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Grand Illusion Cinema

Grand Illusion Cinema is a long-running Seattle independent cinema in the University District, with a history of showing independent, foreign, documentary and repertory films.

Grand Illusion Cinema

Why go

Seek out Grand Illusion Cinema when you want a small, film-centered stop rather than a multiplex experience. Its programming history has ranged across independent and foreign films, documentaries and repertory classics, with late-night genre screenings adding another strand. The cinema's long-standing place in Seattle's film community gives it cultural weight beyond a single screening.

What to look for

  • Grand Illusion Cinema has shown independent, foreign, documentary and repertory films.
  • Grand Illusion Cinema has a long-standing role in Seattle's independent film community.

Your next visit

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Outdoor visit · 30–45 min

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