Pathé Arena

I really love this theater. It is in a great location. Easy access by train or metro (just exit the station and the theater is right there). If you want to extend your outing there are several restaurants and bars nearby. (My favorite is Ichi-​e which is right across from the theater.)
Ticket ordering and pick up is easy. If you order online there are a ton of kiosks by the entrance where you can pick up tickets. If you are seeing a 3D showing, they hand out the glasses on the way in. The line to enter can get a bit chaotic but it usually moves quickly.
We come here mainly for the IMAX showings. There is a wide selection of snacks: candy, popcorn (sweet or salt), soft drinks, juices, or beer. The seats are comfortable and there really aren’t any bad seats. The bathrooms are clean and there are enough stalls so you don’t have to wait long.
FYI there is no mid-​movie break like you find in most Dutch theaters.

Decent cinema, I only really come here for the IMAX since it’s not exactly ‘in the neighbourhood’ for me. But it is conveniently located next to a train and metro station so it’s easy to get to! If you want to go to a movie outside the hustle and bustle of the center of Amsterdam then this is your Pathé.

There are huge movie theaters in the NL! Typical stuff you find in movie theaters plus a large candy section to buy in bulk and beer, of course with movie theater pricing. The seats are also very comfy. To be honest, I was here for a work meeting in which my company rented out to fit everyone in to watch what was being live fed from our corporate office abroad. Soooo… Theaters can be rented out, fyi. Seats are super comfy.
The place is located very close to the Bijlmer metro and train station. Also plenty of places to eat nearby.

The best movie theatre in the Netherlands. The IMAX experience is just amazing here. It’s also near restaurants and bars… which are perfect for before or after your movie.

This theater is bright and fun… almost sensory overload. I don’t understand how the entryway is so small and there’s so much going on. It’s not clear where you are supposed to go and what to do when you get there. You can go to one of the counters or one of the machines, but you have to know what you go to for what. Luckily, there was someone around that I asked for help from. Unfortunately, he gave me the wrong information that was corrected as I tried to enter the next area. But that man helped me out and all was fine.
You actually have to walk through all the candy, popcorn and drink area. That is just torture! I made it through, but it feels like you are leaving a store without actually buying anything. It feels weird. But that is too many calories for too much money.
My favorite feature here is the stairs that you can hang out on while you wait for your movie. I went to a viewing that was sold-​out, so there was a lot of waiting with crowds. You overlook the food and drink again, so just don’t go hungry. That’s the lesson here.
The theater seats were comfy enough for me and the viewing went well. Theaters always seem to have the volume really high, but I do think that is everywhere.
This theater has IMAX! And I can’t wait to take advantage of it!

Great theater surrounded by wonderful restaurants. I’ve never seen a theater snack bar so large. It was like walking into a convenient store. Help yourself to whichever color M&M you like best at their M&M self serve bar.

First, I want to state that I have very low standards for movie theaters because I’m used to places with sticky floors and popcorn everywhere. That being said all the Pathe theaters I have been to have been amazingly clean and awesome.
This one is located in the Bijlmer Arena which some people will say is out of the way. It is actually the closest one to where I live and I love it because it isn’t that crowded most days (however, there are mobs on weekends).
When you enter you are greeted by a dozen or more check-​in kiosks and it is easy to buy tickets. Once you get your ticket, you enter the snack section! This is by far the most extensive snack collection I have ever seen. There is popcorn, nachos, cookies, candy, ice cream, tea, coffee, etc. Side note — you Dutchies need to put BUTTER on your popcorn. This Dutch popcorn tastes… so healthy…
You can also get a parking discount at the register where you pay for snacks.
The seats are comfortable and the floors are not sticky! One thing I wish is that the seating was steeper because Dutch people are really tall and if I’m unlucky, one will be sitting right in front of me… hence blocking my view. This is a disadvantage of being small in the land of giants.
Anyway, all the Pathe theaters are very nice.

As a movie fan, my travels have taken me to a huge number of movie theaters. Paying money to be entertained is usually an experience that is meant to last for at least a couple hours. Same goes for movies. Most of the times, we go for movies on dates, or to escape the drudgery of daily life, or to change the way we think or feel about something.
Going to a movie is so much more than just sitting in a chair.
Unfortunately, Pathé Arena completely misses the reason for its existence. From being herded to the ticket machines to the sentry to the line at the concessions, everything here screams of an anti-​experience. It’s not something you come back from and talk about.
Cleanliness is an issue, too, at least if you’re not sitting at the nicer rows at the back. Movies seldom sell out these days at the secondary screens, and so if you happen to be unfortunate and get a ticket for the front row, be prepared to wrestle with cob webs and dirt on the seats. When your seats smell of dust, the popcorn doesn’t make it any better of a movie experience.
They have tried in the past to streamline the lines and the operations, but just seem incapable of handling the crowds. If I were a management consultant, I’d advise them with some innovative solutions, but until then Pathé Arena remains the only option for me to go watch Bollywood movies on the big screen.
PS: Their IMAX screen is new and slightly better, but seriously, are movies even so good anymore that you would hike all the way to Arena to watch a movie there?

I thought this theatre was better than average. There are a lot of screen and a great big fun stair case heading up to them. Also a wall of beers :)
On the other hand the IMAX screen to me isn’t much of a thing. It is certainly bigger than a normal screen but the IMAX I have been to in the past had very steep seating so you almost felt in the screen but for this one it is just normal seating and thus peoples heads in front of you can get in the way.

Definitely the cinema paradise :)
They have 16 theaters in the same building with also an IMAX. Very spacious, very new and close to metro/​train. Easy to park. Easy to find tickets for any show.
Lot of check in kiosks and lot of counters where to pay for your drinks (self service).
I wish they organized better the exits as all the building is exiting from a small door creating a queue… I wonder why you do not have to queue to go in but you have to queue to go out :)