Posted 29 July 2022
Cinema - Cheap and discounted cinema tickets / offers and savings / cinema food & drink policy + more
Update 1
19/08 - Thread updated
This thread aims to give you a comprehensive guide on cheap cinema tickets, offers and savings. It also tries to give you useful information such as cinema food and drink policy and how this varies by chain. Please feel free to comment around any ideas / money saving tips you have to get cheap cinema tickets.
The thread includes the following:
Can I bring my own food and drink to the cinema to save on costs?
Before we get into the current offers to get cheap and discounted cinema tickets, cinema costs can steeply escalate when factoring in the price of food and drink. Here is a run down of the respective cinema policy on bringing your own food and drink. Please note this information has been sourced from the providers respective websites, mainly terms and conditions.
Please note Cineworld info has been removed currently as they are preparing to file for bankruptcy - more info here
1) Cineworld- Cineworld allow you to bring your own food and drink but there are exclusions. They have a strict no hot food or alcohol policy.
"We reserve the right to refuse customers entry into the screens with hot food or alcohol bought outside the premises. All our cinemas display the necessary signage, advising customers of this policy."
2) Odeon - Allow guests to bring in their own snacks and drinks. However there are also exclusions
"We do not allow the following to be brought in from outside the cinema:
- Heated food
- Pungent food
- Alcoholic drinks
Please be advised the ODEON Islington Luxe & Dine does not allow you to take your own food."
3) Vue -Similar to Odeon you are able to bring your own snacks and drinks but the following is excluded
"Guests may not bring or consume any hot food or alcohol purchased outside of the premises."
4) Showcase cinemas - Yes you can bring your own food and drink with the following caveat
"We do not allow guests to bring hot food, alcoholic beverages and drinks in glass containers into our buildings. We reserve the right to refuse admission."
5) Everyman - Unlike most other cinemas the policy wording on Everyman site suggests you are unable to bring in your own food and drink to cinema, even if this is cold food
"Please note that only food and drink bought within the cinema is allowed to be taken into the screen."
Please note Picturehouse info has been removed currently as they are part of Cineworld and preparing to file for bankruptcy - more info here
6) Picturehouse (part of Cineworld group) - General policy is they allow you to take your own food and drink, with some exclusions
"Yes. As long as it isn’t alcoholic, in a glass container, or hot and/or smelly food, we will allow you to bring it in with you. So soft drinks and quiet snacks are allowed."
7) Empire cinemas- Generally can take cold food, snacks and drinks, more specifically
"Food purchased outside the cinema may be consumed within the auditoria, however we politely ask that this doesn't include take away food (burgers, pizza etc.) and customers avoid anything in glass packaging. In cinemas where we sell alcoholic drinks, these may only be consumed within the licensed area"
8 ) Reel cinemas- Seem to allow your own cold food and snacks but exclusions on hot food and alcoholic drinks
"We generally do not stop customers if bringing their own snacks due to their special dietary requirements but we will not accept in any case hot food and some drinks such as alcoholic beverages."
9) The Light cinemas - Policy wording on the website seems to suggest that only food and drink purchased within Light Cinemas can be consumed.
" Only hot food and alcohol purchased within The Light itself may be consumed on our premises. All our policies and licensing laws will be strictly enforced. We reserve the right to refuse any other food and/or drink and we ask that you respect any decision
10) Curzon cinemas - Policy wording suggests you are unable to take your own food and drink into the cinema
" Please be advised that customers are not permitted to bring outside food and drink into our cinemas, We do however offer a wide selection of snacks, hot food and beverages that you can take into our screens. "
11) Scott cinemas- Appear to exclude all food and drink not purchased from the cinema with the exception on medical grounds.
"Food or drink not purchased from us is prohibited on the premises except on medical grounds, where evidence may be required."
12) Omniplex - Appear to exclude all food and drink not purchased from the cinema
"As with most commercial businesses, restaurants, public houses and so on only food purchased on the premises is permitted to be consumed on the premises. Patrons may be asked to dispose of external food products before entering the premises."
13) Merlin cinemas- Appear to exclude all food and drink purchased from outside the cinema. Their terms state
"Please do not bring food and drink purchased outside of the premises into the screen."
14) IMC (Irish Multiplex Cinemas) - Appear to exclude all food and drink purchased from outside the cinema. Their terms state
"Food and Drink brought from outside of the cinema may not be consumed on the premises."
15) Movie House cinemas - Nothing in the terms around not being able to bring your own food and drink, although does not confirm either.
16) Savoy cinemas - Appear to exclude all food and drink purchased from outside the cinema. Their terms state
"FOOD & DRINKS POLICY - Any food and drink purchased outside of the cinema will not be permitted."
17) The Grosvenor Picture Theatre (Glasgow) - Nothing on the website confirming what their policy is for food and drink. However when you buy a ticket this also includes a complimentary drink.
If you are buying your own snacks to take to the cinema, use trolley.co.uk to compare supermarket prices.
Please note Cineworld info has been removed currently as they are preparing to file for bankruptcy - more info here
Cineworld cheap cinema tickets and offers
Single ticket discounts / offers - Cineworld
1. £3 Cineworld ticket Friday to Sunday via three+ rewards, one code redemption per week. Please note a 75p online booking fee per ticket
2. Cineworld day takes place annually where all tickets are £3 across the country for one day including 4dx, the first one was held on 26th February so diarise that approximate date for 2023 - link to previous thread. Can also stack with Tesco Clubcard.
3. Tesco Clubcard - Turn every £0.50 in vouchers into £1.50 to use with Cineworld
4. Meerkat movies - Meerkat Movies offers 2 for 1 cinema tickets every Tuesday or Wednesday for a whole year to comparethemarket.com customers. To qualify, all anyone has to do is buy any qualifying product via the price comparison website
5. Cineworld family ticket - Adults pay kids’ prices with the Cineworld Family Ticket. Valid for groups of four with up to two adults.
6. Movies for juniors - discounted weekly screenings bring you a selection of family films from £2.50 per ticket – for kids and adults
7. Cinebabies (Limited cinemas) - Selection of screenings exclusively for adults and babies, babies go free.
8. Work / member schemes - Up to 40% discount off Cineworld cinema tickets / snacks via member schemes e.g. Perks at Work, NHS service discount, Kids Pass, HSBC Home & Away, Tastecard
9. Private hire for 30 people from £180 - Private cinema screening
10. Primary /secondary school bookings / school trips - From £4.50 per student
11. Private hire for 30 people from £180 for gaming - Cineworld gaming is hosted with state-of-the-art projection
12. Food offers within Cineworld including
a) Kids munchbox from £3.45
b) Family Ticket holders only, a Family Special includes 2 x Munchboxes, 1 x Regular Popcorn & 2 x Regular Soft Drink for £13.90
c) 2 for £8.95 - Gives you a regular soft drink and the choice of either a regular popcorn, hot dog or nachos for £8.95
d) A small soft drink and small popcorn for a discounted Midweek price of £6.50. Available on Tuesdays and Wednesdays only
13. Buy discounted Cineworld gift cards, several providers run discounts at selected times of years e.g. Tesco Gift Cards, Amazon etc
14. Top Gun Cinema Double Bill (Top Gun (1986) + Maverick) Advance Booking at Cineworld £3 with Three+ Reward - link to thread
15. Free drink at Cineworld via the 3+/Three+ rewards app - Three - link to thread
16. Private Cinema Screening with film - 20 people - from £119.80 - link to thread
Annual membership (3 month min term) / offers - Cineworld unlimited
If you plan to go to the cinema on a regular basis it maybe worth looking at Cineworld unlimited membership, which enables you to see any film at any time, as many times as you like (as well as other benefits). Please note is possible to only take out a 3 month membership if you pay monthly, maybe something to consider.
Base pricing is as follows
1. Tesco Clubcard - Turn every £10 in vouchers into £30.00 to use with Cineworld Unlimited Pass
2. Work/ member schemes - Member schemes such as perks at work are offering discounts on annual Cineworld unlimited e.g. Group 1 (£99.98) - Group 2 (£154.99) - Group 3 (£179.99) - Group 4 (£250.80)
3. Currently get a free Tastecard when you signup for Cineworld unlimited
Vue cheap cinema tickets and offers
Single ticket discounts / offers - Vue
1. Two weekly Vue tickets for £7 via Vodafone Veryme / Voxi rewards (voxi restricted to one redemption a month)
2. Meerkat Movies - Meerkat Movies offers 2 for 1 cinema tickets every Tuesday or Wednesday for a whole year to comparethemarket.com customers. To qualify, all anyone has to do is buy any qualifying product via the price comparison website
3. Asda £6 meal deal with Vue ticket - Asda 2x CYO Medium Pizzas + Drink + Sky Movies Voucher or 1x Vue Cinema Ticket - £6.00
4. Work / member schemes - Up to 40% discount off Vue cinema tickets via member schemes e.g. Perks at Work, NHS service discount, Kids Pass, HSBC Home & Away, Tastecard, AA
5. Vue Cinema tickets 2 for £9.75, 5 for £20.99, 10 for £35.69 + 10% off with code - Valid till October via Wowcher, check exclusions
6. Mini mornings - kids films and family films with both adult and child tickets from only £2.49. Mini Mornings are run every Saturday and Sunday morning from 10am, plus every day in the school holidays
7. Nectar redemption - Nectar redemption is currently paused for Vue although states they are working to fix it.
8. Discounted Vue Gift Cards - Sites such as cardyard provide a circa 20% discount on Vue gift cards. Costco ongoing offer provides £40 of gift cards for £34.99. Other sites such as Tesco Gift Cards, Amazon also offer periodic discounts on Vue gift cards.
9. Club Lloyds - Those with a Club Lloyds bank account can get 6 x Vue cinema tickets per year. Terms apply.
10. Get Vue cinema tickets with Vitality. Terms apply.
11. Telegraph extras - Claim a free film ticket each month with Vue
12. Free Cinema Ticket (selected accounts) - link to thread
Odeon cheap cinema tickets and offers
Single ticket discounts / offers - Odeon
1. Choose a complimentary Sunday or Monday or kids cinema ticket once per week via O2 priority (including Virgin Media customers) - link to offer
2. Fever - Odeon cinema tickets in main cities including London £8.50 off peak / £9.50 peak
3. Meerkat movies - Meerkat Movies offers 2 for 1 cinema tickets every Tuesday or Wednesday for a whole year to comparethemarket.com customers. To qualify, all anyone has to do is buy any qualifying product via the price comparison website
4. Groupon discounted Odeon tickets - Two ODEON cinema tickets £10 (Luxe £14) / Five tickets £22 (Luxe £30) + discount codes - 95p booking fee per ticket
5. Work / member schemes - Up to 40% discount off Odeon cinema tickets via member schemes e.g. Perks at Work, NHS service discount, Kids Pass, HSBC Home & Away, Tastecard
6. Club Lloyds - Those with a Club Lloyds bank account can get 6 x Vue cinema tickets per year. Terms apply.
7. Family summer Saver Pass - £40 (£48 Luxe) for 4 adult tickets and 4 kids tickets, from £5 per ticket - valid until 30th September. Link to thread
8. Discounted Odeon Gift Cards - Costco do ongoing offer of £50 gift card for £42.99. Both Tesco Gift Cards and Amazon sometimes run discounted gift cards for Odeon of 15-20%.
9. 15% off selected items Shop Disney with My Odeon (free to signup) - link
10. My Odeon saver tickets are available for members only on selected showings Tuesday-Sunday and all-day on Member Monday’s, with prices starting from £6
11. Join My Odeon for free and get extra benefits
Annual membership (3 month min term) / offers - Odeon Limitless
If you plan to go to the cinema on a regular basis it maybe worth looking at Odeon Limitless, which enables you to see any film at any time, as many times as you like (as well as other benefits). Please note is possible to only take out a 3 month membership if you pay monthly.
Base pricing is as follows
1. Groupon Odeon Limitless - Odeon Limitless Membership 12 months - £135 per year including West End e.g. Odeon Luxe Leicester Square
2. Work/ member schemes - Member schemes such as perks at work are offering discounts on annual Odeon unlimited e.g. £150 (excluding Central London) / £170 including Central London. Groupon offer currently beats this.
3. For those with blue light card membership, at selected times the Odeon Limitless membership is discounted e.g. was recently £120
Single ticket discounts / offers - Showcase
2. Work / member schemes - Up to 40% discount off Showcase cinema tickets via member schemes e.g. Perks at Work, NHS service discount, Kids Pass, HSBC Home & Away, Tastecard
4. Free Showcase cinema tickets (including de Lux) to watch England Women's Euro 2022 games - link to thread
5. Private screening from £140 for 20 people - link to thread
Please note Picturehouse info has been removed currently as they are part of cineworld, preparing to file for bankruptcy - more info here
Picturehouse cheap cinema tickets and offers (part of Cineworld group)
Single ticket discounts / offers - Picturehouse
1. Tesco Clubcard - Turn every £0.50 in vouchers into £1.50 to use with Picturehouse
2. Meerkat Movies- Meerkat Movies offers 2 for 1 cinema tickets every Tuesday or Wednesday for a whole year to comparethemarket.com customers. To qualify, all anyone has to do is buy any qualifying product via the price comparison website
3. Work / member schemes - Up to 40% discount off Picturehouse cinema tickets and food/snacks via member schemes e.g. Perks at Work, NHS service discount, Kids Pass, HSBC Home & Away, Tastecard
4. E4 Big Screen Previews - Anyone aged 16-25 can see regular free previews of upcoming films at Picturehouse Cinema. Need to signup to My Picturehouse, free to signup
5. York's city screen Picturehouse - £7.99 for all films any time Monday to Friday from 25 July to 2 September, or just £4.99 for Picturehouse Members.
6. Free signup to My Picturehouse for special offers
7. £3 Picturehouse ticket Friday to Sunday via three+ rewards (https://www.three.co.uk/threeplus), one code redemption per week.
Annual membership / offers - Picturehouse
If you plan to go to the cinema on a regular basis it maybe worth looking at Picturehouse annual membership. Basic member membership gives you 5 free tickets and member plus membership gives you 10 tickets, plus other benefits. There is also a student membership which gives 2 free tickets with membership.
Base pricing is as follows
1. Work/ member schemes - Member schemes such as perks at work are offering discounts on annual Picturehouse membership. prices vary
2. Tesco Clubcard - Turn every £0.50 in vouchers into £1.50 to use with Picturehouse, nothing in tthe terms stopping it being used to pay for annual membership.
Single ticket discounts / offers - Empire cinemas
Single ticket discounts / offers - The Light
Single ticket discounts / offers - Curzon
Single ticket discounts / offers - Everyman
Single ticket discounts / offers - Reel cinema
Single ticket discounts / offers - Scott Cinemas
1. Meerkat Movies - Meerkat Movies offers 2 for 1 cinema tickets every Tuesday or Wednesday for a whole year to comparethemarket.com (https://www.comparethemarket.com/customer-rewards/meerkat-movies/) customers. To qualify, all anyone has to do is buy any qualifying product via the price comparison website
Single ticket discounts / offers - Merlin cinemas
1. Work / member schemes - Up to 40% discount off Reel cinema tickets via member schemes e.g. Perks at Work, NHS service discount, Kids Pass, HSBC Home & Away, Tastecard.
Single ticket discounts / offers - Omniplex cinemas
1. Work / member schemes - Up to 40% discount off Omniplex cinema tickets via member schemes e.g. Perks at Work, NHS service discount, Kids Pass, HSBC Home & Away, Tastecard
Single ticket discounts / offers - IMC
1. Work / member schemes - Up to 40% discount off IMC cinema tickets via member schemes e.g. Perks at Work, NHS service discount, Kids Pass, HSBC Home & Away, Tastecard
Single ticket discounts / offers - Movie House cinemas
1. Work / member schemes - Up to 40% discount off Movie House cinema tickets via member schemes e.g. Perks at Work, NHS service discount, Kids Pass, HSBC Home & Away, Tastecard
Single ticket discounts / offers - Savoy cinema
1. Work / member schemes - Up to 40% discount off Savoy cinema tickets via member schemes e.g. Perks at Work, NHS service discount, Kids Pass, HSBC Home & Away, Tastecard
7. Children's parties - From £170 (2D) and £195 (3D) you can have a private screening of a film
8. Savoy loyalty card -Earn points to redeem for cinema food
The Grosvenor Picture Theatre cheap cinema tickets and offers (Glasgow)
Single ticket discounts / offers - The Grosvenor Picture Theatre
1.. Work / member schemes - Up to 40% discount off The Grosvenor cinema tickets via member schemes e.g. Perks at Work, NHS service discount, Kids Pass, HSBC Home & Away, Tastecard
The CEA Card is a national card scheme developed for UK cinemas by the UK Cinema Association (UKCA). The Card enables a disabled cinema guest to receive a complimentary ticket for someone to go with them when they visit a participating cinema. Cost of the card is £6, can apply online
1. Free movies UK - Free movies UK is a forum which includes people sharing where you can get free cinema tickets in the UK, a lot are for Showfilmfirst.
2. Showfilmfirst - You'll get access to free tickets for films, as well as tickets for other sources of entertainment . Need to be a member and tickets are usually based on your personal preferences.
There are various pop-up screens and film showings in unique locations across the UK, with a selection of themed nights and movies.
1.Outdoor Cinema London - Ghostbusters Afterlife - Goonies - Back to Future - 1 x £4.95 / 2 x = £9.90 + 15% off code new customers via Groupon
2. Luna cinema summer sale
3. Best pop up cinemas in the UK
4. Free outdoor cinema Manchester
5. Free outdoor cinema Newcastle
Independent cinemas can be cheaper than the big brand names and can offer good value. Some have bars/restaurants. Also maybe able to try to see films that you may not see at mainstream cinemas. For example Phoenix independent cinema in Leicester run a weekly mystery film for £4
Autism-friendly screenings are sometimes called relaxed or sensory-friendly screenings. Adjustments are made to reduce stress and sensory input, such as low lighting and sound, freedom to move and staff trained in autism awareness.
Cinema film releases 2022
Current releases showing now in the Cinema
Top Gun Maverick - 8.6/10 IMDb
Jurassic World: Dominion - 5.7/10 IMDb
Lightyear - 5.4/10 IMDb
Elvis - 7.8/10 IMDb
Minions: The Rise of Gru - 6.9/10 IMDb
Thor: Love and Thunder - 6.8/10 IMDb
Where The Crawdads Sing - 7.1/10 IMDb
Cinema Releases for the remainder of 2022
Related discussions
The thread includes the following:
- Cinema Food and drink policy - A run down by cinema chain if you can bring your own food and drink to the cinema
- Cheap cinema tickets and offers - An overview by cinema brand on the current cinema ticket offers (single and annual membership where applicable), to help save you money. This includes Cineworld, Odeon, Vue, Showcase cinemas, Everyman, Picturehouse, Empire Cinemas, Reel Cinemas, The Light Cinemas, Curzon cinemas, Scott cinemas, Omniplex, Merlin cinemas, IMC (Irish Multiplex Cinemas), Movie House cinemas, Savoy cinemas, and The Grosvenor Picture theatre (Glasgow).
- CEA Card
- Free cinema screenings
- Popup outdoor cinema
- Independent cinemas
- Autism friendly cinema screenings
- Cinema film releases 2022
Can I bring my own food and drink to the cinema to save on costs?
Before we get into the current offers to get cheap and discounted cinema tickets, cinema costs can steeply escalate when factoring in the price of food and drink. Here is a run down of the respective cinema policy on bringing your own food and drink. Please note this information has been sourced from the providers respective websites, mainly terms and conditions.
Please note Cineworld info has been removed currently as they are preparing to file for bankruptcy - more info here
"We reserve the right to refuse customers entry into the screens with hot food or alcohol bought outside the premises. All our cinemas display the necessary signage, advising customers of this policy.
2) Odeon - Allow guests to bring in their own snacks and drinks. However there are also exclusions
"We do not allow the following to be brought in from outside the cinema:
- Heated food
- Pungent food
- Alcoholic drinks
Please be advised the ODEON Islington Luxe & Dine does not allow you to take your own food."
3) Vue -Similar to Odeon you are able to bring your own snacks and drinks but the following is excluded
"Guests may not bring or consume any hot food or alcohol purchased outside of the premises."
4) Showcase cinemas - Yes you can bring your own food and drink with the following caveat
"We do not allow guests to bring hot food, alcoholic beverages and drinks in glass containers into our buildings. We reserve the right to refuse admission."
5) Everyman - Unlike most other cinemas the policy wording on Everyman site suggests you are unable to bring in your own food and drink to cinema, even if this is cold food
"Please note that only food and drink bought within the cinema is allowed to be taken into the screen."
Please note Picturehouse info has been removed currently as they are part of Cineworld and preparing to file for bankruptcy - more info here
"Yes. As long as it isn’t alcoholic, in a glass container, or hot and/or smelly food, we will allow you to bring it in with you. So soft drinks and quiet snacks are allowed."
7) Empire cinemas- Generally can take cold food, snacks and drinks, more specifically
"Food purchased outside the cinema may be consumed within the auditoria, however we politely ask that this doesn't include take away food (burgers, pizza etc.) and customers avoid anything in glass packaging. In cinemas where we sell alcoholic drinks, these may only be consumed within the licensed area"
8 ) Reel cinemas- Seem to allow your own cold food and snacks but exclusions on hot food and alcoholic drinks
"We generally do not stop customers if bringing their own snacks due to their special dietary requirements but we will not accept in any case hot food and some drinks such as alcoholic beverages."
9) The Light cinemas - Policy wording on the website seems to suggest that only food and drink purchased within Light Cinemas can be consumed.
" Only hot food and alcohol purchased within The Light itself may be consumed on our premises. All our policies and licensing laws will be strictly enforced. We reserve the right to refuse any other food and/or drink and we ask that you respect any decision
10) Curzon cinemas - Policy wording suggests you are unable to take your own food and drink into the cinema
" Please be advised that customers are not permitted to bring outside food and drink into our cinemas, We do however offer a wide selection of snacks, hot food and beverages that you can take into our screens. "
11) Scott cinemas- Appear to exclude all food and drink not purchased from the cinema with the exception on medical grounds.
"Food or drink not purchased from us is prohibited on the premises except on medical grounds, where evidence may be required."
12) Omniplex - Appear to exclude all food and drink not purchased from the cinema
"As with most commercial businesses, restaurants, public houses and so on only food purchased on the premises is permitted to be consumed on the premises. Patrons may be asked to dispose of external food products before entering the premises."
13) Merlin cinemas- Appear to exclude all food and drink purchased from outside the cinema. Their terms state
"Please do not bring food and drink purchased outside of the premises into the screen."
14) IMC (Irish Multiplex Cinemas) - Appear to exclude all food and drink purchased from outside the cinema. Their terms state
"Food and Drink brought from outside of the cinema may not be consumed on the premises."
15) Movie House cinemas - Nothing in the terms around not being able to bring your own food and drink, although does not confirm either.
16) Savoy cinemas - Appear to exclude all food and drink purchased from outside the cinema. Their terms state
"FOOD & DRINKS POLICY - Any food and drink purchased outside of the cinema will not be permitted."
17) The Grosvenor Picture Theatre (Glasgow) - Nothing on the website confirming what their policy is for food and drink. However when you buy a ticket this also includes a complimentary drink.
If you are buying your own snacks to take to the cinema, use trolley.co.uk to compare supermarket prices.
Please note Cineworld info has been removed currently as they are preparing to file for bankruptcy - more info here
Single ticket discounts / offers - Cineworld
1. £3 Cineworld ticket Friday to Sunday via three+ rewards, one code redemption per week. Please note a 75p online booking fee per ticket
2. Cineworld day takes place annually where all tickets are £3 across the country for one day including 4dx, the first one was held on 26th February so diarise that approximate date for 2023 - link to previous thread. Can also stack with Tesco Clubcard.
3. Tesco Clubcard - Turn every £0.50 in vouchers into £1.50 to use with Cineworld
4. Meerkat movies - Meerkat Movies offers 2 for 1 cinema tickets every Tuesday or Wednesday for a whole year to comparethemarket.com customers. To qualify, all anyone has to do is buy any qualifying product via the price comparison website
5. Cineworld family ticket - Adults pay kids’ prices with the Cineworld Family Ticket. Valid for groups of four with up to two adults.
6. Movies for juniors - discounted weekly screenings bring you a selection of family films from £2.50 per ticket – for kids and adults
7. Cinebabies (Limited cinemas) - Selection of screenings exclusively for adults and babies, babies go free.
8. Work / member schemes - Up to 40% discount off Cineworld cinema tickets / snacks via member schemes e.g. Perks at Work, NHS service discount, Kids Pass, HSBC Home & Away, Tastecard
9. Private hire for 30 people from £180 - Private cinema screening
10. Primary /secondary school bookings / school trips - From £4.50 per student
11. Private hire for 30 people from £180 for gaming - Cineworld gaming is hosted with state-of-the-art projection
12. Food offers within Cineworld including
a) Kids munchbox from £3.45
b) Family Ticket holders only, a Family Special includes 2 x Munchboxes, 1 x Regular Popcorn & 2 x Regular Soft Drink for £13.90
c) 2 for £8.95 - Gives you a regular soft drink and the choice of either a regular popcorn, hot dog or nachos for £8.95
d) A small soft drink and small popcorn for a discounted Midweek price of £6.50. Available on Tuesdays and Wednesdays only
13. Buy discounted Cineworld gift cards, several providers run discounts at selected times of years e.g. Tesco Gift Cards, Amazon etc
14. Top Gun Cinema Double Bill (Top Gun (1986) + Maverick) Advance Booking at Cineworld £3 with Three+ Reward - link to thread
15. Free drink at Cineworld via the 3+/Three+ rewards app - Three - link to thread
16. Private Cinema Screening with film - 20 people - from £119.80 - link to thread
Annual membership (3 month min term) / offers - Cineworld unlimited
If you plan to go to the cinema on a regular basis it maybe worth looking at Cineworld unlimited membership, which enables you to see any film at any time, as many times as you like (as well as other benefits). Please note is possible to only take out a 3 month membership if you pay monthly, maybe something to consider.
Base pricing is as follows
Pay monthly (3 month min) - Group 1 (£9.99) - Group 2 (£15.99) - Group 3 (£18.40) - Group 4 (£20.90), check your area for group banding.Pay annual - Group 1 (£119.98) - Group 2 (£191.88) - Group 3 (£220.80) - Group 4 (£250.80)
1. Tesco Clubcard - Turn every £10 in vouchers into £30.00 to use with Cineworld Unlimited Pass
2. Work/ member schemes - Member schemes such as perks at work are offering discounts on annual Cineworld unlimited e.g. Group 1 (£99.98) - Group 2 (£154.99) - Group 3 (£179.99) - Group 4 (£250.80)
3. Currently get a free Tastecard when you signup for Cineworld unlimited
Vue cheap cinema tickets and offers
Single ticket discounts / offers - Vue
1. Two weekly Vue tickets for £7 via Vodafone Veryme / Voxi rewards (voxi restricted to one redemption a month)
2. Meerkat Movies - Meerkat Movies offers 2 for 1 cinema tickets every Tuesday or Wednesday for a whole year to comparethemarket.com customers. To qualify, all anyone has to do is buy any qualifying product via the price comparison website
3. Asda £6 meal deal with Vue ticket - Asda 2x CYO Medium Pizzas + Drink + Sky Movies Voucher or 1x Vue Cinema Ticket - £6.00
4. Work / member schemes - Up to 40% discount off Vue cinema tickets via member schemes e.g. Perks at Work, NHS service discount, Kids Pass, HSBC Home & Away, Tastecard, AA
5. Vue Cinema tickets 2 for £9.75, 5 for £20.99, 10 for £35.69 + 10% off with code - Valid till October via Wowcher, check exclusions
6. Mini mornings - kids films and family films with both adult and child tickets from only £2.49. Mini Mornings are run every Saturday and Sunday morning from 10am, plus every day in the school holidays
7. Nectar redemption - Nectar redemption is currently paused for Vue although states they are working to fix it.
8. Discounted Vue Gift Cards - Sites such as cardyard provide a circa 20% discount on Vue gift cards. Costco ongoing offer provides £40 of gift cards for £34.99. Other sites such as Tesco Gift Cards, Amazon also offer periodic discounts on Vue gift cards.
9. Club Lloyds - Those with a Club Lloyds bank account can get 6 x Vue cinema tickets per year. Terms apply.
10. Get Vue cinema tickets with Vitality. Terms apply.
11. Telegraph extras - Claim a free film ticket each month with Vue
12. Free Cinema Ticket (selected accounts) - link to thread
Odeon cheap cinema tickets and offers
Single ticket discounts / offers - Odeon
1. Choose a complimentary Sunday or Monday or kids cinema ticket once per week via O2 priority (including Virgin Media customers) - link to offer
2. Fever - Odeon cinema tickets in main cities including London £8.50 off peak / £9.50 peak
3. Meerkat movies - Meerkat Movies offers 2 for 1 cinema tickets every Tuesday or Wednesday for a whole year to comparethemarket.com customers. To qualify, all anyone has to do is buy any qualifying product via the price comparison website
4. Groupon discounted Odeon tickets - Two ODEON cinema tickets £10 (Luxe £14) / Five tickets £22 (Luxe £30) + discount codes - 95p booking fee per ticket
5. Work / member schemes - Up to 40% discount off Odeon cinema tickets via member schemes e.g. Perks at Work, NHS service discount, Kids Pass, HSBC Home & Away, Tastecard
6. Club Lloyds - Those with a Club Lloyds bank account can get 6 x Vue cinema tickets per year. Terms apply.
7. Family summer Saver Pass - £40 (£48 Luxe) for 4 adult tickets and 4 kids tickets, from £5 per ticket - valid until 30th September. Link to thread
8. Discounted Odeon Gift Cards - Costco do ongoing offer of £50 gift card for £42.99. Both Tesco Gift Cards and Amazon sometimes run discounted gift cards for Odeon of 15-20%.
9. 15% off selected items Shop Disney with My Odeon (free to signup) - link
10. My Odeon saver tickets are available for members only on selected showings Tuesday-Sunday and all-day on Member Monday’s, with prices starting from £6
11. Join My Odeon for free and get extra benefits
Annual membership (3 month min term) / offers - Odeon Limitless
If you plan to go to the cinema on a regular basis it maybe worth looking at Odeon Limitless, which enables you to see any film at any time, as many times as you like (as well as other benefits). Please note is possible to only take out a 3 month membership if you pay monthly.
Base pricing is as follows
- Pay monthly (3 month min) - £14.99 month / £16.99 month with West End
- Pay annual - £170 no west end / £193 with West End
1. Groupon Odeon Limitless - Odeon Limitless Membership 12 months - £135 per year including West End e.g. Odeon Luxe Leicester Square
3. For those with blue light card membership, at selected times the Odeon Limitless membership is discounted e.g. was recently £120
1. Join Showcase insider for free - discounted tickets, offers and advanced screenings
2. Work / member schemes - Up to 40% discount off Showcase cinema tickets via member schemes e.g. Perks at Work, NHS service discount, Kids Pass, HSBC Home & Away, Tastecard
3. Discounted gift cards - Typically discounted gift cards directly at Showcase in December
4. Free Showcase cinema tickets (including de Lux) to watch England Women's Euro 2022 games - link to thread
5. Private screening from £140 for 20 people - link to thread
6. Free signup to My Picturehouse for special offers
7. £3 Picturehouse ticket Friday to Sunday via three+ rewards (https://www.three.co.uk/threeplus), one code redemption per week.
Annual membership / offers - Picturehouse
If you plan to go to the cinema on a regular basis it maybe worth looking at Picturehouse annual membership. Basic member membership gives you 5 free tickets and member plus membership gives you 10 tickets, plus other benefits. There is also a student membership which gives 2 free tickets with membership.
Base pricing is as follows
Member Adult (5 tickets) - Outside of London (£52) - London (£62) - West End (£90)Member Plus Adult (10 tickets) - Outside of London (£94) - London (£104) - West End (£170)
Member Over 60's (5 tickets) - Outside of London (£47) - London (£52) - West End (£80)
Member Plus Over 60's (10 tickets) - Outside of London (£89) - London (£99) - West End (£150)Member Student (2 tickets) - Outside of London (£20) - London (£20) - West End (£25)
1. Work/ member schemes - Member schemes such as perks at work are offering discounts on annual Picturehouse membership. prices vary
2. Tesco Clubcard - Turn every £0.50 in vouchers into £1.50 to use with Picturehouse, nothing in tthe terms stopping it being used to pay for annual membership.
1. Empire Seniors - standard ticket for £3.75 every Wednesday morning, plus tea or coffee and a biscuit before the screening.
2. Last chance Thursdays - Selected films on a Thursday coming to the end of their run at Saverday price
3. Empire Juniors - Discounted movies for the family every weekend, . All adults must be accompanied by a child.
4. Empire Parent & Baby - A pick of one of the week's films shown in a relaxing social environment, for parents or guardians of very young children (0-2 years).
5. Meerkat Movies - Meerkat Movies offers 2 for 1 cinema tickets every Tuesday or Wednesday for a whole year to comparethemarket.com customers. To qualify, all anyone has to do is buy any qualifying product via the price comparison website
6. Work / member schemes - Up to 40% discount off Empire cinema tickets via member schemes e.g. Perks at Work, NHS service discount, Kids Pass, HSBC Home & Away, Tastecard
Single ticket discounts / offers - The Light
1. Free membership signup for best ticket prices and offers
2. Work / member schemes - Up to 40% discount off The Light cinema tickets via member schemes e.g. Perks at Work, NHS service discount, Kids Pass, HSBC Home & Away, Tastecard
3. Meerkat Movies - Selected the Light cinemas can use Meerkat Movies offers 2 for 1 cinema tickets every Tuesday or Wednesday for a whole year to comparethemarket.com customers. To qualify, all anyone has to do is buy any qualifying product via the price comparison website
No offers currently - do not participate in Meerkat movies
Annual membership / offers - Curzon
If you plan to go to the cinema on a regular basis it maybe worth looking at Curzon annual membership. Base pricing as follows
If you plan to go to the cinema on a regular basis it maybe worth looking at Curzon annual membership. Base pricing as follows
- Under 25 - Cinema tickets from £10 peak/ £5 off peak, free to signup
- Classic - 5 free films a year - £65 annual fee
- Cult - 5 free films a week - £25 monthly or £285 annual fee
No offers currently
1. Weekly toddler & baby club - Weekly screenings with your little one
Annual membership / offers - Everyman
If you plan to go to the cinema on a regular basis it maybe worth looking at Everyman annual membership although the top tier membership seems expensive. Base pricing as follows
If you plan to go to the cinema on a regular basis it maybe worth looking at Everyman annual membership although the top tier membership seems expensive. Base pricing as follows
- Everyman - 7 tickets and bring a guest for free on Mondays - £95
- Everyicon - 24 tickets and bring a guest for free on Mondays - £300 per year or £25 per month
- Everywhere - An unlimited year for you and a guest - £600 per year or £50 a month
1. Work / member schemes - Up to 40% discount off Reel cinema tickets via member schemes e.g. Perks at Work, NHS service discount, Kids Pass, HSBC Home & Away, Tastecard.
2. Meerkat Movies - Meerkat Movies offers 2 for 1 cinema tickets every Tuesday or Wednesday for a whole year to comparethemarket.com customers. To qualify, all anyone has to do is buy any qualifying product via the price comparison website
3. Various food offers
a) Kids combo - Drink, popcorn or hotdog + free milky way bar = £4.50
b) Sharer combo - Large popcorn and 2 small drinks £10
c) Family combo - Large popcorn + 2 small soft drinks + 2 kids combos = £15.20
2. Work / member schemes - Up to 40% discount off Reel cinema tickets via member schemes e.g. Perks at Work, NHS service discount, Kids Pass, HSBC Home & Away, Tastecard.
3. Saver Monday's - See movies on the big screen at a bargain price, includes new releases.Tickets £4.50 (£5.30 for premium seats)
4. Various food offers, varies by cinema
a) Fountain combo - £6.29
b) Ice blast combo £6.49
c) Crunchy crips combo - £5.75
d) Coffee and kitkat - £2.90
e) Capri sun combo - £2.99
f) Collectable combo - £4.59
5) Kids crew back in September, where all adults and child tickets are £2.50 every Saturday morning.
6) Silver screen - Silver Screen is a selection of the year’s best films. A Silver Screen ticket is just £4.00, and that comes with a complimentary tea or coffee. Anyone is welcome to come to Silver Screen; you don’t have to be over a certain age to enjoy these shows.
2. Meerkat Movies - Meerkat Movies offers 2 for 1 cinema tickets every Tuesday or Wednesday for a whole year to comparethemarket.com (https://www.comparethemarket.com/customer-rewards/meerkat-movies/) customers. To qualify, all anyone has to do is buy any qualifying product via the price comparison website
3. Mini Merlins -Mini Merlin offers films at pocket money prices with tickets only £2.50. Check back regularly to find out which films are included this weekend. Wherever possible, they aim to include a Mini Merlin performance at as many locations each weekend or during school holidays
4. Movie magic discount card - 2 for 1 tickets on Monday and gives £2.50 off adult cinema tickets / £2 off seniors /child tickets. The card costs £12.50 for Adults & £9.95 for Seniors & Children.
2. Kids club -Enjoy a family-friendly film every Saturday and Sunday. All standard tickets starting from €4.00
3. Kids party package - At just €11/£9 per child, the special birthday party package includes your cinema ticket, a kids tray AND a party bag.
4. Join My Omni for free to access special offers
2. Crazy Tuesday's- All tickets are just £4.50 every single Tuesday.
2. Meerkat Movies -Meerkat Movies offers 2 for 1 cinema tickets every Tuesday or Wednesday for a whole year to comparethemarket.com (https://www.comparethemarket.com/customer-rewards/meerkat-movies/) customers. To qualify, all anyone has to do is buy any qualifying product via the price comparison website
3. Console Parties - Playstation, Xbox Or Nintendo Parties from only £95 for up to two hours, for as many friends as you like. Link to thread.
4. Kids Club - Screenings take place on Saturday and Sunday (every day in the school holidays) at 10am. Parents and Children can enjoy a movie at the cinema for just £2.15 each.
5. Silver screen - For over 50's, every Thursday morning 11:30am get a film for £4.15 plus tea and coffee
6. Parent & baby screenings - All tickets £4.15 including tea/coffee and biscuits, 10:30am on Thursdays excluding school holidays
7. Children's parties - From £170 (2D) and £195 (3D) you can have a private screening of a film
8. Savoy loyalty card -Earn points to redeem for cinema food
Single ticket discounts / offers - The Grosvenor Picture Theatre
1.. Work / member schemes - Up to 40% discount off The Grosvenor cinema tickets via member schemes e.g. Perks at Work, NHS service discount, Kids Pass, HSBC Home & Away, Tastecard
2. Secret screenings Thursday - Tickets are £9 and include a drink, the film is a surprise.
3. Movie marathon Thursdays - unlimited film attendance all day on a Thursday for £16, includes a drink
4. Monday mania - All tickets for £12 includes a drink
5. Students - Students can get a ticket for any screening plus a drink for £13
6. Meerkat movies - Meerkat Movies offers 2 for 1 cinema tickets every Tuesday or Wednesday for a whole year to comparethemarket.com (https://www.comparethemarket.com/customer-rewards/meerkat-movies/) customers. To qualify, all anyone has to do is buy any qualifying product via the price comparison website
2. Showfilmfirst - You'll get access to free tickets for films, as well as tickets for other sources of entertainment . Need to be a member and tickets are usually based on your personal preferences.
3. E4 Big Screen Previews - Anyone aged 16-25 can see regular free previews of upcoming films at Picturehouse Cinema. Need to signup to My Picturehouse, free to signup.
2. Luna cinema summer sale
3. Best pop up cinemas in the UK
4. Free outdoor cinema Manchester
5. Free outdoor cinema Newcastle
The ICO (Independent Cinema Office) provide a map of Independent cinemas in the UK, it maybe worth having a look to see if you have a local Independent cinema and take a visit.
The typical cinema environment can be stressful for guests with autism, sensory difficulties or learning impairments. Various cinemas hold special autism friendly screenings at selected times. At least once a month Odeon, Cineworld, Vue, Showcase, Picturehouse, Scott Cinemas, Movie House, Imax Playhouse and Everyman show popular films in an autism friendly environment.
Autism-friendly screenings are sometimes called relaxed or sensory-friendly screenings. Adjustments are made to reduce stress and sensory input, such as low lighting and sound, freedom to move and staff trained in autism awareness.
- Dimensions gives a schedule of upcoming autism-friendly cinema screenings across cinema chains
- Odeon autism friendly
- Cineworld autism friendly
- Showcase autism friendly
- Vue autism friendly
- Picturehouse autism friendly
- Everyman autism friendly
- Scott cinemas autism friendly
- Movie House autism friendly
- Imax Playhouse (Perth) autism friendly
Cinema film releases 2022
Current releases showing now in the Cinema
Top Gun Maverick - 8.6/10 IMDb
Jurassic World: Dominion - 5.7/10 IMDb
Lightyear - 5.4/10 IMDb
Elvis - 7.8/10 IMDb
Minions: The Rise of Gru - 6.9/10 IMDb
Thor: Love and Thunder - 6.8/10 IMDb
Where The Crawdads Sing - 7.1/10 IMDb
Cinema Releases for the remainder of 2022
- 29 July 2022 - DC League Of Super-Pets (Warner Bros)
- 29 July 2022 - Joyride (Vertigo)
- 03 August 2022 - Bullet Train (Sony)
- 12 August 2022 - Nope (Universal)
- 17 August 2022 - Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero (Sony)
- 19 August 2022 - Fisherman's Friends: One And All (Entertainment)
- 19 August 2022 - Orphan: First Kill (Signature)
- 26 August 2022 - Beast (Universal)
- 26 August 2022 - Mr. Malcolm's List (Vertigo)
- 26 August 2022 - The Invitation (Sony)
- 02 September 2022 - The Forgiven (Universal)
- 02 September 2022 - Three Thousand Years Of Longing (Entertainment)
- 02 September 2022 - Fall (Signature)
- 09 September 2022 - See How They Run (Disney)
- 09 September 2022 - Tad The Lost Explorer And The Curse Of The Mummy (Paramount)
- 16 September 2022 - Ticket To Paradise (Universal)
- 23 September 2022 - Don't Worry Darling (Warner Bros)
- 23 September 2022 - Avatar (Re: 2022) (Disney)
- 30 September 2022 - Smile (Paramount)
- 30 September 2022 - Mrs Harris Goes To Paris (Universal)
- 04 October 2022 - The Woman King (eOne)
- 07 October 2022 - The Lost King (Warner Bros)
- 14 October 2022 - Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (Sony)
- 14 October 2022 - Halloween Ends (Universal)
- 14 October 2022 - White Bird: A Wonder Story (Lionsgate)
- 14 October 2022 - Emily (Warner Bros)
- 21 October 2022 - Black Adam (Warner Bros)
- 21 October 2022 - The Banshees Of Inisherin (Disney)
- 21 October 2022 - Mia And Me: The Hero Of Centopia (KLDSCP)
- 28 October 2022 - Unwelcome (Warner Bros)
- 28 October 2022 - Bros (Universal)
- 28 October 2022 - Prey For The Devil (Lionsgate)
- 04 November 2022 - Amsterdam (Disney)
- 11 November 2022 - Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Disney)
- 18 November 2022 - She Said (Universal)
- 18 November 2022 - The Menu (Disney)
- 23 November 2022 - Strange World (Disney)
- 02 December 2022 - Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical (Sony)
- 02 December 2022 - Violent Night (Universal)
- 16 December 2022 - Avatar: The Way of Water (Disney)
- 21 December 2022 - Shazam! Fury Of The Gods (Warner Bros)
- 23 December 2022 - I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Sony)
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sorted byI do use the CEA Card myself as a disabled person, the Voxi 2 for £7 is a better deal but restricted to once a month. Thankfully tickets in most of my local Vue cinemas are £4.99 when booked online
A lot of people think the CEA Card can't be used for online bookings when in actual fact they can. You just enter your CEA membership code in the promotion code section. At least this is the case with Vue, I suppose other cinemas may vary
Also, I feel I should mention as many people are uncomfortable about it due to what society has taught us... it is perfectly okay to go to a cinema on your own (edited)
If people are not going to go themselves, an idea is to treat a neighbour, family member who is otherwise struggling, may not be able to go and treat them to a visit to the pictures. Its not much in the scheme of things but sometimes, a couple hours away watching a movie will just give a persons mind a rest, a chance to laugh, take time away and hopefully help in taking their mind off things for a short while.
Just something to consider. People may be too proud to say they are struggling but i bet if you told your neighbour you've got a couple of 'free' tickets to a movie, im sure they wont say no. That means they're not asking but you're still helping.
just some thoughts. (edited)