Nice to have a theater downtown with 4DX. It's not as comfortable as the others with recliners but…read moreworth the experience. I will say that the service is in need of improvement even more so than Silver Spring. It seems there is often no one to staff guest services to give captions. Last year after about 15 minutes waiting, the usher said they would come in so we don't miss movie. They didn't. Last time they came quick and was given two captioning devices for Toy Story 4. Neither of them worked. Quite inexcusable given they got new and improved devices. It seems to be working well now in Silver Spring with a manager staffing guest services promptly and well there. Concession staff seem inefficient and innatentive too. Used to be better a decade ago and hopefully they'll improve on the service front.

Redeemed a gift card I recently received to go see the new Disney film hoppers. I bought a 4d…read moreticket and it was quite the experience! I felt almost as if I was on an amusement park ride the way the seats moved and jerked into action along with the movie scenes. I was startled a couple times by the water mists and ticking air gusts at my feet. The ticket pricing and snack fees were probably not something I'd spend my own money on without a gift card because they were pretty pricey. It's also a slight maze to locate the theater between the basketball arena and nearby restaurants.

What a nice movie theatre! Decided to go on a solo date to…read moresee The Mandalorin & Grogu movie since it just came out and I was impressed. I've never been to this theatre while visiting my hometown so thank god the yelp community gets the latest reviews and makes it easy to find good places. Easy to purchase tickets on the app , concessions had great food and snack choices and seats were really comfortable. The movie was absolutely amazing even though it felt weird not seeing it with my honey who loves all things star-wars , so if you haven't seen this movie ... hurry up ! It's really really good !

I am not reviewing AMC Georgetown for its movie theaters - that'll be for another time. But this…read morereview is for their pretzel, their Bavarian Legend Pretzel. I call it a plain-old big-ass pretzel. This thing is huge. I love big Bavarian pretzels and this was a gem in an unexpected spot. Soft, with just a little crispness on the crust, a good amount of salt, and plenty of mustard for the entire thing. The only reason I'm giving it 4 stars instead of 5 is that there was an inordinate amount of oil on the pretzel. But if you're like me, a sucker for a big-ass pretzel, next time you're at AMC Georgetown for a movie, grab their Bavarian Legend!

Who checks into the Motion Picture Association of America? I do!…read more Inside a new office building very close to The White House, entering is invitation only. I went with my eight-year-old daughter for a reception and screening of Paddington In Peru in partnership with the Embassies of Peru and U.K. The building comes with a parking garage. Once inside the first floor of the MPA, there's a fancy lobby with real props from iconic movies like Beauty & the Beast, Oppenheimer, and more. There's also a fancy theater with popcorn!

One of the most beautiful places to go for all lovers of movies. A stunningly designed theater with…read moremany screen-used props and costumes from iconic movies. I have attended movie screenings here and consistently am in awe over the beauty, class and appreciation of motion pictures that it upholds.

I really like this theater great service and everything you could want to watch a movie. Its a…read morelittle small. There are a great amount of options for beer and wine too. Its a great place to see a reasonably priced movie.

This is the closest movie theater to where I live. While the staff was friendly, and the theater…read moremostly empty, I felt like this is a solid 3 star experience and has a bit of improvement. The movie theater used to have a full bar. However, as of writing, lost its liquor license. They do hope to re-gain it, but have no immediate plans in the future. The food menu is very basic -- hot dogs, pizza, pretzels. We tried to order 2 different types of pizza. A cheese pizza and a buffalo chicken pizza version. However, they ran out and could only do cheese. That's fine. We ordered 2 pizzas as they were small but only got one. I did appreciate that they comped the second pizza. Service was very slow, but friendly. The theater space is small and intimate. Would I rush back here? Definitely not. I prefer AMC Georgetown, Alamo Drafthouse in Crystal City and E Street Cinemas.

We went to a mock court scene at The Miracle Theater where we as the audience judged a particular…read morecriminal court case which involved a person died to an AI driven vehicle where someone lost his life due to the decision of AI vehicle. So the CEO of the company was being charged in a criminal case of manslaughter. That's all I'm going to say, and it was pretty dope. Check it out !!!!

A pleasant surprise in DC's theater scene! The Miracle Theatre, one of the city's oldest theaters,…read moreis now under new ownership by Union Stage, and they're doing a great job breathing new life into this historic space while keeping its charm intact. I was invited to attend a Moth storytelling event here and it was such a refreshing night out. The stories were heartfelt, funny, and sometimes deeply vulnerable in the best way. The host kept the energy going all night and was absolutely hilarious. It was the kind of clean fun that reminds you how powerful a room full of people sharing stories can be. The theater itself adds to the experience. Being inside feels like stepping back into the good old days before everything was streamed and watched at home. If you're feeling a little nostalgic for live entertainment and the magic of gathering together for a shared experience, this is the place. Definitely check out their lineup. It's a great excuse to get out of the house and enjoy something real, live, and memorable.

"We just want to show the films we like. The ultimate goal is to show as wide a swath of movies as…read morepossible: good, bad, new, old, weird -- whatever." I read that quote from one of the founders of Suns Cinema in a piece about the theater, and it pretty much sums up why I'm writing a five-star review for this 28-seat movie theater. I've loved movies since I was young, and seeing a movie in a theater is as special to me now as it was when I was a budding cinephile growing up in Dallas, a city with a surprisingly great independent movie theater scene. But in our post-pandemic, streaming world, movie theaters are struggling and we're losing some. But there are some positive signs, too: new theaters opening, historic theaters getting bought and protected. Suns Cinema was founded by two movie lovers with the help of crowdfunding. And they turned what had been a cellphone store into one of the coolest little cinemas in the country. They show whatever they want - foreign films, classics, the weirdest little surprises you'd never find on your own... Take for instance what's "Coming Soon" this month - a movie made in 1958 and a movie released this year; and movies directed by William Friedkin, Agnès Varda, Andrei Tarkovsky, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Alain Resnais... They show about 30 movies a month, and many sell out quickly due to the small number of seats/tickets available. When you arrive, you're carded and asked for your ticket at the door. Then, on the left downstairs, is a bar with a few snacks (popcorn, candy, olives) and some great drinks: well-crafted cocktails, a great wine list, beers, sodas, etc. Then up a steep flight of stairs is the screening room. It's tiny, with sets of mismatched movie theater seats and chairs and a screen as large as it can be in this little screening room. I had wanted to visit Suns Cinema for years, and this past weekend, it finally happened. A friend and I got tickets for the 6pm showing of Eyes Without a Face (which I had seen once 20 years ago and my friend had never heard of - I didn't let her Google it before the screening) on Saturday night. We showed up a bit early, grabbed snacks and a great glass of wine. You can hover in their bar (there are tables and barstools), but we decided to head upstairs to pick our seats. I'm not tall (I say five foot one but that might be a bit generous), so I'm always worried about having poor visibility in little theaters like Suns. We went to the front row, and this worked fine. (We played a game of Goldilocks when we walked in and tried a few seats and positions out, because each section of seats offers a different style of seat and view - if you get there early, you can Goldilocks it from the 28-seat selection, too). Sure, you can hear a bit of noise from the bar downstairs during the screening. And yes, they added an intermission to our 90-minute movie that wasn't designed to have one (I know my cinephile brother would fume about this), but seeing a movie at Suns reminded me of why I have always loved and still love going to the movies. It was amazing to hear the reactions our small audience had to our strange, shocking little movie. There were gasps and giggles and post-movie debate. Suns offers something no other theater in DC does (and that people in other cities may not be lucky enough to have). It creates a community for people who love or are interested in film. A place to see rare movies, strange movies, old movies, challenging movies. A place to see with people who want to share those movies and the experience of being in a cinema. If I lived in DC, I'd be here often. Living in Baltimore (a city that doesn't have anything close), I'll definitely be back. DC is lucky to have Suns Cinema.

I love going to the movies and, in particular, I love supporting independent movie houses. Suns has…read morebeen open for years, but I hadn't gotten around to being a patron until last week. First off, allow me to say just how lovely and responsive the theater staff was. The screening I wanted a ticket for had sold out online, but after some brief back and forth on Instagram, they suggested I arrive anyway as sometimes there are no shows -- it was my lucky night. It's definitely a small theater and it doesn't have any of the amenities you'd expect at a multiplex, but what it lacks in corporate comfort it makes up for with charm. It's clear this place is run by people who *love* the act of moviegoing as every nook and cranny of Suns has some kind of reference or homage to old school movie theaters or classic film. The bar downstairs has some cocktails, but I kept it simple with a $5 Miller High Life and Haribo gummies. The popcorn they have on sale is one size only which was fine for the price. Definitely most of the focus is on the beer and spirits which, like the Alamo, you can take with you to the screening room upstairs. The screening room holds maybe 25 people or so and definitely has more of a home theater vibe, but it makes for a really intimate gathering and atmosphere. Definitely a hipster hangout. That said, most of the movies they advertise here are older ones (like Scream 3 which I watched as part of their Parker Posey monthlong retrospective). I will definitely be coming back.

This AMC remains one of the best, definitely cleaner and better managed than the hyped Georgetown…read moreAMC. Right by the metro as well! Georgetown has no public transportation. This time we came to see Spielberg's Disclosure Day. The recliner chairs were cushy, big, and really comfortable. Toilets were clean. Just outside the AMC there is a plaza full of restaurants.

Where I live in Arlington the Regal in Ballston Quarter and the AMC in Courthouse are the closest…read moreto me. I've seen two movies each at these theatres and for AMC Courthouse I like it but it certainly shows its age in some places for better or worse. Firstly I enjoyed seeing posters of older movies scattered in the hallway on display like one for The Silence of the Lambs adds a nice charm and while some find it tacky as a cinemaphile I think it adds charm especially since AMC has a habit of showing old films every now and then anyway. The theatre itself is small with only 8 auditoriums yet they're shockingly spacious. And it's a plus that this theatre is right next to the metro unlike Regal in Ballston Quarter which requires a bit more of a wall from the metro to get there. If you have a car there's a parking garage that offers free parking on the weekends. The staff and management are friendly and attentive. The first time I came to the theatre I saw a mouse before the movie started and I freaked out (and naturally so). When I went to management after they comped me a free voucher. I ended up misplacing it but the manager remembered me and still redeemed my free movie voucher for mt next visit. Great theatre and I'm glad this AMC is ran really well. I've def been to AMC locations that feel like they're being run to the ground. Not AMC Courthouse Plaza 8

The theater has been renovated, but not to any great effect in my view. The screen is certainly…read morelarge, though not as large as the one at Udvar-Hazy. The reason you'd go here instead of there is simply convenience. The seats are rigid and small, and it's not a great way to watch a long event movie. The first two rows were apparently held vacant for my showing, which makes me wonder why you'd build a theater where the front row seats are so bad that they're blocked from use. I arrived early, but despite them having no trailers apart from a commercial for the museum you're already in, my movie still started 10-15 minutes after the listed time and thus finished rather late at night. It just isn't the top-notch entertainment experience I think that the nation's capital deserves.

It is a very unique experience to see a new movie in the Air and Space Museum after hours, and I…read moreenjoyed seeing The Bride! here recently. It seems like people don't realize they are showing Hollywood movies here after dark because the theater was at least 75% empty. It is very clean and comfortable, and the massive screen really makes a difference. A few tips: + You have to enter on the Jefferson Street side, which is the entrance facing the Mall. + They do have concessions. You can get popcorn, though it's the prepackaged kind, not fresh. There are both alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks available, too. We had a tasty IPA from Red Bear. The museum lets you bring in bottled water, too. + The seats, while padded and comfortable, do not lean back, so it is difficult to see the screen unless you are sitting in the top half of the theater. I say Row J and above are best. You choose seats at the time of buying tickets. + When you enter, go left, there are signs for the theater, but there were also plenty of guards present telling people where to go. It was pretty easy. At the end of the show, the bathrooms are located in the basement level. The main drawback here is the theater has very bright blue lights illuminating the stairs that are not turned off during the movie. They completely wash out the bottom 10-20% of the screen. For the Bride, only a few scenes were in the IMAX format, so it wasn't a huge deal, but if you see an action movie that uses the format more, I can see it really ruining the experience. It seems like a pretty easy fix to block the lights from shining on the screen, like little covers over the top of the light fixtures, so the fact that they don't do anything about it is pretty disheartening. Overall, it is a unique experience worth trying, but if you are a lover of the IMAX format and are seeing a movie you are excited about, I have to recommend finding another IMAX option if you can.

First time here. Ordered tickets on my phone. $48 for 3 tickets on a Sunday afternoon. Came for the…read moreoverall experience. Parking is free, with a validated movie ticket. Under the building. You'll go out to the ground level, and then next door is a taco place then the Alamo (6 second walk). Your online ticket includes your Theatre #, row, and seat #s Seats recline all the way back, with a moveable table to eat/drink Our hostess introduced himself and asked if it was our first time, and explained how to order ahead of the movie and then during. Order at least 20 minutes before the start of the movie via phone. It takes you to a website after you scan your seat #. Where you place your order, see your balance and add items If during the show, you fill out a piece of paper of what you want, and hit a button on the table to let your server know you have an order seats were comfortable, reclined all the way or sit up all the way. This doesn't interfere with the people in front of you audio sounds were good. screen was clear. Spent a total of $78 for food (for 3 people). Boneless wings meal was good. I also had the Sangria, which was tasty and lasted thru the movie I heard the fried pickles were good, as well as the nachos that also lasted thru the movie I would def return

I had not been to one of these before, but they're clearly going for a vibe. The results were…read moreinconsistent. I bought a ticket online as I approached only to get a message saying that there would be no previews and no admission after the start time, so I sprinted there. In fact, there were fifteen minutes or so of previews. Other rules about no phones and such were posted, but weren't aggressively enforced. Their food operation was a negative in my eye; when the movie did start someone stepped in front of me to take an order and a credit card number from my neighbor. The smells were dodgy and lights were kept on under the seats to facilitate eating, despite the fact that most people seemed not to finish. For all their promoting how the focus is put on the movie, it just wasn't my experience. For my particular showing, the star of the movie was actually contracted to do a special introduction, which wasn't badly done in and of itself but which kind of detracted from the movie a bit. The reclining seats were comfortable, but I'm not a fan of leather. I'm a bit of an optimist about the number of movies worth seeing and the value of an in-person theater experience, but I usually find myself going outside the District now if I want to see a movie and this experience did not convince me otherwise.