Metrograph
📍 Manhattan, NY
Manhattan cinema on the Lower East Side specializing in art films, classic restorations, international releases, and exclusive premieres. Features assigned seating, The Commissary restaurant, and a bookshop.
Metrograph has the best programming in Manhattan, they’re always showing interesting films and you can confidently see anything and know it will be quality even if you’ve never heard of it before. Great snacks, the membership is worth it ($50 for the year, you get their streaming app, $11 tickets instead of $17, cheaper popcorn). I don’t live in NY and I’m a member. I love this place and think about it often when I am away. Great magazine as well. I only wish the seats were more comfortable!
🏆 Family Action Verdict
Best for families with teens and cinephile older children who want quality film programming beyond the mainstream. Younger children will find the wooden seats uncomfortable for anything over 90 minutes. The restaurant, bookshop, and bar make it a full evening destination for older audiences.
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💬 What Families Are Saying
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Nick Lepre
a month ago
“Metrograph has the best programming in Manhattan, they’re always showing interesting films and you can confidently see anything and know it will be quality even if you’ve never heard of it before. Great snacks, the membership is worth it ($50 for the year, you get their streaming app, $11 tickets instead of $17, cheaper popcorn). I don’t live in NY and I’m a member. I love this place and think about it often when I am away. Great magazine as well. I only wish the seats were more comfortable!”
TURIN CIPOLLA
a month ago
“Definitely my favorite revival theatre in NYC. They’re super accommodating, one time I was trying to see Possession with another person and they only had one seat left so they gave me swivel chair. Great programming, bartenders have always been nice, good picture and sound quality. Highly recommend”
T and Brie, Teresa
a month ago
“Great programing for film enthusiasts in a very sleek venue, multiple screens with a bar, bookshop and restaurant upstairs. Theaters are comfortable with graded seating that is always appreciated.”
Sol Park
9 months ago
“they curate films and screen it. so nice. and the screen is big, seats are wooden, like an old theater. sound was also great. also has a commissary and food was good.”
Reviews from Google
Overview
Metrograph programs independent films, classic restorations, international releases, and festival premieres across multiple screens. The venue includes assigned seating with graded rows, a bar, The Commissary restaurant upstairs, a bookshop, and a member streaming service. Membership provides discounted tickets year-round. Wooden seats are noted as firm — comfortable for standard-length films, less so for extended screenings.
