Angelika Pop-Up at Union Market — Local services in Washington

Good, little indie theater, if you can find it. To the owners, two suggestions—pick at least one:

1. Buy a sign—doesn't have to be a big, flashy, neon sign; just one saying something to the effect that movie theaters are inside this nondescript, big white building.

2. Buy and install a clear, non-mirrored storefront door. That might be cheaper than #1 if one could actually see inside and confirm that yes, there are movie theaters in there.

I was actually stopped by a guy who saw me leaving and asked, ' is there an ice cream shop in there?'

No, it's a movie theater, 4 of them. Don't be thrown off by the mirrored glass door. Walk right in. The screens are mega-multiplex small but not too small. (Trust me, I've been in a couple of those theaters.) The projector in #2 was inside the theater itself, but was not noticeable once the film cranked up.

There is a bar and socializing area as noted and the concessions (not sampled) seemed a bit different from the usual fare. There's lots of free parking on 5th street (one way, by the way) if you don't mind being sandwiched between delivery trucks or further south in the parking lot for Union Market. As another reviewer noted it is a bit of a walk (.6 miles/12 min.) from the NOMA Gallaudet Metro Station.

I enjoyed the experience and will endeavor to return. One sad note: as I was leaving after my showing at 8:45 pm on a Saturday night, the place was completely empty. See the two...

My boyfriend and I went here once to see Star Wars and we loved the theater. While there, we saw a sign for a movie deal where if you go to a movie before noon, it came with a cup of coffee. We thought that was fun so we had been looking forward to coming to an early movie and drinking our coffee and then likely heading over to Union Market for lunch after. We saw an 11:15am showing on the website and drove over. UNFORTUNATELY, the theater just decided that day they weren't going to open that day. We were outside waiting for the 11:15am movie, but at 11:15am, the lights were still out and the doors were locked and not a single person was inside working. We could even see through the front door a chalkboard with the movie times. There it was...11:15am. Did they put a sign on the door explaining why they just decided not to open? No. Did they list on the website they were actually not doing this deal anymore? Nope. Were we majorly bummed we didn't get to see this movie and we planned our entire day around it? YUPPP. Luckily we hadn't purchased the tickets yet, because then we would have just lost our money and been locked outside of a theater. So...overall its a cool theater, but not the most reliable. Maybe just avoid buying tickets...

Super cute little theater at Union Market, we ordered our tickets ahead of time on their website and they were really easy to pick up at the digital kiosk. The person running concessions was very kind, we asked if they had any disposable masks, to which they said they’d run out recently. But going above and beyond, they checked in the back and gave me a nice cloth mask like the employees were wearing!! I offered to pay for it but they just gave it to me free of charge. We then ordered snacks, I was super excited to see they had Jeni’s Splendid Ice Cream (an amazing company that started in Columbus, Ohio that I hadn’t had since I was in college in Columbus), Bruce Cost ginger ale, and the popcorn…yum!!! You can tell they use real butter instead of butter flavored oil. I would absolutely recommend this place to anyone looking to see a movie and have a fun date night like we did :) great customer service, great snacks, great...