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Discover the latest family movie releases, and find Southern California movie theaters in which to see them! Updated June 6, 2008. Related info--- HOME :: Latest News :: Southern California Movie Theaters--Overview :: AMC Theaters :: Cinemark/Century :: Digital Theaters :: Discount Theaters :: Edwards Theaters/Los Angeles :: Edwards Theaters/Orange County :: Edwards Theaters/other SoCal :: IMAX Theaters :: Krikorian Theaters :: Mann Theaters :: Pacific Theaters :: Regal Theaters :: Grauman's Chinese Theater :: El Capitan Theater :: Pantages Theater Southern California Movie TheatersFind your favorite film at one of SoCal's popular cinemas
Lucky Southern Californians---they have one of the best selections of great movie theaters in the USA! Many cinemas in SoCal feature modern stadium-style seating, digital sound and comfy love seats. In addition, more and more theaters are adding digital projection capabilities, as well.Some theaters feature popular film releases that everyone in the family will enjoy. Other cinemas specialize in art house and specialty films. At any rate, if the movie you want is playing anywhere at all in the USA, you'll undoubtedly discover a location where it's showing in Southern California. Even films in "limited release" are usually screened in greater Los Angeles! On this page, you'll find a listing of some popular cinema chains in Southern California, along with links to further details about each one. First, however, here are some interesting movie-related widgets which you might enjoy tinkering around with. "Rotten Tomatoes" movie review widgetMovie Reviews: In the Google Widget to your right, you can read reviews from "Rotten Tomatoes." Simply click on the title you'd like to explore further. Rotten Tomatoes percentage number: Next to each movie title, you'll see a number followed by a percent (%) sign. If you're not interested in reading the full movie review, a quick glance will tell you the opinion of this movie in the eyes of the Rotten Tomatoes website. The higher the number, the better that reviews for this movie have been. But, of course, everyone's favorite shows are different---don't let them sway you if you've got your heart set on seeing a particular film!
On this page, you can see a list of the family movies playing at (and coming to) theaters in greater Los Angeles/San Diego and get help finding a theater near your home where they're playing. Movie Trailer widgetHere's a clever little widget that recently became available at the Google Gadget website. As you see, you can select the trailer for a movie you're thinking about viewing. There's a choice of about a dozen different movie trailers on the gadget...and it's really simple to flip from one trailer to another without doing any searches nor turning any web pages. Not all of the movies represented on this Google movie preview widget are family-oriented movies...which is not a very big surprise, considering the fact that few family movies will be coming out until next summer. Nevertheless, each one of these trailers is rated "for all audiences." Find Southern California Movie Theaters
The rest of this page will fill visitors in about which movie chains are popular in Southern California. These chains are---
1.) AMC Theaters--- The AMC Theater chain is quite popular throughout Southern California. Many movie houses in this chain are new theaters featuring stadium seating with plush, comfy chairs and up-to-the-minute sound systems. If you would like to browse through a list of Southern California AMC Theaters (along with their phone numbers and addresses) so that you can find one close to your home, you may head to the AMC Theaters page of this website. On the other hand, if you already know the specific AMC Theater you'd like to visit, you may find it convenient to find your schedule of showtimes by visiting the upcoming link to the AMC Theatres official website. Or, if you happen to be looking for AMC theater locations in the nearby state of Arizona, you may head to the Arizona AMC Theater Locations page of this website's new sister-site, Have-Fun-in-the-Southwest.com.
Plus, the ArcLight Cinema has historical significance---part of the theater is actually the 1963 Cinerama Dome! The ArcLight has painstakingly restored the Cinerama Dome to better-than-new condition...with state-of-the-art "everything" installed while maintaining this nostalgic theater's classic looks. If you'd like to learn more about this excellent theater restoration or find out about current showtimes and schedules, please use the following link to view the ArcLight Cinema's website. You can also find out about the ArcLight theater's second location (in Sherman Oaks) at this website, as well.
For an extra fee, you can choose to sit in a "Director's Hall" to see your film. You'll feel as if you've gone to see a live production in a Director's Hall, because when you purchase your ticket, it will be for a PARTICULAR seat...and when you arrive at the auditorium, an usher will lead you to that seat. Or, should I say, that LEATHER upholstered seat! And, no more heading to the theater an hour before showtime so that try to get a good seat! Sitting in the Director's Hall, may still choose to head to the refreshment stand, if you wish...but why would you? In the Director's Halls, you may take advantage offood and beverage service at your seat! In other words, The Bridge: Cinema DeLux is quite aptly named! All of the megaplex theaters in Southern California are good...but The Bridge takes that one step further. And here's some good news about The Bridge that you can use right this very moment: The Bridge's website is SO easy to use! Once you click on the following link to see
The Bridge: Cinema DeLux official website,
you'll be looking at your list of showtimes in the same amount of time that you'd still be wading through a long list of theater locations on some other cinema websites!
Other SoCal Edwards locations: To discover Edwards locations in San Diego, San Bernardino, Riverside or Ventura Counties, please see the "Southern California Edwards Cinemas" page of this website. Edwards Theater website: If you already know where you're planning to see your movie & simply wish to check showtimes, you can head directly to the Edwards Theater website, which is actually the Regal Theater Group website (since Edwards is now a part of that chain.) 
7.) IMAX Theaters: To find an IMAX movie theater in Southern California, you may visit the IMAX Theaters page of this website. You'll find a list of SoCal Imax locations, along with the phone number, address, and directions to each one.
Or, to learn about the different IMAX films that are currently in release throughout both SoCal and the USA, you'll want to use the following link to look through the
Imax Theater website.
Obviously, these new IMAX showings within the AMC theaters will NOT be the scientific-type films you'll view at an IMAX location within a museum. IMAX is having success with people wanting to see large-screen versions of newly-released blockbusters...and the company is ready to oblige these eager would-be viewers!
11.) The Movie Experience is a small chain of theaters with locations in Southern California. In addition, the new Anaheim GardenWalk's theater will be a member of The Movie Experience theater chain. If you'd like to view a list of locations to see if one is convenient for you, here's a link to The Movie Experience Theater's official website. 12.) The Pacific Theater chain is a popular regional cinema chain in Southern California. You may see a complete listing of Pacific Theater locations, along with directions/maps, on the Pacific Theaters page of this website. If you already know which Pacific Theater you'd like to visit, you may discover its current movie list and showtimes by using the upcoming link to the
Pacific Theaters official website.
14.) The UltraStar Theaters form a small chain...but it's a significant one. A disproportionately large number of Southern California movie theaters showing "3D Nightmare Before Christmas" were UltraStar Theaters. This means that we'll probably see more important digital releases heading to UltraStar movie houses in the future. You may use the following link to visit the UltraStar Cinemas official website. Backwards Links: BACK HOME :: Latest News :: Back to top of "Southern California Movie Theaters" Select a different theater: Southern California Movie Theaters--Overview :: AMC Theaters :: Cinemark/Century :: Digital Theaters :: Discount Theaters :: Edwards Theaters/Los Angeles :: Edwards Theaters/Orange County :: Edwards Theaters/other SoCal :: IMAX Theaters :: Krikorian Theaters :: Mann Theaters :: Pacific Theaters :: Regal Theaters :: Grauman's Chinese Theater :: El Capitan Theater :: Pantages Theater
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4.) Century Movie Theater chain is another popular brand of movie theaters in Southern California. Recently, Century Theaters have been bought-out by the Cinemark Theater company. You may review the list of Century Theaters as well as Cinemark Theaters (along with directions and contact phone numbers for each location) on the 
8.) The Krikorian Theaters are a chain of all-stadium-style theaters operating only in Southern California. To browse through a complete listing of Krikorian Theater locations, get directions, and use a link to their official website, please head to the 
