Location:
We are located at 464 Morro Bay Boulevard in beautiful Morro Bay, California, 93442.
Wicked Little Letters
IT’S NOT A WHODUNIT, IT’S A WHO WROTE IT
A 1920s English seaside town bears witness to a farcical and occasionally sinister scandal in this riotous mystery comedy. Based on a stranger than fiction true story, WICKED LITTLE LETTERS follows two neighbors: deeply conservative local Edith Swan and rowdy Irish migrant Rose Gooding When Edith and fellow residents begin to receive wicked letters full of unintentionally hilarious profanities, foul-mouthed Rose is charged with the crime. The anonymous letters prompt a national uproar, and a trial ensues. However, as the town’s women — led by Police Officer Gladys Moss — begin to investigate the crime themselves, they suspect that something is amiss, and Rose may not be the culprit after all.
SHOWTIMES:
Friday: 4:15pm & 7:00pm
Saturday: 4:15pm & 7:00pm
Sunday: 1:30pm & 4:15pm
Monday 4/15:The Bloody Brood (1959)
Tuesday: 4:15pm & 7:00pm
Wednesday: 4:15pm & 7:00pm
Thursday: 4:15pm & 7:00pm
CAST & CREDITS:
Cast: Jessie Buckley, Olivia Colman, Timothy Spall, Anjana Vasan, Gemma Jones, Eileen Atkins, Hugh Skinner
Director: Thea Sharrock
Producer: Graham Broadbent; Peter Czernin; Ed Sinclair; Olivia Colman; Jo Wallett
Writer: Johnny Sweet
INFO:
Running Time: 1 Hour 42 Minutes
Rated: R (Language Throughout|Sexual Material)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, History, Mystery
**All shows and showtimes are subject to change**
UPCOMING FILMS
Coming Friday April 19th thru Thursday April 25th
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
RISE TOGETHER OR FALL ALONE
This latest entry in the Monsterverse franchise follows up the explosive showdown of Godzilla vs. Kong with an all-new cinematic adventure, pitting the almighty Kong and the fearsome Godzilla against a colossal undiscovered threat hidden within our world, challenging their very existence — and our own. The epic new film will delve further into the histories of these Titans, their origins, and the mysteries of Skull Island and beyond, while uncovering the mythic battle that helped forge these extraordinary beings and tied them to humankind forever.
SHOWTIMES:
Friday: 4:15pm & 7:00pm
Saturday: 4:15pm & 7:00pm
Sunday: 1:30pm & 4:15pm
Monday 4/22: The Kid (1921)
Tuesday: 4:15pm & 7:00pm
Wednesday: 4:15pm & 7:00pm
Thursday: 4:15pm & 7:00pm
CAST & CREDITS:
Cast: Rebecca Hall, Dan Stevens, Brian Tyree Henry, Alex Ferns, Fala Chen, Kaylee Hottle
Director: Adam Wingard
Producer: Mary Parent, Alex Garcia, Eric McLeod, Thomas Tull, Brian Rogers
Writer: Terry Rossio, Simon Barrett, Jeremy Slater
INFO:
Running Time: 1 Hour 55 Minutes
Rated: PG-13 for creature violence and action
Genre: Sci-fi, Action, Adventure
**All shows and showtimes are subject to change**
Split Feature: Friday April 26th thru Thursday May 2nd
(Not a double-feature: Requires separate admission for each)
CABRINI
From Alejandro Monteverde, award-winning director of Sound of Freedom, comes the powerful epic of Francesca Cabrini, an Italian immigrant who arrives in New York City in 1889 and is greeted by disease, crime, and impoverished children. Cabrini sets off on a daring mission to convince the hostile mayor to secure housing and healthcare for society’s most vulnerable. With broken English and poor health, Cabrini uses her entrepreneurial mind to build an empire of hope unlike anything the world had ever seen.
SHOW TIMES:
Friday: 3:45pm
Saturday: 3:45pm
Sunday: 3:45pm
Monday 4/29: SLO Film Fest- Riding Giants
Tuesday: 3:45pm
Wednesday: 3:45pm
Thursday: 3:45pm
CAST & CREDITS:
Cast: David Morse, John Lithgow, Giancarlo Giannini, Katherine Boecher, Cristiana Deli’Anna
Director: Alejandro Monteverde
Producer: Jonathan Sanger, Leo Severino
Writer: Rod Barr, Alejandro Monteverde
INFO:
Running Time: 2 hours 25 minutes
Rated: PG-13 for thematic material, some violence, language and smoking
Genre: Biography, History, Drama
**All shows and showtimes are subject to change**
CIVIL WAR
An adrenaline-fueled thrill ride through a near-future fractured America balanced on the razor’s edge. From filmmaker Alex Garland comes a journey across a dystopian future America, following a team of military-embedded journalists as they race against time to reach DC before rebel factions descend upon the White House.
SHOW TIMES:
Friday: 7:00pm
Saturday: 7:00pm
Sunday: 1:00pm
Monday 4/29: SLO Film Fest- Riding Giants
Tuesday: 7:00pm
Wednesday: 7:00pm
Thursday: 7:00pm
CAST & CREDITS:
Cast: Kirsten Dunst, Cailee Spaeny, Wagner Moura, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Nick Offerman
Director: Alex Garland
Producer: Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich, Gregory Goodman
Writer: Alex Garland
INFO:
Running Time: 1 Hour 49 Minutes
Rated: R for strong violent content, bloody/disturbing images, and language throughout
Genre: Action, Drama
**All shows and showtimes are subject to change**
THE MINISTRY OF UNGENTLEMANLY WARFARE
Based upon recently declassified files of the British War Department and inspired by true events, THE MINISTRY OF UNGENTLEMANLY WARFARE is an action-comedy that tells the story of the first-ever special forces organization formed during WWII by UK Prime Minister Winston Churchill and a small group of military officials including author Ian Fleming. The top-secret combat unit, composed of a motley crew of rogues and mavericks, goes on a daring mission against the Nazis using entirely unconventional and utterly “ungentlemanly” fighting techniques. Ultimately their audacious approach changed the course of the war and laid the foundation for the British SAS and modern Black Ops warfare.
SHOWTIMES:
Friday: 4:15pm & 7:00pm
Saturday: 4:15pm & 7:00pm
Sunday: 1:30pm & 4:15pm
Monday 4/29: SLO Film Fest- Riding Giants
Tuesday: 4:15pm & 7:00pm
Wednesday: 4:15pm & 7:00pm
Thursday: 4:15pm & 7:00pm
CAST & CREDITS:
Cast: Henry Cavill, Alan Ritchson, Eliza Gonzalez, Cary Elwes, Til Schweiger, Alex Pettyfer, Henry Golding, Hero Fiennes Tiffin
Director: Guy Ritchie
Producer: Guy Ritchie, Jerry Bruckheimer, Chad Oman, Ivan Atkinson, John Friedberg
Writer: Paul Tamasy, Eric Johnson, Arash Amel, Guy Ritchie
INFO:
Running Time: 2 Hours 0 Minutes
Rated: R
Genre: Action, Comedy
**All shows and showtimes are subject to change**
UPCOMING FILMS
Coming Friday May 3rd thru Thursday May 16th
THE FALL GUY
SPARKS WILL FLY
He’s a stuntman, and like everyone in the stunt community, he gets blown up, shot, crashed, thrown through windows and dropped from the highest of heights, all for our entertainment. And now, fresh off an almost career-ending accident, this working-class hero has to track down a missing movie star, solve a conspiracy and try to win back the love of his life while still doing his day job. What could possibly go right?
SHOWTIMES:
Friday: 4:00pm & 7:00pm
Friday 5/3/24: Two Lane Blacktop @10pm
Saturday 5/4/24: American Graffiti @1pm
Saturday: 4:00pm & 7:00pm
Sunday: 1:00pm & 4:00pm
Monday 5/6/24: Rebel Without A Cause (1955) @5:30
Monday 5/13/24: MBHS FF @5:30
Tuesday: 4:00pm & 7:00pm
Wednesday: 4:00pm & 7:00pm
Thursday: 4:00pm & 7:00pm
CAST & CREDITS:
Cast: Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Winston Duke, Stephanie Hsu, Hannah Waddingham
Director: David Leitch
Producer: Kelly McCormick, David Leitch, Ryan Gosling, Guymon Casady
Writer: Drew Pearce
INFO:
Running Time: 2 Hours 6 Minutes
Rated: PG-13 (Action and Violence|Some Strong Language|Drug Content)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
**All shows and showtimes are subject to change**
UPCOMING FILMS
Coming Friday May 17th thru Thursday May 30th
IF
A STORY YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE TO SEE
From writer and director John Krasinski, IF is about a girl who discovers that she can see everyone’s imaginary friends — and what she does with that superpower — as she embarks on a magical adventure to reconnect forgotten IFs with their kids. IF stars Ryan Reynolds, John Krasinski, Cailey Fleming, Fiona Shaw, and the voices of Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Louis Gossett Jr. and Steve Carell alongside many more as the wonderfully unique characters that reflect the incredible power of a child’s imagination.
SHOWTIMES:
Friday: 4:15pm & 7:00pm
Saturday: 4:15pm & 7:00pm
Sunday: 1:30pm & 4:15pm
Monday 5/20/24: Morro Bay – “Once” The Abalone Capital of the World @5:30
Monday 5/27/24: Harvey @5:30
Tuesday: 4:15pm & 7:00pm
Wednesday: 4:15pm & 7:00pm
Thursday: 4:15pm & 7:00pm
CAST & CREDITS:
Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Fiona Shaw, Louis Gossett Jr, Steve Carell, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, John Krasinski, Cailey Fleming, Louis Gossett Jr, Alan Kim, Liza Colón-Zayas
Director: John Krasinski, Allyson Seeger, Ryan Reynolds, Andrew Form
Producer: John Krasinski
Writer: John Krasinski
INFO:
Running Time: Hours Minutes
Rated: PG ( )
Genre: Kids & family, Comedy, Fantasy, Drama
**All shows and showtimes are subject to change**
UPCOMING FILMS
Coming Friday May 31st thru Thursday June 13th
Ezra
TO DO RIGHT BY HIS SON, ONE DAD WILL DO THE DISTANCE
Ezra follows Max Brandel (Cannavale), a once successful late-night comedy writer turned less-successful stand-up comedian, who struggles through the failure of his career and marriage. After moving in with his father, Stan (De Niro), Max and his ex-wife Jenna (Byrne) remain at odds on how to best raise their autistic son, Ezra (Fitzgerald). Ezra is an endearing and funny exploration of a fractured family determined to push through hardship to care for the ones they love most.
SHOWTIMES:
Friday: 4:30pm & 7:00pm
Saturday: 4:30pm & 7:00pm
Sunday: 2:00pm & 4:30pm
Monday 6/3/24: To Be Announced @5:30
Monday 6/10/24: To Be Announced @5:30
Tuesday: 4:30pm & 7:00pm
Wednesday: 4:30pm & 7:00pm
Thursday: 4:30pm & 7:00pm
CAST & CREDITS:
Cast: Bobby Cannavale, Rose Byrne, Robert De Niro, Tony Goldwyn, Vera Farmiga, Rainn Wilson, Whoopi Goldberg
Director: Tony Goldwyn
Producer: William Horberg, Jon Kilik, Tony Goldwyn, Tony Spiridakis
Writer: Tony Spiridakis
INFO:
Running Time: 1 Hour 40 Minutes
Rated:
Genre: Comedy, Family
**All shows and showtimes are subject to change**
ABOUT US
Phone:
(805) 772-2444
Admission prices:
All Tickets are $10.00
We accept cash or card
About Us:
NOTICE: Change of Ownership
Hello Morro Bay! Your beloved Bay Theatre is undergoing a change in ownership, as many of you may have heard. The new owners, The Wilsons, are a family of film lovers and California natives with forty-year ties to the central coast. Morro Bay has always been a beautiful destination for visiting and vacationing, and we are so happy to call it home now!
Mary Lou and the Jannopoulos family have dedicated nearly fifty years of service and hard work to keep this place functioning and beautiful for its loyal patrons, and we are incredibly grateful to be taking over such a well-loved and cared-for local institution.
We will continue to work with the Jannopoulos’ in our best effort to maintain the quality and value of the theater experience exactly as you have enjoyed it here for decades. Hopefully any changes made will only be noticed for the better of your enjoyment and not felt in your wallets!
Thank you for your support and come in and say Hi!
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The Bay Theatre has been family owned and operated since 1975. The building was constructed in the early 1940’s as a single screen motion picture theatre. The Jannopoulos family has maintained the historical integrity and charm of the building while pursuing their efforts to maintain and improve the physical and technical aspects of this landmark.
The most recent improvement has been the installation of a state of the art digital projection and sound system. We are proud to be the beneficiaries of Ultra Stereo of San Luis Obispo’s generosity, who donated to us, a digital sound processor and an assisted listening system, which includes not only sound amplification but also, closed captioning and visual narration capabilities.
Our family invites you and your family to enjoy your next night out at the movies, with us, at the Bay Theatre in beautiful downtown Morro Bay, California
We are proud members of Theatre Historical Society of America historictheatres.org
Audio Description
For Visually Impaired People
Audio described screenings of films enable those with sight impairments to enjoy the experience of Cinema through a unique narrated soundtrack which not only gives the narrative, but a visual description of the film as well. Audio Described films will be annotated on our website Under Our Current Movie Page. Please ask our Box Office for a headset upon arrival.
Assisted Listening
For the Hearing Impaired
Headsets are available at the front desk, to enhance and amplify the sounds during a movie. The device connects after the previews, before the film, in your auditorium and gives you the ability to control the volume. This is especially helpful for those who are hard of hearing but don’t currently use a hearing aid.
Closed Captioning
For Hearing Impaired People
Closed captioning refers to the text version of the spoken words that accompany videos or movies so that us deaf and hard of hearing people can also enjoy watching movies. We provide boxes which sit in your cup holder and are able to be positioned at your view of the bottom of the movie screen. Closed Captioned films will be annotated on our website Under Our Current Movie Page. Please ask our Box Office for a closed caption box upon arrival.
Hours:
- Our box office opens 30 minutes before our earliest showtime of the day, and we close as the credits roll on last show of the day.
- Our snack bar remains open during the show, until the credits roll.
- We do not pre-sale tickets for future dates (exceptions for special events).
- Our doors will close briefly for cleaning in between shows, so that we can get the place sparkling clean and ready for you!
- (Our movies typically run Friday thru Thursday)