Cinema - Cheap and discounted cinema tickets / offers and savings - megathread

This is the cinema thread for October onwards to give you a guide on cheap cinema tickets as well as ongoing offers and savings. With half term approaching as well as the festive period, you maybe looking to go to the cinema. Some of the latest releases include Equalizer 3, Saw X, the Great Escaper, The Creator, Paw Patrol the Mighty movie (13th October), Trolls Band Together (20th October). If looking to go to the cinema check out the below to see if you can save any money on tickets.

The thread includes the following:

• 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 Vue, Cineworld, Odeon, Showcase cinemas, Picturehouse, Everyman, The Light Cinemas, and Scott cinemas

• Cinema Food and drink policy - A run down by cinema chain if you can bring your own food and drink to the cinema
• CEA Card
• Free cinema screenings
• Independent cinemas
• Autism friendly cinema screenings
• Cinema film releases

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Credit to any of the individual posters for any individual deals posted referenced in this thread

Vue cheap cinema tickets & offers



Single ticket discounts / offers - Vue

1. 5 x 2D cinema tickets for £22 / 10 x 2D cinema tickets for £40 via Groupon - need to use by end of November - link to offer

2. 2D Vue cinema ticket £3.99 / £4.49 inc booking fee via Fever - selected locations e.g. Edinburgh

3. Two weekly Vue tickets for £9 via O2 plus 20% off food and drinks - link to thread

4. Meerkat Movies (https://www.myvue.com/offers/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

5. Work / member schemes - Up to 40% discount off Vue cinema tickets via member schemes e.g. Perks at Work, NHS service discount, Kids Pass, Tastecard, AA etc

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. Link to offer

7. 15% off Vue Gift cards Prime members - link to thread

8. 2 Free Vue Cinema tickets every month via MySky App - for Sky Cinema customers only - link to thread

9. Free Vue cinema tickets - The Miracle Club (10 October) - selected locations England - link to thread. Also tickets forr 11 October - link to thread

10. The Great Escaper - Free Vue Cinema Tickets - 3rd October 2023 - link to thread

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Cineworld cheap cinema tickets & offers




Single ticket discounts / offers - Cineworld

1. £3 Cineworld ticket Friday to Sunday via three+ rewards (https://www.three.co.uk/threeplus), one code redemption per week. Please note a 95p online booking fee per ticket but can avoid book fee by purchasing tickets in cinema. Link to thread

2. Two Cineworld Tickets For £4.10 Via Collected Codes via The Sun - link to thread

3. Exorcist / Hellraiser 4K / Friday the 13th / Christine - Cinema tickets £5 each (booking fee 95p applies for online booking) - link to thread

4. Free 2D cinema Cineworld tickets - Sound of Freedom w/ code - link to thread

5. Turn every £0.50 Tesco Clubcard vouchers into £1 to use with Cineworld.

6. 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

7. Cineworld family ticket - Adults pay kids’ prices with the Cineworld Family Ticket. Valid for groups of four with up to two adults.

8. Movies for Juniors - discounted weekly screenings bring you a selection of family films from £2.50 per ticket – for kids and adults

9. Cinebabies - Selection of screenings exclusively for adults and babies, babies go free.

10. 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, , Tastecard

11. Food offers within Cineworld including
a) Kids munchbox from £3.70
b) Family Ticket holders only, a Family Special (https://www.cineworld.co.uk/static/en/uk/family-special)includes 2 x Munchboxes, 1 x Regular Popcorn & 2 x Regular Soft Drink for £14.70
c) 2 for £8.95 (https://www.cineworld.co.uk/static/en/uk/2-for-offer) - 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 (https://www.cineworld.co.uk/static/en/uk/midweek-special) for a discounted Midweek price of £6.90. Available on Tuesdays and Wednesdays only

12. Buy discounted Cineworld gift cards, several providers run discounts at selected times of years e.g Amazon etc

13. CineSeniors - Special Screenings For Over 60's (Select Locations Nationwide) £4.50 - 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 (£10.99) - Group 2 (£16.99) - Group 3 (£19.40) - Group 4 (£21.90), check your area for group banding.
• Pay annual - Group 1 (£131.98) - Group 2 (£203.88) - Group 3 (£232.80) - Group 4 (£262.80)

1. Tesco Clubcard - Turn every £10 in vouchers into £20 to use with Cineworld Unlimited Pass.

2. Work/ member schemes - Member schemes such as perks at work (https://www.perksatwork.com/login/index/o/5279) are offering discounts on annual Cineworld unlimited e.g. Group 1 (£99.98) - Group 2 (£163.99) - Group 3 (£188.99) - Group 4 (£250.80)

3. £5 off your first month of Cineworld Unlimited With Code - New customers only - link to thread

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Odeon cheap cinema tickets and offers



Single ticket discounts / offers - Odeon

1. fever (https//fe…27) - Odeon cinema tickets in main cities including London £6.99 off peak, £8.75 peak

2. Meerkat movies - Meerkat Movies offers 2 for 1 cinema tickets every Tuesday or Wednesday for a whole year to comparethemarket.com (https//ww…s/) 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 Odeon cinema tickets via member schemes e.g. Perks at Work, NHS service discount, Kids Pass, Tastecard

4. Discounted Odeon Gift Cards - Costco do ongoing offer of £50 gift card for £42.99 - link to gift cards. Amazon prime members can get 20% of, discount at checkout

5. My Odeon saver tickets (https://www.odeon.co.uk/offers-membership/myodeon/) are available for members only on selected showings Tuesday-Sunday and all-day on Member Monday’s, with prices starting from £6.

6. Join my odeon (https//ww…p/) for free and get extra benefits

7. Adults pay kids prices for selected films - link (https//ww…s/)

8. Silver Screen Ticket+Tea & Coffee+Biscuit from £3.50 (ages 60+) if bought online - selected locations - link to thread

9. Odeon £5 Tickets All Day - Every Day with MyOdeon App - Selected Sites - link to offer


Annual membership (3 month min term) / offers - Odeon Limitless / Odeon Limitless Plus

If you plan to go to the cinema on a regular basis it maybe worth looking at Odeon Limitless or Odeon Limitless Plus, 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 Odeon limitless / £17.99 Odeon Limitless Plus
• Pay annual - £149 Odeon Limitless / £179 Odeon Limitless Plus

1..Work/ member schemes - Member schemes such as perks at work (https//ww…79) (https://www.perksatwork.com/login/index/o/5279)) offer discounts on annual Odeon unlimited although the current price matches what you can pay direct e.g. £150

2. For those with blue light card membership, at selected times the Odeon Limitless membership is discounted

3. £10 Amazon Gift card when you sign up to Odeon Limitless W/Code - link to thread

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Showcase cheap cinema tickets & offers



Single ticket discounts / offers - Showcase

1. Join Showcase insider for free (https://www.showcasecinemas.co.uk/events/insider)- 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, Home & Away, Tastecard

3. Upgrade to Xplus For Free from 2nd to 12th October - link to thread

4. Insiders that see 2 or more of the horror films listed below between 29 September - 10 November will earn a bonus £5 Insider rewards - link to deal

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Picturehouse cheap cinema tickets & offers


Single ticket discounts / offers - Picturehouse

1. 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, Tastecard

2. Tesco Clubcard - Turn every £0.50 in vouchers into £1 to use with Picturehouse.

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. . Free signup to My Picturehouse for special offers

5. Kids club tickets from £3.30 -link to deal

6. £3 Picturehouse ticket Friday to Sunday via three+ rewards (https://www.three.co.uk/threeplus), one code redemption per week. Please note a 95p online booking fee per ticket but can avoid book fee by purchasing tickets in cinema. Link to thread


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 (£57) - London (£67) - West End (£90)
• Member Plus Adult (10 tickets) - Outside of London (£100) - London (£110) - West End (£170)

• Member Over 60's (5 tickets) - Outside of London (£52) - London (£57) - West End (£80)

• Member Plus Over 60's (10 tickets) - Outside of London (£95) - London (£105) - 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 to use with Picturehouse, nothing in the terms stopping it being used to pay for annual membership.

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the light cinema ticket offers



Single ticket discounts / offers - The Light

1. Free membership signup (https://bolton.lightcinemas.co.uk/) 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, Tastecard

3. Meerkat Movies (https://www.comparethemarket.com/customer-rewards/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 (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

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Everyman cinema ticket offers





Single ticket discounts / offers - Everyman

1.. Everyman has a Wednesday BOGOF via Times+ and the Times has regular cheap trial offers (£1 for 3 or 4 months).

everymancinema.com/tim…lus (https://www.everymancinema.com/times-plus)

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

• Everyman - 7 tickets and bring a guest for free on Mondays - £99
• Everyicon - 24 tickets and bring a guest for free on Mondays - £325 per year or £28 per month
• Everywhere - An unlimited year for you and a guest - £650 per year or £55 a month

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Scott Cinemas ticket offers




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

2. Work / member schemes - Up to 40% discount off Scott cinema tickets via member schemes e.g. Perks at Work, NHS service discount, Kids Pass,, Tastecard.


3. Saver Monday's - See movies on the big screen at a bargain price, includes new releases.Tickets £4.75

4. Various food offers, varies by cinema
a) Fountain combo - £7.60
b) Ice blast combo £8.10
c) Crunchy crips combo - £6.80
d) Capri sun combo - £3.70
e) Collectable combo - £5.50


5) Kids crew back where all adults and child tickets are £3 every Saturday morning.

6) Silver screen - Silver Screen is a selection of the year’s best films. A Silver Screen ticket is just £4.25, 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.

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Food & Drink policy




A run down by cinema chain if you can bring your own food and drink to the cinema

1) Vue -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."

2) 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."

3) 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."


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) 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."


6) 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."


7. 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

8 Scott cinemas- Appear to exclude all food and drink not purchased from the cinema with the exception on medical grounds.

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CEA Card



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

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Free cinema screenings



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.

3. 2 Free Vue Cinema tickets every month via MySky App - for Sky Cinema customers only - link to thread

4. Free Vue cinema tickets - The Miracle Club (10 October) - selected locations England - link to thread. Also tickets forr 11 October - link to thread

5. The Great Escaper - Free Vue Cinema Tickets - 3rd October 2023 - link to thread

6.. Free 2D cinema Cineworld tickets - Sound of Freedom w/ code - link to thread

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Independent Cinemas


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.

The ICO (Independent Cinema Office) provide a map of Independent cinemas in the UK (https://www.independentcinemaoffice.org.uk/advice-support/cinemas/), it maybe worth having a look to see if you have a local Independent cinema and take a visit.

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Autism Friendly Cinema Screenings



There is a more detailed thread on this here - credit @Ken

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, Scott Cinemas 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 (https://dimensions-uk.org/get-involved/campaigns/autism-friendly-cinema-screenings/) gives a schedule of upcoming autism-friendly cinema screenings across cinema chains
• Odeon autism friendly (https://www.odeon.co.uk/accessibility/autism-friendly/)
• Showcase autism friendly (https://www.showcasecinemas.co.uk/events/autism-friendly)
• Vue autism friendly (https://www.myvue.com/legal/accessibility)
• Everyman autism friendly (https://dimensions-uk.org/get-involved/campaigns/autism-friendly-cinema-screenings/everyman-autism-friendly-screenings/)
• Scott cinemas autism friendly (https://barnstaple.scottcinemas.co.uk/offers/supportive-screenings)
• Cineworld autism friendly (https://dimensions-uk.org/get-involved/campaigns/autism-friendly-cinema-screenings/autism-friendly-screenings-cineworld/)
• picturehouse autism friendly (https//ww…gs)

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Cinema film releases / what's on in October

Some films on in October

Saw X

John Kramer (Tobin Bell) is back. The most chilling installment of the SAW franchise yet explores the untold chapter of Jigsaw’s most personal game. Set between the events of SAW I and II, a sick and desperate John travels to Mexico for a risky and experimental medical procedure in hopes of a miracle cure for his cancer – only to discover the entire operation is a scam to defraud the most vulnerable. Armed with a newfound purpose, John returns to his work, turning the tables on the con artists in his signature visceral way through a series of ingenious and terrifying traps.

Age rated: 18

7.2/10 IMDb




The Equalizer 3

Since giving up his life as a government assassin, Robert McCall (Denzel Washington) has struggled to reconcile the horrific things he’s done in the past.

Since giving up his life as a government assassin, Robert McCall (Denzel Washington) has struggled to reconcile the horrific things he’s done in the past and finds a strange solace in serving justice on behalf of the oppressed. Finding himself surprisingly at home in Southern Italy, he discovers his new friends are under the control of local crime bosses. As events turn deadly, McCall knows what he has to do: become his friends’ protector by taking on the mafia.

Age rated 15

7.1/10 IMDb



The Creator

From writer/director Gareth Edwards (“Rogue One,” “Godzilla”) comes an epic sci-fi action thriller set amidst a future war between the human race and the forces of AI.

From writer/director Gareth Edwards (“Rogue One,” “Godzilla”) comes an epic sci-fi action thriller set amidst a future war between the human race and the forces of artificial intelligence. Joshua (John David Washington, "Tenet"), a hardened ex-special forces agent grieving the disappearance of his wife (Gemma Chan, "Eternals"), is recruited to hunt down and kill the Creator, the elusive architect of advanced AI who has developed a mysterious weapon with the power to end the war… and mankind itself. Joshua and his team of elite operatives journey across enemy lines, into the dark heart of AI-occupied territory… only to discover the world-ending weapon he’s been instructed to destroy is an AI in the form of a young child (newcomer Madeleine Yuna Voyles).

Age rated 12a

7.2/10 IMDb



Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie

A magical meteor crash lands in Adventure City, and gives the PAW Patrol pups superpowers, transforming them into The Mighty Pups

When a magical meteor crash lands in Adventure City, it gives the PAW Patrol pups superpowers, transforming them into The MIGHTY PUPS! For Skye, the smallest member of the team, her new powers are a dream come true. But things take a turn for the worse when the pups' archrival Humdinger breaks out of jail and teams up with a mad scientist to steal the superpowers for the two villains. With the fate of Adventure City hanging in the balance, the Mighty Pups have to stop the supervillains before it's too late, and Skye will need to learn that even the smallest pup can make the biggest difference.

U: Suitable for all ages

6.1/10 IMDb

• 22 September 2023 Expend4bles
• 22 September 2023 Dumb Money
• 22 September 2023 The Canterville Ghost
• 28 September 2023 The Creator
• 29 September 2023 Saw X
• 29 September 2023 The Old Oak
• 30 September 2023 Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie
• 06 October 2023 The Great Escaper
• 06 October 2023 BlackBerry
• 06 October 2023 The Exorcist: Believer
• 13 October 2023 Sumotherhood
• 13 October 2023 The Miracle Club
• 20 October 2023 Killers of the Flower Moon
• 20 October 2023 Trolls Band Together
• 20 October 2023 Seize Them!
• 20 October 2023 It Lives Inside
• 25 October 2023 Five Nights At Freddy's
• 03 November 2023 There's Something In The Barn
• 10 November 2023 The Marvels
• 10 November 2023 Jackdaw
• 17 November 2023 The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes
• 17 November 2023 Thanksgiving
• 17 November 2023 Saltburn
• 22 November 2023 Napoleon
• 24 November 2023 Wish
• 01 December 2023 The Bikeriders
• 15 December 2023 Wonka
• 15 December 2023 Anyone But You
• 20 December 2023 Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
• 26 December 2023 Ferrari
• 26 December 2023 Next Goal Wins

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Useful links / related discussions

Sensory / Autism Friendly Cinema Screenings - Where, when and what's showing this month?

Cost of Living

Cinema