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Film Forum
A downtown cinema for repertory discoveries and films worth seeing on a large screen.
- Location
- 209 W. Houston Street, New York, NY 10014
A place worth knowing
Film Forum is a nonprofit cinema whose programme combines independent premieres with repertory seasons. That pairing makes the West Houston Street address useful both for discovering a new film and returning to older work on a cinema screen.
Look at the whole season as well as the day’s listings. Restorations, retrospective selections and filmmaker events can give a familiar title a particular reason to be seen here.
Practical details last checked 21 Sept 2026
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Film Forum
209 W. Houston Street, New York, NY 10014
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209 W. Houston Street, New York, NY 10014
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