The Stanford Theatre is a classical independent movie theater in Palo Alto, California.

The Stanford Theatre frequently accounts for as much as twenty-five percent of all classic film attendance in the United States.

[2] Designed by architects Weeks and Day, the theater was built at a cost of US$300,000 (equivalent to about $5,330,000 in 2023) with construction starting in 1924.

[6] By the 1960s the Theatre was on hard times, the organ had been removed and the interior was not cleaned to a degree that, "many moviegoers flatly refused to enter the place, no matter what was showing.

[12] The Theatre was renovated in late 2017 with repainting, new carpets, and the seats being restored with new padding and mohair coverings.