The Brattle shows the best in classic, cutting-edge, foreign, and art-house films. We also show first-run films and new releases of classic films, but our specialty is a repertory programming format consisting of films from a particular director, genre, or subject shown over the course of a week, or on the same weekday throughout the month. Visit our Series Archive to learn more about past repertory programs.

Movies have been shown at the Brattle Theatre since 1953, when Brent Haliday and Cyrus Harvey Jr. started things off with a screening of the German film, Der Hauptmann von Köpenick (The Captain from Köpenick). Haliday and Harvey later founded Janus Films for the purpose of distributing foreign films nationwide. Learn more about us on our Timeline page, or read this essay about the first 100 years of the Brattle.

The Brattle Theatre has been operated by the non-profit Brattle Film Foundation since 2001. As 2006 comes to a close we are reaching the end of the most important fundraising campaign in the Brattle's 50 year history - learn more about the Brattle Film Foundation and our current fundraising efforts here.

Tickets
General information and advance tickets available on our Advance Tickets page.

Group Rate/Special Screenings
A group discount rate is available for most films, plus additional daytime screenings can be arranged for many of the films on our calendar. To find out more about the group rate or to schedule a school visit please contact Ned Hinkle at 617-876-6838 or ned(at)brattlefilm(dot)org.

Theatre Rental
The Brattle Theatre is available to rent for your next function. We can accommodate all types of events, from lectures and presentations to weddings and birthday parties, plus live theatre and musical performances. Visit our Rental page for more information.

Advertising
The Brattle offers several options to reach our audience with your next advertising campaign. We offer print ads in our bi-monthly film calendar and on-screen ads within the theatre, plus program sponsorship/underwriting opportunities. Find out more on our Advertising page.

Program Occasionally Subject To Change
For daily program information call 617-876-6837. The Brattle Theatre Box Office generally opens one-half hour before the first show of the day, and tickets for each subsequent showtime go on sale thirty minutes after the previous show begins.

Special Guests & Events
Visit the Brattle's online archive of special guests and events.