it was a good experience overall. but I was shocked that their 'large' was the size of a medium compared to the theaters I go to in NY. not sure why this really struck me I guess just cause I'm so used to gigantic sizes everywhere. they did have free refills that I actually didnt take them up on despite normally enjoying more. good prices for me as someone who spends and arm and a leg in NY. clean for the most part. read more

One of the oldest "new style" movie theaters. The newest is immediately noticed when you sink into the vinyl chairs, which are soft and comfortable, with a butt that reclines your seat, almost like you are at home. There are numerous (8?) theaters under one roof. Sound is quite loud, for the young and the older (like me). Screens are fairly standard size but are the size that I see but maybe they are larger. Clarity in the screens leaves no complaints. Tickets? Order online or, like today, you go inside and go to to the snack/popcorn bar to buy your tickets, but if you get no food, one wonders if you could just waltz in, which even so is illegal if you did so.. No one is checking you for a ticket, at least today, the day before the 4th of July 2026. read more

Overall decent theater, but when they get overrun with people, like in Summers, they need to put up signs about where to get tickets, instead of assuming customers would know. The box office has outdated technology that they blame customers for, and floor-cleaning gets backed up. Some seats are in bad shape, and some movie-goers can be rude too. I always wish my favorite mom & pop theater had all the films the stadium theaters do. Most of us wouldn't go to these larger theaters, as they are all like this unfortunately and they do little to improve it. read more

We went here to the movie theater to watch Toy Story five while in SC , we didn't know what to expect since we are not from the area and many other theaters had some less than perfect reviews. We had purchased tickets online and were able to easily print as we walked into theater. We had popcorn and drink which I thought to be reasonably priced at roughly 15$ we shared. Bathroom was clean and theater was clean. The seats reclined and were very comfortable for us. It wasn't overly crowded. It was a 1:40 matinee and tickets were around $10 each. Would def go here again! The outside of building may need a little facelift read more

Citadel Mall Stadium 16 - Hallway out of theater - Cinema Near Me - Charleston, South Carolina

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Nice theater, excellent recliner seating. The snacks were not up to par, popcorn and soda, not great and overpriced. Hard to get a soda wrong, but I think the diet pepsi was off! Still good experience- good matinee price. I will be back, but skipping the snacks. read more

Standard theater with recliner seats and concessions. However, it's never clean. Popcorn is usually strewn about in the lobby, the counters where the soda machines are are always sticky, and the icee machine is usually not working properly. I continue to return because the ticket pricing and concessions are cheap. read more

Citadel Mall Stadium 16 - Cinema Near Me - Charleston, South Carolina

Smells weird. Dirty. No beer/cider despite advertising they had it. Concessions employee (blonde girl) rude. Seats don't really recline and are super worn out. Won't return. read more

Citadel Mall Stadium 16 - Disgustingly worn out chair - Cinema Near Me - Charleston, South Carolina

hail mary! !!!!!!!!!! awesome movie. .......... go see it. ..,............ .......................................... .......................... read more

Citadel Mall Stadium 16 - Cinema Near Me - Charleston, South Carolina

I was appalled at our service the last time we visited this theater to see the new Spiderman movie. My daughter is leaving for college and was so excited to see this movie with her little brother as they have seen all of the Spidermans together. She unexpectedly got out of work late and rushed over but was told rudely that she couldn't enter once she got there. It was really late and I have since learned that its out of safety but these teens had no idea why the rule was in place or at least didn't take the minute to explain this to us which would have helped. Her family of 6 was inside and she was standing at the snack bar texting us saying "they won't let me in even though I have a pre-paid ticket." Not all to their fault, but already having a rough day she walked outside in tears and they watched. When I came out they were snickering and bordered rude/direct with me as well. I told them how no one even took our tickets or checked bags or anything and how we could have just walked in and could they make an exception or maybe call someone to see and they said no. I left with her since she was upset. Sounds like a lot of drama over a small movie but we are big movie go-ers, they have a poster check list at home, she's leaving her elementary aged little brother to go to college in 2 weeks blah blah blah, more than you need to know, but they could have at least been polite. We will now need to go back and see it and repurchase tickets, the three of us, she who didn't get in at all, me who left almost half way through and her little brother so they can see it together. I have always applauded this theater for its comfortable seating, cleanliness, etc. but I was beyond disappointed with this last visit. I have emailed and called with no return call. Hopefully they will respond at some point. read more

The good is definitely the nice reclining seats in the theater. It is also a larger theater in the area so they have more options for movies and show times. They also have a large parking lot. This is maybe where the good ends -- the theater itself is kind of run down, service is not great. The head rests on the seats are worn down and look greasy (gross). The theatre we sat in was dirty and definitely not cleaned between showings. The armrests were sticky. Not my favorite theater in town. read more

Here for the Tron movie around 3 pm and these place is not that busy because of the rain. The service was fast and the popcorn and sodas are great. The only complain is that on of the chair that my son is seated right now is broken. It doesn't stretch all the way out. I think Citadel mall movie theater needs to do chairs check up or maintenance day. Also, this is not the first experience with broken seat. The bathroom also more dirtier during busy hour but not so much at this hour. read more

Price increases. Please fix the seats, especially theater 16. Clean the theater too. Needs a facelift or at least a cleaner vibe because the the theaters smell. Nice staff though mostly read more

This mall is closed unless you want to go to planet fitness !!! The real stores are outside of the mall. read more

Employees are very rude. The lobby and theaters are very dirty. Prices they charge for a tiny bottle of water are ridiculous. Not returning to this theater. read more

Citadel Mall Stadium 16 Cinemas in west Ashley is the nicest and most modern cinemas in the tricounty region. The stadium seating recliners are large and comfortable and every seat offers a great view. The cinema is clean and with 16 screens all of the latest movies are always playing. Convenient location opposite Target, just off I-526 and Sam Rittenberg Blvd. read more

Overall a decent theater. Came here a few times to see the Era's tour. Upon entry the lobby is okay, ordered popcorn and a soda for the movie. The first time I went I saw the movie in IMAX. The IMAX theater is pretty epic. Quality of seats, sound, and screen are on point. Clean theater, everything there was great. My only complaint is that the popcorn was pretty stale. We went on a Saturday afternoon so I would expect fresher popcorn. Second time went to the regular theater and it was still okay. It's not the worst I've been too and not the best. In between. My other ding for the star is the women's bathrooms could using a cleaning. At least from when I was there. So yeah if they made fresher popcorn and cleaned up the theater a bit it'd be great. read more

Citadel Mall Stadium 16 - Cinema Near Me - Charleston, South Carolina

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Ghostbusters Frozen Empire was a fantastic film with a nod to the new school and a blast to the past! It combined the new skool with the old skool. The sets, props, and tech was the perfect mixture of new technologies and old technologies. The characters were awesome! The movie going experience is always amazing at Citadel Mall Stadium 16! The tickets prices are decent! The concessions are a good price! Southeast Cinemas has very comfortable seats, friendly staff, an awesome lobby, and cool decor. Seeing movies at this theater is fun for the whole family! read more

Citadel Mall Stadium 16 - Ghostbusters Frozen Empire - Cinema Near Me - Charleston, South Carolina

We went to see Wicked! Great picture, comfy recliners and clean. The price of popcorn, snacks and tickets were also very reasonable. We will be back for sure. read more

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Went to see the Michael movie. So much hype for the movie yet this theater has no inside displays to take pics. Employees scared to call management "in the office" to ask management why. Generally nasty and just a bad experience. read more

They are sooooo over dramatic about age. Workers are slaves to the system. They have no signs saying they don't take cash and when you get ready to pay the surprise you with this news. All out of stock on every snack pop corn is horrendous. All the arcade games out of order. In the 3d movies it doesn't even seem 3d. When I went to fill my drink an ice cube was brown. Someone was yelling in the theater at people bc they were not in the right seat even though there was nobody in the theater. When we tried to get tickets the wait was long because you can barely hear between the screen and the workers are dumb. Don't recommend at all. Waste of time and money do not come here. read more

This is not my first time at this theater. It is a nice movie theater. My wife and I took our daughter here for her first time going to a movie theater. The employees were professional and friendly. When we entered it was clean for a movie theater. I noticed that they do have an IMAX screen even though our movie was not in IMAX. It was also nice to have reclining seats. I would not recommend sitting in the very back row of theater number 3. It has a different height compared to the other rows. This causes the row in front of you to partially block your view of the screen. Not sure if the other screens here are the same. It was also self serve for the fountain drinks which is nice because then you do not have to wait in a line to get a refill. They also had a variety of snacks. My family and I would recommend going here. I know we will go here again. read more

This sign rubbed me the wrong way. The fact they used the word nasty and how this is written is very off putting. I would write something like this, "We strive to give you a 5-star experience. If there is an issue within the theater please let a member of management know. We will do our best to correct it ASAP. Thank you for choosing Citadel Movie blah blah blah." Something within that same concept. It doesn't call anyone out but lets everyone know management will try to give you a 5-star experience. Edit: Since I have taken this picture there have been 2 reviews of how dirty this place is even when speaking to a manager. read more

Citadel Mall Stadium 16 - Cinema Near Me - Charleston, South Carolina

Seats SUCK! Sore neck for hours after the show. Plenty of parking but hate the seats.

Really nice theater next to Citadel Mall. Plenty of parking. Ticket prices aren't bad, especially for matinees. Not the largest options at the concession stand, but they have the theater basics. The employee I talked to was very pleasant. Bathrooms are large and were clean when I visited. The individual theaters are smaller than I'm used to (at least the one I saw); about eight rows with 15 seats per row. Plenty of leg room and space between rows. The electric reclining seats are awesome! Makes for an enjoyable movie experience. The screen/movie quality was very good. Overall, this is a really good theater and I'll definitely be back for my next movie outing. read more

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I expected the movie theater to be attached to the Citadel mall, but it was across the parking lot. I liked that there wasn't a ton of foot traffic coming in from the mall, but we had someone search our bags before entering to make sure no food or drink was brought in. The seats are reclining, but definitely not brand new. The inside of the movie was cold, but not something to complain about since outside was 92°! read more

Usually this place is clean, but they must be understaffed today. I came to watch Elemental in theater 12. In seats 3-5 of the back row, none of the seats were cleaned. Popcorn was all over the seats and floors. Seat 3 doesn't recline, so I could not lounge back. Anyway, I hope this was a one-off. I may just stop going to the theater if they don't keep it clean. read more

Disgusting theaters. They spend all their money on rude "security guards" who look through your bags for food instead of actually cleaning or providing a good experience. read more

Citadel Mall Stadium 16 - Dirty seats - Cinema Near Me - Charleston, South Carolina

The citadell mall cinema is the best one around in my opinion. Gone are the days when you had to get to the movies hours in advance and queue to get a seat or have to find separate seats from your friends, the convenience of being able to pick your sit gives you so much ease and comfort to walk into the movies one minute ahead and have your seats waiting. Also ,the seats recline and are extra spacious and comfortable. Great experience and great movies! read more

Citadel Mall Stadium 16 - Cinema Near Me - Charleston, South Carolina

Walk in, boom! Mildew straight to the nostril. I go to the bathroom, shockingly it's dirty. I go get a snack and the employee is a dick bag. I walk down the hall to the theatre smelling the moldy carpet covered in popcorn and trash because cleaning is not a thing at stadium 16. I saved the best for last. The whole seat was sticky covered in grease and disgusting overall. They are leather seats and clearly haven't been cleaned possibly ever. The dirty seats compliment the dirty smell and the dirty floor nicely. Couldn't be more disappointed. Funny enough I heard people next to me saying similar things about the women's bathroom as well. What a neat place to be. Picture attached is of the label on my seat. Each chair is about the same level of filth all over. read more

Citadel Mall Stadium 16 - Seat label: dirty and disgusting. - Cinema Near Me - Charleston, South Carolina

Overall good theater to go and see Scream 6 ! Prices aren't too bad for matinee or concessions ! Seats were comfy and reclined well. Bathrooms could be cleaner but there was only one person working. Would retur read more

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Worst movie theatre I have ever been to. There are so many seats in the theatre that have obstructed views of the screen. This was my view for the entirely of the movie. I could only see half of the screen. They should at least let people know this before they sell the movie ticket to them. The popcorn and food is also horrible and stale every time. The manager is extremely rude when concerns were brought to him. Do not recommend. read more

Citadel Mall Stadium 16 - Completely obstructed view of the screen. - Cinema Near Me - Charleston, South Carolina

I was reluctant to drive from Mt. Pleasant to Citadel Mall movie theatre but was persuaded by my daughter. A few things that made it worthwhile for me. It's spacious and airy with not so many people when I went at least!! No problem with parking either. The movie tickets are way cheaper than what I'm used to and the obligatory popcorn and a drink much cheaper than I'm used to. The seating... recliner seats, the space around the seats are what makes the whole experience much more enjoyable. The seats fully recline. It is so nice. The main lobby could do with a clean though but not so bad. The staff are helpful friendly and efficient. The whole experience was a lot better than what I'm used to. I'll definitely return here and if you are heading to movies with a family it will be much cheaper than staying here in Mt. Pleasant for sure!! read more

Citadel Mall Stadium 16 - The seats !! - Cinema Near Me - Charleston, South Carolina

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Woof this theatre has really seen better days. We just went to see Elemental (great movie btw) and it looked like a Walmart on Black Friday. The line was basically out the door (weird for a random Thursday). I had bought our tickets online but no one event checked them so that was weird. The popcorn was meh and way over salted and the pretzel tasted like it was verrrry old. They have the fancy recliner seats but mine was broken so I had to sit ramrod straight the entire movie. Everything in the theatre looks super beat up and like no one really takes good care of it, which is a shame bc it was one of my favorite theaters back when I lived here. read more

Great movie theater! Staff, popcorn, fresh, and the theater was clean. Highly recommend coming here for movies.

If I could award no stars, I would. We came to see the 12:40 pm showing Oppenheimer, on a Monday. Filthy! Theater was not cleaned last night or this morning. Popcorn, wrappers, cup holders still had garbage. I asked for the manager to come see. Double-Snap attitude with a clown-red weave in a braid, came out of the back, on a cell phone, never greeted me, nothing....said nothing while I searched to find another theater, no apology or conversation...just stayed on her cell phone. 5 minutes later, she sent the white guy behind the counter, who is serving food, to come clean our seats. Am I high? I will be placing a complaint with the heath dept to come inspect this filthy place. BYOC...bring your own cleaner and your food as well. I'm sure the soda fountain is never cleaned and the popcorn is probably left over from last night. read more

I just wanted to say that we came here today and granted the icee machines were turned around and only one butter machine was working and they don't do serve yourself popcorn anymore, it felt a lot safer. The ticket booth was open outside (something that hasn't been since Covid), there was someone taking tickets in the lobby, and all the concession lines were staffed! Very excited about this! read more

In the 843, this is the ONLY theater we go to. The Citadel IMAX is a conveniently located theater by the Citadel Mall. Yes, it gets busy and a lot of kids go here. Get over it! Unfortunately, they don't have the IMAX certification anymore. However, theater 16 is as loud and HUGE as it ever was. The pricepoint is perfect (matinees are cheap) and competitive with other theaters that don't have reclining seats. Speaking of, the recliners have plenty of walking space in front of them so you're not tripping over each other when entering and exiting. Staff is eager to please and understands that you want to run right into your movie! Refills are automated and FAST! The only thing we'd change is for them to maintain the lobby and bathrooms more frequently as well as rotate the IMAX movies within the same week so we have a chance to see a few different films in their flagship theater. read more

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Came here to see the Barbie Movie. This theatre is nice. I love the recliner seats. Food was typical with typical movie theatre prices. My only complaint was that a numerous time during our film we could hear other films in the theatre and it was slightly distracting. read more

I have been going to the matinee hours since I have been down here vacationing. Prices are decent, The theater seating are great! The few movies I have seen there just a few other patrons were also watching to movie and one time I had the place to myself to watch a movie which was great! I plan to go more to see other movies. Charlie B. Chelsea, Massachusetts read more

I love this theater so much, I have been going there for 4 years! When people write nasty reviews saying that this place is dirty is just straight propaganda! I always arrive to my movie early and see at least 2 workers cleaning the theater before the next show! read more