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Open Daily:
9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Current Time:
Directions:
727 W Main Street
Louisville, KY 40202
(502) 561-6100
[email protected]
Kentucky Science Center is open 7 days a week, 9:30AM-5PM. Purchase tickets at purchased online.

Movies & Showtimes

Movies & Showtimes

Immerse yourself in the magic of cinema, don’t just watch a movie, experience it on the 4-story screen!

Documentary movies

  • $5/Member
  • $7/Non-Member

Hollywood movies

  • $10/Member
  • $12/Non-Member

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With seating for up to 195 guests in the Discovery Theater, the space supports daily educational film programming and regularly transforms to host live science demonstrations, guest speakers, community events, musical performances, corporate presentations, film premieres, and immersive learning experiences. Its flexibility allows it to serve diverse audiences while advancing the Science Center’s mission to inspire curiosity, creativity, and lifelong learning.

Educators: Bringing a group of 15 or more students? Pick a movie that aligns with your classroom objectives, then visit our Field Trips page to submit your booking request.

Groups: Reserve your seats at least three weeks in advance and enjoy the flexibility to choose your feature. Visit our Group Visit page to learn more.

Rental: The theater & auditorium provides seating for up to 195 people. Interested in renting this space for a private event, click here to learn more.

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Casper (1995)

Casper, spoiled heiress Carrigan Crittenden inherits Whipstaff Manor and finds it haunted by a friendly young ghost named Casper and his cruel uncles, the Ghostly Trio. She hires paranormal therapist Dr. James Harvey and his teenage daughter, Kat, to clear the house so she can find hidden treasure.
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Saturday, October 10 at 2PM

Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) is a stop-motion musical. Jack Skellington, the pumpkin king of Halloween Town, gets bored of scaring people. He finds Christmas Town and decides to take over the holiday. His scary gifts cause chaos, but he saves Santa and fixes his mistake.
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Saturday, October 17 at 2PM

Hocus Pocus (1993)

Hocus Pocus is a 1993 Disney fantasy-comedy film about three 17th-century Salem witches—the Sanderson sisters (played by Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy)—who are accidentally resurrected on Halloween night 300 years later by a skeptical teenager named Max.
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Saturday, October 24 at 2PM

Polar Express Family Movie Night

Make holiday memories that will last a lifetime at Kentucky Science Center! Climb aboard for a festive trip to the North Pole and enjoy the holiday classic Polar Express in our spectacular 4-story Discovery Theater. Indulge in our delicious liquid nitrogen ice cream, create a personalized keepsake ornament, and capture the moment with a family photo to remember this unforgettable holiday adventure.
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Saturday, December 5 at 5PM

Elf (2003)

Buddy (Will Ferrell) was accidentally transported to the North Pole as a toddler and raised to adulthood among Santa's elves. Unable to shake the feeling that he doesn't fit in, the adult Buddy travels to New York, in full elf uniform, in search of his real father. As it happens, this is Walter Hobbs (James Caan), a cynical businessman. After a DNA test proves this, Walter reluctantly attempts to start a relationship with the childlike Buddy with increasingly chaotic results.
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December 19 & 23 at 11AM, December 21 at 2PM

Buddy (Will Ferrell) was accidentally transported to the North Pole as a toddler and raised to adulthood among Santa’s elves. Unable to shake the feeling that he doesn’t fit in, the adult Buddy travels to New York, in full elf uniform, in search of his real father. As it happens, this is Walter Hobbs (James Caan), a cynical businessman. After a DNA test proves this, Walter reluctantly attempts to start a relationship with the childlike Buddy with increasingly chaotic results.

Home Alone (1990)

When 8-year-old Kevin McCallister acts out the night before a family trip to Paris, his mother makes him sleep in the attic. After the McCallisters mistakenly leave for the airport without Kevin, he awakens to an empty house and assumes his wish to have no family has come true. But his excitement sours when he realizes that two con men plan to rob the McCallister residence, and that he alone must protect the family home.
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December 20 & 22, 2PM

When 8-year-old Kevin McCallister acts out the night before a family trip to Paris, his mother makes him sleep in the attic. After the McCallisters mistakenly leave for the airport without Kevin, he awakens to an empty house and assumes his wish to have no family has come true. But his excitement sours when he realizes that two con men plan to rob the McCallister residence, and that he alone must protect the family home.

Superhuman Body: World of Medical Marvels

Explores the inner workings of the human body and highlights cutting edge medical and bioengineering advances told through the lens of real doctors, researchers, and patients.
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OPENS NOVEMBER 6

Superhuman Body: World of Medical Marvels takes audiences inside the wonders of the human body and the incredible breakthroughs in science and bioengineering that are revolutionizing human health. Told through the inspiring stories of the researchers, doctors, scientists and patients behind these medical breakthroughs, Superhuman Body shows the extraordinary ways our bodies work – and how science and technology can help us to intervene when things go wrong. Combining state-of-the-art CGI with live action cinematography, Superhuman Body will inspire a new generation of young people to engage in STEM careers as it celebrates these new medical technologies that are saving human lives.

Narrated By Matthew McConaughey

Presented by Edwards Lifesciences & Kenneth C. Griffin

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Shark Kingdom

Shark Kingdom is an epic family adventure in some of the world’s most scenic and remote shark waters. Follow shark heroes Jess Cramp, Liv Rose and Cristina Zenato as they dive into the kingdom of sharks, come face to face with these awe-inspiring creatures and uncover their secrets to fight for the future of our shared oceans.
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Shark heroes and conservationists Jess Cramp, Liv Rose and Cristina Zenato lead this epic family adventure into the kingdom of sharks, where we’ll come face to face with these ancient and awe-inspiring animals and learn how our future is intertwined with theirs.
 
Each shark species wields unique powers that help them survive in diverse ecosystems, whether it’s a great white hunting in the wild and wind-swept seas of New Zealand, whaler sharks learning to coexist with Australian fishermen, or elusive oceanic white tip “shipwreck sharks” traversing uncharted depths of the Pacific.  
 
In some of the world’s most beautiful diving locations, join the action to understand and help these magnificent creatures, and be immersed in the larger story of our shared oceans.

Horse Power

The modern world was built on horseback. Embark on an epic and heartwarming journey across the globe celebrating the extraordinary abilities of horses and their inseparable bond with humanity. Join the unlikely pair of Julaa, an inspiring eight-year-old girl and her Mongolian foal who work together to push their endurance to the limit in the race of a lifetime. Be immersed in the power of wild mustangs and a Native American horse listener in Arizona who earns their trust and loyalty.
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The modern world was built on horseback. Embark on an epic and heartwarming journey across the globe celebrating the extraordinary abilities of horses and their inseparable bond with humanity. Join the unlikely pair of Julaa, an inspiring eight-year-old girl and her Mongolian foal who work together to push their endurance to the limit in the race of a lifetime. Be immersed in the power of wild mustangs and a Native American horse listener in Arizona who earns their trust and loyalty.

Gallop alongside the fastest horse, the Arabian Stallion. Be amazed by the astounding muscle power and courage of a draft police horse taking its toughest test in Amsterdam. Follow the adorable antics of Digby and Hazel, miniature guide horses with big hearts that comfort those in need. After near extinction, watch the drama unfold as six Przewalski wild horses are released, finally connecting with the big herd, giving strong hope to conserving this ancient species.

The Coral Sea

Coral Sea 3D

Join local conservationists as they safeguard the future of green sea turtles, one tiny new hatchling at a time. This family adventure will connect you to the pulse of life in the vibrant Coral Sea, home to UNESCO World Heritage site the Great Barrier Reef.
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Legend has it that the islands of the Coral Sea are built on the back of a giant sea turtle. This is a world where the ebbs and flows of life are made of the turquoise sea and the lush jungle. Saltwater runs through the veins of the local people, who are deeply connected to the ocean — also some of the most important sanctuaries for endangered green sea turtles in the world. Join local conservationists as they safeguard the future of green sea turtles, one tiny new hatchling at a time. This family adventure will connect you to the pulse of life in the vibrant Coral Sea, home to UNESCO World Heritage site the Great Barrier Reef.

Space: The New Frontier

An entire generation came of age with the indescribable awe of landing on the Moon — and the ensuing Golden Age of Space has changed our world forever for the better. More than 50 years later, what is the next step for humankind? A second golden age of space has quietly dawned on us, with new hope for humanity as a spacefaring species.
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An entire generation came of age with the indescribable awe of landing on the Moon — and the ensuing Golden Age of Space has changed our world forever for the better. More than 50 years later, what is the next step for humankind? A second golden age of space has quietly dawned on us, with new hope for humanity as a spacefaring species.

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Serengeti

Journey to the heart of Africa with Serengeti. A film for all ages, audiences will follow the newest members of an animal cast as they imitate their parents and embark on their life’s journeys.
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Life happened in the Serengeti on an unprecedented scale. It’s home to most of Africa’s iconic animals and hosts one of the world’s greatest natural events — the annual wildebeest migration. Nature has orchestrated a perfect symphony in which every species has a very distinct role to play in a larger story — the balance of an entire ecosystem. A film for all ages, audiences will follow the newest members of the animal cast as they imitate their parents and embark on their life’s journeys. Prepare to be awed by this immersive giant screen film about how nature works in one of the world’s greatest ecosystems.

Cities Of The Future 3D

Cities of the Future 3D

Step into the future and discover the exciting innovations engineers are working on right now to help meet the challenges of a changing world–from electric flying cars and aerial highways to smart buildings and solar energy beamed down from space. The future starts now.
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Cities of the Future 3D invites you to step into the future and discover the exciting innovations engineers are working on right now to help meet the challenges of a changing world. Renewable energy will be our primary power source, solar energy beamed down from space will power entire cities, smart buildings and greener infrastructure will keep us cool, and we will travel on aerial highways in individualized pods that run on little or no energy. We will also ride in electric flying vehicles! Traffic jams will be a thing of the past. This isn’t science fiction. This is the world engineers are designing right now.  Travel to some of the world’s greatest cities—from Amsterdam to Los Angeles to Singapore and more—where profound change is already happening and meet the engineers and visionaries whose human ingenuity is forging a brighter, more sustainable future for us all.

Narrated by critically acclaimed actor John Krasinski, Cities of the Future is produced by MacGillivray Freeman Films in partnership with the American Society of Civil Engineers, the same award-winning team that created the blockbuster film Dream Big: Engineering Our World.

Dinosaurs of Antarctica 3D

Dinosaurs of Antarctica 3D

Dinosaurs of Antarctica is an epic chronicle of a prehistoric world now lost to ice, a 250-million-year odyssey from the Permian ice age through the warm and lush Age of Dinosaurs - and back again to the frozen desert we know today.
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Dinosaurs of Antarctica 3D is an epic chronicle of a prehistoric world now lost to ice, a 250-million-year odyssey from the Permian ice age through the warm and lush Age of Dinosaurs – and back again to the frozen desert we know today. The film’s next level CGI takes audiences on the hunt with Cryolophosaurus, the largest known early Jurassic carnivore on Earth. Moving further back in time, Antarctosuchus, a colossal amphibian unique to Antarctica, lurks below the surface of an ancient river. From glaciers to Glacialisaurus, the film brings Antarctica’s dramatic transformation to life with a cast of bizarre, new-to-science dinosaurs and a team of paleoecologists working to reconstruct Antarctica’s hidden-greener-past. Traveling through deep time, the film explores the causes and repercussions of a changing climate, investigating the end of Earth’s last ice age and seeking clues to the future as we face human-triggered warming today. 

 

Backyard Wilderness

Backyard Wilderness

Backyard Wilderness will surprise and entertain viewers with the unexpected wonders of nature that are right under our noses - in our own backyards
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Backyard Wilderness will surprise and entertain viewers with the unexpected wonders of nature that are right under our noses – in our own backyards. Spanning a seasonal year around a suburban home, the film displays a stunning array of unique wildlife images and behavior – all captured by cameras mounted inside dens and nests, and moving along the forest floor and pond bottom, to reveal its inhabitants in rare and breathtaking intimacy.

Superpower Dogs

Superpower Dogs

Discover the life-saving superpowers and extraordinary bravery of some of the world’s most remarkable dogs.
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Join an immersive adventure to experience the life-saving superpowers and extraordinary bravery of some of the world’s most remarkable dogs. As we discover the astonishing science behind their amazing abilities, we’ll never look at our best friends the same way again! Narrated by Chris Evans (Captain America: The First Avenger).

Extreme Weather 3D

Weather is one of the most dynamic forces to shape our planet, but now it’s more extreme and complex than ever.
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Weather is one of the most dynamic forces to shape our planet, but now it’s more extreme and complex than ever. Extreme Weather takes you somewhere few have gone: to the edge of collapsing 300-foot-tall glaciers, to the front lines of massive wildfires, and directly in the path of deadly tornadoes. Sponsored by WLKY.
Recommended for age 8+

Bringing more than 15 guests?

Educators: Pick a movie that aligns with your classroom objectives, then visit our Field Trips page to submit your booking request.

Groups: Reserve your spot at least three weeks in advance and enjoy the freedom to select the feature. Head to our Group Visit page to secure your booking today!