Nice small venue that feels intimate and classic theater-like. Great for when youre not in the mood for the big super commercial cinema experience. In a cute neighborhood with plenty of great dining options.

Nice theater

Such a wonderful neighborhood gem. Brought my 5 year old daughter to see Serengeti and The Secret Life of Pets. The theaters we saw the movies in where cozy and comfortable. Popcorn and treats were served in compostable packaging. Members of the staff even let us look at the projector. Everyone employee was friendly and helpful. Please visit, bring the kids and help keep our little neighborhood theater alive!

Cozy and intimate. Imax screen? No, but small and intimate movie theaters, very nice and classy. Sometimes if you seat close to the screen, it actually feels bigger than what it is. I hope this review does not turn you away. Its a good place for movie lovers. Friendly staff.

Great Staff!

Love this place, intimate and user friendly. Consider ir a neighborhood institution.

Its important to me to have theaters that show a variety of films that are not blockbuster formula movies. The Rialto is one that brings in independent films, documentaries and unique offerings that we need to keep the big screen alive.

Love this theatre !very classic and cozy with a great movie selection.

I enjoy the selection of small independent movies that the multiplex cinema doesnt have in my town.However, the seats are old and challenging at best. The screen upstairs is small and if you are seeing a quiet film and theres a noisy film downstairs, you will hear it. I heard Lady Gaga singing during our deeply contemplating movie, To Dust.

Love this indie theater. Lots of character and be friendly staff. Many nearby restaurants. And, a great selection of movies.

Watched Amazing Grace last weekend. Good movie but our sound was competing with Rocketman playing next door. Lady brought her kids to movie and they talked thru 2/3 of movie. Quaint movie theater with lots of ambiance, but I just did not have a good movie going experience in the end.

Great old place! Super film choices, reasonable snack bar.

Although the theatre is worn and has seen better days the movies shown there are always enjoyable.

Great avantgarde movies, clean environment and friendly staff.

I love this old movie theater and its locally owned and operated! A Berkeley gem! Just remember to bring your own cushion.

Landmark chain theaters are great. No annoying commercials and good film selection. Seats arent as big as in more modern venues but Im happy to make the trade off.

Absolute absolutely the best place to see a movie. Come here over any other place if you have the choice. Its small the seats are great the food is fun, and youre surrounded by cool things to do before and after. Plus they really get a great set of independent movies and first releases

Love this little theater for its charm and arthouse repertoire. However, beware of the tiny seats and narrow walkways. It was built for the tiny people of decades past. Not handicap friendly. Hey! apparently, this theater is handicap able - nice. It earned an extra star : )

Nothing like a cool local movie theatre that shows all types of movies!

I love this theatre and the amazing documentaries they play

Privately owned. Good movies. Live shows.

Neighborhood fine. Great art house films.

Best local movie house ever

A Berkeley jewel. A wonderfully shabby adorable theater. We see all the UK National Theatre live productions there.

Cool spot to watch a movie. Couches & drinks. I should go again

Great place to watch a movie!!

Great neighborhood gem. Always a couple of movies if not the entire weekly pics I want to see. Come see a movie, get great snacks and then do brunch, lunch or dinner in the area.. Lots of options. Avoid the crowds..come see your next movie here or the special events..

This is a modest old fashioned small movie theater, but if you like art and unusual movies this is the place to go.

Great popcorn with real butter. A lovely theatre with fabulous movies that I want to continue to give my business to. I appreciate the films they show.

Charming, small, independent cinema. We saw The Most Unknown by Ian Cheney here, and they hosted a Q&A afterward. This feels like a place that brings community together.

This is my place for the National Theater of London broadcasts. Great selection of some of the best cast plays in the world.

A lovely classic movie theater

Amazing neighborhood theater. Lots of great munchies (healthy ones, too)!

Yay for small independent theaters! I saw Double Lover there recently. The screen is big and bright enough. The sound is also good. Seats are comfortable.

I mean dawg it aight but the screen small, feel me? And also the chairs are kinda good kinda bad

My wife and I recently saw the Captain Sully movie here and really loved the theater. Although its a bit dated it has a lot of character and brought back the old movie experience for us. The staff was friendly and the popcorn was also very good :) We will come back here again in the future.

Great little theatre. Keep in mind that if what youre seeing is in one of the upstairs theaters sitting in the front row is only for short people. Other than that, great picture and fine sound.

Wonderful neighborhood theater. Movie today, Crazy Rich Asians. Great entertainment

The deli is THE place to eat lunch on a hot afternoon.

Lovely local theater with healthy food options (and popcorn:)

I love this neighborhood theater but unfortunately on a recent trip there we found the theater to be extremely dirty. The arms of the seats are brown and grungy and there was food, garbage between the seats (this was the first showing of the day) and the cup holders were filthy! I understand they are a small theater but they need to have a thorough cleaning or I may not return.

An old local movie theater featuring old great movies once in a while.

They show good movies but not always the first run.

We watched Ready Player One, the Spielberg adaptation of Clines futuristic novel. Both the book and the movie are.must read and see creations of fiction. The Elmwood Rialto is aged but well maintained although the theatre seats need to be replaced.

A small theater with professional and helpful staff.

Good theater. home nade popcorn with real butter.

Went here tonight and seen the Kurt Cobain documentary. very nice place. Staff is great. very comfortable people are very quiet its a great spot to watch some great indie films...... recommended

Nice, community movie theater on College Ave. Parking can be a challenge.

Ah! Just saw Julius Caesar, National Theatre Live. This is one great movie theater that brings these productions to us.

Cute little neighborhood movie place with great lineup

Lovely place to see a movie. Seats are a bit worn and certainly not up to the comfortable seats you find in larger multiplexes but supporting a local theater is worth it.

Charming theater. Smaller selection but has Indy options. Good popcorn.

Lovely, older theater! I always enjoy going to a theater that reminds me of my childhood, and Im very thankful they play documentaries, National Theater Live, and other non-Hollywood films!

Classical interiors and seating to enjoy movies like the good ol days

Like the tartus its small and quaint, but the 5-6 theaters are hudge soft reclining soft comfy chairs. Love this theater, because theres mainstream movies, indie films, along with theater love performances filmed to c in a movie theater

They are showing the kind of movies I like.

Great authentic Rialto experience. Love old movie houses like this. And they have Shakespeare sometimes!

Love this little neighborhood theather

Been going here for ages. Its a great smallish theater thats a pleasant relief in the age of multiplexes.

Great little theater Excellent sound/picture

Great time nice little theatre...great place for an intimate Blues Show live...

Nice place to see a movie. Excellent choice in movies.

Awesome / cute local theater. I often prefer the titles playing here over major theaters.

I went there today. I got there about the time listed on Fandango of 1:45pm and the guy says it started at 1:30pm, so Im missing the first part of the film and blames Fandango for the error. Then at the end, I go to the restroom, which is upstairs and then am presumed to be sneaking in the cinema. Really bad service, not fixing Fandango... its YOUR job, not mine to get the times listed right and if you dont want people sneaking in, put the restroom on the FIRST floor.

Saw the Movie LBJ it was great ... The staff treated us superbly and we are differently abled people. The movie audience was about 20 people all born after 1965

Great cinema that sometimes show unique films you wouldnt be able to see elsewhere.

Great local cinema. Difficult parking.

Not a very large theatre but nice for coming on the weekend. Went yesterday to go watch Tommorrow and it was pretty cool how after the movie finished, the actors held a Q&A session.

Old films and independent films. Everything you ever wanted to see like the Monterey Pop festival from the 60s on the 50th anniversary of a seminal musical extravaganza. Whoevers curating the selection is a genius. AC is chilling on a hot day....the perfect place to see films. A place to return again and again.

Small old local theatre with a good feel. Very enjoyable with good foreign selections.

Needs better sound-proofing. Noise from other movies is loud enough to be distracting.

Comfortable theater and friendly staff.

Nice cozy atmosphere. Great staff.

The Elmwood, with its great variety of film choices and smaller venue, is such a bonus to the neighborhood. You can find something good to eat close by and it is close enohg to walk to for some of us lucky neighbors!

Saw a foreign film here. Theater is cute but screens are very small; if someone stands up in the theater, their head blocks the projector.

Small theater but nice and popcorn. Pretty standard

Small, intimate theater with often very interesting (great) selection of movies.

Nice selection of both popular and artsy movies. Great to have a little theater like this in the neighborhood.

Always a great selection of shows, and the staff here is super nice!

Charming little movie theatre hosting Frameline Film Festival.

Good place

Great place very friendly and intimate cozy

So great to have a neighborhood movie theater.

Friendly staff, food is good and I even liked my glass of wine :). I would definitely suggest checking this experience out.

Lovely neighborhood theater and the snacks are rad.

Love the old school vibe a lot! Very squeaky seats though.

Rude lady in the office.

Usually has some good independent films.

Beautiful and a classic theater . Vary clean.

Awesome old time feel

Great neighborhood and feel. Cash only however.

A class operation, friendly staff, great movies.

Cosy place to enjoy a flick of two

I was in one of the smaller screens upstairs. The sound of the movie next door bred thru the dividing wall/doors so its quite distracting.

Small & intimate movie upstairs

Charming retro cinema

Fantastic

Top old school movie theater

Good, familiar, intimate movie theater

Good arts theater