In Theaters

Mountains on Stage - Winter Edition 2023

France | 180 min.

December 5, 2023

SIFF Cinema Uptown

Mountains on Stage aims to bring the mountains to the city and share the beauty of mountain sports with a selection of the best documentaries on mountain activities.

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Seattle Film Critics Society PNW Award Nominees

December 5–9, 2023

Screenings of the five nominated films for the Seattle Film Critics Society's 2023 Pacific Northwest Filmmaking Award.

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SFCS: Even Hell has its Heroes

USA | 2023 | 110 min. | Clyde Petersen

December 5, 2023

SIFF Cinema Egyptian

Clyde Petersen directs this incendiary doc on the Olympia-based Earth, “the slowest metal band on the planet.”

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Dream Scenario

USA | 2023 | 100 min. | Kristoffer Borgli

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SIFF Cinema Uptown

Hapless family man Paul Matthews (Nicolas Cage) finds his life turned upside down when millions of strangers suddenly start seeing him in their dreams. But when his nighttime appearances take a nightmarish turn, Paul is forced to navigate his newfound stardom, in this wickedly entertaining comedy from writer-director Kristoffer Borgli (Sick of Myself) and producer Ari Aster.

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Saltburn

USA | 2023 | 127 min. | Emerald Fennell

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SIFF Cinema Uptown

Academy Award-winning filmmaker Emerald Fennell (Promising Young Woman) brings us a wicked tale of privilege and desire. Struggling to find his place at Oxford University, student Oliver Quick (Barry Keoghan) finds himself drawn into the world of the charming and aristocratic Felix Catton (Jacob Elordi), who invites him to Saltburn, his eccentric family’s sprawling estate, for a summer never to be forgotten.

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The Holdovers

USA | 2023 | 133 min. | Alexander Payne

Now Playing - Dec 7, 2023

SIFF Cinema Uptown

Paul Giamatti stars in Alexander Payne’s latest about the bond that forms between a strict professor and a belligerent student he’s stuck supervising over the winter holiday at an elite boarding school.

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Anatomy of a Fall

France | 2023 | 151 min. | Justine Triet

Now Playing - Dec 7, 2023

SIFF Cinema Uptown

Winner of the Palme d’Or at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, Justine Triet’s Anatomy of a Fall tells the story of an enigmatic German novelist (Sandra Hüller) who is arrested after the mysterious death of her husband at their chalet in the French Alps.

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Movie Club: Winter Light

Sweden | 1963 | 81 min. | Ingmar Bergman

December 6, 2023

SIFF Cinema Uptown

“God, why did you desert me?” With Winter Light, master craftsman Ingmar Bergman explores the search for redemption in a meaningless existence.

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SFCS: Richland

USA | 2023 | 94 min. | Irene Lusztig

December 6, 2023

SIFF Cinema Egyptian

Approaching the 80th anniversary of the creation of the Hanford reactor, Richland, Washington’s residents wrestle with both pride and ambivalence about their role in the Nagasaki bombing and the nuclear legacy they have left behind.

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SFCS: Showing Up

USA | 2022 | 108 min. | Kelly Reichardt

December 6, 2023

SIFF Cinema Egyptian

A sculptor preparing to open a new show must balance her creative life with the daily dramas of family and friends, in Kelly Reichardt's vibrant and captivatingly funny portrait of art and craft.

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SFCS: Dreamin’ Wild

USA | 2022 | 110 min. | Bill Pohlad

December 7, 2023

SIFF Cinema Egyptian

Casey Affleck plays musician Donnie Emerson, who finds fame and purpose decades after he thought his career was over.

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The Boy and the Heron

Japan | 2023 | 124 min. | Hayao Miyazaki

Opens December 7, 2023

SIFF Cinema Uptown

A semi-autobiographical fantasy about life, death, and creation, in tribute to friendship, from the mind of Hayao Miyazaki.

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Menus-Plaisirs Les Troisgros

France | 2023 | 240 min. | Frederick Wiseman

Opens December 8, 2023

SIFF Cinema Egyptian

A food-lover’s dream, legendary documentarian Frederick Wiseman’s latest film is a luxurious look behind-the-scenes of France’s celebrated restaurant La Maison Troigros, which has held three Michelin stars for over five decades.

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SFCS: Fantasy A Gets A Mattress

USA | 2023 | 80 min. | David Norman Lewis, Noah Zoltan Sofian

December 9, 2023

SIFF Cinema Egyptian

Fantasy A, real-life autistic Seattle rapper, suffers trials and tribulations from total creeps as he attempts to become a superstar.

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Poor Things

United Kingdom | 2023 | 141 min. | Yorgos Lanthimos

Opens December 14, 2023

SIFF Cinema Egyptian

From filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos and producer Emma Stone comes the incredible tale and fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter (Stone), a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe).

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The Muppet Christmas Carol

USA | 1992 | 85 min. | Brian Henson

Opens December 14, 2023

SIFF Cinema Uptown

Charles Dickens’ timeless tale of Ebenezer Scrooge comes to life through the magic of Jim Henson’s Muppets. All ages welcome!

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Wonka

USA | 2023 | 116 min. | Paul King

Opens December 14, 2023

SIFF Cinema Downtown

Starring Timothée Chalamet, Wonka tells the wondrous story of of how the world’s greatest inventor, magician and chocolate-maker became the beloved Willy Wonka we know today. Tickets on sale now for screenings at SIFF Cinema Downtown, opening December 14 with this big screen spectacle.

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Fallen Leaves

Finland | 2023 | 81 min. | Aki Kaurismaki

Opens December 15, 2023

SIFF Cinema Uptown

Award-winning filmmaker Aki Kaurismäki (Le Havre, The Other Side of Hope) makes a masterful return with Fallen Leaves, a timeless, hopeful and ultimately satisfying love story about two lonely souls’ path to happiness—and the numerous hurdles they encounter along the way. Set in contemporary Helsinki, and shot through with Kaurismäki’s typically playful, idiosyncratic style and deadpan humor, this tender romantic tragicomedy is a timely reminder of the potency of movie-going from one of cinema’s living legends. Winner of the Jury Prize at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival.

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The Boys in the Boat

USA | 2023 | George Clooney

Opens December 17, 2023

SIFF Cinema Uptown

A 1930s-set story centered on the University of Washington's rowing team, from their Depression-era beginnings to winning gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.

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The Iron Claw

USA | 2023 | 132 min. | Sean Durkin

Opens December 21, 2023

SIFF Cinema Uptown

The true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s. Through tragedy and triumph, under the shadow of their domineering father and coach, the brothers seek larger-than-life immortality on the biggest stage in sports.

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Fiddler on the Roof Sing-along

USA | 1971 | 181 min. + 10 min. intermission | Norman Jewison

December 25, 2023

SIFF Cinema Uptown

A holiday party with the best Jewish-themed musical of them all!

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Moulin Rouge! New Year’s Eve Sing-along

USA | 2001 | 127 minutes | Baz Luhrmann

December 31, 2023

SIFF Cinema Uptown

Ring in the new year with the classic Baz Luhrmann romantic musical favorite!

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Exhibition on Screen: Klimt & The Kiss

2023 | 90 min. | Ali Ray

Opens January 13, 2024

SIFF Film Center

The Kiss by Gustav Klimt is one of the most recognised and reproduced paintings in the world. It is perhaps the most popular poster on student dorm walls from Beijing to Boston.

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National Theatre Live: Romeo & Juliet

2023 | 100 min. | Simon Godwin

Opens January 27, 2024

SIFF Film Center

This bold new film brings to life the remarkable backstage spaces of the National Theatre in which desire, dreams and destiny collide to make Shakespeare’s romantic tragedy sing in an entirely new way.

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National Theatre Live: Skylight

United Kingdom | 2014 | 135 min. | Stephen Daldry

Opens February 3, 2024

SIFF Film Center

The original 2014 London production of the Tony Award winning play returns, starring Bill Nighy and Carey Mulligan, directed by Stephen Daldry.

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National Theatre Live: Fleabag

United Kingdom | 2019 | 84 min. | Vicky Jones

Opens February 13, 2024

SIFF Film Center

The hilarious, award-winning play that inspired the BBC’s hit TV series Fleabag, was filmed live on stage in London’s West End in 2019.

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The Uncertain Detective

USA | 2023 | 45 min. | Gregg Lachow

February 26, 2024

SIFF Film Center

World premiere of the first episode of Season Three of The Uncertain Detective. Live taping of the podcast The Uncertain Artist will follow the screening.

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National Theatre Live: Vanya

110 min. | Sam Yates

Opens March 2, 2024

SIFF Film Center

Andrew Scott ("Fleabag") brings multiple characters to life in Simon Stephens’ ("The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time") radical new version of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya.

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Exhibition on Screen: John Singer Sargent: Fashion & Swagger

2023 | David Bickerstaff

Opens June 1, 2024

SIFF Film Center

John Singer Sargent is known as the greatest portrait artist of his era. What made his ‘swagger’ portraits remarkable was his power over his sitters, what they wore and how they were presented to the audience. Through interviews with curators, contemporary fashionistas and style influencers, Exhibition on Screen’s film will examine how Sargent’s unique practice has influenced modern art, culture and fashion.

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