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Anyway to find out if a film is playing near me?

SheepSheep Registered User, __BANNED USERS regular
edited July 2009 in Help / Advice Forum
Me and my girl and another couple we hang out with wanna go out for dinner and a movie next weekend. We really want to see Hurt Locker.

Problem is that we live in Mississippi, and this state usually only gets blockbusters and Soul Plane, not gritty films like Hurt Locker.

Is there a website where I can type in a film name and where I reside and see if it will be playing anywhere near me?

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  • ChanusChanus Harbinger of the Spicy Rooster Apocalypse The Flames of a Thousand Collapsed StarsRegistered User, Moderator mod
    edited July 2009
    The website for the movie has a "Theatres" button on the right hand side of the top menu bar.

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  • SheepSheep Registered User, __BANNED USERS regular
    edited July 2009
    Thanks!

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  • meekermeeker Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    http://lmgtfy.com/?q=movies

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  • npreecsnpreecs Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    I've had good luck with sites like rottentomatoes and moviephone. They have 'search nearby theatres' buttons, but I usually only use it for big movies. Your indie film mileage may vary.

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  • ElJeffeElJeffe Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited July 2009
    Moviephone works great (movies.aol.com). Fandango is pretty good, too. You can search by film, or just look at all the theaters in your area, based on zip-code.

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  • ChanusChanus Harbinger of the Spicy Rooster Apocalypse The Flames of a Thousand Collapsed StarsRegistered User, Moderator mod
    edited July 2009
    I heart Fandango.

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  • SheepSheep Registered User, __BANNED USERS regular
    edited July 2009
    I think I should have worded my OP better.

    Hurt Locker isn't playing anywhere in MS. I was curious if there was some type of "schedule" or something that would hint at whether or not it would eventually come here.

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  • ErandusErandus Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Chanus wrote: »
    I heart Fandango.

    I used to heart Fandango until they started getting a lot of movie times wrong in my area. Use Fandango to see if something is playing near you, but then use the theater chain's website (Cinemark around here) or call the theater itself to double check the show time.

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  • meekermeeker Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Hurt Locker is in limited release. You won't find it outside of major cities. Pick a different movie or wait a few weeks.

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  • DemerdarDemerdar Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Just keep your eye open at your local multiplex, usually these limited release movies will show up in a few weeks to a month after the official release.

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  • CelestialBadgerCelestialBadger Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Google it. Seriously, google the name of your town and "cinemas" and google spits out a nicely formatted listing of all the nearby cinemas and what they are playing for the next few days.

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