About The Hitchcock Cinema & Public House
The Hitchcock Cinema & Public House is part of the small-but-vital network of American independent cinemas — venues that program outside the multiplex norm, often relying on members, festivals, and dedicated audiences to keep the projector running. With 2 screens in operation in Santa Barbara, CA, the venue typically rotates between week-long art-house runs, single-night repertory presentations, and partner programming with local film organizations.
The cinema sits at 371 South Hitchcock Way, 93105. Pre-purchase ticketing options — most independents now run their own e-commerce. For accessibility information, member benefits, food and drink policies, and group rates, contact the venue directly through their official channels.
Programming style
Across the next seven days the slate at The Hitchcock Cinema & Public House leans toward drama, history, mystery, thriller. That is roughly the median profile for an independent cinema of this size — a programmer with one foot in the festival circuit and one in the back catalog, willing to sacrifice an evening of new-release box office for a print of something obscure on a Tuesday.
How to use this listing
This page lists showtimes that The Hitchcock Cinema & Public House currently has on the calendar. Click into any film for a full plot summary, runtime, director and cast, and the list of every other independent cinema in our directory currently booked to play it. The seven date tabs above the schedule let you scan a full week at a glance — useful when you're trying to fit a specific film into a specific evening.
Cinemas nearby
Other independent cinemas operating in Santa Barbara include SBIFF Film Center, Metropolitan Paseo Nuevo 4 Cinemas, SBIFF Riviera Theatre, Arlington Theatre. A weekend in town can reasonably take in two of these rooms back-to-back; programmers in Santa Barbara tend to coordinate informally so that competing films don't overlap on a Saturday night. A short list of the city's working film critics will tell you which room is paying attention to which film any given week.