One large screen, with very comfy chairs. Based inside the French Institute showing mainly French…read morefilms or other foreign language films, Q&As and special events. In the same building is the French library on the first floor, which has recently been renovated and includes a children's library. On the ground floor and large hall is the cafe and box office. A lovely venue slightly further west of London.

This is a lovely place for those who like French cinema. It shows exclusively French films and is a…read morewonderful venue. The prices are reasonable and it's not unusual for directors to come in for Q&A sessions after screenings. The quality of screenings is faultless and attention is obviously shown to the quality of the sound and the picture. The auditorium is very spacious yet it feels homely, the seats are comfortable, and as everyone is there for the same thing - to see a quality French film - it is very unusual to have people talking through the screening. The cafe area is also lovely, with a good atmosphere, if a little pricey. If you're a fan of French cinema you can do no better than Cinema Lumiere.

they kicked me out for being on my phone i explained i was messaging my dad whom is in hospital…read morethen rudely talked to me and threw me out

Terrible customer service after manager at Redditch refused us entry during the opening adverts and…read morethen tried to have security throw us out. Instead security were fed-up with the behaviour of the manager and asked us to complain to the company Vue and the shopping centre. CS gave me 2x free tickets (worth £5 given Meerkat 2-4-1) which ran out during Covid so never used and CS refused to re-send.

I happen to really like this cinema! It's quite a nice architectural facade and has a good…read moreselection on. I like how it's set up - and it's cool with the cafe at the second floor. Good pick and mix selection. I happen to really like this cinema! It's quite a nice architectural facade and has a good selection on. I like how it's set up - and it's cool with the cafe at the second floor. Good pick and mix selection.

Decent place to see a movie. The best aspect is the selection of films. They usually have about 6…read moremajor releases at any given time. However, the seats and screens leave a lot to be desired. And, by the way, the bathroom seems to have been imported from the time of the plague. Horrendous.

The screen and sound here are great. Everything else feels so dated and underserved compared to…read morelike a hundred + cinephilie places in the US. On the outside it looks like a temple to movies as you're getting close to it; it's a huge, imposing oval of a building in the middle of the street. But the temple illusion is shattered quickly as to get to the place you have navigate into one of several tunnels with some of the local homeless community and their respective full use of the place as a toilet. This is especially disconcerning if you go to a late showing. Once you get inside, your feeling will shift from slightly tense to slightly underwhelmed. The interior here is kind of like an AMC megaplex from the early 1990's. There's some light celebration of movies going on but it really doesn't appear like some flagship for the BFI, especially given the gravitas they employ on their movie collection video they play before many movies here. Food is also really underwhelming compared to nearly all higher end theaters in the States with full service; I guarantee if you were to visit the first Alamo in Austin that was converted out of a dumpy old 1970's style four theater complex you'd find that experience an order of magnitude better than what you'll get here (and that's before we get into just the attention paid to the love of cinema bv a company like that compared to the vanilla offerings here!) LIke I wrote before, once the movie starts it's very good. If you have a BFI membership like I do and can access the VIP seating, they definitely have more legroom than anywhere else I've been in the country. But overall experience is just deeply underwhelming and they should really overhaul this whole place to truly immerse people in the love of film - even the Everyman chain in London does a way better job of this than this location does.

BOOOOOOOOM! That is…read moremy experience here in a word. Yep just one word...but this is me and I have way more to say than just one word so... This place is amazing and if you love cinema and are going to see a spectacular then I would recommend popping your bottom in one of their super comfy seats. Warning: fear of heights, just don't bother! I saw Batman here and as a HUGE comic book fiend it was superb seeing the portrait stil shots displayed as they were intended. God bless the IMAX! Oh and its nice and convenient right by waterloo .

Great theater. Couches instead of seats. Small and cozy movie house. We saw Downton Abbey the…read moreFinal Tribute. What a great experience

Great Cinema and even better staff. Seating is big and comfortable with tables for the great drinks…read moremade by Holly. You must go here to see a movie and chat with the awesome people.

After a long walk through the museum, it's time to watch a movie!…read moreThis IMAX-cinema is headed in the museum-building. Nice films are shown on the big screen. But: the price is heavy, the films are often really bad documentaries, which are really short. The 3D-effect isn't really that great Well, you should visit it once, but one experience should be enough. Maybe it'll be better to watch a normal movie.

Not bad, the 3D was nice but the films could have been a bit more gripping! LOL…read more That said though, if you love your wildlife films then watching them in 3D is as close as you are going to get than diving with them I would go again just for the experience!

Staff here are always so friendly and never had any issues with any of the multitude of films I…read morehave watched here. Sound and picture quality totally on point!

So, it's a standard Vue. But I tend to lean more towards the Vues than any other chain. This is…read morethe closest cinema to my place of residence, and it is very easily accessible via bus, tube, foot, hoverboard, roller skates, although I can't vouch for parking, as I clearly don't have to park my hoverboard. Regardless! Movies are £11.50 for standard seating and I believe £13 for VIP. I don't know that splurging for the VIP seats is necessary here as the standard seats are quite roomy, comfy, and have tons of leg room. I'd plopped my bag, coat and scarf in front of my seat, still had plenty of leg room, and people could easily pass by. There don't appear to be any "XTREME" screens, so you'll have to go to a larger Vue if that's what you're after. The seating and floor were clean, they had a Ben and Jerry's, and I got to see the new Bond well before my American buddies back home. I couldn't really ask for more.

This wonderful little theater is in a fantastic pedestrian shopping district (Battersea) that has…read morelots of shops, restaurants, and bars nearby. It's changed its name to Cinema in the Arches and not Archlight Cinema. The website redirect doesn't work, because it takes you to their old website. The sound system is fantastic and the snack bar a few doors down is great! Each seat comes with its own side table for drinks and snacks. I got salami, nuts and cheese crackers and a couple of Old Fashioneds! They give you your snacks in a bucket to take into the theater and then just leave behind. I loved the bottles the Old Fashioneds came in. They looked like old apothecary bottles, and I brought one home with me to California. The seats recline and are so, so comfy that after 2 Old Fashioneds, I took a lovely nap rather than watching the film. No matter, I had jet lag and needed the nap anyway! This was a really nice way to pass a quiet evening with family, after a long day of walking in London. The cinema was a short walk to our Air BnB and offered a relaxing, upscale time out.

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Selfridges really does have EVERYTHING now, including a cinema. Being Selfridges, it's not just any…read morecinema, it is the Everyman, a cinema that makes you feel like a VIP. Noted for it's spacious couch seating, waiters to bring you the snacks you ordered, and a little table to keep it all on, it is a little more expensive than other cinemas, but you get your money's worth. I have been to other Everyman cinemas and enjoyed the VIP treatment, but in this instance, I found my seat very hard to get comfortable in. It wasn't too hard, but it was so high off the ground that it was impossible for me to get comfortable. It might work for someone 6ft tall but for me, it just wasn't working. I would recommend not sitting in the front, I think there might be better elsewhere in the room.

I'm so happy about Everyman opened in Selfridges…read more Came here for an one-off showing of Mary Poppins on Christmas eve, the film I loved for many years but first time seeing it on a big screen. It was delightful. Later saw Paddington Bear here too. The seats are very comfortable, especially the soft leather sofa. Unlike some other cinemas it's kept very clean. You can also purchase adult drinks at the bar to take into the studios.