Metropolitan Theatre, Historic movie theater in downtown Winnipeg, Canada

The Metropolitan Theatre is a 1919 neoclassical building at 281 Donald Street in downtown Winnipeg, designed by C. Howard Crane for the Allen brothers. Its light-brown brick facade has ornamental terra cotta, fluted pilasters flanking arched windows with fanlights, and a cornice topped by a brick parapet with urns and friezes. The auditorium held 2,500 seats under a plaster ceiling dome with a large chandelier.

The Allen brothers, Jay J., Jules and their father Bernard, built the Allen Theatre as part of a 45-cinema chain; it opened on 2 January 1920 with the film Upstairs and Down after a planned Christmas 1919 opening was delayed because the organ was not yet installed. Famous Players bought it in 1923 and renamed it the Metropolitan Theatre, running it as a first-run house. A 1948 renovation moved the box office and entrance to the north end and lowered the ceiling.

The building's name changed with its owners: the Allen brothers' Allen Theatre became the Metropolitan after Famous Players bought it in 1923. The shops flanking the original entrance at 283 and 285 Donald Street housed a confectionery, a blouse shop, a barber, an optician and a music store. Since 2012 the former auditorium has hosted a restaurant, lounge and special events.

The Met stands at 281 Donald Street, across from Canada Life Centre and just north of Holy Trinity Anglican Church, on the east side of the street south of Portage Avenue. The 2011–2012 renovation added a south-side structure holding the kitchen, washrooms and elevators, and replaced the sloped cinema floor with tiered platforms. The front facade, main entrance, mezzanine and mouldings were kept.

The building's auditorium originally seated 2,500 under a plaster ceiling dome with a large chandelier. After the 1987 closure, interior water damage occurred, yet a 2011 assessment found the interior "in remarkably good condition" before the $17 million renovation.