Okay Theater, Great Location
The Grandview Theater is one of two remaining neighborhood theaters in the Groveland and Highland neighborhoods of residential Saint Paul. The theater’s Grand Avenue location can’t be beat. The theater plays mainstream movies and select “art house fair”. Unfortunately the “art house” flicks tend towards saccharin titles like “Bend it Like Beckham” and “Billy Elliot”. Both of which enjoyed extended runs at the theater. Additionally non-mainstream titles are normally relegated to the upstairs “Screening Room” . Like so many theaters in the area, the formally one-screen Grandview has been divided into two theaters. , and “Screening Room” is a euphemism for “cramped, converted balcony”.
Ticket prices are average and so are concessions. What can’t be beat is the theater’s Grand Avenue location. Enjoy a coffee at Dunn Bros after the show. Between the Grandview Theater and its sister theater, the Highland, you should never have to drive to a suburban multiplex again.
There is plenty of street parking. At night, parking is also available in the Wells Fargo lot across the street.
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