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Cincinnati's locally owned historic Art House. Shows indie, foreign & commercial films. Located in the Clifton Gaslight District. Best Popcorn in the City! Times and trailers at www.esquiretheatre.com. Visit us at 320 Ludlow Ave Cincinnati, OH 45220.
That’s our theater in the background! #cincinnati
December 11, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Tickets are going fast for Mark Fischbach's limited release of IRON LUNG. Get your tickets now at www.esquiretheatre.com/movie/iron-l...

#Cincinnati #Markiplier #IronLung
December 8, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Not only do we have killer raccoons on December 15 @ 7:30 in the film KILLER RACCOONS 2: DARK CHRISTMAS IN THE DARK, we'll have a Q & A hosted by the film's director Travis Irvine. The raccoon in the pic missed out on tix & didn't take it well. Don't be that raccoon.

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December 5, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Last few days for Rebuilding & It Was Just An Accident. We're bringing Five Nights At Freddy's 2, Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution, and Fackham Hall. We continue Wake Up Dead Man & Wicked. It isn't the holidays without the classic It's a Wonderful Life, & FOUND FOOTAGE FEST is Friday @ 8:30! #Cincinnati
December 2, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Today is #SmallBusinessSaturday. Please consider supporting the local businesses on Ludlow in Gaslight Clifton. Many of us are locally owned and operated and don't receive any corporate support. I hear gift cards to area theaters are always a hit! Bonus cards with purchase make the deal even better!
November 29, 2025 at 4:25 PM
As we enter "Oh, $^@#" season for gifting, please consider shopping local. Ludlow Ave. is unique in Cincinnati for having a variety of stores, restaurants, theaters (little self promotion!), and more that can provide great gifts and gift cards all within a few blocks. #Cincinnati #LocalOnLudlowl
November 24, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Here's an email exchange between one of our higher-ups and our booking agent. Frankenstein is doing AMAZING business at our theater since it opened on Thursday. Netflix, please take note.
October 25, 2025 at 4:18 PM
The ACX Cinema in Blue Ash closed this week. Theaters are a gateway to wonder & a little bit of magic dies when one closes. If you have a gift card from ACX or any closed #Cincinnati theatre, exchange it at our box office for a pair of passes to use at the Esquire, Mariemont or Kenwood Theatres.
October 24, 2025 at 9:48 PM
As a small showing of our sincere appreciation for our federal workers, our theaters will be providing them with a Buy One, Get One ticket offer. People affected by the shutdown who present their federal employee ID at our box office will receive the offer. Certain restrictions apply. #Cincinnati
October 23, 2025 at 4:12 PM
We're getting a bunch of horror & spooky-themed ShopEsquire products tonight, including something new...Blind Bags. Each bag has at least 2 awesome items surrounding a theme. Some have bonus items, some are a special value, and all have a Buy One Get One ticket inside! #Cincinnati
October 21, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Hey #Cincinnati! Much merriment is to be had with author Andrew Grevas this Friday night at 7:30. We'll have him intro John Carpenter's 1978 classic HALLOWEEN then follow up with a book signing and Q & A afterwards. Get more info & tix at www.esquiretheatre.com/movie/horror...
October 20, 2025 at 6:28 PM
It's #Cincinnati Horrorween! Frightful Friday brings us Halloween III @ 10 pm. Secret Base hosts HORROR-THON 2025 on Sat 10/18 with film lineup:
3:00pm - DEATH SPA (1989)
5:00pm - NIGHT OF THE SCARECROW (1995)
7:00pm - EVENT HORIZON (1997)
9:00pm - SLITHER (2006)
11:00pm - 964 PINOCCHIO (1991)
October 14, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Celebrate Robert Redford's legacy with us. We'll be showing 3 of his films (The Natural, The Sting, & Sneakers) next week. Please check www.esquiretheatre.com for showtimes and tickets. #Cincinnati
October 3, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Thank you @bencollins.bsky.social and @theonion.com for letting us show your film Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile. Sorry we couldn’t fit the whole title on our marquee. #Cincinnati
October 3, 2025 at 12:58 AM
We've got some new pins coming to the Esquire. Buy a cool pin, support your neighborhood indie cinema...it's a win-win! The marquee on this pin is blank so you can write your choice of film. Simply wipe off with rubbing alcohol for the next film you want to add! Available for $4+tax at concessions.
October 2, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Leontine Cinema presents The Rage: Carrie 2 tonight @ 7:30. We have two event films tomorrow: first is Interface @ 7.
A big theater chain may have stepped down, but we stepped up for The Onion Presents: A Historic Cinematic Night Of Film At The Movies featuring Bad Pedophile & Sex House.
#Cincinnati
October 1, 2025 at 2:30 PM
#Cincinnati movie events, baby!
Wed @ 7:30: Leontine Cinema presents THE RAGE: CARRIE 2(1999)
Thurs @ 7: Grime Ethics Media presents INTERFACE
Thurs @ 7:30: The Onion Presents: A Historic Cinematic Night Of Film At The Movies (AKA Bad Pedophile)
Sat @ noon & 10: Betty Boop's Halloween Party
September 29, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Hey #Cincinnati! If you like Brett Goldstein as an actor, love him as a writer, or love it when he acts in the things he writes, you’re going to want to see his latest film ALL OF YOU. See it at the Esquire during a limited engagement. Showtimes & tix @ www.esquiretheatre.com/movie/all-of...
September 27, 2025 at 12:53 PM
September 25, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Psychotronic Film Festival starts today with Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers (1972) @ 7:30 & Double Agent 73 (1974) @ 9:30. We also open ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER & ALL OF YOU. We say farewell to Twinless, The Balconettes, & The History of Sound. Catch DEATH OF STALIN Friday @ 2:30. #Cincinnati
September 25, 2025 at 6:47 PM
The Psychotronic Film Festival starts tomorrow & runs through Saturday. Grab passes (save $16) or individual tix @ www.esquiretheatre.com/psychotronic... or box office. Make an evening of it by having a meal at an area restaurant before & talk film at Ludlow Wines or area bar after! #Cincinnati
September 24, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Events! Firstly, Outer Cinema's annual Psychotronic Film Festival runs Thurs- Sat & features 8 films with festival passes or individual film tickets. We run Hong Kong Classics throughout the month. We're also bringing WAG THE DOG tomorrow @ 7:45 and DAVE (1993) Wednesday @ 5. #Cincinnati
September 22, 2025 at 3:23 PM
September 19, 2025 at 2:54 PM
You know what to do, #Cincinnati! Get your tickets now at:
www.esquiretheatre.com/movie/spinal...
September 10, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Opening next week: BOYS GO TO JUPITER & SPINAL TAP 2. Also: save the dates 10/7, 10, & 13 for Akira Kurosawa's 1950 classic RASHOMON. We'll have a deep dive into the film with Prof. Joe Horine on 10/13 @ 7:30. #Cincinnati
September 3, 2025 at 1:58 PM