Best First-Run Art House (2013) - Gothamist.com
Best Movie Theatres issue (2010) - Time Out New York
• Best sightlines
• Best popcorn
• Best theatre for American Indies
• Best theater for Cult films
#1 Art-House in New York City (2003) - Time Out New York
#3 Overall Movie Theatre Experience (2003) - Time Out New York
A+: Movie-Theatre Report Card (2003) - Time Out New York
Best of NYC (October 2002) - Village Voice
On Top 5 List of Screen Gems (2002) - New York Magazine

"The 'Landmark' of the indie film scene." - Columbia Spectator

"Hippest theatre in NYC? By a mile." - Village Voice

"Gorgeous...The Sunshine Cinema brings glorious life
to an old vaudeville house."
- New York Magazine

143 East Houston Street on the Lower East Side
(212) 260-7289

Five comfortable auditoriums, three with stadium-style seating
The latest state-of-the-art sound technology, including one screen with Dolby Digital EX


Just take the F Train to the 2nd Avenue Stop! The theatre is located at 143 East Houston St, between 1st and 2nd Avenues
Espresso bar, vegan cookies, caramel popcorn, 10 different popcorn seasonings, Swiss chocolate and more!

 

Sound Systems: Dolby Digital Surround EX - Dolby Digital - Dolby SR - Dolby Stereo     •     For information regarding our Accessibility equipment click here



Avoid lines and save time! With print-at-home ticketing, bypass the box office and go directly to the auditorium. It's fast and easy. Just choose your show, purchase your tickets, print your bar-coded tickets or show the tickets on your smart phone to the ticket-taker at the Sunshine Cinema. Then, enjoy the movie!

Three-day Advance Tickets may also be purchased in person at the Sunshine Cinema Box Office where Visa, MasterCard and American Express are gladly accepted for all ticket transactions and concessions.



5 Screens DLP Digital Projection and Sound. Opened December 21, 2001. Built in 1898, the Sunshine Cinema building was formerly the Houston Hippodrome motion picture theatre and a Yiddish vaudeville house but for over 50 years it had been shuttered serving as a hardware warehouse. Landmark has restored the theatre back to its artistic roots and now offers the art-house film lover five brand new state-of-the-art screens dedicated to first-run independent and foreign film as well as non-traditional studio programming. The Sunshine Cinema has exceptional presentation and amenities including stadium seating, Dolby Digital Surround EX sound and gourmet concessions. The theatre also offers attractions such as a Japanese rock garden and a viewing bridge that offers breathtaking city views from the third story spectacular glass annex. The restoration was a team effort—floor plans by TK Architects and interior design by architects Tony Pleskow and Tom Rael of Pleskow + Rael.

The renovation of the Sunshine Cinema continues Landmark's long tradition of building and restoring unique structures. Each of the art-house theatre chain's cinemas is of a different architectural design giving audiences the rare opportunity of experiencing exceptional independent films in an only-one-of-its-kind environment. As Landmark redefines the movie-going experience it redefines the markets it serves by creating new destination points through its innovative film programming and theatres.


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