Century 20 El Con and XD

My favorite movie theatre in Tucson! I used to go to the Harkins on the south side but that one was way too crowded all the time. I come here now and there are zero complaints. Did I mention that they have brand new leather seats? Awesome!

The most disgusting place to watch a movie. I don’t know if there is anyone who cleans there. The floors are filled with left over nachos and popcorn bags. The seats are sticky from people spilling soda and candy everywhere.

Never going here again! Parking is a nightmare. The concession area was filthy and the fountain machine was out of soda. Not impressed! I will be going to Park Place from now on.

The main two things I like about this theater is that it’s close to my house and I don’t have to fight through swarms of mall-​goers just to get to the theater.
It’s nothing special. Just your average American movie theater. The box office windows face west so if you’re walking up to buy your tickets anytime between 10am and 7pm between May and November, it’s TOASTY HOT and the poor tickets takers stare directly into the setting sun.
Food is average, people are nice, seats in the bigger theaters are comfy and roomy. If you’re seeing a flick a little past it’s prime, you’re going to a smaller, less plush theater buried in the back of the complex.
Love that exit doors lead you right out into the parking lot without having to do TOO much walking outside (kinda a big deal in Tucson in the summer). Security is always circling or stationed in the parking lot after dark — which I appreciate.
Prices and quality are what I have experienced at similar theaters across the country.

Arm rests that fold up. Theaters and bathrooms are pretty clean. The concession stands were clean and had a variety of options. Typically priced. The rows alternate between seats so the chance so you getting stuck sitting behind someone tall is greatly reduced, which is awesome! The chairs are bigger than normal theater seats which is nice. Great location.

i like this theater. They seem to have recently updated it with new seating. The theater I was in had leather (pleather?) seats with wide arm rests also covered with the material along with each having a cupholder. The armrests wouldn’t raise so you couldn’t sit near to someone to snuggle :-)
I thought the lobby was very clean as were the bathrooms.
There were multiple concession stands open. I’ve never seen the ones in the movie theater hallways open at Park Place (where I usually go), so seeing these open was a nice surprise. really helped to have small lines at all of the concessions.
The movie sound and quality of the picture was great.

I’ve been coming to the Century 20 at El Con at least annually since it opened. When it was the only theatre in town with stadium seating, and I was still in that core 18 – 25 demographic, I visited often. After a decade and a half, they continue to maintain it and keep it clean and looking new. They have upgraded the chairs, which are now more comfortable than ever. They also recline, and they’re extra-​wide.
The biggest downside to this theatre is that you stand in line out in the sun to buy tickets. A shade over the ticket area would be a huge improvement, and this one flaw is usually enough for me to choose the Park Place theatre instead. Now I usually only choose the El Con theatre when they’re showing something that isn’t playing at Park Place.
The other issue I have with El Con is that their pre-​show programming is a little too loud, and the previews were even louder. Luckily, the movie wasn’t bad. If you have a good pair of hi-​fi earplugs, consider bringing them.
Neither of these things was enough for me to rate the theatre any less than 4 stars. Enjoy the show.

I noticed that there putting new leather seats in there theater road house is way better at least there seats recline and they serve you food

Very nice theater, great choices in the concession stand… good projection, nice staff, and they use fandango!

Just saw 3D hobbit movie and I was very impressed how clean the lobby and theater was inside! I liked the large chairs — leather like and double cup holders in the arm chair. My ice cream (Haagen Das) was an over priced $ 4.95 but at the moment, worth it! They have many featured films showing and it was very enjoyable!

So it’s a movie theatre… there’s not much to say. It’s a typical place to go watch a movie.
It’s in a convenient location with plenty of parking. The inside is nice and has clean bathrooms (very important). The 3 staff members we encountered were nice, which is also very important.
The chairs are comfy and staggered enough so you don’t have to strain to look over the head of the really tall person in front of you. The sound and visual quality is good.
Overall good theatre and good movie-​watching experience.

This theater is in a great location, right on Broadway, next to food restaurants, and shopping centers. The staff is friendly, and the theater is clean. The seats are comfortable and I love it.
I’m pretty crazy OCD and I have a specific area on where I would like to sit. Even numbers all the way through. Everyone is so understanding!
Food is still ridiculously pricey, but that’s usual for a movie theater, especially one as popular as this one.

It’s a run of the mill movie theatre! It’s clean (particularly the bathrooms), they have a good selection of snacks and the theatre seats are comfortable! What else are you looking for? They show good movies, including some smaller indie ones at times. Since it’s a Cinemark theatre they also show some classic films, tapings of operas and ballets and other live performances.
Pro tip: When choosing a seat, know that the rows alternate between seats where the armrest goes up, but the chair is stiff, OR seats where the armrests stay static, but you can recline a little bit!

I don’t have very high expectations for many movie theaters. They’re just places I endure because I don’t have the patience to wait until the movie comes out on DVD. haha Nothing beats the comfort of my own home! However, I have to give this Century theater a 4 stars for their $ 5.25 movies every Tuesdays! How can you beat that price?!

Great theater with lots of screens. They also play movies that are not playing elsewhere. My family and I enjoy going to the movies here.
The only downside is parking is all outdoors and there are very few trees to park near during the hot summer months.

El Con mall is experiencing a renaissance which makes this theater more attractive all the time due to the central location.
They have nice stadium style seating with alternating rows of rocker seats and «love seats» where you can raise the arm rests to be close to that special someone we all like to go to the movies with.
Concessions are what they are. Be prepared to pay upwards of ten or eleven bucks for a couple of small popcorns or, my wife’s favorite, kettle corn. But what’s a good flick without popcorn? At least they don’t hassle you about bringing in your own bottled water. That saves you at least a couple of bucks.
The total whiner in me asks: Does is bug anyone else that you show up 15 minutes early for a movie to make sure you get a decent seat, sit through the drone of advertisements and then you see someone, just as the movie starts (usually a couple), standing at the bottom of the stairs staring up into the rows of seating looking for two seats together? There are plenty of seats in the first three rows of non-​stadium seating but, even though they are late (by movie going standards), they still think they can snag a prime seat. Maybe it’s just me…

I like this theatre. It’s always clean, friendly staff, and close enough to home. I also love that they apparently have this Tuesday deal for $ 5 tickets all day !
It may need a face lift, but I suppose it’s doing all right after surviving the slow demise El Con went through.
Oh, and parking isn’t a pain like it is at Park Mall. It gets packed, but not as bad.

After the proverbial nuclear bomb that hit and slowly decimated El Con Mall over the span of a decade, Century 20 was left virtually untouched and somehow sustained itself as the measuring stick when it comes to Tucson mainstream cinema.
This is your basic modern movie theater, but it’s generally cleaner and less crowded than the theaters at Park Place or Harkins; while providing the same experience, sometimes better.
I’ve been to so many movies at this theater over the years and I cannot recall one instance in which a bad experience occurred. I always receive exceptional service from their staff. From the people in the box office to the snack bar all the way up to management, the ensemble of employees are always up to par.
I don’t ask for much from a theater: Cleanliness (especially the bathrooms and the theaters themselves), adequate service, buttery, artery-​clogging popcorn and snacks that aren’t going to make me sick from both ends. If you can comply with those three requirements, I will return to your establishment. Century 20 El Con meets these expectations and then some.

Arguably my favorite theater due to location, the fact that it’s in a really decent mall, and it’s fast lines.
Overall clean, bathrooms are usually pretty clean, theaters themselves are clean.
The sound in a few of the theaters needs help. The arcade games are decent but don’t always work — though they are fast to give you a refund.
Staff is okay — not friendly, but fast.
Prices are so ridiculous. Maybe if they ran some specials occasionally? Either that or fix all the above problems and deliver perfection for the price.

For must see movies we usually prefer Park Place. Movies we can wait on, we go to the Cinemark on Kolb. El Con had the right time so we went there to see «Catching Fire». Nice clean theater, great popcorn, but very lackluster employees. They honestly could not have cared less if we patronized them or not. Other than the non-​service, the screen, seats and popcorn were definitely A-​OK.