close
close

Videodrome in Atlanta is one of the last video rental stores open in Georgia

More than 30 years after their release, people are still watching films like “Top Gun” and “ET the Extra-Terrestrial.” But there’s a way to make the experience even more nostalgic.

Atlanta has one of the last video rental stores open: Videodrome. Named after the 1983 David Cronenberg film, this movie spot has tens of thousands of titles to choose from. Rentals are just $5, which gives you a week with a movie, unless it’s a new release, available for three days.

The business was opened in 1998 by Matt Booth, who worked in video stores his entire life. But when it came to movies, his tastes were more niche and international, minus the big summer blockbusters.

“I wanted to do something less corporate,” he said. “I had the things I liked and I had a partner at the time, Jeff Sutton, who liked the things he liked. We thought those things were underrepresented in video stores, so we got some open one with the things we love.”