The nearest movie theaters to Charlestown, Rhode Island, are in the nearby towns of South Kingstown, Rhode Island, and Pawcatuck, Connecticut. In South Kingstown is Entertainment Cinemas at 30 Village Square Drive. The theater has eight screens, digital sound and stadium seating. The Regal Cinemas Stonington 10 in Pawcatuck is at 85 Voluntown Road. Both theaters are 12 miles from Charlestown.
Two theaters that are a short distance from Charlestown are in the Rhode Island communities of Stonington (17 miles from Charlestown) and Warwick (28 miles). The Mystic Independent Theater, at 107 Wilcox Road in Stonington, offers a wide variety of films and live performances. The Mystic Independent Theater is known for hosting open microphone talent events the fourth Saturday of every month. Showcase Cinemas has two locations in Warwick, with Showcases Cinema Warwick at 1200 Quaker Lane and Showcases Cinema Warwick Mall at 400 Bald Hill Road.
Mystic, Connecticut, and Newport, Rhode Island, also offer choices in movie theaters near Charlestown, Rhode Island. Hoyt's Mystic Village Cinema 3, at 25 Coogan Boulevard in Mystic, is a small theater that usually shows four movies at a time. The Jane Pickens Theater, at 49 Touro Street in Newport, is a historic theater in a building that dates to 1834. In an effort to keep heating costs down and movie-goers warm, the Jane Pickens Theater hands out blankets.
Block Island, which is part of Rhode Island located 13 miles off the coast and easily accessible by ferry, is the home of the Empire Theatre. The Empire is a rustic wooden structure that is filled with history. Patrons of the Empire enjoy the small shelves on the seat backs, made for holding snacks. Also on Block Island is the Oceanwest Theatre, a single-screen facility. In addition to showing movies, the Oceanwest Theatre also is used for live theatrical productions.