Southern California Movie Theaters
Find your favorite film at one of SoCal's popular cinemas
Lucky Southern Californians---they have one of the best selections of great movie theaters in the USA! Many cinemas in SoCal feature modern stadium-style seating, digital sound and comfy love seats. In addition, more and more theaters are adding digital projection capabilities, as well.Some theaters feature popular film releases that everyone in the family will enjoy. Other cinemas specialize in art house and specialty films. At any rate, if the movie you want is playing anywhere at all in the USA, you'll undoubtedly discover a location where it's showing in Southern California. Even films in "limited release" are usually screened in greater Los Angeles!
On this page, you'll find a listing of some popular cinema chains in Southern California, along with links to further details about each one.
First, however, here are some interesting movie-related widgets which you might enjoy tinkering around with.
"Rotten Tomatoes" movie review widget
Movie Reviews: In the Google Widget to your right, you can read reviews from "Rotten Tomatoes." Simply click on the title you'd like to explore further.
Rotten Tomatoes percentage number: Next to each movie title, you'll see a number followed by a percent (%) sign. If you're not interested in reading the full movie review, a quick glance will tell you the opinion of this movie in the eyes of the Rotten Tomatoes website. The higher the number, the better that reviews for this movie have been. But, of course, everyone's favorite shows are different---don't let them sway you if you've got your heart set on seeing a particular film!
On this page, you can see a list of the family movies playing at (and coming to) theaters in greater Los Angeles/San Diego and get help finding a theater near your home where they're playing.
Find Southern California Movie Theaters
The rest of this page will fill visitors in about which movie chains are popular in Southern California. These chains are---
1.) AMC Theaters--- The AMC Theater chain is quite popular throughout Southern California. Many movie houses in this chain are new theaters featuring stadium seating with plush, comfy chairs and up-to-the-minute sound systems. If you would like to browse through a list of Southern California AMC Theaters (along with their phone numbers and addresses) so that you can find one close to your home, you may head to the AMC Theaters page of this website. On the other hand, if you already know the specific AMC Theater you'd like to visit, you may find it convenient to find your schedule of showtimes by visiting the upcoming link to the
AMC Theatres official website.
Or, if you happen to be looking for AMC theater locations in the nearby state of Arizona, you may head to the Arizona AMC Theater Locations page of this website's new sister-site, Have-Fun-in-the-Southwest.com.
2.) The ArcLight Theater in Los Angeles is a luxury cinema where you'll pay more for your tickets...but you'll get specifically-reserved seats. Simply show up at performance time, and an usher will escort you to your seat!
Plus, the ArcLight Cinema has historical significance---part of the theater is actually the 1963 Cinerama Dome! The ArcLight has painstakingly restored the Cinerama Dome to better-than-new condition...with state-of-the-art "everything" installed while maintaining this nostalgic theater's classic looks.
If you'd like to learn more about this excellent theater restoration or find out about current showtimes and schedules, please use the following link to view the ArcLight Cinema's website. You can also find out about the ArcLight theater's second location (in Sherman Oaks) at this website, as well.
For an extra fee, you can choose to sit in a "Director's Hall" to see your film. You'll feel as if you've gone to see a live production in a Director's Hall, because when you purchase your ticket, it will be for a PARTICULAR seat...and when you arrive at the auditorium, an usher will lead you to that seat. Or, should I say, that LEATHER upholstered seat! And, no more heading to the theater an hour before showtime so that try to get a good seat!
Sitting in the Director's Hall, may still choose to head to the refreshment stand, if you wish...but why would you? In the Director's Halls, you may take advantage offood and beverage service at your seat!
In other words, The Bridge: Cinema DeLux is quite aptly named! All of the megaplex theaters in Southern California are good...but The Bridge takes that one step further.
And here's some good news about The Bridge that you can use right this very moment: The Bridge's website is SO easy to use! Once you click on the following link to see The Bridge: Cinema DeLux official website, you'll be looking at your list of showtimes in the same amount of time that you'd still be wading through a long list of theater locations on some other cinema websites!
4.) Century Movie Theater chain is another popular brand of movie theaters in Southern California. Recently, Century Theaters have been bought-out by the Cinemark Theater company. You may review the list of Century Theaters as well as Cinemark Theaters (along with directions and contact phone numbers for each location) on the Cinemark/Century page of this website. Or, you may find out movie schedules for both Century AND Cinemark cinemas by using the following link to the
Cinemark Theaters official website.
5.) Edwards Theater Chain is another mega-popular chain of movie palaces in Southern California. The Edwards Theatres are now owned by Regal Cinemas, who also own the United Artists theaters. To see a list of Southern California Edwards cinemas, you have several choices on this website. If you don't know which location you'd like to attend & wish to see a list of theaters (along with phone numbers, addresses & directions, you may choose from 3 different pages on this website:
a.) Los Angeles County: If you're looking for an Edwards Theater in LA County, you may head to the "Edwards Theaters/Los Angeles" page of this website.
b.)Orange County: If you're looking for an Edwards location in "the OC," you may view the Edwards Theaters/Orange County page of this website.
c.) Other SoCal Edwards locations: To discover Edwards locations in San Diego, San Bernardino, Riverside or Ventura Counties, please see the "Southern California Edwards Cinemas" page of this website.
Edwards Theater website: If you already know where you're planning to see your movie & simply wish to check showtimes, you can head directly to the Edwards Theater website, which is actually the Regal Theater Group website (since Edwards is now a part of that chain.)
6.) Harkins Theaters: A few parts of Southern California are served by Harkins Theaters, a chain that is very popular in nearby Arizona. You may use the following link to view the
Harkins Theaters official website.
Or, if you'd like to find an Arizona or Colorado Harkins Theater location, you may head to the "Harkins Theaters" page of this website's "sister" site, Have-Fun-in-the-Southwest.com.
7.) IMAX Theaters: To find an IMAX movie theater in Southern California, you may visit the IMAX Theaters page of this website. You'll find a list of SoCal Imax locations, along with the phone number, address, and directions to each one.
Or, to learn about the different IMAX films that are currently in release throughout both SoCal and the USA, you'll want to use the following link to look through the
Imax Theater website.
IMAX IS EXPANDING! If you're an IMAX lover, you're in luck! IMAX has been installing many new screens in the past several years...and still more are on their way! Until recently only tourist attractions such as the Grand Canyon, major science museums, etc. had IMAX projectors. Times have changed...and with a slightly smaller format, IMAX has moved into many local theaters. (The new "stadium" style auditoriums proved to be a perfect place to install the IMAX screens.)
Obviously, these new IMAX showings within the AMC, Edwards, Cinemark & other theaters do NOT always show the scientific-type films you're used to viewing at an IMAX location within a museum. IMAX is having BIG success with people wanting to see large-screen and 3D versions of newly-released blockbusters...and the company is ready to oblige these eager would-be viewers!
8.) The Krikorian Theaters are a chain of all-stadium-style theaters operating only in Southern California. To browse through a complete listing of Krikorian Theater locations, get directions, and use a link to their official website, please head to the "Krikorian Theaters" page of this website. Or, if you already know the location where you'll be seeing your film, you can visit the Krikorian Theater's website, www.kptmovies.com to discover the upcoming showtimes.
9.) The Mann Theaters are a small---but important---Southern California chain of movie houses. Why? Because more movies have their gala premieres at one of the Mann cinemas than any other chain! To see a list of all the Mann Theaters (including their most famous venue, the Grauman's Chinese Theater,) and get directions/view maps to each of them, you may head to the "Mann Theaters" page of this website. Or, if you already know the specific Mann Theater you're hunting, you may find out its schedule of showtimes by following the next link to the
Mann Theaters official website.
11.) The Pacific Theater chain is a popular regional cinema chain in Southern California. You may see a complete listing of Pacific Theater locations, along with directions/maps, on the Pacific Theaters page of this website. If you already know which Pacific Theater you'd like to visit, you may discover its current movie list and showtimes by using the upcoming link to the Pacific Theaters official website.
13.) Regal Theaters: to browse through a list of Southern California Regal and United Artist Theaters (which are also owned by Regal cinemas) you may head to the Regal Theaters page of this website.
14.) The UltraStar Theaters form a small chain...but it's a significant one. A disproportionately large number of Southern California movie theaters showing "3D Nightmare Before Christmas" were UltraStar Theaters. This means that we'll probably see more important digital releases heading to UltraStar movie houses in the future. You may use the following link to visit the
UltraStar Cinemas official website.
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