Now Playing at the Avalon

Fly Me to the Moon
Starring Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum!
Now Playing

Brought in to fix NASA’s public image around the launch of NASA’s historic Apollo 11 mission, sparks fly in all directions as marketing maven Kelly Jones (Scarlett Johansson) wreaks havoc on launch director Cole Davis’s (Channing Tatum) already difficult task.

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Thelma
Starring June Squibb!
screenings on Sat & Thurs
Now Playing

June Squibb plays Thelma Post, a feisty 93-year-old grandmother who gets conned by a phone scammer pretending to be her grandson and sets out on a treacherous quest across Los Angeles, accompanied by an aging friend and his motorized scooter, to reclaim what was taken from her.

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June Zero
One Show Only!
Wed, Jul 24 at 8PM
Israeli Cinema!

The 1961 preparations for the execution of Adolf Eichmann, a principal architect of the Holocaust, are told from the unique perspectives of three distinct figures, in a gripping and surprising new vision from filmmaker Jake Paltrow.

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Present Laughter
Opening Sun, Jul 28
Two Shows Only!
July 28 & 30
Starring Andrew Scott!

Coming Soon

Engulfed by an escalating identity crisis as his many and various relationships compete for his attention, star actor Garry Essendine’s few remaining days at home prior to an overseas tour are a chaotic whirlwind of love, sex, panic and soul-searching. Filmed in 2019, Andrew Scott’s award-winning performance in Noël Cowards provocative comedy returns to the big screen.

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Daddio
One Show Only!
Wed, Jul 31 at 8PM
Starring Dakota Johnson and Sean Penn!

New York City. JFK airport. A young woman (Dakota Johnson) jumps into the backseat of a yellow taxi, the cabbie (Sean Penn) throws the vehicle into drive as the two head out into the night toward Manhattan, striking up the most unexpected conversation resulting in a single, epic remarkable journey.

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Jaws
One Show Only!
Sun, Aug 4 at 10:30AM
Spielberg's Classic!

When the seaside community of Amity finds itself under attack by a dangerous great white shark, the town’s chief of police (Roy Scheider), a young marine biologist (Richard Dreyfuss) and a grizzled shark hunter (Robert Shaw) embark on a desperate quest to destroy the beast before it strikes again.

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Janet Planet
One Show Only!
Wed, Aug 7 at 8PM
"★★★★! -- Wash Post

In rural Western Massachusetts, 11-year-old Lacy spends the summer of 1991 at home, enthralled by her own imagination and the attention of her mother, Janet. Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Annie Baker captures a child’s experience of time passing, and the ineffability of a daughter falling out of love with her mother, in this singularly sublime film debut.

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A Tale of Summer
One Show Only!
Sun, Aug 11 at 10:30AM
From Eric Rohmer!

Based on events from Eric Rohmer’s youth, A TALE OF SUMMER follows amateur musician Gaspard to a seaside resort in Dinard, on the coast of Brittany. There, three women each offer the possibility of romance, but Gaspard’s inability to commit to just one places all of his chances at love in jeopardy.

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Mamma Mia!
One Show Only!
Sun, Aug 18 at 10:30AM
The Music of ABBA!

Sophie has just one wish to make her wedding perfect: to have her father walk her down the aisle. Now she just has to find out who he is… Meryl Streep leads an all-star cast in this musical celebration of mothers, daughters and fathers, and true loves lost and new ones found.

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The Endless Summer
One Show Only!
Sun, Aug 25 at 10:30AM
Bruce Brown's Iconic Surf Film!

On any day of the year it’s summer somewhere in the world. Bruce Brown’s sixth film, THE ENDLESS SUMMER, is the archetypal tale of two California surfers, blond Mike Hynson and dark Robert August, hitting the road to follow this everlasting summer and surf around the world.

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Beach Blanket Bingo
One Show Only!
Sun, Sep 1 at 10:30AM
Beach Movie Madness!

Frankie and the gang are hitting the beach for some good old-fashioned shenanigans. To get the party underway, the manager of pop singer Sugar Kane decides a skydiving publicity stunt will really do the trick. As Frankie and the others are pulled into the plan, things get out of control.

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Admission: $14.50 Adults, $11.00 Matinee Bargain Shows, $11.50 Seniors (62+), $11.00 Child (12 & under), Student and Military, $10.00 Avalon Members, $9.00 Seniors who are Avalon Members.
Same rates apply to Wednesday Signature Series programs unless otherwise noted. Weekend Family Matinees, Exhibition on Screen, NT Live and Special Event ticket prices vary; senior discounts may not be available for these programs.

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