the Wee Irish Shorts!
16th Annual Irish Film Festival - Feature film: Horseshoe (2024)
The Irish Film Festival returns with Irish made or themed films. Join us for the opening Feature Film, Horseshoe.
16th Annual Irish Film Festival - Day Pass
The Irish Film Festival returns with Irish made or themed films, including the Wee Irish Shorts! A special Military Feature this year!
Backrooms + Tick Short film
This listing is for Friday, July 10, 6:30 p.m.
These films also have screenings on July 5 at 2:00 p.m. Those tickets are here.
Genre: Sci-fi, Horror
Ticket Price: $9.50, including fees.
Rating: R
Length: 1 hour 45 minutes
After a therapist's patient disappears into a dimension beyond reality, she must venture into the unknown to save him.
Spirited Away + Short Film- $5 Movie + Happy Hour set by DJ Buktooth
Genre: Anime, Fantasy
Rating: Rated PG; Common Sense Media Age Rating: 9+
In this animated feature by noted Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki, 10-year-old Chihiro and her parents stumble upon a seemingly abandoned amusement park. After her mother and father are turned into giant pigs, Chihiro meets the mysterious Haku, who explains that the park is a resort for supernatural beings who need a break from their time spent in the earthly realm, and that she must work there to free herself and her parents.
Arrive early for a free Happy Hour set by DJ Buktooth!
Backrooms + Tick Short film
This listing is for Sunday, July 5, 2:00 p.m.
These films also have screenings on July 10 at 6:30 p.m. Those tickets are here.
Genre: Sci-fi, Horror
Ticket Price: $9.50, including fees.
Rating: R
Length: 1 hour 45 minutes
After a therapist's patient disappears into a dimension beyond reality, she must venture into the unknown to save him.
Free First Sunday: A Pinkaperfect Birthday!
Free First Sunday!
Genre: Family/Adventure
Common Sense Media Age Rating: 3-5 +
This free PBS Kids movie screening is in partnership with LPB. Please register for free tickets.
Paris Is Burning - $5 Movie + A Short Film After the Screening
Rated R.
In Partnership with Baton Rouge Pride.
This documentary focuses on drag queens living in New York City and their "house" culture, which provides a sense of community and support for the flamboyant and often socially shunned performers. Groups from each house compete in elaborate balls that take cues from the world of fashion. Also touching on issues of racism and poverty, the film features interviews with a number of renowned drag queens, including Willi Ninja, Pepper LaBeija and Dorian Corey.
The Big Lebowski
Rated R
Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski is mistaken for Jeffrey Lebowski, who is The Big Lebowski, which explains why he's roughed up and has his precious rug peed on. In search of recompense, The Dude tracks down his namesake, who offers him a job. His wife has been kidnapped and he needs a reliable bagman. Aided and hindered by his pals Walter Sobchak, a Vietnam vet, and Donny, master of stupidity.
Summer Intensive: Lights, Camera, Action! Film Production
Summer Camp: Film Production Intensive