AMC South Bay Galleria 16 is located on Level 3 of South Bay Galleria and the theater was renovated…read morein 2016 with reclining seats. [Parking]: Free parking at South Bay Galleria and I found it more convenient to park on the second or third level of the parking structure. [Ordering]: Our party recently came here to watch Ponyo (part of Studio Ghibli Fest 2026) and I was able to avoid the online convenience fee by purchasing tickets through the onsite kiosks. [Theater]: Comfortable reclining seats and a full bar. [Conclusion]: I like this AMC much better than AMC Rolling Hills 20 as the standard tickets at AMC Rolling Hills 20 are not recline seats. P.S. - There are ongoing plans to redevelop South Bay Galleria into a mixed-use complex in the coming years as well as plans for the K Line Extension to Torrance (including a station directly adjacent to the Galleria - projected to open in 2036).

We went during the Studio Ghibli fest for Ponyo. Small theatre, with recliner seats. Clean all…read morearound. Workers were nice when telling us where our movie was in the theatre. This is the closest AMC to me that has Studio Ghibli showings. The price of tickets is kinda outrageous for decades old movies, $25 a person. But hey, you gotta do what you gotta do to capitalize on Studio Ghibli, am I right?

This location has always been our favorite for movies. It's great cause the seats are comfy and…read morethey recline. You can pick your seat so even if you're a bit late your seat is there waiting for you. Their concessions are good and get the job done & their Popcorn is good. Very friendly staff and clean movie theatre seats and all. We watched The Devil Wears Prada and we love it. We purchased our tickets online on their website and made it easy with the barcode to scan and just walk right in. That simple. Can't wait to be back!

My go-to movie spot. More expensive than AMC but willing to pay more for a solid experience…read more Went catch La La Land with my mom for a 10am showing and these 2 women came in late, flash their lights directly in people's face to find their seats, on their phone texting/taking pictures, and talked throughout the movie. Wasn't able to speak to a manager about it and felt mildly annoyed. Good news is that it rarely happens in this part of town. Just unlucky. Try to catch management for a refund/free admission for your next movie if you see someone being disruptive.

This is my go to movie spot in the South Bay area. I am an AMC A-lister member and I usually go to…read morethis place because of the surrounding restaurants and bars in the area. If your movie doesn't start for another hour or two. There are plenty of restaurants nearby you can chill to kill some time. Very cool that I can have some drinks then go upstairs when my movie is ready. I went here on a Thursday to see Mortal Kombat 2. The place is Clean and welcoming. The concession stand is large with multiple cashiers ready to take your order. This place has 2 Imax theaters. They are nice. The only dissapointing thing about this AMC theater is the inconsistency of stadium seating. If I am not mistaken, some auditoriums has stadium seating and some does not. Kind of like a Hybrid theater. Overall this place is cool. Within the heart of Del Amo Mall. Thursdays is my best time. It gets packed on the weekends.

On Thursday, July 16, 2026, I went to the 10:30 p.m. showing of "The Odyssey." Overall, I enjoyed…read morethe movie; but the volume was too loud, creating some reverberation that made the dialogue hard to catch at times. When the show ended at 2:00 a.m., the lobby was empty with no staff in sight. Normally, I'd just let it slide. But because this was a major weekend release, I wanted to leave a message on the theater's voicemail. After wading through a long phone menu, I found there was no one to answer and no voicemail option available. I wonder what quality assurance checks management makes (focus, brightness and audio levels). And if they need to be made aware of a problems, they should have a simple way for the audience to help them help themselves.

Watch spiderman with my husband and experience on this movie is so fantastic. Theatre is so clean,…read moreorganized even the staff and their custoner service is beyond excellent. Thanks!

Review #957 2026-021…read more Fantasia Family Music: Director: Susan Brown Technical Director: Evan Brown Parking: free public lot (enter from 11th Pl., lot is on right past Alano Club & Hermosa Beach Friends of the Library) My son's saber fencing buddy, AK, invited us to see his 1st performance with Fantasia Family Music as the "March Hare" (Act 2, Scene 7: Mad Tea Party) at the Hermosa Beach Community Theatre. He's been in other performances elsewhere. His dad is a musician, so maybe that's an inspiration for his creative arts passion? We arrived early, but wasn't aware of the free lot in the back (though it was likely full for the performance or taken up by tennis players) until after the show. We spent the next 20-mins. circling around & around, hoping someone would leave a street parking spot. We finally found a free spot on 9th St. off Ardmore Ave., by the time we arrived, we missed 15-mins. of the show. Aaaugh! We didn't have the playbill so I wasn't sure if we missed his friend's initial queue (luckily he wasn't on until after intermission). It was quite obvious after a few minutes that the kids' performance caliber was top notch!! I just wished we would have made it on time to watch the opening curtain/beginning! ＼(｀0´)／ It was only $20/ticket, that I wouldn't mind a repeat but this was the last show. I'm somewhat familiar with the story, but it's been decades since I read the book. All the scenes were marvelous (though we missed the Prologue & Scene 1 so can't comment on that), but the Mad Tea Party's Unbirthday & I'm Late reprise (Scene 7... yeah, I'm biased because of our friend), Seeing Red's Painting the Roses Red & Simon Says (Scene 8; "Simon Says" replaced the croquet tournament story in the book) were standout scenes. I particularly loved the Cheshire Cat 1; she really hammed it & made it her own IMO. I found out after the show that she's a fellow student at HES with my son, & also discovered his 4th grade classmate was in the play as the King of Hearts. We sat in the back & couldn't see (their faces) very well. Fantasia Family Music really put on a fantabulous production! They're South Bay's original student led performing arts organization that's nonprofit & dedicated to youth theater. I loved that they're inclusive of all who are interested in the creative arts regardless of skill level or prior experience. If there were newbies with the "bug" to perform, it wasn't noticeable because every performer were immersed in his/her role. Several performer parents played a part in the theatre crew as backstage crew & make-up assistants to help ensure success. Hermosa Beach Community Theatre is 502-seat theater that's located east of the Hermosa Beach Community Center, often used by youth musical theatre groups, dance productions, & other variety shows for local residents to experience the joys of cultural arts. It has a spacious stage to hold a large number of performers, box office, decent lobby area (hang out with the performers after the show), & restrooms (around the corner of the box office). There's a couple of stalls & sinks in the women's restroom so hold the liquids, especially if it's a packed house! According to other reviewers, there's a concession stand (wasn't available for this play); I'm assuming you can eat & drink in the lobby, or just outside of the theater during intermission. The City of Hermosa Beach/Community Theatre has a Monthly Calendar (https://www.hermosabeach.gov/our-government/recreation-community-resources/community-theatre) to see what's current for that month. I didn't grow up going to the theatre or had any interest in "acting"performing (though I did sing 3 years as a soprano in chorus & played the violin in orchestra in elementary school, earning 1st chair in a few performances). But I love the Hermosa Beach Community Theatre for their affordable tickets to local, nonprofit, & youth-focused productions! Curiouser & curiouser... I would definitely come back again! Wouldn't you?

What a charming little theater! I was invited to see a show here, and I couldn't get over how cute…read morethe place is. It's the perfect venue for plays and dance recitals, with plenty of seating to accommodate a large audience. They have a box office, a concession area, and a surprisingly spacious stage! The play I saw was Beauty and the Beast, and it was absolutely adorable. You could really tell the children put in a lot of hard work. Parking was convenient, with both a lot and street parking options available.

This AMC probably has some of the best reclining seats I've experienced so far--like dangerously…read morecomfortable to the point where you could absolutely fall asleep mid-movie if you're not careful. The popcorn was also on point, perfectly fresh with that elite level of buttery goodness that makes movie theater popcorn worth the price every single time. They have four soda machines, which ended up being a small adventure because I need cherry coke at the movies. Two of the machines were out (tragic), but the third one pulled through, so crisis averted. This theater also had a very crisp and strong cherry flavor in the cola which helps this theater to rank high on my list. I was a little disappointed there was no Yoshi popcorn bucket (sold out the day before), but honestly... probably better for my wallet. Check-in itself was easy, but the scanner is placed really close to the entrance, which created a bit of a bottleneck. I walked in behind a large group, and we all ended up awkwardly shuffling and waiting right by the doorway while people tried to scan their tickets. Not a huge deal, just slightly chaotic. The two main downsides for me were the parking lot and the cleanliness. The parking lot layout is genuinely confusing--it feels like it was designed with zero logic, and I found myself second-guessing where I was even supposed to go. And when I got to my seat, it clearly hadn't been cleaned. There was popcorn all over and candy wrappers stuck in the cup holder, which... yeah. As someone who gets very bothered by sitting in other people's mess, I was pretty grossed out at first. I ended up wiping it down myself and, to be fair, once the movie started I forgot about it. But it definitely broke that illusion I like to maintain that theater seats aren't as dirty as they probably are. Like I know, logically, they're not pristine--but I prefer not to be reminded so directly Overall, still a really solid theater experience thanks to the seats, popcorn, and overall vibe, but a little more attention to cleanliness would easily make this a 5/5.

Unfortunately my review has not changed!!! Went today to see Mandolorian and Grogu and the…read moreexperience is still trash !! I don't understand why this particular theater location is not being addressed. The woman's bathroom as per usual 4 sink stalls soap dispenser was broken and only one dispenser was working . This is ridiculous

Great Independent single scree theater!…read more Attended a (sold out) screening with a q&a afterwards and had a great time. I will say, if you are attending a popular screening that will be sold out or close to sold out, and you want to buy concessions, it may be best to get there 45-1 hour before. They only have one register and are a small team, I waited in line for a little more than 30 mins and I arrived 30 mins before the screening. The staff are friendly and great! Seats are comfortable for being standard non-recliners. Im looking forward to coming back!

Found out about this cinema via an Instagram post last year that said the Circle Jerks were…read moreperforming here after a screening of the film Repo Man and I almost bought a ticket but couldn't make it. This theater was on my radar since then and on Thursday a friend posted on her story that they were screening Dinner in America with a Q&A with the writer/director and producer and later, Emily Skeggs!! I got a ticket so fast and pushed my concert plans to the side for this. I saw Dinner in America for the first time, last year after the Kanopy app randomly recommended it to me. I watched it and loved this film so much, but when I found out it came out in 2020, I was bummed I'd never get to see it on the big screen. Thanks to Gardena Cinema I was able to see it with a sea of people and not just alone on my phone 29 times. While we were waiting for the film to start, the owner came up to the mic and talked about the history of the theater and how her family came to own it after immigrating to the U.S. in the 70's. Yesterday was the national shutdown strike, but honestly it's hard on small businesses everywhere and I saw so many of these businesses say they were staying open and supporting in one way or another. Judy did the same and gave an impromptu moving talk about what's going on in the world and why it was important to still go on with the screening of this film; because it's punk as fuck! I love this film down BAD because it is exactly that and more. This film is my Heated Rivalry for real. Getting here was easy from the O.C. and parking was a dream!! There's a big parking lot connected to the theater and it's free. I love the multi colored letters of the marquee out front as it really stands out against the background of the city. Inside it's a small lobby then straight into the 1 theater. I was shocked at how far back the seating goes. Other small art house theaters it's not that big inside but here there's so much seating. The seats are small though, like from the 1940's small, but I was able to sit comfortably the whole film. I stayed for the Q&A and was able to ask one question about the soundtrack and release of the Psyops songs and found out it was in the works. Emily Skeggs said hi to me as I was about to ask my question and I was done. After that, I like teared up for some weird reason. It was such a great evening and hearing Judy's story and that this theater is run completely by volunteers was so heartwarming. These theaters are so special to me because they show the cult films and are able to bring out the cast and crew for Q&A which is something you don't get at chain theaters. I genuinely will make an effort to support art house cinemas this year and in particular Gardena Cinema because it is punk AF!

You absolutely have to see a film at the Old Town Music Hall!!!!…read more We went for my partners birthday and it was so exciting to see the 100 year old Wurlitzer in all its glory. We saw a rare Gloria Swanson silent film along w a talk by a brilliant film historian. Every show opens with a little performance but we were lucky enough to see a silent film which means that the organist live scores the entire film just as it would have been done in the 20s ! Such a special experience, and a must for any fans of music, film, and LA history.

Just when you begin to lose faith in humanity, you run into a spot like this…read more I've lived nearby for almost 9 years yet didn't discover this gem until a few months ago. I'm constantly going to revival and old theaters like The Egyptian, New Beverly, and Aero theatre and wanted to add this one to the rotation. Essentially, they transport you back in time to the early 20th century when movie theaters started taking off! And not just about the old films they show, we're talking OG Dr. Pepper in a glass bottle and lobby cards and photos on the wall. A giant Wurlitzer organ where our organist started off the night's festivities with a few words of history and a few songs on the organ. We even did some sing-alongs lol. Everyone in the red vests are volunteers keeping this running. You can sense the deep passion they all have for preserving this history and a deep love of cinema. Got a brochure calendar for showings through June and will now make sure I come out at least once a month.