Film in San Francisco in October 2026: what’s on?

Thursday, October 1, 2026

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  Wendy Clarke: The Prison Tapes (1979-2002)

  Wendy Clarke

  Cushion Works

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  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Thursday, October 22, 2026

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  Oct 22 · 6 PM

  GREEN FILM FESTIVAL: A City in the Forest (Closing Night!)

  4 Star Theater · Richmond District

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  Oct 22 · 6 PM

  Kherson: Human Safari – A docu & fundraiser on the War in Ukraine

  Manny's · Mission District

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  $10.30

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  Oct 22 · 7:30 PM

  Up in Smoke

  Balboa Theater · Outer Richmond

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  Oct 22 · 8:30 PM

  GREEN FILM FESTIVAL: Bodyhackers

  4 Star Theater · Richmond District

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Friday, October 23, 2026

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  Oct 23 · 11 AM

  Godzilla vs. Megalon

  Alamo Drafthouse New Mission · Mission District

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  Oct 23 · 12:15 PM

  Marie Antoinette (2006)

  Alamo Drafthouse New Mission · Mission District

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  Oct 23 · 8 PM

  Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror with LIVE SCORE by Dallas Acid & Paz Lenchantin

  Dallas Acid · Paz Lenchantin

  4 Star Theater · Richmond District

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Saturday, October 24, 2026

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  Oct 24 · 10 AM

  Casper

  4 Star Theater · Richmond District

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  Free

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  Oct 24 · 12:30 PM

  House

  4 Star Theater · Richmond District

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  Oct 24 · 2 PM

  Silent Shorts Program

  Yerba Buena Center for the Arts · SoMa

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  $15

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  Oct 24 · 7 PM

  Vibeland Ep. 2

  Balboa Theater · Outer Richmond

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  Oct 24 · 7:30 PM

  Evil Dead 2

  4 Star Theater · Richmond District

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Sunday, October 25, 2026

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  Oct 25 · 10 AM

  Casper

  4 Star Theater · Richmond District

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  Free

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  Oct 25 · 12 PM

  Godzilla vs. Megalon

  Alamo Drafthouse New Mission · Mission District

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  Oct 25 · 12:30 PM

  House

  4 Star Theater · Richmond District

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  Oct 25 · 2:40 PM

  Daughters of Darkness

  Alamo Drafthouse New Mission · Mission District

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  Oct 25 · 2:45 PM

  Evil Dead 2

  4 Star Theater · Richmond District

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  Oct 25 · 5:30 PM

  They Live

  Balboa Theater · Outer Richmond

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  Oct 25 · 8 PM

  Frankenhooker

  Balboa Theater · Outer Richmond

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Monday, October 26, 2026

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  Oct 26 · 4 PM

  Marie Antoinette (2006)

  Alamo Drafthouse New Mission · Mission District

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  Oct 26 · 7 PM

  Daughters of Darkness

  Alamo Drafthouse New Mission · Mission District

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  Oct 26 · 7:15 PM

  Littermates

  Alamo Drafthouse New Mission · Mission District

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  Sold out

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  Oct 26 · 7:30 PM

  Night Tide

  Balboa Theater · Outer Richmond

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Tuesday, October 27, 2026

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  Oct 27 · 1:30 PM

  Godzilla vs. Megalon

  Alamo Drafthouse New Mission · Mission District

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  Oct 27 · 6 PM

  Movie Night: Les Algues Vertes

  Alliance Française de San Francisco · Polk Gulch

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  Oct 27 · 6 PM

  PBS Film Preview: Lynn Novick’s ‘Crime and Punishment in America’

  Jess and Annie Nichol

  The Commonwealth Club of California · Financial District

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  $22

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  Oct 27 · 7 PM

  Marie Antoinette (2006) (Movie Party)

  Alamo Drafthouse New Mission · Mission District

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  Oct 27 · 7:30 PM

  Night of the Living Dead

  Balboa Theater · Outer Richmond

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  Oct 27 · 9:30 PM

  Poltergeist (1982) (35mm)

  Alamo Drafthouse New Mission · Mission District

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Wednesday, October 28, 2026

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  Oct 28 · 7 PM

  The North Face Presents: Reel Rock

  Palace Of Fine Arts Theatre · Marina

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  Oct 28 · 7:30 PM

  Night of the Creeps

  Balboa Theater · Outer Richmond

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  Oct 28 · 9:30 PM

  Troll (1986) (35mm)

  Alamo Drafthouse New Mission · Mission District

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Thursday, October 29, 2026

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  Oct 29 · 6 PM

  Queer Home on Film: A Shorts Program

  GLBT Historical Society Museum · Castro

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  Oct 29 · 7:30 PM

  Deadbeat at Dawn with LIVE MUSIC from Meat Hook & the Vital Organs

  4 Star Theater · Richmond District

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  Oct 29 · 7:30 PM

  The Exorcist

  Balboa Theater · Outer Richmond

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  Oct 29 · 9:30 PM

  Restoration at Grayson Manor

  Alamo Drafthouse New Mission · Mission District

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Friday, October 30, 2026

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  Oct 30 · 5 PM

  Free Film Fridays: Hocus Pocus & The Nightmare Before Christmas

  Manny's · Mission District

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  Oct 30 · 6 PM

  It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown!

  4 Star Theater · Richmond District

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  Oct 30 · 6 PM

  Steel Magnolias: Dolly Parton Tribute Screening with Costume Contest

  Mechanics' Institute · Union Square

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  Oct 30 · 7:30 PM

  Popcorn on VHS

  4 Star Theater · Richmond District

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  Oct 30 · 7:30 PM

  Scream

  Balboa Theater · Outer Richmond

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  Oct 30 · 8 PM

  SFJAZZ Presents Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde with Organist Dorothy Papadakos

  Dorothy Papadakos

  Grace Cathedral · Nob Hill

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  Oct 30 · 9:45 PM

  Green Room

  Alamo Drafthouse New Mission · Mission District

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Saturday, October 31, 2026

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  Oct 31 · 10 AM

  Labyrinth

  4 Star Theater · Richmond District

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  Free

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  Oct 31 · 12:30 PM

  It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown!

  4 Star Theater · Richmond District

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  Oct 31 · 1:45 PM

  The Shining

  4 Star Theater · Richmond District

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  Oct 31 · 2 PM

  Scream

  Balboa Theater · Outer Richmond

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  Oct 31 · 2 PM

  The Red Shoes

  Yerba Buena Center for the Arts · SoMa

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  $15

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  Oct 31 · 3:45 PM

  Halloween (1978)

  Alamo Drafthouse New Mission · Mission District

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  Oct 31 · 4:30 PM

  Balboa Halloween Mystery Marathon

  Balboa Theater · Outer Richmond

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  • Halloween

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  Oct 31 · 6:30 PM

  The Rocky Horror Picture Show

  Alamo Drafthouse New Mission · Mission District

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  Oct 31 · 7 PM

  The Rocky Horror Picture Show

  Balboa Theater · Outer Richmond

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  Oct 31 · 9:30 PM

  Trick or Treat (1986)

  Alamo Drafthouse New Mission · Mission District

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