El cine "alternativo" de Tucson es un ciine de dos pisos dedicado a proyectar películas independientes y extranjeras. Ocacionalmente se pasa algun éxito de taquilla de Hollywood, pero no suele ser el caso. Las películas suelen tener funciones todos los días y todos los sábados a la media noche se proyecta el clásico de culto Rocky Horror Picture Show. En el lobby podrán comprar golosinas y bocadillos.
Housed within the Student Union Memorial Center at the University of Arizona, the Gallagher Theater was built in 1971 as an on-campus movie theater. Back then, it consisted of 630 seats, which after renovation was brought down to 340. Today, the cinema is equipped with digital technology and a snack counter and continues hosting theme movie nights as it did earlier.
The Harkins Tucson Spectrum 18 cinema floors you with their stadium-style seating and Ultimate Rocker love seats, letting you surrender to a splendid movie-watching experience. Gourmet foods that range from pizzas and burgers to spring rolls and Mexican sweet treats are available at the food stands. Couples with families can make carefree movie dates, as Harkins Tucson Spectrum 18 offers a safe childcare center where their kids can play.