Red River Theatres

Great theaters with warm and friendly staff. The snack bar offers a lot more than most movie theaters.

As huge movie buffs, we have been staying in Concord while construction of our new summer lake house is going on. We were told about the Red River Theatres on Main St, here in Concord real close to our long stay hotel. Great crowd, serious movie people, great popcorn, and everyone with big smiles. Woodie Allen movies, one after another. So Great ! Maybe they should start to serve wine like some of our movie theatres in Miami do. Keep up the great work team. Woohoo to Red River Theatre.

Red River Theatres is a great place to see a movie. They show independent films. It is well-​kept, comfortable, and reasonably priced. There is a parking garage attached, which does not charge in the evenings or weekends.

The movies shown here are so much better than the bigger theaters. This is a small, independent cinema with comfortable seating and a great sound system. They often have special events, like quote-​a-​longs and show older «cult» films. Great snack bar, too, if you want to enjoy your movie with alcohol or coffee.

Indie movies you do not usually see in the mainstream ones. Great small theater and right in the middle of Main Street where you can grab some food or do some shopping.

Great local cinema that has a good selection of Indy films. The parking is great being able to park right near the door at the parking garage. The prices, people and atmosphere are inviting and clean. The best part is you can have a alcoholic drink while you watch a movie. Support your local non for profit

Red River Theatre is a tremendous asset to New Hampshire. My husband and I are members and frequently go there to see independent films and special events. It is always a comfortable experience. They’ve converted all the rooms to digital projection, by the way. The theater is conveniently connected to a parking garage which has no parking fees at night.

Seeing a film here is such a pleasant experience! RRT is a not for profit and still tix are cheaper than the multiplexes. You can buy water for $ 1. Beer, wine, coffee and soda is available. Popcorn in reasonable sizes at realistic prices. Art for sale to admire or scope out. The films are well chosen. There are many events-​panel discussions, fun tie-​ins, community-​buliding get togethers over a film.
As a local, I can go alone & find someone I know to sit with, if I wish. If you are «from away» come to this mecca of quality film and chat up one of the locals. RRT invites us to play well, learn and laugh together!

I absolutely love The Red River, but sometimes I’ve gone to a screening of something I thought was in 35 mm and got stuck watching a DVD. I’m fine with that if I know what I’m getting into, but they don’t always specify that on their website, at least not the times I’ve experienced this.
Still, the prices are great, concessions excellent (you can grab a beer or wine to sip during the show), and the staff is friendly. They also do a great job of getting quality indie/​foreign stuff, as well as the end-​of-​year Oscar contenders (the Oscar-​nominated shorts are fun, even if they are on DVD), and local productions.
One of the best movie theaters in NH.

I have conflicting feelings about the Red River Theatres. The theater itself is very clean, the seats in the two main theaters are very comfortable, and the staff has been friendly and helpful every time I have visited. Ticket prices are reasonable ($ 5 – 9 depending on the screen and time) and hitting up the lovely concession stand (complete with beer and wine) will not break the bank either. If my experience stopped here this would be a 5-​star review.
I love the feeling of community here and love that I have found a place closer to home (and more reasonably priced) than Boston to see movies. That said, beware the screening room. The screening room is the equivalent of seeing movies in a room at local library (a few rows of folding chairs, a projector screen) but much noisier. The location of the room lends itself to noise pollution from the adjacent parking garage and the chatter of guests and staff in the nearby lobby. If you’re watching a movie without a lot of pauses in the audio this may not be a problem but if you are watching a quiet film there (as I did Melancholia) this noise may really take you out of the movie experience and/​or drive you crazy.
Outside of the screening room I have never had a poor experience with Red River patrons and had found them to be respectful (if not delightful) people. For some reason though the small, intimate feel of the screening room makes people feel like they can talk throughout (or attempt to talk over!) the film as much as they want. This has been an issue with every film I have seen it that room (the last being Carnage this weekend). I do not expect silence but Red River patrons don’t normally shout out things like «I have that EXACT same phone!» or «Here we go AGAIN! This is insane! INSANE!!!» or «What is this crap!!!» during the movies I have seen in the main theaters there. I know that Red River Theatres cannot control its patrons (nor should they have to) but its definitely a problem. This issue coupled with a dim projector screen has forced me to part ways with the idea of going to the movies in this room.
If a movie is in the main theaters of Red River Theatres I will happily buy my tickets there over anywhere else within driving distance. If a movie is being shown in the screening room, I will have to pass from now on…

Red River is a really nice non-​profit theatre, and we are so pleased to add it to our list of places to see independent and limited-​release films. It’s located right on Main Street in Concord, near a lot of small businesses and local (i.e., non-​chain) restaurants, and parking is plentiful. The theatre has only three screens, with two for its regular engagements and one for special showings. We were in the latter for screenings of the Oscar-​nominated live-​action and animated shorts, which were a steal at $ 5 per screening per person. Regular films aren’t much more expensive. The concession stand is small but well-​stocked and relatively cheap; BF got a beer for $ 4. And – this is important, especially for the ladies – the restrooms are really clean!
While it’s a bit of a drive from southern Nashua, it’s fun to make a day or evening out of it. Kendall Square Cinema offers more selection, but it’s considerably more expensive than Red River. The Wilton is a little closer and less expensive, but there are fewer showtimes. All in all, Red River is a fantastic option.

Red River’s a winner.
I don’t usually like going to the movies. The crowds annoy me, most of the time it seems very impersonal and the costs seem out of line if you want to do anything more than buy a ticket (I died a little on the inside when I bought two diet cokes and paid ten dollars, and it wasn’t the cokes that were killing me). I suppose this could be said about pretty much any place where a ton of people gather for entertainment (sports venues, concert arenas, etc.), but for some reason movie theaters are more irksome just because there is more competition. These places should be pushing for customers in the simple areas like customer service and experience. Outside of Chunky’s, most of New Hampshire’s theater options are similar to one another: multiplexes with stadium style seating, maybe an IMAX or two, with severely overpriced junk food. As such, I’d rather wait four months and Redbox a movie for two dollars and watch it with my fifty cent bag of microwave popcorn.
Red River is different. No, they don’t really get the blockbuster films. As of this review, they are showing The Artist and The Descendants off of their Oscar nominations. Obviously, if you go to see the mainstream Hollywood flicks, Red River isn’t going to work, and that’s okay. They usually have 2 – 3 movies showing at any given time, most of the time they are the upper echelon of independent flicks. The theaters themselves are nothing amazing: comfortable enough seating, ample leg room, somewhat smaller screens (big enough IMO) but not a whole lot to complain about. To be honest, you probably won’t be seeing the types of movies at Red River that will take advantage of ridiculously large screens, so it’s not a huge issue.
However, I find the experience to be substantially better at Red River. First, and this is a function of the movies they show and the fact that they are independent, but the crowds are better. For the two traditional movies I saw (Jane Eyre, The Artist), the crowds were older, polite, and properly behaved. For Rocky Horror*, it was a full house but there weren’t any ridiculous quarrels and they were better movie watchers than most regular crowds.
*Rocky Horror? Great place for a virgin. Nothing too embarrassing but the experience was a lot of fun and they had everything you needed. Probably not the best veteran run through, but the staff made it fun.
I think they elevate themselves on the other things they provide. The tickets are competitive compared to the multiplexes, I want to say it was $ 9.00 for an evening show. The concessions is a small stand, but it was probably a good 1 – 2 dollars cheaper for soda and popcorn (with actual butter) than at other theaters and they had other options (alcohol, sandwiches, etc.) that were reasonably priced.
I wish they had a Red River type theater in Manchester, it’s a very nice place.

Red River Theatres is one of the best places to visit in Concord NH. It’s the kind of venue that makes Concord a nice place to live. It’s a small community style theatre that shows the kind of movies that never make it to that jumbo megaplex out on the Loudon Road. Some of the best movies you will see are at this cinema. Many Oscar contenders are shown here. It’s next to a good local bookstore/​bakery — so you can make a nice trip out of it. It’s clean, affordable, and parking is easy. Cheers.

What a cool place to see cool movies. Indie movies with fresh popcorn and a side of beer or wine. And comfortable seats!

So long as you live within a half hour radius of Concord, if you love independent cinema then this place is a god-​send for you. They’ve only got 2 movies going at a time (plus one-​off special engagements), but their limited selection of available showings is well off the Hollywood radar, and their ticket prices are highly affordable, so it’s a budget-​friendly way to experiment with art films you won’t get a chance to see in other theaters, and might have to hunt for a copy of once they hit DVD.
Ticket and concession prices are both reasonable, and if you’re there for a weeknight or weekend show, the parking is free; so it’s a cheap-​ish date. And if the movie’s good, it just might be a highly memorable one as well.
The screens aren’t so big, so you lose a little bit of the movie magic that the big multiplexes have to offer, but this theater makes up for it by offering quality films, and in a very comfortable environment. I live in Manchester, but whenever I catch wind of a movie I’d like to see playing here, it’s easy to find an excuse to make the half hour (each way) drive to Concord for it.

The best place to go to the movies in New Hampshire.

This is by far the best independent/​foreign film theater I’ve been to. The ticket prices are fair, and the snacks and drinks are very reasonably priced (no need to sneak in sodas and skittles in your giant purse when you can buy a glass of wine or beer and a popcorn for just a few bucks!). What I like the best was that although it’s a smaller-​sized theater there is stadium seating with comfortable seats and it is very clean. The staff were all friendly and helpful, and parking indoors just under the theater was a big plus as well. My mom and I were also surprised and pleased by the politeness and general quietness of the crowd we watched Slumdog Millionaire with — we didn’t hear a peep from anyone the entire movie. I wish we had a theater more like this in Denver!

Great place to see current independent and foreign films! The Red River Theatres opened its doors in the Fall of 2007 after a long absence of independent theatres in the Concord area since the mid 1990s. This member supported/​non-​profit theatre is a great alternative to the mainstream multiplexes, which shows many films you can’t see anywhere else in NH. Red River Theatres were named after the 1948 classic Western «Red River» starring John Wayne. For showtimes, tickets, and membership info, check out
Red River has two larger theaters (actually a lot smaller than the screens at typical movie theaters with a little over 100 seat capacity each) with rocker style stadium seating and equipped with 35 mm projection and Dolby surround sound. A smaller 48-​seat screening room has DVD projection for NH filmmakers, shows indie films and can be rented out for meetings. The movie screen is covered by red curtains which opens mechanically before the flick. The concession stand offers Coke products, popcorn, candy, baked goods, sandwiches, beer and wine at fair prices.
My friend and I were here recently and got to see No Country For Old Men. The matinée price was only $ 5.00, what a bargain! The theatre is packed on the weekends. And on weeknights and weekends, parking is free in Downtown Concord including in the adjacent parking garage. After the show, take a stroll through Downtown Concord which has some solid good restaurants and bars and shops within walking distance of Red River.