While we were in town, Chip Esten was having a show at the Pioneer Theater! This is a small, family owned theater and I like the venue! We chose seats near the bar, but didn't need to since you can order drinks right from your seat via QR code and they will be brought to you! Great idea! Decent selection of beer and wine. My main complaint was the popcorn, lol. It tasted old and had some severely burnt pieces. For $4 that was a disappointment. But it isn't enough to keep me away. Parking was easy in a free lot just 2 shops away. The acoustics were good and the people were friendly. If you are around Manteo and have the opportunity to see a show here, DO IT! read more

Pioneer Theatre - Cinema Near Me - Manteo, North Carolina

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Darling theatre with a long history nestled in a quaint part of town. $7 a ticket, one 7pm showing each night of a new movie. We nearly had the place to ourselves and loved it! With some updates, this theatre could be a real gem. read more

I don't know why some think this theater is "expensive", as 5 bucks is reasonable. The Pioneer gives you the ability to take the kids out to see a family movie without spending an entire days pay. Add in friendly/cheap concessions, and we have a winner. read more

Oldest family owned single screen theater in the US. The price increases every few years, but you can still have a family outing complete with popcorn, sodas and candy for under 30 bucks. One showing a night, one film a week. Saw the original 'Pirates' movie here paying 'with 20 pieces of silver, ayyeee'. The owner rolled his eyes and threw the ticket at me. I miss him, I know he never really cared for me, though I spent hours after the feature talking to him while he smoked outside. He had the best handwriting-'gift certificates' were tickets that he signed on the back. read more

For a privately owned theater, I didn't expect the cost to be so high. I've had two different experiences here. One was for the premiere of one of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies, which was completely packed and a frustrating venture. The second was to see Public Enemies in a near-empty room. Concessions are too expensive, you're better off getting your money's worth at a nearby restaurant beforehand. read more

Nice break from the beach. Definitely a throwback theatre. Small screen, long auditorium with old folding seats. We had a great time. Quite inexpensive at only $5 for a recently released movie. Only problem was the room full of unattended kids, though they obviously were enjoying themselves as well and the numbers in attendance may have been related to the choice of movie playing. Only one movie per week. Cheap concessions as well. Ours was a Much better choice than the $11 the rest of our group paid for an equally recent movie choice at the kitty hawk theater. read more

Many years back I saw Ford Fairland here. Without a doubt, this movie is in the top ten worst movies of all time in all universes combined. I laughed twice, once when Dice was dancing across a sidewalk yelling "Money MoneyMoneeeyaggeeggegggegge" and the other when, God I can't even write about it without laughing myself into a hernia. OK, so I was with my high-school sweetheart and we were vacationing down in Nags Head, NC, a very quiet, slow beach town. Not a damn thing to do at night so we went to a tiny 2-theater cineplex. Maybe 30 people in the whole place. Well, the credits start rolling at the end of this horrific film and a group of 5 young fellows get up, all cool-like, and head for the exit door at the end of the theater. Now, there was one hell of a rainstorm that day and a lot of standing water was everywhere, including, unfortunately, on the other side of that exit door. Apparently, once through the exit door, one had to descend about 10 steps and ascend another 10 steps, passing through a 5x5 foot flat area, to get to the rear parking lot. That night, the drainage pipe in this little flat area was not working but, when these poor dopes opened the door, it looked like nothing more than a shallow puddle of water. Not so, my friend, not so indeed. And it gets better. Just before these guys got to the door and opened it, there were two in the back that were in quite the rush to get out of there. Right as the first guy was pushing the exit door open, the guys in back started bulldozing the guys in front, and, one by one, they all stepped into what had to be 5 feet of wet blackness. They were flopping around in dirty rain water that looked to be up their chests, yelling various obscenities between disgusted chokes of rage. Remember the bulldozing guys? They had pushed the other fellows so hard that, when they jammed opened the exit door, it locked in an open position, which meant all the people still in their seats could now see them screaming for their lives! The entire theater (maybe 20 people) was in very loud guffaws. One old guy laughed Mountain Dew all over his newborn' son and the mother just laughed more when she saw him do it! Eventually, the poor saps climbed up the wall and ran off into the night, sneakers squeaking in embarrassed solidarity. I don't think I got to sleep that night because I could NOT stop thinking about what a wonderful thing I had just witnessed. Thank you Pioneer Theatre, thank you for a such wonderful thing. read more

I love this lil place. Been going since I was a little person. Warning, though, the price has recently increased. (WHHHHHHYYYYYY????) :-(

This is a great theater! The price is right and so are the prices for the concessions. Much cheaper then what you pay on the beach!!! $5.00 a person compared to $10 a person elsewhere. $1.00 for plain popcorn and $1.50 for buttered. Candy is $1.00 or less depending on what you get. Drinks are $1.50. read more

Best movie & concession stand value in the Outer Banks! Sometimes they are playing a movie that is in main theater too. One show a night 8:00 pm. Come early during season as parking is limited. read more

Super cool family owned theater. Oldest in the nation! No they do not have those fancy seats and no they do not have a super human style sound system. What they do have is a great little theater run by really nice people. Ticket prices are four to five dollars less than in the big theater in KDH. Four of us enjoyed a movie for $28. The concessions are actually reasonable. We had three popcorns, one candy, and a drink for $10. You can't beat that. But the best part of the theater is the people. These are really nice folks that you can tell believe in what they do. If given an option, I will ALWAYS visit this theater instead of the megaplex n KDH. As an added benefit if you have kids you can give them a peak into your childhood. They don't have many showings so check out their website and plan accordingly. It is cash only but given the low dollars needed you should be good to go. read more