Grail Moviehouse — Local services in Asheville

Intimate boutique moviehouse, with a beautiful selection of films: artfully curated and they support Asheville FM (103.3)! Do yourself a favor and check out some of these beautifully curated movies

Going to the Grail moviehouse feels like how cinema should be. Seeing art-house movies in an intimate setting.

So much to love! You can purchase wine and beer along with the usual assortment of snacks. Local wine and beer is also on offer.

Comfortable couch-like seating, reminiscent of a well appointed home theater.

The owners and staff are super friendly. The movie selection is wonderful! We have been attending the Academy Award nominated best animated shorts for years there. It was a family tradition, and I begin watching them in San Francisco in my 20s. We have also seen wonderful movies, that you absolutely would not find anywhere else (documentaries on the cats of Istanbul, a beautiful selection of films from overseas and, of course, a couple cult-classic favorite, such as Harold and Maude). I know the selection will always be wisely curated, and that there will be something on tap of the Grail that is incredibly worthwhile. Bonus is that they support...

We appreciate what you're trying to do here, GM, but audio overspill thru the walls of adjacent "theaters" is absolutely unacceptable in a movie theater...Dirty, delapidated, salvage furnishings are another unacceptable for a movie theater & are neither comfy, charming, nor funky (back ache after 20 minutes)...also, the LCD projector fan in room 2 is quite a noise maker. AVL Film Society is trying & has the unique opportunity to step up the film options here by bringing art house cinema to town. We already have Fine Arts for the generic geriatrics. So show real, controversial indy & ball busting docs. Playing silent, b&w or any Soviet film for that matter, mid-century kitschy nonsense, silly horror pictures etc, every Tuesday night is a waste of screen time. And mailing it in by pressing play on a Janus art house collection Blu-ray may be done in the comfort of one's home. Even the regular Grail Moviehouse's weekly program leaves much to be desired. Their selection seem to promote the same old homogenous, redundant, overly PC, preachy & pretentious messages...this is Asheville keeping...

Wait until you see this place!! What a wonderful alternative to visiting a traditional movie theater. There is an old school vibe inside with a few displays of movie theater memorabilia. It's cheaper than a regular theater too, and the concessions have great choices. Their popcorn is not as good as other places BUT I'm impartial to treating myself to the buttery 1000 calorie buckets where the oils get all over your pants. For "healthier" popcorn, it's actually pretty darn good! Inside the theater there are choices of chairs, loveseats, and even Lazy Boys to choose from!! The reason why they didn't get 5 stars is because the screen is kinda small, and I really got used to being spoiled by stadium seating at other places (so you can see better). Other than that, you gotta check out this place!! Go early so you can get the loveseat...